Folk
Anything from rustic ditties that melt your heart through to triumphant anthems of the forest.
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Nathan and Jessie – You’re The Star Review
A Tour De France... and Spain... and 1950s rock.
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Live Vault – Jasmine Rodgers
Cowboy folk
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Jambinai – ONDA Review
Visceral cross over rock defined
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Rosemary & Garlic – A Step Out Review
A sublime live EP
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Lagartijeando – Jallalla Review
Your summer 2019 album is here
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Kishi Bashi – Omoiyari Review
When a violin virtuoso takes on vintage folk
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Unto Ashes – Pretty Haunted Things Review
Slither on that zither
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Max Sokolinski – Before the Rain Stops Review
Softer, softest, hush
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Julia Henderson – Between Earth and Sky (Music From Chrono Trigger) Review
An eclectic mix of awesome
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GEA – Snow Review
GEA popped onto my radar previous with a promising album which alluded to something more cohesive with strength later down the line. Now returning with…
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Introducing… Nathan & Jessie
Peggy Lee for 2019
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Introducing… Brudini
Haunting gypsy pop for the darker times
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Introducing… Allman Brown
Folk for the rapture
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Max LL – Tradition and Modernity Review
A beautiful look into Ancient Asia and its instruments
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Deya Dova records her latest album on the edge of a Volcano
Channelling the Earth through song
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Peter Bjargo returns with epic sounding new album
Peter Bjargo, one of the many talented musicians from the gothic ancient folk group Arcana is returning back with a new solo studio album. The…
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Emaline Delapaix – With Every Beat Review
Discovering new talents in 2019
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Olivia Chaney – Shelter Review
Top tier folk ballads from the heart
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Irfan – Roots Review
A fantastic hybrid of Medieval and Near East music
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Introducing… Andrea Von Kampen
Intimate folk music that feels both warming and melancholy is quite a difficult tightrope to walk but Andrea Von Kampen has walked it beautifully for…
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Happy Rhodes – Ectotrophia Review
Dream Pop is a wonderfully cryptic genre as it can mean many things to different people. For Happy Rhodes, Ectotrophia is a fantastic compilation of…
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Raoul Vignal – Oak Leaf Review
The softest of French rock Raoul Vignal was a sensational discovery for me last year with his superb album The Silver Veil. Returning right at…
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Katie Mullins – Three Songs Review
Vocal Folk Perfection Katie Mullens returns to music after a period of time away healing her voice that had been injured for the third time!…
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Tunng – Songs You Make At Night Review
The perfect example of Folktronica Tunng have quietly become one of my favourite folktronica bands over the past few years. Their albums fall somewhere on…
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Nadine Khouri – A New Dawn Review
Khouri Can British-Lebanese singer/songwriter Nadine Khouri has been gathering momentum with her sultry but delicate atmospheric folk music and with her new EP “A New Dawn”…
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Tom Rosenthal – Z-Sides Review
Taking anthems to slumberland Tom Rosenthal has always gone a bit against the grain. His style of indie folk-pop has always been very self-contained to…
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Raoul Vignal returns with new album and preview single
One of my favourite discoveries of 2017 was the hushed beauty of Raoul Vignal’s melodic guitar and voice. His ability to make music that is…
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Introducing… Katie Mullins
Katie Mullins uses her voice as a multi-layered instrument in a beautiful way that I’ve not often heard. Katie loops her voice over and over to…
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Max LL – Golestan Review
The Majestic Magic of Iran in the Palm of your Hand Max LL is somewhat of a travelling musician. Each of his albums takes on…
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Introducing… Sara Forslund
Swedish artist Sara Forslund is releasing her second album next month. The indie-folk singer/songwriter has a really delicate and subtle mood that has a sprinkling…
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Introducing… David Allred
David Allred is gearing up to release his debut solo album and his lead single “The Garden” has bewitched me. The singer and multi-instrumentalist has…
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Sibylle Baier – Colour Green Review
A lost gem rediscovered 30 years later Sibylle Baier’s story is a wonderful one that is similar to one of my all-time favourite musical artists…
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Manu Delago – Parasol Peak Review
This is how you make a travel album As my go to hang drum player, I’ve been slowly catching up on some of Manu Delago’s…
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Jason Graves – Moss Soundtrack Review
Moss is a wonderful looking VR game which, as I’ve not got VR myself, I haven’t played personally but still watched the trailers thinking not…
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Kristin McClement returns with new single
After winning my album of the year in 2016, and enjoying her lovely set when seeing Kathryn Joseph (incidentally my no.2 album of 2016), Kristin McClement…
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Daniel and Mikeal Tjernberg – Flight of the Raven Review
Brothers Daniel and Mikeal Tjernberg have released one of the more unusual and cinematic storytelling records of 2018 with their four-track ensemble release “Flight of…
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Introducing… Charm of Finches
Aussie duo Ivy and Mabel form the haunting folk chantresses of Charm of Finches. Their voices are beautiful and have the ability to flit from…
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Good Good Blood – Old Mountain Review
Indie folk man Good Good Blood has had a steady output of several EP’s and an album over the last two years and this year…
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Iain Morrison – Amusement Arcade Review
Iain Morrison put out two separate EP’s this year at the same time. HPM reviewed the first one “3 am” last month, and now Iain’s other…
