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Folk music reviews for 2017

All the folk music we reviewed in 2017

Ross Ainslie - Sanctuary
Review
Ross Ainslie Sanctuary 2017
Alaw - Dead Man’s Dance
Review
Alaw Dead Man’s Dance 2017
An Dhá - Celtivation
Review
An Dhá Celtivation 2017
Alistair Anderson - Alistair Anderson & Northlands
Review
Alistair Anderson Alistair Anderson & Northlands 2017
Paul Anderson - The High Summit
Review
Paul Anderson The High Summit 2017
Artisan Row - Wild Winds
Review
Artisan Row Wild Winds 2017
Thom Ashworth - Hollow
Review
Thom Ashworth Hollow EP 2017
Thom Ashworth - Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture
Review
Thom Ashworth Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture EP 2017
Emily Askew - Alchemy
Review
Emily Askew Alchemy 2017
Axum - Northern Lights
Review
Axum Northern Lights EP 2017
The Bailey Sisters - Down in Yon Forest
Review
The Bailey Sisters Down in Yon Forest 2017
The Bara Bara Band - The Seeds Inside (The Grapes Upon The Vine)
Review
The Bara Bara Band The Seeds Inside (The Grapes Upon The Vine) 2017
Mary Bateman - On the Lonely Water
Review
Mary Bateman On the Lonely Water EP 2017
Cormac Begley - Cormac Begley
Review
Cormac Begley Cormac Begley 2017
Blazin’ Fiddles - The Key
Review
Blazin’ Fiddles The Key 2017
Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion - Dal i ’redig dipyn bach
Review
Bob Delyn a’r Ebillion Dal i ’redig dipyn bach 2017
Jon Boden - Afterglow
Review
Jon Boden Afterglow 2017
Paul Brady - Unfinished Business
Review
Paul Brady Unfinished Business 2017
Andrew Calhoun - Rhymer’s Tower: Ballads of the Anglo-Scottish Border
Review
Andrew Calhoun Rhymer’s Tower: Ballads of the Anglo-Scottish Border 2017
Johnny Campbell - Avalon
Review
Johnny Campbell Avalon 2017
Eliza Carthy - Big Machine
Review
Eliza Carthy Big Machine 2017
Jim Causley - I am the Song
Review
Jim Causley I am the Song 2017
Dónal Clancy - On the Lonesome Plain
Review
Dónal Clancy On the Lonesome Plain 2017
Commoners Choir - Commoners Choir
Review
Commoners Choir Commoners Choir 2017
Luke Daniels - Making Waves
Review
Luke Daniels Making Waves 2017
Patricia de Mayo - Artichokes & Cauliflowers
Review
Patricia de Mayo Artichokes & Cauliflowers 2017
The Drystones - We Happy Few
Review
The Drystones We Happy Few 2017
Eastern Angles Theatre Company - The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
Review
Eastern Angles Theatre Company The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart 2017
Elephant Sessions - All We Have Is Now
Review
Elephant Sessions All We Have Is Now 2017
Molly Evans - Deep Time & Narrow Space
Review
Molly Evans Deep Time & Narrow Space EP 2017
Fairport Convention - Come All Ye - The First Ten Years
Review
Fairport Convention Come All Ye - The First Ten Years Compilation 2017
Fairport Convention - 50:50@50
Review
Fairport Convention 50:50@50 2017
Chris Foster - Hadelin
Review
Chris Foster Hadelin 2017
The Foxglove Trio - Distant Havens
Review
The Foxglove Trio Distant Havens 2017
Jamie Francis - The Patient Neighbour
Review
Jamie Francis The Patient Neighbour 2017
Galley Beggar - Heathen Hymns
Review
Galley Beggar Heathen Hymns 2017
Mairearad Green & Mike Vass - A Day A Month
Review
Mairearad Green & Mike Vass A Day A Month 2017
Green Matthews - A Christmas Carol - A Folk Opera
Review
Green Matthews A Christmas Carol - A Folk Opera 2017
Ange Hardy - Bring Back Home
Review
Ange Hardy Bring Back Home 2017
Nick Hart - Nick Hart Sings Eight English Folk Songs
Review
Nick Hart Nick Hart Sings Eight English Folk Songs 2017
Toby Hay - The Gathering
Review
Toby Hay The Gathering 2017
Hecla - Smallpipes, Fiddle & Gaelic Song
Review
Hecla Smallpipes, Fiddle & Gaelic Song EP 2017
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra - D’rect from the Shire
Review
Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra D’rect from the Shire 2017
Amy Henderson - Soul for a Compass
Review
Amy Henderson Soul for a Compass 2017
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Edgelarks
Review
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin Edgelarks 2017
Rosie Hood - The Beautiful & The Actual
Review
Rosie Hood The Beautiful & The Actual 2017
The Hut People - Routes
Review
The Hut People Routes 2017
Imar - Afterlight
Review
Imar Afterlight 2017
Gary Innes - ERA
Review
Gary Innes ERA 2017
Isembard’s Wheel - Common Ground
Review
Isembard’s Wheel Common Ground 2017
Jigfoot - Kindling
Review
Jigfoot Kindling 2017
Tim Jones & the Dark Lanterns - Blossom & Fruit
Review
Tim Jones & the Dark Lanterns Blossom & Fruit 2017
Éilís Kennedy - Westward
Review
Éilís Kennedy Westward 2017
Ollie King - Diffractions
Review
Ollie King Diffractions 2017
John Kirkpatrick - Coat-Tails Flying
Review
John Kirkpatrick Coat-Tails Flying 2017
Lisa Knapp - Till April is Dead - A Garland of May
Review
Lisa Knapp Till April is Dead - A Garland of May 2017
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner - Big Band Live
Review
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner Big Band Live Live 2017
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner - The Wife of Urban Law
Review
Peter Knight’s Gigspanner The Wife of Urban Law 2017
Daria Kulesh - Long Lost Home
Review
Daria Kulesh Long Lost Home 2017
Geoff Lakeman - After All These Years
Review
Geoff Lakeman After All These Years 2017
Lau - Decade
Review
Lau Decade Compilation 2017
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp - The Poacher’s Fate
Review
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp The Poacher’s Fate 2017
Leveret - Inventions
Review
Leveret Inventions 2017
Georgia Lewis - The Bird Who Sings Freedom
Review
Georgia Lewis The Bird Who Sings Freedom 2017
James Lindsay - Strand
Review
James Lindsay Strand 2017
Loreley - The Frozen North
Review
Loreley The Frozen North 2017
Kim Lowings & The Greenwood - Wild and Wicked Youth
Review
Kim Lowings & The Greenwood Wild and Wicked Youth 2017
Calum Alex MacMillan - Till
Review
Calum Alex MacMillan Till 2017
MacQuarrie & Toms - Granite
Review
MacQuarrie & Toms Granite EP 2017
Manran - An Da La - The Two Days
Review
Manran An Da La - The Two Days 2017
Martin Hayes Quartet - The Blue Room
Review
Martin Hayes Quartet The Blue Room 2017
Amy McAllister - String on String
Review
Amy McAllister String on String 2017
The Melrose Quartet - Dominion
Review
The Melrose Quartet Dominion 2017
Merry Hell - Come On England!
Review
Merry Hell Come On England! EP 2017
Siobhan Miller - Strata
Review
Siobhan Miller Strata 2017
Moirai - Here & Now
Review
Moirai Here & Now 2017
Monster Ceilidh Band - Mutation
Review
Monster Ceilidh Band Mutation 2017
Tom Moore & Archie Churchill-Moss - Laguna
Review
Tom Moore & Archie Churchill-Moss Laguna 2017
Nava - Tapestry
Review
Nava Tapestry 2017
O’Hooley & Tidow - Winter Folk
Review
O’Hooley & Tidow Winter Folk 2017
Damien O’Kane - Avenging & Bright
Review
Damien O’Kane Avenging & Bright 2017
Caitriona O’Leary - The Wexford Carols
Review
Caitriona O’Leary The Wexford Carols 2017
Oka Vanga - Dance Of The Copper Trail
Review
Oka Vanga Dance Of The Copper Trail 2017
Old Blind Dogs - Room With A View
Review
Old Blind Dogs Room With A View 2017
Peatbog Faeries - Live @ 25
Review
Peatbog Faeries Live @ 25 Live 2017
Pilgrims’ Way - Stand and Deliver
Review
Pilgrims’ Way Stand and Deliver 2017
Karine Polwart - A Pocket of Wind Resistance
Review
Karine Polwart A Pocket of Wind Resistance 2017
Pons Aelius - Captain Glen’s Comfort
Review
Pons Aelius Captain Glen’s Comfort 2017
Maddy Prior with Hannah James & Giles Lewin - Shortwinger
Review
Maddy Prior with Hannah James & Giles Lewin Shortwinger 2017
Purcell’s Polyphonic Party - An Invitation to Dance
Review
Purcell’s Polyphonic Party An Invitation to Dance 2017
Matt Quinn - The Brighton Line
Review
Matt Quinn The Brighton Line 2017
The Rachel Hamer Band - Hard Ground
Review
The Rachel Hamer Band Hard Ground 2017
Ross Couper & Tom Oakes - Fiddle & Guitar
Review
Ross Couper & Tom Oakes Fiddle & Guitar 2017
The Routes Quartet - Windrose
Review
The Routes Quartet Windrose 2017
Kate Rusby - Angels & Men
Review
Kate Rusby Angels & Men 2017
Greg Russell - Inclined to Be Red
Review
Greg Russell Inclined to Be Red 2017
Jack Rutter - Hills
Review
Jack Rutter Hills 2017
Said The Maiden - Here’s a Health
Review
Said The Maiden Here’s a Health 2017
Sally Simpson & Catriona Hawksworth - Duo
Review
Sally Simpson & Catriona Hawksworth Duo 2017
Saltfishforty - Bere
Review
Saltfishforty Bere 2017
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys - Pretty Peggy
Review
Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys Pretty Peggy 2017
Sharon Shannon - Sacred Earth
Review
Sharon Shannon Sacred Earth 2017
Fraser Shaw - Mac Ìle - The Music of Fraser Shaw
Review
Fraser Shaw Mac Ìle - The Music of Fraser Shaw 2017
Shreem - Celtic Remixing
Review
Shreem Celtic Remixing 2017
Martin Simpson - Trails & Tribulations
Review
Martin Simpson Trails & Tribulations 2017
Skipinnish - The Seventh Wave
Review
Skipinnish The Seventh Wave 2017
Robyn Stapleton - Songs of Robert Burns
Review
Robyn Stapleton Songs of Robert Burns 2017
Steamchicken - Look Both Ways
Review
Steamchicken Look Both Ways 2017
Stick In The Wheel - From Here: English Folk Field Recordings
Review
Stick In The Wheel From Here: English Folk Field Recordings 2017
Lindsay Straw - The Fairest Flower of Womankind
Review
Lindsay Straw The Fairest Flower of Womankind 2017
The Twisted Twenty - The Twisted Twenty
Review
The Twisted Twenty The Twisted Twenty 2017
Richard Thompson - Acoustic Rarities
Review
Richard Thompson Acoustic Rarities 2017
Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics II
Review
Richard Thompson Acoustic Classics II 2017
Threaded - Fair Winds and Following Seas
Review
Threaded Fair Winds and Following Seas 2017
The Trials of Cato - The Trials of Cato
Review
The Trials of Cato The Trials of Cato EP 2017
Tune Book - Melody Lab
Review
Tune Book Melody Lab 2017
Ulaid - A Note Let Go
Review
Ulaid A Note Let Go Live 2017
The Unthanks - Diversions Vol. 4 - The Songs & Poems of Molly Drake
Review
The Unthanks Diversions Vol. 4 - The Songs & Poems of Molly Drake 2017
Ushers Island - Ushers Island
Review
Ushers Island Ushers Island 2017
Various Artists - Shake the Chains
Review
Various Artists Shake the Chains 2017
Various Artists - Dog Days, Devil Fish & Darkest England
Review
Various Artists Dog Days, Devil Fish & Darkest England Compilation 2017
Various Artists - Spiritual Music from The Hebrides
Review
Various Artists Spiritual Music from The Hebrides Live 2017
Various Artists - The Food of Love Project
Review
Various Artists The Food of Love Project 2017
Dan Walsh - Verging on the Perpendicular
Review
Dan Walsh Verging on the Perpendicular 2017
Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock - Death Had Quicker Wings Than Love
Review
Marry Waterson & David A Jaycock Death Had Quicker Wings Than Love 2017
Jon Wilks - Songs From the Attic
Review
Jon Wilks Songs From the Attic 2017
Emily Mae Winters - Siren Serenade
Review
Emily Mae Winters Siren Serenade 2017
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll - The Songs of Edward Capern
Review
Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll The Songs of Edward Capern 2017
Ryan Young - Ryan Young
Review
Ryan Young Ryan Young 2017
The Young’uns - Strangers
Review
The Young’uns Strangers 2017

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