Ye Vagabonds’ origin story has more than a hint of rags-to-riches about it, except the riches are of the artistic rather than the monetary kind. The Mac Gloinn brothers began performing together just as what would come to be called – somewhat euphemistica... See more
By 2010, Jane Weaver had already released three solo albums and had fronted two moderately successful bands: Britpop scenesters Kill Laura, and Misty Dixon, who were part of the vanguard of folktronica. But it was with her fourth solo effort, The Fallen B... See more
Here is a real end-of-year treat: a thirty-two-track, two-disc set of recordings from Ireland’s experimental music scene, expertly curated by Nyahh Records. An Irish Almanac treats the terms ‘noise’ and ‘experimental’ not as genres but as broad umbrellas ... See more
The Jacken Elswyth-curated Betwixt & Between tape series has become one of the most reliably excellent sources of new music over the last seven or so years. Elswyth is a central figure in the experimental/avant-garde folk scene that’s the most interes... See more
Mysterious UK-based producer U’s practice qualifies as folk music inasmuch as it is music that has folklore as its primary subject. Quantitatively speaking, though, the remit of his new album Archenfield is wider and more ambitious. U has previously embra... See more
