markdishman – Folk Witness

November 20, 2018 / markdishman / Live reviews

Hadestown: National Theatre, London, until January 26 2019

First conceived as a DIY community theatre project by singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell in 2006, Hadestown,…

October 15, 2018 / markdishman / News

Folk Witness doesn’t usually carry much in the way of news, but we’re happy to…

September 18, 2018 / markdishman / Album reviews

Singer-songwriter Kelly Oliver’s connection with the trad folk world goes right back to her debut…

August 7, 2018 / markdishman / Live reviews

Stick in the Wheel singer Nicola Keary’s on-stage chat is the deadest deadpan you’ve ever…

June 26, 2018 / markdishman / Interviews

Completists will be relieved. Devonian singer Jim Causley has collected a series of seven songs…

May 1, 2018 / markdishman / Film reviews

Tim Plester and Rob Curry’s Way of the Morris (2010) is a fascinating, beautifully made…

April 26, 2018 / markdishman / Live reviews

Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar’s opening tune set, Warwick Road, showcases a rare instrumental chemistry.…

February 17, 2018 / markdishman / Album reviews

Although ‘psych-folk’ contains the magical four-letter f-word, the late 1960s and early 1970s period of…

February 6, 2018 / markdishman / Interviews

Have you seen the video for Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker’s new song, Chicago? It’s…

December 31, 2017 / markdishman / Album reviews

The first thing we hear is air filling the lungs of Ian Lynch’s uilleann pipes,…