What a joy it was to see some live, in-the-flesh folk music again. This was… Read the postThe Brighton & Hove Folk Festival, The Brunswick, Hove: September 11 2021
Their ‘split’ was always going to be temporary – Jon Boden and John Spiers archly… Read the postSpiers & Boden: Fallow Ground
Remarkably, First Farewell is Peggy Seeger’s 24th solo album. In a career that has lasted… Read the post‘Music hits where nothing else hits’: Peggy Seeger on new album First Farewell, invisibility and ‘thumping away’ on the piano
Live reviews on this site attempt to bring a flavour of a particular performance to… Read the postSeth Lakeman: Freedom Fields online concert
It’s quite a time to be releasing the third in a trilogy of post-apocalyptic albums.… Read the postJon Boden: Last Mile Home
The ‘winterval’ between Christmas and new year is usually the time for the Folk Witness… Read the postI would do my part: end of 2020
Folk Witness has been talking to Jackie Oates about her new album, made with ‘Squeezy’… Read the postJackie Oates on new album Needle Pin, Needle Pin, her lacemaking radio ballad and ‘dreamlike sadness’
Fans of Jackie Oates – and regular readers of Folk Witness – will be aware… Read the postJackie Oates on new album Needle Pin, Needle Pin, working with John Spiers and ‘lace tells’
It’s 400 years since The Mayflower departed Plymouth for the New World: a world-changing journey… Read the postSeth Lakeman: A Pilgrim’s Tale
The last one began with a deep breath of air. This one kicks off with… Read the postLankum: The Livelong Day – Folk Witness Album of the Year 2019