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
Folk Witness has been talking to Josienne Clarke about her debut solo album, In All…Read the postJosienne Clarke interview part two: new album In All Weather, emotional honesty and being a target for wasps
Josienne Clarke has made some serious changes. Leaving London – and her duo partnership with…Read the postJosienne Clarke interview part one: new album In All Weather, creative space and her rules of songwriting
You’re most likely to have seen Ben Walker, a quiet virtuoso of the finger-style guitar,…Read the postBen Walker on new album Echo, poetry, Sussex and the nature of collaboration
We recently spoke to Scottish singer Iona Fyfe about her new EP, but as she…Read the postIona Fyfe interview part two: new EP Dark Turn of Mind, the fluidity of folksong, and gruesomeness
Iona Fyfe is a busy woman. When the singer, originally from Aberdeenshire, is not touring…Read the postIona Fyfe interview part one: new EP Dark Turn of Mind, the Doric dialect and the universalism of ballads
Would you believe it’s been 12 years since Ruth Notman released her charming debut solo…Read the postRuth Notman & Sam Kelly: Changeable Heart