An alternative history: a canny idea for a folk musician. When reinterpretation is your stock… Read the postJim Moray on ‘alternative history’ Beflean, Abbey Road and sounds with surface texture
Somehow, it’s been four years since we spoke to ECC Records’ Mark Constantine about its… Read the postLush Fresh Handmade Sound: Life’s What You Make It
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
It’s quite a time to be releasing the third in a trilogy of post-apocalyptic albums.… Read the postJon Boden: Last Mile Home
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
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