Folk Witness – Page 8 – under the trad/arr of folk and acoustic music

April 25, 2015 / markdishman / Album reviews

Jackie Oates: The Spyglass & The Herringbone

Jackie Oates is an established member of the folk firmament by now – remarkably, The…

March 10, 2015 / markdishman / Album reviews

He seemed to spring from nowhere, but Sam Lee’s debut album Ground of Its Own…

February 8, 2015 / markdishman / Live reviews

The West End Centre doesn’t feel like it usually does when you go to a…

December 30, 2014 / markdishman / Album reviews

It’s remarkable to think that, for all their work together in family band Waterson:Carthy, Martin…

November 8, 2014 / markdishman / Live reviews

The first night of a mini-series of London gigs curated by Eliza Carthy “celebrating the…

October 8, 2014 / markdishman / Album reviews

Swimmings of the Head, as Kate Young reveals in our interview, below, is a phrase…

September 7, 2014 / markdishman / Live reviews

One hundred years on from the start of the First World War, and still the…

August 28, 2014 / markdishman / Album reviews

You’ve probably seen Rachel Newton play. The Scots harpist, viola player, pianist and singer is…

July 5, 2014 / markdishman / Album reviews

Steve Elston is a Brighton-based Devonian singer-songwriter and guitarist with a modest collection of EPs…

May 24, 2014 / markdishman / Live reviews

Last week, Folk Witness snapper Simon and I went to the Ropetackle Centre to see…