Latest Folk Reviews 
MalaDevendra Banhart
A sense of love and lightness lingers after this eighth album has run its course.reviewed by Laura Barton
LullabiesJackie Oates
An intriguing and committed new set, but one of niche appeal.reviewed by Colin Irwin
Tooth & NailBilly Bragg
Bragg conveys truths about his home country like few other songwriters can.reviewed by Mischa Pearlman
Child BalladsAnaïs Mitchell
A beautiful updating of traditional British folk music.reviewed by James Skinner
Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & ChanteysVarious Artists
A refreshingly varied voyage, with Tom Waits, Beth Orton and Patti Smith amongst the crew.reviewed by Patrick Humphries
Broken Down GentlemenFaustus
Traditional folk arrangements redrawn in a refreshingly sophisticated style.reviewed by Colin Irwin
StorymapÉamonn Coyne
With playing so deft and fluid, it’s a pleasure to have these two as guides.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
Hello Cold Goodbye SunSouthern Tenant Folk Union
Folk collective reaps quirky rewards from genre-crossing.reviewed by Ninian Dunnett
Rough CarpentersThe Black Twig Pickers
Disciples of tradition return with their best offering yet.reviewed by Spencer Grady
Angels Without WingsHeidi Talbot
A fifth solo album somewhat unbalanced by inappropriate guest turns.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
ElectricRichard Thompson
British folk ambassador returns with a fully charged electric set.reviewed by Martin Longley
Secret Soundz, Volume 2The Pictish Trail
A spirited album converting life’s sadder aspects into music graced with humour and joy.reviewed by Jude Clarke
The Moths Are RealSerafina Steer
An artist harder to define, and more brilliant, than you might imagine.reviewed by Chris Parkin
Carry On Willy Mason
Mason’s third album finds him exploring fresh sonic dimensions.reviewed by Leonie Cooper
The ViolenceDarren Hayman & The Long Parliament
A concept album about the 17th century witch trials of Essex? Yes please.reviewed by Ben Myers
La Ferme de FontenailleTrevor Moss & Hannah-Lou
Artful simplicity from the couple in the cottage next door.reviewed by Ninian Dunnett
20Kate Rusby
A Rusby album with a different hue… and none the worse for that.reviewed by Colin Irwin
Machines of Love and GraceMartha Tilston
Tilston eloquently explores the relationship between technology and the human condition.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
Wake the UnionShow of Hands
Those already under this band’s wingspan are sure to be richly rewarded.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
BroadsideBellowhead
Album four from one of folk’s 21st century success stories.reviewed by Jude Rogers
