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Folk music reviews for 2013

All the folk music we reviewed in 2013

3 Daft Monkeys - Of Stones & Bones
Review
3 Daft Monkeys Of Stones & Bones 2013
4Square - Hearth & Home
Review
4Square Hearth & Home 2013
Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson - Air-Fix
Review
Ross Ainslie & Jarlath Henderson Air-Fix 2013
Alaw - Melody
Review
Alaw Melody 2013
Paul Anderson - Land of the Standing Stones
Review
Paul Anderson Land of the Standing Stones 2013
Isobel Anderson & Ruby Colley - The Sussex Sessions
Review
Isobel Anderson & Ruby Colley The Sussex Sessions EP 2013
Andrews Massey Duo - Make Merry
Review
Andrews Massey Duo Make Merry 2013
Andrews Massey Duo - ...from the roots
Review
Andrews Massey Duo ...from the roots 2013
Arlet - Clearing
Review
Arlet Clearing 2013
Arlet - Arlet
Review
Arlet Arlet EP 2013
The Bad Shepherds - Mud, Blood & Beer
Review
The Bad Shepherds Mud, Blood & Beer 2013
Barrule - Barrule
Review
Barrule Barrule 2013
Gren Bartley - Winter Fires
Review
Gren Bartley Winter Fires 2013
James Bell - Joy & Jealousy
Review
James Bell Joy & Jealousy 2013
Bellowhead - Christmas Bells / Jingle Bells
Review
Bellowhead Christmas Bells / Jingle Bells Single 2013
Blackbeard’s Tea Party - Whip Jamboree
Review
Blackbeard’s Tea Party Whip Jamboree 2013
Marc Block - The Hawthorn Spring
Review
Marc Block The Hawthorn Spring 2013
The Bowhill Players - Cage Load of Men - The Joe Corrie Project
Review
The Bowhill Players Cage Load of Men - The Joe Corrie Project 2013
Breabach - Ùrlar
Review
Breabach Ùrlar 2013
Capercaillie - At The Heart Of It All
Review
Capercaillie At The Heart Of It All 2013
Jim Causley - Cyprus Well
Review
Jim Causley Cyprus Well 2013
The Celtic Fiddle Festival - Live in Brittany
Review
The Celtic Fiddle Festival Live in Brittany Live 2013
The Chair - The Road To Hammer Junkie
Review
The Chair The Road To Hammer Junkie 2013
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker - Midwinter
Review
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Midwinter 2013
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker - Fire & Fortune
Review
Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Fire & Fortune 2013
Andy Clarke & Steve Tyler - Wreck off Scilly
Review
Andy Clarke & Steve Tyler Wreck off Scilly 2013
Keston Cobblers’ Club - A Scene Of Plenty
Review
Keston Cobblers’ Club A Scene Of Plenty EP 2013
Corncrow - So Brightly Shining
Review
Corncrow So Brightly Shining 2013
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Storymap
Review
Éamonn Coyne & Kris Drever Storymap 2013
Crazy Arm - The Southern Wild
Review
Crazy Arm The Southern Wild 2013
The Crooked Fiddle Band - Moving Pieces Of The Sea
Review
The Crooked Fiddle Band Moving Pieces Of The Sea 2013
Daimh - Tuneship
Review
Daimh Tuneship 2013
Gavin Davenport - The Bone Orchard
Review
Gavin Davenport The Bone Orchard 2013
Dervish - The Thrush in the Storm
Review
Dervish The Thrush in the Storm 2013
Mary Dillon - North
Review
Mary Dillon North 2013
Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt - Night
Review
Simone Dinnerstein & Tift Merritt Night 2013
DnA: Delyth & Angharad Jenkins - Adnabod
Review
DnA: Delyth & Angharad Jenkins Adnabod 2013
Paul Downes - The Boatman’s Cure
Review
Paul Downes The Boatman’s Cure 2013
Ducie - Mancunia
Review
Ducie Mancunia 2013
James Duncan Mackenzie - James Duncan Mackenzie
Review
James Duncan Mackenzie James Duncan Mackenzie 2013
Joy Dunlop - Faileasan (Reflections)
Review
Joy Dunlop Faileasan (Reflections) 2013
Tim Edey - Sailing Over the 7th String
Review
Tim Edey Sailing Over the 7th String 2013
Fairport Convention - Rising For The Moon (Deluxe Edition)
Review
Fairport Convention Rising For The Moon (Deluxe Edition) Live 2013
The Fallows - Liars & Kings
Review
The Fallows Liars & Kings 2013
The False Beards - Ankle
Review
The False Beards Ankle 2013
Faustus - Broken Down Gentlemen
Review
Faustus Broken Down Gentlemen 2013
Ferocious Dog - Ferocious Dog
Review
Ferocious Dog Ferocious Dog 2013
Finvarra - Finvarra
Review
Finvarra Finvarra 2013
Caz Forbes & Ste Moncrieff - The Green Lady
Review
Caz Forbes & Ste Moncrieff The Green Lady 2013
Stuart Forester - A Yard of Ale
Review
Stuart Forester A Yard of Ale 2013
The Foxglove Trio - Like Diamond Glances
Review
The Foxglove Trio Like Diamond Glances EP 2013
Freshly Ground - The Good Red Earth
Review
Freshly Ground The Good Red Earth 2013
Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag - 500 Sessions
Review
Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag 500 Sessions 2013
Gadarene - Volume One: 1694-2011
Review
Gadarene Volume One: 1694-2011 EP 2013
David Gibb & Elly Lucas - Up Through the Woods
Review
David Gibb & Elly Lucas Up Through the Woods 2013
Jed Grimes - Heart & Hand
Review
Jed Grimes Heart & Hand 2013
Habadekuk - Hopsadaddy
Review
Habadekuk Hopsadaddy 2013
Haiku Salut - Tricolore
Review
Haiku Salut Tricolore 2013
Ange Hardy - Bare Foot Folk
Review
Ange Hardy Bare Foot Folk 2013
Sarah Hayes - Mainspring
Review
Sarah Hayes Mainspring EP 2013
Heg & The Wolf Chorus - Boat & I
Review
Heg & The Wolf Chorus Boat & I Single 2013
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin - Mynd
Review
Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin Mynd 2013
Fabian Holland - Fabian Holland
Review
Fabian Holland Fabian Holland 2013
Ashley Hutchings - By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down & Wept
Review
Ashley Hutchings By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down & Wept 2013
The Islanders - The Islanders
Review
The Islanders The Islanders 2013
The John Langan Band - Bones of Contention
Review
The John Langan Band Bones of Contention 2013
Robb Johnson - Gentle Men
Review
Robb Johnson Gentle Men 2013
The Keelers - Tyne & Tide
Review
The Keelers Tyne & Tide 2013
Sam Kelly - Your Way Home
Review
Sam Kelly Your Way Home EP 2013
Lisa Knapp - Hidden Seam
Review
Lisa Knapp Hidden Seam 2013
Lady Maisery - Mayday
Review
Lady Maisery Mayday 2013
Levellers - The Recruiting Sergeant
Review
Levellers The Recruiting Sergeant EP 2013
Long Lankin - In The Moss
Review
Long Lankin In The Moss 2013
The Longest Johns - Christmas at Sea
Review
The Longest Johns Christmas at Sea EP 2013
The Longest Johns - Bones in the Ocean
Review
The Longest Johns Bones in the Ocean EP 2013
Kim Lowings & The Greenwood - Deepest, Darkest Night
Review
Kim Lowings & The Greenwood Deepest, Darkest Night EP 2013
Thomas Lukassek - A Day in Full Dress
Review
Thomas Lukassek A Day in Full Dress 2013
Lumiere - My Dearest Dear
Review
Lumiere My Dearest Dear 2013
Lúnasa - Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra
Review
Lúnasa Lúnasa with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra 2013
Duncan Lyall - Infinite Reflections
Review
Duncan Lyall Infinite Reflections 2013
Phil Maclennan Smillie - Sound of Taransay
Review
Phil Maclennan Smillie Sound of Taransay 2013
Mairearad & Anna - Doubling
Review
Mairearad & Anna Doubling 2013
Mather & Robinson - In Time
Review
Mather & Robinson In Time 2013
McDermott’s 2 Hours - Anticlockwise
Review
McDermott’s 2 Hours Anticlockwise 2013
Megson - Live
Review
Megson Live Live 2013
Merry Hell - Head Full of Magic, Shoes Full of Rain
Review
Merry Hell Head Full of Magic, Shoes Full of Rain 2013
Jonathan Milton - Just One More
Review
Jonathan Milton Just One More 2013
Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - Child Ballads
Review
Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer Child Ballads 2013
Jim Moray - Sweet England 10th Anniversary Edition
Review
Jim Moray Sweet England 10th Anniversary Edition 2013
Elliott Morris - Shadows & Whispers
Review
Elliott Morris Shadows & Whispers EP 2013
Chris Newman & Máire Ní Chathasaigh - Christmas Lights
Review
Chris Newman & Máire Ní Chathasaigh Christmas Lights 2013
Red Note Ensemble & Kuljit Bhamra - Reels to Ragas
Review
Red Note Ensemble & Kuljit Bhamra Reels to Ragas 2013
NUA - Bold
Review
NUA Bold 2013
Jackie Oates - Lullabies
Review
Jackie Oates Lullabies 2013
Nigel Parry - Row Out to Your Ship of Dreams
Review
Nigel Parry Row Out to Your Ship of Dreams 2013
Will Pound - A Cut Above
Review
Will Pound A Cut Above 2013
Rant - Rant
Review
Rant Rant 2013
Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Breathe
Review
Red Hot Chilli Pipers Breathe 2013
The Rheingans Sisters - Glad Gold Hearts
Review
The Rheingans Sisters Glad Gold Hearts Live 2013
Chris Ricketts - Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
Review
Chris Ricketts Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea 2013
Katie Rose - Empty Cup
Review
Katie Rose Empty Cup 2013
David Rotheray - Answer Ballads
Review
David Rotheray Answer Ballads 2013
The Roving Crows - Deliberate Distractions
Review
The Roving Crows Deliberate Distractions 2013
The Roving Crows - The Roving Crows
Review
The Roving Crows The Roving Crows EP 2013
Mike Ryan & Paul Downes - When Every Song Was New
Review
Mike Ryan & Paul Downes When Every Song Was New 2013
Said The Maiden - Come Hither
Review
Said The Maiden Come Hither EP 2013
Salt House - Lay Your Dark Low
Review
Salt House Lay Your Dark Low 2013
Laura-Beth Salter - Breathe
Review
Laura-Beth Salter Breathe 2013
Hannah Sanders - Warning Bells
Review
Hannah Sanders Warning Bells EP 2013
Coreen Scott - Beyond the Sea
Review
Coreen Scott Beyond the Sea 2013
Spiro - The Vapourer
Review
Spiro The Vapourer EP 2013
Steamchicken - 20 Years
Review
Steamchicken 20 Years 2013
Stick In The Wheel - Stick in the Wheel
Review
Stick In The Wheel Stick in the Wheel EP 2013
Stonecraft - Behind the Door
Review
Stonecraft Behind the Door 2013
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola - Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola
Review
Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola 2013
Adam Sutherland - Squall
Review
Adam Sutherland Squall 2013
Emma Sweeney - Pangea
Review
Emma Sweeney Pangea 2013
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston - Sing A Full Song
Review
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston Sing A Full Song 2013
Tailor & The Crow - To This I Will Declare
Review
Tailor & The Crow To This I Will Declare 2013
Heidi Talbot - Angels Without Wings
Review
Heidi Talbot Angels Without Wings 2013
Tandem - From Good Stock
Review
Tandem From Good Stock 2013
Ron Taylor & Jeff Gillett - Buy It, Try It & Never Repent You
Review
Ron Taylor & Jeff Gillett Buy It, Try It & Never Repent You 2013
Richard Thompson - Electric
Review
Richard Thompson Electric 2013
Three Sheets T’Wind - Break from Tradition
Review
Three Sheets T’Wind Break from Tradition EP 2013
Threepenny Bit - Cartography
Review
Threepenny Bit Cartography 2013
Steve Tilston Trio - Happenstance
Review
Steve Tilston Trio Happenstance 2013
Dave Townsend & Gill Redmond - New Road to Alston
Review
Dave Townsend & Gill Redmond New Road to Alston 2013
Trembling Bells & Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy - Bonnie Bells of Oxford
Review
Trembling Bells & Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy Bonnie Bells of Oxford Live 2013
True Gents - In The Dark, We Set Sail
Review
True Gents In The Dark, We Set Sail 2013
Twelfth Day - Speak From the Start
Review
Twelfth Day Speak From the Start EP 2013
The Two Sisters - Songs & Chansons
Review
The Two Sisters Songs & Chansons 2013
Tyde - The Hidden Spoon
Review
Tyde The Hidden Spoon 2013
Vamm - Vamm
Review
Vamm Vamm 2013
Various Artists - The Liberty To Choose
Review
Various Artists The Liberty To Choose 2013
Various Artists - Way to Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake
Review
Various Artists Way to Blue - The Songs of Nick Drake 2013
Will Varley - As The Crow Flies
Review
Will Varley As The Crow Flies 2013
Lucy Ward - Single Flame
Review
Lucy Ward Single Flame 2013
The Willows - Bella
Review
The Willows Bella EP 2013
The Willows - Beneath Our Humble Soil
Review
The Willows Beneath Our Humble Soil 2013
Chris Wood - None the Wiser
Review
Chris Wood None the Wiser 2013
Duncan Wood - Swarbtricks
Review
Duncan Wood Swarbtricks 2013
Alice Wylde - Songs of Old Appalachia
Review
Alice Wylde Songs of Old Appalachia 2013

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