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Folk music reviews for 2022

All the folk music we reviewed in 2022

Alaw - Drawn to the Light
Review
Alaw Drawn to the Light 2022
Will Allen - English Fiddle
Review
Will Allen English Fiddle 2022
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady - Andy Irvine & Paul Brady (Remastered)
Review
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady Andy Irvine & Paul Brady (Remastered) 2022
Graeme Armstrong - You are Free
Review
Graeme Armstrong You are Free 2022
Belshazzar’s Feast - That’s All Folkies
Review
Belshazzar’s Feast That’s All Folkies 2022
Ben and Dom - Shoulder
Review
Ben and Dom Shoulder EP 2022
Bird In The Belly - After the City
Review
Bird In The Belly After the City 2022
Bonfire Radicals - The Space Between
Review
Bonfire Radicals The Space Between 2022
Breabach - Fàs
Review
Breabach Fàs 2022
Brian Hughes & Dave Sheridan - However Long the Day
Review
Brian Hughes & Dave Sheridan However Long the Day 2022
Brighde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes - Las
Review
Brighde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes Las 2022
Johnny Coppin - River of Dreams
Review
Johnny Coppin River of Dreams 2022
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block - Banjophonics
Review
Damien O’Kane & Ron Block Banjophonics 2022
The Drystones - Vulpus
Review
The Drystones Vulpus 2022
James Duncan Mackenzie - Fibhig
Review
James Duncan Mackenzie Fibhig 2022
Elephant Sessions - For The Night
Review
Elephant Sessions For The Night 2022
Tamsin Elliott - Frey
Review
Tamsin Elliott Frey 2022
Emily Portman & Rob Harbron - Time Was Away
Review
Emily Portman & Rob Harbron Time Was Away 2022
The Furrow Collective - The Longest Night
Review
The Furrow Collective The Longest Night 2022
Amy Goddard - Rise
Review
Amy Goddard Rise 2022
Lizzy Hardingham - How Did We Get Here?
Review
Lizzy Hardingham How Did We Get Here? 2022
Bella Hardy - Love Songs
Review
Bella Hardy Love Songs 2022
Harriet Riley & Alex Garden - Sonder II
Review
Harriet Riley & Alex Garden Sonder II 2022
Nick Hart - Nick Hart Sings Ten English Folk Songs
Review
Nick Hart Nick Hart Sings Ten English Folk Songs 2022
Heal & Harrow - Heal & Harrow
Review
Heal & Harrow Heal & Harrow 2022
Megan Henderson - Pilgrim Souls
Review
Megan Henderson Pilgrim Souls 2022
Hò-Rò - New Moon
Review
Hò-Rò New Moon 2022
Howay the Lasses - Howay the Lasses
Review
Howay the Lasses Howay the Lasses 2022
Kenneth I MacKenzie - Glendrian
Review
Kenneth I MacKenzie Glendrian 2022
Janice Burns & John Doran - No More the Green Hills
Review
Janice Burns & John Doran No More the Green Hills 2022
Katie Doherty and the Navigators - Flow
Review
Katie Doherty and the Navigators Flow 2022
Kinnaris Quintet - This Too
Review
Kinnaris Quintet This Too 2022
The Longest Johns - Smoke & Oakum
Review
The Longest Johns Smoke & Oakum 2022
Sarah Markey - Leaving Lurgangreen
Review
Sarah Markey Leaving Lurgangreen 2022
Megson - Unknown Waters
Review
Megson Unknown Waters 2022
Mishra - The Manchester Rambler
Review
Mishra The Manchester Rambler Single 2022
Ben Morgan Brown - Down by the Great River Ouse
Review
Ben Morgan Brown Down by the Great River Ouse 2022
Angeline Morrison - The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience
Review
Angeline Morrison The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience 2022
Mossy Christian & Megan Wisdom - Live Sampler
Review
Mossy Christian & Megan Wisdom Live Sampler EP 2022
Niteworks - A ’Ghrian
Review
Niteworks A ’Ghrian 2022
Jackie Oates - Gracious Wings
Review
Jackie Oates Gracious Wings 2022
Peter Knight & John Spiers - Both in a Tune
Review
Peter Knight & John Spiers Both in a Tune 2022
Ranagri - Tradition II
Review
Ranagri Tradition II 2022
Padraig Rynne - Begin With the End in Mind
Review
Padraig Rynne Begin With the End in Mind 2022
Sea Song Sessions - Sea Songs Sessions
Review
Sea Song Sessions Sea Songs Sessions 2022
Sam Sweeney - Escape That
Review
Sam Sweeney Escape That 2022
Sam Sweeney - Solo
Review
Sam Sweeney Solo EP 2022
Anna Tam - Hatching Hares
Review
Anna Tam Hatching Hares 2022
Tarren - Revel
Review
Tarren Revel 2022
The Brothers Gillespie - The Merciful Road
Review
The Brothers Gillespie The Merciful Road 2022
The Canny Band - The Canny Band
Review
The Canny Band The Canny Band 2022
The Ciderhouse Rebellion - Genius Loci 2 - The Valley of Iron
Review
The Ciderhouse Rebellion Genius Loci 2 - The Valley of Iron 2022
The Exmouth Shanty Men - Tall Ships and Tavern Tales
Review
The Exmouth Shanty Men Tall Ships and Tavern Tales 2022
The Haar - Where Old Ghosts Meet
Review
The Haar Where Old Ghosts Meet 2022
The Siskin Quartet - Flight Paths
Review
The Siskin Quartet Flight Paths 2022
The Wanton String Band - The Wanton String Band
Review
The Wanton String Band The Wanton String Band 2022
Thorpe & Morrison - Live Shenanigans
Review
Thorpe & Morrison Live Shenanigans 2022
The Trials of Cato - Gog Magog
Review
The Trials of Cato Gog Magog 2022
Trip - A Drop for Neptune
Review
Trip A Drop for Neptune 2022
Valtos - Valtos
Review
Valtos Valtos 2022
Lewis Wood - Footwork
Review
Lewis Wood Footwork 2022
Words of a Fiddler’s Daughter - The Tears of Jenny Greenteeth
Review
Words of a Fiddler’s Daughter The Tears of Jenny Greenteeth 2022
Words of a Fiddler’s Daughter - Ironstone Tales
Review
Words of a Fiddler’s Daughter Ironstone Tales 2022

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