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Folk music reviews by Mike Davies

2024

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne - Play Up The Music!
Review
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Play Up The Music!
David Carroll and Friends - Bold Reynold Too
Review
David Carroll and Friends Bold Reynold Too
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - In The Dark We Grow
Review
Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage In The Dark We Grow
Jackie Oates & John Spiers - A Midwinter’s Night
Review
Jackie Oates & John Spiers A Midwinter’s Night
Kitewing - Kitewing
Review
Kitewing Kitewing
Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones - The Wild Rowans
Review
Rachel Walker and Aaron Jones The Wild Rowans

2023

Finbar Furey - Moments in Time
Review
Finbar Furey Moments in Time
The Furrow Collective - We Know The Moon
Review
The Furrow Collective We Know The Moon
George Sansome & Matt Quinn - Sheffield Park
Review
George Sansome & Matt Quinn Sheffield Park
Nuala Kennedy - Shorelines
Review
Nuala Kennedy Shorelines
Jack Rutter - This Is Something Constant
Review
Jack Rutter This Is Something Constant
Georgia Shackleton - Harry’s Seagull
Review
Georgia Shackleton Harry’s Seagull
The Young’uns - Tiny Notes
Review
The Young’uns Tiny Notes

2022

Lizzy Hardingham - How Did We Get Here?
Review
Lizzy Hardingham How Did We Get Here?
Megson - Unknown Waters
Review
Megson Unknown Waters
Ranagri - Tradition II
Review
Ranagri Tradition II
The Brothers Gillespie - The Merciful Road
Review
The Brothers Gillespie The Merciful Road
The Exmouth Shanty Men - Tall Ships and Tavern Tales
Review
The Exmouth Shanty Men Tall Ships and Tavern Tales

2021

Various Artists - I Am Of Ireland: Yeats in Song
Review
Various Artists I Am Of Ireland: Yeats in Song
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne - Rakes & Misfits
Review
Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Rakes & Misfits
Mossy Christian - Come Nobles And Heroes
Review
Mossy Christian Come Nobles And Heroes
Gnoss - The Light of the Moon
Review
Gnoss The Light of the Moon
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan - Still As Your Sleeping
Review
Karine Polwart & Dave Milligan Still As Your Sleeping
Spell Songs - Spell Songs II : Let the Light In
Review
Spell Songs Spell Songs II : Let the Light In
The Meadows - Dreamless Days
Review
The Meadows Dreamless Days

2020

Joshua Burnell - Flowers Where The Horses Sleep
Review
Joshua Burnell Flowers Where The Horses Sleep
Elizabeth & Jameson - Northern Shores & Stories
Review
Elizabeth & Jameson Northern Shores & Stories
Sam Lee - Old Wow
Review
Sam Lee Old Wow
Elle Osborne - If You See a Rook on Its Own, It’s a Crow
Review
Elle Osborne If You See a Rook on Its Own, It’s a Crow
Jack Sharp - Good Times Older
Review
Jack Sharp Good Times Older

2019

Honey and the Bear - Made in the Aker
Review
Honey and the Bear Made in the Aker
Moirai - Framed - The Alice Wheeldon Story
Review
Moirai Framed - The Alice Wheeldon Story
Show of Hands - Battlefield Dance Floor
Review
Show of Hands Battlefield Dance Floor

2018

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts - A Problem Of Our Kind
Review
Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts A Problem Of Our Kind
You Are Wolf - Keld
Review
You Are Wolf Keld

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