Reviews 
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2012-10-19
20 Kate Rusby
A Rusby album with a different hue… and none the worse for that.reviewed by Colin Irwin
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2012-10-15
Wake the Union Show of Hands
Those already under this band’s wingspan are sure to be richly rewarded.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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2012-10-08
Broadside Bellowhead
Album four from one of folk’s 21st century success stories.reviewed by Jude Rogers
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2012-10-01
Race the Loser Lau
A third album brimming over with intoxicating, mesmerising music.reviewed by Jude Rogers
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2012-08-23
The No Testament Sam Carter
Bookended by brilliance, Carter’s second LP sags in its middle.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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2012-08-16
Election Special Ry Cooder
Cooder comes out fighting on this presidential election-themed collection.reviewed by Colin Irwin
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2012-08-13
Traces Karine Polwart
An album that will live long, an album to live with, and live in.reviewed by Jude Rogers
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2012-07-09
Static on the Airwaves Levellers
A 10th album carried by mature, polished songwriting and light-touch production.reviewed by Sid Smith
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2012-07-03
Hatchling Emily Portman
Portman’s natural niceness lets her down slightly on this mythology-driven second set.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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2012-07-02
Ground of Its Own Sam Lee
Lee’s interpretations can stand proudly within these songs’ long histories.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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2012-06-25
Roll On, Roll On Tom Paley’s Old-Time Moonshine Review
An hour in the company of Tom Paley and his revue is an hour well spent.reviewed by Sid Smith
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2012-06-04
Orfeo Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party
Hield draws out new wit, tenderness and melancholia from these traditional songs.reviewed by Jeanette Leech
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2012-05-07
The Vice of the People The Albion Band
The band’s new line-up delivers some vividly potent original writing.reviewed by Sid Smith
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2012-05-04
Bending the Dark The Imagined Village
As calling cards go, Bending the Dark states this genre-fusing act’s case eloquently.reviewed by John Aizlewood
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2012-04-16
Voice of Ages The Chieftains
Mellifluous one moment, rip-roaring the next, this is a job well done.reviewed by Colin Irwin
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2012-03-29
Tales From the Barrel House Seth Lakeman
A fine, genuinely solo sixth LP from the Devon-born folk artist.reviewed by Colin Irwin
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2012-03-23
All the Way Home Cathy Jordan
The Dervish singer’s affecting vocals are the focal point of this alluring debut.reviewed by Sid Smith
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2012-03-05
Leaving Eden Carolina Chocolate Drops
String band sensations stretch the map a little further.reviewed by Ninian Dunnett
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2012-02-23
Deeper in the Well Eric Bibb
Deceptively powerful stuff from the well-travelled bluesman.reviewed by Sid Smith
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2012-02-20
Kaleidophonica Spiro
The Bristol-based band reveals hidden contours of genre-free music with fantastic results.reviewed by Colin Irwin
