Fish Records Mailer - Issue 56

An A-list set of releases for May including the fantastic Spiers and Boden album and a stunning singer/songwriter album from Canadian Catherine MacLellan

Catherine MacLellan - Church Bell Blues

Canadian Catherine MacLellan’s ‘Church Bell Blues’ is an album I’d been aware of for a while but never heard until recently; originally independently released and then picked up by True North, it’s finally, and deservedly made it’s way to Europe..... full review

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Spiers and Boden - Vagabond

While the mighty Bellowhead deservedly continue to stride across English folk music and raise their profile of modern traditional music, John Spiers and Jon Boden still record and tour as a duo; and their unique combination of trad..... full review

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Emily Smith - Too Long Away

While still in her 20s Emily has become established as one of Scotland’s finest young folk musicians; her first two albums were fine collections that were deservedly well received, but this third album is the disc where it all..... full review

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Kerr Fagan Harbron - Station House

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan are well established as one of the finest folk duos in the UK, and their mix of traditional and self-written songs and tunes have been well received by live audiences over the last 5 years or so; while their duo..... full review

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Anthony da Costa & Abbie Gardner - Bad Nights / Better Days

Following on quickly from the release of Anthony’s superb solo album ‘Typical American Tragedy’ is ‘Bad Nights/Better Days’ a duo collection with multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Abbie Gardner.
While Anthony is blazing a trail on..... full review

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The Waifs - SunDirtWater

The Waifs have always been a fantastic roots/rock band, but the albums have never quite lived up to the live shows, but this new disc feels a little ‘looser’ than the previous studio discs and it’s a much better album for it, and..... full review

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