Fish Records Mailer - Issue 58

The summer 'lull' never really happened this year (2008) and there were some strong releases including Jim Moray 'Low Culture' and Chuck Brodsky's fantastic 'Two Sets'.

Jim Moray - Low Culture

Jim Moray is one of England’s most innovative young folk artists; his previous albums have divided opinions, critically they were huge successes, but while they had moments of brilliance there were elements that were step too far for many listeners.... full review

£12.99

Chuck Brodsky - Two Sets (double)

If forced to choose a favourite singer/songwriter from the thousands of artists we carry, Chuck Brodsky would come out at the top of a very select pile. He writes with compassion, wit and a genuine understanding of people; there are few..... full review

£14.99

The Sacred Shakers - The Sacred Shakers

Eilen Jewell, Jason Beek, Johnny Sciascia and Daniel Fram started The Sacred Shakers in 2005 as a group of Boston area musicians who got together in to perform old-time country/folk/bluegrass gospel material. Their shows drew an ever ..... full review

£12.99

Christene LeDoux - Dust n Branches

Like many folk singer/songwriters before her, Christene has lived the life of an independent travelling artist, and for the last 8 years or so has played shows all across her native United States and more recently in Europe. Now settled and living in .... full review

£12.99

The Bowmans - Far from Home

The Canadian folk and roots scene has grown in profile and stature over the past 10 years, with a good number of excellent artists picking up fans outside of North America. Since the release of his debut album in 2004, Justin Rutledge’s profile..... full review

£12.99

Gareth Davies Jones - Water and Light

This is Gareth’s third album, and while his previous releases have been warmly received, it’s this album that looks likely to see him gain a much higher profile on the UK’s folk and singer/songwriter scene.
He covers similar songwriting and musical ground ..... full review

£12.99

Various - Folk Rising 2 (double CD)

An excellent budget priced double CD set that introduces songs from some of the finest young folk and singer/songwriters on the British folk scene. Taking its brief roughly from the BBC Folk Horizon Award in that the artists are all under 30 and in..... full review

£10.99