The Magpies – The Folk House – December

“This is our Midwinter tour.” says Ellie Gowers, guitarist with Transatlantic Folk trio The Magpies, “It was going to be a Christmas one but we don’t know enough Christmas songs.” That suggests that this, the first show on this tour, might be a bit bleak with hardly any sparkle. On tonight’s evidence they probably shouldContinue reading “The Magpies – The Folk House – December”

Nick Hart & Tom Moore – The Folk House – November

Where better to launch the best English Folk album of the year than Bristol’s Folk House? A room that evokes a wood panelled, velvet draped sanctum. Festooned with lights and full of friends. Somehow it captured, perfectly, the spirit and atmosphere of The Colour of Amber, the wonderful new album by Nick Hart and TomContinue reading “Nick Hart & Tom Moore – The Folk House – November”