Author Archives: Billy Rough

Latest reviews including Ben McElroy’s ‘Beacons of the Wilderness’. Read more here: https://www.songlines.co.uk/news/introducing-the-december-2023-issue-of-songlines-celebrating-100-years-of-emahoy

Latest reviews, including ‘Ballads of Seduction, Fertility and Ritual Slaughter’, Nuala Kennedy’s ‘Shorelines’, and ‘Sula’ from Daimh. Pick up an issue here: https://www.songlines.co.uk/news/introducing-the-october-2023-issue-of-songlines-featuring-yungchen-lhamo

Late last month I caught up with Kathryn Tickell for a chat about her, and The Darkening’s, new album ‘Cloud Horizons’. You can read it here: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/09/kathryn-tickell-the-folk-radio-interview/

Latest review up now. Check it out here: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/09/the-gentle-good-galargan-album-review/

Latest review live now. Check it out here: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/09/kathryn-tickell-and-the-darkening-cloud-horizons-album-review/

Stunning new album curated by Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz. Check out my review and tasters here: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/08/martin-simpson-thomm-jutz-nothing-but-green-willow-album-review/

Cracking new album from the Peatbog’s. Read about it here! https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/08/peatbog-faeries-i-see-a-world-album-review/

Latest reviews including Ivan Moult new release. Pick up the new issue here: https://www.songlines.co.uk/

Latest review up now on Folk Radio UK. Check it out!: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/07/angharad-jenkins-and-patrick-rimes-amrwd/

Latest review now up on Folk Radio UK: https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2023/07/rachel-hair-ron-jappy-elan-album-review/