13 MAY 2022 https://www.mixcloud.com/MyNorthernFriday/show-007-20220513/ This Week’s Playlist:I Ain’t Going To Drag My Feet No More - Richard Thompson (Across a Crowded Room)The Edge of the Land - Katie Spencer (The Edge of the Land)Over the Hill - Càrnan (Single)Kitesurfing - Brian Willoughby (Twiddly Bits)Souvenir - Pharis and Jason Romero (Single)Waiting For A Train - Boz … Continue reading

Brooks Williams | Live Review | Cast Theatre, Doncaster | Review by Allan Wilkinson | 04.03.21 I’ve always considered it odd, if not nigh on impossible, to review a live gig if you’re not actually there, yet in these wildly extraordinary times, this is precisely the way it goes.  Under normal circumstances, just prior to … Continue reading Live 2021

Steve Tilston and Reg Meuross | Live Review | CAST Theatre, Doncaster | Review by Allan Wilkinson | 22.01.20 Three things spring to mind when sitting before such a pairing as Steve Tilston and Reg Meuross, two highly accomplished British singer songwriters; first admiration, followed by satisfaction and then chronic envy. I have great admiration … Continue reading Live 2020

The Gossamer Strings - Due to the Darkness | Album Review | Self Release | Review by Marc Higgins | 01.01.20 The Gossamer Strings are a duo made up of Liat Lis and Kyle McGonegle, from Eugene Oregan. Due to the Darkness is the sound of two harmonising vocal, banjo, guitar mandolin and bass. “She … Continue reading Recordings 2020

Frank Carline | Live Review | Roots Music Club, Doncaster | Review by Allan Wilkinson | 11.01.19 With the last scraps of turkey (or your own particular veggie option) well and truly disposed of and the multitude of tree pines almost completely swept up, together with those resolutions made and broken within minutes of one … Continue reading Live 2019

Iona Fyfe - Dark Turn of Mind | EP Review | Cairnie Records | Review by Marc Higgins | 04.01.19 Fresh on the tails of 2018’s excellent Away From My Window, Iona Fyfe returns with a six track release, Dark Turn of Mind. Iona’s 2018 debut album after a series of EPs established her as … Continue reading Recordings 2019

Martin Hayes Quartet | Live Review | Howard Assembly Room, Leeds | Review by Allan Wilkinson | 27.01.18 It was with a spot of unfortunate programming that I first experienced the gentle music of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, which happened shortly after the debut appearance of the Afro Celt Sound System at the Cambridge … Continue reading Live 2018

Midnight Skyracer - Fire | Album Review | Self Release | Review by Allan Wilkinson | 01.01.18 I was well aware as I faffed about with the settings on my Nikon D5100 that we were steadily losing light on the opening night of the 2017 Cambridge Folk Festival, just after Midnight Skyracer left the club … Continue reading Recordings 2018

Normafest 2017 | Live Review | Whitby Pavilion, Whitby | Review by Allan Wilkinson | 07.01.17 A blanket of thick fog hovered above the meandering hillside road leading down to Whitby on Friday afternoon, giving the cliff top’s ancient Abbey an eerie atmosphere that its reputation very much deserves.  The hazy Gothic silhouette majestically peered … Continue reading Live 2017

Robyn Stapleton - Songs of Robert Burns | Album Review | Laverock Records | Review by Marc Higgins | 01.01.17 Robyn Stapleton was BBC Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician in 2014, releasing her debut album in 2015.  Brought up in South West Scotland, Robyn traces her introduction to singing, to the poetry of Robert Burns.  Her … Continue reading Recordings 2017