Late Spring Folk Festival: grassroots and community
Words by Josh Hart Folk music is in an interesting place. From the folk clubs sprouting across London, to the acts that are taking the genre forward, there is a palpable craving for folk culture – whether it is songs, spells, or traditions that carve a path to our collective past. The Late Spring Folk Festival, which was started in 2022 by members of the Wiltshire folk band Dead Pages, captures this reverence. Beginning as a free event at a pub, it has since blossomed to a ne
Jun 3
The Great Escape provides a 4-day showcase for the best of the music scene up and comers featuring spellbinding performances from the likes of Madra Salach, Jamie Lenman and Gurriers
Words by Miles Milton Jeffries It becomes immediately clear when you get to The Great Escape that plans don’t survive contact with the sprawling multi-venue industry festival that makes use of pretty much everywhere big enough to fit at least two people and a guitar; there are hot-ticket acts and they will go fast. Gurriers photo by Foxtrotter Due to their nature of being early in the day and on the way to the beach where the buzziest of buzzy acts; Angine de Poitrine are pl
May 22
Walt Disco’s ‘Coup De Foudre’ Will Leave You Thunderstruck
Words by Chiara Strazulla Photo by Celia Croft Over two records which have received a well-deserved number of accolades, it has become apparent that one of Walt Disco’s greatest strengths is their ability to truck with the unexpected. The Glaswegian outfit has played around with the trappings of a number of different genres, and they have often delivered their most successful punches when coming out of left field: the completely earnest, soul-shattering in its simplicity, bal
May 19
