Celluloid Screams (2024): (FF) 7 Keys
Director: Joy Wilkinson Jeva Films, UK 2024: 93mins “A fresh take on two people exploring their damaged pasts and each other across a bright, modern London”. A hot entry in the thriller/horror-adjacent by Joy Wilkinson, “7 Keys” is a delightful high-concept idea whose central premise carries it far; as the director describes it at the […]
Celluloid Screams: Film Shorts (20 Oct)
For a change of pace from folk music reviews we decided to attend the Celluloid Screams horror festival in Sheffield. We needed to get some horror on while the spirit of Halloween was just around the corner, albeit sadly just for a day. There were many films, it was delightful blur of memorable pictures. We […]
Derby Folk Weekend – 29 September 2023
A summary of music from the first night of the Derby Folk Weekend 2023.
Looking Back Before Looking Forward: Derby Folk Festival 2018
It’s been a little while and Derby Folk Festival 2018 has come and gone.. in fact, as of writing it is 2019 and there is a new year ahead! We are pretty certain plans are under way for the next festival in October 2019, but in case you didn’t go last year.. let us give […]
Underneath the Stars 2018: Barnsley’s Further Foray into Folk
Underneath the Stars is a festival of celebration of Yorkshire’s music scene and the grand tradition of Kate Rusby, but more importantly it is an olive branch, nay, an olive tree that gives a platform to several well-known and upcoming groups wherever they hail from. A generous enterprise indeed. Our festival visits continue and this […]
An Auspicious Beginning in the Sun – Beardy Folk Festival 2018 – 21st-23rd June 2018
An auspicious beginning in the sun, Beardy brings the breadth of bigger festivals to you in a space which is convenient, friendly and relaxed Like when the blacksmith’s hammer is at it’s hottest, June this year was aglow with fire, heat and sparks. Festival season was underway and the musical magic about to happen for […]
Beardy Folk Festival 2018 – Artist Interviews – Part #2
Aloha! The time is very close indeed for the first-of-it’s-name “Beardy Folk Festival” down in Cleobury Mortimer. As I keep bleating about, there is an astonishing array of artists from the folk tradition there, quite a haul really for the first festival. We have spoken to some of the artists going, and very kindly they […]
Beardy Folk Festival 2018 – Artist Interviews – Part #1
Hi all, hope the sun is as radiant as ever wherever you are! We thought we would take a moment to bring you some words about an upcoming festival in Cleobury Mortimer, it is called the “Beardy Folk Festival.” In Shropshire and it’s first year Beardy Folk Festival is looking like a stand out event. You […]
Hebden Bridge Folk and Roots Festival 2018 – What you missed
Hi I hope everyone’s good and enjoying the sun! So it’s been a few weeks since the Hebden Bridge Folk and Roots Festival, where the sun started to emerge and the musicians came out to entertain. We had quite a few highlights from the festival with (for us) an array of new talent and artists […]
Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival 2018- Some Artist Interviews!
Looking ahead to Hebden Bridge Folk and Roots Festival ( 11th-13th May!) we are hoping it is going to be a sun-drenched affair with ice-cream, cool beer and the faint rustling of leaves on the breeze. If it’s not.. well, at least we will still have the music! Before it all kicks off we managed […]