Birmingham Tradfest -  21-24 November 2019

Alex Monaghan sampled one of the most exciting Irish festivals in the UK

BBC RADIO 2 FOLK AWARDS - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester - 16 October 2019

In a break with the usual timetable, this year’s awards took place much later in the year to link with the Manchester Folk Festival and the English Folk Expo. The ceremony was broadcast live on Radio 2, but this year there was no video taken for the BBC website.

L2F - Lichfield, Staffordshire - 18-20 October 2019

RICHARD THOMPSON’S 70TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION - Royal Albert Hall, London - 30 September 2019

It’s exactly 50 years since Liege & Lief cemented Richard Thompson and the rest of Fairport Convention’s place in folk music. Naturally, folk was well represented at the all-star gathering to mark his seventieth year. In the course of the three-and-a-half-hour gig, Britain’s most famous folkies shared the stage with rock stars from the ridiculous to the sublime.