folk

• Music / Reviews

  Review: Sam Kelly, Thekla – ‘Huge-hearted euphoria’

  The boat plays host to a BBC Radio 2 Folk award-winner

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• Your say / music

  ‘AI music lacks the soul and personality that draws us to a person’s artistry’

  The Wurzels choice to employ AI has fans unsure of the move

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Kroke, St George’s – ‘A powerfully uplifting force’

  Extraordinary musicianship and a mischievous spirit transport the audience to a magical realm

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• Music / 60s folk

  Bristol’s mover and shaker of folk tells all

  A new autobiography charts Ian A Anderson's six decades in the folk and world music scene

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Holly Clarke, Downend Folk and Roots – ‘A vital force’

  Bristol's premier folk club plays host to two trad-folk newcomers

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• Music / Reviews

  Review: Amelia Coburn, the Louisiana – ‘Shapeshifts and enchants’

  It's a Bristol debut for this literate folk-goth singer songwriter from Middlesborough

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• Reviews / Reviews

  Review: Bristol Folk Festival – ‘Music to stir the blood’

  The Park Street folk party's smorgasboard of musical delights did not disappoint

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• Music / folk

  Bristol’s month in Folk and Roots – May 2025

  May is the best month of the year for Folk & Roots in Bristol

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