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Damh The Bard - Ceredwen And Taliesin - Antlered Crown And Standing Stone - www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Smoke Dawson - Fisher's Hornpipe - Fiddle - Tompkins Square www.tompkinssquare.com/archives/551

Pat Broaders, Liz Knowles, Kieran O'Hare - Miles Weatherhill - Open The Door For Three - www.openthedoorforthree.com/

Kyle Carey - Wind Through Casper - North Star - Americelta Records www.kylecarey.com/

Sarah McQuaid - Kenilworth - The Plum Tree And The Rose - Waterbug www.sarahmcquaid.com/

Claude Bourbon - Ghosts - "..We'll Meet Again.." - Frog Records www.claudebourbon.org/

The Bard - Antlered Crown And Standing Stone - Antlered Crown And Standing Stone - www.paganmusic.co.uk/

Smoke Dawson - The Black Hussars - Fiddle - Tompkins Square www.tompkinssquare.com/archives/551

Pat Broaders, Liz Knowles, Kieran O'Hare - Snug In A Blanket - Open The Door For Three - www.openthedoorforthree.com/

Kyle Carey - Winter Fever - North Star - Americelta Records www.kylecarey.com/

The Albion Band - The Gresford Disaster - The Albion Band Live In Concert - Windsong International www.thealbionband.com/

Claude Bourbon - Bolero - Claude Bourbon - Frog Records www.claudebourbon.org/

Damh The Bard - Isle of Wight native, who progressed from the London pub and club rock band circuit to earthy pagan, Wiccan, Celtic mythology, a journey which has enabled him to perform extensively on the spiritual festival circuit in the UK, USA, Australia and Europe. In August 2007 he was one of the featured folk singer/songwriters on the John Barleycorn Reborn compilation (produced by Woven Wheat Whispers and Coldspring Records) of modern folk artists who were considered to be breaking new ground in the current folk scene by working deeper with the UK’s mythology and folklore. On the Summer Solstice 2010 Damh was initiated as the new Pendragon of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, taking over from artist Will Worthington who has served the Order as Pendragon for the previous 19 years. In the Summer of 2010 the members of the Archway Theatre Company’s young adults workshop chose ten of Damh’s songs as the basis for their play, The Spirit of Albion. In 2012 the play was made into an independent, low-budget musical film.

Smoke Dawson - Jesse Jarnow's excellent review in Relix (9/22/14) reports "Fiddler and bagpiper Smoke Dawson is a genetic link in the history of the American string-band underground, connecting the proto-freak-folkers of the Lower East Side (where he played with future Holy Modal Rounder Peter Stampfel in the Old-Timey Wool Thumpers) to the mysterious countercultural zones of the early Renaissance Faires (where he played with Grateful Dead logo designer Bob Thomas in the heavily psychedelic and unrecorded early world-music outfit The Golden Toad). There’s a lot of living packed into the solo performances of his only album, the 35-minute Fiddle, recorded in 1971, trembling in the silent movie creep of “The Minotaur,” the expressive bowing of “Drowsy Maggie” and the deft overtones of the traditional “Pretty Polly.” Only a single too-brief minute-long segment (“Marche Venerie”) captures Dawson’s bagpipes and it acts as a symbol for the collection as a whole. Fiddle is a quietly wonderful and far too small window into a singular and fascinating American folk musician." Couldn't have said it better myself :-)

Open The Door For Three - 2012 release from OTDFT comprising Pat Broaders, Liz Knowles, Kieran O'Hare who present a classic Irish trio lineup (bouzouki, fiddle, pipes, whistle, flute) and play their tune sets with passion, verve, and consummate skill. In the song department they are blessed with the mellifluous Pat Broaders whose impeccable choice of material includes solid traditional material seamlessly alongside more contemporary sources such as Richard Thompson (Beeswing) and Nic Jones (Miles Weatherhill and Sarah Bell). Having seen them live recently at CelticFest in Jackson, MS. I can attest to their mmediate connection with an audience;

Kyle Carey - Kickstarter-funded second release from this Alaska born, and much travelled since, singer-songwriter/finger picked guitarist and Fulbright Fellowship recipient (to study traditional Gaelic and Cape Breton fiddle styles), who followed that by spending time in the Isle of Skye further delving into Gaelic song and language and developing fluency. On this album she includes 2 songs in Gaelic including a translation of the traditional Down To The River, evidently in an effort to underscore the Scottish/Appalachian connection, and both tracks come as a bit of an interruption to my old ears to an otherwise lovely musical flow. The Gospel-flavored Let Them Be All Reprise is pure magic, the Appalachian sounding tale of Nora O'Kane is suspenseful, and in terms of "the always difficult second album" this one exceeds her hugely successful debut CD Monongah. Produced by the excellent Seamus Egan and with a glittering cast of musicians including Chris Stout, Ben Walker, Josienne Clarke, Chico Huff, Pauline Scanlon, Catriona Mackay and more on board, the instrumentation and vocal harmonies are superb;

The Albion Band - an ever-evolving musical chameleon encompassing everything from folk-rock to spoken word, to traditional Morris tunes and full on medieval musings, and featuring a slew of legendary musicians over the years, under the guiding vision of founder and sole constant Ashley Hutchings ( Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention) until his recent handing on the banner to son Blair Dunlop who subsequently relinguished the role after just one tho' excellent album, on this BBC release material comes from live performances from the 1977 and 1982 lineups... The Gresford Disaster occurred at 2AM on Sept 22nd 1934 taking the lives of 266 miners and of course the usual "mistakes were made, can we move on now?" explanation rolled out for public consumption... http://riseuplikethesun.tripod.com/id17.html

Sarah McQuaid – singer- songwriter and dazzling guitarist making a welcomed return to Little Rock Folk Club on Sat Oct 4th 2014 with her vast repertoire of trad and self-penned gems, medieval/renaissance pieces and the occasional choice contemporary piece such as John Martyn’s Solid Air fitted to her purring vocals – heaven!

Claude Bourbon – French singer- songwriter and dazzling guitarist also making a welcomed return to Little Rock Folk Club on Sat Sep 27th 2014 bringing along medieval and Spanish blues. Parfait!