This page is for reviews of folk club events,
appearing artists CDs and selected other local folk events.

Type	Artist	CD Title / Venue	Date
	Kerr Fagan Harbron	Station House	3rd October 2008
	A dynamic partnership and an unmissable live act. (Review by davidk)
	Dan McKinnon	Just Another Day	15/09/08
	Dan's a warm-voiced (and equally warm-hearted) Canadian singer-songwriter who made a big impression when he last toured the UK just a couple of years ago. Though often in the past compared to Stan Rogers, Dan's very much his own man, with a wonderfully approachable style and wholly engaging presence. Come and experience the magic of Dan McKinnon at the Black Swan on 2nd October. (Review by davidk)
CD	Bella Hardy	Night Visiting	2/09/08
	So far, Bella's only released CD is this acclaimed solo album, reviewed below, but it's a great indication of her astounding talent and presence, which will be complemented by those very qualities in the musicianship of concertina wiz Chris Sherburn at the Black Swan on 11th September. (Review by davidk)
CD	Tom Bliss	Island Stories	2/09/08
	Island Stories is but the latest in an already distinguished line of releases from this ultra-talented singer, songwriter and multi-multi-instrumentalist (with so many strings to his bow it's scary!)... Tom's one of the most versatile - and genuinely entertaining - guys on the circuit. (Review by davidk)
CD	Bram Taylor	Song Singer	2/08/08
	A long-time mainstay of the folk scene and one of its most well-loved performers, Bram always presents a fine selection of songs that he very obviously loves singing. (Review by davidk)
CD	Roger Davies	Northern Trash	26/07/08
	Defiantly “northern”, yes, but certainly not trash. Roger’s a West Yorkshire (Brighouse-born) singer-songwriter who engages your attention straight away with his easy, unassuming, captivatingly relaxed performing style and his knack for finding musical poetry in purely local places, stories and references. (Review by davidk)
CD	Wendy Arrowsmith	Now Then?	13/06/08
	This CD is a refreshingly direct and admirably simply recorded demonstration both of Wendy’s musical and songwriting talents and her winning personality. (Review by davidk)
CD	Jeff Warner	Jolly Tinker	6/06/08
	Jeff's a brilliant communicator of song who invariably conjures an enchanting evening worth travelling miles to catch. Which you can do soon - at the Black Swan on 12th June! (Review by davidk)
CD	Faustus	Faustus	22/05/08
	A brilliant shop-window for all that's best about the current crop of revitalised trad-arr folk. Remember - you heard them here "faust" - at the Black Swan and then at the NCEM! (Review by DavidK)
CD	Dana & Susan Robinson	'Round My Door	22/05/08
	A neat little masterpiece of truly elegant Americana from this week's Black Swan guests (May 22nd). (Review by DavidK)
CD	Brian Peters	Songs Of Trial And Triumph	22/05/08
	A complete CD of Child Ballads - but also supremely entertaining and stimulating! Can't be done? - well just read on!... (Review by DavidK)
Gig	David Moss & Masha Kaestner, aka Lightgarden	Black Swan Folk Club	3rd April 2008
	Magic! One of those nights where the unusual and unfamiliar provides a more stimulating evening’s entertainment and more lasting musical satisfaction than the “know exactly what you’re in for” bigger-name attractions. (Review by DavidK)