*****

The Arrows: Live at the Royal Oak

One could be duped into imagining the Arrows as an Irish Pub Band when you consider their set list covers such ground as 'Black Is The Colour', 'Rare Ole Times' and 'Fields Of Athenrye', but the Arrows have so much more beneath the glossy sheen of the Irish "themed" bar. The first (and most strikingly) bold move is the Pink Floyd-esque electric guitar of Stuart...

Reviewed by Jack Foster

*****

Karine Polwart: Live at The Queens Hall, Edinburgh

The structure of the gig was unlike any I’d been to before and was brought about due to the support act, Edinburgh singer/songwriter Kim Edgar using the same band of musicians as Karine, giving the evening a continuity and flow which was really nice to see. The two met at the Burnsong Song House in 2006, and contributed to each other’s sets, with Kim’s...

Reviewed by Kara Filbey

*****

Ruth Wyand @ Christchurch Folk Club (NZ)

I wasn't sure what to expect when I made my virgin foray to Christchurch Folk Club, in their new venue "The Commerce Club" on Kilmore Street, on the eve of Guinness soaked Paddy's Day. I found that folk clubs are clearly similar whether one is in the northern or southern hemisphere, the same mix of tweed waistcoat clad fifty-somethings...

Reviewed by Tom Harland