folk Archives - Trebuchet

Iron & Light: Bob Dylan

24/06/2022

Bob Dylan speaks to both the natural and industrial worlds with his new sculpture at Château La Coste....

Richard Thompson, Guitar/Vocals, Album Cover

New Folk for Old Tunes: Richard Thompson

07/04/2022

A review of the rerelease of Richard Thompson's 1976 collection of rare and unreleased material (Guitar/Vocal)...

Ferocious Dog, Nells, London, 21st October 2021

Loitered Lens: Ferocious Dog

23/10/2021

Carrying the tradition of English folk-rock... with grit and bite...

Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison - Limited Edition Print

Trebuchet x Matt Berninger (The National) Ltd. Edition Print

16/03/2021

Trebuchet and Matt Berninger (The National) collaborate on a limited edition print in celebration of the deluxe release of Serpentine Prison...

We Travel Time: James Johnston and Steve Gullick

30/11/2020

Where music and visual art meet. The talents of Steve Gullick and James Johnston combine on We Travel Time to poignant effect. ...

An Election Waiting to Happen with Billy Bragg

10/12/2019

Every generation has to find its own way to deal with the problems it faces. Red Wedge was our generation and it came out of a specific set of circumstances. Other generations will find other ways....

Keeping The Faith – The Billy Bragg Election Tour

24/11/2019

This sold-out show was a call to arms that there is another way, and that we can take a great leap forwards to a fairer, more equal society....

Lone Star State Of Mind – Peeking Behind The Curtain With Jarrod Dickenson

16/08/2019

There are certainly things to be avoided in Nashville as far as I’m concerned. But to me that’s a different business altogether and it’s a different thing, it’s really the entertainment...

More Authenticity, Less Plastic – Cambridge Folk Festival 2019 Delivers On All Fronts

10/08/2019

CFF 2019 showcased some incredible new talent. Amy Montgomery is one of the few performers who stops you dead in your tracks and forces you to lower your lens to breathe in the sheer brilliance of it...

No Plastic – Folking Fantastic

16/07/2019

Returning this year with an ‘Outstanding’ A Greener Festival Award, Cambridge Folk Festival today furthers its sustainability commitment and announces the ban on single use plastics. ...

Cherry Picking Names For The Folk Festival

19/05/2019

Reacquaint yourself with folk legend Daoiri Farrell, with an ear pleasing All Star Celtic Session consisting of Michael McGoldrick, Donald Lunny, Niamh Dunne, Sean Og Graham, Donald Shaw and Robbie...

Cracking Nuts Under The Apple Tree

05/05/2019

Their music has an underlying groove combined with an earthy spirituality that makes you want to kick off your boots and dance around the nearest stone circle. ...

Hair Of The Dog – Or Not?

17/03/2019

Ferocious Dog shave the Mohawk and unleash the hell hounds on Highbury's Garage....

Chewing Up A Banjo Plucking Storm

19/02/2019

The Dead South show a sold out O2 Forum they aint no punks ...

Nick Mulvey “It’s In Your Hands”

25/09/2018

Nick Mulvey to choose artists for cambridge folk festival...

Arresting Motion – Cambridge Folk Festival Lives

22/09/2018

It seems like just a few short weeks ago when, in the glorious heat of summer, we munched on succulent veggie burgers, supped fine ales and caught up with old and new friends alike. Each day we...

Loreena McKennitt, folk singer and activist

31/08/2018

The Canadian Celtic diaspora (Loreena McKennitt) and the New World online...

Solidarity And Songwriting – Grace Petrie Interview Part 2

17/08/2018

Sarah Corbett-Batson: To what extent do you feel that you’re preaching to the converted? Grace: What is the converted these days? I tell you, I can’t remember another time in my life that I’ve...

Solidarity and Skittles – Grace Petrie Interview Part 1

14/08/2018

Singer-songwriter Grace Petrie talks about her renewed faith in the Labour Party, queer politics and Skittles...

Dig That Crazy Rhythm – Stick In The Wheel Drill Down

12/08/2018

Trebuchet's Sarah Corbett-Batson interviews Folk exponents Stick in the Wheel. Cambridge Folk Festival 2018...

Orian, Obadiah and McCartney? – Cambridge Folk Festival With O&O

10/08/2018

Israeli vocalist, Orian Peled and American guitarist and singer, Obadiah Jones talk about how they first met and their songwriting experience with Paul McCartney...

Cool As Folk – Cambridge Folk Festival 2018

08/08/2018

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; colour:#992211;”C/dropcapambridge Folk Festival 2018 poured the perfect mix with the extended weekend getting off to a flying start on Thursday with the...

Sexy As Folk – Cambridge Folk Festival 2018

07/08/2018

With headliners First Aid Kit and Patti Smith, Cambridge Folk Festival has become far more than a meeting of beardy real ale connoisseurs with pewter tankards and mandolins....

Get Yer Tankards Out – Cambridge Folk Festival 2018 Is Close Enough To Taste

30/07/2018

Cambridge Folk Festival 2018surely must be one of the most friendly and entertaining festivals on the calendar....

Cambridge Folk Festival 2018 Is On The Shimmering Horizon

18/07/2018

Trebuchet could not countenance summer without the Cambridge Folk Festival. At the curational helm of 2018’s vaunted cross-pollination with Newport folk fest is Rhiannon Giddens, whose Baez-like...