@folkphenomena
Philosophy, SW and Education guy. Reviews of gigs, albums and theatre in the folk world. Considers all horror media. Writes with an emphasis on experiential feel and wonder. Sheffield based, also on Youtube and 1/3 of "3 Men and a Whisky".
The new album from Ye Vagabonds - recorded live in a house in Galway - has entered the Official Folk Albums Chart at number 7.
▶️ Watch the full Chart Show here: youtu.be/uDAS0AER8vY
Ok, it's @bandcamp.com 's #bandcampfriday , hit me up with your folk, horror and folk horror suggestions.
There is bound to be some good stuff out ATM; I'd love to hear what's playing in your life right now.
Ok what are your personal favourite folk releases this Feb and Jan? It's probably time I did some more reviewing.
No plans for Valentine's, or looking for something a little darker to do for the day? Then WRITING THE OCCULT: LOVE AND DEATH has you covered for the 14th Feb... www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th... #horror #gothic #occult #writing #writers #authors #fiction #valentines #valentine
Good luck!
First Allotments Tapes review in from the wonderful @acloserlisten.bsky.social -
acloserlisten.com/2026/01/30/b...
I brought my viola with me to @326artspace, mainly as a bit of a comforter- I always feel a bit weird going anywhere without an instrument! It sat in it's case for most of the afternoon, but Val was curious so I got it out of its case and had a play...
I just love this space... lots of stories
This paints a sorry picture of the experiences of women in folk in Scotland. How mny lives have been badly affected+talent dimmed bcse of men?
Folk is political+calls out abuses of power in government, but it rings hollow when artists are recreating it in the scene.
www.sccjr.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
The Revanchist kicks ass, big recommend!💀
#indiegames #horrorgames #indiehorror
A new song of mine, Holly King, is January's song on this months Ffern Podcast. Accessable from Apple or wherever you get your Podcasts.. ffern.co/podcast
The poster for Our Deepest Apologies, showing the Hazard Bears—two colourful, chaotic figures covered in hundreds of strands of multi coloured hazard tape.
A week to go until Our Deepest Apologies — Lunatraktors' duo exhibition at GOMA Gallery of Modern Art, Waterford 10–24.01.26.
Performances:
Saturday 10th, Opening
Saturday 17th, with Myles O'Reilly & Aideen Macken
@visualartistsirl.bsky.social @creativeeuireland.bsky.social @dnoting.bsky.social
On the eve of Christmas, please find our review of @chriscleverley.bsky.social's "God of All Things", a great Yule EP.
"It is fair to say that this is more Cadfael with a synthesiser than Cliff Richard with a lute."
folk-phenomena.co.uk/2025/12/24/c...
#review #folk #Christmas #EP
On the eve of Christmas, please find our review of @chriscleverley.bsky.social's "God of All Things", a great Yule EP.
"It is fair to say that this is more Cadfael with a synthesiser than Cliff Richard with a lute."
folk-phenomena.co.uk/2025/12/24/c...
#review #folk #Christmas #EP
Back to see Osgood Perkins', 'Keeper' are people liking this one? #horror
Great story from the Guardian about radical folk singer Dick Gaughan and the on-going campaign to make his records available again
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
This is fantastic, going to try and get down to see it with my little one in 2026.
@ranagri.bsky.social as part of Wesley Centre Live tomorrow in Maltby, Rotherham.We will be there, it will be good to see you too, I'm looking forward to a night of enchantment.
Tickets are on sale now, click the link below.
www.facebook.com/events/s/ranagri-the-wesley-centre/1527151441800016/
We open ‘At the Threshold’ this Thursday 30 October, 6-8pm. Curated in conjunction with CAMP artists organisation, the show is an intriguing, unsettling, amusing, inclusive journey into the folkloric and esoteric - fieldsystem.co.uk/events-2-1/a...
Blood Tea before @celluloidscreams.bsky.social ? Nothing as horrific... Actually Hello Kitty Pink Apple Pie from @birdandblendtea.bsky.social #horror #tea #notblood
A cinema screen displaying the title card for Celluloid Screams, a horror festival taking place in October 2025
It begins... @celluloidscreams.bsky.social #festival #horror
Ohh I haven't checked the ratings!
What did people make of #Him? Was it the GOAT?
Extremely excellent graphic advertising my book F*cked Up Fairy Tales with a pull quote from James Fucking Lapine: "These are not your mama's bedtime stories."
To celebrate the release of my book F*cked Up Fairy Tales, please request the print, ebook, and audio from your local library right meow!
He is a bright star yes.
Be proud of how far you've come, even if you're not where you want to be yet 🥰
A book titled Absolute Zero. The cover shows an iceberg whose submerged portion is a creepy skull.
Woke up to a nip in the air. Season is turning, perfect timing for this contributor's copy of the Absolute Zero anthology to arrive!
If you're up for a collection of genuine chills, you can grab yours at:
deadskypublishing.com/portfolio-it...
The teaser trailer looked intriguing for this one!
What a line up!
Yeh I like this one is proudly on my shelf.
