Hurrah. The nominees for the BBC Folk Awards 2010 have been named.

Folkingcool favourite Jackie Oates is up for folk singer of the year, along with Cara Dillon, Jon Boden and Martin Simpson.

The awards will be announced at The Brewery in That London on 2 February and folkingcool will be there. The highlights will [...]

Come Sunrise is a mixed bag of laments, delicate and engaging and rocking country numbers, vibrant and spirited. These are original songs about loggers, porches, death/loss and religion. Despite coming from California, Hosking sounds country through-and-through, due in part to her rural upbringing in the mountains of Shasta County. This is her third album (on [...]