James Yorkston

Top 10 road novels | James Yorkston

Quests across continents, journeys into the past, family holiday disasters or wild dreams of a new life – here are your escape routes

James Yorkston

12, Oct, 2022 @11:00 AM

The Book of the Gaels by James Yorkston review – a lyrical, child’s-eye view of an Irish road trip

The folk musician’s picaresque tale of a struggling Scottish writer and his sons en route from Cork to Dublin quietly captures artistic failure and redemption

Hephzibah Anderson

19, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM

The 10 best folk albums of 2021

From Doran’s intimate take on Appalachian and eastern European music to Welsh-Indian collab Khasi-Cymru Collective, and John Francis Flynn’s folk-horror vibrations

Jude Rogers

20, Dec, 2021 @1:00 PM

The 10 best folk albums of 2020

Folk artists this year drew inspiration from China, south Asia and the wildness of the sea on the way to making stirring and vital music

Jude Rogers

22, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan: Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars review – improbable trio work wonders again

(Domino)

Neil Spencer

09, Apr, 2017 @7:00 AM

James Yorkston review – riotous celebration of the modern troubadour

Yorkston reunites with tour buddies Johnny Lynch and Dan Wilson for a night of perfect harmonies and easy banter – with a guest appearance from Jarvis Cocker

Betty Clarke

21, Dec, 2016 @12:39 PM

What’s your fantasy festival?

We asked some old festival hands what would be in their field of dreams. This is what they said…

Sam Richards

13, Mar, 2016 @7:00 AM

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan review – freewheeling cross-cultural fun at Celtic Connections

Jokes and intriguing sonic mashups arise from the teaming of Scots folk musician James Yorkston, Lamb bassist Jon Thorne and Indian sarangist Suhail Yusuf Khan

Malcolm Jack

20, Jan, 2016 @5:38 PM