Album Notes

The Croftsmen are a leading light in progressive Celtic Folk Music in the North of England. The band are heavily influenced by their experiences of living in Scotland and their home - The Lake District. The music, though centered in folk, combines elements of rock, blues and celtic, along with many other genres. The songs are predominantly acoustic guitar-based, augmented with traditional folk instruments (pipes, mandolins, cloth bags filled with wheat), though the band combine the traditional with modern keyboards and electric guitars. Some of our music has been reviewed in the industry magazine, Future Music. Highlights from the FM review said: "...neat touches and humour... " "...swings between progressive rock and easy pop within a few bars and is well arranged..." " ...[The Croftsmen] doing enough to get noticed..." We have also been praised in the online folk magazine http://www.folkowa.art.pl who reviewed the Mr Ginger album.