I saw Malinky in Carlisle recently, they were super. Their former singer has had great success in her solo career, but having seen them play about 4 years ago and now with their new line up, they were really exciting. There's a greater delegation of singing responsibilities (the lads do a great job in their own rights) and their material is still interesting takes on essentially traditional ballads. As a live show, they were pretty polished performers and reminiscent of "the good old days" when folk artists were proper entertainers and storytellers. If anyone hasn't seen them since Karine Polwart left, make a point of doing. The new line up demonstrates they were never just a one trick pony, and it's a bit of a shame that they haven't maintained a higher profile in the last year.

Has anyone else caught them lately?
JDR