Terrascopædia Volume 6 - 2024 to 2025
Terrascopædia Volume 6 was launched in February 2024 with issue 22, featuring new cover art by Karen Attfield
Terrascopædia issue 25 published July 2025
Terrascopædia issue 24 published January 2025
Terrascopædia issue 25 - published July 2025. Interviews include Ethan Miller of Howlin’ Rain, Heron Oblivion, Comets on Fire and Silver Current Records; Australian psych-folk outfit Trappist Afterland, revered for their mesmerizing melodies and haunting lyrics;
Declining Winter, the current vessel for Richard Adams of Hood to knit patterns of drowsy melancholy with acoustic guitar and banks of waterlogged strings; the devotional acoustic folk of the legendary P.G. Six, and an interview with NY based songwriter, author and teacher Julie Beth Napolin whose debut album is droning cosmic folk that absolutely floored me on first listen. Plus the usual news and views from the desk of the editor. As ever, each copy is entirely printed by hand from cover to cover, set in 14pt type throughout (headings excepted), and is printed in colour on hand-cut acid-free laid paper on a 1926 vintage Arab treadle press. Cover size: Large Post Quarto (8 inches by 10 inches). 28 pages. 170 copies printed.
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Terrascopædia issue 23 published September 2024
Terrascopædia issue 23 published in September 2024. Interviews include Californian solo artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Meg Baird, 1970s Rockfield/UA recording artists Hobo, Norwich-based ragged guitar and lap-steel country-rockers Brown Horse and and interview with folk songstress, multi-instrumentalist (and letterpress artist!) Sally Anne Morgan. Each copy is entirely hand made from cover to cover, typeset one letter, one word and one line at a time, and is printed in full colour on hand-made acid-free, laid paper cut to Small Post quarto (9 inches by 7 inches) on a fully restored 1926 vintage, 10cwt Arab Foolscap Folio treadle press. 150 copies printed.
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Terrascopædia issue 24 - published in January 2025. Interviews include Californian solo artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Barbara Manning; an update on the musical explorations of Ben Chasny, also known as Six Organs of Admittance; a chat with Jeffrey Alexander about his project The Heavy Lidders, and a long overdue interview with the Yorkshire-based guitarist Henry Parker. As ever, each copy is entirely printed by hand from cover to cover, set in 14pt type throughout (headings excepted), and is printed in full colour using hand-cut acid-free laid paper on a 1926 vintage 10cwt Arab Foolscap Folio treadle press. Cover size: Large Post Quarto (8 inches by 10 inches). 24 pages. 150 copies printed.
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Terrascopædia issue 22 published March 2024
Terrascopædia issue 22 was published in February 2024. Interviews include Andrew Lauder, A&R guru at Liberty/UA Records in England during the 1970s; Empty House which is the latest solo guise of Fred Laird, who we've followed from the early days of Earthling Society to Taras Bulba and beyond; and Seawind of Battery, a debut instrumental album conjuring up cosmic Americana atmospheres rich in nostalgic melancholia and the ambient peacefulness of secluded nature. Each copy is entirely hand made from cover to cover, typeset in 12pt Poliphilus, and printed in full colour on Matrix Fine Laid paper cut to Small Post quarto (9 inches by 7 inches) on a fully restored 1926 vintage, 10cwt Arab Foolscap Folio treadle press. 150 copies printed.