Kate Rusby Christmas re-release

October 24, 2009

Pure Records have announced that they will be re-releasing Kate Rusby’s Christmas album, Sweet Bells, with a new cover of some nice original artwork by Marie Mills. According to Amazon it will be available on the 2nd November, and is available to pre-order now.

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Former ‘Jenny’ to tour UK

October 23, 2009

Annabelle Chvostek, former member of the Wailin’ Jennys (plus writer of some of their most popular songs) and now a solo artist creating just as much of stir with her rich voice and haunting lyrics is touring the UK in November 2009.
Whilst with the Jennys, Annabelle composed one of her best known songs The Devil’s [...]

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Folk Against Fascism: post by Jon Boden

October 19, 2009

We are honoured to be able to reprint an article written by singer, composer, member of Bellowhead and all-round talented gentleman Jon Boden on the launch of the Folk Against Fascism campaign:
Politics and traditional folk music – Jon Boden
Sidmouth was great this year, and of the various gigs I played two stand out. The first [...]

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Folk Against Fascism

October 18, 2009

I wanted to draw everyone’s attention to this excellent campaign that launched this year. Here is their raison d’etre in their own words:
The British National Party’s manifesto encourages its members to insinuate themselves into the folk and traditional customs of Britain. This involves the appropriation of British folk music and culture as a means of [...]

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Julie Fowlis film

October 15, 2009

A nice film to accompany the new Julie Fowlis album, Uam. Review last month on Everything Folk.

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Album review: Arrogance, Ignorance and Greed – Show of Hands

October 14, 2009

Arrogance Ignorance and Greed

In the eighteen years since their formation Show of Hands have become an established fixture on the folk and roots scene in the UK. The blending of Steve Knightley’s powerhouse vocals and song-writing (plus useful guitar and mandocello playing) and the Phil Beer’s astounding multi-instrumentalism have assured them a place in the [...]

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‘The Ballad of England’ concert announced

September 25, 2009

Celebrating a project that started with the work of Cecil Sharpe and continues today, the English Folk Dance and Song Society, along with The Magpie’s Nest, will be staging a concert on the 22nd October called The Ballad of Britain.

In 1903, early-twentieth century folk song collector Cecil Sharp began a decade-long journey to collect folk [...]

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Album Review: Uam – Julie Fowlis

September 22, 2009

Uam
I remember the day that Julie Fowlis burst into my consciousness, watching her mesmerising performance at Cambridge Folk Festival following the release of her second album Cuilidh. I had a passing acquaintance with ‘mouth music’ but when combined with her performance abilities and a fantastic band it really was something special. Hùg air a’ Bhonhaid [...]

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Album Review – Hyperboreans

September 18, 2009

Hyperboreans
I first saw Jackie Oates live with Rachel Unthank and the Wintersets at Shrewsbury Folk Festival – her unique voice and fiddle playing made an impact then and I picked up her first, self-titled
, album there and then. Her development as an artist over the last four years since then is even more apparent on [...]

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Album review – Sarah Jarosz

September 16, 2009

Song Up in Her Head
Along with the current folk revival we have over here in the UK there is a similar movement going on right now in the US with countless new younger bluegrass bands and artists. The newest débutante is eighteen-year-old Texan Sarah Jarosz. As well as an impressive songwriter (she wrote 9 of [...]

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