INTRODUCTION Bursting on to the Sheffield theatre scene comes “Soonchild”, a play from the Red Earth Theatre Company which is adapted from a book by Russell Hoban. It is a story of the environment and the value within it, as a whole it is based on Inuit mythology. Red Earth is an organisation based in […]
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Reg Meuross – 12 Silk Handkerchiefs (album review)
Let us turn to Reg Meuross and his new album and project “12 Silk Handkerchiefs”. Constructed and composed alongside Brian W Lavery (who is the author of “The Headscarf Revolutionaries: Lillian Bilocca and the Hull Triple-Trawler Disaster); the album is a remembrance of the great Hull fishing tragedies of 1968 (of which there were three […]
Village Folk – Trials of Cato: Welsh Folk Heralds – 06-04-19
Time moves on and once again we return to Village Folk in Chellaston to see what folk wonders are in store at the Lawns Hotel. For those not yet acquainted in South Derbyshire, Village Folk is a consistently welcoming, entertaining and inclusive folk-gig night that takes place once a month. Without fail they attract big, […]
Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival Interviews #5 Michele Stodart
Ahead of performing at this year’s Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival, taking place from 10 to 12 May, we were delighted to have interview, in partnership with “Last Night I Dreamt of…”, talented solo artist, singer-songwriter and member of the Mercury Prize nominated Magic Numbers, Michele Stodart. Q: For those who haven’t come across you […]
Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival Interviews #4 Katie Spencer
Ahead of performing at this year’s Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival, taking place from 10 to 12 May, we were delighted to have interview, in partnership with “Last Night I Dreamt Of…”, 21 year old singer song writer Katie Spencer. Q. For those who haven’t come across you before, please tell us about yourself? I […]
Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival Interviews #3 Birds and the Beasts
Ahead of performing at this year’s Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival, taking place from 10 to 12 May, we were delighted to have interview, in partnership with “Last Night I Dreamt Of…”, Leo and Anna from alternative pop/folk duo Birds and the Beasts. Q. How did Birds and the Beasts come about and where did […]
Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival Interviews #2 Merry Hell
Ahead of performing at this year’s Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival, taking place from 10 to 12 May, we were delighted to interview, in partnership with Folk Phenomena, the folk rock sensation that is Merry Hell. Q. For those who haven’t come across Merry Hell tell us more about yourselves and how you came about? […]
Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival Interviews #1 Kathryn Williams
Interview – Kathryn Williams Alongside our diligent reviewing partners “Last Night I Dream of..” we have the exception pleasure of bringing you a series of interviews with folk and roots artists coming to the jewel of West Yorkshire, Hebden Bridge ahead of the Hebden Bridge Folk Roots Festival (running from 10 to 12 May) Our […]
Village Folk – Miranda Sykes 09-03-19
Hi all, We are sure there are more than one or two Show of Hands fans out there. After all, anyone who enjoys folk of the rock-heavy kind with a side of introspective political lyrics and powerhouse anthems are bound to have heard of these influential artists, especially through the very different folk scene in […]
Ruth Notman & Sam Kelly’s “Changeable Heart”
Photos by Redwood Photography 2019 is with us, and with it comes the next wheel of folk that propels it’s artists up and into the sun for the year to come. First in our more regular series of album reviews we would like to cast our eye over a new pairing of Ruth Notman & […]