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[…]
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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[…]
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Looking Back Before Looking Forward: Derby Folk Festival 2018
It’s been a little while and Derby Folk Festival 2018 has come and gone.. in fact, as of writing it is 2019 and there is a new year ahead! We are pretty certain plans are[…]
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Rachael McShane – “When All is Still” Album Review
Released 10 Aug 2018 Rachael Mcshane has trekked through the valleys of folk music theatre with her star turn as Susannah, a new mother fighting through hardship on a boat to Australia in “The Transports”,[…]
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Robert Lane – Only a Flight Away – Review
Released 27th April 2018 With “Only a Flight Away” there is a gear change from the “Country Lane” to the “Highway Lane”. Working and skillfully taking influences from all round this is an artist who[…]
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Underneath the Stars 2018: Barnsley’s Further Foray into Folk
Underneath the Stars is a festival of celebration of Yorkshire’s music scene and the grand tradition of Kate Rusby, but more importantly it is an olive branch, nay, an olive tree that gives a platform[…]
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An Auspicious Beginning in the Sun – Beardy Folk Festival 2018 – 21st-23rd June 2018
An auspicious beginning in the sun, Beardy brings the breadth of bigger festivals to you in a space which is convenient, friendly and relaxed Like when the blacksmith’s hammer is at it’s hottest, June this[…]
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Underneath the Stars 2018- Interviews #2 Jack Rutter, L-R, Estbel, Kizzy Crawford and Midnight Skyracer
Hi all. Ahead of the “Underneath the Stars” Festival 2018 (running 20-22 July), as fans of folk music and the wider spectrum of folky related things, we spoke to a number of artists leading up[…]
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Underneath the Stars 2018- Interviews #1 Pitou, Howlin’ Rick & The Rocketeers, Melrose Quartet, John Metcalfe and Maya Youssef
Underneath the Stars 20-22 July 2018 https://underthestarsfest.co.uk/ Hi all. We hope the sun has brought some joy to your weeks and a smile to your face! We are back after spending much time at the Beardy[…]
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Beardy Folk Festival 2018 – Artist Interviews – Part #2
Aloha! The time is very close indeed for the first-of-it’s-name “Beardy Folk Festival” down in Cleobury Mortimer. As I keep bleating about, there is an astonishing array of artists from the folk tradition there, quite[…]
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