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by blueestaiPosted on5th June 20185th June 2018Acoustic2 Comments on Hebden Bridge Folk and Roots Festival 2018 – What you missed

Hebden Bridge Folk and Roots Festival 2018 – What you missed

Hi I hope everyone’s good and enjoying the sun! So it’s been a few weeks since the Hebden Bridge Folk and Roots Festival, where the…

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by blueestaiPosted on1st August 20171st August 2017Dark FolkLeave a comment on Better Late Than Never: The Dovetail Trio at Village Folk, Chellaston, Derbyshire – May 2017

Better Late Than Never: The Dovetail Trio at Village Folk, Chellaston, Derbyshire – May 2017

Ahoy! Circumstances all over the place and a packed schedule of festivals has meant that I am on the folk treadmill to returning to writing…

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by blueestaiPosted on25th March 201725th March 2017Dark FolkLeave a comment on Harp and a Monkey @ Village Folk – 25th February

Harp and a Monkey @ Village Folk – 25th February

Once again I was released from the steel gates of Sheffield and able to descend the long-winding roads to Derbyshire. There I went to see…

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by blueestaiPosted on31st October 201631st October 2016BritishLeave a comment on Halloween Video of the Week – Lady Maisery’s – The Crow on the Cradle

Halloween Video of the Week – Lady Maisery’s – The Crow on the Cradle

Boo! It’s Halloween, Samhain, All Saint’s Eve or any other permeation of word to describe this fantastic time of year and to get in the…

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by blueestaiPosted on20th September 20161st October 2016BritishLeave a comment on South Yorkshire FRW Music Festival – Sep 2016: Said The Maiden

South Yorkshire FRW Music Festival – Sep 2016: Said The Maiden

Authentic energy brought to dark, traditional numbers and original work. http://www.saidthemaiden.co.uk/   Admittedly one of the two acts that drew me to the the new festival in…

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by blueestaiPosted on5th September 20165th September 2016Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on Jenny Sturgeon’s “From the Skein” Album Review

Jenny Sturgeon’s “From the Skein” Album Review

A good debut album that effectively conveys Sturgeon’s love of history. A balance exists as wide myth collides with shared Scots history; brilliance flickers in some of…

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by blueestaiPosted on1st August 201617th August 2016Album/EP ReviewsLeave a comment on KARA – Some Other Shore – “a deep thematic album of tragedy and triumph” – review

KARA – Some Other Shore – “a deep thematic album of tragedy and triumph” – review

Released June 2016 KARA return with another excellent album called “Some Other Shore” (their debut was also nautical sounding, “Waters So Deep”). The particularities that…

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