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Tag Archives: English folk music
Claire Mann and Aaron Jones’ Secret Orders
Claire Mann and Aaron Jones are both English by birth, Mann from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Jones from Poole on the south coast. Both have been playing for many years with various groups and musicians, and have gained a reputation for their … Continue reading
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Bob Fox’s Borrowed Moments
Bob Fox has made two of my favourite albums from the last half decade, the brilliant Dreams Never Leave You, backed by members of Fairport Convention, and as a member of the Hush, a jazzy outfit performing songs from Northumbria … Continue reading
Martin Simpson’s The Bramble Briar
This album will go down in history. You won’t believe how good it is! If ever there was an album that makes me, and probably loads of others, want to go out and burn my guitar, this is it. I … Continue reading
Yardarm Offa’s Once Upon a Winters Night
For the benefit of those outside of the UK, let me introduce to you Yardarm Offa. Originally known as Yardarm, from Wrexham in North Wales, they are John Evans, vocals, six-string guitar, and electric bass; Goff Jones, vocals, 12 string … Continue reading
Waterson:Carthy’s Dark Light
I normally have great respect for the works of the Carthy household. However, on first listening to Dark Light I was slightly disappointed. I was a little concerned that maybe they had lost their way a little with this one. … Continue reading
The Watersons’ Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs
For a few decades The Watersons were the first family of British folk music, and it all started with Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs. First released in 1965, it changed British folk music forever. It … Continue reading
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Various artists’ The Acoustic Folk Box
Big Earl Sellar wrote this review. I’ve always had the view that compilations come in two shades: the first are uniform releases that stand as a cohesive whole; the second are generalist overviews, with listenable and skippable tracks. This four … Continue reading
Various artists’ Three Score & Ten: A Voice to the People: 70 Years of the Oldest Independent Record Label in Great Britain
I worked in a record store in the early 70s – quite a progressive record store, actually. Although it was part of a local chain, our manager assigned each of her staff to focus on a style of music with … Continue reading
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Devin Hoff’s Voices From the Empty Moor (Songs of Anne Briggs)
I only know a little about Anne Briggs, which means I know a lot more about her than most people. I’m a fan sort of around the edges of British folk music, which in my case means I know some … Continue reading
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Chester Folk Festival, May 2006
Although it is called the Chester Folk Festival, this event is held 10 miles outside of Chester in the quite picturesque village of Kelsall. As festivals go, Chester Festival may not be biggest, but it must surely take the prize … Continue reading