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Folk/roots/acoustic music in the UK
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Mercury awards
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I did promise myself and everyone else that I wouldn't return to the subject of Rachel Unthank & The Winterset's rise to popularity - but the news that they have been nominated as the annual token folkies for this year's Mercury award is just too much. I accept that I am the one marching out of step.... more »
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ANN: Wadebridge Folk Festival Latest Press Release
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WADEBRIDGE FOLK FESTIVAL 2008 Following the great success of the last-minute Wadebridge Folk Weekend in 2007, The Wadebridge Folk Festival will take place over the August bank holiday in 2008. The festival, which has been organised by Hobgoblin Music will feature some of the South West's best and most popular artists and... more »
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Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads - why wasn't I told HEADS UP!
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While working on the Pirates of the Carribean films, director Gore Verbinski and his star Johnny Depp became fascinated with the lore and fable of the pirates and sailors who ran the high seas before the days of upright tray-tables and airsick bags. Not too far behind was Hal Willner, who quickly joined into the mix, dragging a very impressive... more »
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Folk Day at the Proms
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The evening concert (Bella Hardy, Martin Simpson, and Bellowhead) can be seen again on the BBC iPlayer at [link] until next Sunday (27th July) - and very good it was/is too!
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Signwriter Joe
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Woke in the night with a half-remembered rhyme running through my head! I heard it only once at a Cheddar Folk Day longer ago than I care to admit, and in order to convey I've had to make up the bits in brackets (at least). Question: Who wrote it, I have a name something like John Alders(l)edge lurking in the mists, and how did the original go?... more »
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Folk Proms
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Anybody see this on BBC4 last night? I recorded it but it over-ran so I missed the end. Bella Hardy with Chris Sherburn and Corrina Hewatt Martin Simpson Bellowhead All three were good in different ways, though with Bella and Bellowhead, I got the feeling that it would have been better to be there. Martin was brilliant anyway and finished with a great Chris... more »
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What! No reaction to the Folk Prom?
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I caught a little of the start of it - Bella Hardy? Not impressed, I thought it rather dreary and felt she didn't carry off the singing while playing violin thing particularly well (OK - I compare such things to Nancy Kerr, so my standards are quite high but if you are going to do it, then you have to do it well, IMHO).... more »
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Licensing - New inquiry announced!
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The following From Hamish Birchall In a surprise move, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee today announced its own public inquiry into the effects of the Licensing Act 2003 (see full announcement below). Note that this is NOT the 'full public consultation' promised by the government on new exemptions within the Act for 'low risk... more »
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Licensing - Consultation delayed?
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The following from Hamish Birchall On 7th May, in response to a written question by Liberal Democrat peer Tim Clement Jones (HL3291), Lord Davies of Oldham suggested that the government's public consultation on licensing exemptions for low risk gigs would be carried out 'by the summer'. The summer will be over in a few weeks, and there is no sign that this... more »
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