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Ian Campbell

4360 days ago

Guardian Music — Leading singer in the British folk revivalIan Campbell, who has died from cancer aged 79, was a leading singer in the British folk revival of the 1960s, and one of only a few folk artists to have had a song in the singles charts. His group's recordin... more info

Readers recommend: songs about clothes – results

4492 days ago

Guardian Music — From handbags and gladrags to white socks and flip flops, here are your sartorial soundsLast week's call for songs about clothes prompted some winning styles, after a lot of rummaging around for forgotten rags and prized combos.Clothes are of course ... more info

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Old music: Fairport Convention – Si Tu Dois Partir

4541 days ago

Guardian Music — Faiport Conventions' first, light-hearted hit offered few clues that they would reinvent English folk musicI first heard this song on Tony Blackburn's Radio 1 show, in the days when it was just beginning to dawn on me that there was music out there b... more info

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Hedy West: Ballads and Songs from the Appalachians – review

4841 days ago

Guardian Music — (Fellside) Hedy West was one of the great American stars of the 60s folk revival. Born in Georgia, the daughter of a union organiser who worked with mining communities, she sang mining songs, epic narrative ballads, children's songs and country tunes... more info

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Sandy Denny joins Fairport

4891 days ago

Guardian Music — May 1968: Number 28 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of world and folk musicThe catalyst for Fairports' transmutation from Dylan covers band to founders of English folk rock, Denny brought to the group a soaring voice and the riches ... more info

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Martin Carthy 70th Birthday Concert – review

4921 days ago

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonMartin Carthy may have influenced Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and become a British folk legend, but he has always been an easy-going, modest performer, and that wasn't going to change just because he is about to turn 70. He s... more info

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Martin Carthy: 'I'm not interested in heritage: this stuff is alive' | Interview

4951 days ago

Guardian Music — On the eve of his 70th birthday, the singer and guitarist Martin Carthy talks about tradition, family – and why subversion is at the heart of English folk musicThe cliff walk along North Yorkshire's wild, wonderful coastline is at last lined with p... more info

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Fairport Convention: Festival Bell – review

4960 days ago

Guardian Music — (Matty Grooves)Up in the tower of St Mary's church in the Oxfordshire village of Cropredy, there's a bell inscribed with the name of the pioneering folk-rock band who run one of the best music festivals in farmland nearby. Funded by fans, the story ... more info

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Pete Coe: Backbone – review

5072 days ago

Guardian Music — (Backshift Music)Pete Coe may never have received the same recognition as many of his veteran contemporaries, or the new generation of folk heroes, but he has played a major role in the British folk club scene ever since he became a professional musi... more info

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Beryl Marriott obituary

5194 days ago

Guardian Music — Pianist with an enduring influence on the British folk sceneOn 30 July, just as the 56th Sidmouth folk festival in Devon was getting under way, Beryl Marriott, the festival's former music director, died aged 81. One member of Beryl's band at the seve... more info

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Old music: Fairport Convention – Si Tu Dois Partir

Hedy West: Ballads and Songs from the Appalachians – review

Sandy Denny joins Fairport

Martin Carthy 70th Birthday Concert – review

Martin Carthy: 'I'm not interested in heritage: this stuff is alive' | Interview

Fairport Convention: Festival Bell – review

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