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David Rotheray: The Life of Birds | CD review

5019 days ago
Guardian Music(Proper)Formerly guitarist with the Beautiful South, Rotheray has recruited a veritable flock of vocalists to sing a solo debut strewn with jaunty ornithological conceits. Its best songs, however, are pensive chamber-pop. "Almost Beautiful", deftly d... more info

Folk legend Nic Jones returns to the stage after 28 years

5022 days ago
Guardian MusicSinger delights fans with surprise appearance at Sidmouth Folk Festival event celebrating his musicAfter an absence of 28 years, one of the great names of British folk music made a surprise and emotional return to the stage today.Nic Jones, a huge in... more info

Folk music is hip again

5027 days ago
Guardian MusicOften dismissed as parochial, this music is celebrated at festivals, awards ceremonies and on TV. But where does itĀ comeĀ from, asks Rob Young"The unconscious music of the folk has all the marks of fine art: that it is wholly free from the taint of ... more info

Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson: Gift, CD review

5029 days ago
The TelegraphIn her 70th year, Norma Waterson is still one of the greatest living singers on these islands from any genre. Rating: * * * * * more info

F&M playlist

5043 days ago
Guardian MusicOur music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPrince Future Soul Song Prince's giveaway album 20Ten isn't a classic, but contains enough to remind long-suffering fans why they love him. This FX-laden slow jam wouldn't s... more info

Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson: Gift | CD review

5049 days ago
Guardian Music(Topic)The daughter-and-mother team of Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson have sung and recorded before, often with the family group Waterson:Carthy, but this is the first time that these award-winning pioneers of the folk revival have released an album... more info

Norma Waterson and Eliza Carthy on their first mother-and-daughter album

5050 days ago
Guardian MusicNorma Waterson and Eliza Carthy are part of British folk music royalty, and as they release their first album as a mother-and-daughter duo, they talk to Jude RogersIt's a Saturday morning in Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, and the sun shines thr... more info

Folk stars join Dave Rotheray debut solo album including Eliza Carthy, Bella Hardy...

5058 days ago
AltsoundsAcclaimed and much-loved songwriter David Rotheray releases his first solo album 'The Life Of Birds' in August. Although it features a whole host of performers, 'The Life Of Birds' is entirely Rotheray's record, a series of autumnal, rustic reflectio... more info

monday afternoon updates

5067 days ago
Totally Fuzzyinfinite fool said... At Infinite Foolishness: Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman & Jay Lane - 4/16/10, Wanee Music Festival, Live Oak, FL 7 Walkers - 4/17/10, Old Settler's Music Festival, Driftwood, TX http://infinitefool.blogspot.com Pinhead said... Red Re... more info

Jim Moray: In Modern History | CD review

5070 days ago
Guardian Music(NIAG)Jim Moray has calmed down, just a little. After shaking up the English folk scene with his laptop, electric guitar and mastery of one-man technology, he moved on to mix traditional themes with African influences and hip-hop on Low Culture, the ... more info

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