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Levon Helm

4933 days ago
Guardian Music — Drummer with the Band whose career stretched in many other directions has died of cancer aged 71A shorthand way of describing Levon Helm, who has died of cancer aged 71, would be as the drummer with the Band. This would have made him eminent enough, ... more info
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Old music: The Daily Flash – Jack of Diamonds

4970 days ago
Guardian Music — These 60s psych-rockers play a winning hand with their take on a traditional Texas gambling songBuried among the military bands and trad jazz in my Dad's record collection were one or two gems, notably a number of Lonnie Donegan 78s, perhaps the best... more info
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Old music: Matthews Southern Comfort – Woodstock

5026 days ago
Guardian Music — The second best Fairport Convention singer secured a UK No 1 only to move on, leaving solo success behindWas it for only three weeks in autumn 1970 that Matthews Southern Comfort topped the UK chart with their cover version of Joni Mitchell's song ab... more info
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Old Music: The Incredible String Band – The Hedgehog Song

5030 days ago
Guardian Music — The psych-folk pioneers stand as a reminder of a period of incredible creativity in British musicDespite a recent reissue series, and a revival of interest that has seen younger musicians starting to offer tribute, the Incredible String Band remain o... more info
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Johnny Silvo

5037 days ago
Guardian Music — Entertainer and singer who rode the crest of the folk revival of the 60s and 70sJohnny Silvo, who has died of cancer aged 75, was a singer and entertainer who performed in British folk clubs for more than 45 years. His wide-ranging repertoire, which ... more info
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The Albion Christmas Band: A Sound in the Frosty Air – review

5052 days ago
Guardian Music — (Rooksmere)Despite the title, this is not just an album of carols but a varied selection of (mostly) wintry songs performed by a four-piece that features two celebrated veterans of the English folk scene. Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol were found... more info
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DJ Handi's Archive Picks: Handi Hears The Singers, The King, And Shuts Up!

5079 days ago
WFMU's Beware of the Blog — In a half hour, I heard two radically different but excellent female singers. Irene Trudel played Sandy Denny singing a demo of "Who Knows Where The Time Goes," which Denny sang in completed form on Fairport Convention's Unhalfbrickling in 1969..... more info
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The Woodbine & Ivy Band: The Woodbine & Ivy Band – review

5087 days ago
Guardian Music — (Folk Police)It starts with gently edgy backing and sturdy vocals from Fay Hield, and then suddenly the traditional favourite Spencer the Rover is transformed, with a startling, epic wash of sound in which trumpets are matched against pedal steel gui... more info
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Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention Live in '71 on a Beach

5112 days ago
WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Really ace footage of these two bands playing on Ainsdale beach in 1971 near Southport, England. More at this youtube channel, but I chose this particular clip for the jaunty lil jig Maddy Prior does toward the end. more info
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Cool culture in the country

5191 days ago
Guardian Music — You don't have to head to Britain's cities to find a clued-up crowd – there are some unlikely pockets of cool, from Anstruther to Frome and Nettlebed to Barrow-in-FurnessAnstruther, FifeThe small seaside village of Anstruther, 50 miles north of Edi... more info
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