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Cool culture in the country

5369 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

Hedy West: Ballads and Songs from the Appalachians – review

5370 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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Richard Thompson announces tour (dates)

5373 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — British folk troubadour Richard Thompson, an original member of the pivotal folk rock group Fairport Convention, one half of a more intimate duo with his now-ex-wife Linda Thompson, and a prolific solo artist, is going on an extensive North... more info

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Cambridge folk festival – review

5373 days ago

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, Cambridge"I don't know if sex is allowed at Cambridge. Is it?" Thousands of fans in foldable chairs and floral headbands cheer their reply."Oh good," Richard Thompson says, before launching into Johnny's Far Away, his 2007 ode to ... more info

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Battlefield Band: Line-Up – review

5391 days ago

Guardian Music — (Temple Records)Founded over 40 years ago in the Glasgow suburb of Battlefield, this band is one of the great institutions of the Scottish music scene. They are famous for their experiments, mixing pipes and fiddle with guitar, piano, whistle and cit... more info

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Fredrik - Flora (album stream)

5392 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — The Swedish experimental pop outfit Fredrik grew out a collaboration between multi-instrumentalist Fredrik and singer Lindefelt, both of whom also worked together in an indie electronic duo named the LK. As Fredrik, they carved out a genre-bending s... more info

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Janelle Monáe wants second concept album to be listeners' 'drug of choice'

5418 days ago

Guardian Music — The acclaimed R&B singer behind The ArchAndroid has promised to take her music to 'another level'Janelle Monáe has begun work on a new record, another concept album with even "bigger ideas" than her debut, The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III), which ... more info

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Hell, Bell and evangelism | Andrew Brown

5468 days ago

Guardian Music — A controversial American preacher, accused of denying the truth of eternal damnation, turns out to be a wonderful performerThe last time I had been to the Cambridge Corn Exchange it was to see Richard Thompson, so the American evangelical Rob Bell m... more info

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