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Ian Anderson performing 'Jethro Tull - The Rock Opera' on US tour; Steeleye Span touring too (dates)

3499 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby Andrew Sacher Ian Anderson Ian Anderson, frontman and flautist for progressive rock legends Jethro Tull, is going on a US tour this fall performing his new "Jethro Tull" rock opera, which is based off of the English agricultural inventor... more info

Festivals guide 2012 listings: folk & world

4547 days ago
Guardian MusicFor roots and world music goodness, here are the best events out there this summerAcoustic Festival Of BritainWhen 25-27 MayWhere Uttoxeter Racecourse, StaffordshireWhat Folk, rock, blues, guitar, bluegrass and countryWho The Animals, the MoveHow muc... more info

Readers recommend: anti-Christmas songs – results

4709 days ago
Guardian MusicCrying at Christmas, pulling a pistol on Santa, doing something unspeakable to a snowman. Here is your idea of jingle hellHo ho ho? No, no, no. This week's been a catalogue of misanthropy, self-loathing and seasonal ill-will. I can't say I didn't ask... more info

Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention Live in '71 on a Beach

4761 days ago
WFMU's Beware of the BlogReally 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

Cool culture in the country

4841 days ago
Guardian MusicYou 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

Sandy Denny joins Fairport

4892 days ago
Guardian MusicMay 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

Martin Carthy: Essential – review

4933 days ago
Guardian Music(Topic)The problem with this compilation is the title. Of course it's essential that the 70th birthday of the English folk scene's great singer, guitarist and enthusiast should be celebrated with a major retrospective. But it's equally essential that... more info

Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll

4940 days ago
Guardian MusicFamily car journeys are where musical seeds are sown. We revelled in the Gnu Song, the Bee Song and Bernard Cribbins's Right Said FredMy parents headed back to Lancashire after the Easter weekend, and as they left I gave them a pile of records for th... more info

Notes and queries: From Tasers to choc cake – what every time-traveller should carry; Argus – Wishbone Ash's finest hour; The mighty atoms

4984 days ago
Guardian MusicFrom Tasers to choc cake – what every time-traveller should carry; Argus – Wishbone Ash's finest hour; The mighty atomsWhat one object should time-travellers take with them to prehistoric times to amaze, pacify or otherwise control any "humans" ... more info

saturday noon updates

5029 days ago
Totally FuzzySakalli said... Grobschnitt - Die Grobschnitt Story 3, History of Solar Music 2 (@320) Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks 07 (Live 1974) (@256) http://www.sakalli.info Radio Free Wohlman said... Transmission 1211 Let's rock beneath the waves in our cha... more info

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