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Tag: English Folk music

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Artist Profiles: Richard Thompson

Angel Romero May 4, 2019 No Comments English Folk musicfolk-rockRichard ThompsonUnited Kingdom

Richard Thompson was born April 3, 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, London. He has consistently set songwriting and performance standards others aspire to. He has…

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Artist Profiles: Andrew Cronshaw

Angel Romero February 15, 2019 1 Comment Andrew CronshawEnglish Folk musicUnited Kingdomworld music

Andrew Cronshaw was born April 18, 1949 in Lancashire, United Kingdom. He is known for both his music and his writing. His writing appeared frequently…

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Artist Profiles: Tarras

Angel Romero December 20, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicEnglish Folk musicTarras

The five members of Tarras hailed from the Border country between England and Scotland. While young in age at the time of their first recording…

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Fairport Convention Releases 35th Anniversary Live Set

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2017 No Comments English Folk musicFairport Convention

Legendary English Folk music band Fairport Convention has released a 2CD+DVD set titled 35th Anniversary Concert. The audio and video were recorded during Fairport Convention’s…

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English Instrumental Folk Band Leveret Releases Inventions

World Music Central News Room September 17, 2017 No Comments English Folk musicLeveret

  Renowned English folk band Leveret has a new album titled Inventions on Rootbeat Records. The lineup includes Sam Sweeney on fiddle, Andy Cutting on…

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Artist Profiles: Lau

Angel Romero July 7, 2017 No Comments Celtic musicEnglish Folk musicLauScotlandScottish music

Lau is a trio made up of fiddler Aidan O’Rourke, accordion-player Martin Green and Kris Drever who plays guitar and sings in the group. Aidan…

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Artist profiles: Kathryn Tickell

Angel Romero July 2, 2017 1 Comment bagpipeEnglish Folk musicKathryn TickellUnited Kingdom

Kathryn Tickell was born in 1967. Her roots are in the North Tyne Valley of Northumberland where many of her relatives still play traditional music.…

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Artist Profiles: Jez Lowe

Angel Romero June 25, 2017 No Comments English Folk musicJez LoweUnited Kingdom

Jez Lowe grew up in the coal mining village of Easington, England. He started to play guitar at the age of 10 and decided that…

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Artist Profiles: Ged Foley

Angel Romero June 18, 2017 No Comments bagpipeEnglish Folk musicGed FoleyUnited Kingdom

Ged (pronounced “Jed”) was born in County Durham in the North East of England. Ged is a superb guitarist, a singer of distinction with a…

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Artist Profiles: Emily Burridge

Angel Romero June 15, 2017 No Comments Emily BurridgeEnglish Folk musicprogressive rockworld music

Emily Burridge works internationally as a cellist (she started playing the cello at the age of five), singer, composer and producer. She usually collaborates with…

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