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.…
Artist profiles: Kathryn Tickell
Tag: English Folk music
Artist Profiles: Jez Lowe
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…
Artist Profiles: Ged Foley
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…
Artist Profiles: Emily Burridge
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…
Artist Profiles: The Imagined Village
The Imagined Village is a project led by Grammy Award winning musician and producer Simon Emmerson. Simon is also a founding member of the groundbreaking…
Artist Profiles: Martin Carthy
Martin Carthy is one of the greatest artists of contemporary British music. He is regarded as one of the finest singers and interpreters of…
Artist Profiles: Eliza Carthy
Eliza Carthy is one of the leading artists in the UK’s folk music movement. She has absorbed a rich tapestry of traditional sounds and reinvented…
Artist Profiles: Kate Rusby
English folk singer Kate Rusby has been played on mainstream radio and established a loyal following among people who’d previously stated they didn’t like folk…
Artist Profiles: Bellowhead
Bellowhead was a dynamic, 11-piece band combining the traditional skills of John Spiers, Jon Boden, Benji Kirkpatrick, Paul Sartin, Rachael McShane and Giles Lewin with…
British Publication fRoots Announces The 31st Annual fRoots Critics Poll 2016 Nominees
British magazine fRoots has announced the Album of the Year nominees in the areas of what they describe as folk, roots and world music. The…