Martin Simpson is considered one of the finest finger pickers and slide players of Great Britain. His live performances alternate between great subtlety and ‘feel’…
Artist Profiles: Martin Simpson
Tag: English Folk music
Artist Profiles: Richard Thompson
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…
Artist Profiles: Andrew Cronshaw
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…
Artist Profiles: Tarras
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…
Fairport Convention Releases 35th Anniversary Live Set
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…
English Instrumental Folk Band Leveret Releases Inventions
Renowned English folk band Leveret has a new album titled Inventions on Rootbeat Records. The lineup includes Sam Sweeney on fiddle, Andy Cutting on…
Artist Profiles: Lau
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…
Artist profiles: Kathryn Tickell
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: 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…