Category: Folk music writing
27
Jan
The amazing tale of Daria Kulesh’s Long Lost Home
byby Jon Wilks
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Sit ye down, weary internet traveller, for I bring to you a tale of epic proportions. In the first weeks of this blog’s existence, I interviewed...
24
Jan
Eliza Carthy and the Wayward Band – Big Machine (album review)
byby Jon Wilks
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There’s a sense among reviewers of Big Machine, Eliza Carthy’s new album on Topic Records, that this collection marks the artist’s coming of age moment....
23
Jan
David Suff on the future of Topic Records and answering the eternal question: what exactly IS folk music?
byby Jon Wilks
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Pitching up at Normafest a few weeks ago, David Suff was one of the first faces we spotted in main hall. With his exceptional beard...
08
Jan
Normafest 2017 in pictures and videos
byby Jon Wilks
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Normafest 2017 took place at Whitby Pavilion, January 6-8, 2017. Sadly, Norma Waterson was too ill to attend, as was guest star, Richard Hawley. However,...
26
Dec
Hard Times of Old England | Folk From the Attic
byby Jon Wilks
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Something of a Greatest Hit, as far as folk songs go, “Hard Times of Old England” has been sung by everybody and anybody, from Martin...
23
Dec
Night visiting songs: soggy tales of saucy silliness
byby Jon Wilks
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On a visit to the Cecil Sharp House library earlier this month, I came across a rather wonderful book called The Sounds of History: Songs and Social...
12
Dec
Ange Hardy: What May You Do For The JAM? | Folk Song Stories
byby Jon Wilks
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One of the reasons I started the blog aspect of The Grizzly Folk website is that I’m fascinated by the stories that sit behind many...
01
Dec
Where has all the wassailing gone?
byby Jon Wilks
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Not enough wassailing is done in this day and age, in my opinion. It’s a lost talent, overdue a comeback, and this year I intend...
15
Nov
Graham Coxon: ‘This isn’t a folky album’
byby Jon Wilks
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I interviewed Graham Coxon, a huge hero of mine, for Time Out in 2009. At the time, Graham was promoting The Spinning Top, an album that owed...