16
Sep
Templecombe
byby Jon
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Templecombe by The Grizzly Folk This train divides at Salisbury And heads on down to Templecombe Sometimes when I feel cut adrift I wonder if...
11
Jun
Rachael McShane: The Grizzly Folk interview
byby Jon Wilks
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Rachael McShane was the only female member of folk phenomenon, Bellowhead. You probably knew that. If you never saw Bellowhead live or on the TV,...
07
Jun
There Was an Old Man Came Over the Sea [Roud 362] | Folk From the Attic
byby Jon Wilks
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Here’s a great one for fans of traditional folk that love to see how songs change from place to place. Like many modern listeners, I...
01
Jun
The Gift Band Interview: Eliza Carthy on Norma Waterson, working at The Globe and Martin Carthy’s new version of ‘Scarborough Fair’
byby Jon Wilks
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It’s a big weekend for folk music, especially if you’re in London and you’ve got a thing about The Watersons. On Friday, The Gift Band...
30
May
The Brave Dudley Boys [Roud 1131] | Folk from the Attic
byby Jon Wilks
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This post is as much a tribute to one man as it is as history of ‘The Brave Dudley Boys’. The more you delve deeper...
04
May
Matthew Crampton: The Transports & Human Cargo – storytelling without borders
byby Jon Wilks
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I have a kind of modus operandi here on The Grizzly Folk blog. It was created to explore the world of traditional folk music and,...
02
May
Are the rumours of a Morris dancing revival to be believed? Will Pound says it’s time to get your clogs on
byby Jon Wilks
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If The Guardian is correct in its assertions, the Morris is making a comeback. Maybe it’s because yesterday was Mayday and, for a few brief hours...
27
Apr
5 to try: British folk songs chosen by British folk singers (plus extras from Martin Carthy) – pt 3
byby Jon Wilks
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Typical, isn’t it? You sit around months waiting for another selection of traditional British folk songs to try, and then seven turn up at once....
17
Apr
Adieu, Adieu [Roud 490] | Folk from the Attic
byby Jon Wilks
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In investigating Birmingham songs, I’ve come to realise that two source singers in particular stand out. Perhaps the most widely known was Cecilia Costello, a...
15
Apr
Iona Fyfe on Scottish folk music: carrying the tradition onwards
byby Jon Wilks
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Iona Fyfe is sitting in a cafe in Glasgow, desperately trying to get her Skype to behave. “I’m a terrible example of a Millennial,” she...