As promised, here’s some background to ‘The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act’. Unfortunately, there’s not nearly as much info here as there was…
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Part of the fascination I have for traditional folk songs is the way in which they humble the singer. As a singer/songwriter, I spent years…
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Before we get started, you can read more about The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act (the song itself) by clicking here. The Trial of Bill Burn Under Martin’s Act includes…
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On June 9th, I took the Midlife songs back to Brum. Performing at Kitchen Garden Cafe, I was delighted to see folk writer and presenter,…
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‘Poverty Knock’ is nothing short of a classic. I first heard it while painstakingly trying to pick it out on a piano, struggling to read…
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The second song on the digi-single I released this month is a weird little thing from Hartlepool. Who Hung The Monkey deals with the tale of the monkey…
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Yep, you read that title correctly. I remember sitting in the library at Cecil Sharp House with a friend of mine, back when I started…
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A quiet and unassuming man, it’s hard to reconcile the chap who sidles up to us with the boisterous youngster in those classic Top of the Pops re-runs.…
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PREFER CDS? ORDER THE CD FROM BANDCAMP TODAY ‘Midlife’ is a collection of traditional and music hall songs and tunes from around Birmingham and the…
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