Alice Wylde - Songs Of Old Appalachia
Alice was born and raised as one of eight children in the heart of West Virginia, the only state completely within the Appalachian Mountain range. She spent 43 years of her life living up the same holler, until she made the move to England. She learned many songs from her mother and from folks in the local area and has sung them all her life.
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Dave Townsend & Gill Redmond - New Road To Alston
Songs and tunes with concertina and cello
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Lauren McCormick - On Bluestockings
Lauren McCormick is making waves on the folk scene with her live trio line up, weaving traditional and contemporary song with original tunes and intricate arrangements.
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Maggie Boyle - Won't You Come Away
Maggie Boyle is an exceptional traditional singer. Through her ballads, old and new, she continues the tradition of music and torytelling passed down through her Irish heritage.
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Chris Sarjeant - Heirlooms
In popular usage, an heirloom is something, perhaps an antique or some kind of jewelry, that has been passed down for generations through family members. In a reasonably short time, Chris has built a strong reputation as a live performer, appearing at a number of the country’s leading folk clubs and venues, in addition to this, Chris has worked as a performer for several years as part of leading music charity Live Music Now and is in high demand in London where he lives, as a teacher, most recently tutoring in folk performance at Goldsmith’s College.
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Andover Museum Loft Singers - The Bedmaking
The Andover Museum Loft Singers are a community choir based in Andover, Hampshire. The choir was formed in 1996 and sings unaccompanied harmony arrangements of local and other English Folk Music.
Music arranged and conducted by Paul Sartin
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Short Sharp Shanties Vol 3
This is the third and final CD which records the repertoire of John Short – a.k.a. Yankee Jack – of Watchet, Somerset in England’s West Country, who, in 1914, gave the folk-song collector Cecil Sharp nearly sixty shanties, several in early rare versions.
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Keith Kendrick & Sylvia Needham - Well Dressed
Keith and Sylvia sing mainly English traditional and traditionally influenced contemporary songs and work extensively all over the UK, Europe and beyond with collectively over 80 years performing experience.
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Jeff Warner - Long Time Travelling
Jeff Warner is among the nation’s foremost performer/interpreters of traditional music. His songs from the lumber camps, fishing villages and mountain tops of America connect 21st century audiences with the everyday lives–and artistry–of 19th century Americans. “Providing more than just rich entertainment, Jeff will leave you with a deeper appreciation of the land you live in” (Caffé Lena, Saratoga, NY). His songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, bring us the latest news from the distant past.
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Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer - Stones On The Ground
More music and song from these two favourites!
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