Issue 145 - Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones, Kate Rusby, Carole & Alan Prior, Rattle On The Stovepipe Eryn Rae, 'There's A Hole In The Archives', 'The Resting Glass or A Parting Farewell', A Sisterhood In Ballads, The Cruel Mother, Tales From The Road - The Wilson Family, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 145 - More information
Issue 144 - Brid Harper, Doreen Henderson, Seamus O'Kane, The Oakham Poachers Stan Hugill, Golowan, Doxies, Buy-A-Brooms And The Rigs Of London Town, From Melodeon To Button Accordion, Important LT Announcement, Tales From The Road - Vic Smith, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 144 - More information
Issue 143 - The Gilchrist Collective, Barry Coope, North Sea Gas, Brian Hughes & Dave Sheridan Norma Waterson, Bogha Frois: Queer Voices In Folk, Jimmy Campbell, A Treasure Trove Of English Song, Corbies & Ravens, Tales From The Road - Tom Lewis, Transatlantic Connections, 2022 Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 143 - More information
Issue 142 - Kevin Henderson, Aidan Coffey, She Shanties, Recollections of Hamish Henderson Sorcha Costello, Ian Kearey, Folk Music in Birmingham 1972-76, The Ballad Of Tam Lin, The Coopers, Tales From The Road - Steve Heap, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 142 - More information
Issue 141 - Cara, The Hunch, Naomi Bedford, Jim McLean Marianne McAleer, Off The Rails, The Carol, The Carter & The Collectors, Crawtherdale Tales, Gone Offline?, Bromyard Folk Festival 2021, Back On The English Ceilidh Bandwagon, Tales From The Road - Lawrence Heath, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 141 - More information
Issue 140 - Ian Bruce, Carmel Gunning, Steve Ashley, Tony Hall, The Marsden Rattlers, Richard & Linda Thompson, Joe Derrane, John Kirkpatrick, Campfire Songs, In Search Of Mrs Saggs, Young Territorial, Tales From The Road - Paul Downes, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 140 - More information
Issue 139 - Martin Simpson, Damien O'Kane, Jock Duncan, Gatehouse, Adam Sutherland, The Pearson Collection, Honoria Tomkins Galwey, Willie O Winsbury, George Townshend, The Strathspey & The Reel, A Brief History of Tenterden Folk Club, Tales From The Road - Malcolm Storey, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 139 - More information
Issue 138 - Chris Newman & Maire Ni Chathasaigh, Patterson Dipper Josephine Marsh, Gavin Paterson, John Pilgrim, Hamish Moore Opinion... "It Might Lead To Dancing", Sings And Musicians From Kent, The true story of Bogie's Bonnie Belle, Toni Bunnell... "Creating a Song Book", Tales From The Road - Bill Whaley & Dave Fletcher, Transatlantic Connections, Main 2021 Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 138 - More information
Issue 137 - Mossy Christian, Eilis Kennedy George Belton, Fraser Bruce, Robin Hood Ballads, Carl Hession, Janie Meneely & Rob van Sante, Malin Lewis, Who Was Lord Randal, Straight Out Of The Book, Tales From The Road - Pete Coe, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 137 - More information
Issue 136 - Fay Hield, John Doyle Jon Dudley, Hamish Napier, The Future Of English Fiddling, The Zoom Boom, 25 Years of The Elphinstone Institute, Patsy & Rosie play The Spotted Dog, Street Drumming, All The Songs Of The Day, Tales From The Road - Jez Lowe, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Updates, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 136 - More information
Issue 135 - The Old Swan Band, Si Fiddlers Eric Bogle, Brown Boots, John Joe Kelly, Terence Blacker, The Road To Bonnymuir, Folk Music Degree Performance Courses, Keith Leech, Reflecting on Motivation, Tales From The Road - Frankie Armstrong, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Updates, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 135 - More information
Issue 134 - Georgia Lewis, Chris Leslie Natalie MacMaster, Ken Wilson, A Puckle Muckle Sangs, A King Of Infinite Space, Zoe Wren, Autohoodening, The Humours Of Cocoon, If At First..., Tales From The Road - Mike Silver, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Updates, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 134 - More information
Issue 133 - Christine Kydd, Les Barker Liz Carroll, The Great Fife Roadshow, Peter Bellamy, Sally Hardaker, Aaron Clark, Hylda Sims, Getting A Life, Session Etiquette, Tales From The Road - Dave Burland, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 133 - More information
Issue 132 - Ben Paley, Moirai, Jenn Butterworth, Jez Lowe & The Pitmen Poets, Jock Duncam & Jock's Jocks, Devonshire Step Dancing, Niel Gow, The Key Is The Key, Tales From The Road - Eric Bogle, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 132 - More information
Issue 131 - Sandra Kerr, The Wilson Family, Innes Watson, The Outside Track, Dave Mattacks, Bring My Love To Connemara, Bryan O'Leary, Scott's Sangs, Simon Evans & Mummers Plays, Benji Kirkpatrick, Fret Not, Tales From The Road - Les Barker, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 131 - More information
Issue 130 - Rob Harbron, Rachel Hair, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, Sara Grey & Kieron Means, Kimber's Men, Laura-Beth Salter, Folk In The High Sierra, A Small Town In Derbyshire, The Call Of The Highlands, Rees Wesson, Simon Evans: Moving On, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 130 - More information
Issue 129 - Malinky, Martin Carthy, Ed Pickford, Tannara, Matt Quinn & Owen Woods, Emma Corbett, The Gavin Greig Interviews Part 4, In The Family Way, Gypsy Musicians in the British Isles, Craiceann Bodhran Summer School, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 129 - More information
Issue 128 - The Road To Peterloo, Sarah-Jane Summers, Delyth & Angharad Jenkins, Natalie Haas, Alec Finn, Halsway Manor, The Gavin Greig Interviews Part 3, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 128 - More information
Issue 127 - Iona Fyfe, Chris Parkinson, Gwilym Bowen-Rhys, Duncan McCrone, The Shackleton Trio, Miller MacDonald Cormier, The Gavin Greig Interviews Part 2, Step Dancing in East Anglia, Bob & Gill Berry, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 127 - More information
Issue 126 - Jack Rutter, Hannah Rarity, Sam Sweeney, John Carty, The Shapers, IOTA, The Gavin Greig Interviews Part 1, Celtic Colours International Festival, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 126 - More information
Issue 125 - Andy Cutting, Jeff Warner, Hobgoblin Music, Jennifer Cutting, Bridge Folk Club, The Armagh Rhymers, Lily Neill, Davey Goodchild, The Scottish Connection, From The Director's Chair - Sandra Surtees, Transatlantic Connections, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 125 - More information
Issue 124 - Rowan Piggott, Paul Downes, Catriona Macdonald, Judy Cook, Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente, The Search For Patience Vaisey, The Derby Ram, The Flanagan Brothers, Balkan Rhythms in Celtic Music, Ten Of The Best, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 124 - More information
Issue 123 - Will Pound, Lori Watson, Richard Grainger, Mickey Doherty, Ross Ainslie, Helen Fullarton, Sarah McFadyen, Living Tradition In East Devon, Celtic Connections review, Transatlantic Connections, Full 2018 Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 123 - More information
Issue 122 - Alan Rose & Lynda Hardcastle, Findlay Napier, Dick Miles, Brian Hughes, Andrew McKay & Carole Etherton, Appalachia, Alba & Albion, Martin Furey, Folk In The Sun, Black Swan Folk Club, Scots Fiddle Festival, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 122 - More information
Issue 121 - Lankum, Tom Lewis, Maurice Henderson, Emily Askew Band, Karin Grandal-Park & Karl Robins, Scotland Sings, Said The Maiden, Fiddle Chopping, Bromyard Folk Festival, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 121 - More information
Issue 120 - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Pete Coe, Barbara Dymock, Dave Burland, Steve Turner, Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, Lisle's Fisher Choir, Beginner's Guide To Sessions, Tradfest Edinburgh, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 120 - More information
Issue 119 - Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh, Crows, Adam Sutherland, Fairport Convention, Winter Wilson, Kenny Speirs, The Concept of Tradition, Tune Composing, 'This Girl Can' Morris Dance, Louisburgh Festival Live Review, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 119 - More information
Issue 118 - Geoff Lakeman, Steve Ashley, Buttons & Bows, Tony McManus, National Youth Folk Ensemble, Diddling & Fiddling, Guitar Tunings, Packie Manus Byrne Centenary Weekend, Fara, The Transports Live Review, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 118 - More information
Issue 117 - Tom McConville, Margaret Palmer, David Francey, Steve Tilston & Jez Lowe, Allan Yn Y Fan, Mining Disasters, Andrew Finn Magill, Dublin Recollections, The Fishgutters, Cork Folk Festival, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 117 - More information
Issue 116 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Mairi Campbell & David Francis, Andy Irvine, The Transports, Fiddle Singing, Ryan Young, The Outside Track, 50 Years of the TMSA, The Guitar In British Folk Music, Warwick Folk Festival, Eire Festival in Italy, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 116 - More information
Issue 115 - Reg Meuross, Peter & Barbara Snape, Bruce MacGregor, Dave Swarbrick, Jason O'Rourke, Marina Russell, Dave Goulder, Dana & Susan Robinson, Reg Hall, Fiddle Bowing, Dave Swarbrick, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 115 - More information
Issue 114 - Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Pete Morton, Rona Wilkie, James Murray, Rhu Beag, Sing A Song Of Sleep, Kath Tait, Costa Del Folk Mallorca, Bluegrass vs Western Swing, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 114 - More information
Issue 113 - John McCusker, Paul James, Andy M Stewart, Roy Harris, John Kirkpatrick Part 2, Fiddle Hell?, Teesside Folk, The Jews Harp In The Tradition, On The English Ceilidh Bandwagon, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 113 - More information
Issue 112 - John Kirkpatrick, Freeland Barbour, Bryony Griffith, Luke Cheevers, Rab Noakes, Irish Music in Germany, Fiddle Strings, Fellside at 40, Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhride, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 112 - More information
Issue 111 - Costa Del Folk, Alasdair Fraser, Chris Simpson & Magna Carta, The Hendersons, Moxie, Shirley Collins, Fiddle Conventions, Joe Hill, The Full English, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 111 - More information
Issue 110 - Jimmy Crowley, Aidan O'Rourke, The Teacups, George Withers, Durham Miners Gala, Steve Tilston, New Rope String Band, Fiddle Ornamentation, Jackie Oates, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 110 - More information
Issue 109 - Eliza Carthy, Rura, Bob Fox, Barry Kerr, Silent Movies on The Radio, Baltimore Fiddle Fair, Michelle Burke, Shepley Spring Festival, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 109 - More information
Issue 108 - Danu, The Young'uns, Bob Fox, Mischa Macpherson, Debra Cowan, Roy Palmer, Costa Del Folk, Herga Folk Club, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 108 - More information
Issue 107 - Edel Fox, The Young'uns, Luke Daniels, Tommy Sands, Frank Lee - Rapper Man, Mona Stewart, Birtley Folk Club, Lewes Saturday Folk Club, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 107 - More information
Issue 106 - Si Barron, Eithne Ni Uallachain, Alan Reid, Sheila Stewart, Whittlesey Straw Bear Festival, Fylde Guitar Repairs, On The English Ceilidh Bandwagon, Valley Folk Club, Pontardawe, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 106 - More information
Issue 105 - Gavin Davenport, The Clutha, Josie Nugent & Brian Stafford, Sidmouth Folk Week, Songwriting in NE England, Carolling in Cornwall & Bradford, Simon Mayor's Notes On A Mandolin, Edinburgh Folk Club, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 105 - More information
Issue 104 - Warwick Folk Festival, Emily Smith, Kevin Madden, Leon Rosselson, Rachel Newton, The History of the Mandolin, Songwriting, Croydon Folk Club, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 104 - More information
Issue 103 - Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Eilidh Steel, Daoiri Farrell, Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, Bob Bickerton, Seamus Ennis, Big Stone Celtic Festival, Girvan Folk Festival, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 103 - More information
Issue 102 - Colum Sands, Kimber's Men, Gavin Marwick, Nick Dow, Leonard Barry, Lisa Null, Costa Del Folk, Lancashire Rushcarts, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 102 - More information
Issue 101 - Fiona Hunter, Pete Seeger, Shane McAleer, Allan Taylor, Tony Wilson, May Day Celebrations, Cheltenham Folk Festival, 2014 Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 101 - More information
Issue 100 - Allan Taylor, Hamish Henderson & Nelson Mandela, Morga, Jamie Smith's Mabon, Cruinn, Yvonne Bolton & Alan Jordan, Dan Walsh, History of The Living Tradition, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 100 - More information
Issue 99 - John Conolly, Brendan Hendry, Cork Folk Festival, Peter Knight, The Friel Sisters, Manran, Blas Festival, 21st Century Mummers, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 99 - More information
Issue 98 - Beoga, Sharp's Appalachian Harvest, Rod Stradling, The Greig-Duncan Collection, Roger Davies, The Song Of St Cyrus, Home Service, Opinions - Starting A Folk Club / Bands With Vocalists, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 98 - More information
Issue 97 - Maggie Boyle, Stan Rogers, Oirialla, The Great Tapestry Of Scotland, Willie Clancy Summer School, The New Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs, Orkney Folk Festival, Union Jill, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 97 - More information
Issue 96 - Breabach, Luke Daniels, Molly Dancing in East Anglia, Frankie Gavin, Stonehaven Folk Festival at 25 Years, Alistair Anderson & Hidden Hexham, Jimmy McBride, Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 96 - More information
Issue 95 - Mary Dillon, Karen Tweed, Mo & Joe Nicholson, The poems of Violet Jacob, The Steeple Sessions, The Blairgowrie Festivals 1967-1970, Tenterden Folk Festival Review, 2013 Festival Listings, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 95 - More information
Issue 94 - Ewan McLennan, At First Light, Sarah McQuaid, Elizabeth Stewart, The Campbells of the Croaghs, Genevieve Tudor, Phoenix Folk, The Folk Trail, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 94 - More information
Issue 93 - Lionel McClelland, Norma Waterson, Cathie Ryan, The Lock In, Plockton High School, The Kist O Riches, Trad Music in the Digital Age, The Johnny Doherty Festival, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 93 - More information
Issue 92 - Tim Edey, Inishowen Singing Weekend, Fylde Festival at 40, Scottish Guitar Tunes, Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival, Dave Arthur on A L Lloyd, Fleadh Nua, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 92 - More information
Issue 91 - The Wrigleys, John & Katie Howson, The Border Gaitherin', Jimmy McBeath, Lorcan Mac Mathuna, Tommy McCarthy, Sligo Live, News and Reviews, and much more. Issue 91 - More information
Issue 90 - Cathal McConnell, Simon Ritchie, Packie Manus Byrne, Niamh Ni Charra, 25 Years of Greentrax, The Swannanoa Gathering, Robb Johnson, The Shetland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, and much more. Issue 90 - More information
Issue 89 - Vin Garbutt, Liam Robinson, Bobby Robb, The Axford Women, Bobby Robb, and much more. Issue 89 - More information
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Issue 88 - Dervish, Brenda Wootton, Rita Gallagher, The Yetties, 2011 Festival Listings, and much more. Issue 88 - More information
Issue 87 - Rachel Davis, Siobhan Miller, Ric Sanders, The McCalmans, Lincolnshire Folk Song Competition, Gavin Pennycook, Celtic Colours Festival, Stovies And Salsa and more. Issue 87 - More information
Issue 86 - Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies, John Waltham, Joe Holmes, The Shee, Wendy Stewart, Dougie MacLean, Shrewsbury Folk Festival and more. Issue 86 - More information
Issue 85 - Dave Swarbrick, Will Noble, John McSherry, The Ideal Band, Duncan Wood, Big National Ceilidh, The Pipeline and more. Issue 85 - More information
Issue 84 - Bob Wood, Archie Fisher, David Oliver, Guidewires, Bram Taylor, Fidil, The Pipeline and more. Issue 84 - More information
Issue 83 - Jerry Holland, The Leitrim Equation, Aaron Jones, Eamon Doorley, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Julie Fowlis & Ross Martin, Luke Plumb, Elsa Lemaitre, The Pipeline and more. Issue 83 - More information
Issue 82 - 2009 Festival Listings - Tom Bliss - 25 Years of Sid Kipper - Battlefield Band - 'Home is Where the Van Is', Mick Ryan 'Folk Opera', Living Tradition Summer Schools, English International, Local Music Making by Jim Bainbridge, The Pipeline - and more. Issue 82 - More information
Issue 81 -Far, Far, from Ypres - Soldiers songs from WW1. Archie Fisher - Part 1 of an in depth feature on Archie's career. Craig, Morgan, Robson, Belshazzars Feast, Yorkshire Carol Tradition, The Paul McKenna Band, The Snapes, The Hebridean Celtic Festival,The Pipeline - and more. Issue 81 - More informationIssue 80 -Margaret Stewart - Gaelic singer with some strong views on the direction of the song tradition. Janet Russell - Scots singer not afraid of expressing political views in performance. Christina Stewart - on children's songs and performance. Tom Lewis - English born Canadian based singer and songwriter . Bella Hardy - Young singer making a name for herself. The Bodhran - from the viewpoint of the makers. The Dulcimer - the development of dulcimer playing in the UK. The Orkney Folk Festival - photofeature and review by Debbie Kortitsas Issue 80 - More information
Issue 79 -Archive Photography - Photographs from the folk revival. Sylvia Barnes - Glasgow born singer . History of Flatpicking guitar - by John Carnie. Lorcan MacMathuna - on Sean Nos singing. Australia's Bush Dance Tradition - by Peter Ellis. The Gosport & Fareham Festival - photofeature and review Issue 79 - More information
Issue 78 -Mick West, Brian Peters, Max MacDonald - Celtic Colours Festival, Maeve Mackinnon, Sheffield Folk Chorale, 2008 FESTIVAL LISTING Issue 78 - More information
Issue 77 - Steve Turner, Kevin MacLeod, Wm Kennedy Piping Festival, Askew Sisters , John Bushby, Yorkshire Garland project, Up Helly_Aa Issue 77 - More information
Issue 76 - Ray Fisher, The Expatriate Game, Omega 3, Lorient Festival Issue 76 - More information
Issue 75 - Rachel Unthank, Karen Matheson, The Nu-Nordic Reunion, Steve Ashley, Mike McGoldrick, Alistair Anderson – Part 3. Issue 75 - More information
Issue 74 - Kathleen MacInnes, Pete Webb & Ken Hall, Shona Kipling & Damien O'Kane, Alistair Anderson – Part 2, Big Whistle Weekend, Mick Sands, The Ulster Folk Orchestra.. Issue 74 - More information
Issue 73 - Alistair Anderson –In depth article on a man with a major influence on the folk revival in the UK. . Martin O'Neil - Scolds Bridle - John Wright & John Weatherby - Temple Bar Music Festival - Festival listings 2007. Issue 73 - More information
Issue 72Fred Morrison – The Pixie Band, Terry Conway, Dylan Fowler, Spain's Living Tradition - the Asturian Folk Scene The Tom Bliss Folksong Workblook – Part 4 in Tom's songwriting workshop 'book' / 'blog'. Issue 72 - More information
Issue 71 Winter Traditions -Songs and traditions of Mid-Winter. Guitar Maestros - a DVD series giving an extraordinary insight into many top guitar players. Mary Smith - The singer from ' the singing island' of Lewis. Baring Gould Festival - Photo feature of one of Britain's newer traditional music festivals. Rachel Hair - Graduate of Strathclyde University starting a career in traditional music. Con 'Fada' O'Drisceoil - writer of many witty songs and stories. Fiddle Renaissance - Paul Anderson - passionate about the regional fiddle styles in Scotland. The Queensbury Rules - progress from the latest signing for Fellside Recordings. The Tom Bliss Folksong Workblook - Part 3 in Tom's songwriting workshop 'book' / 'blog'. Issue 71 - More information
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Tom Munnelly - Folklorist and song collector in Ireland The Music Room - The evolution of the Music Room - 'Britain's Centre for Traditional Instruments' - and the story of Dave Mallinson - the man behind mally.com Whitby Folk Week - Photo festure of one of Britain's major traditional music festivals.
Bill Leader - Part 2 - 50 years in the recording industry and responsible for many of the classic recordings of the folk revival.
Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell - on recording on a budget.
Karine Polwart - '8 Questions' bringing us up to speed with a remarkable performer and writer whose career is on an upward curve. The MK Whistle - the story behind a new whistle gaining popularity among session players. The Tom Bliss Folksong Workblook - Part 2 in Tom's songwriting workshop 'book' / 'blog'. Issue 70 - More information
Issue 69
Eric Bogle - one of the greatest songwriters of the last 30 years.
Ian Green - of Greentrax Recordings. Malcolm Storey - the man behind Whitby Folk week for over 25 years nears his retirement.
Corrina Hewat - pushing the boundaries and improvising with folk music and jazz. Songwriting Workshop with Tom Bliss - Part One of a four part feature on songwriting. Mike O'Connor - fiddler and songwriter. Cleethorpes Folk Festival - Photo-feature of this long running festival. Issue 69 - More information
Issue 68 Bill Leader - 50 years in the recording industry and responsible for many of the classic recordings of the folk revival. Fellside Recordings - 30 years of one of Britian's major folk music labels. Steeleye Span - At a time when many of their early recordings are being re-issued, Alan Murray puts their recording career in perspective. Sean Donnelly - Folk club singer Sean stopped singing after his son was killed in a freak accident, but found that songs pulled him through. Passing it On - Start of an in depth look at how traditional music is taught and how it can be passed on to the next generation. Folk Britannia – a critique by Joe Stead of the recent BBC programmes about the folk revival. The Pindrop Club – A novel approach to concert or folk club style promotion. Issue 68 - More information
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2006 Festivals Listing - Your guide to UK folk festivals Back of the Moon - Scottish Trad Music Awards 'Best Folk Band' 2006 Cara Dillon - her approach to a career as a folk musician Anglo International - The story behind the music and musicians playing the anglo concertina Will Duke & Dan Quinn - Music for Lungs and Bellows is a good description of these talented and entertaining traditional music makers Celtic Connections Photo Feature – Photographs from Glasgow's annual winter festival Tribute to Gordon Duncan – An appreciation of one of Scotland's finest musicians who died in december at the age of 41 Issue 67 - More information
Issue 66 Robin Morton – Singer, 'Boy' of the Lough, Battlefield Band manager and Temple Records supremo. Scots Trad Music Awards 2005 – Photo-feature Ingrid Henderson – Highland Musician Ian Davison – Scots songwriter Jim Causley – Singing from the next generation Flook – Flute led band Celtic Colours – Festival and Cape Breton Music Hilary James – An eclectic career Issue 66 - More information
Issue 65Chris Wood – The Lark Descending Tim Dennehy – Between the Sea and the Hill Bruce Molsky – Related Traditions – Old Time American Music John Tams – A Lot to Answer For Malinky – New Leaves Dougie MacLean – Part Two Kate Rusby – Q & A Emma and the Professor – Not the ‘same old, same old’ Mad For Trad – Instrument tutorials on CDROM Issue 65 - More information
Issue 64 Steve Tilston – My Craft and Sullen Art Dougie MacLean – Living the Tradition Johnny Coppin – Preparing for a Milestone Donald Shaw – Still Seeking his Holy Grail Cross Current – Refreshingly Traditional Claire Mann – 10 Questions Sidmouth Folk Week Review – Fifty-One Not Out Sing Out! – Preparing your Voice to Sing NewsFest – Focus on 7 Festivals through Sep - Nov Issue 64 - More information |
Issue 63 Danu - One of the most successful Irish groups in the last decade, Old Blind Dogs - Scots Trad Music Awards 'Best Band of the Year' 04, Ian Robb - An Englishman in Canada, Jack Elliott & Jock Purdon - Unfurl the 'Cotia Banner, Sam Pirt - Music, song and dance man The Songlinks Project - A brief history to date, Old Stagers - An 18th Century Guittar, Floating Crowbars, Idiots, and Whisky for Breakfast - Unusual tune names, Session Seen - A new feature from Mike Mandolin Issue Issue 63 - More information |
Issue 62 Douglas Lawrence – Making every Note Count, Rachel Walker – The Most Lovely Music, Alan Bell Tom Napper Tom Bliss, Geoff Heslop – Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, Jim Moray – 10 Questions, Lews Castle College – A Great Place to Learn, Contra Dance – Roots and Rhythms, The National Festival – Photo Feature, NewsFest – Focus on 15 Festivals through Jun/July Issue 62 - More information |
Issue 61 - Festival Issue 2005 Julie Fowlis - Forever inspired by her North Uist childhood, Martin Simpson - Getting up to date with Martin Simpson, Johnny Handle - And Hey for Bonny Newcastle! (Part 2), Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Recordings go a Ramblin', Young English Folk, Old Stagers - Neil Gow's Fiddle, 40 Years of the Southport Folk Club, Folk Music in 2005 Issue 61 - More information |
Issue 60 Alison Kinnaird - Singing Strings Johnny Handle - And hey for bonny Newcastle Alec Finn - Oranmore's Reluctant Visionary Brian Peters - Back to the source Julie Felix - This land is your land Plus...Bram Taylor, Harriet Bartlett, Cowboys and Weathermen Issue 60 - More Information |
Issue 59 Ian McCalman - The Convuluted Path of the Reluctant Composer, Fairport Convention - Old Bodies Doing a Young Man's Thing, Nollaig Casey - Music from Deep Well-Springs, Dick Gaughan, Andy Irvine, Gael Linn - Unearthing a Treasure Trove of Irish Gems, Plus...Alister's Vintage Bar, Operation Swarbaid, Essex Girls Go Dancing, Ethno England, Grey Larsen's Irish Tune Bank Issue 59 - More information |
Issue 58 Spiers & Boden, Keith Kendrick - Backbone Of The Old Albion, Scottish Borders - Spreading Its Musical Heritage, Susana Seivane - Queen Of The Gaiteiras, Roy Harris - One More Go-round, Mary McPartlan - The Ridge Of The Mountain Ash, Heritage Collectors English & Scottish Popular Ballads - Exciting New Folk Song Resource, Mad For Trad, Billy Tear, Grey Larsen's Irish Tune Bank, Issue 58 - More information |
Issue 57 featuring Crucible, Last Night's Fun, Geordie McIntyre, Shepheard, Spiers & Watson Fiona MacKenzie - Mair Mhor Galic Song Fellow, Story Of The Session - Tips on Session Ettiquete, Grey Larsen's Irish Tune Bank - This Month's Featured Tune - Last Night's Fun, Un-Greying The Tradition - Youthful Perspective Of The Folk Scene Newsfest - Focus On 10 Festivals Through Aug/Sept Issue 57 - More information |
Issue 56 Features Pete Coe, Pete Morton, Skilda, Emily Smith, Chris Stout, Folk Archive Resource North East - English Traditons Online, Hidden Fermanagh - Music & Song Treasure Revealed, Grey Larsen's Irish Tune Bank - Session Tune Tutorial, Festival Listings - May To December 2004, Newsfest - Focus On 10 Festivals Through June & July Issue 56 - More information |
Issue 55 Features Festival Listings 2004, The London Lasses & Pete Quinn, Eliza Carthy, Davie Robertson, Shirley Collins, Chris Armstrong & Finlay MacDonald - Piping's Bright Future, Amazin' Fiddles - The Rise Of Fiddle Workshops, Ceilidh Culture - Edinburgh's Other Festival. Issue 55 - More information |
Issue 54 Features Karine Polwart, Grey Larsen: Essential Flute & Whistle Guide, Bayou Seco, Paul Anderson, Ian Melrose, Celtic Connections Education. Issue 54 - More information |
Issue 53 Features Patterson Jordan Dipper, Liam Farrell & Joe Whelan, John Tams, Dave Arthur, Warwick Folk Festival, Kerfuffle, Common Ground Scotland. Issue 53 - More information |
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Issue 30 Editorial - Time for Reflection |
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Issue 27 Editorial - The Role of the Critic |
Issue 26 Editorial - Traditional Music & the Media |
Issue 25 Guest Editorial - Musical Links between UK & USA |
Issue 24 Editorial - National Policy for the Traditional Arts |
Issue 23 Editorial - Celtic Music Records Debate |
Issue 22 Editorial - Bad Press |
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Issue 14 Editorial - A National Development Agency for Traditional Music |
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