| July 3, 2008 | | IT'S sad to hear that Cliff Hall, the Jamaicanborn singer and multiinstrumentalist
with Merseyside's legendary Spinners, died last week. |
| June 26, 2008 | | THE steady stream of folk CD releases has
produced some
gems lately, with
heavy hitters like Seth
Lakeman, Eliza
Carthy and Spiers
and Boden all having
brand new albums
out. |
| June 19, 2008 | | THIS is a week packed with superlatives and highlights for the region's folk fans, beginning tonight, when Canada's best singer-songwriter and supreme entertainer James Keelaghan starts his UK tour at Skelton's Duke William. |
| June 12, 2008 | | I'M just back from a great weekend of folk festivals, with a nice new event near Newark, where the promoters seem to have a strong liking for North Eastern bands and singers, which the Midlands audience seems to share. |
| June 5, 2008 | | ONLY a year or so ago I was heaping praise and ladling anticipation on a bunch
of young folk bands that were blossoming in our region. |
| May 29, 2008 | | THE current financial turbulence that is affecting us all in the UK presents one more worry for promoters and organisers of music events across the region. |
| May 22, 2008 | | THERE'S something of a star-studded week ahead for local folk music fans, starting
this very night with a concert by Irish supergroup Patrick Street at Newcastle's
Irish Centre. |
| May 15, 2008 | | DON'T look now, but the Yanks are coming. The region's folk venues are awash
with stars and stripes this week, starting tonight with the wonderful Kristina
Olsen at Hartlepool's Studio on a rare visit from Los Angeles with her Bonnie
Raittstyled folk and blues. |
| May 1, 2008 | | IT'S festival time again folks, with
Whitby's Moor and Coast shindig
heralding in another great season
tomorrow night, with a fine line-up of
guest stars over the weekend, including
Carthy Waterson and John Tams and
Barry Coope among their usual topclass
array of talent. |
| April 24, 2008 | | THE local folk scene seems like an exclusively male-dominated domain this week, with one notable exception, an appearance at Skelton's Duke William tonight by the Trio Threlfall, with sisters Jane and Amanda bringing their repertoire of traditional songs to one of the region's best folk venues. |
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