REVIEW Bigger things in store for Pete Townshend’s ‘quirky’ folk find The Bookshop Band
The Who’s Pete Townshend opened up his home studio for the Bookshop Band to record its new album Daily Express :: Music Feed
Why tales of everyday country folk have obsessed us for more than 70 years
Still going strong after 20,000 episodes, The Archers has attracted guests as diverse as Queen Camilla, Judi Dench and Bradley Wiggins. A new book tries to explain the magic Daily Express :: Books Feed
John Lennon: Legendary folk singer told star to reunite The Beatles
JOHN LENNON and The Beatles parted ways in 1970, but a few years later the star pulled a legendary singer aside to ask his opinion about getting back together – and it went better than he thought. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Robert Plant plays a sensational show of folk & blues with LED ZEPPELIN classics
LED ZEPPELIN’S legendary frontman Robert Plant returned to his roots with a superb folk and blues set with his band the Space Shifters at The Royal Albert Hall, London. Daily Express :: Music Feed
Folk artist Seth Lakeman: My six best albums
SETH LAKEMAN, 39, is one of the UK’s best-known folk artists and a Radio 2 Folk Award winner. His Kitty Jay album was Mercury nominated and the follow-up went gold. His latest Ballads Of The Broken Few is out on September 16. He has gigs this month and will tour in November: sethlakeman.co.uk Daily Express […]
Review: Christy Moore at the Cambridge Folk Festival
CHRISTY Moore brought a hard edge to the closing slot of the Cambridge Folk Festival on Saturday night, digging deep for the songs and stories of war, famine and cringing injustice, while egging on the crowd to stomp their feet and have a party – not that they needed much encouraging for this Cambridge favourite. […]
Alzheimer’s and cancer could be ‘CURED’: Old folk study gives new hope for sufferers
DISEASES like Alzheimer’s and cancer could be cured after scientists discovered the reasons some people live long and healthy lives. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Topshop, Zara and oasis: The best folk outfits for winter
FALL in love with naive motifs, handicraft touches, velvet and brocade. Daily Express :: Style Feed