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Remembering Hamish Imlach
We've been listening to quite a bit of the late, great Scottish entertainer Hamish Imlach in the folk office recently. Hamish's daughter Fiona Imlach is making his autobiography (which he co-wrote with...
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Belshazzar's Blog Post
Guest blogger, Paul Sartin of Belshazzar's Feast, writes: "As Paul Hutchinson has suddenly and conveniently disappeared into the wilds of western France (with the Belshazzar's Feast chequebook and my...
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Heidi Talbot on making The Last Star
Guest blogger Heidi Talbot writes: "I am sat in my flat in Edinburgh among half packed boxes and baby gear. Myself and John (McCusker) are moving house just before we start The Last Star tour. Very...
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All Along The Wall with Jez Lowe
Guest blogger, Jez Lowe, writes: "As I drove across the bleak landscape of Northumberland last January, through a darkness that only true rural isolation can boast, I was thinking, not for the first...
View ArticleOn tour with Heidi and family
Guest blogger, Heidi Talbot, writes: "Hello again! I'm writing this in our new house, surrounded by boxes, again! Since my last blog, John and I have moved house, got married and finished the first leg...
View ArticleGabrielle Drake on Robert Kirby
If, like us, you’ve loved the music left behind by Nick Drake, then the beautiful compositions of the late Robert Kirby will also hold a special place in your heart. His sensitive and evocative string...
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Bellowhead's Sam on recording at Abbey Road
In this week's programme, Mike is joined by Jon Boden for an hour dedicated to the folk phenomenon that is Bellowhead. Sam Sweeney from the band has done his bit too, writing a blog post for us: "On...
View ArticleFolk Music - A Broad Church
One of the things I like most about the folk scene / folk world, call it what you will – is that it is a very broad church. At one end of the musical spectrum you have unaccompanied traditional singers...
View ArticleJulie Fowlis on collaborating with Fisherman's Friends
Guest blogger Julie Fowlis writes: One of the best things about being a professional and touring traditional musician is the fact that any given two days are never the same. One minute you can be...
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Life after the Young Folk Award: Siobhan Miller
Since 1998, the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award has been nurturing promising young performers and equipping them with skills and knowledge to begin forging a career in music. Previous winners have...
View ArticleLife after the Young Folk Award: Jeana Leslie
Past winners of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller, are our bloggers this week. Here's Jeana: "Friday 7 December 2007 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall was where it all began...
View ArticleSomething to sing about
Guest blogger Georgina Boyes, writes:"On the 4th December, I’ll be having a small celebration. And if you enjoy English traditional music, you might like to join in. Why? On that day in December 1903,...
View ArticleGeorgina Boyes - A Challenge To Be Merry!
Georgina Boyes writes: "I love a carol" said Vaughan Williams - and if you enjoy singing, you'll probably agree with him. For me there's something extra special about joining in with a song in season....
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Fisherman's Friends' incredible year
Our guest blogger this week is Jon Cleave from the Fisherman's Friends. Jon writes:"Getting a telephone call one Sunday morning from a record producer must be the stuff of dreams for many an aspiring...
View ArticleMy top ten albums of 2010
Well, 2010 is drawing to a close and, I'm sorry to say, so is this blog. We hope to replace it with some more folky content in the future, but in the meantime I want to say "thank you" thanks to all of...
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Remembering Hamish Imlach
We've been listening to quite a bit of the late, great Scottish entertainer Hamish Imlach in the folk office recently. Hamish's daughter Fiona Imlach is making his autobiography (which he co-wrote with...
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Belshazzar's Blog Post
Guest blogger, Paul Sartin of Belshazzar's Feast, writes: "As Paul Hutchinson has suddenly and conveniently disappeared into the wilds of western France (with the Belshazzar's Feast chequebook and my...
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Heidi Talbot on making The Last Star
Guest blogger Heidi Talbot writes: "I am sat in my flat in Edinburgh among half packed boxes and baby gear. Myself and John (McCusker) are moving house just before we start The Last Star tour. Very...
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All Along The Wall with Jez Lowe
Guest blogger, Jez Lowe, writes: "As I drove across the bleak landscape of Northumberland last January, through a darkness that only true rural isolation can boast, I was thinking, not for the first...
View ArticleOn tour with Heidi and family
Guest blogger, Heidi Talbot, writes: "Hello again! I'm writing this in our new house, surrounded by boxes, again! Since my last blog, John and I have moved house, got married and finished the first leg...
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