This years Garforth Arts Festival proved to be a a great day which included great performances from folk music favourites Lau, Kate Rusby and the perfect finale from Bellowhead.
In what is already shaping up to be quite a year for English folk music, the events of the 20th of June at Cecil Sharp House are very likely to earn a noteworthy place in the annals of folk music history.
Read our live review of Seth Lakeman at Sheffield City Hall, whilst the seated venue may not have been set up for dancing it didn’t stop the fans from getting up in the aisles!
We catch KAN performing at Manchester’s historic Band on the Wall where the rarely seen quartet put on a great performance with their unique blend of folk, jazz and Mayan culture!
Folk Radio UK catches Show of Hands at the sold-out Waterside Theatre in Sale, Greater Manchester. Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston opened the evening of entertainment whilst Show of Hands delighted many with a delve into their back catalogue.
Folk Radio UK catch up with Spiers & Boden on the latest leg of their ‘Backyard Songs Tour’ at the Hungry Horse Folk Club in Ellesmere Port.The tour is set to culminate at the home of English Folk music, Cecil Sharp House, on 25th May.
Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston release their second studio album ‘Sing A Full Song’ featuring some exceptional performances which should see them stamping their authority as an established folk duo.
Fay Hield brought her band The Hurricane Party to The Met for the final date of a short but eventful tour promoting not only her 2012 second album Orfeo, but also in a celebration of traditional English music .
Folk Radio UK heads to Band on the Wall in Manchester to catch Stornoway performing live who recently released their second album ‘Tales From Terra Firma’. It was a fantastic performance!
Folk Radio UK had the pleasure of catching Richard Thompson performing live at The Lowry as part f his current UK ‘Electric’ Tour…the audiences for the forthcoming US shows have a treat in store.
We conclude our three part review of The Big Whistle festival with Folk Radio UK favourites The Shee who put on spellbinding and highly passionate upbeat performance.
