Billy Bragg and his band played a milestone show last night at London’s Hammersmith Apollo along with special guest Seth Lakeman…warmth and comradeship washes over the Apollo.
Nonesuch have reissued the first two Mermaid Avenue volumes on vinyl and released, for the first time, the third volume on vinyl…watch Bragg and Wilco performing live.
Watch Billy Bragg performing an impromptu cover of Long Black Veil with Joe Purdy, plus a 1969 flashback to Johnny Cash performing the same song with Joni Mitchell.
Britain’s foremost political songwriter, and quintessential independent artist, Billy Bragg is to become the worthy recipient of the ‘Outstanding Contribution to Music’ award at this year’s AIM Independent Music Awards.
On Billy Bragg’s latest release ‘Tooth & Nail’ he got off the train to take stock and came up with a winner. He continues to embrace struggle, he just brings it down to a micro-level and shoots straight for the heart!
Read our special feature on the BBC Folk Awards 2013. Find out who the winners were, watch the video performance highlights and find out what else went on. You can also stream the BBC Folk Awards 2013 Album!
We have a feast of videos for you from this year’s Cambridge Folk Festival including live performances from Roy Harper, Raghu Dixit Cathy Jordan, Fay Hield and The Hurricane Party, Seamus Cater & Viljam Nybacka & more.
Cambridge Folk Festival reveal some of the first artists confirmed for 2012’s eclectic bill: Nic Jones, June Tabor and the Oysterband, Bill Bragg and more.
Occupation Records is a new record label that was started by a number of occupiers at Occupy London. Their first release is to be a Folk complation with the apt title of Folk the Banks.
