Nigel Spencer of The Folk Police has made an excellent Mixtape that focuses on songwriting in the British Folk Revival 1963-81. It includes music from Teesside Fettlers, Pete & Chris Coe, Muckram Wakes, Lal and Mike Waterson, Archie Fisher and Barbara Dickson and lots more.
We revisit a mix that Folk Police Records put together for us back in 2011… this is perfect for this time of year and contains some great gems. Includes notes on each track.
This is a mix that Folk Police Records put together for us back in 2011…it’s so good I thought it deserved another mention. Some great and rare tracks!
Two exciting and innovational folk acts Sproatly Smith and Rapunzel & Sedayne are appearing as a double act this month. Plus have a listen to new tracks!
A great mix, the second in a series of occasional memos to Folk Radio UK from Folk Police Towers which ends up in the USA after a quick side-trip to France.
The leftfield folk trio of Martin Purdy, Andy Smith and Simon Jones better known as Harp and a Monkey continue to dig those treasures up, watch their latest video: a Bernard Wrigley classic – Molecatcher
The Northwestern Series is a new independent record label based in Manchester, England, a sister label of Folk Police Recordings. Their first release is Adam Leonard – Nature Recordings. Get a taster here.
Sproatly Smith’s latest release ‘The Minstrel’s Grave’ demonstrates a band that are willing to play at the fringes of folk music and incorporate musical ideas drawn from rock, psychedelia and even rap.
★★★★★ The new album from husband and wife duo Rapunzel and Sedayne, ‘Songs from the Barley Temple’, is a mesmerising mixture of old folk ballads and newly penned songs.
