Lucy Ward, BBC Folk Singer of the Year Nominee talks to FRUK about her New Band which includes such talents as Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow. Get those dates in your diary!
The Hum is out today and O’Hooley & Tidow have kindly taken some time to give FRUK an exclusive blow by blow on the album, the creative process and more. We have a new video for you too.
The Hum sees O’Hooley & Tidow continue to build on their promise, bringing in Gerry Driver as sonic architect to match a set of songs brimming with big ideas and the sound of life itself.
Exclusive on FRUK: Watch O’Hooley & Tidow’s new video for Summat’s Brewing, a homage to the anarchists and anoraks that have started their own artisan beer production.
The Hum promises to take things further than The Fragile, looking at the positive stories and searching out the determination, optimism, grit and mettle of migrating people and those who find themselves oppressed or disenfranchised.
Cheltenham Folk Festival returns once again in February 2014 with a weekend long celebration of folk music and song: Blowzabella, O’Hooley & Tidow, Chris Wood, Blazin’ Fiddles & many more!
O’Hooley & Tidow say farewell to The Fragile as they prepare for the final leg of their tour for their critically acclaimed album and announce a new album for 2014.
This year’s Leigh Folk Festival, the UK’s Largest Free Folk Festival as a mighty line up of 150 acts performing including FRUK favourites Hladowski & Joynes, O’Hooley & Tidow, Alasdair Roberts, Sproatly Smith and many more!
We review Jackie Oates’ latest album Lullabies which will be toured throughout April 2013 and we announce an exclusive radio show hosted by Jackie Oates to celebrate its launch.
Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow talk about their latest release ‘The Fragile’, their musical partnership & how they came to perform with the legendary Nic Jones. Catch them performing together at this year’s Towersey Folk Festival.
