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Reg Meuross4 March 2013 - 12:00amMaking a change from the usual fare at The Leopard in Doncaster, which is better known for its rock and indie band scene, singer/songwriter Reg Meuross headed an afternoon of gentle acoustic performances in the downstairs lounge bar. Unusually quiet, relaxed and cosy, the bar provided a pretty laid-back atmosphere for the Somerset-based singer to perform some songs from his new album...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Folk Alliance 2013, Toronto - Nick Lawson reports24 February 2013 - 9:14amThe Old Campbell House, Queen Street, Totonto Folk Alliance 2013 at The Delta Chelsea Hotel Toronto (20-23 February 2013) On 17th February I decided to go to the Folk Alliance Conference in Toronto. On 20th February I was there. Plan A involved a flight via Philadelphia, but that fell through because I could not get US travel authorisation in time. Instead I flew via Frankfurt...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Tour News: Blair Dunlop16 February 2013 - 1:00am'With all those embellishments in place, both visual and auditory, the focus of BLIGHT AND BLOSSOM is Blair Dunlop himself; his crisp and concise guitar playing, his unmistakably mature voice and his aptitude for creating atmosphere throughout. A fine and assured debut.' - Northern Sky on BLIGHT AND BLOSSOM. Tour Dates: April With Larkin Poe Tue 02 - All Saints,...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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The Animals and Friends with Steve Cropper14 February 2013 - 12:00amOne of the most distinctive features of the re-invented Animals and Friends, is the bear-like frontman Pete Barton, who's been looking after the famous R&B band's vocal duties for a couple of decades now. Normally attired in black leather with a smattering of Native American regalia, this charismatic singer/bassist requires a notably strong image if he's going to step into the...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Transatlantic Sessions at Celtic Connections2 February 2013 - 12:00amThe final Friday evening of the 2013 Celtic Connections festival saw the first of two performances from the annual event 'Transatlantic Sessions'. The long running TV show of same name, was first brought to the concert stage in 2004 as a special event for Celtic connections and has been a permanent fixture ever since. For the past three years there has been a tour of the event straight...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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The Great British Rock and Blues Festival 201329 January 2013 - 12:00amWhen we think about the Great British Rock and Blues Festival or the Great British Folk Festival for that matter, held a little over a month earlier, we may be tempted to think why on earth we should be attending music festivals in the middle of a typical English winter? Once you've attended one of these events however, you will come away thinking, well why not? There's a...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Blair Dunlop/Rita Payne30 December 2012 - 12:00amIt was quite fitting that the last Wheelhouse concert of the year should feature Blair Dunlop as 2012 really did belong to this up and coming singer/songwriter. His almost meteoric rise to prominence on the British folk scene has taken him from being a finalist in the BBC Young Folk Awards back in February, his appearance on the bill of The Lady: A Homage to Sandy Denny, which saw the...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Laurie Levine8 December 2012 - 12:00amThe one sure, tried and trusted way to get an invite to play at The Wheelhouse in Wombwell is to make a great record. Once that great record is made then the next step is to make sure your British booking agent gets Hedley Jones to hear it. If he likes it, then he's already checking the tour dates, making the phone call, preparing the bedroom, replenishing the bar, making sure the...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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The Great British Folk Festival 20124 December 2012 - 1:00amFriday The cheerful banter usually starts with the compere uttering the well-worn catchphrase 'Hi-De-Hi', to which the audience is supposed to respond with the equally cheerful 'Ho-De-Ho'. It doesn't often work out as planned as the exclusively adult audience doesn't necessarily need to be reminded that this is one of those holiday resorts normally frequented by children during...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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The Gift Band (Liverpool Philharmonic Hall)3 December 2012 - 1:00amIf you'd asked me a couple of years ago to compile a list of gigs I thought I'd never see this may well have appeared somewhere near the top. In the winter of 2010 Norma Waterson and daughter Eliza Carthy embarked on a national tour to promote Gift, the album they had released earlier the same year and their first as a duo. During the tour Norma developed a knee infection that quickly...By: Kev Boyd |
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