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Martin Simpson and Andy Cutting26 February 2012 - 12:00pmIt would be impossible to say with any accuracy how many times I've sat in front of Martin Simpson over the last thirty-odd years; it almost feels like we've meandered into middle age together, sharing a passion for similar songs whilst participating in this strange artist/audience relationship. There were days when the songs of Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt would rise to the top of the...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Chris Sherburn and Denny Bartley26 February 2012 - 12:00pmChris Sherburn was on the other side of the planet when he got the call just a little under a week ago from Hedley Jones inviting him and long-time musical partner Denny Bartley to play in Wombwell. 'We'll be there' promised the concertina player with only a matter of days to team up once again with singer/guitarist Bartley and to come up with a set list, not to mention enduring some...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Patsy Matheson and Becky Mills19 February 2012 - 12:15pmOnce again the Wheelhouse in Wombwell provided the ideal setting for a couple of touring musicians to perform some of their new songs with the first appearance at the venue by former Waking the Witch singer-songwriters Patsy Matheson and Becky Mills. Maintaining the essence of that much missed all-female vocal harmony quartet, Patsy and Becky mixed new material with older songs, together...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Doncaster Folk Festival Fund Raising Concert19 February 2012 - 12:00pmTo a Doncaster-born resident with something close to a forty-year involvement in and around the local acoustic music scene behind him, it came as an encouraging surprise to turn up tonight to a sold-out concert at the Ukrainian Centre in the Beckett Road area of town. At the door I eavesdropped on a conversation as one disappointed punter asked the doorman 'are you sure there's no more tickets...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards8 February 2012 - 1:00amThe organisers of the thirteenth annual BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards made a couple of significant changes to this year's ceremony, which may have been seen as either a good or a bad thing, especially for those of a superstitious nature. As a northerner, I have no reservations in thinking it was an extraordinarily good decision, firstly to move the event 'up north', and secondly to...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Ruth Moody5 February 2012 - 12:00pmMaking my way through the Greystones pub in Sheffield up to the 'green room', which is in effect an upstairs bedroom at the top of a steep and winding staircase, Boo Hoo promoter Simon Hughes introduced me to a founding member of the popular Canadian all-female Americana trio Wailin' Jennys. The Juno-winning songwriter Ruth Moody, who has just embarked on her first solo tour with her own small...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Madison Violet5 February 2012 - 1:00amWith no less than four albums under their belt so far, Toronto-based Madison Violet's debut performance at the Greystones in Sheffield included songs from that steadily growing repertoire. Brenley MacEachern and Lisa MacIsaac received an enthusiastic reception; playing to a full house, save for a handful who couldn't get through due to the snow. If their instantly recognisable and tight...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Pip Mountjoy5 February 2012 - 1:00amCiting Ryan Adams and The Tallest Man in the World (not the same person by a long way I hasten to add) as major influences, this North Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter played a relaxed set of songs tonight at The Greystones in Sheffield, opening for Canadian duo Madison Violet. With a gentle guitar style and assured vocal delivery, Pip Mountjoy performed before a capacity crowd, save for those...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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The Great British Rock and Blues Festival 201229 January 2012 - 11:00amWell there’s something quite alluring about the oldest of Billy Butlin's holiday camps on the East coast of Lincolnshire, especially during the winter months when the familiar red jackets are hidden away at the cleaners, being replaced by black suits, pork pie hats and shades or alternatively leather jackets and black t shirts each emblazoned with all manner of Hellish designs,...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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Mark Radcliffe and Chris Lee with Kirsty Bromley22 January 2012 - 11:00amTonight saw in the first Bright Phoebus concert of the year over at The Greystones in Sheffield, a concert featuring writer, broadcaster and raconteur Mark Radcliffe along with fellow Family Mahone/Shirehorses guitar/mandolin player Chris Lee, with support from the young South Yorkshire-based singer Kirsty Bromley. Hosted by singer/guitarist Martin Simpson, who also...By: Allan Wilkinson |
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