Month: August 2012

August 25, 2012 / markdishman / Album reviews

Karine Polwart talks Traces: ‘They’re not songs in the abstract’

It’s been quite a while – four years now – since the release of Karine…

August 9, 2012 / markdishman / Live reviews

Pete Coe is a great reminder of what one man can do with the tradition.…

August 8, 2012 / markdishman / Live reviews

“Today’s our tenth bedding anniversary”, says Fay Hield, mischievously, motioning towards a slightly embarrassed guitarist,…

August 8, 2012 / markdishman / Live reviews

It seems as if the stage behind The Anchor gets bigger every year, and there’s…

August 6, 2012 / markdishman / Live reviews

The Ham Marquee’s first roar of approval on Sunday 5 isn’t for a musician –…

August 2, 2012 / markdishman / Previews

When I first went to Sidmouth Folk Week it was as a teenager, before I…