The Ham Marquee’s first roar of approval on Sunday 5 isn’t for a musician –…Read the postChris Wood, Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell: Ham Marquee, Sidmouth, August 5 2012
When I first went to Sidmouth Folk Week it was as a teenager, before I…Read the postSidmouth Folk Week: preview
Radio 2’s continued revival of the Radio Ballads concept – the Olympic-themed Ballads of the…Read the postThe Ballads of the Games
I’m not usually a full-on festivalgoer; the prospect of camping in a wet field doesn’t…Read the postNo Direction Home Festival, Welbeck Estate, 8-10 June 2012
I was a bit suspicious about the pairing of folk singer Chris Wood and rapper…Read the postChris Wood and Dizraeli: Cecil Sharp House, London, 19 May 2012
We aren’t often treated to biographies of folk musicians. Perhaps it’s the idea that the…Read the postWayward Daughter: An Official Biography of Eliza Carthy
“I’m having a ball,” says Jackie Oates. “It’s really inspired me creatively in thinking about…Read the postJackie Oates on inspiration, joining The Imagined Village and on-stage fashions
Folly – in all its forms – is a typically interesting theme for Mary Hampton’s…Read the postMary Hampton: Folly
Hello there, and welcome to Folk Witness. I’m a journalist and the point of this…Read the postLate to the party