Jon Boden – Folk Witness

May 11, 2017 / markdishman / Live reviews

Jon Boden, Laura Hockenhull & Dan Edwards: Komedia, Brighton, May 10 2017

With apologies for mentioning them in the first sentence, can you believe it’s been a…

May 24, 2014 / markdishman / Live reviews

Last week, Folk Witness snapper Simon and I went to the Ropetackle Centre to see…

July 16, 2013 / markdishman / Live reviews

What better sound, as you walk into a leafy and quiet Kew Gardens, could greet…

March 6, 2013 / markdishman / News

When Folk Witness went to see Lady Maisery in Aldershot a month or so ago,…

December 28, 2012 / markdishman / Album reviews

The Hurricane Party: it’s an evocative name. You’d be forgiven for expecting a messy musical…

September 27, 2012 / markdishman / Album reviews

It’s big, it’s noisy, it features cackling – it’s the new album from Bellowhead. There…

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 2, 2012 / markdishman / Previews

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