One hundred years on from the start of the First World War, and still the… Read the postSam Sweeney’s Fiddle: Made in the Great War: West End Centre, Aldershot, September 4 2014
Last week, Folk Witness snapper Simon and I went to the Ropetackle Centre to see… Read the postSo. Farewell then Spiers & Boden
Although she describes herself and her band as “a bunch of London scruffs”, there’s nothing… Read the postLisa Knapp: Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham, March 28 2014
It must have been quite a week. The Elizabethan Session follows similar song projects –… Read the postThe Elizabethan Session: Cecil Sharp House, London, March 22 2014
Marking the end of her BBC Performing Arts/EFDSS fellowship, Maz O’Connor has the perfect venue… Read the postMaz O’Connor & friends: Cecil Sharp House, London, January 30 2014
“Are you in the party mood? I think I am.” Jim Moray is a touch… Read the postJim Moray & the Doret Ensemble: Union Chapel, London, November 9 2013
“Shanties aren’t all the same,” says Keith Kendrick. They might be repetitive by definition, but… Read the postShort Sharp Shanties: Manor Pavilion, Sidmouth, August 7 2013
What better sound, as you walk into a leafy and quiet Kew Gardens, could greet… Read the postBellowhead, Billy Bragg, Karine Polwart: Kew Gardens, London, July 14 2013
Eliza Carthy and Jim Moray’s Wayward Tour, in which the pair celebrate 21 and ten… Read the postEliza Carthy, Jim Moray & The Wayward Band, G Live, Guildford, June 5 2013
There’s something rather awe-inspiring about Cecil Sharp House, particularly for the musicians that play there.… Read the postAnaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer, Olivia Chaney: Cecil Sharp House, London, March 5 2013