Folk Witness – Page 12 – under the trad/arr of folk and acoustic music

October 1, 2012 / markdishman / Live reviews

Nancy Kerr & James Fagan: Cecil Sharp House, September 29 2012

So I’ve become a ‘social sharer’ for the EFDSS. It’s a new initiative, but it’s…

September 27, 2012 / markdishman / Album reviews

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

September 12, 2012 / markdishman / Album reviews

The Young’uns, a Hartlepool-based trio, are one of those groups who seem to have an…

August 25, 2012 / markdishman / Album reviews

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…

July 31, 2012 / markdishman / Radio reviews

Radio 2’s continued revival of the Radio Ballads concept – the Olympic-themed Ballads of the…