It’s 1:50 am BST, so May has begun - my favourite month of the year! For the past few years, @lisaknappmusic.bsky.social’s glorious album has accompanied me as I greet this month, so I’ll be playing it again when the sun rises. 🙂 ☀️ 🌸 🐝 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmZ-...
May morning, Primrose Hill. Such scenes! Felt very London and very pagan, all at the same time. Huge privilege to see it.
Just a few of the artists appearing in the final event to mark the exhibition ‘Mo Ogg Bard of Coleby’ @northlincsmuseum.bsky.social #folkheritage #northlincs
I’m a newbie to this medium and don’t even know if this link works but - here goes…
open.substack.com/pub/mike567/...
Next batch of gigs coming up.
Ashley’s birthday bash. What a night. ❤️
Welcome to the first of my weekly what's on listings on Bluesky. This is a non commercial information sharing service about Folk music and dance events in and near Sheffield. Please share to help spread the word about the many fantastic events that are happening. Thanks, Kathy Barnes
Very proud of this one!!!
Gigspanner Big Band: Turnstone review
“An elegance unmatched in British folk … The multi-talented six-piece soar on their most accomplished album yet, led by the exceptional fiddle-playing of Peter Knight”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Observer
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...
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#April2025 #Spring2025 #ClimateChange #EarthDay #EarthDay2025 #Passover #Easter #ShapeNoteSinging #Dayenu
One of the first choruses I learnt as a teenager. ❤️
I got to see Roy perform this song live. Mesmerising performance. I took a Christian friend with me, who loved Folk music. Her face was like thunder during it 😄
#witchsky
#RoyBailey
youtu.be/Iz1rM5aKgxU?...
I’d forgotten all about this - Spike was a total star - Granada TV I think
Let’s have a sell out!
This weekend I’ve been mostly researching folk dance in Scunthorpe…#traddance #northlincs #morrisdance #scunthorpe #folkheritage
Any songs you’d like to hear on our 20th anniversary tour?
Our spring/summer gigs season kicks off next week. Get your tickets now - some are very close to selling out...
efdss.org/gigs
The new Folk London magazine is at the printers and available to preorder now. Featuring:
• Jennifer Reid on dialect, weaving and telling working-class stories
• How to build a tune-playing community from scratch
• News, reviews, listings and more
Preorder here: folklondon.co.uk/product/febr...
This Friday we welcome the multi-talented Anna Massie to the Live To Your Living Room stage. Get your tickets below ⬇️ #LiveToYourLivingRoom #LiveMusic #FolkMusic
https://buff.ly/40EBH03
The British Council invites UK arts & culture professionals to apply for festival travel grants of up to £3,000 to visit festivals in mainland China in 2025. This opportunity fosters international engagement by connecting UK festivals with China’s dynamic & innovative artistic scene: bit.ly/4annwzG
Not all that surprising and I’m afraid I’m more sad that we’ve lost some of the smaller community run festivals that don’t get the media coverage. Still, hope it comes back next year.
Bit of a bargain!
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This is great! Happy Sunday!
Out now on Patreon (link below)
A new Singer's Choice mini season, where we have one singer guest for three episodes featuring their choice of songs.
Roud 298: ROLLING IN THE DEW
Historical guest: Vic Gammon
Singer guest: Mossy Christian
From folk hero to amphetamised hipster poet, reclusive song and dance man, Nashville crooner and beyond, MOJO’s Phil Sutcliffe charts Bob Dylan’s long-playing evolution during his first, seismic decade:
Sounds great!
Think I know him
Live section updated, Reg Meuross and The Brothers Gillespie www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/live/
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