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The Hog of the Forsaken From the album, The Sound of the Word

Check out my latest essay about the songs from my new album, The Sound of the Word!
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Celebrated folk songwriter Steve Tilston to play intimate Ellesmere Port show A CELEBRATED songwriter and giant of the folk music scene will be coming to Ellesmere Port to showcase songs from his final album.

Celebrated folk songwriter Steve Tilston to play intimate Ellesmere Port show

YouTube video by The God Cast with Fr Alex Frost John Lennon - A story shared by Folk Singer, Steve Tilston as told on The God Cast

John Lennon - A story shared by folk singer Steve Tilston as told on The God Cast youtu.be/DqA63Ddpsl8

YouTube video by Dana Robinson Music Policeman

"Police come and I didn't want to go this morning..."
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Martin Simpson, Michael Chapman & Steve Tilston - Songwriters' Circle, Bush Hall, London, Britain, 3-18-2012 Here's another episode of the "Songwriters' Circle" BBC TV show. Just like other episodes, this one features three singer-songwriters taking turns performing their songs. In this case, the songwriters are Martin Simpson, Michael Chapman, and Steve Tilston. The episode has a theme, because all three of them are famous figures in British folk music. Martin Simpson's career started in the 1970s. He didn't have any hits or famous albums. But he's steadily built up a following by releasing dozens of albums and touring frequently. He's mostly performed cover songs, especially of traditional music. He's still alive, and 76 years old, as I write this in 2026. Here's his Wikipedia entry: Martin Simpson - Wikipedia Michael Chapman's music is hard to describe, so I'll just quote the lead paragraph of his Wikipedia entry, which says he was a "British singer-songwriter and guitarist who released 58 albums, displaying a 'fusion of jazz, rock, Indian and ragtime styles [that] made him a cult hero.' He began playing with jazz bands, mainly in his home town of Leeds, and became well known in the folk clubs of the late 1960s, as well as on the progressive music scene." Note the use of the past tense, because he died in 2021 at the age of 80. He's probably best known for his 1970 album "Fully Qualified Survivor," which contains his most famous song, "Postcards of Scarborough." Here's his Wikipedia page: Michael Chapman (singer) - Wikipedia That just leaves Steve Tilston. Like the other two, his music career began roughly around 1970. Also like the other two, he's had a long career with British folk music, releasing dozens of albums. Here's his Wikipedia entry: Steve Tilston - Wikipedia To be honest, I wasn't familiar with the music of any of these three musicians. But this was a nice listen, with the three of them all playing good songs and making interesting comments. It's a bit curious and disappointing that it didn't end with all three of them performing a classic song together, like all the other episodes I can remember of this TV series. But all three of them were/are talented guitarists, and often helped out with songs when it wasn't their turn to sing. By the way, sadly, this appears to be the last episode of the TV series, in terms of broadcast order. I still have two more that I plan on posting. And there are another three or so that I haven't found, at least not yet. This album is 58 minutes long. 01 An Englishman Abroad (Martin Simpson) 02 talk (Martin Simpson) 03 Postcards of Scarborough (Michael Chapman) 04 talk (Michael Chapman & Steve Tilston) 05 Weeping Willow Replanted (Steve Tilston) 06 talk (Martin Simpson) 07 Never Any Good (Martin Simpson) 08 talk (Michael Chapman) 09 In the Valley (Michael Chapman) 10 talk (Steve Tilston) 11 The Road When I Was Young (Steve Tilston) 12 talk (Martin Simpson) 13 Will Atkinson (Martin Simpson) 14 talk (Michael Chapman) 15 Just Another Story (Michael Chapman) 16 talk (Steve Tilston) 17 The Reckoning (Steve Tilston) 18 talk (Martin Simpson) 19 Home Again (Martin Simpson) 20 talk (Michael Chapman) 21 A Cowboy Phase (Michael Chapman) 22 talk (Steve Tilston) 23 The Slip Jigs and Reels (Steve Tilston) https://pixeldrain.com/u/FszeUKwt alternate: The cover photo is from this exact concert, kind of. I couldn't find any good images of the three of them together, since they didn't play a song together at the end, like most episodes. But at the start of the video of this concert there was some footage of the three of them practicing together before the concert, so I took a screenshot of that. From right to left: Steve Tilston, Michael Chapman, and Martin Simpson.

Martin Simpson, Michael Chapman & Steve Tilston - Songwriters' Circle, Bush Hall, London, Britain, 3-18-2012 https://albumsthatshouldexist.blogspot.com/2026/01/martin-simpson-michael-chapman-steve.html

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@stevetilston.bsky.social in concert
Nottingham-8 Feb
www.peggysskylight.co.uk/events/folkroom-presents-steve-tilston-8-feb-2026/
New Mills-21 Feb
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Barnoldswick-7 March
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Beverley-16 March
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Merry Christmas and happy new year from all at Different Strings. Thank you for your support this year, look forward to working together in 2026! #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear #MusicForPeace #MusicForChange

Tomorrow, Wednesday 10 December #SteveTilston last gig of the year at Trades Club #HebdenBridge, doors 7:30pm
thetradesclub.com/events/tilston… not to be missed!
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Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled the theatregoing world for decades, has died aged 88. One of a select band of writers from any discipline to earn his own adjective – “Stoppardian” – in the Oxford English Dictionary, he delighted in the most improbable juxtapositions: philosophy and gymnastics in Jumpers (1972); early 19th-century landscape gardening and chaos theory in Arcadia (1993); rock music, dissident Czech academics and the love poetry of Sappho in Rock ’n’ Roll (2006). Continue reading...

Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88

Coming up this weekend and not to be missed...
Saturday 22 November
Steve Tilston returns to Appleton Thorn Village Hall
Stretton Road, Appleton Thorn, Warrington WA4 4RT
Box office 07946 378599
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Feat:Joan Osborne,The Paul Garner Band,Kent Duchaine,Edwina Hayes,Indigo Girls,Peter Mulvey,Jeb Loy Nichols,Porchlight Smoker,Bob Dylan,Nick Harper,Joni Mitchell,Lucy Ward,Steeleye Span,Steve Tilston,Bruce Springsteen,Beck Sian,Deb Sandland,Beach Boys,Elton John,Eagles...

The Bad Pennies will be “Winter Wandering” in December. 6th - Otley / 7th - Coddington / 12 - Middlesbrough / 15 - Bishop Auckland / 17 - Cramlington / 18 - Embleton / 19 - Green Hammerton / 20 - Beetham / 21 - Gateshead (2 shows). Not many tickets left for most of them!

Tomorrow, Saturday 8 November and not to be missed...
Steve Tilston in concert
at The Black Dyke Mills Heritage Venue, Brighouse Road, Queensbury, Bradford BD13 1QA
www.blackdykemills.org
Tickets www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bra...
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YouTube video by BristolRon VRC0686 Archie Fisher (First Set) 2003

Remembering Archie Fisher, Albert Hole, Bristol 2003, thanks to BristolRon
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Hilarious 😅

In my latest Festival of Ideas essay I look at the Bristol renaissance over the past 65 years and what might come next. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

CD Reviews : The Pentangle, Steve Tilston, UFO The Pentangle, Solomon’s Seal” (Cherry Red)- Pentangle were one of the leading lights of the burgeoning British folk rock scene during its creative heyday in the late sixties and early seventies, entrancing record buyers and concert goers alike as they served up a unique sound which blended elements of jazz and traditional music to excellent effect. “Solomon’s Seal” was the final album recorded by the original incarnation of the band, first released in 1972 to a fairly muted critical and popular response but well worth investigating nonetheless if you’ve ever enjoyed the instrumental artistry of guitarists John Renbourn and Bert Jansch, Jacqui McShee’s fragile vocals or the late lamented Danny Thompson’s inventive contributions on double bass. The inclusion of a string of bonus tracks culled from BBC sessions and live recordings made during the band’s farewell tour should make this 2 CD set an essential purchase for Pentangle completists everywhere.

CD Reviews : The Pentangle, Steve Tilston, UFO

Later this week…
Friday 17 October #SteveTilston first time at St George's Venue, #Hartlepool not to be missed! 👍😊
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This week…
Wednesday 15 October
#SteveTilston returns to Dorking Folk Club, not to be missed!
#LastCall #music #musicsky #Dorking #Surrey
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dorkingfolkclub.org.uk
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Steve Tilston returns to Derby Folk Festival tomorrow Saturday 11 October
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Steve Tilston in concert
October and not to be missed!
11 - Derby Folk Festival
15 - Dorking Folk Club
17 - St George’s Venue, Hartlepool
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‘Prince of the rocks’: JMW Turner’s gorge paintings go on show in Bristol Exhibition featuring fragile and rarely seen watercolours explores artist’s jaunts in and around Avon Gorge

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From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds

‘A national emergency’: As Trump goes after the arts, many museums remain silent | CNN The Trump administration has sent shockwaves through America’s cultural institutions by gutting museum funding, threatening nonprofits’ tax-exempt status and tightening its grip over the Smithsonian. ...

‘A national emergency’: As Trump goes after the arts, many museums remain silent

(as ever, don't imagine this couldn't happen here)

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Clive Gregson Singer-songwriter Clive Gregson first came to prominence with Any Trouble before embarking on a solo career and forming a partnership with Christine Collister. His songs have been sung by artists incl...

Tomorrow!
Wednesday 24 September
Clive Gregson, a rare solo show, Cramlington Folk Club wegottickets.com/event/647449/
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Live Review: Steve Tilston, + Tetherer, The Festival Hall, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire – 12th September 2025 Tonight's venue was a first for me, even though it is situated within a town that I have known for most of my life. Market Rasen lies approximately 13 miles north-east of the city of Lincoln, upon the river Rase that runs east-west through the Town. It was first attested in the Doomsday Book of 1086, where it appeared simply as Rase, which is an Old English word meaning plank, that probably referred to the bridge that crossed the river.

Live Review: Steve Tilston, + Tetherer, The Festival Hall, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire - 12th September 2025 "long may he continue to share his songs, guitar playing and stories with live audiences up and down the country"@stevetilston @folklincs

Steve Tilston | Great Artists Steve Tilston is one of our most celebrated song smiths, widely recognised within the world of folk and contemporary music; the words, arrangements and subtle, quite superb guitar playing could be no ...

Steve Tilston in concert and to anywhere in the world via livestream Saturday 20 September 8pm from St Bees Village Hall #Cumbria
details & tickets www.greatartists-smallvenue.com/event-detail...
streaming instructions via email on day
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Tim Walker's Folk - 07/09/2025 - BBC Sounds The best folk music from Lincolnshire and beyond with Tim Walker.

Steve Tilston natters with Tim ahead if his Market Rasen Festival Hall concert on Friday 12 September
Tickets wegottickets.com/event/649188/
Reservations 07771 745470 or les@worrall.myzen.co.uk
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A week today, Thursday 11 September Steve Tilston returns to The Stables #miltonkeynes celebrating his latest and final album release ‘Last Call’ and not to be missed!
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Steve Tilston returns to The Stables next week, sharing songs from his new album 'Last Call' and old favourites too ...not to be missed!
Tickets stables.org/boxoffice/ti...
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