Strictly Dropped Band After Asked to be Paid, Say Musicians

Band say they were offered a free lunch and ‘screen time’ for appearing on BBC’s spinoff It Takes Two

A group of professional musicians have said they were dropped by Strictly Come Dancing after they asked to be paid for performing on the programme’s spinoff show.

Amaraterra, a band who perform traditional southern Italian music, said they were excited when they were approached by producers who were enthusiastic about them appearing on the BBC companion programme It Takes Two.

However, when they asked for a fee to compensate them for a day’s work the BBC producers told them, in emails seen by the Guardian: “We just don’t have money in the budget to pay for contributors.” Instead, they were offered a free lunch and it was suggested that they would receive a “decent amount of screen time, as well as a mention of your group name”, which would help boost the band’s following on Instagram and Facebook.

Same Old, Same Old Then?

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Hey, Do You Know About J-Carter?

J-Carter comes straight out of New Jersey. He believes hip-hop should focus on great lyrical
content, tight beats, and ear catching hooks. He has been writing lyrics since the age of 13 enhancing his vocabulary along the way to be a better lyricist. His musical influences are motivated by a conglomerate of hiphop artists that have come on the world scene the past 30 years. His music is a blend of an old school feel mixed in with the new contemporary feel of hip-hop, but he strives to maintain his own style and voice to separate himself from the playing field.

J-Carter is a veteran MC from New Jersey. Towards the end of the previous decade, the now renowned rapper grew a sizable fanbase from the success of projects like “Im Still Here” and “Take Hip-Hop Back”. He has just released his brand new album “Hip-Hop Till I Die“, which contains a whopping 48 songs

New Album Hip Hop Till I Die now available…

Hip-Hop Til I Die (ffm.to)

J Carter Website…

TAKE HIP-HOP BACK / J-CARTER/ NEW JERSEY

R.L. Burnside (1926-2005)-See My Jumper Hanging - Check It Out!

R.L. Burnside (1926-2005)-See My Jumper Hanging

R.L. Burnside was born in Harmontown, Mississippi, in Lafayette County. He spent most of his life in North Mississippi, working as a sharecropper and a commercial fisherman, as well as playing guitar at weekend house parties. He was first inspired to pick up the guitar in his early twenties, after hearing the 1948 John Lee Hooker single, "Boogie Chillen".

He learned music largely from Mississippi Fred McDowell, who lived nearby in an adjoining cou received little recognition before the early 1990s. In the latter half of that decade, Burnside recorded and toured with Jon Spencer, garnering crossover appeal and introducing his music to a new fan base in the punk and garage rock scenes.. He also cited his cousin-in-law, Muddy Waters, as an influence.

See my jumper on

Hangin' out on the line

Know by that

Something on my mind

I wouldn't be here, baby

If it hadn't been for you

Way down here, way you wanna do

Fix my supper, baby, let me go to bed

Guess white lightnin'

Done gone to my head

Guess white lightnin'

Done gone to my head

Electronic From Kraftwork to the Chemical Brothers at London's Design Museum

 Electronic from Kraftwork to the Chemical Brothers Until 14 February 2021

London’s Design Museum’s “Electronic” exhibition will now run until 14 February 2021, allowing many more to be able to attend this exhibition dedicated to the birth of electronic music. Full title “Electronic: From Kraftwerk to Chemical Brothers”, the socially-distanced exhibition follows the pathway from the birth of electronic sounds being used in jazz and rock, through experiments from Japanese composers and acts like Silver Apples, through to the work of Kraftwerk, the birth of rave, Aphex Twin and finishing with modern day Chemical Brothers. There are light installations, a plethora of equipment and a soundtrack supplied by Laurent Garnier.

Tickets need to be pre-booked and social distancing carefully observed, but this, as many visitors have stated, is the closest you’ll get to that being in a club feeling for a while…

UNTIL 14 FEBRUARY 2021 Open from Wednesday 2 December 2020

Following the announcement that London will be on COVID Tier 2, the museum and its exhibitions will reopen on Wednesday 2 December.

Limited tickets for late sessions on New Years Eve just released. BOOK NOW.

IMPORTANT! PLEASE TAKE YOUR OWN WIRED HEADPHONES TO ENJOY THE MULTIMEDIA EXHIBITS. HERE'S WHY.

Warning: This exhibition contains strobe lighting and flashing lights, which might not be suitable for people with epilepsy.

Age guidance 12+

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Introducing It's Karma It's Cool - A Great Band From Lincoln UK

 It's Karma It's Cool are an original, four-piece indie rock/pop band from Lincoln, UK

They are signed to the American indie label, Kool Kat Music To date they have two official releases available:

Hipsters and Aeroplanes (EP)

Woke Up In Hollywood (full-length album) which is a great first album for any band.

Band line-up…

 James Styring - Vocals

Martyn Bewick - Guitars, Additional Instrumentation

Mikey Barraclough - Bass Guitar, Additional Guitars

Danny Krash - Drums, Percussion

CD and download versions (along with t-shirts) are available from It’s Karma It’s Cool bandcamp.

Woke Up In Hollywood | It's Karma It's Cool (bandcamp.com) 

Check out these videos...

It's Karma It's Cool - 'Back In '78' Taken from the album 'Woke Up In Hollywood' - 

available now on Kool Kat Musik! Order by clicking the link below...

Woke Up In Hollywood | It's Karma It's Cool (bandcamp.com) 

Monsters' Taken from the album 'Woke Up In Hollywood' - available now on Kool Kat Musik!

Like It's Cool It's Karma on Facebook... (1) It's Karma It's Cool | Facebook 

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‘Heavy Future Groove’ Band Lespecial Debut New Single, “Snell’s Fleet”

‘Heavy Future Groove’ Band Lespecial Debut New Single, “Snell’s Fleet”

Self-described “heavy future groove” outfit Lespecial boast on their official band bio that they take influence from J Dilla, Radiohead, King Crimson and Fela Kuti. 

That’s quite a diverse array, and indeed, Lespecial are a multi-faceted act that transcend traditional genre boundaries.

On “Snell’s Fleet,” the band’s latest single, Lespecial showcase every bit of that heavy future groove descriptor. “Heavy” is easy to place — distorted, chugged riffs have that covered — while “groove,” in this case, comes not in the form of Pantera power but Primus or Bungle-inspired funk/fusion. As for “future,” well, that’s open for interpretation, but with skilled players who have a knack for composition and an imagination that’s gotten them this far already, anything is certainly possible. Check out “Snell’s Fleet” below. Lespecial’s new album, Ancient Homies, comes out on December 4. Follow the band on Facebook.

 

The Topic Records "Introduction" Series - Check It Out!

 The Topic Records "Introduction" series of compilations are the ideal way to familiarise yourself with some of Topic Records’ biggest artists and they make great gifts for any budding folk fans.

Buy or listen here: https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/an-introduction-to-series/

An Introduction to June Tabor & An Introduction to Anne Briggs on Topic Records

An Introduction to June Tabor & An Introduction to Anne Briggs on Topic Records... 

The second two releases in the Topic Introduction series are available now/..

An Introduction to June Tabor (TICD003)
An introduction to the magical work of June Tabor. Covering songs from her many record releases on the Topic Record label between 1976 to 2011. June Tabor is quiet simply one of Britain’s greatest interpreters of popular Folk song and has been described by Elvis Costello as ‘The great voice of English folk music’.

Available now from the Propermusic.com, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and all good music retailers.

Track list: 1. While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping / 2. The Band Played Waltzing Matilda / 3. The Devil and Bailiff McGlynn / 4. No Man’s Land / Flowers of The Forest / 5. Unicorns / 6. The Scarecrow / 7. Aqaba / 8. Hedger And Ditcher / 9. Shallow Brown / 10. A Place Called England / 11. Maybe Then I’ll Be A Rose / 12. Oh! Alas, I Am In Love / 13. The Rigs Of Rye / 14. Finisterre / 15. The Dark End Of The Street


An Introduction to Anne Briggs (TICD004)
An introduction to the magical work of Anne Briggs. Tracks include early recordings featured on albums ‘The Iron Muse’ and ‘The Bird In The Bush’ as well as material from her Hazards of Love E.P. and stunning solo album simply titled Anne Briggs. There is also the inclusion of tracks from her long-lost album ‘Sing A Song For You’.

Available now from the Propermusic.com, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and all good music retailers.

Track list: 1. The Recruited Collier / 2. The Doffing Mistress / 3. Polly Vaughan / 4. Rosemary Lane / 5. Gathering Rushes In The Month Of May / 6. The Stonecutter Boy / 7. Blackwater Side / 8. Go Your Way (My Love) / 9. The Cuckoo / 10. Reynardine / 11. Young Tambling / 12. Maa Bonny Boy / 13. Sing A Song For You / 14. The Bonambuie / 15. Tongue In Cheek

Topic Records – Traditional and contemporary folk from the British Isles

ADAM ROSS aka RANDOLPH'S LEAP 'Staring at Mountains' SOLO TOUR NOVEMBER 2021

 

ADAM ROSS aka RANDOLPH'S LEAP 'Staring at Mountains' SOLO TOUR NOVEMBER 2021     Staring at Mountains is the debut solo album from Scottish singer-songwriter Adam Ross; a sparse and intimate collection of songs which blend tenderness, wry humour and poetry, scheduled for release in Autumn 2021. We are currently booking tour dates for November 2021. Staring at Mountains presents Adam’s distinctive songwriting at its most delicate, stripped-back and sincere. The majority of the album was recorded in the historic setting of Delgatie Castle in Aberdeenshire and takes a great deal of lyrical inspiration from the Scottish landscape, with song titles transporting the listener on a journey from the Cairngorm mountains to Sanna beach on the west coast. Adam’s folk music influences shine through on this album which features stunning violin accompaniment from Pedro Cameron (Man of the Minch) and vocal harmonies from Jenny Sturgeon. Human relationships are also at the heart of the album, with Adam taking inspiration from observational songwriters such as John Prine and Loudon Wainright III.   CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO   Adam Ross   Adam: “I wanted to present the songs as simply and honestly as possible. No overcomplicated production or digital trickery. Just the songs, sounding the way they sounded when I sat and wrote them beside a warm, glowing fire.” Since 2010, Adam has been making music as the lead singer in Randolph’s Leap, an indie-folk collective of up to eight musicians known for their joyful live gigs and prolific output. In 2018, the Randolph’s Leap back-catalogue inspired a touring theatre show called 'The Isle of Love' which depicted life on a Hebridean island as told through Adam’s lyrics. In 2020 Adam diversified his songwriting output, releasing a collaborative EP with Gareth Perrie under the name The Polychromes as well as a country-pop album under the pseudonym A.R. Pinewood. Press “Full of melodic inventiveness, freshness and positivity” - Folk Radio “Charm and character to spare” - The Scotsman “Funny, poignant acoustic arias” - The List “Ross is a songwriter who is both honest and charming, combining the strut and humour of Neil Hannon, the sincerity, vulnerability and softness of Stuart Murdoch and the lyrical wit and musical playfulness of the DIYDaddy, King Creosote himself” - The Quietus   Adam Ross   CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO     PLEASE GET IN TOUCH FOR TOUR BOOKINGS IN NOVEMBER 2021 Dates may be available outside of the official touring periods so please enquire email: gail@laughingdogmusic.co.uk Click here to go to LAUGHING DOG MUSIC Click here to go to RANDOLPH'S LEAP

Belle and the Woodland Sounds on Lincoln City Radio

Belle and the Woodland Sounds on Lincoln City Radio

Tune in to Fine Folk on Lincoln City Radio 103.6FM (www.lincolncityradio.com) at 7.00pm on
Tuesday 1st December to hear an interview between local musician Belle & the Woodland Sounds and Alan Ritson.

Lincoln City Radio broadcasts to the City of Lincoln and its Surrounding Villages

Lincoln City Radio Oak House Waterside South Lincoln LN5 7FB

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