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Anglo-Scottish duo Janice Burns and Jon Doran
formed in 2017, after discovering a shared love of traditional music. Their
songs are filled with compelling storytelling, which comes alive through tight
vocal harmonies and intricate arrangements on the mandolin and bouzouki.
Tickets £14, with options to pay a bit more or less depending on
your circumstances. Gig is streamed via Zoom.
He has suggested that he cannot remember two
years of his life due to heavy cocaine use.
The drummer claimed that there was a period in his
life when he was not working, about which he is unable to recall any specifics.
Speaking to Classic Rock magazine,
Fleetwood said: “There’s no doubt we were well equipped with the marching
powder. That’s a well-worn fairytale that gets more like a war story, that gets
more and more aggrandised.
“I’m not minimalising the fact that we were
definitely partaking in that lifestyle,” he added. “But these weren’t a bunch
of people crawling across the floor with green froth coming out of their
mouths, we were working, you know?”
Enjoy an evening of song-sharing with Lucy Ward, Svavar Knútur and Adyn Townes as they perform virtually ‘in the round’ for London’s Green Note.
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Last month, the star signed a letter demanding action to cut red
tape and fees for musicians after Brexit.
The matter was "swept under the carpet" before the UK
left the EU, he said.
He said it was now his "duty" to try to help improve the
post-Brexit conditions for younger stars and crews.
Up-and-coming acts hoping to tour the continent when it is safe to
do so will be "up against a brick wall" of fresh
"bureaucracy", "paperwork" and added "finances",
he said.
"It's much more difficult for young artists to get this
together because of all the red tape," Sir Elton told BBC arts editor Will
Gompertz. "Every country has these different rules, there's so much
procedure to go through.
"People like myself are not really affected by it, we have a
foundation of people who can look after it, it still has to be done but it's
much easier," the 73-year-old continued.
"[But] we find ourselves in the situation because of Brexit,
this has arisen. How do we fix this? How can we fix this?
"I want the situation to be resolved, so that young people
don't have the difficulties of trying to tour in Europe, because it will affect
their careers, it will stunt their growth and their creativity."
Poppleton Live
Paul Downes has a rich musical background
that has progressed through working with Phil Beer, The Arizona Smoke
Revue, Pete Seeger and, currently, The Joyce Gang. This is a
chance to catch him solo, with a live gig held over Zoom.
Tickets £10
Highlights from the Clash legend Joe Strummer’s solo career will be the focus of a new 16 track collection titled Assembly, out March 26th via Dark Horse Records.
The album includes a
never-before-heard acoustic home recording of ‘Junco Partner’ and live versions
of The Clash classics ‘I Fought The Law’ and ‘Rudie Can’t Fail’ with his band,
the Mescaleros.
Track List
Coma Girl
Johnny Appleseed
I Fought the Law (Live at Brixton Academy, London,
24 November 2001) *
Tony Adams
Sleepwalk
Love Kills
Get Down Moses
X-Ray Style
Mondo Bongo
Rudie Can’t Fail (Live at Brixton Academy, London,
24 November 2001) *
At the Border, Guy
Long Shadow
Forbidden City
Yalla Yalla
Redemption Song
Junco Partner (Acoustic)
Bomba Estéreo Preview ‘Deja’ Album with Three New Tracks
The band describe the new LP as a concept album, divided into four parts: Agua, Aire, Tierra, and Fuego, or, the four elements of earth. “The album is about the connection and disconnection of human beings — from the planet, from one’s own self,” Li explains in a press release. “It’s about how we’re disconnected, more connected to electronic devices and virtual things than real things. So we decided to use the four elements, because they’re part of the equilibrium of human beings.”
The origins of the group
go back to 2001 when Bogotá native Simón Mejía (previously a member of 1990s
Colombian alternative rock band Charconautas) was part of a loose collective of
musicians and visual artists under the name A.M. 770.
The Hut People - Online - Online Wednesday 3 February, 2021 - 8pm GMT
Live to Your Living Room
The Hut People (Sam Pirt and Gary Hammond) mix global rhythms with folk tunes from Quebec to Spain, Scandinavia to Sussex and everywhere in between. Expect feel-good dancing tunes, audience participation, step dancing, Quebecois foot-percussion (whilst playing the accordion!) and humour aplenty.
Tickets £14, with options to pay a bit more or less depending on your circumstances. Gig is streamed via Zoom.
This debut album contains some of
Briggs’ most notable songs, including ‘Blackwater Slide,’ which she famously
taught to Bert Jansch, (who recorded it on his ‘Jack Orion’ album) and ‘Go Your
Way,’ co-written with Jansch. As with the 1971 original, the sleeve here
contains song notes by the highly-regarded English folk singer and collector of
folk songs, A.L. Lloyd.
Anne Briggs began
singing in local folk clubs in her teens. In 1962, she became part of the
Centre 42 – a leftist group of artists, writers, actors and musicians whose aim
was to make arts and culture accessible to the masses. Ewan MacColl first heard
Briggs’ remarkable voice and persuaded her to join the group and tour. There
Briggs met MacColl’s comrade, A.L. ‘Bert’ Lloyd who became her mentor,
producing her debut EP, ‘The Hazards Of Love,’ and recording Briggs for Topic
landmark albums, ‘The Iron Muse’ and ‘The Bird In The Bush.’
Briggs went on to
record a follow-up album, ‘The Time Has Come,’ for CBS which, at the time, sold
poorly and was rapidly deleted. Two years later, she recorded again but blocked
the subsequent album’s release, disheartened as she was by her singing. She
retired from the limelight, seemingly for good, although Topic’s 2019 re-issue
of this debut heralded a huge resurgence of media and fan interest in this most
reclusive of folk doyennes.
Folk on Foot
website, YouTube and podcast feed. Commissioned by English Folk Expo and
compiled by the Official Charts Company.
See which albums have made the Official Folk
Albums Chart this month, with Folk on Foot. Packed with stories, music and
insights, this is always a joy to watch. You might also spot us making an
appearance this week…
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