#Steeleye Span #Maddy Prior #Tim Hart #folk rock #British folk #British folk rock #traditional folk #electric folk #British roots rockLong Lankin is based off a Northumbrian legend… Read More
What? Really, Songkick, what? Martin Carthy… on tour with Toyah? How could that be? The very definition of the folk singer a lifetime deep in the music and on… Read More
Robert Plant picks his favorite vocalists ever. Led Zeppelin‘s lead singer Robert Plant, who is also one of the most famous artists with his attractive voice style. He also likes to sp… Read More
#Mellow Candle #folk rock #progressive folk #acid folk #Celtic folk #1970s #IrishAlthough they are anything but a household name today, in their time, Irish folk-rock band Mellow Candl… Read More
Interview transcription software tools make the process of transcribing interviews faster, easier, and more accurate. In this blog, we’ll explore the top 5 features that make the best… Read More
#The Albion Country Band #Ashley Hutchings #Martin Carthy #John Kirkpatrick #British folk #folk rock #British folk rock #1970s #ex-Fairport Convention The tangled vine that is t… Read More
#Silly Sisters #Maddy Prior #June Tabor #Steeleye Span #folk #British folk #traditional #a capella #1970sSilly Sisters is a collaboration between Maddy Prior, vocalist of Steeleye Span… Read More
Australian roadie Tana Douglas may well be the only person ever to be formally introduced to Queen Elizabeth II while wearing Doc Martens boots. “She tilted her head slightly to one… Read More
In the summer of 1958, Joan Chandos Baez, a 17-year old high school graduate moved with her family from Palo Alto to Boston. They drove cross-country with the Kingston Trio’s “To… Read More
Summer of '74
Charlton Athletic F.C.
The Who
Lou Reed
Humble Pie
Bad Company
Lindisfarne
Dave Mason
Stevie Wonder
Rufus
Denver Coliseum
Denver, CO
A G… Read More
Another entry in my mini music challenge, here are my top ten hits of 1975...All Around My Hat - Steeleye SpanSteeleye Span were like my first introduction to folk music with this song, and… Read More
Please welcome guest author Derek Piotr. Derek is a performer, folklorist and author based in New England, whose work focuses primarily on the human voice. His work covers genres as dive… Read More
American-born artist Nancy Fouts, who sadly passed away last April, is best known for her distinctive sculptural works, which reconfigure ordinary objects and materials with subjective and p… Read More
Global FinTech company Gold-i has just announced that it has appointed Joy Li as its new Head of Business Development for the Asia Pacific region. Li has been with the company for… Read More
October 27/28 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment - Halloween Dreadful Stories
1) "Tam Lin" by Fairport Convention
2) "Long Lankin" by Steeleye Span
3) "The Dark" by Arch Obol… Read More
Sorry I’m late tonight. I should have posted before we went out. Please enjoy this crappy cellphone photo of Steeleye Span. The white blob in the middle is Maddy Prior. We have decide… Read More
Births:
1924 - Brother John Sellers (d. 1999)
1931 - Kenny Price (d. 1987)
1935 - Ramsey Lewis (81)
1935 - Rudy Lewis (Drifters) (d. 1964)
1935 -&nbs… Read More
by johnofgwentIt's that time of year again. A level results came out, clearing came and went (no thanks to government restrictions on the number of home students our universities are permitt… Read More
I thought that my old blogs were long gone, lost to all but the wayback machine, then I discovered a Dreamwidth account from 2012. The posts were mostly about music, randomness, and fandom s… Read More