Hendrickxz wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:09 pm

An MP once famously said his idea of hell was" three folk singers in a pub near Wells!" Not a view I share. What do bloody MPs know!

South West Claret. wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 2:46 pm

George Galloway is the exception so don’t tar everyone with the same brush in my view another fine example again in my view is Caroline Lewis of Brighton.

Bosscat wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:38 pm

Do you mean Caroline Lucas of Brighton

LeadBelly wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:16 pm

Martin Carthy live. Great guitar playing, great bloody murder ballad. (Song starts after c 2 minutes)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_00g-as ... BristolRon

Olivia Chaney, nice vid to go with the nice song/beautiful voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyZFjBi ... iviaChaney

clansman wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:33 pm

Olivia Chaney superb!

4:20 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 7:56 pm

Heilung

https://youtu.be/2wy-W-pYlds?si=JwbEvKdEH5-46rwK

pureclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:46 pm

Who remebers Roger Westbrook?
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A member of The Pendlefolk, most famous (I think) for the song "Old Pendle, Old Pendle".

LincsWoldsClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 01, 2024 4:18 pm

Later used as a lyric in "Roots" by Show of Hands (cracking song by the way).

Croydon Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:47 am

Jackie Leven
https://youtu.be/bk5tTEY6kKM?si=5-Tz-dm9VEotlcS0

He winked at me in Aldershot once

spt_claret wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:58 am

Big fan of Show of Hands. Although I think Arrogance Ignorance & Greed might be their most pointed/best song.
I love folk music in general, go to folk gigs/festivals pretty regularly, so may as well throw out a few artists I like that haven't been mentioned yet for anyone who might not know them:

Martin Simpson mostly does covers or traditional arrangements but he's worth a listen.
Steve Tilston has a few songs I like, his 2016 album Truth To Tell is pretty good.
Bellowhead are good, John Boden has some good solo work independent of them.
Oysterband have quite a few tracks I like although if you're purists they're more folk rock.
Quite rate Gavin Davenport too, he's not very well known and hasn't recorded anything in a long while but for me deserves more acclaim. British Man Of War, False Knight, and Wooden Swords & May Queens are probably my 3 favourite songs of his.
For younger acts, I saw a trio called Granny's Attic a few years back when they looked like they were all still in school/6th form but already doing festivals (albeit the smaller tents), I can see them being very big on the scene if they keep at it.

But the guy I always recommend is Martyn Joseph. He's sometimes been called the Welsh Springsteen which I'm not sure is right, he does have a few heartland/folk-rock type numbers but he's definitely more on the folk end than Springsteen or indeed Mellencamp. Has a few Christian songs which won't be everyone's bag (although most of them are more implicit than in your face) but he's a brilliant storytelling songwriter.

spt_claret wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:58 am

Big fan of Show of Hands. Although I think Arrogance Ignorance & Greed might be their most pointed/best song.
I love folk music in general, go to folk gigs/festivals pretty regularly, so may as well throw out a few artists I like that haven't been mentioned yet for anyone who might not know them:

Martin Simpson mostly does covers or traditional arrangements but he's worth a listen.
Steve Tilston has a few songs I like, his 2016 album Truth To Tell is pretty good.
Bellowhead are good, John Boden has some good solo work independent of them.
Oysterband have quite a few tracks I like although if you're purists they're more folk rock.
Quite rate Gavin Davenport too, he's not very well known and hasn't recorded anything in a long while but for me deserves more acclaim. British Man Of War, False Knight, and Wooden Swords & May Queens are probably my 3 favourite songs of his.
For younger acts, I saw a trio called Granny's Attic a few years back when they looked like they were all still in school/6th form but already doing festivals (albeit the smaller tents), I can see them being very big on the scene if they keep at it.

But the guy I always recommend is Martyn Joseph. He's sometimes been called the Welsh Springsteen which I'm not sure is right, he does have a few heartland/folk-rock type numbers but he's definitely more on the folk end than Springsteen or indeed Mellencamp. Has a few Christian songs which won't be everyone's bag (although most of them are more implicit than in your face) but he's a brilliant storytelling songwriter.