March 2009

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Breakfast with Candythief

by Alex 27 March 2009 Features

A new arrival on the playlist is Candythief with their latest offering ’Technicolour Wilderness’. At full strength the band are Jem Doulton on drums and beatific backing vocals, jason Simpson on bass, Jason Dickinson on fiddle and the unmistakeable voice of  lead singer and guitarist Diana de Cabarrus. Candythief used to be Diana and her guitar, the bigger [...]

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Frukie Top 40

by Alex 26 March 2009 Uncategorized

Here are the most rated tracks by our listeners for the last 30 days. Alela Diane takes a well deserved top slot with ‘Lady Divine’ from her latest album, ‘To Be Still’. If you’ve never voted for a track you can start now by rating it as it plays in the ‘Now playing” display. Just give [...]

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Curtis Eller pops in for a chat

by Alex 25 March 2009 Features

FRUKie’s favourite yodelling banjo player Curtis Eller popped into the vicars virtual tea garden for a chat prior to his UK tour. Hi Curtis thanks for doing this interview for FRUKie do we find you well ? I’m doing very well, thanks.  I’ve just returned from a trip to the aquarium with my daughter. Ah [...]

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Mumford and Sons

by Alex 24 March 2009 Music News

“Due to unforeseen circumstances we are rescheduling the April tour dates into September.” Normally I would shrug and look forward to September but I think this is probably the end of my intimate time with Mumford and Sons and the disappointment hangs heavy like a line from one of their bittersweet songs. I know this [...]

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Joe Purdy releases new album

by Alex 24 March 2009 Music News

Joe Purdy has just released a new album titled ‘Last Clock on the Wall’. You can review it below.

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Win Tickets to Tally Ho in London on 28th March 09!

by Alex 23 March 2009 Uncategorized

Frukie has been given four pairs of tickets by the Arts Depot to giveaway to Tally Ho on Saturday 28 March 2009, doors open 5.30pm.

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A Taster Frukie playlist

by Alex 23 March 2009 Music News

A few folk have been contacting us since the launch of Frukie to ask for a playlist taster. So here is what played out on the station yesterday: Guster – G Major Curtis eller – Stephen foster cath and phil tyler – wild stormy deep Mumford and sons – Liar The bowmans – I have fallen [...]

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News from the Fence

by Alex 23 March 2009 Music News

This is a busy time of year for Fence Records on the approach to their annual Homegame Festival which takes place over over the 17th, 18th and 19th of April 2009. This well known but intimate event takes place in their hometown of Anstruther in Fife. You can expect to see the Collective artists as [...]

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The Cave Singers

by Alex 22 March 2009 Video

The Cave Singers performing at Cargo back in August last year.  Courtesy of  The Local Dancing on Our Graves… The Local are responsible for shows, tours, festivals, and were now starting a label.Be sure to check them out:  http://www.localism.org.uk/

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Curtis Eller UK Tour

by Alex 22 March 2009 Music News

Curtis Eller is about to embark on a UK tour to bring us hope and refreshing uplift to the current sorrowful climate: “If history has taught me anything it is that in dark times people look to banjo players for guidance. 

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Twisted Folk, The Local, and artsdepot present: Tally Ho!

by Alex 22 March 2009 Music News

Twisted Folk, The Local, and artsdepot present: Tally Ho! Saturday 28 March 2009, doors open 5.30pm After four sell-out years The Local and Twisted Folk take over artsdepot once again bringing you the best acts from the contemporary folk scene. Tally Ho! is a delectable feast of folk music new, old, weird and wonderful. Line [...]

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The Fence Collective

by Alex 19 March 2009 Video

If you’ve not heard of the Fence Collective then it’s about bloody time someone introduced you to them…in short, they are a collective, not a real label, based in Anstruther in Scotland and I first heard about them when they contacted me to play a new member going by the name of Barbarossa. That was [...]

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Wildbirds and Peacedrums

by Alex 18 March 2009 Music News

Wildbirds & Peacedrums are made up of the talented Andreas Werliin on percussion and the explosive Mariam Wallentin. They use mainly voice and percussion without any guitars and the results are very raw and incredible. The video below demonstrates that chemistry and why as a live act they are very much in demand.

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Andrew Bird – Noble Beast

by Alex 15 March 2009 Reviews

Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of 4. Actually, it was a Cracker Jack box with a ruler taped to it, and the first of his many Suzuki music lessons involved simply bowing to the teacher and going home. He spent his formative years soaking up classical [...]

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Youtube and PRS squabble

by Alex 9 March 2009 Music News

Many of you may already have already heard that PRS and Youtube have fallen out over royalties for Music Videos. As a result of the demands made by PRS, Youtube have blocked anyone from the UK trying to view Music Videos…This Blog and the main site may well have some empty spaces as a result. PRS [...]

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Robert Wyatt – No Alcohol

by Alex 3 March 2009 Uncategorized
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Strange places to perform in…

by Alex 3 March 2009 Video

It’s becoming quite popular now to film music sessions in unusual locations or venues. I paid a visit to one local listener yesterday, known as Revjoakie in our forum, he’s a fellow Clevedonian so I didn’t travel far. Anyway, we were talking about music and good sites. He introduced me to one called The Black [...]

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