May 2011

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What’s Been Playing on FRUK

by Alex 31 May 2011 Folk Music News

It’s been a while since we shared a playlist so here is what played out yesterday on Folk Radio UK. This isn’t all our music but it will give you a taster of the breadth of what we play. We have a whole heap of new music waiting to be included, a large amount of which will be added this week.

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Live Review: The Tallest Man on Earth

Live Review: The Tallest Man on Earth – Cologne

by Judith Wiemers 26 May 2011 Live Reviews

Read Judith’s live Cologne review of The Tallest Man on Earth: The set features intense and assertive moments as much as reserved and tender ones, always reassuring the spectator that they are part of a wonderful evening that will stick with them.

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Live Review: Alela Diane @ Scala

Live Review: Alela Diane @ Scala

by Melanie McGovern 25 May 2011 Live Reviews

Alela Diane has proven herself capable of a somewhat reinvention whilst never shedding her roots, and while her voice dazzled in its powerful country twangs and intonations, it was often the softer spoken plaintive tones that resonated more deeply.

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The Balearic Folk Orchestra

Introducing: The Balearic Folk Orchestra

by Alex 24 May 2011 Folk Music Reviews

The Balearic Folk Orchestra came about as a result of a conversation about what makes a great house track. Now, together with a group of like-minded friends including Serafina Steer and Olivia Chaney, they re-interpret classic acid house tunes and balearic beats in an acoustic style.

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Celebrating Bob Dylan

Celebrating Bob Dylan

by Alex 24 May 2011 Folk Music News

Today is Bob Dylan’s 70th Birthday. So without getting too over-sentimental and expansive about the whole thing I’ve put together a heap of tracks that I’ve enjoyed as well a few rare or less heard tracks which will playout from today.

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The Felice Brothers - Celebration, Florida

The Felice Brothers – Celebration, Florida

by Melanie McGovern 23 May 2011 Folk Music Reviews

Give The Felice Brothers ‘Celebration, Florida’ a consistent dose of straight-through plays and you have probably their best album to date. It is both broad, unplaceable and still somehow retentive of their beginnings.

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Seeker Lover Keeper

Introducing: Seeker Lover Keeper

by Alex 23 May 2011 Folk Music News

Sally Seltman, Holly Throsby and Sarah Blasko make up the dream combo ‘Seeker Lover Keeper’. Their debut album is released in June, watch their latest album introducing videos.

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Gregory Alan Isakov - In Session

Exclusive: Gregory Alan Isakov – FRUK Session

by Alex 20 May 2011 Features

Anyone familiar with Gregory Alan Isakov will have experienced the magical silken threaded balance he uses to engage the listener. With a UK Tour in June it was too good an opportunity to miss so we got him to record a session for us.

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The Horn the Hunt

Introducing: The Horn the Hunt

by Alex 19 May 2011 Folk Music Reviews

The Horn The Hunt are a Leeds based duo, comprising of visual artist Clare Carter and Joseph Osborne. Their second album, Depressur Jolie, is genre defying, a calamity of influences held together by an intricate weave of darkened undertones which comes across perfectly in the video below for the track Old Town Cow.

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Ed Sheeran - The A Team

Ed Sheeran – The A Team

by Alex 19 May 2011 Video

Watch the latest video from Ed Sheeran for ‘The A Team’, a stark reminder of the darker side of today’s society.

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Seasick Steve and John Paul Jones on Later with Jools Holland

Video: Seasick Steve (on Later with Jools Holland 17th May)

by Alex 18 May 2011 Video

Here it is again for those of you that missed the incredible performance of Seasick Steve and guest bassist John Paul Jones performing a track from his forthcoming new album ‘You Can´t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks’ live on Later with Jools Holland

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Justin Vernon & Sharon Van Etten (video)

by Alex 18 May 2011 Video

A noted highlight of the annual MusicNow festival weekend was a collaboration between Megafaun, Fight The Big Bull, Bon Iver and Sharon Van Etten called Sound Of The South, re-imaginings of the songs recorded by ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax in his early travels.

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Introducing: Diagrams

by Alex 18 May 2011 Folk Music News

Diagrams are the latest signing to Full Time Hobby, home of Timber Timbre and Erland and the Carnival. Their self-titled 5 track debut EP will be released on CD and digitally on 11th July in the UK. Download free track below.

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Josh T Pearson @ Union Chapel

by Melanie McGovern 18 May 2011 Live Reviews

Given the paralysing despair of his debut solo recording Last of the Country Gentlemen, Josh T Pearson’s live persona is a pretty chirpy guy in contrast to his recorded portrait of a lonesome folk troubadour.

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Arborea – Red Planet (plus exclusive Video Session)

by Alex 17 May 2011 Folk Music Reviews

Red Planet is a breathtaking vision of two beautiful people. It is a reflection of their travels, their hardships and jubilation. It is perfect! Read our review and watch the exclusive Philadelphia ‘Sun Room’ Sessions.

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Ra Ra Riot Release New Album ‘The Orchard’ Today

by Alex 16 May 2011 Features

Ra Ra Riot bassist Mathieu Santos gives a track by track guide to their ten track upbeat indie pop record The Orchard + get their UK and European tour dates

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Sin Fang Video

by Alex 16 May 2011 Video

Sin Fang Bous is a Project by Sindri Már Sigfússon from Iceland, who also founded “Seabear”. While Seabear is focussed on folky music, Sin Fang Bous is Sindri’s playground for his more experimental songs.

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William Elliott Whitmore New Album – Field Songs

by Alex 12 May 2011 Folk Music News

The fiery passion of William Elliott Whitmore is unleashed once more on July 12th with the release of his new album titled Field Songs. Whitmore’s music is entrenched in the roots of folk and blues and more importantly, the people and experiences that went into its creation. Field Songs explores this avenue through the metaphorical [...]

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