The FRUK Blog
From the monthly archives:
A recent arrival to the playlist is Old Man Luedecke. So who is he? Read on…
A banjo songster like Old Man Luedecke is a rare type of musician. A songwriting one of such hopeful goodness, rarer still. In the tradition of solo banjo men and women of days gone by like Dock Boggs, Bascom Lunsford [...]
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Oscar Cainer is a new arrival at the station. I came across Oscar on Myspace and his album, In the Corner, is a great accoustic driven debut. It was Nick Drake who inspired him to put aside his electric guitar for an accoustic one. The following is taken from his biography
Since he was 15 Oscar [...]
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James Yorkston returns with his 4th studio album. When the Haar Rolls In is out on the 1st of September. James has previously spoken about his influences and he’s more in tune with his roots than people maybe give him credit for. Along with the Athletes he is also joined by the legendary Norma Waterson, [...]
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Twenty years old and he has been hopping freight cars for two years. (1940)
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