Wednesday, 12 March 2025

An Interview with Einar Selvik of Warduna

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Photo credit: Morten Munthe Last November I spoke with Einar Selvik of Norwegian dark-folk band Warduna. The band were touring Europe at the...
Thursday, 10 October 2024

Good Habits, Richard Trethewey and the Rheingans Sisters – three recent releases to help us recharge our batteries, harvest our plums and synchronise our swimming

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I’ve been following closely the musical trajectory of Pete and Bonnie, aka Good Habits , since their first album in 2020. Since then, I’ve e...
Sunday, 28 July 2024

Den Miller and Gabriel Moreno - two singer-songwriters that stand out from the crowd

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Den Miller's album 'Join All The Dots' This summer, for the third year in a row, I’ll be attending the Purbeck Valley Folk Festi...
Monday, 22 April 2024

Spring Flings, Tibetan skeleton dancers and a few songs at Captain's Bar

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Me tuning a borrowed guitar at Captain's Bar, Edinburgh I last visited Edinburgh in June 2021 which, I think I’m right in saying, was ar...
Thursday, 4 April 2024

From migratory birds to dream-folk - top music picks from Scandinavia

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Some of the most refreshing music of the last year or two has come from Scandinavia. Bands from Sweden like Kolonien, blended Swedish/Norweg...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Dorchester Dulcimer Weekend - Good Company and a Good Deal of It

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Tony Gillam on mountain dulcimer Photo courtesy of Ross Gooding I’ve just returned from a long weekend in Dorset where I took part in the fi...
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Friday, 9 February 2024

Accordions, self-made men and cloudheads

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If the Grammy Awards didn’t quite reflect your tastes in music, you’re not alone. So here’s the beginning of my very alternative take on som...