A long time ago, in the south-west Durham of my youth, I sipped my ale and listened to a Scottish folk trio called Bitter Withy. The venue was a pub then known as the Surtees Arms in Shildon, and the... Read more →
So what lured the young French prof into the Darlington folk scene I once knew so well? It is the town where I first set foot in a folk club (the Folk Workshop), once ran a club (the Spinning Wheel)... Read more →
If I introduced you to a French singer whose stock in trade included the powerful ballads of Edith Piaf, the clever lyricism of Jacques Brel or even a song from a Francophone Canadian, Kate McGarrigle, you wouldn't bat an eyelid.... Read more →
Picture: Brian_Miller Show of Hands Roots: The Best of Show of Hands (Hands On Records) If a fair measure of the worth of an artist is whether his, her or their work leaves people feeling happier, then Show of Hands... Read more →
