Barbara Mark Twain never actually said, seriously ill and about to die: "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." He did say, or rather write, something very like it, but he lived on for nearly 13 years before he actually... Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: The third part of the conversation between Joe Boyd, John Wood, and Folk on Foot’s Matthew Bannister is about the short but influential career of Nick Drake. Read more →
Andrew Curry with Part Two of his series on the interview with producer Joe Boyd and engineer/producer John Wood on the early days of folk-rock. In which Fairport Convention hit their stride in 1969 and invent folk-rock. It all comes... Read more →
After Colin published his piece about Barbara Dickson’s final tour, we realised that we hadn’t mentioned that Show of Hands seem to be on their last tour as well. Their ‘Full Circle’ tour ends in a big concert in May close to home in Exeter Cathedral. Read more →
Andrew Curry writes: One of the features of the Magpie Arc indoor folk festival festival in both of its incarnations has been an extended interview by Matthew Bannister of Folk on Foot with luminaries of folk music. Last year it... Read more →
On Saturday February 24, Barbara Dickson and her band (see footnote) play the final date of their current tour. The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, seating almost 2,400 people, is likely to be sold out - there is only limited availability... Read more →
