by Iain Hazlewood | Apr 20, 2021 | Reviews
As the history of music shows, from The Everly Brothers to The Bee Gees, there’s nothing quite like siblings harmonising. Identical twins, David and Adam Moss have added to this long line of close harmony vocalising as The Brother Brothers with their album...
by Iain Hazlewood | Apr 20, 2021 | Festivals, News
Owing to the lack of a Government backed COVID specific insurance scheme to provide a vital safety net to events this summer, the organisers of Boomtown Fair have come to the difficult decision to no longer go ahead in 2021. Rumours and speculation about vaccination...
by Iain Hazlewood | Apr 15, 2021 | News
It is the 50th anniversary of the British Tunnelling Society this year. No, I didn’t know that either. But now I do I want to know more. The society has commissioned Nancy Kerr to create a ‘a mythical-industrial song cycle ‘, which, as you would...
by Iain Hazlewood | Apr 12, 2021 | Reviews
Anyone familiar with Peggy Seeger’s life will know that she’s an irrepressible tour de force of an artist. So, no surprises for fans when the album rumoured as her last arrives with a touch of irony in its title, ‘First Farewell’. It’s...
by Iain Hazlewood | Apr 1, 2021 | Festivals
Shrewsbury Folk Festival has received a grant of £45,256 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help organisers plan and deliver its four-day event this August Bank Holiday weekend. The press release reads: More than £300 million has been awarded...
