Roger Whittaker, best known for his hit 1969 track “Durham Town,” has died at the age of 87. Whittaker was known for his superb whistling ability, baritone singing voice and his guitar skills. Per his ...
In 2019, Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The compilation album Strangers in the Room: A Journey Through the British ...
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The term folk rock has been absent from the vocabulary of the hip and cool for several decades. However, Fairport Convention, the band that hewed the form from the ...
Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London Think of ...
On this day (September 5) in 1964, The Animals topped the Billboard Hot 100 with “House of the Rising Sun.” The song, an arrangement of a traditional American folk song, occupied the top spot for ...
"Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy at the English Folk Song and Dance Society." Program notes on album cover. Performer(s): Steve Benbow (with guitar), Shirley Collins, Bob and Ron Copper, Fred ...
The Internet has made it so much easier to discover new genres and artists beyond the confines of your town, region or country. With the all powerful world wide web as your travelling companion, it’s ...
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