Tim has spent five years with Waterson:Carthy and has recently formed his own band. They made their debut at the Wychwood Festival and won the "Best Traditional Track" at the BBC Folk Awards in 2007.
Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer - old songs, new tunes.
Scottish Smallpipes, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Flute, Accordion, Guitar
and sometimes even Piano and Bass with a tiny bit of Swedish Cittra thrown in for good measure
British folk singer June Tabor recorded the album Freedom and Rain (1990) with the folk-rock band the Oyster Band (latterly known as Oysterband). They toured together, and the Rykodisc label published a limited-run promotional live album the following year.
June Tabor & Oysterband is a collaboration between renowned English folk-singer June Tabor and English folk-roots band Oysterband. Their albums include "Freedom and Rain" (1990) and "Ragged Kingdom" (2011), with the latter named the 2011 “Album of the Year” in the fROOTS critics poll.
Eliza Carthy born August 23, 1975. Daughter of legendary English folk musicians singer/guitarist Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson. Eliza is an accomplished folk musician herself, both singing and playing fiddle. She formed the Waterdaughters with her mother, aunt (Lal Waterson) and cousin Maria Knight in 1989. She has subsequently worked with Nancy Kerr, and also with her parents as Waterson:Carthy, in addition to her own solo work. She has twice been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize for UK album of the year: in 1998 for Red Rice, and again in 2003 for Anglicana.
Blowzabella produce an inimitable, driving drone-based sound played with a fabulous sense of melody, rhythmic expertise and sheer feeling. Originally formed in 1978 they have played everywhere from the main stage at Glastonbury Festival to the outer reaches of Brazil and West Africa and innumerable places in between. They compose their own music which is influenced by British and European traditional dance music. Many bands across Europe who experiment with the boundaries of folk music cite Blowzabella as a major influence.
There are at least 3 artists named Tim Hart. (1) Tim Hart is a folk singer-songwriter from Sydney, Australia. He is a member of the band Boy & Bear. His debut solo album Milling The Wind was released in August 2012. (2) Tim Hart (9 January 1948 - 24 December 2009) was an English folk singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known as a founding member of electric folk band Steeleye Span. Tim Hart was born in Lincoln. His father, Rev.
Boldwood is a band of 4 experienced musicians with a shared love of traditional English dance music: Becky Price (accordion), Richard Heacock (fiddle), Kate Moran (fiddle), Daniel Wolverson (fiddle & viola)
www.boldwood.co.uk
Boldwood on Last.fm.
Jamie N Commons is a 20 year old singer songwriter currently studying music at Goldsmiths, University of London. He takes his influences from rock and folk backgrounds, whilst being a classically trained opera singer, to create a truly distinctive sound.
Methera are: Miranda Rutter, Lucy Deakin, John Dipper and
Emma Reid. A string quartet drawing their material and inspiration from both traditional and contemporary sources. Best seen in intimate surroundings they are as endearing to watch as they are entertaining to listen to. They are excellent musicians and talented composers and arrangers and improvisation adds a huge enjoyment to their live sets.