大象传媒

On the eve of the Proms Folk Day 2008, Lucy Duran introduces a review of new CDs of English folk. She visits the village of Edale in Derbyshire and meets one of the performers, Bella Hardy, considered to be a bright new voice of English folk.

Bella Hardy: Searching for Lambs (Traditional) (2.05)
Bella Hardy (voice/fiddle); Chris Sherburne (concertina)
Recorded 4 July 2008 at Bella Hardy's home in Edale, Derbyshire

CD roundup with Radio 3 presenter Verity Sharp and writer Nigel Williamson

Choice no.1 (Verity):
Chris Wood: Mad John (Hugh Lupton/Chris Wood) (3.17)
album: Trespasser
RUF Records RUFCD11, Tr.5
http://www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk/cw/
Read a review of this album
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/v4mq/

Choice no.2 (Nigel):
Seth Lakeman: Solomon Browne (Seth Lakeman) (2.51)
album: Poor Man's Heaven
Relentless Records CDREL18, Tr.5
http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/
http://www.relentless-records.net/

Choice no.3 (Verity):
Cath & Phil Tyler: Farewell My Friends (Traditional) (3.18)
album: Dumb Supper
No-Fi NEU008, Tr.4
http://www.no-fi.org.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/cptyl
http://www.cathtyler.net/

Choice no.4 (Nigel):
Eliza Carthy: Lavenders (Eliza Carthy) pub. Topic Records Ltd. (4.16)
album: Dreams of Breathing Underwater
Topic Records TSCD571, Tr.7
http://www.eliza-carthy.com/
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/
Read a profile of this artist
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/rq8c/

Choice no.5 (Verity):
Methera Quartet: Jack's Alive! (John Dipper) (3.14)
album: Methera
Methera Records YAN001, Tr.3
http://www.methera.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/methera

Bella Hardy: Three Maidens (Traditional) (3.25)
Interview: Lucy Duran and Bella Hardy (3.21)
Bella Hardy: Down in Yon Forest (Traditional) (3.09)
Interview: Lucy Duran with Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburne (5.50)
Bella Hardy: Three Black Feathers (Bella Hardy) (3.56)
Bella Hardy (voice/fiddle); Chris Sherburne (concertina)
Recorded 4 July at Bella Hardy's home in Edale, Derbyshire
http://www.bellahardy.com/

Searching for Lambs, Down in Yon Forest and Three Black Feathers also appear on the Bella Hardy album Night Visiting (Noe Records NOE01)

Bella Hardy performs at the 大象传媒 Proms Folk Day, Sunday 20 July
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/familyevents/folkday.shtml

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