26/05/2010
Mike Harding previews a fantastic summer of folk with a guide to some of the best festivals and tracks from the acclaimed artists appearing at them.
Mike Harding previews a fantastic summer of folk with a guide to some of the best festivals and tracks from the acclaimed artists appearing at them.
Three-time winners of the 大象传媒 Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Group, Lau, take their genre-defying instrumentals to Orkney Folk Festival at the end of May. Come July, they can also be found on the bill at Eastleigh Music Festival alongside Irish singer Cara Dillon, whose latest album Hill of Thieves netted the 2010 大象传媒 Radio 2 Folk Award for Album Of The Year.
Northumbrian family affair The Unthanks have continued to win plaudits for their tense arrangements of traditional songs throughout 2010. Their hectic summer festival diary includes Salisbury's Larmer Tree Festival in July. The Unthanks finish the summer at St. Ives' September Festival, where Simon Emmerson's fusion project The Imagined Village (featuring, amongst others, Eliza Carthy) will be a major draw.
The Imagined Village will also be hosted by Cambridge Folk Festival when it returns to Cherry Hinton Hall at the end of July. The extensive Cambridge bill is headlined by U.S. singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and includes the seemingly unlikely collaboration between County Clare accordion virtuoso Sharon Shannon and sassy Dublin rockabilly singer Imelda May. Radio 2 will be bringing you highlights from the event.
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Kris Drever
Sweet Honey In The Rock
- Mark The Hard Earth.
- Navigator NAVIGATOR30.
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Eddi Reader - Mary And The Soldier
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Roy Bailey
Anna Mae
- Below The Radar.
- Fuse CFCD407.
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Steve Knightley
Poppy Day
- Cruel River.
- Hands On Music HMCD26.
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Eleanor Shanley
The Tide Full In
- A Place Of My Own.
- Own Place OPR001.
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2duos
Midlothian Mining Song
- Until The Cows Come Home.
- Artes ARCD3043.
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Shooglenifty
Excess Baggage
- Troots.
- Shoogle SHOOGLE06005.
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Little Johnny England
Tournament Of Shadows
- Tournament Of Shadows.
- Talking Elephant TECD150.
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Rachel Unthank & the Winterset
On a Monday Morning
- Cruel Sister.
- Rabble Rouser RR005.
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Brass Monkey
The Handweaver And The Factory Maid
- The Complete Brass Monkey.
- Topic TSCD467.
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Genticorum
Le Moine Blanc
- La Bibournoise.
- Roues et Archets RA012.
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The Imagined Village
Space Girl
- Empire & Love.
- Emmerson, Corncrake & Constantine ECC002.
Broadcast
- Wed 26 May 2010 19:00大象传媒 Radio 2