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Music Mart Unhinged
I'm still trying to get the hang of blogger.com's err...."unusual".... software, so apologies if I mess this up - but here's a news alert (and a fine example of something a blog can do that a monthly mag can't!).
This weekend, BBC 4 is running a series of historical overviews of the British Folk scene since the 1960s. Folk may have a pretty ragged image (bad sweaters and goatee beards), but trust me - there's some excellent musicianship on display. For example, late Saturday night/Sunday morning they are broadcasting a recording of the long-defunct band, Pentangle, featuring (among others) Bert Jansch on Guitar and Danny Thompson on bass.
Other highlights have included the remarkable playing and singing of Martin Carthy and they've even unearthed clips of Davey Graham - possibly the most influential acoustic guitarist of his generation (ask Jimmy Page!).
BBC4 repeats programmes quite regularly, so even if you've missed an episode (even if you've missed the entire weekend) keep checking as it might well come round again.
I'm still trying to get the hang of blogger.com's err...."unusual".... software, so apologies if I mess this up - but here's a news alert (and a fine example of something a blog can do that a monthly mag can't!).
This weekend, BBC 4 is running a series of historical overviews of the British Folk scene since the 1960s. Folk may have a pretty ragged image (bad sweaters and goatee beards), but trust me - there's some excellent musicianship on display. For example, late Saturday night/Sunday morning they are broadcasting a recording of the long-defunct band, Pentangle, featuring (among others) Bert Jansch on Guitar and Danny Thompson on bass.
Other highlights have included the remarkable playing and singing of Martin Carthy and they've even unearthed clips of Davey Graham - possibly the most influential acoustic guitarist of his generation (ask Jimmy Page!).
BBC4 repeats programmes quite regularly, so even if you've missed an episode (even if you've missed the entire weekend) keep checking as it might well come round again.
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