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Kate Rusby
Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English English folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, and is one of the best known contemporary English folk singers. In 2001 ''The Guardian'' described her as "a superstar of the British acoustic scene."Denselow, Robin"Kate Rusby – Queen Elizabeth Hall, London"The Guardian, ''Guardian.co.uk'', 28 June 2001 (Retrieved: 19 July 2009) In 2007 the BBC website described her as "The first lady of young folkies". She is one of the few folk singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.Wilson, Sue"Lost love and other heartbreaks"The Independent, ''Independent.co.uk'', 18 June 2001 (Retrieved: 19 July 2009)"No sure bets for Mercury" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Folk Festival
The Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual music festival, established in 1965, held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Cambridge, England. The festival is known for its eclectic mix of music and a wide definition of what might be considered folk. It occurs over a long weekend (3½ days) in summer at Cherry Hinton Hall. Until 2008 it was sponsored by BBC Radio 2, who broadcast it live, with highlights were recorded and shown later and occasionally live on digital television channel BBC Four from 2002 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2012 on Sky Arts. History Recent histories have obscured the early origins of the folk festival. Ken Woollard's ''1974 Ten years of folk: A history of the Cambridge Folk Festival'' mentions three councillors who had an idea for a festival (but doesn't name them). Ken Woollard was the first director of the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1965, and continued to work as Festival Organiser and Artistic Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Connolly's World Tour Of New Zealand
''Billy Connolly's World Tour of New Zealand'' is the fourth, and currently last, of Billy Connolly's decade-spanning 'world tours' that follow the comedian on his various travels across the globe. In this tour, filmed in 2004, Connolly visited New Zealand and travelled 8,500 km throughout the country, from Stewart Island in the south, through South Island The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ... and North Island, New Zealand, North Island, to Ninety Mile Beach, New Zealand, Ninety Mile Beach in the north. As he did on his Billy Connolly's World Tour of Australia, 1996 tour of Australia, Connolly travelled on a custom-made Yamaha XV1700 Warrior motorized tricycle, trike that had been built by the Trike Shop in the United Kingdom. The trike is now in the hands of a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
While Mortals Sleep (album)
''While Mortals Sleep'' is the second Christmas album by English folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 14 November 2011 on Pure Records. Similar to Rusby's previous Christmas release, '' Sweet Bells'' (2008), the album features South Yorkshire-based material, and features artwork by Marie Mills. Track listing #" Cranbrook" - 3:46 #"Home" - 3:47 #"Kris Kringle" - 4:09 #" Little Town of Bethlehem" - 5:33 #"Joy to the World" - 3:17 #"Holmfirth Anthem The Holmfirth Anthem, also known as Pratty Flowers (''sic''), Abroad for Pleasure and Through the Groves, is an England, English choral folk song associated with Yorkshire, especially the rural West Riding, and particularly with the area around Ho ..." - 4:16 #" Seven Good Joys" - 3:48 #" Rocking Carol" - 3:51 #" Shepherds Arise" - 4:45 #"First Tree in the Greenwood" - 5:43 #"Diadem" - 4:21 #"The Wren" - 3:21 References {{Authority control Kate Rusby albums 2011 Christmas albums Christmas albums by English artists Folk Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Bells
''Sweet Bells'' is the first Christmas album by English contemporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 15 December 2008 on Pure Records. In November 2011, Rusby released a follow-up, entitled '' While Mortals Sleep'' (2011). The album was re-released on 9 November 2009 featuring new cover artwork by Marie Mills. Sweet Bells, the carol featured on the album, is a carol peculiar to Yorkshire, based on the carol ''While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night'' but with an alternative tune and extra lyrics. Track listing # "Here We Come A-Wassailing ''Here We Come A-wassailing'' (or ''Here We Come A-Caroling''), also known as ''Here We Come A-Christmasing,'' ''Wassail Song'' and by many other names, is a traditional English Christmas carol and New Year song, typically sung whilst wassailing, ..." - 3:09 # "Sweet Bells" - 3:34 # "Poor Old Horse" - 3:45 # "Hark the Herald" - 4:29 # "The Holly and the Ivy" - 3:21 # "Hark, Hark, What News" - 3:21 # "Candlemas Eve" - 5:18 # "Hail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awkward Annie
''Awkward Annie'' is the seventh studio album by English people, English contemporary folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 3 September 2007 on Pure Records. The album is the first to be produced by Rusby herself, following her split with husband and producer John McCusker.Denselow, Robin"Kate Rusby, Awkward Annie"The Guardian, ''Guardian.co.uk'', 14 September 2007 (Retrieved: 20 July 2009) Regarding her role as producer Rusby states that: Song information Rusby states that the track "Bitter Boy" is her favourite composition that she herself has written. "John Barbury" is set to a traditional melody, Child Ballads, Child Ballad 89 ("Fause Foodrage"), while its lyrics originate from Child Ballads, Child Ballad 100 ("Willie O Winsbury"). This tune became well known in the late 1960s after Richard Thompson (musician), Richard Thompson used it as the basis for the Fairport Convention song "Liege and Lief#Track listing, Farewell, Farewell". The bonus track, a cover version, cover of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jam & Jerusalem
''Jam & Jerusalem'' (also known as ''Clatterford'' in the United States) is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One from 2006 to 2009. Written by Jennifer Saunders and Abigail Wilson, it starred Sue Johnston, with an ensemble cast including Sally Phillips, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, Rosie Cavaliero, Patrick Barlow, Joanna Lumley, Maggie Steed, Pauline McLynn, David Mitchell, Salima Saxton, and Doreen Mantle. The show centred on a Women's Guild in a small, fictional, West Country town called Clatterford St. Mary. It first aired on 24 November 2006, and the second series began airing on 1 January 2008 with a 40-minute special, finishing on 1 February 2008. The third series was aired as three one-hour specials, and began its broadcast on BBC One on 9 August 2009. Production The first episode of ''Jam & Jerusalem'' was recorded in Autumn 2005 as a pilot (not broadcast at the time) and led to the BBC commissioning the rest of the six-part series and a Christmas special, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village Green Preservation Society
"The Village Green Preservation Society" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their 1968 album '' The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society''. Written and sung by the band's principal songwriter Ray Davies, the song is a nostalgic reflection where the band state their intention to "preserve" British things for posterity. As the opening track, it introduces many of the LP's themes; Ray subsequently described it as the album's "national anthem". Ray was inspired to write "The Village Green Preservation Society" after hearing someone express that the Kinks had been preserving "nice things from the past". Written and recorded in August 1968 as sessions for the band's next album neared completion, the song was intended to be a new title track after he remained unsatisfied with the album's working title ''Village Green''. The song pairs pop and rock music with elements of English music hall, indicating Ray's continued interest in the genre. It has received g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965. Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States. The Kinks' music drew from a wide range of influences, including American R&B and rock and roll initially, and later adopting British music hall, folk, and country. The band gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' wittily observational writing style, and made apparent in albums such as '' Face to Face'' (1966), '' Something Else'' (1967), ''The Village Green Preservation Society'' (1968), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cover Version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song released around the same time as the original in order to compete with it. Now, it refers to any subsequent version performed after the original. History The term "cover" goes back decades when cover version originally described a rival version of a tune recorded to compete with the recently released (original) version. Examples of records covered include Paul Williams' 1949 hit tune "The Hucklebuck" and Hank Williams' 1952 song "Jambalaya". Both crossed over to the popular hit parade and had numerous hit versions. Before the mid-20th century, the notion of an original version of a popular tune would have seemed slightly odd – the production of musical entertainment was seen as a live event, even if it was reproduced at home via a cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlewild (band)
Idlewild are a Scottish rock band formed in Edinburgh in 1995. The band's line-up consists of Roddy Woomble (lead vocals), Rod Jones (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Newton (drums), Andrew Mitchell (bass), and Luciano Rossi (keyboards). To date, Idlewild have released nine full-length studio albums. Initially, Idlewild's sound was faster and more dissonant than many of their 1990s indie rock contemporaries. However, it developed over time from an edgy and angular sound (as heard in their early material—once described by the NME as "the sound of a flight of stairs falling down a flight of stairs") to a sweeping, melodic rock sound as displayed on ''The Remote Part'' and '' Warnings/Promises''. In 2010, the band entered an indefinite hiatus, but reunited in late 2013 to record their seventh album, '' Everything Ever Written'', released in 2015. This was followed by '' Interview Music'' in 2019. History Beginnings (1995–1996) Idlewild, named after the quiet meeting place in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roddy Woomble
Roddy Woomble (born 13 August 1976) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and writer. He is the lead vocalist of indie rock band Idlewild, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums. Celebrated for his poetic lyrics and warm, baritone voice, In 2006, Woomble released his folk-influenced debut solo album, '' My Secret Is My Silence'', and has since released four subsequent studio albums: '' The Impossible Song & Other Songs'' (2011), ''Listen to Keep'' (2013), ''The Deluder'' (2017) and ''Lo! Soul'' (2021). In 2020 Woomble released the 'Everyday Sun' EP which featured largely spoken word pieces over minimal, ambient backing. He followed this sound and direction into 2021's 'Lo Soul' which he recorded at home during the pandemic. In 2007, Woomble curated a collaborative studio album between Scottish writers and musicians, entitled '' Ballads of the Book'', and recorded a collaborative album with folk musicians Kris Drever and John McCusker in 2008, called '' Before the Ruin''. Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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