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I like Pandas, but I could never eat a whole one.

Saturday, February 28, 2015

[music] Basiani "Folk Ensemble of the Georgian Patriarchy"

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Basiani are from the country of Georgia. The title of this record is more an explanation of who they are. The Georgian Patriarchy referred t...
Friday, January 09, 2015

[book] James Young "Nico: Songs They Never Play On The Radio"

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This is a memoir of the author's time he playing keyboards in Nico's last touring band, a period in which he also did arrangements...
Thursday, January 08, 2015

[film] "Witchfinder General" [1968]

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Last September I went to a conference in Belfast on folk horror . The programme notes mentioned this film as being a key item in the folk ho...
Wednesday, January 07, 2015

[record] Steeleye Span "The Best of Steeleye Span"

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I have had this album for ages but only ripped it to iTunes recently; Rob Young's Electric Eden has rekindled my interest in all thin...
Tuesday, January 06, 2015

H IS FOR… HAWKWIND!

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In the pages of Frank's APA we are running through the letters of the alphabet. Hawkwind! As with so many things, I discovered them t...
Monday, January 05, 2015

Bob Gilmore

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I was saddened to hear of the recent death of the musician and musicologist Bob Gilmore. I first became aware of Mr Gilmore in the pages of...
Sunday, January 04, 2015

Dublin Winter Solstice Celebration

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Now that the days are getting longer, let me bring you back to a celebration of the winter solstice that was held here in Dublin. This part...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014

[Live] Dabka and Trad: traditional music and dance from Ireland and Palestine

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There is often a long lead time between when I experience things and when I finally post about them here. I went to this event back in April...
Thursday, October 23, 2014

Everyone has a good side, including Mike Read

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DJ Mike Read has been in the news recently in connection with his support for the anti-EU and anti-immigrant party UKIP. Mr Read had record...
Tuesday, October 14, 2014

[folk horror] "A Fiend in the Furrows". A conference in Belfast. Part 2

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I am recounting my experiences at one day of this conference on folk horror held in Queen's University Belfast. You can read part one he...
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