Birmingham Post - Tag - folk music

Review: Moseley Folk Festival

Birmingham Post — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:24:00 GMT

Normal critical rules don’t apply when it comes to talking about Moseley Folk Festival weekend. For a start, it’s not strictly a folk festival.

Your guide to the highlights of Moseley Folk Festival

Birmingham Post — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:00:00 GMT

Andrew Cowen and Dave Freak preview a cultural highlight on the Birmingham arts calendar – The Moseley Folk Festival.

Adrian Edmondson is whipping up a new direction

Birmingham Post — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Comedian Adrian Edmondson talks to Roz Laws about studying the life of a sex-mad composer.

Spritely Records keeping it real in a digital age with Josephine

Birmingham Post — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Spritely Records turned to local musicians and businesses in creating their latest release, from the recording through to the packaging. Andrew Cowen tells the story of Josephine, by Stately Homes Of England & Hunt Emerson.

Moseley Folk Festival 2011 acts announced

Birmingham Post — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:28:00 GMT

Billy Bragg, Tinariwen and Badly Drawn Boy are the three headliners booked to play this year's Moseley Folk Festival.

Equipment stolen from Birmingham bluegrass band The Toy Hearts

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:26:00 GMT

Birmingham bluegrass band the Toy Hearts have appealed for the public’s help after all their sound equipment was stolen from their van.

Folk duo Paper Aeroplanes team up with Kitchen Garden Cafe in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:28:00 GMT

A south Birmingham cafe is being featured on a CD given away free by folk pop band Paper Aeroplanes in a joint initiative.

Revisiting the past with Fairport Convention

Birmingham Post — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Andy Coleman chats to folk rockers Fairport Convention about their upcoming tour

Chris Upton: Loud and proud about electric folk

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 07:00:00 GMT

One of the merits of advancing age is that you get to re-visit bits of your life when they come around a second time. Three decades ago I had something of a soft spot for a band called Steeleye Span, who electrified (literally) folk music in the mid-70s.

Review: Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:06:00 GMT

Mike Wood reviews the Sunday line-up at this year's Moseley Folk Festival.