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Brass Monkey
9,034 listeners
1) Brass Monkey is the name of an English folk band from the 1980s whose members reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their … read more1) Brass Monkey is the name of an English folk band from the 1980s whose members reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their use of a brass section, which was atypical for English folk music. The band originally consisted o… read more1) Brass Monkey is the name of an English folk band from the 1980s whose members reunited in the late 1990s. They were innovative in their use of a brass section, which was atypical for English folk music. The band originally consisted of Martin Carthy (vocals, guitar, mandolin), John Kirkpatrick… read more -
Tim van Eyken
7,984 listeners
Tim van Eyken (born 7 March 1978) is an English guitarist and melodeon player of Belgian descent. From 1998 he was a member of the now defu… read moreTim van Eyken (born 7 March 1978) is an English guitarist and melodeon player of Belgian descent. From 1998 he was a member of the now defunct folk group Dr Faustus (with Robert Harbron, Benji Kirkpatrick, and Paul Sartin. He was a membe… read moreTim van Eyken (born 7 March 1978) is an English guitarist and melodeon player of Belgian descent. From 1998 he was a member of the now defunct folk group Dr Faustus (with Robert Harbron, Benji Kirkpatrick, and Paul Sartin. He was a member of Waterson:Carthy from 2000-2007. In 2001 he recorded an … read more -
Peter Bellamy
8,569 listeners
Peter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition b… read morePeter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition but also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls… read morePeter Franklyn Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 September 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition but also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He committed suicide in 1991. Early years Peter Bellamy sp… read more -
Andy Cutting
3,557 listeners
Andy Cutting (born 18 March 1969 in Harrow) is an English folk musician and composer. Playing the melodeon, he won the Folk Musician of the… read moreAndy Cutting (born 18 March 1969 in Harrow) is an English folk musician and composer. Playing the melodeon, he won the Folk Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008. Cutting is a rarity. A musician's musician: a soul… read moreAndy Cutting (born 18 March 1969 in Harrow) is an English folk musician and composer. Playing the melodeon, he won the Folk Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2008. Cutting is a rarity. A musician's musician: a soulful and technically outstanding melodeon practitioner with a… read more -
Belshazzar's Feast
3,905 listeners
www.belshazzarsfeast.co.uk Blending folk with classical music and comedy plus the odd music hall song thrown in. If you like Mozart, Bee… read morewww.belshazzarsfeast.co.uk Blending folk with classical music and comedy plus the odd music hall song thrown in. If you like Mozart, Beethoven, Elvis Presley and The Spinners avoid them - you have been warned! In 1995 Paul Hutchinson … read morewww.belshazzarsfeast.co.uk Blending folk with classical music and comedy plus the odd music hall song thrown in. If you like Mozart, Beethoven, Elvis Presley and The Spinners avoid them - you have been warned! In 1995 Paul Hutchinson (accordion) and Paul Sartin (oboe, violin and vocals) shared… read more -
Waterson:Carthy
19,599 listeners
Waterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Car… read moreWaterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon. Tim joined the group after 1996 when Saul Rose left t… read moreWaterson:Carthy are a British folk group comprising Norma Waterson on vocals, her husband Martin Carthy on guitar, their daughter Eliza Carthy on fiddle and Tim Van Eyken on melodeon. Tim joined the group after 1996 when Saul Rose left the group. In 2007 Saul Rose has returned in place of Tim. M… read more -
Ruth Notman
11,557 listeners
Ruth Notman is a folk musician and multi-instrumentalist from Nottingham, England. She currently holds three full-length album releases to … read moreRuth Notman is a folk musician and multi-instrumentalist from Nottingham, England. She currently holds three full-length album releases to her name; Her debut, 'Inkwell' (2004) and, most recently, 'Threads' (2007) and… read moreRuth Notman is a folk musician and multi-instrumentalist from Nottingham, England. She currently holds three full-length album releases to her name; Her debut, 'Inkwell' (2004) and, most recently, 'Threads' (2007) and 'Life of Lilly' (2009). Her current instrumental … read more -
Spiers & Boden
15,208 listeners
Spiers and Boden are an English folk duo. John Spiers plays melodeon, concertina and other squeezeboxes, while Boden plays fiddle, sings, a… read moreSpiers and Boden are an English folk duo. John Spiers plays melodeon, concertina and other squeezeboxes, while Boden plays fiddle, sings, and stamps out the rhythm on a piece of board. They began playing together in 1999 and their first … read moreSpiers and Boden are an English folk duo. John Spiers plays melodeon, concertina and other squeezeboxes, while Boden plays fiddle, sings, and stamps out the rhythm on a piece of board. They began playing together in 1999 and their first album as a duo was Through and Through (2001). In 2002 they… read more -
Dr Faustus
3,198 listeners
Dr Faustus are four very talented young men who have revived a lot of folk songs and melodies, imbuing them with a clean contemporary touch… read moreDr Faustus are four very talented young men who have revived a lot of folk songs and melodies, imbuing them with a clean contemporary touch which has, nevertheless, a strong medieval tone! Songs from Northumberland to Dorset, thematic va… read moreDr Faustus are four very talented young men who have revived a lot of folk songs and melodies, imbuing them with a clean contemporary touch which has, nevertheless, a strong medieval tone! Songs from Northumberland to Dorset, thematic variants on well-known songs, gentle melodies with a good beat… read more -
Steve Knightley
6,037 listeners
Steve Knightley (born 1954 in Southampton, England) is a singer-songwriter, musician and one half of Devon-based leading acoustic, folk, ro… read moreSteve Knightley (born 1954 in Southampton, England) is a singer-songwriter, musician and one half of Devon-based leading acoustic, folk, roots duo Show of Hands (alongside Phil Beer, and frequently joined by bass player and singer Mirand… read moreSteve Knightley (born 1954 in Southampton, England) is a singer-songwriter, musician and one half of Devon-based leading acoustic, folk, roots duo Show of Hands (alongside Phil Beer, and frequently joined by bass player and singer Miranda Sykes); in April 2007 they sold out the Albert Hall for th… read more