Current Folk bands....

[grumpyhack]

Show of Hands, Seth Lakeman, Richard Thompson, Ade Edmundson & The Bad Shepherds.

Mind you, another option would be to consider a Folk Festival as well as Glasto. We've had all the above at the Trowbridge Pump over the last couple of years.

This year they've got Show of Hands, Bellowhead and the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain.

[sweet and tender hooligan]

Thanks for the playlist.

Fionn Regan's got a new album out, finally, on Friday. Can't wait to see him again in February. It's been ages!

Kieran Leonard - four track EP is on spotify. Hopefully he'll play this year. Definitely check him out if you're even vaguely into "angsty, political folk"

Frank Turner, although I'm not convinced about his last album the previous two were brilliant and he's great live.

Edited February 3, 2010 by sweet and tender hooligan

[Buglet]

DM Stith: his album was, for me, the best thing to come out last year.

Don't know that it's strictly folk, but then again it's not strictly not either!

[beamends]

Show of Hands, Seth Lakeman, Richard Thompson, Ade Edmundson & The Bad Shepherds.

Mind you, another option would be to consider a Folk Festival as well as Glasto. We've had all the above at the Trowbridge Pump over the last couple of years.

This year they've got Show of Hands, Bellowhead and the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain.

[spg]

quite enjoying ian king atm, sorry if already posted.

[mrs_b_with_an_e]

+1 for the delightful Megson & Jackie Oates

Went to school with Jackie & her brother Doug (aka Jim Moray) - very talented family, parents alike. Both now doing very well and seemingly an up & coming folk force with all those awards under her belt! fingers crossed they make it to Glasto

[Wickedfaerie]

I love Kate Rusby. She's probably best known for her theme tune for Jam and Jerusalem - a cover the kinks song that goes : we are the village green preservation society...

Love her album Awkward Annie; highly recommend it!

[timespeedsup]

Megson have just gone down really well on the radio show

[mazza]

kate rusby

[mazza]

howard midlane

[adjwholovesmusic]

Not to sure how to post links but google Andy Hickie who is a great local folk artist and also a collective called Heal the Last stand. Both are really excellent.

adjwholovesmusic

Edited February 5, 2010 by adjwholovesmusic

[grumpyhack]

Good God! Is the (formerly?) Village Pump still going? I last went there when Fairport were doing their first accoustic tour - 1980? A good do, Peewe always got some good bitter in!

Edited February 5, 2010 by grumpyhack

[5co77ie]

+1 for the delightful Megson & Jackie Oates

Went to school with Jackie & her brother Doug (aka Jim Moray) - very talented family, parents alike. Both now doing very well and seemingly an up & coming folk force with all those awards under her belt! fingers crossed they make it to Glasto

[lord stradmor]

Part of the South West folk mafia now

[ampersand]

if joanna newsom isn't asked to headline a tent, then words need to be had.

she is the one person i would miss stevie wonder for!

[torquayjim]

Great to see Christy Moore at Glastonbury now get Dylan and I will be a happy man

[timespeedsup]

Very much still going strong and growing. Still called the Trowbridge Village Pump. This will be number 37 but actually has been going as long as Glasto (no fallow years).

Now confirmed: The Waterson Family, The Blockheads, Lau, Dreadzone, Show of Hands and friends, The Handsome Family, Jassi Sidhu and many more to be confirmed. Plus cabaret and afternoon folk concerts in new venues.

[grumpyhack]

Dreadzone are now folk?!?

Alternately, just the thing to convince the family to make this the family-fest 2010.

[timespeedsup]

OK, I'm biased because I work there as a volunteer, but I think it's one of the best family fests you'll get. Almost like all the best bits of Glasto's Jazz World and Acoustic on a manageable scale.

[mrs_b_with_an_e]

Part of the South West folk mafia now

[timespeedsup]

Yay for the Megson support on the radio

[Busterrr!]

Another Edmondson, this time daughter Ella,

[Ricochet]

BUMP

Just went onto Tunng's website and looked at their tour dates (they have a new album out soon).

They're touring around Europe in the spring, and have penned in a couple of festivals in the summer, but there seems to be a huge Glasto-sized gap in their plans.

I could certainly see them playing - possibly the Acoustic Stage? I think they're probably big enough for a slot during the day on there?

Real Ale and Tunng - t'would be amazing!

Edited February 21, 2010 by Ricochet

[moose_can't_dance]

Shameless, I know, but my band Tabloid Vivant fall comfortably in with some of the afforementioned:

www.myspace.com/tabloidvivant

[Langdale Wolf]

BUMP

Following on from Ricochet's post, I've bought Tunng's new album and I have to say I think it's marvellous.

The song 'Weekend Away' is a great Glastonbury song. I can just imagine everyone singing along to it at the end. Thursday night at The park would be lovely:

Burning blindly like the sun

Our hearts beat in rhythm all alone

All our wishes are undone

Forget those days, they’ve gone

It’s only a weekend away

It’s only a weekend away

It’s only a weekend away

Let it be beautiful

When we sing the last song

It’s only a weekend away