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GUEST,Big John Review: Folk Britannia repeated on BBC4 (76* d) RE: Review: Folk Britannia repeated on BBC4 25 Jul 06

This three part series was excellent and I for one was particularly interested in the last episode. It features some of the politicised folk from the UK in the 80's such as Billy Bragg, The Pogues and the vastly underrated The Men They Couldn't Hang. I think the Pogues are defunct now but 'TMTCH' are still out there and front man Swill, although very quiet in the interview, is also producing cutting edge folk as a solo artist.

I recently bought his album 'Elvis Lives Here' after a review in the latest fROOTS magazine compared the feel to the legacy of Alan Hull. I've quite a penchant for Lindisfarne so picked up a copy and it's now being played regulalry in my pub alongside the likes of Martin Carthy and Pete Seeger. How the wheel turns.

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