BBC Folk Musician of the Year

Subject: BBC Folk Musician of the Year
From: Compton
Date: 18 Feb 05 - 08:43 PM

I have just returned from a small village hall (Alrewas) near Lichfield from a concert with Kathryn Tickell and Corinna Hewat. There were 90 in this village hall, very few of them,"folkies(!)" but the two of them put on one hell of a good show. What has been happening in Derbyshire and Staffordshire is that the excellent "Live and Local" organisation from Warwick are financing Kathryn and Corinna to come to small village halls. Obviously County Council and Arts Council money is supporting this.What better way of spending money is there than getting folk performers "back to the roots" and entertaining people that know little about folk music other than what they like. Three Cheers for Kathryn and Corinna. Three Cheers for "Live and Local"..Could this be the way forward for the NEXT revival?

Subject: RE: BBC Folk Musician of the Year
From: akenaton
Date: 18 Feb 05 - 08:54 PM

Compton ..Just posted on the other awards thread, despairing of the direction of the music ....the high octane stuff.

Im interested in what you have to say about the "Live and Local" org,
sounds a great idea to get some interest started in the "grass roots"...Ake

Subject: RE: BBC Folk Musician of the Year
From: BB
Date: 27 Feb 05 - 05:15 AM

See under new thread: Village Halls circuit