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Here are the tracks played on THE LAST PROGRAMME

Frances Webb set the programme running with some piping. -- Debby McClatchy will be at the Western Hotel, St. Ives, on Thursday. -- Tom McConville will be at the Galand Ox, Bodmin, on Friday and Folk on the Moor, Wotter, next Sunday. -- Visit Robb Johnson's webpage. -- Boys from the Hill webpage. -- Cornwall Songwriters webpage. -- And that's about it - I'll leave these pages here for a while, until I decide what to do with them. Thanks for visiting. JtF.

Kerensa has opened the new Truro Folk Roots Club in honour of her father, Pete Wragg. She plays a mean hammered dulcimer and is part of the group Ahanan. -- Eamon Friel caused much interest with his last CD 'Word of Spring'. The track played is from a single of his, yet to be released, next one. -- Steve Tilston will be at the Western Hotel, St Ives, Thursday, as part of the St. Ives September Festival. -- John Renbourn, along with Pete Berrryman will be at St. Austell Arts Centre on Saturday. -- The Mike Silver track was a request from Paul, of Camborne.

We started with a new album from Karen Tweed & Andy Cutting - 10 instrumentals on this nicely presented album. -- Keith Hills will be at the Western Hotel tomorrow night as part of the St. Ives September Festival - as will Black Cat Theory on Friday - and Bob Devereux most of the time. -- See Cyril Tawney at the Sea Stories concert, Plymouth Dome, on Hoe, Saturday. -- I sadly have to tell you that there will be 2 more 'Fish on Folks' and that will be it. The powers that be have pulled the plug on all the specialist music programmes. These pages will remain until I have decided what to do with them. top

Dick Gaughan - A 'compilation from the first three decades', with 21 tracks. -- Spikedrivers are a 3 piece 'blusey, goodtime' band who wish to expand their horizons. 15 tracks. -- Noel Murphy will be at the Brdworthy Inn, Brdworthy on Wednesday. -- Steve Kaufman will be at the Western Hotel, St. Ives on Thursday. -- The track from the Tommy Sands promo comes from his album Singing of the Times. -- See Mick McCreadie, Hunters Moon et al at the FREE 'Summer Grand Session' at the St. Michael's Mount Inn. Barripper, next Sunday. top

Cornwall Folk Festival is in full swing now. You have tonight and all day tomorrow to enjoy. Two of the paticipants are Hughie Jones & Martyn Wyndham-Read.Konteth Karrek Community Choir will be at Newlyn Fish Festival on Monday -- A new offering from Waterson:Carthy has 11 trad tracks -- Congratulations go to Mike O'Connor, who has been made a Cornish Bard -- Sandra Kerr is at Bodmin FC on Friday -- FOS Brothers are at Carnglaze Caverns on Friday -- The new album from Belshazzar's Feast, sub-titled Mr. Kynaston's Famous Dance. Vol 2 - An interpretation of early 18th Century English Country Dance tunes, boasts 14 tracks. top

The Eel Grinders, Hughie Jones & Martyn Wyndham-Read are all appearing next W/E at the Cornwall Folk Festival -- The tracks from Linda Thompson & No 47 were from the 'freebie' fROOTS magazine. top

The Gasworks Community Choir are based in Bristol. Their CD has 13 tracks. -- Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman are at the Bodmin FC on Friday. -- I would have played a track from Show of Hands & Emily Slade, but I left the CDs at home. I humbly accept a slap on the wrist. They are both at the Eden Project on Saturday. --It was with sadness that I had to announce the death of Danny Mitchell. His funeral will be at Penmount, Friday, at 10:00. It is hoped that there will be some good singing. top

Two festivals were represented this week, Sidmouth and Dartmoor- both in Devon. -- It was with sadness that I announced the death of Fred Jordan. His funeral is at noon, Wed 7th, at Munslow Village Church, Shropshire. -- Two new CDs this week. '3 Ravens', from Malinky - 13 varied tracks of song & instrumental, and 'The King has Landed', songs of the Jacobite Rising, 18 track of contepory and traditional song by a variety of stars. top

We started the programme with Random - a six piece band of familiar names. Their new CD contains 12 strong tracks. -- Huntesrs Moon's long awaited CD is as they sound - 12 great tracks. -- Hughie Jones, the lone Spinner, is at Hayle Heritage Festival week on Thursday, and Bodmin Folk Club on Friday. top

Hear Bram Taylor tonight at Folk on the Moor. -- and Michael Chapman at St. Austell Arts Centre tonight. He will be, along with Hunters Moon, at the Penventon Hotel on Tuesday, and at the Count House, Botallack on Thursday -- Tony Winn has come up with 19 fun tracks. -- A fine new album from Niamh (Neeve) Parsons with 14 lovely tracks. -- A new one from ALVA with 10 tracks of old songs and fiddle tunes from Brinain & France. -- and don't forget the Millendreath Festival next week end. top

Shining Bright is an album of 14 Lal & Mike Waterson songs performed by a variety of eminent perfomers. -- Bob fox will be at the Bodmin folk club on Friday. -- Bram Taylor will be singing at the Wellbeing Centre, Redruth on Saturday and Folk on the Moor on Sunday. -- Michael Chapman will be at the St. Austell Arts Centre on Sunday. top

The first and third tracks were by Martin Cole, luthier, showing off his wares. -- Steve Tilston, who plays Martin's guitars, will be at Folk on the Moor, tonight. -- Posted Sober, from Michael Mara contains 14 of his own songs. -- Kieran Means will be at the Bodmin Folk Club on Friday. -- Lindifarne will be at the Millendreath Festival later this month. -- Maddy Prior has taken a new turn with 'The Girls' - with her daughter, Rose, and Abbie Lathe she has come up with a great new CD (20 tracks) top

Derek Gifford will be at Folk on the Moor, Wotter, tonight. -- Tom & Barbara Brown will be at the Hyde Folk Club, Plymouth on Monday -- Steve Tilston will be at Folk on the Moor, Wotter, next Sunday top

Golowan Festival is in full swing now. visit their website for details. -- Saffron Summerfield is a name that goes way back to the 70s. She recently released a 'best of' but this is the real, up to date Saffron. 9 tracks of, mostly, her own stuff. -- Boys from the Hill, labelled Urban Welsh Folk - helped out by the lovely Julie Murphy on Dark Eyed Sailor - for further info. take a look at their website. -- Shoormal Not a new one but great none-the-less. -- Same goes for Pete Coe. -- For info on Tim Laycock and the New Scorpion Band have a look at the website. -- For Show of Hands see last week. -- Tubular Dogs is a collection of 13 parodies written by Les Barker sung by many notable folkies. top

Jim Reanolds is at the Folk on the Moor tonight. -- Show of Hands are at Polperro Village Hall on Thursday & Friday as part of the Polperro Arts Week. -- Coming from a garage-punk band, James Yorkston has come up a gentle (almost too gentle in places) 10 track CD of his own songs. (apart from 'I Know my Love') He claims folk influences. Both John Peel & John Martyn have shown an interest. top

I was very sad to have to announce the death of Tony Rose. Tony, very much associated with the West Country, (born in Exeter) was a great favourite on the folk scene going right back to the 60s. He was a member of the short lived Bandogs. After he contracted cancer there were many benefit events to get him special treatment that gave him an extra year, in which he appeared at many clubs and festivals, much to the delight of his fans. He is irreplaceable -- Jim Reynolds will be at Folk on the Moor, next Sunday. top

Clive Gregson's new offering is 17 tracks long and includes a couple of insramentals. -- Harry Safari, Larry Law & Mic McCready will, no doubt, be at the Revival 2000 session, St.Michael's Mount Inn, Barrippa, later tonight. -- Castles of Gold is sub-titled 'Songs and Stories of Irish Immigration' - a double CD of stories and songs read by Frank McCourt & Roma Downey and sung by Pan Morigan. -- Tanks for the Memory is also a story - the story of the Dorset village of Tyneham, commandeered for training during the 2nd WW, written by Mick and performed by him & Fieldwork Theatre Co.. -- Mose Fan Fan will be at the Acorn, Penzance, on Thursday. --Julie Murphy's album has 10 traditional sounding songs with a 'modern jazz' tinged backing - powerful stuff. -- Dave & Al Sealey (Cosmotheka) carried the mantle of the songs of the Music Hall to all the major festivals, cubs & concerts throughout the country. They were often to be heard on the radio. 'You Only Have To Ask' is a fitting tribute to Al, who died in 1999. -- Tom & Barbara Brown are firmly rooted in the west country, as are the 16 tracks on their latest offering. top

May 26th
artist	title	album	rec. co & no
Alan Reid & Rob van Sante	Atlantic Bridge	Under the Blue	Red Sands Recs rscd 01
Alan Reid & Rob van Sante	Jug of Charlie's Wine	Under the Blue	Red Sands Recs rscd 01
Jez Lowe	Armstrong's Army	Honesty Box	Tantobie Recs. ttrcd 102
Nigel Eaton	Like the Snow	Pandemonium	Beautiful Jo Recs. bejocd 39
Jez Lowe	Madison	Honesty Box	Tantobie Recs. ttrcd 102
Larry Law	Bruised Oranges	Revival 2000	private
SPAM	Can't Do Right	Revival 2000	private
Matt Exelby	Timing is Everything	Matt Exelby	private
Nigel Eaton	Great Escape	Pandemonium	Beautiful Jo Recs. bejocd 39

Alan Reid, of the Battlefield Band, teams up with Rob van Sante to produce 12 fine tracks. -- Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies will be at St.Austell Arts Cent on Tuesday & the Gia Energy Cent. Wednesday. -- Nigel Eaton, hurdy-gurdys his way through14 tracks helped out by Andy Cutting, Mark Davies, Paul James, Julie Murphy & Becky Price. - Rum and Shrub are singing on the Harbourside in St.Ives, as part of Queen's Jubilee Celebrations, on Saturday. -- Matt Exelby sings 10 of his own songs. top

A new offering from Capercaillie with 14 tracks. Up to their usual high standard. -- Leon Rosselson will be at Folk on the Moor tonight. -- Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies will be down this way next week. Honesty Box has 12 tracks. -- Flook have come up with a nicely presented CD with 9 bright tracks. top

Hunters Moon, along with a whole load of others will be performing at the Penventon Hotel to celebrate Ella's 70th birthday tonight. -- I played Pete Seeger as a Tribute to John Hasted who's funeral takes place tomorrow. -- Fast Folk is a "community of singers & songwriters" with such names as Shawn Colvin, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky & Suzanne Vega heading 30 odd performers on this double CD. 36 tracks on a beautfuly presented offering. -- Jake Walton & Mike O'Connor will be on Town Quay, Fowey, on Thursday. -- A new album from Catheryn Craig & Brian Willoughby. 'I Will' has 13 tracks. -- Baka Beyond are at Falmouth Arts Centre on Friday. -- Leon Rosselson will be at the Bodmin Folk club on Friday & Folk on the Moor Sunday. -- Maddy Prior, Rick & Rose Kemp are at the Marquee, Fowey, on Saturday. top

Kath Mundy & Jay Turner are at 'Folk on the Moor' tonight. -- Decameron are at the Penventon Hotel, Redruth to night. -- Robin Williamson & Martin Carthy are at the Acorn, Penzance, Wednesday. -- A new CD from the McCalmans with 15 tracks, and from Jack Beck with with 10 tracks. -- John Alderslade will be at the White House, Penhallow, on Saturday. top

May You Never? May? The Month? Oh - never mind. -- Nicola Clark's contribution was from a recording of one of the Revival sessions at the St.Michael's Mount Inn, Barripper. There's one on tonight. -- See you at Padstow for the May Day celebrations on Wednesday? -- Waterson-Carthy-Parkinson will be at the Bodmin Folk Club on Friday. - See a Decameron reunion at the Acorn, PZ, Saturday and at the Penventon, Redruth on Sunday. - The Cry of Tin will be performed at the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, Saturday - part of the Dehwelans Festival and Mundy & Turner will be at the Folk on the Moor club next Sunday. top

Go and see Bob Fox at Folk on the Moor, Wotter tonight. -- Mic McCready & Larry Law, Hunters Moon & The Porters were all at one of Mic McCready's Revival 2000 sessions at St.Michael's, Barripper. There's another one tonight. -- Dik Cadbury will be down in Cornwall, with Decameron in the beginning of May. -- Hear the 'Cry of Tin' St.Ervan on Saturday and Dalla are at Carnglaze Caverns, on Saturday. top

Had that not been so I would have played you a track from Lindisfarne, who will be at St.James School, Jersey on Tuesday. A track from Cornwall Songwriters, as Saturday is the last session at the Golden Lion, Stithians, until the Autumn, a track from Bob Fox, who will be at Folk on the Moor, Wotter, Sunday.

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April 7th
artist	title	album	rec. co & no
Jigs, Reels & Crack	Jobin's Favourite	Live and Crackin'	private
Kathryn Roberts	Plains of Waterloo	Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts	Pure Recs. prcd 01
Robb Johnson	The Big Wheel	9x2	Irregular Recs. irr 046
Whippersnapper	Farewell my Lovely Nancy	Tsubo	W.P.S Recs. 002
Oliver Knight	Once in a Blue Moon	Mysterious Day	Topic tscd 528
Pete Atkin	Errant Knight	Live Libel	RCA rs 1013
Nancy Kerr & James Fagan	Elsie Marley	Between the Dark & Light	Fellside Recs. fecd 167
Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr	Bonnie Light Horseman	On Reflection	Mrs. Casey Recs. mcrcd 1003
Lindisfarne	Walking Back to Blueberry Hill	Promenade	Park prkcd 60
Dave Swarbrick	72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen	Dave Swarbrick	Cooking Vinyl mash 001

Dave Swarbrick and Kevin Dempsy will be at the Acorn, Penzance on Thursday and Indian King Arts centre, Camelford on Friday. -- Clive James and Pete Atkinare at Hall for Cornwall, Truro on Friday. top

I was sad to learn of the death of John B. Spencer. -- Nancy Kerr & James Fagan play and sing their way through 15 fine tracks on their new release. -- Show of Hands will be at St. Meubred's Church, Cardinham, and at Port Isaac Pottery. -- A 15 minute video of the Old Folk Cottage, taken from a film made by the Newquay Film Society in 1967, has been produced. This features the performance of many of the regulars eg John Sleep, John the Fish, Gerry Lockran, Henry the Jug, Whispering Mick, & Ralph McTell with background glimpses of Brenda Wootton & Michael Chapman, & interviews of the public by David Dearlove, After many friends expressed an interest in having a copy, we have recently got permission from Joan Drake (widow of Paul Drake who produced the video) to get it copied. If you are interested in having a copy give me a shout. top

Jeremy Taylor is at Folk on the Moor tonight. -- Oliver Knight's first album with some vocal assistance from Christine Collister, sister Maria Gilhooley, cousin Eliza Carthy, John Tams, aunt Norma Waterson & Barry Coope. 12 tracks, all but 2 written by Oliver. -- 12 new tracks from Robb Johnson, all a social comment on life as it is. -- Celtic Heartbeat has 17 tracks from 17 Celts. top

We started this week with a new one from Lindisfarne. 13 tracks, up to the standard we've come to expect from this band, who seem to have been around for ever. -- What do they say about London busses? Not one but two CDs from Jigs, Reels & Crack. -- Harvey Andrews, Pete Atkin, Leon Rosselson, and Kath Tait, along with Alan Clayson, Philip Jeays, Barb Jungr, Des De Moor and Robb Johnson sing two songs each on 9 x 2. -- Jeremy Taylor will be at Folk on the Moor, next Sunday. top

Mark Bazeley, along with other Dartmoor singers and musicians will be at Folk on the Moor tonight. -- Konteth Karrek Community Choir will be presenting 'Jacks & Jennys' and 'John Harris' at Kea Community Centre, Playing Place, Tuesday. -- See Mad Rush and others at 'Bards & Ballads' at the Swarthmore Centre, Plymouth, on Friday.

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March 3rd
artist	title	album	rec. co. & no
John Kirkpatrick	The Gas Almost Works	This Label is not Removable	Free Reed frtcd 25
Voices on the Verge	Little White Dove	Live in Philadelphia	Rykodisc rcd 10608
Dave Van Ronk	Motherless Child	Blues in the Bottle	Big Beat Recs. wik 71
Bill Monroe	White House Blues	Crossroads	Smithsonian Folkways sfcd 40080
Sue Harris	McCaffery	This Label is not Removable	Free Reed frtcd 25
Noel Murphy	Candlelight & Wine	This Label is not Removable	Free Reed frtcd 25
Jason Rice & Mark Bazeley	Lincolnshire Poacher	Merrymaking	Veteran vt 144
Bernie Parry	Man of the Earth	This Label is not Removable	Free Reed frtcd 25
Voices on the Verge	Blackbirds	Live in Philadelphia	Rykodisc rcd 10608
Barra MacNeils	The Longest Day	Racket in the Attic	Greentrax Recs. cdtrax 225

More from the Free Reed 3 CD boxed set & from Voices on the Verge. -- I was sad to announce the death of Dave Van Ronk. -- Peter Rowan will be at the Royal Fleet Club, Devonport, Wednesday and at the Western Hotel, St.Ives, on Thursday. -- Jason Rice & Mark Bazeley, along with other Dartmoorians, will be at Folk on the Moor next Sunday. top

The Eliza Carthy and Nancy Kerr album is made up mainly of previously released tracks - none the less, with 15 tracks, it's a good one. -- Bill Jones will be at Folk on the Moor tonight. -- Colcannon, a lively 5 piece band from Adelaide with 18 covers of old favourites from their previous 4 CDs. -- Vikky Clayton did a sterling job supporting Fairport at Hall for Cornwall. Together they finnished with a magnificent 'Who Knows Where the Time Goes'. 'Stars' has 13 tracks of her own songs. -- Voices on the Verge are/is 4 established young ladies who sing 13 tracks in a diversity of styles and on a range of instruments. Recorded live, there are no tricks here. -- 'Yola' is Eleanor McEvoy's new album. 11 lovely songs written by her, or with others and delivered in a laid back, confident style. The album comes in a posh jewel case and is recorded on 'Hybrid Sterio'. "With 'Super Audio CD' you can feel the artistry of the performer, the ambirnce of the hall, and even the color of the music like never before." ??? -- A new one from the 4 pice, Cape Breton band, Barra MacNeils. 12 tracks - a mixture of songs, instrumentals old & and new. top

Fairport Convention will be at Hall For Cornwall on Wednesday - supported by Vikky Clayton. -- 'This Label is not Removable' is a 3 CD boxed set celebrating 25 years of recording by Free Reed. 3 hrs. 44 mns. on 61 tracks. From Seamus Ennis to Fairport Convention to Roaring Jelly. -- Dalla will be at St. Austell Arts Centre on Saturday. -- Bill Jones will be at Folk on the Moor next Sunday. -- As this page was gettin so unwieldy I have cut last years list.

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We opened with a new album from Mick Ryan & Pete Harris. 14 tracks, mainly Mick's songs. -- Richard Plank, (Plank, Pritchard & Wood) will be at the Blue Anchor, Helston on Thursday. -- Maddy Prior will be at the Camelot Castle Hotel, Tintagel, Saturday. -- A new one from Selkie with 13 tracks. -- David Lewis, UK singer/songwriter, with John Wesley Hardin & Al Stewart, sings 11 songs. -- Fish on Folk this week, due to me loosing the recorded programme, went out live - PHEW. top

Tony Bird, a white Malawian, appologises for us all. 8 fine thought provoking tracks. -- 13 tracks from Nick Hennessey, a fine harp player, storyteller and singer. -- Mike O'Connor will be at the Bodmin Folk Club, with Sarah Morgan on Friday. Sarah goes on to Folk on the Moor next Sunday. -- Maddy Prior will be at the Camelot Castle Hotel, Tintagel, on the 16th of this month. top

Hear Pete Seeger and Bob Copper on Radio 4, Wednesday, 1:30 pm. -- The Jez Lowe album is from Kate Bramley's play 'Fighting the Tide'. 12 tracks written by Jez. -- The Bolingey Troyl Band will be at the Seiners Arms, Perranporth, Thursday. -- This week was the first progremme using the new computerised desk - all a bit Star Treck Enterprise-ish. top

The Deaf Shepherd new release has 12 tracks and is also a CDROM with photos, interviews and video clips. -- John Bramley's daughter Kate will be at Truro College on Wednesday, Bodmin Community College, Thursday and St. Austell College, Friday, with her play, 'Fighting the Tide', containing 10 newly commissioned songs by Jez Lowe. -- Chris Foster is the guest of the Bodmin Folk Club on Friday. top

The long awaited album from the Famous Jug Band at last. They come together from all parts of the world to make this album. Or at least, Pete from Cornwall, Henry from Dorset, Clive from Brittany and Jill from America. 16 tracks, all bar one trad piece, were written by members of the band. The album is dedicated to Henry who died just before it became available to the outside world. -- Hilary Spencer will be at Folk on the Moor, Wotter, tonight. -- TheRobb Johnson track is one of the three he put on a home made CD. -- St. Agnes Fountain the only Christmas album I received this year -- The Purple Gang have also come together after a long lay-off and are looking for bookings. -- Abdul Tee-Jay will be at Falmouth Art Centre on Friday. -- I was sad to have to to announce the death of J. Ian Todd, founder of the Count House Folk Music Club at Botallack in the mid-Sixties. top

The programme, this week, was devoted mainly to 'Wassail' with some archive material. For all you need to know about Wassailing and more, click here. Hillary Spencer will be at the Bodmin Folk Club on Friday, and at Folk on the Moor, Sunday. top

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