Episode #2855
New Sound of British Folk
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A new generation picks up the mantle of English folk/rock revivalists like Pentangle and Fairport Convention on this New Sounds program. This new sound of British folk includes songs from Rachel Unthank & The Winterset (now just the Unthanks), young musicians who play very old music from Northumbria, a region of England rich in folklore and folk music.
Rachel, her sister Becky, and their band on their recent release "The Bairns," play very short and very spare songs arranged in strange and beautiful ways. Also, hear music from the folktronica outfit Tunng, acoustic upbeat "post-folk" from Johnny Flynn, poetry-laden indie folk from Laura Marling, and others.
PROGRAM # 2855, The New English Folk Revivalists (First aired on Thurs. 10/16/08)
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ARTIST(S) |
RECORDING |
CUT(S) |
SOURCE |
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Rachel Unthank & The Winterset |
The Bairns |
Felton Lonnin [7:30] |
Real World #158 www.realworldrecords.com* |
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Tunng |
Comments of the Inner Chorus |
Sweet William [3:30] |
Full Time Hobby FTH019 www.fulltimehobby.co.uk OR www.tunng.co.uk |
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Rachel Unthank & The Winterset |
The Bairns |
Lull I [1:30] |
See above. |
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Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit |
A Larum |
Cold Bread [3:30] |
Vertigo Records |
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Rachel Unthank & The Winterset |
The Bairns |
Whitethorn [6:00] |
See above. |
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Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit |
A Larum |
Shore To Shore [1:30] |
See above. |
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Laura Marling |
Alas I Cannot Swim |
Alas I Cannot Swim [2:00] |
Astralwerks # www.astralwerks.com |
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Tunng |
Comments of the Inner Chorus |
Engine Room [4:00] |
See above. |
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Rachel Unthank & The Winterset |
The Bairns |
My Donald [8:00] |
See above. |
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Tunng vs. Taraf de Haidouks |
Electric Gypsyland 2 |
Homecoming [2:00] |
Crammed #37 |
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