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Win
the Best of the Cambridge and Sidmouth
Folk Festivals |
Gott
Discs have released 2 excellent collections of recordings taken
from 2 of Europe's leading music festivals: |
| Cool
As Folk |
| a superb
collection of live recordings made at the Cambridge Folk Festival
from 1998 to 2006, featuring 36 of the very best performances by top
folk, blues, country and acoustic artists. The impressive line up
includes Manchester's Michael
McGoldrick Band, Kate Rusby (with Michael
McGoldrick), Joe Strummer, Eddi Reader, The Proclaimers,
Eric Bibb, Josh Ritter, Richard Thompson, Beth Orton, Joan Baez, Altan,
Cara Dillon, John Prine and Iris DeMent, Billy Bragg, Dr John, Guy
Clark, Martin Carthy, Hayseed Dixie, Indigo Girls, Karine Polwart,
Martin Simpson, Ani DiFranko, Eliza Carthy, John McCusker, The Poozies,
Waterson Carthy, John Tams, The Afro Cuban All Stars, Bellowhead and
Jimmy Webb amongst others. [click
here to buy the CD] |
| Folk
Festival -
A Celebration of Music Recorded at The Sidmouth Festival |
| a
superb collection of high quality, rare archive recordings from the
world famous Sidmouth Folk Festival. The impressive box set is a unique
portrait of the Sidmouth Festival boasting 34 previously unreleased
tracks and 1 other. The box set comes with an amazing booklet providing
information about each artist, which includes Kate Rusby (featuring
Manchester flautist Michael
McGoldrick), Flook, Eric Bibb, Norma Waterson, Ralph
McTell, Martin Carthy, June Tabor, John Tams, Show Of Hands, Chris
While & Julie Matthews, Nancy Kerr, Waterson Carthy, Vin Garbutt,
Kelly Joe Phelps and Nic Jones amongst others. [click
here to buy the box set] |
| With
help from fellow Mancunian's Mike Harding, Stuart
Maconie and Andy Kershaw, DJ Mark
Radcliffe will be presenting the Best of Cambridge 2007 on
BBC Four, every Friday at 20:30 from 2 November 2007. |
| Courtesy
of Gott Discs, we've got copies of each collection
to give away. |
| To be
in with a chance of winning, just answer this very simple question...
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Which
Manchester folk musician presents the BBC Folk Awards? |
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