A night to remember starring artists who have brought fusion to folk. Edward II splice old English melodies with the rhythm of reggae and lovers' rock in a truly original synthesis from their far-flung musical roots.
Meanwhile, Jim Moray has taken the folk world by storm by combining traditional music with sampled electronic soundscapes. For full list of performers read on.. Read more »
Folk
The 5th Sheffield Folk Festival will take place over the weekend of Friday 31 October, Saturday 1 November and Sunday 2 November at our new main venue, The Burton Street Project, Burton Street, Hillsborough, Sheffield S6 2HH
A double cd packed of 23 tracks from artists, many of whom are at the start of their musical careers. This comes less than a year after the First Folk rising, a single cd and serves to demonstrate the strength of the new generation folk scene here in the UK.
Celebrating 50 years of dissent and in his home town of Sheffield, this concert is surely going to be one of those memorable occasions for years to come. GondwanaSound: other content and links
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