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Magic Carpet II

Magic Floor covering II are basically a reunited version of Magic Floor covering, an obscure United kingdom folk-rock-raga band that released a uncommon, self-titled LP in the first 1970s (available these days on Compact disc). In 1996, their guitarist and vocalist, Alisha Sufit, and their sitarist/tambourist, Clem Alford, released Once …

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Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle

Steve Tilston and Maggie Boyle have already been on the forefront from the Uk folk-Baroque picture for greater than a 10 years. Tilston’s command from the classical guitar and his knack for composing tradition-rooted songs have got proclaimed him as a genuine master, as the comfort of Boyle’s Irish-tinged vocals …

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Hilary James

Perhaps one of the most stirring feminine voices in modern Uk folk music belongs to Hilary Adam. A former person in western swing music group, Slim Panatella AS WELL AS THE Mellow Virginians and children’s music duo, Music Mystery Tour, Adam continues to be embraced with the higher echelon of …

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John Roberts & Tony Barrand

Roberts and Barrand certainly are a pair of performers from England who have both utilized to reside in Vermont. In the ’70s, they began singing traditional British songs in tranquility, which is uncommon (though not unusual) in the British tradition. Over time they’ve documented many albums being a duo and …

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Alisha Sufit

Alisha Sufit made some little-known recordings in the first 1970s like a guitarist and vocalist/songwriter with Magic Carpeting (who did 1 rare recording) so that as a soloist (doing an recording of materials that wasn’t issued before ’90s), using open up acoustic guitar tunings and vocalizing in a way extremely …

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London Madrigal Singers

The London Madrigal Singers were founded in 1965 by their director, Christopher Bishop. The group, whose account included such popular soloists as Ian Partridge, was mainly traditional in orientation, and specific in the performing of sixteenth hundred years choral music and various other works suitable for a little choir. Their …

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Clive Gregson & Christine Collister

Clive Gregson & Christine Collister were probably the most moving and memorable U.K. folk-rock duo to emerge since Richard & Linda Thompson. Gregson’s wry stories of the intricacies of like, sung in Collister’s heartbreaking tone of voice, gained the duo (and following solo function) respect and a dedicated following, though …

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Band of Hope

The Music group of Wish were a 1990s-era acoustic folk group formed by Roy Bailey, who also sang lead. Their repertory was politically concentrated, though their instrumentation was traditional. The additional members had been Martin Carthy (vocals, acoustic guitar), Steáfán Hannigan (uilleann pipes, half lengthy pipes, whistle, percussion, bodhrán, cittern), …

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Morris On

Morris On was a 1972 folk-rock “supergroup” that left out one self-titled record (think about them type of like folk’s Blind Beliefs, only more lucrative artistically), recorded for Isle Records. Made up of bassist Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Period, Albion Music group), guitarist Richard Thompson (Fairport Convention), drummer Dave …

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The Unthanks

Uk folk group the Unthanks took shape in 2004 in a different name, Rachel Unthank & the Winterset. Shaped by sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank, the Winterset released two albums and gained a loyal pursuing in the U.K. before switching monikers in ’09 2009. Using a somewhat different lineup set …

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