it's modern folk stuff, but on proper old school folk subjects
he's a young chap who lives on dartmoor, recorded his first album in his kitchen. had to turn the fridge off while recording each take.

He plays a mean fiddle, some weird 4 stringed guitar thing, and sings well

I think he's awesome, particularly live
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 10:37, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I like folk provided it isn't twee
Being a history buff I think the old traditional songs are a superb - they're a direct source of the voices of normal people, who aren't usually represented in history books. My grandfather was a renowned expert on Scottish folk songs, and as such was the editor of The Oxford Book of Ballads.

/dull
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 7 Dec 2009, 11:51, Reply)