Category:Folk
The Witching Hour Sessions – Van Morrison Part 2 (1980 – 1989)
The Witching Hour Sessions – 12/02/2018 Van Morrison Part 2 (1980 – 1989) Loved virtually everything Van released during the 70s (and indeed the 60s) but as a follow up to Witching Hours Van Part 1, now will have a look at his much less critically acclaimed 80s output. His first two albums from the …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Sweeney’s Men
The Witching Hour Sessions – 30/01/2018 Sweeney’s Men Formed in 1966 by ‘Galway’ Joe Dolan, Andy Irvine and Johnny Moynihan, Sweeney’s Men were one of the most influential bands of the Irish folk revival. Heavily influenced by Old Timey American musicians from the 1920s and 30s, the group also drew on Irish, Scots and English …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – Willie Nile
The Witching Hour Sessions – 14/01/2018 Willie Nile Willie Nile (born 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, who released his self-titled debut album in 1980. His grandfather ran an orchestra in Buffalo and was a vaudeville pianist who played with Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Eddie Cantor. Following his debut album, ‘Willie Nile’, he joined The Who’s …
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The Witching Hour Sessions – UK Folk Music
The Witching Hour Sessions – 12/06/2017. Oysterband. I like a very broad selection of musical genres which means I’m no authority in any of them! Like good food there’s too much quality fare out there to be stuck in and only sampling the one type. So a bit of top class UK folk for tonight’s …
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