Award winning singer songwriter Chris Fox has worked his way through the Cambridge music scene the past few years, including Cambridge Folk Festival. His music reflects thought provoking topics and humorous insights on life with deep powerful vocals and varied and eclectic guitar styles that span the roots lexicon of Americana, Folk, Country and Blues. Here is our chat, influenced by a few beers, and an exclusive performance from Chris of two of his songs.
Chris Fox: https://www.chrisfoxmusic.org
Annie Dressner is at the beginning of what I truly believe will be a long and successful career. As No Drepression - The Journal of Roots Music described, "Dressner is a folk poet par excellence... an able auteur whose career is off to an excellent start."
Buy her album at http://www.anniedressner.com/
In this chat, the seemingly-always happy Charlotte Campbell discusses busking and social media, as well as answering the 10 questions from the end of "Inside The Actor's Studio" AND performs 2 songs that both appear on her latest album - "On the Southbank" https://www.charlottecampbell.co.uk/
"Henwood’s lyrics are often allusive, given drama by a voice that slips easily between registers. A worldly, mature work that deserves a wider audience." - The Guardian http://www.meganhenwood.com/ #BehindTheFolk
Roswell are Zoё Wren and Jasmine Watkiss, two harmony-obsessed multi-instrumentalists who formed a duo after an impromptu Cambridgeshire gig in 2018. As Americana UK wrote, “Roswell are on an upward trajectory, no doubt about it; get in there now so you can say ‘Ah yes, I was listening to them before they were famous’.” It’s an honour to get to know them better, and the 2 songs that featured just show how well they sound together. https://www.roswellband.co.uk/ #BehindTheFolk
Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland. Here she answers shares her stories, answers the usual 10 questions (and more), and beautifully sings 2 unaccompanied ballads. #BehindTheFolk
Hi, I'm Ed Goodman, and this brief trailer explains why I started Behind The Folk and what it is. Enjoy #BehindTheFolk
Frank Burkitt likes to talk. Thankfully, when he does, it's impossible to not want to listen. This is because Frank is a story teller, songwriter, singer and guitarist. In that order, and his rambling anecdotes aim to give the audience more of a connection with his songs. Here he answers the usual 10 questions (and more) in style, with 2 wonderful performances too. http://www.frankburkitt.co.nz #BehindTheFolk
As well as being story-teller and a singer-songwriter, Anna Hester is a multi-lingual wordsmith and mentor, to the point where I learnt so much in this week's chat. Back to the music and Anna's debut EP was released in 2014 and is now recording her first album: a collection of postcard songs, due for release in 2021. In this chat, Anna answers the 10 questions used at the end of "Inside of the Actors Studio" and perform 2 new songs from the forthcoming album. annahester.com
The captivating sound of Siôr Boyesen is one that encompasses folk, jazz, and the rock'n'roll sound of the 1950's. Here is our chat, including the 10 "Inside the Actor's Studio" questions, and 2 exclusive performances. Listen to more of Siôr on Spotify here.
One of Scotland's finest singer songwriters, Findlay Napier has been described as Micheal Marra meets Elvis Costello, a Caledonian Loudon Wainwright III or a Scottish James Taylor this master storyteller's songs are full of earthy humour, hopeless love and biting satire. A fine fellow, a great songwriter, and brilliant answers to the 10 questions. Find out more about https://www.findlaynapier.com/ and contact Ed on twitter @edagoodman
South-East based folk musician and songstress, Lizzy Hardingham is paving her way as a “rising star on the UK folk scene” with songs that "sing straight to the heart”. Her powerful yet pure voice twinned with her impressive song writing skills meld together to create “beautifully delivered folk music”! After storming the UK folk club and festival scene, including Cambridge Folk Festival, in 2019 she is proving herself as “a powerful singer to watch out for”. Her latest release, "Seven" features a varied and beautiful mix of traditional and self-penned songs about our seas, with half of the proceeds going towards the great work done by the RNLI. This chat explores the mind behind this amazing folk song-writer, who also posesses one of the most stand out voices you'll ever hear. https://www.lizzyhardingham.com/
Thumping lumps out of his guitar and singing passionately about life and his own experiences, Paul Henshaw is one of the RIOT FOLK family’s hardest workers, touring relentlessly across the UK, Europe and afar. Early 2020 saw Paul team up with Dan Booth from FEROCIOUS DOG to play a short run of intimate duet gigs that was hugely popular and received universally positive feedback. The pair also released "REVISIT" a duet album consisting of 10 Henshaw penned songs. This chat explores the mind behind the song writing of Shrewsbury's finest. https://www.paulhenshaw.com/