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O'Hooley And Tidow
O'Hooley & Tidow are an English folk music duo from Yorkshire. Singer-songwriter Heidi Tidow (pronounced ''Tee-doe'' or ''Tee-dov'') performs and records with her wife, singer-songwriter and pianist Belinda O'Hooley, who was formerly a member of Rachel Unthank and the Winterset (now The Unthanks). O'Hooley & Tidow were nominated for Best Duo at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Their 2016 album ''Shadows (O'Hooley & Tidow album), Shadows'' was given a five-star review in ''The Guardian'', and four of their other albums, including their 2017 release ''WinterFolk Volume 1'', have received four-star reviews in the British national press. From 2019 to 2022, their song "Gentleman Jack", from the album ''The Fragile (O'Hooley & Tidow album), The Fragile'', featured as the closing theme for the BBC/HBO television series ''Gentleman Jack (TV series), Gentleman Jack''. Their album ''Cloudheads'' was released on 21 April 2023. History Belinda O'Hooley and Heidi Tidow, who were both brought ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge Folk Festival
The Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual music festival, established in 1965, held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Cambridge, England. The festival is known for its eclectic mix of music and a wide definition of what might be considered folk. It occurs over a long weekend (3½ days) in summer at Cherry Hinton Hall. Until 2008 it was sponsored by BBC Radio 2, who broadcast it live, with highlights were recorded and shown later and occasionally live on digital television channel BBC Four from 2002 to 2009 and from 2010 to 2012 on Sky Arts. History Recent histories have obscured the early origins of the folk festival. Ken Woollard's ''1974 Ten years of folk: A history of the Cambridge Folk Festival'' mentions three councillors who had an idea for a festival (but doesn't name them). Ken Woollard was the first director of the Cambridge Folk Festival in 1965, and continued to work as Festival Organiser and Artistic D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentleman Jack (TV Series)
''Gentleman Jack'' is a historical drama television series created by Sally Wainwright. Set in the 1830s in Yorkshire, it stars Suranne Jones as landowner and industrialist Anne Lister. The series is based on the collected diaries of Lister, which contain over four million words and are written largely in secret code, documenting a lifetime of lesbian relationships. ''Gentleman Jack'' is a BBC One and HBO co-production. The series premiered on 22 April 2019 in the United States, and on 19 May 2019 in the United Kingdom. It was renewed by the BBC on 23 May 2019 for a second series, which was shown on BBC One from 10 April to 29 May 2022 and on HBO from 25 April to 13 June 2022. In July 2022, co-production company HBO said it would not be proceeding with a third series. The BBC wants to continue with the programme, but needs to find a production partner to continue with it. Overview In 1832, Miss Anne Lister leaves Hastings brokenhearted and heads to the lush landscape of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Music
BBC Music is responsible for the music played across the BBC. The current director of music is Bob Shennan, who is also the controller of BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 Music, and the BBC Asian Network. Officially it is a part of the BBC's Radio operational division and is directly responsible to Helen Boaden (director of Radio); however, its remit also includes music used in television and online services. It was established in its current form in 2014; however, the BBC had already been using the BBC Music brand to refer to its online music content and some live events beforehand, including a now defunct record label. Launch BBC Music had its official launch at 20:00 on 7 October 2014, with a simulcast of a specially-commissioned cover of the Beach Boys' 1966 song " God Only Knows". Produced by Ethan Johns, it featured a supergroup of singers such as Chris Martin (of Coldplay), Stevie Wonder, Kylie Minogue, Dave Grohl (of Foo Fighters), Elton John, Pharrell Williams, One Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Arts Desk
''The Arts Desk'' (theartsdesk.com) is a British arts journalism website containing reviews, interviews, news, and other content related to music, theatre, television, films, and other art forms written by journalists from a variety of traditional and web-based publications. It launched in September 2009 as a shareholder collective. From 2010 to 2013, its honorary chairman was Sir John Tusa, former managing director of the BBC World Service and of the Barbican Centre. In 2012, it won an Online Media Award as the best specialist journalism site, jointly with the website for ''The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Econ ...''. Notable contributors to the website include; Aleks Sierz, Jasper Rees, Matt Wolf, Ismene Brown, Joe Muggs, Tom Birchenough, David Nice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silent June
''Silent June'' is the first album by O'Hooley & Tidow. Recorded between August and November 2009 at their home in Golcar, Huddersfield, it was released on 22 February 2010 on the No Masters label, distributed by Proper Records. The album, which was mixed and mastered by Neil Ferguson of Chumbawamba, also featured Anna Esslemont and Cormac Byrne (both from Uiscedwr), Jackie Oates and the Solo Players string quartet. It was critically acclaimed and received a four-starred review in the ''Financial Times''. Songs The title of the album refers to the words of one of the songs on the album, "Que Sera", about the execution during World War I of the British nurse Edith Cavell. Belinda O'Hooley says that "Que Sera" seeks to portray "the horrors of war from a woman's perspective" and "explores the feelings, sounds and senses that Edith Cavell may have felt as she stood before a firing squad". The album also includes a version of the song "Spancil Hill" and a new song "Too Old to Dream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Radio UK
Folk Radio UK, is an online Independent Music Journal covering a broad range of Folk music, Global music, Independent music, American Primitive Guitar, Drone Music and other alternative offerings. Established in 2004 by Alex Gallacher. the website features Album Reviews, News, Live Reviews and Interviews. They are based in Somerset, but supported by a team of reviewers and journalists that include Robin Denselow. Articles are supplemented by mixes and shows. These include the Folk Show; a more "leftfield and alternative" Lost in Transmission series, and the experimental KLOF series. A specialist folk music channel was launched on Deezer Deezer is a French online music streaming service. It allows users to listen to music content from record labels, as well as podcasts on various devices online or offline. Created in Paris, Deezer currently has 90 million licensed tracks in i ... in 2012 which was curated by Folk Radio UK's Editor. References External links Official w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne (Received Pronunciation, RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is also the most populous city of North East England. Newcastle developed around a Roman Empire, Roman settlement called Pons Aelius and the settlement later took the name of The Castle, Newcastle, a castle built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son, Robert Curthose. Historically, the city’s economy was dependent on its port and in particular, its status as one of the world's largest ship building and repair centres. Today, the city's economy is diverse with major economic output in science, finance, retail, education, tourism, and nightlife. Newcastle is one of the UK Core Cities Group, Core Cities, as well as part of the Eurocities network. Famous landmarks in Newcastle inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Journal (Newcastle Upon Tyne Newspaper)
''The Journal'' is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne. Published by ncjMedia, (a division of Reach plc), ''The Journal'' is produced every weekday and Saturday morning and is complemented by its sister publications the ''Evening Chronicle'' and the ''Sunday Sun''. The newspaper mainly has a middle-class and professional readership throughout North East England, covering a mixture of regional, national and international news. It also has a daily business section and sports page as well as the monthly ''Culture'' magazine and weekly property supplement Homemaker. News coverage about farming is also an important part of the paper with a high readership in rural Northumberland. It was the named sponsor of Tyne Theatre Tyne may refer to: __NOTOC__ Geography *River Tyne, England *Port of Tyne, the commercial docks in and around the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England *River Tyne, Scotland *River Tyne, a tributary of the South Esk River, Tasmania, Australia People . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golcar
Golcar (pronounced 'Go Car' or 'Golker') is a village on a hillside crest above the Colne Valley in West Yorkshire, England, west of Huddersfield, and just north of the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. The 2021 population census lists the village as having 18,725 pemanent residents. . The main transport access is from the A62 (Manchester Road), through Milnsbridge in the valley bottom or via Scapegoat Hill from the A640 (New Hey Road) at the top of the hill. The township of Golcar consists of Bolster Moor, Golcar, Wellhouse, Pole Moor and Scapegoat Hill. History Named after St Guthlac, who preached in the area during the 8th century, its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Goullakarres''. During the Industrial Revolution Golcar became an important centre for weaving. Pharmacologist James Burrows grew up in the area. The village has been a site of extensive dialect research. It was first a site in the English Survey of English Dialects, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude Rogers
Jude Rogers (born 1978) is a Welsh journalist, lecturer, arts critic and broadcaster. She is a music critic for ''The Guardian'' and also regularly writes features and articles for ''The Observer'', ''New Statesman'' and women's magazines such as ''Red''. Her articles have also been published by ''The Times'' and by BBC Music and she broadcasts on BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4 and BBC 6 Music. She is a senior lecturer in journalism at London Metropolitan University. Early life and education Rogers was born and bred in two villages near Swansea, where she went to comprehensive school. In 1997 Rogers became president of the students' union at Wadham College, Oxford. She has a degree in English from the University of Oxford and an MA from Royal Holloway. Professional career In 2003, Rogers co-founded the magazine ''Smoke: a London Peculiar''. After working as reviews editor on '' The Word'', she became a full-time freelancer in 2007. She has been a judge on several music prize panels, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Folk Dance And Song Society
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS, or pronounced 'EFF-diss') is an organisation that promotes English folk music and folk dance. EFDSS was formed in 1932 when two organisations merged: the Folk-Song Society and the English Folk Dance Society. Karpeles, Maud and Frogley, Alain (2007–2011)'English Folk Dance and Song Society' In: ''Grove Music Online'', Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 24 October 2011. . The EFDSS, a member-based organisation, was incorporated in 1935 and became a registered charity in 1963. History The Folk-Song Society, founded in London in 1898, focused on collecting and publishing folk songs, primarily of Britain and Ireland although there was no formal limitation. Participants included: Lucy Broadwood, Kate Lee, Cecil Sharp, Percy Grainger, Ralph Vaughan Williams, George Butterworth, George Gardiner, Henry Hammond, Anne Gilchrist, Mary Augusta Wakefield, and Ella Leather. The English Folk Dance Society was founded in 1911 by Cecil Sharp. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Galway
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