It’s probably about time that some dues were paid. Way back at the end of the 1990s English Folk music was in a dreadful state. The Fast Show lampooned it, the image was of tankards of ale and fingers in ears, the only people interested were earnest, bearded, old men. Almost no one cared. ThoseContinue reading “Jim Moray – Folk House – May 2023”
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Jim Moray – December 2017
What can you expect from an artist that is introduced as a “genius” before a note has been struck? What can you expect from a multiple Folk Award winner? What can you expect from the Downend Folk Club Christmas show? To start with it was in the slightly unexpected surrounding of Resound. A large, welcoming,Continue reading “Jim Moray – December 2017”
Jim Moray – December 2014
That’s the thing about this time of year. Things are a bit disappointing. The dry turkey and the house full of plastic rubbish. The mince pies and the marzipan laden cake. Disappointing. Thank goodness then that a proper Christmas came early to Downend Folk Club. And there wasn’t a touch of disappointment in sight. FirstlyContinue reading “Jim Moray – December 2014”