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Local boy Ian A Anderson's fascinating autobiography unpicks his sixty year story at the heart of the UK folk and world music scenes.
Megan Moroney stated that the Carter Family "basically invented country music" at the AMAS. Here's why she was wrong.
Visiting 30 places around the country, many impressed with their warmth and variety, but one outshone all others ...
There is no cure for arthritis, so working on lifestyle changes can improve quality of life and help people manage day-to-day tasks more easily.
Use this guide to find art fairs, church and ethnic festivals, street and community festivals and more this summer in the ...
Ground-breaking, chart-topping, enthralling folk. Mohsen Amini (BBC Radio Folk Awards Musician ... documentary Nobody Can Give You Freedom and discussions of the book will be coming to Bristol. The ...
The country music world was rocked again recently when hit songwriter Tony Haselden died. His death makes at least 13 notable country music names who have been lost in 2025. The following is a look ...
Gloucestershire-based author Sarah Matthews and her husband, the award-winning fantasy artist Rodney Matthews, have just ...
and the Bristol Folk Festival began. The colourful and noisy Bristol Drum & Bass Bike Ride brought some parts of the city to a halt on Sunday. Rovers and City legends took each other on for ...
and the Bristol Folk Festival began. Rovers and City legends took each other on for charity at the Mem, and morris dancers welcomed in the start of May. There was also a sneak preview of the next ...
At 3pm, local duo Albex will take to the stage, and from 4pm, a local country and rock duo called Double who do a blend of originals and covers spanning Americana, jazz and folk. The Bristol samba ...