Tag Archives: folk rock

Tracking Thompson pt 1

Posted on November 4, 2018 by moulty58

I have a real fear of commitment when it comes to declaring my love for an artist. It’s born from bitter experience, I’ve been let down too many times, someone you think is a genius will then release an absolute … Continue reading →

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Nic Jones, Annarchie Gordon

Posted on May 27, 2018 by moulty58

This could be my least loved post, not helped I’m sure by me originally titling it ‘ Annarchie Gordon ‘ which means naff all to everyone( well almost). By way of a postscript I found a tape I had made … Continue reading →

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Lindisfarne: The Folk Rock Oasis

Posted on May 13, 2018 by moulty58

This was my second post after I had knuckled down to putting some work in after my initial false start. I’m pretty confident no one will remember this as virtually no one read this in the first place. Shockingly Lindisfarne … Continue reading →

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Elmer P Bleaty

Posted on January 17, 2016 by moulty58

If Steeleye Span could attract the patronage of Noel Edmonds (yes I did spell his name wrong in my last post) folk was becoming a force to be reckoned with. Times were a changing and not everyone was happy with electric … Continue reading →

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Darkness, More Darkness, Magic and Noel Edmunds

Posted on January 10, 2016 by moulty58

It does seem slightly ludicrous at this time of year when I can still wear a T Shirt out of doors that Christmas imagery still dwells on the mythical white snow which I cant ever recall seeing on Christmas day. … Continue reading →

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Cuckoos Nest

Posted on August 23, 2015 by moulty58

Ashley Hutchings, a man who had frequently played the UFO club at the hight of the swinging 60’s,a man who had jammed with Hendrix and had rubbed shoulders with Pink Floyd was becoming more and more fixated with an increasingly … Continue reading →

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Steeleye Span

Posted on July 4, 2015 by moulty58

One of the significant movements in popular music from the mid 60’s onwards was a move way from the American roots of rock. Rock and Roll was formed from an almighty mash up of blues (black) and country (white) and white … Continue reading →

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