Decameron were an English folk rock and progressive rock band from Cheltenham, existing from 1968 to 1976. Decameron came to be in the late 1960s when Dave Bell met John Coppin through a mutual friend. Coppin and Al Fenn had a band that was emulating the best of 60s folk rock at the time – […]
Lidija Bačić
Lidija Bačić, also known as Lille, is a Croatian pop singer. Lidija was born in Split in August 1985. She has two sisters and a brother. She was raised in the Roman Catholic faith. Bačić began performing at local festivals and competitions from the age of ten. She won her first prize at Dječji Festival […]
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates. The sheet music has the tempo marking of “Brightly”. The song was […]
Bronwen
Bronwen Lewis is a 25 year old singer songwriter from the Dulais Valley in South Wales. She has played piano from the age of 5 and taught herself guitar from the age of 13. She is bilingual, and on her Blind Audition for The Voice Series 2 she sang a Welsh/English take on ‘Fields of Gold’ […]
Treebeard
Treebeard have been a popular attraction on the pub, festival & beer festival circuit for many years now, with regular appearances at Sheffield, Derby, Tamworth, Newark, Stockport, Lincoln, Stoke & Barnsley festivals, as well as Earls Court for the Great British Beer Festival, and the Cropredy fringe. This year the band have shows at Rockstock […]
The Undertones
The Undertones are a rock band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of Feargal Sharkey (vocals), John O’Neill (rhythm guitar, vocals), Damian O’Neill (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Bradley (bass, vocals) and Billy Doherty (drums). By 1977 the band were performing their own three-chord pop punk material, which […]
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
“Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” is a 1969 song written and recorded by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo and Dale Frashuer. They wrote a blues shuffle version of the song in the early 1960s when they were members of a dop-wop group from Bridgeport, Connecticut, originally called the Glenwoods, then the Citations, and finally, […]
The Mighty Doonans
The Mighty Doonans have a deserved reputation for their imaginative and innovative interpretations of traditional and contemporary songs. With brass, drums, keyboards, electric guitars and amazing vocals, they have the ability to blend different genres of music and dance (and the occasional joke) into their act. This leads to thoroughly entertaining performances that delight audiences across the ‘folk world’. […]
Send In The Clowns
“Send In the Clowns” is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1973 musical A Little Night Music, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 film Smiles of a Summer Night. It is a ballad from Act Two, in which the character Desirée reflects on the ironies and disappointments of her life. Among other things, […]
Spencer The Rover
Spencer The Rover is one of the best-known songs in the repertoire of the Copper Family. Bob Copper collected it in about 1954 from Jim Barrett, at the Fox in North Waltham, Hampshire, and printed this version in his book Songs and Southern Breezes. This recording was included in 2012 on the Topic anthology of […]