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A Seventh Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs
Introduction This is the seventh installment in this series taking it up to seventy songs for you to enjoy. I am trying not to repeat artists but the more I share the more difficult that is to do.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 2 months ago in BeatEff You, January Gloom
With the deccies coming down today/tomorrow, some of you will be relieved it's all over for another year. But if you're like me, the start of a new year is a bit depressing. January is just a slightly shit month. Payday always seems a long way away. Back to work. Everyone is on a diet. The anticlimax after Christmas doesn't help. Winter darkness is no longer punctuated and warmed by twinkling fairy lights. Most of the food gone, and here I am, feeling heavy and dull and slow and grey. It's a month of drizzle and concrete and blahhh.
L.C. SchäferPublished 2 months ago in BeatThe 10 All-Time Most Influential Hip-Hop Artists
Over the last ten years, the world of hip-hop has undergone a remarkable transformation, as artists have redefined the genre and made an unforgettable impact on our cultural fabric. From pushing the boundaries of musical creativity to using their platform for social and political change, hip-hop artists have showcased an incredible range of talent and influence. In this exploration, we delve into the ten most influential figures in hip-hop, tracing their profound impact on the genre and the world at large.
NATHANSKIESPublished 3 months ago in BeatAre These Folk Songs?
Introduction While researching songs for articles that I share in UK & Irish Folk Music 60s-80s I started thinking of songs by non-folk artists that could be considered folk songs. Folk music often documents the zeitgeist, as well as telling stories and including love songs and lost love songs, all of which are seen across all genres of music.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatWorld Turned Upside Down - Incredible Words From Leon Rosselson
Introduction Sometime in the past I first heard this song, either by Billy Bragg or Dick Gaughan. These versions conveyed the anger at the Hateful spite of the privileged classes toward the less fortunate.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatSongs for Grandma
This was inspired by prompt 4 here... All of the following songs are reminders of my grandma. I'm going to explain why for each of them.
Rene PetersPublished 3 months ago in BeatA Sixth Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs From 1960s-1980s
Introduction I need to be a little more careful in my song selections as I repeated one in Episode Five (Link at the end of this article) but I have to be thankful for the suggestions from the members of UK & Irish Folk Music 60s-80s for their suggestions of artists who have slipped my mind and artists I have never heard of. I had been particularly remiss in my lack of coverage of Welsh Folk.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatA Fifth Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs From 1960s-1980s
Introduction This is the fifth installment in this series taking it up to fifty songs for you to enjoy. I am trying not to repeat artists but the more I share the more difficult that is to do.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatA Fourth Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs From 1960s-1980s
Introduction This is the fourth episode in this series and I am trying to not repeat myself and to include artists that have not appeared in previous ones. I don't think I will have any problem with that, and I am lucky enough to start this off with someone that I have met a corresponded with.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in BeatA Third Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs From 1960s-1980s
Introduction This is the third selection that I have created to share in UK & Irish Folk Music 60s-80s and you can visit them here to discover even more musical treasures.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in Beat- Top Story - December 2023
Classic Christmas Playlist
There's one aspect of Christmas that I absolutely love, and that is listening to Christmas music. Nothing is more than having upbeat, happy tunes that celebrate snow, Christmas, hot chocolate, walking in the streets, and looking through the shop windows and Noel.
A Second Selection Of Ten Essential UK & Irish Folk Music Songs From 1960s-1980s
Introduction Peter Guy said this in a comment on the story below: It’s ascribed to various blues singers I think, that “all music is folk music, at least I never heard a horse sing” or words to that effect.
Mike Singleton - MikeydredPublished 3 months ago in Beat