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	<title>ReviewArtists BlogSpace &#187; Mary Stokes</title>
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		<title>Regret &#8211; Circus Envy</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/02/11/regret-circus-envy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, I introduced you to Mike, guitarist &#038; bouzouki player for Circus Envy. They are now back with their new single Regret, which was released on 24 Jan.

Suprisingly upbeat given its title, Regret builds on the band's sound from their previous EP A New Dawn. Incorporating a distinctive fiddle line as well as the odd tin whistle in a multi-layered accompaniment, which is held together by Mike's energetic strumming - continuously driving the track forward but not being afraid to drop back as and when the lyrics demand.

Lyrically, the band have left behind the folky vibes of A New Dawn, Regret is very much a modern and original composition, which is distinctly pop-py at times. (And ever so slightly ear-wormy).]]></description>
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		<title>Hadestown &#8211; Union Chapel (25/1/2011)</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/28/hadestown-union-chapel-2512011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[hades]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jim Causley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Moray]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martin Carthy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[orpheus]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thea Gilmore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of Orpheus and Euridice is a timeles tale of love, betrayal, heartache and doubt. On Tuesday it became a post apocalyptic musical thanks to Anais Mitchell's Hadestown. In the gothic surrounds of Union Chapel, 15 of the biggest names on the British Folk Scene brought the characters of Greek mythology to life.

Jim Moray and Anais Mitchell took the central roles of Orpheus and Euridice respectively - regular readers of this blog will know that I really rate the latter, but while seeing him in the central role may have initially swayed me to buy a ticket, the combination of Jim Causley as Hermes, Thea Gilmore as Persephone, Martin Carthy as Hades and Jackie Levene as the narrator, made the evening complete.

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		<title>Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2011/01/14/glastonbury-emerging-talent-competition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anais Mitchell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Auction for the Promise Club]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bellowhead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glastonbury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hadestown]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Moray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Martin Carthy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!

This year, I once again spent NYE at the Southbank Centre for a spot of Bellowhedonism. Just like last year, it was a fabulous celebration of all things folk ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ both traditional and modern ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ and the perfect way to draw a line under 2010. Viva 2011.

This week Glastonbury's Emerging Talent Competition opened for applications, so as I type unsigned and emerging acts around the country are likely to be beavering away, finding their best demos to wow the organisers at the UKs biggest music festival. The contest offers unsigned bands from the UK or Ireland the chance to compete for one of 12 Main Stage spots at this years festival - a massive boost to anyone's career.

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		<title>Sound of 2011</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/12/24/sound-of-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards & Recognition]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Auction for the Promise Club]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clare Maguire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago BBC 6 Music announced its 'Sound of 2011' longlist, featuring 15 unsigned but up-and-coming artists they expect to make it big in the forthcoming year. Normally I'm not one to pay any attention to these polls, but previous years have proved the accuracy of the 6Music shortlist, with all previous winners going on to some extent of mainstream success.

The criteria for making the list are simple. Artists can be from any genere, country and be performers of 'any description'. The only rule is that they must not have had a UK top 20 single or album and they cannot already be famous - i.e.  XFactor contestant/ soap star// ex-member of previous hit band etc... The shortlist is then decided upon by a list of 161 'tastemakers' who each pick their top 3.

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		<title>BlackBox &#8211; A Brave New World for Live Music</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/12/10/blackbox-a-brave-new-world-for-live-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BlackBoz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Frank Zappa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Live Streaming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since starting to blog for Review Artists last July, I've made no attempt to hide my love for live music. And while I have had to cut down on my gig going now I'm no longer a student, I still make a concerted effort to go to as many live music events as possible.

Last month, however, I observed how audiences around the world engaged with the Frank Zappa #zappafest celebrations at the Roundhouse, via the web. With web technology improving all the time, it is now possible to provide all the atmosphere and sound quality of the live performance online with the added bonus of a few home comforts. As @Blueysays so eloquently put it at the beginning of November 'nobody can spill beer over me on the internet'.]]></description>
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		<title>Something new for the season</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/12/03/something-new-for-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holiday Music]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At some point this week, December snuck up on me. And with the country covered in a layer of snow (albeit of varying thickness) thoughts have inveitably turned towards the festive season.

Alongside Review Artists, I also write for an online magazine called 'Bright Young Folk', whch aims to keep a 'beady' eye on the goings on in the British folk scene. And this Decemnber, they are releasing a series of videos/ interviews called the December sessions. First up this week - Nancy Kerr and (Aussie) James Fagan.]]></description>
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		<title>And the nominations are&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/11/19/and-the-nominations-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Awards & Recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bellowhead]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emily portman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisherman's Friends. Demon Barbers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jonny and Lucy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seth Lakeman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's that time of the year again, as the winter draws the collating and categorising of the year's releases begins in earnest, for award nominations are upon us.

This week it was the turn of BBC Radio 2 to announce the nominations for the Folk Awards 2011. As always there were some obvious additions, the odd surprise and also some glaring omissions - most notably, from my perspective,  any member of Team Lakeman. Although if I'm honest with myself, Seth's new album hardly rates against the might of Hedonism, and while he is an excellent live performer, his performance style hasn't changed at all over the past year.]]></description>
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		<title>Seth Lakeman @ THSH, Birmingham</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/11/05/seth-lakeman-thsh-birmingham/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So this weekend I broke my self-imposed exile from all thing Lakeman, leaving London for Birmingham and the final gig on this seated mini-tour.

Normally, I object to a seated Seth concert, it seems counterproductive to sit people neatly in rows when all the music is telling you to do is jump around like a fool and stomp to the beat - but I'll get to that later. Having said that, I'm not sure if it was the time I've had off from following their Big Blue Bus up and down the country, or whether the seats allowed me to focus more on the music and less on not being jostled by tweenagers, but wow the boy can sing!!]]></description>
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		<title>Working at the Roundhouse</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/10/29/working-at-the-roundhouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blog writers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roundhouse]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Built as a steam-engine repair shed by Robert Stephenson in 1846, the Roundhouse today is a really rather legendary music venue in Camden (North London). It is where Pink Floyd launched their career back in 1966 and, since 2006, it has been a centre for the creative arts as well as a haven for nurturing the creative talents of 11-25 year olds.]]></description>
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		<title>Jim Moray @The Thekla, Bristol</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/10/01/jim-moray-the-thekla-bristol/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bubbz]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hannah Peel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The summer may be over, but as the nights draw in the proliferation of tour buses making their way up &#38; down the highways and byways of the UK bring one comfort. Yes, the autumn/winter tour season has begun. Yay! And what better way to begin the joyful season that on a boat in Bristol [...]]]></description>
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		<title>From the Archives: Equation in the Kitchen</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/09/24/from-the-archives-equation-in-the-kitchen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kathryn Roberts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right, when I first envisaged this post, I had planned to review Auction for the Promise Club&#8217;s gig at London Fashion Week. Unfortunately a snapped car key put paid to that gig &#38; now I admit I&#8217;m stuck for ideas. That was until I was a sent a link to these video gems (all credit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicken to Change? &#8211; the Video that Threatens to Go Viral</title>
		<link>http://reviewartists.com/2010/09/10/chicken-to-change-the-video-that-threatens-to-go-viral/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Stokes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2008 I spent 7 months working and travelling in S.A. and Oz and along with broadening my horizons, I also expanded my musical tastes. One of the bands I fell in love with over the course of that incredible experience was the post-apartheid Afro-pop-folk fusion act Freshlyground (who have gained international recognition following their [...]]]></description>
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