2009 SpiralEarth.co.uk features
Inge Thomson Interview - Part 1
Some of you will know Inge Thomson from her instrumental and vocal work alongside Karine Polwart. Others may recognise her from collaborations with The Broken Family Band, Will Oldman or others, or groups old and new - Drop The Box and Harem Scarem. Now, though, Inge is stepping ...more
11/12/2009
The Toy Hearts Interview: Hannah Johnson
The Toy Hearts are a Birmingham-based group who play some superbly uplifting bluegrass and western swing. Consisting of several Johnson family members - Sisters, Hannah (lead vocal/mandolin) and Sophia (guitar/harmony vocals) and their father, Stewart (banjo/dobro). Their history...more
01/11/2009
The Toy Hearts Interview: Sophia Johnson
The Toy Hearts are a Birmingham-based group who play some superbly uplifting bluegrass and western swing. Consisting of several Johnson family members - Sisters, Hannah (lead vocal/mandolin) and Sophia (guitar/harmony vocals) and their father, Stewart (banjo/dobro). Their history...more
01/11/2009
The Toy Hearts Interview: Stewart Johnson
The Toy Hearts are a Birmingham-based group who play some superbly uplifting bluegrass and western swing. Consisting of several Johnson family members - Sisters, Hannah (lead vocal/mandolin) and Sophia (guitar/harmony vocals) and their father, Stewart (banjo/dobro). Their history...more
01/11/2009
Kerr Fagan Harbron Interview - Part 2
Here the trio look at the complexities of a musician's working life - with colleagues and with babies!...more
22/09/2009
Kerr Fagan Harbron Interview - Part 1
Recently, We were mightily impressed with 'Station House from Kerr Fagan Harbron. And now, a year later, the trio are together again for some dates. This time around, however, they're looking ahead to a new album from Nancy and James with Rob in a multi-tasking studio role. Then,...more
22/09/2009
Patrick James Eggle, guitar maker - Interview
Patrick James Eggle has been fascinated with guitars since the age of fifteen when he built his first. Luckily for us he didn't stop there. Since that time Patrick has as built himself an extraordinary reputation as a luthier with impeccable standards whilst designing, building a...more
14/09/2009
Rachael Dadd Interview - Part 2
Rachael Dadd is a Bristol-based musician who handles a multitude of projects from her own solo work to various collaborations and her unique textiles. Here we chat to her about how she keeps so many plates spinning, her new solo album, her lyrics and her reduced carbon footprint ...more
06/09/2009
Rachael Dadd Interview - Part 1
Rachael Dadd is a Bristol-based musician who handles a multitude of projects from her own solo work to various collaborations and her unique textiles. Here we chat to her about how she keeps so many plates spinning, working in Japan, her latest work with like-minded soul Kate Sta...more
06/09/2009
Judy Dyble: The making of Talking With Strangers
Judy Dyble's story and place in modern music folklore is interesting and unquestioned. From the original vocalist of Fairport Convention to the beginning of the King Crimson story; one half of revered acid duo Trader Horne, crossing paths with Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Yes, Genesis, C...more
21/08/2009
Dave King: New models from the master instrument maker
Dave King has been making guitars for over 20 years. At the age of nine he saw a picture of a parlour guitar on the cover of a Bert Jansch album and fell in love with them. Since that time Dave has designed and built not only "parlours" but also a wide range of guitars of excepti...more
30/07/2009
Interview with Alister Atkin, guitar maker - Part 1
After a lenghty period of research and design Alister launched his range of acoustics about ten years ago. Then in 1999 Boo Hewerdine placed an order for a standard OM model. From then on the list of high profile players began to take shape. Throughout this time Atkin Guitars con...more
20/07/2009
Mr and Mrs
It is so refreshing when something genuinely new, fresh and a little bit startling comes along. Mr and Mrs tick all three boxes....more
15/07/2009
Jennifer Crook Interview - part 1
Bath-based songstress, Jennifer Crook, was a finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Tradition Award in 1993. Since then she has appeared on national television and radio, and gone on to work with a huge variety of acclaimed acts. Then, last year saw the release of her debut 'A Few Sma...more
14/07/2009
Kim Edgar Interview - part 2
The second part of our interview with the talented Scottish singer songwriter...more
14/07/2009
Kim Edgar Interview - part 1
Kim's eagerly anticipated debut album, butterflies and broken glass, was released in 2008 to critical acclaim, receiving extensive airplay and Album Of The Week on BBC Radio Scotland, a five star review in Scotland On Sunday, and earning Kim a place in Radio 2's New Songwriters A...more
13/07/2009
We need Railways, not Runways
The government has another deed to add to its list of failures and betrayals of our trust; another runway and terminal at Heathrow. That involves the complete destruction of a village, the blighting of an estimated 50 communities, 900 extra flights a day... all for what? Money of...more
15/01/2009
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