Live: BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – 08/02/2012
- THE LOWRY, SALFORD - This year is a year of firsts for the BBC Radio 2 Folk awards. For the first time, the ceremony is being held outside of London in the Lowry at Salford Quays – much to the delight of the northern musicians. 2012 also saw members of the public being allowed in to watch the show; selling out in just two hours – the fastest selling show ever held at the Lowry. However, this time there is a definite absence of the new... Read More
ALBUM: Badly Drawn Boy – It’s What I’m Thinking Part 1: Photographing Snowflakes
An idiot once said to me: “All the best trilogies come in threes”. I thought about it, and realised the idiot had a point. This came to mind upon hearing what Damon Gough was planning to do next, for the bearded behatted one has cut quite the elusive figure of late. Aside from the soundtrack to the 2009 movie The Fattest Man in Britain, his last studio album was the respectful nod to The Boss, Born in the UK, in 2006. Elusive, mysterious... Read More
