World Routes
19/07/2008
On the eve of the Proms Folk Day 2008, Lucy Duran introduces a review of new CDs of English folk. She visits the village of Edale in Derbyshire and meets one of the performers, Bella Hardy, considered to be a bright new voice of English folk. Bella Hardy: Searching for Lambs (Traditional) (2.05) Bella Hardy (voice/fiddle); Chris Sherburne (concertina) Recorded 4 July 2008 at Bella Hardy's home in Edale, Derbyshire CD roundup with Radio 3 presenter Verity Sharp and writer Nigel Williamson Choice no.1 (Verity): Chris Wood: Mad John (Hugh Lupton/Chris Wood) (3.17) album: Trespasser RUF Records RUFCD11, Tr.5 http://www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk/cw/ Read a review of this album http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/v4mq/ Choice no.2 (Nigel): Seth Lakeman: Solomon Browne (Seth Lakeman) (2.51) album: Poor Man's Heaven Relentless Records CDREL18, Tr.5 http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/ http://www.relentless-records.net/ Choice no.3 (Verity): Cath & Phil Tyler: Farewell My Friends (Traditional) (3.18) album: Dumb Supper No-Fi NEU008, Tr.4 http://www.no-fi.org.uk/ http://www.myspace.com/cptyl http://www.cathtyler.net/ Choice no.4 (Nigel): Eliza Carthy: Lavenders (Eliza Carthy) pub. Topic Records Ltd. (4.16) album: Dreams of Breathing Underwater Topic Records TSCD571, Tr.7 http://www.eliza-carthy.com/ http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/ Read a profile of this artist http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artist/rq8c/ Choice no.5 (Verity): Methera Quartet: Jack's Alive! (John Dipper) (3.14) album: Methera Methera Records YAN001, Tr.3 http://www.methera.co.uk/ http://www.myspace.com/methera Bella Hardy: Three Maidens (Traditional) (3.25) Interview: Lucy Duran and Bella Hardy (3.21) Bella Hardy: Down in Yon Forest (Traditional) (3.09) Interview: Lucy Duran with Bella Hardy and Chris Sherburne (5.50) Bella Hardy: Three Black Feathers (Bella Hardy) (3.56) Bella Hardy (voice/fiddle); Chris Sherburne (concertina) Recorded 4 July at Bella Hardy's home in Edale, Derbyshire http://www.bellahardy.com/ Searching for Lambs, Down in Yon Forest and Three Black Feathers also appear on the Bella Hardy album Night Visiting (Noe Records NOE01) Bella Hardy performs at the BBC Proms Folk Day, Sunday 20 July http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/familyevents/folkday.shtml