CONTENTS
The Folk Awards
Under One Sky / Lau
Cara Dillon
Celtic Connections
Folk Reviews
Jon Boden
Martyn Joseph
Diana Jones/Longman Records
Ruthie Foster/Buddy Whittington
Fledg’ling Records
Competition
HEllo
Geoffry Gurrumul Yunupingu/
Daby Toure & Skip Macdonald
Jazz & Blues Reviews
W
elcome to the first Properganda of 2009. The first issue
is nice and early this year because there’s just so much
Country Americana Reviews
stuff going on and some great new releases to tell you about.
World & Roundup Reviews
It’s another double ended issue with both of our cover stars
releasing stunning new albums: Cara Dillon’s Hill Of Thieves
Contributors
is released at the end of January and should be in the shops
Alan Levermore (AL), Andy Kiang (AK), Andy Robson (AR),
as you read this, Jon Boden’s solo album, Songs From The
Andy Washington (AW), Cliffy (C), Clive Pownceby (CP),
Floodplain, is out at the start of March. Both are absolutely
Colin Irwin (CI), David Kidman (DK), David Sinclair (DS),
recommended and get the full, exclusive, detailed appraisal
Drew Hobbs (DH), Erin Spurling (ES), Garth Cartwright (GC),
on these pages.
Howard Male(HM), Jamie Halliday (JH), Jamie Renton (JR),
This issue also sees us round up Celtic Connections 2009, the
Jane Cornwell (JC), Jim Soars (JHS), Stuart Nicholson (SN),
annual music festival in Glasgow that has grown to be one
John O’ Regan (JO’R), Jon Roffey (JTR), Ken Hunt (KH),
of the most important cultural events anywhere, attracting a
Ken Smith (KS), Nige Tassell (NT), Sid Cowens (SC),
fantastic line up of musicians from around the world. We’ve
Simon Holland (SH), John Lusk (JL), Tony Morley (TM)
picked some Properganda highlights for you over five pages
of the magazine. This also marked a new development and
Photo Credits
something that is likely to be repeated through the year. We
All Cara Dillon photos Sam Lakeman
originally published this text on-line, in a fully interactive
Jon Boden and Lau photos David Angel
version, with full track, music samples and CD and Ticket buy
Geoffry Gurrumul Yunupingu photo Jon Lusk
links. It’s something that we are likely to repeat later this year
David Suff photo John Haxby
for other events and indeed, this issue is similarly available.
Blue Blokes 3 photo Judith Burrows
You’ll find a link at the Proper blog, but the best way to keep
Shirley Collins photo Katie Vandyck
informed is to follow the links and sign up for the regular
Shirley & Dolly Collins photo Brian Sheul
fortnightly newsletter. That guarantees you’ll be in the loop
Fotheringay Photos Linda Fitzgerald-Moore
for all the news, competitions and so much more.
All other photos provided by the artists and their labels.
We have coverage of this year’s BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards,
Editor
with a complete list of the nominees. It’s the 10th annual
Simon Holland
event and over the years has been an important barometer
of the revitalised scene right across the UK. For the last five
For advertising enquiries contact
years Proper has been responsible for releasing the CD set
Jon Roffey on 020 8676 5106
to accompany the awards and the new 3CD set will be in
On-line wizardry
the shops now. With 30 tracks, it’s an absolute bargain and
Andy Kiang
is packed with some great music.
Design and artwork
Finally our thanks are extended to Jon Boden, who has Don Ward at Triple Eight Graphics
contributed an editorial for this issue. You will find Jon’s contact don.ward.888@btinternet.com
favourites from this issue on page 31. Our thanks, as always
go to the artists and labels for their support and our growing
Printed by
list of contributors for some excellent work.
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