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Music Network); Various The Rough Guide To The Best African Music You’ve Never Heard (World Music Network); Violons Barbares Saulem ai (World Village); Andy White How Things Are (Floating World); Jimmy Witherspoon Hard Working Man 4CD BOX (Properbox); Yankele Rhapsodie Klezmer (Buda); Martin Young Watergrain (Red Admiral).


MISC.


We are sad to report some particularly notable losses since we last went to press – of Joe Bihari, record producer and co- founder of blues labels Modern and RPM, on 28th November aged 88; of extraordinary guitarist entertainer Derek The Amazing Mr Smith, on 8th December aged 65; of country singer Ray Price, on 16th December aged 87; of early UK folk record producer Brian Horsfall of Traditional Sound Recordings, on 20th December aged 85; of Spanish singer, poet and flamenco lyricist (for, amongst others, Niña de los Peines) El Perlo de Triana, born Eugenio Carrasco Morales, on 21st December, aged 87; of the Hindustani vocalist Lakshmi Shankar on 30th December, aged 87; of legendary West African producer Ibrahima Sylla, on 30th December, aged 57; of bluesman Tabby Thomas, on 1st January aged 84; of English folk musician and sound engineer Ralph Jordan, on 3rd January, aged 59; of Phil Everly, one half of sibling harmony kings the Everly Brothers, on 3rd Jan, aged 74; of Davie Henderson, Shetland music ambassador, on 12th January, aged 63; of Dembo Konte the Gambian kora master key in bringing the instrument to Western ears via his 1980s duo with Kausu Kuyateh, on 14th January aged 71; of Albanian clarinetist Laver Bariu on 26th January aged 84; and just as we went to press, of American activist and folk singer/songwriter Pete Seeger, on 28th Jan, aged 94.


BBCTV’s Mark Cooper tells us that Paul Kendall’s Gene Clark rockumentary The Byrd That Flew Alone is likely to be shown on BBC4 on 28th Feb, and the film of


Dembo Konte


the Bert Jansch tribute concert with Wizz Jones, Robert Plant, Lisa Knapp and others is likely to be shown on 28th March. Neither slot 100% confirmed at press date.


As part of the BBC's Commonwealth Games programming, BBC Radio 3 presents Commonwealth Connections, a series of weekly features reflecting the range of music and culture across the 53 countries of the Commonwealth. Broadcast as part of World On 3 (Fridays 11pm-1am), presented by Lopa Kothari and Mary Ann Kennedy, the series runs until the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. Commonwealth Connections includes 26 weekly features on musicians and musical events from across the globe, reflecting the traditional cultures of each country. From Antigua to Zambia, the series reflects the Commonwealth's vibrant sounds, as the countries come together for their sport thing.


Fortcoming guests on DJ


Ritu’sA World In London on SOAS Radio, (Wednesdays at 3pm) include Fugata Quintet (5th March); Afrikbawantu (12th); Rebet Asker (19th), 3 Argentinas (26th) and Djanan Turan (2nd April).


soasradio.org/worldinlondon


Other than the news that Lifetime Achievement Awards are to go to Martin Carthy and Clannad and a Good Tradition Award to Cambridge Folk Festival (50 years old this year), we can’t bring you the BBC Folk Awards winners yet, as the event is taking place several weeks later than usual this year.


But we can tell you who some of the winners were in America’s Grammy Awards. Best Americana Album: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell Old Yellow Moon (Nonesuch); Best Bluegrass Album: Del McCoury Band The Streets Of Baltimore (McCoury Music); Best Blues Album: Ben Harper With Charlie Musselwhite Get Up! (Stax); Best Folk Album: Guy Clark My Favorite Picture Of You (Dualtone); Best World Music Album: a tie between Gipsy Kings Savor Flamenco (Knitting Factory) and Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live: Singing For Peace Around The World (Ladysmith Black Mambazo); Best Regional


Pete Seeger


Tim O’Connor’s Workshops in the French Alps.


Roots Album: Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience Dockside Sessions (Musicmatters); Best Regional Mexican Music Album: Mariachi Divas De Cindy Shea A Mi Manera (East Side/Shea); Best Tropical Latin Album: Pacific Mambo Orchestra Pacific Mambo Orchestra (Tumalanmusic / Stefrecords).


Folk Camps Society, whose aim is to preserve and pass on the folk traditions of the British Isles, is offering young folk artists the chance to attend one of its Folk Camps holidays for the cost of a £20 deposit as part of their Ambassador Bursary scheme - open to people aged between 18 and 29. With an emphasis on participation and creating a community, they offer a variety of camping holidays across Britain, where volunteer staff help to organise and lead musical activities, with daily workshops, singarounds and ceilidhs. As well as offering a virtually free holiday, this could be a chance for people to expand their repertoire, increase their mentoring skills and network with others involved in the folk world. For more information, email


bursary@folkcamps.co.uk or visit www.folkcamps.co.uk/bursary.asp


Charity The Musicians Benevolent Fund has become Help Musicians UK, adopting a new name and a fresh identity to help it reach out to all musicians across the UK. The charity helps promising young artists in all genres to improve their skills and get started in a career,


professional musicians who hit a crisis in their lives, such as accident or illness, as well as musicians in retirement and those needing special help as they grow older. helpmusicians.org.uk


Tim O'Connor runs Folk Music


Workshops in the French Alps – at Aiguebelette in Savoie – offering the opportunity to write songs, develop your natural singing voice and learn to improvise www.timoconnor.co.uk/workshops


Keith Calton, our longest standing advertiser (since issue 1!), has announced that his famous Calton Cases company is under new stewardship, having reached an agreement with Jon Green (sales@calton-cases.com) of Austin, Texas, USA for the sale of the brand, trademarks and all assets. Manufacturing shifted to Austin, Texas in the autumn. Doug Chandler of Guitar XS will be handling distribution and sales for Europe effective immediately (sales@guitarxs.com). A new web site is under development for North America. Our editor is rather proud to have road tested the original (purple!) prototype back in the mid 1970s.


Congratulations to the winners of our December competition – Ian Wood in Essex, Aljaz Majcen in Slovenia and Elizabeth Matheson in Lanarkshire – each should soon be receiving a copy of The Pogues’ career-spanning box set 30 Years on Rhino. The original album that Fairytale Of New York first appeared on was If I Should Fall From Grace With God.


Ralph Jordan


Photo: Irene Shettle


Photo: Ian Anderson


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