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Bella Hardy and Chris Sheburne

New CDs of English folk

Saturday 19 July 2008 15:00-16:00 (Radio 3)

On the eve of the Proms Folk Day, 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.

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1 hour

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Presented by Lucy Duran
Produced by Roger Short
Factsheet compiled by Sam Hickling

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Saturday 19 July, 3:00pm


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


Roundup of English folk CDs with Radio 3 presenter Verity Sharp and writer Nigel Williamson

Choice no.1 (Verity):
Chris Wood: Mad John (3.17)
album: Trespasser
RUF Records RUFCD11
http://www.englishacousticcollective.org.uk/cw/
Read a review of this album

Choice no.2 (Nigel):
Seth Lakeman: Solomon Browne (2.51)
album: Poor Man's Heaven
Relentless Records CDREL18
http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/
http://www.relentless-records.net/

Choice no.3 (Verity):
Cath & Phil Tyler: Farewell My Friends (3.18)
album: Dumb Supper
No-Fi NEU008
http://www.no-fi.org.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/cptyl
http://www.cathtyler.net/

Choice no.4 (Nigel):
Eliza Carthy: Lavenders (4.16)
album: Dreams of Breathing Underwater
Topic Records TSCD571
http://www.eliza-carthy.com/
http://www.topicrecords.co.uk/
Read a profile of this artist

Choice no.5 (Verity):
Methera Quartet: Jack's Alive! (3.14)
album: Methera
Methera Records YAN001
http://www.methera.co.uk/
http://www.myspace.com/methera


Bella Hardy:
Three Maidens (3.25)
Down in Yon Forest (3.09)
Three Black Feathers (3.56)
Bella Hardy (voice/fiddle); Chris Sherburne (concertina)
Recorded 4 July 2008 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


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