Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk - Tag - folk music http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/11/21/music-review-the-imagined-village-philharmonic-hall-liverpool-64375-20140180/ Music Review: The Imagined Village, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/11/21/music-review-the-imagined-village-philharmonic-hall-liverpool-64375-20140180/ THERE is a widely held perception, long in the public domain, that the English folk music tradition has been overshadowed and even overwhelmed by its close Celtic neighbours, thus rendering it sterile and hidebound. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/11/09/folk-music-is-not-just-a-bunch-of-bearded-guys-64375-20083459/ Folk music is not just a bunch of bearded guys Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/11/09/folk-music-is-not-just-a-bunch-of-bearded-guys-64375-20083459/ ENGLISH folk music has a bit of an image problem. It conjures thoughts of earnest chaps in sandals, geeky girls in floral prints, and possibly a touch of Morris Dancing. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/09/28/seth-lakeman-s-dedication-pays-off-as-musical-tastes-turn-64375-19859671/ Seth Lakeman's dedication pays off as musical tastes turn Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2007/09/28/seth-lakeman-s-dedication-pays-off-as-musical-tastes-turn-64375-19859671/ AS A genre synonymous with bushy beards, crumpled corduroy and real ale, sexing up folk music was never going to be easy. But Seth Lakeman seems to be managing it.