From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V16 #1930 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, February 14 2017 Volume 16 : Number 1930 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- BBC Radio2 Folk Awards [JoAnn Whetsell ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:42:08 +0000 From: JoAnn Whetsell Subject: BBC Radio2 Folk Awards This isn't something I usually pay attention to, but popped up in a news feed on my phone and I decided to check it out. Anyway, I decided to check out some of the nominees and have been pleasantly surprised. The full list of nominees is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3F0VFppBmNR8j25hDbQqxXW/nominees The ones I've checked out on Bandcamp are: Megson https://megson.bandcamp.com/ Contemporary folk/folk rock husband/wife duo O'Hooley & Tidow https://ohooleyandtidow.bandcamp.com/ Contemporary folk, female duo, more spare Ross & Ali https://rossandali.bandcamp.com/ More traditional feeling, energetic instrumentals 9Bach Moody Welsh language group. One song at https://mundialmontreal.bandcamp.com/track/llyn-du Breabach https://breabach.bandcamp.com/ Moodier contemporary folk, beautiful instrumentals The Furrow Collective https://thefurrowcollective.bandcamp.com/ Contemporary/traditional quartet including Emily Portman, http://ectoguide.org/artists/portman.emily The Gloaming https://thegloamingbrassland.bandcamp.com/ Collection of 5 guys: Martin Hayes, Thomas Bartlett (who I love as Doveman), Iarla O Lionaird (who I love in Afro Celt Sound System), Dennis Cahill, and Caoimhin O Raghallaigh. More experimental, atmospheric. Hope you find something you enjoy. JoAnn ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V16 #1930 ****************************