Highly acclaimed folk singer Eliza Carthy presents this four-part series charting the rise of British folk music from the revival of the 1960s to the thriving folk music scene of today. With music ...

Mumford & Sons have also helped pre-existing musicians reach a wider audience by bringing folk music back into the mainstream. One such artist is Ben Howard, whose musical career began in 2009.

In spite of apparent differences, folk and folk-inspired music from the roots to the avant ... Convention release Liege And Lief, the first British Folk Rock album. Most of the songsare ...

could be replaced with British folk music. Rule, Britannia! originates from the poem of the same name by Scottish poet and playwright James Thomson, and was set to music by English composer Thomas ...

Eliza Carthy (middle) and her parents performing together in 1989 A well-known folk music dynasty has ... October said one in three jobs in the British music industry had been lost during the ...