Most Scottish folksingers I know wouldn't subscribe to the notion, since they stick almost exclusively to Scottish or at least Celtic material. Their music sends a clear message that 'Scottish traditional folk music' and 'the folk-heritage of Scotland' are one and the same thing, and it all belongs to the Scottish people and the whole thing is a reinforcement of Scottish identity and national pride. Few Scottish musicians play English stuff just because it’s part of some ‘British folk …

I decided to start selling top quality, smart/ casual England shirts simply because I hardly ever see one on the street in England that doesn't have 'Vodafone' or 'O2' on the front or 'Beckham' on the back. And I have yet to see an England shirt on St George's Day. I find this very odd and somewhat worrying, because it's a natural way for anyone to demonstrate pride in their country and their ethnicity on a regular basis. In New Zealand for example nearly every Kiwi wears a …

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If you’re someone who likes down-to-earth, rollicking, sing-along songs with beefy choruses then The Best English Singalong Folksongs Volume 1 is just the thing for you. The Best English Singalong Folksongs Volume 1    features 22 contemporary & traditional English folksongs (newly arranged and recorded) and an accompanying 48-page Songbook with lyrics, musical notation, and song bios. It can be purchased either in CD format (2 CDs with printed songbook) or in mp3 Downloadable …

Absolutely brilliant night on Sat 12th in Cheetham Hill. Great to see a couple of humdred people from the MSG old days and join such an illustrious lineup on stage including Gary & Vera Aspey, Alan Bell, John Howarth, Tony Downes, The Hometowners, Pete Ryder and Marie Little. A bit spooky meeting some folks I haven't seen for 40 years, but what a really great 'Lancashire neet'. Grand job by Stanley Accrington putting the whole show together, and wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Many thanks to the folks at Milford Folk Club for being a wonderful audience on Thurs night and for singing along so lustiy - flat vowels and all. Thanks to all who bought CDs - hope you enjoy them. Big thanks to Sue and Hugh for their hospitality and I hope to be invited back soon. Lovely evening all round.

I have added a few more experimental Freebie tracks to my website at www.phildrane[dot]com.
Look under the SHOP tab, Option 3.
I do hope you enjoy them. Phil.

Looking forward to meeting and supporting Fil Campbell, this Wed 2nd Nov at The Red Lion, Kings Heath, Brum.
Fil is a very well-known Irish singer from Co Fermanagh (www.filcampbell.com), so the night should be an enjoyable Irish/ English cultural mix.

The Balladeer March 2011 Pages 3& 4 of 7 7. Review of Phil Drane concert This concert in February was the club's second concert at Meow, and word must have spread around that it was a lovely venue because the audience was much bigger this time and nearly every seat was taken. Of course, the name of English folksinger, Phil Drane from Lancashire, attracted lots of people as well, independently from the venue. His name was not familiar to me, but after hearing some of his music on YouTube, I became a …

2011 Jun saw our second guest at the Strawberry Gardens a Mr. Phil Drane and his welcome back to the folk scene in the last three years after a thirty (yes 30) years absence and you would never have known it. Phil is a man with a dry whit and started the night stating that his fingers were cold and needed warming up ...no offers were forth coming ...so he played an instrumental on one of his two guitars and very accomplished it was too. Phil is relatively unknown around the folk scene in the UK having …