Category Archives: David Harley

‘Silk & Steel’ – video for Collective Aid in Penzance

Posted on June 6, 2020 by David Harley

I don’t normally promote my own material on this blog (and yes, I did say further posts here would be rare if they happened at all), but it’s for a good cause… Here’s the link to a video I recorded … Continue reading →

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Ballad of the Arbor Tree [rough demo]

Posted on March 5, 2019 by David Harley

[I don’t often put my own songs up on this site, but occasionally I put one up if it has a Shropshire or Severn connection, as here.] This is the second demo version: still rough, but now with some basic … Continue reading →

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Thomas Anderson [demo]

Posted on October 23, 2018 by David Harley

[Original article first published on the Wheal Alice blog, expanded and updated, July 2016, updated again in August 2016. Reproduced here October 2018, since it seems appropriate enough content. Actually more appropriate here than Wheal Alice, which is focused on my … Continue reading →

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Wrekin [demo]

Posted on October 23, 2018 by David Harley

I don’t usually put stuff relating to my own music here, but in view of the subject matter in this case, I figured why not? If you’re familiar with the Welsh Marches Line, it probably won’t surprise you that the … Continue reading →

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The Nightmare Before Xmas

Posted on December 21, 2015 by David Harley

Or ‘Make mine a snowball’. Something a little different for Sabrinaflu, though some of my Facebook friends will have heard it before. Compliments of the season to all our readers. 🙂 Continue reading →

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New Twang

Posted on March 25, 2015 by David Harley

Another resource for lovers of bluegrass and other Americana in and around Shrewsbury: New Twang Promotions have put on a number of interesting events in Shrewsbury in recent years (they seem to be concerts rather than session-y things). According to the New Twang … Continue reading →

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Shrewsbury Folk not dead yet

Posted on February 25, 2015 by David Harley

Last week I went to the 50th anniversary reunion of Shrewsbury Folk Club, which hasn’t run as a weekly event for many years, but still manages to get swarms of the old crew back together from time to time for some … Continue reading →

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March diary [beta]

Posted on February 15, 2015 by David Harley

Now posted to this page. The information was accurate (errors and omissions excepted…) – to the best of my knowledge – as of 15th February 2015. (If you spot any errors or want us to add something, there’s a contact form. … Continue reading →

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Pauline Fisk

Posted on January 30, 2015 by David Harley

Sad to hear of the death of Pauline Fisk, whose book Behind Closed Doors in an English County Town I reviewed here last autumn, on 25th January after a short illness. I’m sorry, too, that I never had the chance to meet … Continue reading →

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Some upcoming events

Posted on January 3, 2015 by David Harley

Fans of the engaging duo Mice in a Matchbox might be interested in their schedule for the next couple of weeks. Details on their Facebook page. Several open mic evenings there that sound worth further exploration. A couple of other things that have crossed … Continue reading →

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