Artist:  The Vagaband  

Origin:  Norfolk, England

Genre:  Folk, Country, Irish Folk, Blues, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Ragtime

Original line-up:

Jose McGill:  Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer

Gregory Cook:  Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Harmonica

The Vagaband are an English Folk Band from Norfolk, formed in 2010 by Jose McGill (Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer, and Gregory Cook (Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Harmonica).  Their music offer a colourful of Americana, English and Irish Folk, Blues, Country, Pop and Rock.

Genre:  Folk, Country, English & Irish Folk, Blues, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Ragtime

Label:  Eggsong

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  I'm Not For You (2:24)

 2.  White Noise (4:19)

 3.  Desdemona (4:26)

 4.  Avalon (4:24)

 5.  Tiny Ugly World (4:20)

 6.  Beautiful World (4:20)

 7.  The Pedlar's Way (3:00)

 8.  Wheels (3:45)

 9.  The Unquiet Grave (5:02)

10. On My Feet Again (2:37)

11. Into The Blue (7:11)

Personnel:

Jose McGill:  Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Bass, Synth, Rhodes

Gregory Cook:  Piano, Organ, Mellotron, Harmonica

Yve Mary B.:  Vocals

Mark Howes:  Electric Guitar

Joe Wright:  Fiddle, Mandolin, Harmonies

Joe Harvey Whyte. Pedal Steel Guitar

Noel Dashwood:  Dobro, Harmonica, Harmonies

Tristan Roche:  Bass

Daniel Reynold. Drums

Ali Houiellebecq:  Flute

Emily Winng:  Harmonies

Tiny Little Heroes:  Harmonies

Beautiful World is an album by The Vagaband, released on March, 2023 by Eggsong.  Beautiful Album!.

Artist:  Kate Rusby

Birth Name:  Kate Anna Rusby

Born:  December 4, 1973.  Penistone, Barnsley, West Riding Of Yorkshire, England

Genre:   Folk, English Folk, British Folk, Irish Folk, Celtic, Contemporary Folk

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano

Kate Rusby is an English Folk Singer a d Songwriter from Penistone, Barnsley, West Riding Of Yorkshire, and she is one of the best known contemporary English Folk Singers.  In 2001, The Guardian described her as "A Superstar of the British Acoustic Scene".  In 2007, the BBC website described her as "The First Lady of Young Folkies".  She is one of the few Folk Singers to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.

Title:   Hand Me Down  (2020)

Genre:   Folk, English Folk, British Folk, Irish Folk, Celtic, Contemporary Folk

Label:  Pure Records

Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Manic Monday  (4:37)

 2.  Everglow  (4:16)

 3.  Days  (4:19)

 4.  If I Had A Boat  (4:34)

 5.  Maybe Tomorrow (Littlest Hobo Theme Song)  (4:23)

 6.  The Show (Connie Theme Song)  (4:04)

 7.  Shake It Off  (4:08)

 8.  True Colours  (4:31)

 9.  Carolina On My Mind  (4:45)

10. Love Of The Common People  (3:43)

11. Friday I'm In Love  (4:22)

12. Three Little Birds  (4:00)

Personnel:

Kate Rusby:  Vocals

Domien O'Kane:  Guitars, Tenor Guitars, Electric Tenor Guitars, Banjoo on Track 7, Drum Programming All Tracks, except Track 12, Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1, 4, 8, 12

Duncan Lyall:  Moogs, Synths

Ron Block:  Banjo on Tracks:  5, 9

Josh Clark:  Percussion on Track 12, Brush Snare on Track 9

Daisy Rusby-O'Kane:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1, 12

Phoebe Rusby-O'Kane:  Backing Vocals on Tracks:  1, 12

Hand Me Down is the seventeenth studio album by Kate Rusby, released on August 14, 2020 by Pure Records.  Execellent Album!.