Martin LumsdenFeb 19, 20156 minContemporary Folk Music 2. HistoryPrior to the mainstream success of Bob Dylan folk performers tended to interpret classic songs of the genre or wrote broad-based, topical...
Martin LumsdenFeb 16, 20153 minContemporary Folk Music 1. Introduction“What draws me to traditional music is that the songs are there to do a job, to tell a story, to make work easier. There’s no pomposity...
Martin LumsdenJan 14, 20152 minTwo FunkyDuring the summer I studied at Music Production at IMW in London. It was largely a taster course although it did come with the sweetener...
Martin LumsdenJan 6, 20151 minThunderbolt and LightningYou’d think that with a name like thunderbolt it would make life lightning fast – instead I’m getting more of the ‘very very frightening’...