The Watersons

Reissue Review: The Watersons “Frost And Fire : A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs”

January 5, 2023 Tim Martin 1

An excellent reissue of one of the key albums of English folk music. Originally released in 1965, ‘Frost And Fire: A Calendar Of Ritual And Magical Songs’ was the debut album by The Watersons, Comprised of […]

The Watersons “John Barleycorn” – Frost and Fire Revisited

September 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

The Watersons – Norma, Mike and Lal Waterson and their cousin, John Harrison – put out ‘Frost And Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs’ in 1965 after going through a particularly arduous audition process […]

The Song Remains: Norma Waterson 1939 – 2022

February 2, 2022 Rick Bayles 0

A unique innovator within the folk tradition and the UK’s own Maybelle Carter. One of the great voices of British Folk Music will sing no more. Norma Waterson, a founding member of The Watersons and a […]

VERSIONS – “John Barleycorn”

September 7, 2020 Paul Villers 5

Here we are again with another of our occasional series in which we examine a tune and explore the various ways in which different artists have interpreted them. This time Martin Johnson goes all folk on […]