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British Folk Music

“September Wine”

Posted by on February 8, 2012 at 3:46 pm

www.dandoshaft.com The acoustic music of Dando Shaft!A Concert and Wake Link to Video. mp4 You can also watch it on Youtube HERE     Martin Jenkins “1946-2011 Musician” Thanks to all who made it happen. September 2011 Condolences Here www.raremusez.co.uk MP3 and other rich media dowloads

Planning Again

Posted by on November 3, 2011 at 5:55 pm

www.dandoshaft.com The acoustic music of Dando Shaft! This gem of a song is from Martin Jenkins. He is playing all the intruments on this original composition. From the 1994 album “Nov Jhivot” which is Bulglish (a language which Mart outvented) for “New Life”. Many wonderful tunes therein. Video by Coopz. www.raremusez.co.uk MP3 and other rich [...]

Authenticity : Why We Need Folk Music In A Modern Society

Posted by on September 4, 2011 at 12:53 am

www.dandoshaft.com The acoustic music of Dando Shaft!  Well, if you are travelin ‘ in the north country fair, Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline, Remember me to one who lives there. She once was a true love of mine.Well, if you go when the snowflakes hurricane, When the streams freeze and summer ends, [...]

Dublin – A Nirvana For Folk Music Fans

Posted by on August 18, 2011 at 1:01 pm

www.dandoshaft.com The acoustic music of Dando Shaft!Dublin is often referred to as the party capital of Europe, full of bars, clubs and Irishmen explaining the advantages of ‘the craic’. One thing you’ll find in abundance in the Irish capital is standard folk music and you certainly won’t have to go far around the streets of [...]

Histories Of Dando Shaft

Posted by on October 29, 2010 at 5:44 pm

www.dandoshaft.com The acoustic music of Dando Shaft! Named after a character in a Don Calhoun novel, Dando Shaft began as a five-piece folk-band formed in Coventry in 1968 and comprised of Kevin Dempsey ( guitar,vocals). Martin Jenkins (vocals, flute, mandolin,fiddle, guitar), Ted Kay (tabla,percussion), Roger Bullen (bass), and Dave Cooper (guitar,vocals). Formed from the diversity [...]

Story

Posted by on October 28, 2010 at 11:42 am

www.dandoshaft.com The acoustic music of Dando Shaft! The complicated rhythmic fabrics woven together by intricate guitar, mandolin and violin, and joined by the expressive vocals create unique progressive folk atmospheres that are definitely some of the best of the period. Forsaking electric instruments, Dando Shaft nevertheless radiated the same level of energy as electric British [...]