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Rejoice ye stout gentlemen and fair maidens, Moseley Folk Festival has just announced its line-up.
Bigger and bolder than last year, which was bigger and bolder than the year before, the festival, at the end of August, has added the Friday to its calendar.
For the full line-up head straight here.
Friday night will be headed by Morcheeba. Last time I heard them they weren’t really folky, but they’ve been off the radar a while so expect them to return with an acoustic dent in their trip hop armour. Their capacity to pen a lovely tune and reach an audience is undisputed. A very English band.
Also on Friday is an appearance by The Accidental, a collaboration between Tunng and the Memory Band. Also returning on Friday are The Old Dance School whose youthful take on the ceilidh institution will guarantee a gentile rave.
Things pick up a gear on Saturday with a truly eclectic bill. The programmers have really come up trumps this year.
Jose Gonzalez is top of the bill. If you don’t know him, think back to that Sony Bravia advert when loads of fluorescent power balls were released down a hilly street in San Francisco. The soundtrack was Heartbeats, still Jose’s finest three minutes.
He knows his way round a guitar and has a lovely voice. It should be one of those moments when everyone sits down and holds hands.
Second on the Bill on Saturday are the Bees, the best band ever to come out of the Isle of Wight. Again, not strictly folk, they have a ramshackle approach to music making that is similar to the Incredible String Band. Hugely eclectic, the band will swap instruments on stage and share vocals.
They already have a cult following which will surely increase after their Saturday slot.

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