'The Seeds of Love' a 30 minute BBC Radio 4 documentary from 2003 by Malcolm Taylor, produced by Julian May, on Cecil Sharp, John England and the Edwardian English folk revival. Listen via bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

A BRIGHT NOWHERE - Journeying into Improvisation, a feature length documentary of Eddie Prévost's 80th anniversary residency at Cafe OTO with great performances and interviews from many musicians - OUT NOW on BluRay via matchlessrecordings.com Trailer: vimeo.com/842160099

The classic jazz documentaries of British director John Jeremy (b. 1940) are enjoying deserved re-discovery. Spanning gospel music to free jazz, details of the remarkable range of his subjects and contributors, and a full jazz filmography, can be found at: johnjeremy.co.uk

Charity fundraising concert ft. Saied Silbak & Fred Thomas (oud/voice and bass duo), plus poetry from Zia Ahmed, rec and streamed live from a sold out Sands Films The Music Room @Sands Films this week. Watch the full concert here with an optional to DONATE: tinyurl.com/bdz5v9u8

"Here in France, under the auspices of Miss Lena Ashwell" an unnamed female member of EFDS leads groups of Tommies in sword and morris dancing behind the front lines. An account of folk dancing in the British military during World War One from 'The War Budget', 1st November 1917:

The George Butterworth Memorial Ceremony, staged annually by local residents in Pozieres, France led by Yves Potard / Le Digger Cote 160, Saturday 3 August 2024

Remembering GEORGE BUTTERWORTH (1885 - 1916), composer, folk song collector, dancer. He died on 5th August 1916 fighting in the trenches near Pozières, the Somme, northern France. His story is told in the documentary film 'All My Life's Buried Here' - georgebutterworth.co.uk

2nd October 1913 saw the premiere of George Butterworth's 'Shropshire Lad' Rhapsody at Leeds Town Hall, conducted by Arthur Nikisch, with a young Adrian Boult in attendance. This story is recounted in Boult's own words in ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE georgebutterworth.co.uk

Five years on from its tour of UK cinemas ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE - THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH returns to the big screen at City Screen York (with Q&A) tinyurl.com/3n27j8k7 and Kino-Teatr St Leonards - kino-teatr.co.uk - both on Sunday 10th November 2024

Looking forward to two screenings of ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE at City Screen York and Kino-Teatr St Leonards, both on Sunday 10th November. At York there will be a Q&A with the filmmaker and Anthony Murphy, Butterworth's biographer. Ticket links at georgebutterworth.co.uk

This Sunday sees two screenings of ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE: City Screen York Picturehouse (5.20pm +Q&A), and Kino-Teatr St Leonards (2pm). A chance to enjoy George Butterworth's music and the traditional songs that so inspired him. Tickets & info: georgebutterworth.co.uk/screenings/

'ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE - The Story of George Butterworth' the feature documentary, plus interview musical extras. Available on bluray and DVD, with a booklet of articles on Butterworth by Anthony Murphy, Katie Howson, Malcolm Taylor and Shirley Collins tinyurl.com/58wp7ksv

Delighted to announce a cinema screening of ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE - THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH at Oxford's Ultimate Pic Palace on Sunday 13 April, 3pm + live Q&A with Mike Heaney, in parallel with 2025's Oxford Folk Festival. Tickets: tinyurl.com/5532kxp4

Delighted to have the Oxford Ultimate Pic Palace screening of ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE on Sunday 13 April, 3pm included on the programme website for Oxford Folk Festival, 11-13 April oxfordfolkfest.org.uk

George Butterworth (1885 - 1916) - composer, pianist, folk song collector and morris dancer - was born in London 140 years ago today (12 July). The film 'All My Life's Buried Here' tells the story of his too brief life, and music. vimeo.com/ondemand/butte…

George Butterworth - pianist, composer, folk song collector, morris dancer. 12 July 1885 - 5th August 1916 georgebutterworth.co.uk

Looking forward to screening ALL MY LIFE'S BURIED HERE - THE STORY OF GEORGE BUTTERWORTH at Cranleigh Arts in Surrey on 11th November at 1pm, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker - info and tickets: tinyurl.com/39cvhz8k

On 11th November 'All My Life's Buried Here - The Story of George Butterworth' screens at Cranleigh Arts - a chance to reconsider Butterworth and the first English Folk Revival and a reminder - evidently still needed - of the terrible human cost of war. tinyurl.com/39cvhz8k