The Watersons

The Watersons: The Watersons (Topic 12T142)

Review by Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, 15 October 1966

THE WATERSONS' latest record was originally planned as a "live" recording at their Hull club — why, I can't think. The idea that folk music ...

The Watersons: "Feeling part of a dynasty in musical terms is a great feeling"

Profile and Interview by Nick Coleman, The Guardian, 12 May 2007

Author's note: The Guardian chopped this in half. It's better at full length – but then I would say that. This is the full-length one. ...

Britain's Folk Scene: 'Skiffle Craze' to Clubs in Pubs

Review by Robert Shelton, The New York Times, 6 March 1966

LONDON — AN American visitor to Great Britain's folk-music community can only experience a sense of exhilaration at the liveliness, diversity and number of activities ...

Tom Paxton, The Watersons: Cecil Sharp House, London

Live Review by Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, 15 January 1966

THERE WAS one solitary "boo" — when he sang an anti-LBJ song about Vietnam — but apart from that Tom Paxton was greeted with tumultuous ...

'Entertainment' Isn't Enough For The Watersons

Interview by Karl Dallas, Melody Maker, 4 February 1967

BIGGEST bombshell to hit the folk scene since Dave Swarbrick left Ian Campbell was my news in last week's MM, that the Watersons are to ...