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The Folk Orc Repertoire #2 - Johnny Todd
Furthering our exploration into the very best session songs from the back catalogue of traditional folk music which has been through a...
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The Folk Orc Repertoire #1 - The Unquiet Grave
Since 2009 The Folk Orc has been running sessions with the aim of getting more people playing music with the emphasis on playing music...
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A Change as Good as a Rest
They say that a change is as good as a rest and that seems like an appropriate to start this. As many of you now know, 2024 is the last...
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Before you start learning guitar consider these 5 alternatives
Guitar is arguably the most versatile musical instrument you can learn to play. Equally at home in pop music as it is in blues, reggae or...
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What is a C7 chord?
A C7 chord is wrong, it’s miss-named and quite frankly it is about time someone did something about it. One of the most common topics I...
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The Folk Orc - A History Part 1.
The Folk Orc came to life in 2009 as a fortnightly session at Coda Music Centre, Christchurch, Dorset. It came about through a...
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What is a successful musician?
What is success? This is a question I have struggled with in the past. It all stems from a conversation I had with a student a few years...
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