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Travelling Folk: The Electric Muse Revisited

The Electric Muse Revisited

BBC Radio Scotland - Travelling Folk, The Electric Muse Revisited

Bruce is joined by Robin Denselow to discuss The Electric Muse Revisited.

Forty-six years after the original was released, ‘The Electric Muse Revisited – The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond’ explores the experimental side of the British folk scene.

Forty-six years after the original album was released, ‘The Electric Muse Revisited – The Story of Folk into Rock and Beyond’ explores the experimental side of the British folk scene, from the folk-rock era to the present day. With influences from punk, rap, electronica, big band brass, and sounds and styles from around the world, folk has never been more inclusive. Robin Denselow was one of the original four journalists behind the work, and now he joins Bruce is discuss this incredible re-versioning.

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