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Dionne Warwick tours the UK
What do Dionne Warwick and The Rolling Stones have in common? They may not inhibit the same genre, but it’s a little known fact that they started their careers at the same time; just as the decade of love was unfolding in 1962. Fifty years on, both are household names and musical legends with their…
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Love Money, January 2012
folksypress: A selection of 15 Folksy Valentine gifts by the lovely people at Love Money. It always proves a great referrer to Folksy (we had over 10,000 visitors from this piece).
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Hearing films and seeing music
Do you think of films as a visual medium or is it all about the sonic subtleties of the story – the passion of the film score, the intricate layering of sound effects? This February and March, Watershed are exploring the role of music in film through its two-month festival called Filmic. Sir Christopher Frayling…
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Win Folksy goodies with the National Trust
We’re about to start an exciting week. Folksy and the National Trust Magazine have joined forces to give away craft goodies every day of the working week and all you have to do is get involved on Twitter. Monday to Thursday will see items from the ‘For Folksy‘ collection go to a lucky few, from…
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New Fish Game for KS1 & 2 from Artis
If you’re teacher you’ll know all too well the challenges to getting your young charges in a place where they can focus on the work ahead. In this simple game from Artis, the teacher will use one hand to represent the sea and the other to represent the fish; every time the fish jumps out…
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They don’t call her Marawa the Amazing for nothing…
Mesmerising acrobatics from Hula Hooper extraordinaire, Marawa the Amazing, at last Friday’s Peppermint Candy Swing Christmas, presented by Jazz FM and hosted by the beautiful Broken Hearts DJs… Marawa the Amazing at Jazz FM’s Peppermint Candy Swing Christmas from Ladbury PR on Vimeo. And few instagrams for good measure. So much fun, thanks to everyone…
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Channel 4 / 4 Homes, December 2011
folksypress: Lovely Folksy Top 10 Craft Buys feature on Channel4.com’s 4 Homes site.
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A drink and a dance at Peppermint Candy Christmas
We’re counting down the days till the next Peppermint Candy Swing Dance on Friday 2nd December at the Cobden Private Club. We launched the night with Jazz FM and Universal back in July and it was such a riot, we just had to do it again. This time, we commissioned the very talented illustrator Kamila…
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DRESS UP TO GET DOWN!
tumblr_ltmtu2IPk51qfgley thebrokenhearts: Pennies From Heaven – Billie Holiday We love the late, great Billie Holiday and are delighted to be playing her on this week’sPeppermint Candy. But we’re not the only people to notice the timeless allure of Lady Day, as Elle ran a whole ‘Get the Look’ feature on her back in May. And…
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Autumn glow
We have a new lamp! it’s from Tom Dixon and bathes our office in a warm coral glow. It’s our very own red giant… Here it is in its more “abstract” form…
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Sharks, cocktails and video games
It’s not every day you find yourself sipping on a coffee martini, while a small shark swims towards Richard Wilson’s head, but that’s just how the first ever Extended Play games festival begins, as the CEO of TIGA – UK’s biggest representative body for the video game industry – speaks out about the value of…