Ken Nicol, the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with folk-rock giants Steeleye Span, podcasts from the band's 2008 spring tour of England and Wales. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Copyright 2008 Ken Nicol and Phil Widdows and folkcast.co.uk. See Terms Of Use for full details. http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en Tue, 13 May 2008 22:30:01 +0100 folk, folk-rock, guitar, diary, acoustic, Maddy Prior, Peter Knight, Rick Kemp, Liam Genocky, Ken Nichol, Nichole Ken Nicol Phil Widdows and Ken Nicol contact@folkcast.co.uk no In Bristol, Ken discusses hotel preferences, coffee perfection and rss woes. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Tue, 13 May 2008 22:30:01 +0100 0:14:02 Ken Nicol no Two days in Tunbridge Wells, and the tour really warms up as temperature in the UK soar. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Mon, 12 May 2008 12:13:01 +0000 0:11:58 Ken Nicol no The tour reaches Mansfield and Ken applauds big changes at the Preston venue, goes Italian in Barrow and takes time out to answer a few listener questions. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Thu, 8 May 2008 23:50:01 +0000 0:13:44 Ken Nicol no Buxton And Bruised. Ken plays tourist guide around Buxton, and ends up meeting twins in his dressing room! http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Wed, 7 May 2008 02:30:01 +0000 0:05:16 Ken Nicol no In Buxton, Ken talks about mineral water and floods, of golf and football, Kings and Lords. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Tue, 6 May 2008 21:30:01 +0000 0:18:48 Ken Nicol no In Tewkesbury for two nights, Ken considers what could be the worst job in the world, and decides that his is not it. He lists Steeleye's set list, and discusses some of the songs. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Thu, 1 May 2008 17:00:01 +0000 0:18:08 Ken Nicol no The tour has returned to Wales, to Abergavenny, and Ken talks about the London show, meetings with old friends, burger blow outs and how age has not yet whithered him. Apologies for the dodgy sound quality on part of this recording. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:20:01 +0000 0:15:27 Ken Nicol no Corny Exchanges. Before the show in Kings Lynn, Ken tours the venue and meets Jackie the Tour Manager. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:30:01 +0000 Corny Exchanges Before the show in Kings Lynn, Ken tours the venue and meets Jackie the Tour Manager. 0:02:44 Ken Nicol no Ken is in London, looks back on the Steeleye shows in Cambridge and Burgess Hill, and remembers musician and friend Barry Cheeseman, who tragically died last month. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:00:01 +0000 Part Six - Remembering Barry Ken is in London, looks back on the Steeleye shows in Cambridge and Burgess Hill, and remembers musician and friend Barry Cheeseman, who tragically died last month. 0:07:03 Ken Nicol no Ken is in Cambridge, looks back to the Peterborough show and way, way back to his days of Transcendental Meditation. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:00:01 +0000 Part Five - Mantra Blarney Ken is in Cambridge, looks back to the Peterborough show and way, way back to his days of Transcendental Meditation. 0:06:20 Ken Nicol no Day six of the tour and the bus rolls into East Anglia. Prepare for tales of curry, soundchecks and dissertations. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:45:01 +0000 Part Four - All Around Kings Lynn Day six of the tour and the bus rolls into East Anglia. Prepare for tales of curry, soundchecks and dissertations. 0:08:03 Ken Nicol no Murder And Art In Torquay. The tour has reached the English Riviera, and Ken has his video camera out to capture more backstage moments with Liam and Rick ... and we meet Mike the sound guy! http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:30:01 +0000 Murder And Art In Torquay The tour has reached the English Riviera, and Ken has his video camera out to capture more backstage moments with Liam and Rick ... and we meet Mike the sound guy! 0:04:10 Ken Nicol no Ken gets out his video camera to find Liam reading, Rick with his trousers down, and sound tech Spike contemplating radical amp surgery. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:50:01 +0000 Ken Nicol's Steeleye Span Tour Diary Ken gets out his video camera to find Liam reading, Rick with his trousers down, and sound tech Spike contemplating radical amp surgery. 0:03:30 Ken Nicol no Ken's in the English Mediterranean, or is it the Riviera? He hopes to meet up with his old friend, slide guitarist Kevin Brown, and he reflects on the last night's show, on espresso and noisy hotels. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:00:01 +0000 Ken Nicol's Steeleye Span Tour Diary Ken's in the English Mediterranean, or is it the Riviera? He hopes to meet up with his old friend, slide guitarist Kevin Brown, and he reflects on the last night's show, on espresso and noisy hotels. 0:08:27 Ken Nicol no The Steeleye bus has reached Taunton, and Ken reports on last night's first night in Aberystwyth. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:00:01 +0000 Ken Nicol's Steeleye Span Tour Diary The Steeleye bus has reached Taunton, and Ken reports on last night's first night in Aberystwyth. 0:05:09 Ken Nicol no Ken reports from Steeleye's hotels in Oxford and Aberystwyth, talks about old songs revisited, gets wind of an Indian meal, and introduces SpyPod. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:30:01 +0000 Ken Nicol's Steeleye Span Tour Diary Ken reports from Steeleye's hotels in Oxford and Aberystwyth, talks about old songs revisited, gets wind of an Indian meal, and introduces SpyPod. 0:06:30 Ken Nicol no Ken Nicol, the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with folk-rock giants Steeleye Span, podcasts from the band's 2008 spring tour of England and Wales. http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ken/diaryindex.html Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:30:00 +0000 Ken Nicol's Steeleye Span Tour Diary - Introduction Ken Nicol, the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter with folk-rock giants Steeleye Span, podcasts from the band's 2008 spring tour of England and Wales. Here, Ken introduces the diary podcast. Subscribe now! For details, see www.folkcast.co.uk 0:01:26 Ken Nicol no