Strawbs make a strong statement with Settlement
Strawbs latest studio album, Settlement, has founding member and multi-instrumentalist Dave Cousins feeling that this is a remarkable achievement, since each track was produced remotely from home studios.
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May 12, 2021
Strawbs in 1973 (L-R): Dave Lambert, Dave Cousins, Blue Weaver, Richard Hudson and John Ford (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) and Cousins, below, performing in New York City (Photo by Al Pereira/WireImage).
Strawbs latest studio album, Settlement, has founding member and multi-instrumentalist Dave Cousins feeling that this is a remarkable achievement, since each track was produced remotely from home studios.
By Dave Thompson
24 Jan 2021
GOING GLOBAL: Liz Franklin, in her home studio, where she produces shows for three radio stations, including one based in Canada
Liz Franklin shares a longstanding love of broadcasting with her TV producer brother and fulfilled an ambition as one of the original presenters on Radio Teesdale. When lack of cash forced the station’s closure, Liz was determined that would not spell the end of her time on the air. She set about creating a studio at the home in Startforth she has shared with husband Michael for the past five decades and from where she continues to produce folk shows for three different stations each week.