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19th March 2010: David Cronenberg's Wife The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. No dogs or other pets.

3rd April 2010: Thee Intolerable Kidd & Friends The Others (one of the best venues in London at the moment), 6-8 Manor Road (above the snooker club), Stoke Newington, London N16 5SA. 10PM, headlining for some album launch by some people I've never heard of

8th April 2010: Shutter + Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences (CANCELLED)

AFUK News
» Winter Antifolk Festival 2010 [25/01/2010]
Get your coats and scarfs on, and get ready for the Winter Antifolk Festival. As regular as the seasons, it's time for the Winter Antifolk Festival at the 12 Bar Club, Soho. The weekend of the 19th & 20th February.

» Autumn Antifolk Festival 2009 [18/10/2009]
The evening are drawing in, housewives are dressing up as witches, and explosions can be seen in the sky for amusement. Yes, it's time for the Autumn Antifolk Festival at the 12 Bar Club, Soho. The weekend of the 20th & 21st November.

» Summer Antifolk Festival 2009 [02/07/2009]
Roll up, roll up, although you'll have to go outside to smoke it. Not that it matters, as it's so nice and hot, and it's time for the Summer Antifolk Jolly. Yes, the Summer Antifolk Festival will take place at the 12 Bar Club in Soho on Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd August.

UK Antifolk Artisits
Below is a directory of UK antifolk artists. These are people who are active in the antifolk scene in the UK.

Latest additions: Kayleigh Read Lewis Irvine Ben Goodwin 

A Spoonful of Poison (Open Mic)
http://www.myspace.com/asopok
Adam Boucher
http://www.adamboucher.co.uk
Al Fresco Banks and Roomfer
http://www.myspace.com/afbmusic
Albino
http://www.albinomusic.info
Alex Sheppard
http://www.myspace.com/alexsheppard
Apricorn Quartet
http://apricorn4.tripod.com/aq4/
Ben Anstis
http://www.myspace.com/benanstis
Ben Calvert
http://www.bencalvert.com/
Ben Goodwin
http://www.bengodwin.com
Big Fibbers
http://www.bigfibbers.co.uk/
Blah Blah Blah
http://www.myspace.com/blahblahblahandfriends
Bobby McGees, The
http://www.myspace.com/thebobbymcgees
Bonesetters
http://www.myspace.com/babblemusic
Brother Clunk [Loa Deps]
http://www.loadeps.wobblyrebel.com/brother%20clunk.htm
Bugger's Muddle
http://www.myspace.com/buggersmuddle
Candythief
http://www.myspace.com/candythief
Caroline Martin
http://www.myspace.com/carolinemartinsmalldog
Cookie Cutterr
http://www.myspace.com/cookiecutterr
Dana Immanuel
http://www.danaimmanuel.co.uk
Dark Captain
http://www.myspace.com/darkcaptain
David Cronenberg's Wife
http://www.davidcronenbergswife.com/
Erin K
http://www.myspace.com/erinkmusic
Extradition Order
http://www.myspace.com/extraditionorder
FaceOmeter
http://www.faceometer.tk
Filthy Pedro
http://www.filthypedro.com
http://www.myspace.com/thefilthypedro
Gabby Young
http://www.myspace.com/gabbyyoung
Graduates
http://www.myspace.com/thegraduatesuk
Hans Blix and the Inspectors
http://www.myspace.com/hanshatesnashville
Horrordactyl
http://www.myspace.com/horrordactyl
Jinx Lennon
http://www.jinxlennon.com
http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomjinxlennon
JJ Crash
http://www.jjcrash.com/
Kayleigh Read
http://www.myspace.com/kayleighreadmusic
Keith John Adams
http://www.keithjohnadams.com/
Kev 2 Sheds
http://www.kevin2sheds.com
Kid Sister Phoebe
http://kid-sister-phoebe.tripod.com/
King!
http://www.myspace.com/kingsongs
Larry Pickleman
http://www.pickleman.co.uk/
Lewis Irvine
http://www.myspace.com/howveryorganic
Lil' Lost Lou
http://www.myspace.com/lillostlou
Little Neemo
http://www.myspace.com/littleneemo
Lonesome Cowboys from Hell
http://www.lonesomecowboysfromhell.com
Lucy Joplin
http://www.myspace.com/lucyjoplin
Mertle
http://www.mertle.org
Mike Porter
http://www.myspace.com/mrmikeporter
Milk Kan
http://www.milkkan.com
http://www.myspace.com/milkthekan
Misterlee
http://www.misterlee.co.uk
Mr Duke
http://www.myspace.com/mrdukethetorrnados
Naomi Hates Humans
http://www.myspace.com/naomihateshumans
Nat the Hammer
http://www.myspace.com/natthehammer1
Neil Mooney
http://www.myspace.com/neilmooney
Nigel Burch & the Flea Pit Orchestra
http://www.fleapitorchestra.co.uk
Nikesh Shukla
http://www.myspace.com/nikeshshukla
Oil Rig Catering
http://www.oilrigcatering.com
Paul Hawkins
http://www.paulhawkinsmusic.co.uk
Poppy
http://www.myspace.com/poppyandfriends
Richard Tyrone Jones
http://www.myspace.com/richardtyronejones
Sergeant Buzfuz
http://www.sergeantbuzfuz.com
Shit
http://www.myspace.com/weareshit
Simon Scardanelli
http://www.scardanelli.com
SofiZeL
http://www.geocities.com/sofizel
Spinmaster Plantpot
http://spinmasterplantpot.netfirms.com
http://www.myspace.com/ppot
Stanley Forbes
http://www.myspace.com/stanleyforbes
Steve White
http://www.myspace.com/realstevewhite
Stuart James
http://www.myspace.com/stuartjamesx
The Midnight Expresso
http://www.myspace.com/themidnightexpresso
The Singing Loins
http://www.singingloins.co.uk
The Tumbledryer Babies
http://www.myspace.com/thetumbledryerbabies
The Zanders
http://www.myspace.com/thezanders08
The Zetland Players
http://www.myspace.com/thezetlandplayers
Thee Awkward Silences
http://www.myspace.com/theeawkwardsilences
Thee Intolerable Kidd
http://www.theeintolerablekidd.com
http://www.myspace.com/theeintolerablekidd
Tim Tomlinson
http://www.myspace.com/timtomlinson
Uke Stanza
http://www.inclusifolk.com
Vis the Spoon
www.myspace.com/visthespoon
Withered Hand
http://www.myspace.com/witheredhandmusic
 
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Anti-Focus: What is Antifolk?
?

A common and very difficult question to answer. It's half music genre, half music scene. Here are some attempts at answering this question:


"Maybe the real definition of Antifolk is simply the willingness to follow your muse wherever it leads; imagine if the diehard folkies who booed Dylan at the Monterey Folk Festival back in the Sixties (simply for playing an electric guitar) could hear this crew! Folk music ain’t what it used to be, and that is a good thing indeed."

- Jim Testa


"Antifolk is a re-discovery of folk ethics and a reaction against the rigid genre that folk became in the 60s. Its about using whatever you want to tell everyday stories, valuing humour over sorrow, storytelling over technique, and personality over polish."

- Filthy Pedro


"It didn't have to be folk, which was boring and lame. It didn't have to be rock, which was increasingly a cliché. It could be somewhere in-between, and it could be good. It could be AntiFolk."

- John Berger


"It's hard to describe antifolk. As a musical style, some would say it would have to be songs filled with wit and/or honesty, while playing an acoustic guitar in a folk-punk style. But, that definition doesn't include many of the acts that are considered antifolk. Some artists play electric guitar, for instance.

...but what we all have in common is that we're doing a our own thing, and each person seems to have their own unique take on folk music (music OF and FOR the people). Being somewhat innovative is at the heart of antifolk. There's no bullshit in antifolk music... well, some of it is semi-bullshit, but underneath the bullshit, there's always something that's there to hit a raw nerve. Antifolk is raw, honest, and unrelenting in its rawness and honesty. This is what real music is and should be about. Musically, it's a combination of traditional folk and punk rock ethos."

- Randi Russo

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