Wortley Folk Club

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• Stolen From God – A song cycle unfolding the history of the South West of England’s links to the slave trade – by Reg Meuross

  Of the approximately 24 million people who were forcibly removed from Africa and enslaved by Europe and the United States, only about 10 million (approx 42%) managed to survive long enough to reach the Americas and the Caribbean.  The total … Continue reading →

• Songs of Love & Death – OUT 29th OCTOBER

  Songs of Love & Death is the new collaborative album from two of this country’s finest and most engaging folk/acoustic acts: Reg Meuross and Harbottle & Jonas. PRE-ORDER the album HERE and you will receive an immediate download of one … Continue reading →

• For Sophie (This Beautiful Day) 100 year anniversary

  Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of the German Anti-Nazi Campaigner and founder of The White Rose movement, Sophie Scholl. I knew nothing of Sophie before I was commissioned to write this song.  The purpose of the commission … Continue reading →