Album: Show of Hands by Show of Hands (2000)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album


Album: The Path by Show of Hands (2003)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album


Album: Arrogance Ignorance and Greed by Show of Hands (2009)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album


Album: The Long Way Home by Show of Hands (2016)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Description: "The Long Way Home"  is the seventeenth studio album by the folk duo Show of Hands. It was released on 15 January 2016 on the Hands on Music label, although copies were available at dates on the autumn tour.
It reached number 70 in the UK Album Chart, and number 9 in the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Acoustic Magazine says the album shows the duo "continuing to build an astonishing legacy" and "returning to their roots". They concluded that it "skillfully weaves all the coherent folk themes together to a coherent whole".

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2010s, Album


"The Long Way Home"  is the seventeenth studio album by the folk duo Show of Hands. It was released on 15 January 2016 on the Hands on Music label, although copies were available at dates on the autumn tour.
It reached number 70 in the UK Album Chart, and number 9 in the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Acoustic Magazine says the album shows the duo "continuing to build an astonishing legacy" and "returning to their roots". They concluded that it "skillfully weaves all the coherent folk themes together to a coherent whole".

Album: Folk Music by Show of Hands (1998)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 1990s, Album


Album: Cold Frontier by Show of Hands (2001)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album


Album: Country Life by Show of Hands (2003)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album


Album: Beat About the Bush by Show of Hands (1994)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 1990s, Album


Album: Wake the Union by Show of Hands (2012)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2010s, Album


Album: Lie of the Land by Show of Hands (1995)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 1990s, Album


Album: Dark Fields by Show of Hands (1997)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 1990s, Album


Album: Covers 2 by Show of Hands (2010)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2010s, Album


Album: Witness by Show of Hands (2006)
Genre: Folk
Format: Album

Artist Background: Show of Hands is an English acoustic roots and folk duo comprising singer-songwriter Steve Knightley and multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer. In recent years they have been accompanied on tour and in the studio by jazz double-bassist Miranda Sykes. Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Music Scene: Part of the England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Folk movement.

Tags: Folk, 2000s, Album


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