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75th anniversary awards in 2007, to commemorate their significant contributions to the development and continuity of traditional
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382:A third Faustus album,
302:BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
250:BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
211:BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
1488:Westpark Music artists
1402:Navigatorrecords.co.uk
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1168:"Paul Sartin obituary"
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278:Reformation (2006–09)
230:Dr Fauster’s Tumblers
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746:Livemusicnow.org.uk
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217:Origins (1998–2004)
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686:"Superact website"
611:Navigator Records
602:Navigator Records
197:Belshazzar's Feast
54:English folk music
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1222:Robertharbron.com
1197:Timvaneyken.co.uk
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586:Fellside Records
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406:Benji Kirkpatrick
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502:– (2010) –
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368:The Furnace
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127:Paul Sartin
60:Instruments
1472:Categories
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495:percussion
484:as Faustus
470:concertina
330:Nancy Kerr
322:Bellowhead
306:Lau (band)
286:, in 2006.
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161:folk music
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145:Website
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972:Taplas
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525:violin
512:vocals
504:guitar
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171:Band,
159:are a
136:(2010)
78:Labels
50:Genres
28:Origin
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584:Wager
491:drums
422:banjo
262:Wager
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