We are very pleased to welcome Brighton's Foxpockets to the world of the Folk Police. The band create a woozy, enchanting and slightly scary melange of otherworldly sounds - one part sea chantey, one part re-imagined early music and one part psychedelic folk. Think of the Incredible String Band lost in the Wildwoods, singing about the things that lurk unseen in hedges... 

We'll be reissuing Foxpockets' very limited edition mini-album, The Albatross and the Coracle, later this summer, with new recordings to follow in 2012. The band are about to embark on a mini tour of Wales (see live page for details) with further gigs to follow. 

And can we nominate banjo player Sam Tetley as the man with the best folk name of 2011?

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