Podcast Episodes

Winterfolk in West Yorkshire with O’Hooley and Tidow, Katie Spencer and Maddie Morris

Season 6 Episode 207

Throw another log on the fire, pour yourself a cup of something hot and cheering and come with us in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire. With Santa hat firmly in place, we walk with Katie Spence…

Published on 1 day, 2 hours ago

Gigspanner Big Band on “Turnstone”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 206

The Turnstone is an inquisitive bird that, as it name suggests, likes to overturn stones and seaweed in its search for food. That’s how the members of the Gigspanner Big Band see their hunt for the f…

Published on 4 days, 9 hours ago

Poor Creature on “All Smiles Tonight”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 205

“Our first gig together was a benefit for a greyhound” The dog loving trio who make up Irish band Poor Creature are husband and wife Ruth Clinton (of Landless) and Cormac Macdiarmada (of Lankum) - p…

Published on 5 days, 9 hours ago

Edith WeUtonga on “Varipasi”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 204

Born in Zimbabwe - but now resident in the UK - Edith WeUtonga is known as Mama Bass - because that’s the instrument she has made her own. She’s also an acclaimed singer, songwriter, and campaigner f…

Published on 6 days, 9 hours ago

Peggy Seeger on “Teleology”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 203

"My first kiss with Irene was behind some wheelie bins in Penge." As she celebrates her ninetieth birthday, the legendary Peggy Seeger unpacks her current feelings about “The First Time Ever I Saw Yo…

Published on 1 week ago

Grace Stewart-Skinner on “Auchies Spikkin' Auchie”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 202

An old recording of her grandfather reciting a poem in the Scots dialect of the little Black Isle fishing village where he lived inspired the clarsach (Scottish harp) player Grace Stewart-Skinner to …

Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Joshua Burnside on “Teeth of Time”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 201

Recorded in a former office space in Belfast City Centre, Joshua Burnside’s Folk Album of the Year Nominee “Teeth of Time” was inspired by his experience of becoming a father for the first time. He t…

Published on 1 week, 2 days ago

Cynefin on “Shimli”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 200

Delve into the heritage of Welsh poetry, agriculture, fishing, milk processing and, of course, music as Cynefin shares the story behind his beautiful Folk Album of the Year nominated work “Shimli”.

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Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

Spafford Campbell on “Tomorrow Held”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 199

“We first met in the National Youth Folk Ensemble. I was 14 and Louis was 16.” From these beginnings, fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell have formed an inspiring, innovative mus…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Barry Kerr on “Curlew’s Cry”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Season 6 Episode 198

The multi instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and painter Barry Kerr grew up on the shores of Lough Neagh in the heart of Northern Ireland. His experiences there left an indelible mark on his music. …

Published on 1 week, 5 days ago