Podcast Episodes

Rob Cowen and Johnny Flynn at Thornborough Henges

Season 6 Episode 229

We’re going back to Neolithic times with the award winning author Rob Cowen (“Common Ground” and “North Road”) and his friend the actor and singer Jo…

9 hours ago

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Official Folk Albums Chart Show—7th July 2026

Season 6 Episode 228

This month's show features music from Adam Ross, Clementine Lovell, Ryan Young, Laura Cannell, Karine Polwart and Pippa Murphy, Teddy Thompson, Frank…

1 week, 2 days ago

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Folk on Foot Classic: Jon Boden in the Loxley Valley

Season 6 Episode 227

Enjoy this classic episode from October 2018.

The former Bellowhead lead singer takes Matthew on a walk near his home on the outskirts of Sheffield. T…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Joshua Burnside in East Belfast

Season 6 Episode 226

Folk Album of the Year nominee Joshua Burnside takes us for a walk near his home in East Belfast, singing songs from his latest album “It’s Not Going…

4 weeks ago

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Official Folk Albums Chart Show—2nd June 2026

Season 6 Episode 225

This month’s show features music from Natalie Wildgoose, Anna McLuckie, Lady Maisery with Jimmy Aldrige and Sid Goldsmith, Lemoncello, The Longest Jo…

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Folk on Foot Classic: Angeline Morrison in North Cornwall

Season 6 Episode 224

Enjoy this classic episode from June 2023.

Angeline Morrison’s “The Sorrow Songs - Folk Songs of Black British Experience” was one of the most signif…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A Robin Hood Pilgrimage with Guy Hayward

Season 6 Episode 223

We’re in Sherwood Forest on the trail of Robin Hood in the company of Guy Hayward, founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust and former Cambridge chora…

2 months ago

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Official Folk Albums Chart Show—5th May 2026

Season 6 Episode 222

Kris Drever is Matthew’s guest on this month’s show, talking about the inspiration behind his new album “Doing This For Love”. There’s also music fro…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Simon Nicol in conversation at Cecil Sharp House

Season 6 Episode 221

Fairport Convention founder member Simon Nicol joins Matthew Bannister on stage at the Indoor Festival of Folk at Cecil Sharp House to review a music…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Young’Uns at Roseberry Topping

Season 6 Episode 220

Nearly eight years after they first appeared on Folk on Foot, that irrepressible trio The Young’Uns are back – with Sean Cooney, David Eagle and Mich…

3 months ago

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