Podcast Episodes

The Rheingans Sisters in Grindleford

Season 6 Episode 55

Come with us to the back garden of a house in the Peak District village of Grindleford. There, in a magical atmospheric workshop with fiddles, banjos and drying gourds hanging from the ceiling, we fi…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Richard Thompson in Muswell Hill (and other parts of London)

Season 6 Episode 53

The legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson takes Matthew Bannister for a walk around the areas of London where he grew up, began playing the guitar, formed Fairport Convention (inventing…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

6 Songs from Season 5

Season 5 Episode 51

A selection of unique performances recorded on location for Folk on Foot by Frank Turner, Kitty Macfarlane, Chris Wood, Johnny Flynn, Ninebarrow and O’Hooley and Tidow.

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

O'Hooley & Tidow in the Colne Valley

Season 5 Episode 49

Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow have an uncanny ability to move you to tears one moment then have you roaring with laughter the next. In summer 2020 they were planning to capitalise on the new found…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

Ninebarrow at Nine Barrow Down

Season 6 Episode 48

The multi award winning Dorset duo Ninebarrow take Matthew Bannister for a walk in the glorious countryside of the Isle of Purbeck. Their exquisite harmonies ring out across the Bronze Age burial mou…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Johnny Flynn on the Hackney Marshes

Season 5 Episode 47

In our first post lockdown episode, actor and musician Johnny Flynn takes Matthew Bannister for a walk on the Hackney Marshes, a huge expanse of public land which has no fewer than 88 football pitche…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Bonus Episode: Folk on Foot Festival 3: TOGETHER AGAIN: Highlights

Season 5 Episode 46

Another extraordinary Bank Holiday Monday virtual Festival from Folk on Foot, this time re-uniting musicians who couldn’t play together during the lockdown. The Breath; Eliza Carthy and David Delarre…

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

Chris Wood in Faversham

Season 5 Episode 45

The award winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Wood has lived in Kent all his life. “If you keep moving around, how much can you trust your judgement?” he asks. “If you stop where you are, …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Kitty Macfarlane on the Somerset Levels

Season 5 Episode 44

Kitty Macfarlane is known for her pure voice, poetic song writing and passion for the natural world. On this unexpectedly sunny January walk, she and Matthew Bannister climb the historic Burrow Mump …

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

Frank Turner on the Holloway Road

Season 5 Episode 43

Frank Turner is a man of contrasts: the old Etonian who became a punk; the heavy metal fan who became a folk-influenced singer songwriter. On this walk through his old haunts on the Holloway Road in …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago