Podcast Episodes

Bonus Xmas Episode: The Sheffield Carols with Jon Boden, Bella Hardy and The Melrose Quartet

Season 4 Episode 32

In search of the festive spirit of Christmas – and bearing gifts -  we travel to the Peak District and Sheffield to hear the area’s unique local carols. Along the way we collect music from Jon Boden,…

Published on 6 years ago

John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers walking to the Wickham Festival

Season 4 Episode 31

This episode has by far the largest cast of walkers we’ve ever assembled – and the most musicians.  The lead singer of Oysterband John Jones started walking from gig to gig and singing on the way lon…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Nancy Kerr along the Kennet and Avon Canal

Season 4 Episode 30

For twelve years, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Nancy Kerr lived on a narrow boat, travelling the length and breadth of England’s inland waterways. As she walks on the towpath with…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Season 4 trailer

Season 4 Episode 29

Featuring: Nancy Kerr along the Kennet and Avon Canal, John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers walking to the Wickham Festival, Kris Drever on Orkney, Peggy Seeger in Iffley and Bella Hardy in Edale.

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Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Bonus episode: Six Songs from Season 3

Season 3 Episode 28

Featuring: “Never Any Good” by Martin Simpson;  “Charm On, Goldfinch” by Beth Porter; “Union Miner” by The Unthanks; “Salty and Sweet” by John Smith; “Lavender Song” by Lisa Knapp;  “A Precious Place…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

Bonus episode: Martin Simpson at BBC Countryfile Live

Season 3 Episode 27

Martin Simpson performs some of the songs from his new album “Rooted” and talks to Matthew Bannister on the Big Barn stage at the BBC Countryfile Live event in the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfor…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

Duncan Chisholm at Sandwood Bay

Season 3 Episode 26

Sandwood Bay, at the far North Western tip of Scotland near Cape Wrath, is one of the most beautiful beaches in the UK. This wild, isolated place inspired the Scottish fiddle player and composer Dunc…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Lisa Knapp in Tooting

Season 3 Episode 25

The singer and fiddle player Lisa Knapp takes Matthew to the south London borough of Tooting where she was born and brought up. She performs songs with links to the area and tells how she stumbled ac…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

John Smith in Brixham

Season 3 Episode 24

John Smith is known for his delicate and intricate guitar work, honey-and-gravel voice and songs of lost love. He was born in Essex, but brought up in the seaside town of Brixham in Devon. Struck dow…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

The Unthanks on the Northumberland Coast

Season 3 Episode 23

Every winter, Rachael and Becky Unthank and their extended families invite their fans to join them for singing weekends in their native Northumberland. Some fifty people stay together at a bunkhouse …

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago