Podcast Episodes

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—2nd December 2025

Season 6 Episode 197

This month's show has music from Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, Me and My Friends, The Unthanks, Gus White, Josienne Clarke, Martyn Joseph and The Lilac Time. Matthew Bannister and Lucy Shields revi…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominations

Season 6 Episode 196

Matthew Bannister is joined by chair of the jury Kellie While and the nominated artists as they unveil the nine albums which have made the shortlist for the Folk Album of the Year Award. The artists …

Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago

Folk on Foot Classic: Frank Turner on the Holloway Road

Season 6 Episode 195

Enjoy this classic episode from July 2020.

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 throu…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Boss Morris on Rodborough Common

Season 6 Episode 194

Dressed in costumes fashioned from vintage tea towels, the dancers of Boss Morris take us to Rodborough Common near their base in Stroud to walk and dance, accompanied by musicians Rob Harbron, Miran…

Published on 1 month ago

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th November 2025

Season 6 Episode 193

The wonderful guitarist and songwriter Katie Spencer is Matthew’s guest on this month’s show. She’ll be discussing the inspiration behind her acclaimed new album  “What Love Is”. There’s also music f…

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Folk on Foot Classic: Kathryn Tickell & her Dad by the River Rede

Season 6 Episode 192

Enjoy this classic episode from January 2022.

“He said you could pluck songs out of the air - pluck them out of the air - and sing them bonny”. The great Northumbrian pipe player Kathryn Tickell descr…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Wilderness Yet on Iping Common

Season 6 Episode 191

Celebrate the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness as The Wilderness Yet take us for an Autumnal musical walk across Iping Common near Midhurst in West Sussex. Singer Rosie Hodgson grew up near he…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—7th October 2025

Season 6 Episode 190

Matthew’s guest on this month’s show is James Yorkston, talking about his collaboration with two wonderful Swedish singers: Nina Persson (of the Cardigans) and Johanna Söderberg (of First Aid Kit). O…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Folk on Foot Classic: Kris Drever on Orkney

Season 6 Episode 189

Enjoy this classic episode from January 2020.

The guitarist, singer and songwriter Kris Drever was born and brought up on Orkney, the archipelago off the Northern coast of Scotland which is steeped in…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cerys Hafana at Corris Uchaf

Season 6 Episode 188

The latest album from Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana is called “Angel”. It’s inspired by the story of an old man who goes for a walk in the forest and hears an angel singing so beautifully it make…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago