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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…
7 months, 1 week 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 exper…
7 months, 1 week ago
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 Li…
7 months, 2 weeks 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 …
7 months, 2 weeks 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 fol…
7 months, 3 weeks 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 …
8 months 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 acclaim…
8 months, 1 week ago
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 gr…
8 months, 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…
9 months 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 Card…
9 months, 1 week ago