Podcast Episodes

Folk on Foot Classic: Raynor Winn and the Gigspanner Big Band on the South West Coast Path

Season 6 Episode 177

Enjoy this classic episode from May 2022.

Raynor Winn’s best-selling book “The Salt Path” tells how she and her husband Moth became homeless just as he was diagnosed with a terminal neuro-degenerativ…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Goblin Band in the City of London

Season 6 Episode 176

Come with us on a fascinating walk in the historic City of London with rising stars of the folk world Goblin Band. From an ancient church ringing to the Castleton Carol, via an underground car park w…

Published on 7 months ago

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—6th May 2025

Season 6 Episode 175

Richard Dawson is Matthew’s guest on this month’s show, talking about his family home being struck by lightning, the temptations of the Boxing Day sales and the joy of his allotment - all subjects of…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Folk on Foot Classic: Sam Lee singing with Nightingales in Sussex

Season 6 Episode 174

Enjoy this classic episode from August 2018

Mercury music prize nominee Sam Lee is a folk singer, a countryman and an impresario. In this episode of Folk on Foot he invites Matthew to join him in a Su…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Georgia Shackleton on the Norfolk Coast

Season 6 Episode 173

A violin made from the floorboards of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s home - a climb to the top of the Happisburgh lighthouse - and a song about whales stranded on the shore - just three of the hig…

Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—8th April 2025

Season 6 Episode 172

Matthew's guests on this month’s show are Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver talking about their innovative and inspiring album Hinterland. There’s also music from The Wellermen, Polly Paulusma, Chris Brain,…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Folk on Foot Classic: Richard Thompson in Muswell Hill (and other parts of London)

Season 6 Episode 171

Enjoy this classic episode from December 2020

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 …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Ashley Hutchings in conversation at Cecil Sharp House

Season 6 Episode 170

Bob Dylan described Ashley Hutchings as “The Godfather of English Folk Rock -he gave us a genre we couldn’t refuse”. Bass player Ashley was behind the formation of three great bands: Fairport Convent…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Cole Stacey on Dartmoor

Season 6 Episode 169

Cole Stacey’s album “Postcards from Lost Places” was recorded in atmospheric locations around Dartmoor. In this episode Cole retraces his steps - taking us back to some of those places and performing…

Published on 9 months ago

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th March 2025

Season 6 Episode 168

On this month’s show, Matthew is joined by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart to talk about their beautiful new album “Looking for the Thread”. There’s also music from Richard Daw…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago