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Folk on Foot Classic: The Unthanks on the Northumberland Coast
Season 6 Episode 167
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 9 months, 3 weeks ago
'Stolen from God' in Bristol with Reg Meuross, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Modou Ndiaye
Season 6 Episode 166
The history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacy in Bristol are at the heart of this episode. It features West Country singer Reg Meuross, concertina player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and …
Published on 10 months ago
Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th February 2025
Season 6 Episode 165
This month’s show features music from The Longest Johns, Ferocious Dog, Sophie Jamieson, Bridget Hayden and the Apparitions, Jasmine.4.T, Laura Marling, Nathan Evans and David Gray. Lucy Shields prev…
Published on 10 months, 1 week ago
Folk on Foot Classic: Julie Fowlis on the Shores of Loch Ness
Season 6 Episode 164
The Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis takes Matthew Bannister for a snowy walk on the dramatic shores of Loch Ness near her home in the Scottish Highlands. Accompanied by her husband Eamon Doorley, we hear …
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Bird in the Belly at the Tremula Festival on the South Downs Way
Season 6 Episode 163
The Brighton based band Bird in the Belly take us for a walk on the South Downs Way during the Tremula Festival of Outdoor Podcasting. For the very first time, we’re joined by an audience of Folk on …
Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago
A Shropshire Christmas with John Kirkpatrick
Season 6 Episode 160
Ho Ho Ho! Enjoy traditional Christmas carols, midwinter Morris dancing, a peal of bells and a recipe for Christmas pudding set to music as we head for the Three Tuns pub in Bishop’s Castle with squee…
Published on 1 year ago
Lunatraktors at the Bethlem Royal Hospital
Season 6 Episode 158
Delve into the history of madness as we walk with the “broken folk” duo Lunatraktors in the 200 acre grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital in South London. Clair le Couteur and Carli Jefferson are fa…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Dan Whitehouse in Stourbridge
Season 6 Episode 155
For four hundred years, Stourbridge in the West Midlands was at the heart of Britain’s glass making industry. The local landscape was dotted with distinctive brick built cones, or chimneys, where the…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago
Sarah Smout Along The River Wharfe to Fleet Moss
Season 6 Episode 152
The cellist, singer and environmental campaigner Sarah Smout takes us for a beautiful summer walk along the River Wharfe in North Yorkshire. Along the way she explains how her love of the natural wor…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Ranagri at Ranagri
Season 6 Episode 150
The Anglo-Irish band Ranagri take us for a walk on the farm that gave them their name. The family of guitarist and singer Dónal Rogers have worked this land in County Carlow since the 1600s. His Mum,…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago