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Melissa Harrison & Laura Cannell in Suffolk
Season 6 Episode 148
On a beautiful day in May the novelist, nature writer and podcaster Melissa Harrison and the composer and multi instrumentalist Laura Cannell take us for a walk in the glorious Suffolk countryside. L…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Frankie Archer in Consett (and other parts of County Durham)
Season 6 Episode 146
Frankie Archer brings traditional folk tunes rushing into the 21st Century. The singer, fiddle player and electronics wizard made an acclaimed appearance on Later With Jools Holland, who described he…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Megson on Teesside
Season 6 Episode 144
Our wettest episode ever features the wonderful duo Megson (Stu and Debs Hanna) walking, talking and playing along the River Tees between Stockton and Middlesborough. This is where Stu and Debs grew …
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Jackie Oates with John Spiers on the Thames Path at Wallingford
Season 6 Episode 142
The singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates is joined by the squeezebox maestro John Spiers for a walk along the mighty River Thames in Oxfordshire. Between a song or two from the lace making industry,…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Bonus Episode: The Outdoors Fix with Matthew Bannister
Season 6 Episode 140
A chance to hear one of our favourite podcasts: The Outdoors Fix, presented by hiker and journalist Liv Bolton and featuring an interview with Matthew Bannister. Liv’s aim is to inspire you to get ou…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Malin Lewis on Eilean Shona
Season 6 Episode 139
The trans pipe and fiddle player Malin Lewis grew up on a magical island off the West coast of Scotland. There were no roads or cars and their family were the only permanent residents. Home schooled …
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
Bonus Episode: Joe Boyd and John Wood in conversation at Cecil Sharp House
Season 6 Episode 137
Joe Boyd and John Wood were the producer and sound engineer behind some of the greatest folk rock albums of the 1960s and 70s. They worked with Pink Floyd on their first single Arnold Layne, with Fai…
Published on 1 year, 9 months ago
TRÚ on the Mountains of Mourne
Season 6 Episode 136
Come with us to the glorious Mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland to meet the band TRÚ. Taking their name from a mythological trio of poet-musicians from ancient Ulster, Zach Trouton, Dónal Kearne…
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
Sandra Kerr (and Nancy Kerr) in Warkworth
Season 6 Episode 134
The beloved baggy cloth cat Bagpuss is fifty years old in 2024. We celebrate his birthday by visiting Sandra Kerr at her home in the Northumberland village of Warkworth. Sandra co-wrote and arranged …
Published on 1 year, 10 months ago
The Plygain Carols with Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Owen Shiers and the singers of Mallwyd
Season 6 Episode 132
This year’s seasonal episode takes us to the village of Mallwyd in mid Wales to join the ancient tradition of the plygain carols. On a dark, cold night, local people gather in the warm and welcoming …
Published on 2 years ago