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Katie Spencer at Spurn Point
Season 6 Episode 130
Come to “The Edge of the Land” with the wonderful singer, songwriter and guitarist Katie Spencer. She was born and brought up in East Yorkshire. In this episode she takes us to one of her favourite p…
Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Jon Wilks in Birmingham
Season 6 Episode 128
Jon Wilks is singlehandedly bringing folk music to a wider audience, through his excellent TradFolk website and Old Songs Podcast and of course by singing and playing the music itself. In this episod…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Fiona Soe Paing in Aberdeenshire
Season 6 Episode 126
When the Scottish Burmese sound artist Fiona Soe Paing discovered that one of her ancestors was a traditional singer, she resolved to make a contemporary electronic album reflecting the music and fol…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
The Music of the Big Walk
Season 6 Episode 124
On August 4th 2023, Folk on Foot host Matthew Bannister set off on his biggest walk yet. Over two weeks, he covered 186 miles from Wickham Festival in Hampshire to Folk East in Suffolk, raising thous…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
The Story of The Big Walk
Season 6 Episode 123
On 4th August 2023, Folk on Foot host Matthew Bannister set off on his biggest walk yet: from Wickham Festival in Hampshire to Folk East in Suffolk. Over two weeks, he covered 186 miles, took 465,137…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Johnny Campbell & Mikey Kenney on Whernside
Season 6 Episode 121
This is our highest ever episode. We climbed to the top of Yorkshire’s tallest peak - Whernside - with the singer/songwriter Johnny Campbell and the fiddle player Mikey Kenney to help Johnny record a…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
Angeline Morrison in North Cornwall
Season 6 Episode 119
Angeline Morrison’s “The Sorrow Songs - Folk Songs of Black British Experience” was one of the most significant albums of recent times. On this walk near her home in North Cornwall, Angeline talks ab…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
James Yorkston and Nina Persson in Tentsmuir Forest
Season 6 Episode 117
The Fife based singer/songwriter James Yorkston and the Cardigans lead singer Nina Persson teamed up with the Swedish Second Hand Orchestra to make the gorgeous album “The Great White Sea Eagle”. On …
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Katherine Priddy at Alvechurch & Tanworth in Arden
Season 6 Episode 115
Katherine Priddy grew up in the village of Alvechurch in the West Midlands, writing songs as a teenager which eventually ended up on her beautiful debut album “The Eternal Rocks Beneath”. On a walk …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Amy-Jane Beer and Cynefin along the River Clettwr
Season 6 Episode 113
Why do rivers play such a vital role in our lives, culture and folklore? In this glorious episode, the nature writer Amy-Jane Beer, author of “The Flow”, joins the Welsh singer and songwriter Owen Sh…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago