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Matthew Bannisterâs guests on this monthâs Official Folk Albums Chart Show are Grace Petrie talking about the inspiration behind her album âBuild Something Betterâ and Sam Lee on how his passion for the natural world has shaped âsongdreamingâ. Thereâs also music from Joe Solo, Serious Sam Barrett, Martin Carthy, Cara Dillon, Amelia Coburn and John Smith.
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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. Livâs aim is to inspire you to get outside and make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. An idea which â as you know â weâre very much in favour of.
Normally the Outdoors Fix is recorded â well â outdoors. But that wasnât possible during the Covid lockdowns. So, when Matthew was a guest in 2020, he connected with Liv online. If youâve ever wondered what inspired Matthew to start Folk on Foot or what it feels like to record some of the most spectacular episodes, hereâs your chance to find out.
The Outdoors Fix is available wherever you get your podcasts. Theyâre on Instagram @âtheoutdoorsfix with loads of lovely videos and photos of their adventures in the great outdoors. Or you can find them at theoutdoorsfix.com
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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 till the age of seven, Malin had an idyllic childhood roaming the forests, building dens and splashing in the shallows on the white sand beaches. In this episode this rising star of the Scottish folk scene - with a hotly anticipated debut album about to be released - makes an emotional return to the island to play on the shore and stage a homecoming concert in the abandoned village hall.
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Find out more about Malin at https://hudsonrecords.co.uk/artist/malin-lewis
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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 Fairport Convention on Unhalfbricking and Liege and Lief and with Nick Drake on Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon. John produced John Martynâs Bless The Weather and Solid Air while Joe worked with the Incredible String Band. In this conversation with Matthew Bannister on stage at the Indoor Festival of Folk, they tell the extraordinary stories behind the creation of these classic albums.
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Come with us to the glorious Mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland to meet the band TRĂ. Taking their name from a mythological trio of poet-musicians from ancient Ulster, Zach Trouton, DĂłnal Kearney and Michael Mormecha combine Irish nationalist, Ulster-Scots and British-Ukrainian heritages, crossing boundaries which have often divided Northern Irish communities in the past. In this beautiful episode they are united in creating sweet close harmonies as they sing traditional songs against the backdrop of some of the UKâs most spectacular countryside.
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Find out more about TRĂ at http://www.tru-music.com/
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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 the music for the series and provided some of the voices. In her cosy music room she shows us her Bagpuss souvenirs, reflects on the showâs enduring appeal and sings one of the songs. Then, on a walk along the River Coquet, Sandra looks back to the folk revival of the 1960s, recalling working as a nanny for Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger in exchange for music lessons. Finally, sheâs joined by her daughter Nancy Kerr to play traditional Northumbrian dance tunes. A warm, fascinating and entertaining meeting with one of the enduring stars of the folk world.
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This yearâs 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 St Tydechoâs Church to sing Welsh language carols which have been handed down through successive generations of their families. Theyâre joined by Gwilym Bowen Rhys who unearthed his carol in a second hand book shop and by Owen Shiers (Cynefin) whose singing group travels around several plygain services at this time of year. Asked why she joins in, one singer exclaims: âI just feel part of the ages!â
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Find out more about Gwilym at https://www.gwilymbowenrhys.com and Owen at https://cynefinmusic.wales
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Come to âThe Edge of the Landâ 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 places: Spurn Point, a narrow spit of land that stretches three miles out into the sea. As we head for the lighthouse at the end, she sings some of her gorgeous songs on the beach and talks about her musical inspiration, but will we be cut off by the tide?
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Find out more about Katie at https://www.katiespencer.net/
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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 episode, he takes us for a walk around the stomping grounds of his youth in the centre of Birmingham, sharing his fascinating insights into the history of music making in the city and performing songs on the very spot where they were originally collected. Oh, and then thereâs the sausage roll incident in Greggs!
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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 folk tales of her home county of Aberdeenshire.
On this walk up Bennachie and then along the coast, she sings some of the songs on the very spot where they were inspired, including John Hosieâs Well (said to have sprung from the ground where his tears fell when he returned from a long imprisonment to find his lover was married to another) and the rock where Maggie Machlin is said to have died from exposure after being ostracised for falling pregnant out of wedlock.
Then itâs off to the fishing village of Pennan, for an atmospheric performance of The Fisherâs Lullaby on the beach and a 40th anniversary screening of the classic film Local Hero in the village hall.
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Find out more about Fiona at https://www.fionasoepaing.co.uk/
Walk with Fiona's album via the Echoes app: https://explore.echoes.xyz/collections/sov0xzgBQYdoAfFr
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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 thousands of pounds for the charity Help Musicians. Every evening he was met (in a pub, of course), by some of the folk worldâs finest musicians. This bonus episode treats you to the musical highlights that spurred Matthew on his way. You will hear:
Day 1: Rosie Hodgson and Rowan Piggott of The Wilderness Yet: âThe Bee Boy Songâ
Day 2: Steve Knightley, Johnnie Kalsi and Eliza Marshall: âDakotaâ (by Kelly Jones)
Day 3: Eliza Marshall: âThe Rhythms of Migrationâ; Jon Wilks: âGreek Streetâ
Day 4: Martin Simpson: âSkydancersâ
Day 5: Janice Burns and Jon Doran: âAs I Roved Outâ
Day 6: Kirsty Merryn: âThe Larks They Sang Melodious (Pleasant and Delightful)â
Day 8 (breakfast!): Honey and the Bear with Toby Shaer: âAround the Worldâ
Day 8 (evening): Megson: âAnd Finallyâ
Day 9: Sid Goldsmith and Danny Pedler of Tarren: âSunkâ
Day 10: Bird in the Belly: âNeighbours and Sistersâ
Day 11: Katie Spencer:âThe Edge of the Landâ
Day 12: Knight and Spiers: âHalsway Schottischeâ
Day 13: Bella Hardy: âRhapsody on the Peak of Derbyshireâ
Day 14: The Young Uns: âThree Dads Walkingâ and âJohn Ballâ
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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 steps and raised thousands of pounds for the charity Help Musicians. Each evening, he was joined in the pub by some of the folk worldâs finest musicians, who sang and played to revive his flagging spirits. This episode tells the inside story of the walk, using Matthewâs private audio diaries and highlights of the glorious music that carried him on his way.
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This is our highest ever episode. We climbed to the top of Yorkshireâs tallest peak - Whernside - with the singer/songwriter Johnny Campbell and the fiddle player Mikey Kenney to help Johnny record a track for his forthcoming album âTrue Northâ. Heâs recording each track at the summit of one of the highest peaks in the North of England. Along the way we discuss his passion for Northern folk music, his love of walking and his determination to campaign for a Right to Roam. Itâs a big climb - but the view from the top is spectacular!
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Angeline Morrisonâs âThe Sorrow Songs - Folk Songs of Black British Experienceâ was one of the most significant albums of recent times. On this walk near her home in North Cornwall, Angeline talks about her deep love for traditional music and her determination to chronicle in song the experiences of black Britons through history. By the grave of the master and slave who are buried together she sings âSlave No Moreâ and on the beach where she first composed it, she performs âUnknown African Boy, (died 1830)â. Thereâs also time for a beautiful song in the Cornish language and her unaccompanied version of âBushes and Briarsâ.
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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 âThe Great White Sea Eagleâ. On this atmospheric walk through Tentsmuir Forest on the Scottish coast just north of St Andrews, James explains why he comes to the forest to find calm and space. Nina recalls her hectic time as a pop star in the 1990s and they share insights into their inspiration and creative process. Then their voices blend beautifully as they sing under the shade of the trees.
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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 âThe Eternal Rocks Beneathâ. On a walk in the nearby countryside, she sings two of them before we move on to Tanworth in Arden where Nick Drake is buried. Katherine is part of a stellar line up of artists whoâve been invited to re-interpret Nickâs songs for a new album. By his grave she sings his compositions âTheyâre Leaving Me Behindâ and âCello Songâ. Itâs an emotional tribute from one young artist to another.
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Find out more about Katherine at https://www.katherinepriddy.co.uk/
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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 âThe Flowâ, joins the Welsh singer and songwriter Owen Shiers (also known as Cynefin) on a walk up the beautiful River Clettwr in Ceredigion. There are songs and stories aplenty and even a game of Pooh sticks.
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Find out more about Cynefin at https://cynefinmusic.wales/
Get hold of Amy's book at https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781472977397?gC=5a105e8b
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Freedom To Roam is a music and multi-media project dreamed up by the flautist Eliza Marshall as a response to many of the pressing issues facing us right now. On this walk climbing the glorious Malvern Hills she is joined by Catrin Finch (harp), Andrew Morgan (percussion) Donal Rogers (piano, guitar and more) and Jackie Shave (violin) to share the exquisite music theyâve created to tell a story of migration, liberation and care for our planet.
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âThe snow it is lying on Bewcastle FellAnd the wind strips the skin from my face.The bare bones of a tree give some shelter to meBut still itâs a draughty old place.â
Come to âthe least populated area of the least populated county in Englandâ and take shelter from the elements in the warm welcome of Stones Barn where Maddy Prior of Steeleye Span and her daughter Rose-Ellen Kemp are hosting one of their acclaimed singing weekends. Guest tutor Martin Carthy reveals how he discovered the joys of traditional singing when he was just seventeen years old â and Maddy and Rose-Ellen take us to Bewcastle Church to see the 6th Century cross commemorating St Cuthbert and sing in its glorious acoustic.
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A festive episode featuring the Wexford Carols sung by the beautiful voice of Caitriona OâLeary. The carols came out of the persecution of Catholics in Wexford in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and were written by Bishop Luke Waddinge and Father William Devereux. Caitriona takes Matthew Bannister to the Franciscan church where Bishop Waddinge is buried and to St Aidanâs Cathedral in Enniscorthy where the areaâs most famous carol was collected. We also meet the retired fisherman Dixie Devereux whose father sang the carols every Christmas for 62 years â and who is now passing on the tradition to his own son. A fascinating story with gorgeous music creating an atmospheric, seasonal experience.
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