Folk on Foot
@folkonfoot.com
The multi-award-winning all walking, talking and singing podcast, presented by @matthewbannister.bsky.social
Find out more at www.folkonfoot.com.
Find out more at www.folkonfoot.com.
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Step into the Irish Christmas spirit, as Caitríona O’Leary shares the traditional carols of Wexford in this classic episode of Folk on Foot from 2022.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/36afec
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/36afec
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@matthewbannister.bsky.social you may like to know that Salut! Folk has published the first of three pieces showcasing the Folk Album of the Year nominees
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Listening to the 2025 Folk Albums of the year contenders (Part 1) - Salut! Folk
The 2025 Folk Albums of the Years Awards are a new venture to showcase the best new folk music from Britain and Ireland. We’re going to showcase the nine records on the shortlist, starting with Cynefi...
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December 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@matthewbannister.bsky.social you may like to know that Salut! Folk has published the first of three pieces showcasing the Folk Album of the Year nominees
@nextwavef.bsky.social
@soundrootsuk.bsky.social
@folkonfoot.com
salutfolk.com/2025/12/27/2...
@nextwavef.bsky.social
@soundrootsuk.bsky.social
@folkonfoot.com
salutfolk.com/2025/12/27/2...
Merry Christmas from all of us at Folk on Foot!
1️⃣ On the first day of Christmas, Folk on Foot gave to me - a baggy cloth cat from Sandra Kerr (Bagpuss!).
Listen to the episode: pod.fo/e/214afa
1️⃣ On the first day of Christmas, Folk on Foot gave to me - a baggy cloth cat from Sandra Kerr (Bagpuss!).
Listen to the episode: pod.fo/e/214afa
December 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Merry Christmas from all of us at Folk on Foot!
1️⃣ On the first day of Christmas, Folk on Foot gave to me - a baggy cloth cat from Sandra Kerr (Bagpuss!).
Listen to the episode: pod.fo/e/214afa
1️⃣ On the first day of Christmas, Folk on Foot gave to me - a baggy cloth cat from Sandra Kerr (Bagpuss!).
Listen to the episode: pod.fo/e/214afa
Step into the Irish Christmas spirit, as Caitríona O’Leary shares the traditional carols of Wexford in this classic episode of Folk on Foot from 2022.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/36afec
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/36afec
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Step into the Irish Christmas spirit, as Caitríona O’Leary shares the traditional carols of Wexford in this classic episode of Folk on Foot from 2022.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/36afec
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/36afec
On the way to a ‘Lefty Christmas’ gig with Grace Petrie, @maddiemorris.bsky.social stops off in Marsden to sing a song of compassion for those who don’t have contact with family and friends at Christmas. Hear more in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
On the way to a ‘Lefty Christmas’ gig with Grace Petrie, @maddiemorris.bsky.social stops off in Marsden to sing a song of compassion for those who don’t have contact with family and friends at Christmas. Hear more in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
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🌲 Christmas time is here... We have our mid-winter festive concert tonight at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre in Hull!
So many of you have been in touch to tell us you're coming. We can't wait to continue our little festive tradition.
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So many of you have been in touch to tell us you're coming. We can't wait to continue our little festive tradition.
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December 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🌲 Christmas time is here... We have our mid-winter festive concert tonight at Wrecking Ball Arts Centre in Hull!
So many of you have been in touch to tell us you're coming. We can't wait to continue our little festive tradition.
wreckingballmusic.myshopify.com/products/kat...
So many of you have been in touch to tell us you're coming. We can't wait to continue our little festive tradition.
wreckingballmusic.myshopify.com/products/kat...
🎄 As we record “Silent Night” with Katie Spencer sitting by her Christmas tree, there’s a knock at the door. Who could it be? Find out more in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode - out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🎄 As we record “Silent Night” with Katie Spencer sitting by her Christmas tree, there’s a knock at the door. Who could it be? Find out more in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode - out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
A beautiful version of Stille Nacht - or Silent Night - sung by O'Hooley & Tidow in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode - out now.
🎄 For more seasonal songs - listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎄 For more seasonal songs - listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A beautiful version of Stille Nacht - or Silent Night - sung by O'Hooley & Tidow in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode - out now.
🎄 For more seasonal songs - listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎄 For more seasonal songs - listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
What does Christmas mean to you? For @maddiemorris.bsky.social, it starts with taking music to care homes in West Yorkshire. Hear more in our Winterfolk episode - out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What does Christmas mean to you? For @maddiemorris.bsky.social, it starts with taking music to care homes in West Yorkshire. Hear more in our Winterfolk episode - out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
A gorgeous guitar version of “Silent Night” played by @katiespencermusic.bsky.social in Golcar, as we go in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire in our new episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A gorgeous guitar version of “Silent Night” played by @katiespencermusic.bsky.social in Golcar, as we go in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire in our new episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
“Deck the hall with a crocheted Christmas tree” - that’s what the volunteers at “the Cathedral of the Colne Valley” have done, ready for the Christmas homecoming gig by O'Hooley & Tidow. Hear more seasonal joy in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Deck the hall with a crocheted Christmas tree” - that’s what the volunteers at “the Cathedral of the Colne Valley” have done, ready for the Christmas homecoming gig by O'Hooley & Tidow. Hear more seasonal joy in our Winterfolk in West Yorkshire episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
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Such a joy to be a part of the festive episode of Folk On Foot this year!
✨ New episode out now: come with us in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire, as we gather seasonal songs from @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, @maddiemorris.bsky.social and O’Hooley and Tidow. A warm glow is guaranteed!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Such a joy to be a part of the festive episode of Folk On Foot this year!
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This Christmas, pay a Podcast visit to the Colne Valley for some Darkwoods coffee, and wonder-filled folk music recorded in St Bartholomew's Church, Marsden courtesy of Folk on Foot. Yes, I photo-bombed the trailer. 🤗🥳
@leeds.anglican.org @folkonfoot.com
@leeds.anglican.org @folkonfoot.com
✨ New episode out now: come with us in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire, as we gather seasonal songs from @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, @maddiemorris.bsky.social and O’Hooley and Tidow. A warm glow is guaranteed!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This Christmas, pay a Podcast visit to the Colne Valley for some Darkwoods coffee, and wonder-filled folk music recorded in St Bartholomew's Church, Marsden courtesy of Folk on Foot. Yes, I photo-bombed the trailer. 🤗🥳
@leeds.anglican.org @folkonfoot.com
@leeds.anglican.org @folkonfoot.com
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We’ve got just three more of our Christmas concerts left to go this week … come along and get in the seasonal mood.
Tonight - Shires Oast, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Wed 17th - Llantrisant Folk Club
Thu 18th - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Tonight - Shires Oast, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Wed 17th - Llantrisant Folk Club
Thu 18th - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Its now just under a month until John Spiers and I head out on our annual Christmas tour! This year we'll be heading to Bretforton, Masham, Chester, Saltaire, London, Bradford on Avon, Lewes, Uffington, Paddock Wood, Llantrisant and Torquay!
details can be found here:
www.jackieoates.co.uk
details can be found here:
www.jackieoates.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We’ve got just three more of our Christmas concerts left to go this week … come along and get in the seasonal mood.
Tonight - Shires Oast, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Wed 17th - Llantrisant Folk Club
Thu 18th - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
Tonight - Shires Oast, Paddock Wood, Kent.
Wed 17th - Llantrisant Folk Club
Thu 18th - Livermead Cliff Hotel, Torquay
✨ New episode out now: come with us in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire, as we gather seasonal songs from @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, @maddiemorris.bsky.social and O’Hooley and Tidow. A warm glow is guaranteed!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
December 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
✨ New episode out now: come with us in search of Winterfolk in West Yorkshire, as we gather seasonal songs from @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, @maddiemorris.bsky.social and O’Hooley and Tidow. A warm glow is guaranteed!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/366708
This month, Matthew was a guest on "Found Sounds", a series from the podcast, "As the Season Turns". On a walk through the Wildbrooks of Amberley in West Sussex with Alice Boyd, talk naturally fell to folk music.
🎧 Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
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🎧 Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
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December 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This month, Matthew was a guest on "Found Sounds", a series from the podcast, "As the Season Turns". On a walk through the Wildbrooks of Amberley in West Sussex with Alice Boyd, talk naturally fell to folk music.
🎧 Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
🎧 Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...
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www.mixcloud.com/Jimbobfagan/... If you missed my chat with Sam Hindley and @jamesfagan.bsky.social on Sheffield Live this morning - you can hear my 8 musical choices and the stories behind them here (plus a look at the Folk Album of the Year shortlist)
TGIF 12.12.25 - Matthew Bannister's "Kelham Island Discs"
Matthew Bannister - Sheffield-born broadcaster, journalist, ex-BBC exec and avid nature-loving folkie walker - became a 90s household name when tasked with re-vitalising BBC Radio 1. These days, Matth...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
www.mixcloud.com/Jimbobfagan/... If you missed my chat with Sam Hindley and @jamesfagan.bsky.social on Sheffield Live this morning - you can hear my 8 musical choices and the stories behind them here (plus a look at the Folk Album of the Year shortlist)
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Folk on Foot have made episodes like these for every single shortlisted album for the Folk Album of the Year Award ... I have to say I have absolutely enjoyed listening to them to give an insight in to how these albums get made ... and a musical introduction to those I'm less familiar with.
Big band, big impact. Gigspanner Big Band’s “Turnstone” is nominated for Folk Album of the Year. In our new episode, out now, Peter Knight, Hannah Martin and @johnspiers.co.uk reveal the stories behind the songs and discuss the band's unique chemistry.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Folk on Foot have made episodes like these for every single shortlisted album for the Folk Album of the Year Award ... I have to say I have absolutely enjoyed listening to them to give an insight in to how these albums get made ... and a musical introduction to those I'm less familiar with.
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This is well worth a listen ... especially if you're not a Welsh speaker ... Owen's explanations of the words and poetry in his album and how they relate to his home landscape and the human history that created the culture he lives in resonated hugely with me. That's exactly how I connect to place.
New episode out now. Delve into the heritage of Welsh poetry, agriculture, fishing, milk processing and, of course, music as @cynefinmusic.bsky.social shares the story behind his beautiful Folk Album of the Year nominated work, “Shimli”.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/M6KaihSSoHY
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/M6KaihSSoHY
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is well worth a listen ... especially if you're not a Welsh speaker ... Owen's explanations of the words and poetry in his album and how they relate to his home landscape and the human history that created the culture he lives in resonated hugely with me. That's exactly how I connect to place.
Big band, big impact. Gigspanner Big Band’s “Turnstone” is nominated for Folk Album of the Year. In our new episode, out now, Peter Knight, Hannah Martin and @johnspiers.co.uk reveal the stories behind the songs and discuss the band's unique chemistry.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54
December 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Big band, big impact. Gigspanner Big Band’s “Turnstone” is nominated for Folk Album of the Year. In our new episode, out now, Peter Knight, Hannah Martin and @johnspiers.co.uk reveal the stories behind the songs and discuss the band's unique chemistry.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54
Tomorrow on Thank Goodness It's Folk, @matthewbannister.bsky.social will be choosing his Kelham Island Discs, as well as chatting about his broadcasting career so far and the Folk Album of the Year Award shortlist.
🎧 Tune in on 12th December from 10am GMT - live.sheffieldlive.org:8000/shefflive.mp3
🎧 Tune in on 12th December from 10am GMT - live.sheffieldlive.org:8000/shefflive.mp3
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Tomorrow on Thank Goodness It's Folk, @matthewbannister.bsky.social will be choosing his Kelham Island Discs, as well as chatting about his broadcasting career so far and the Folk Album of the Year Award shortlist.
🎧 Tune in on 12th December from 10am GMT - live.sheffieldlive.org:8000/shefflive.mp3
🎧 Tune in on 12th December from 10am GMT - live.sheffieldlive.org:8000/shefflive.mp3
The latest pioneering album from Ireland’s vibrant folk scene, “All Smiles Tonight” by @poorcreaturemusic.bsky.social, is nominated for the Folk Album of the Year Award. In our new episode, the trio tell Matthew the inspiration behind their atmospheric debut.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/ZfpbBo3WscY
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/ZfpbBo3WscY
December 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The latest pioneering album from Ireland’s vibrant folk scene, “All Smiles Tonight” by @poorcreaturemusic.bsky.social, is nominated for the Folk Album of the Year Award. In our new episode, the trio tell Matthew the inspiration behind their atmospheric debut.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/ZfpbBo3WscY
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/ZfpbBo3WscY
One of the Folk Albums of the Year is out today - and so is our special profile of the artist who made it. Singer and bass player Edith WeUtonga tells the moving and uplifting story behind her album “Varipasi” in conversation with @matthewbannister.bsky.social.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/j9GZTr5v8oQ
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/j9GZTr5v8oQ
December 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
One of the Folk Albums of the Year is out today - and so is our special profile of the artist who made it. Singer and bass player Edith WeUtonga tells the moving and uplifting story behind her album “Varipasi” in conversation with @matthewbannister.bsky.social.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/j9GZTr5v8oQ
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/j9GZTr5v8oQ
🆕 New episode out now. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, Peggy Seeger has made her final album, “Teleology”. With her son Calum MacColl (who produced it), she tells the story behind the Folk Album of the Year nominated work.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/xZJwfI7f1GY
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/xZJwfI7f1GY
December 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
🆕 New episode out now. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, Peggy Seeger has made her final album, “Teleology”. With her son Calum MacColl (who produced it), she tells the story behind the Folk Album of the Year nominated work.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/xZJwfI7f1GY
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/xZJwfI7f1GY
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We’re nearly at the end of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re 77% of the way to our target.
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We’re nearly at the end of our @biggive.bsky.social #ChristmasChallenge. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re 77% of the way to our target.
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
Please help us to raise a final £2,710, with all donations going directly towards supporting our youth folk activities.
Donate now: bit.ly/4pT7C6V
Clarsach (Scottish harp) player Grace Stewart-Skinner was inspired by a recording of her grandfather reciting a poem in the Scots dialect of his Black Isle fishing village. This formed the grounding for Folk Album of the Year nominee, “Auchies Spikkin Auchie”.
▶️ Find out more: youtu.be/aCCUc0FDHu8
▶️ Find out more: youtu.be/aCCUc0FDHu8
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Clarsach (Scottish harp) player Grace Stewart-Skinner was inspired by a recording of her grandfather reciting a poem in the Scots dialect of his Black Isle fishing village. This formed the grounding for Folk Album of the Year nominee, “Auchies Spikkin Auchie”.
▶️ Find out more: youtu.be/aCCUc0FDHu8
▶️ Find out more: youtu.be/aCCUc0FDHu8