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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Hankies at the ready as we dance, talk and walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common near Stroud in our new episode, out now. Featuring music from Rob Harbron, Miranda Rutter and @samsweeney.bsky.social, and plenty of fun along the way!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
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Tremendous uplifting evening with the brilliant @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and @jamesfagan.bsky.social at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social tonight. A privilege to join their 30 year celebration. Congratulations! X
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tremendous uplifting evening with the brilliant @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and @jamesfagan.bsky.social at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social tonight. A privilege to join their 30 year celebration. Congratulations! X
Hankies at the ready as we dance, talk and walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common near Stroud in our new episode, out now. Featuring music from Rob Harbron, Miranda Rutter and @samsweeney.bsky.social, and plenty of fun along the way!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Hankies at the ready as we dance, talk and walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common near Stroud in our new episode, out now. Featuring music from Rob Harbron, Miranda Rutter and @samsweeney.bsky.social, and plenty of fun along the way!
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
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3 days to go til our 20th anniversary Big Boro Bash and my Dad has unearthed this hirsute beaut
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
3 days to go til our 20th anniversary Big Boro Bash and my Dad has unearthed this hirsute beaut
The Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana enters the Official Folk Albums Chart this month with “Angel”.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana enters the Official Folk Albums Chart this month with “Angel”.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
New at #3 in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart is Nick Harper. His album, "58 Fordwych Rd", recalls listening to his Dad Roy jamming with the stars of the 60s folk revival in their flat in Kilburn when Nick was a kid.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
@harperspace.bsky.social
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
@harperspace.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
New at #3 in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart is Nick Harper. His album, "58 Fordwych Rd", recalls listening to his Dad Roy jamming with the stars of the 60s folk revival in their flat in Kilburn when Nick was a kid.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
@harperspace.bsky.social
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
@harperspace.bsky.social
Shooting into the Official Folk Albums Chart at #7 this month comes John Smith. His album, "Gatherings", celebrates 20 years in music with new versions of some of his best loved songs.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Shooting into the Official Folk Albums Chart at #7 this month comes John Smith. His album, "Gatherings", celebrates 20 years in music with new versions of some of his best loved songs.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
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My album is #12 in the Official Folk Albums Chart! A huge thanks to everyone who has listened, grabbed a record and downloaded my third album 'What Love Is'.
You've welcomed this album into the world with kind and loving arms, thank you for the support with what is my most personal record so far.
You've welcomed this album into the world with kind and loving arms, thank you for the support with what is my most personal record so far.
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
My album is #12 in the Official Folk Albums Chart! A huge thanks to everyone who has listened, grabbed a record and downloaded my third album 'What Love Is'.
You've welcomed this album into the world with kind and loving arms, thank you for the support with what is my most personal record so far.
You've welcomed this album into the world with kind and loving arms, thank you for the support with what is my most personal record so far.
Here we go! Join us over on our YouTube channel right now as we count down some of the best new folk albums released in the past month
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...
Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th November 2025
YouTube video by Folk On Foot
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November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here we go! Join us over on our YouTube channel right now as we count down some of the best new folk albums released in the past month
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...
It's almost time! Join us on YouTube from 7pm for this month's Chart Show, featuring an interview with @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, plus music from Nick Harper, John Smith, Kathryn Williams, Cerys Hafana, Leveret, Niall McNamee and Brown Boots Boogie Band.
Watch here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
Watch here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It's almost time! Join us on YouTube from 7pm for this month's Chart Show, featuring an interview with @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, plus music from Nick Harper, John Smith, Kathryn Williams, Cerys Hafana, Leveret, Niall McNamee and Brown Boots Boogie Band.
Watch here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
Watch here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
On this month's Chart Show, Matthew chats to Katie Spencer about her new album, "What Love Is", plus there's music from Nick Harper, John Smith, Kathryn Williams, Cerys Hafana, Leveret, Niall McNamee and Brown Boots Boogie Band.
Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now:
youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now:
youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On this month's Chart Show, Matthew chats to Katie Spencer about her new album, "What Love Is", plus there's music from Nick Harper, John Smith, Kathryn Williams, Cerys Hafana, Leveret, Niall McNamee and Brown Boots Boogie Band.
Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now:
youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now:
youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
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🎃 Happy Halloween & Blessed Samhain. Join Boss Morris, Sam Reid, Jen Calleja, Camille Ralphs & me at Charleston in Firle to celebrate The Darker Half of the year with @roughtradebooks.bsky.social Tickets: www.charleston.org.uk/event/the-da...
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎃 Happy Halloween & Blessed Samhain. Join Boss Morris, Sam Reid, Jen Calleja, Camille Ralphs & me at Charleston in Firle to celebrate The Darker Half of the year with @roughtradebooks.bsky.social Tickets: www.charleston.org.uk/event/the-da...
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Dublin's @lankumdublin.bsky.social return with a new, stand-alone single: a devastatingly powerful and otherworldly interpretation of The Specials’ 1981 number one, ‘Ghost Town’. Watch the stunning video, directed by Leonn Ward & cinematography by Robbie Ryan klofmag.com/2025/10/lank...
Lankum Release Devastating ‘Ghost Town’ Cover with Stunning Leonn Ward Video
Lankum have released a devastating, otherworldly cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’, accompanied by a stunning video reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovsky —the perfect match to the track’s unsettling inten...
klofmag.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Dublin's @lankumdublin.bsky.social return with a new, stand-alone single: a devastatingly powerful and otherworldly interpretation of The Specials’ 1981 number one, ‘Ghost Town’. Watch the stunning video, directed by Leonn Ward & cinematography by Robbie Ryan klofmag.com/2025/10/lank...
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"Across the U.K., young people are finding joy in the revival of traditional cultural practices like ceilidh, Morris and barn dancing, and taking an increasing interest in Pagan customs—from celebrating the solstice to wassailing."
i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/
i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/
Meet the Kids Bringing Back Pagan Britain
From Morris dancers in Day-Glo to TikTok troubadours and stone-circle pilgrimages, a new generation is rediscovering Britain’s folk traditions—but how are they resisting the trap of nationalism?
i-d.co
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Across the U.K., young people are finding joy in the revival of traditional cultural practices like ceilidh, Morris and barn dancing, and taking an increasing interest in Pagan customs—from celebrating the solstice to wassailing."
i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/
i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/
Another amazing line up!
Now on sale: the fourth Indoor Festival of Folk.
Featuring the country's finest folk artists: Maddy Prior and Peter Knight, Chris Wood, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Ellie Gowers, The Magpie Arc PLUS a unique interview with Matthew Bannister and a special guest.
Sat 7 Feb bit.ly/4qC4y0c
Featuring the country's finest folk artists: Maddy Prior and Peter Knight, Chris Wood, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Ellie Gowers, The Magpie Arc PLUS a unique interview with Matthew Bannister and a special guest.
Sat 7 Feb bit.ly/4qC4y0c
Indoor Festival of Folk
A day-long winter feast of music and very special guests under Cecil Sharp House’s historic roof, co-hosted by EFDSS and folk rock supergroup The Magpie Arc.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Another amazing line up!
Take a deep dive into the stories and songs of Northumberland with pipe player Kathryn Tickell and her Dad Mike in this classic episode from 2022.
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Take a deep dive into the stories and songs of Northumberland with pipe player Kathryn Tickell and her Dad Mike in this classic episode from 2022.
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44
How does Rosie Hodgson of The Wilderness Yet warm up for a tongue-twisting song?
🎧 Hear more in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/33eccc
🎧 Hear more in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/33eccc
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
How does Rosie Hodgson of The Wilderness Yet warm up for a tongue-twisting song?
🎧 Hear more in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/33eccc
🎧 Hear more in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/33eccc
Tonight on Radio 3, Matthew and The Song Detectorists go in search of political ballads in Bedfordshire. There’s a link with Martin Carthy - and the amazing discovery of a hidden gem written in Henry Purcell’s own hand.
🎧 Listen live on BBC Radio 3 at 21:45, or catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds.
🎧 Listen live on BBC Radio 3 at 21:45, or catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds.
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tonight on Radio 3, Matthew and The Song Detectorists go in search of political ballads in Bedfordshire. There’s a link with Martin Carthy - and the amazing discovery of a hidden gem written in Henry Purcell’s own hand.
🎧 Listen live on BBC Radio 3 at 21:45, or catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds.
🎧 Listen live on BBC Radio 3 at 21:45, or catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds.
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The Song Detectorists unearth music in the most unlikely places tonight at 9.45pm on Radio 3: political balladry hidden in legal documents and - most exciting of all - a score in Henry Purcell's own hand among the minutes of a town council. @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Song Detectorists unearth music in the most unlikely places tonight at 9.45pm on Radio 3: political balladry hidden in legal documents and - most exciting of all - a score in Henry Purcell's own hand among the minutes of a town council. @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social
The words of Robert Burns sung by The Wilderness Yet on Iping Common in West Sussex.
🍂 Listen to our Autumnal musical walk here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
🍂 Listen to our Autumnal musical walk here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The words of Robert Burns sung by The Wilderness Yet on Iping Common in West Sussex.
🍂 Listen to our Autumnal musical walk here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
🍂 Listen to our Autumnal musical walk here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
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The Song Detectorists of @musicheritageplace.bsky.social take me to Northamptonshire tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 in search of The Maunsell Family Music Book. Then @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet bring it back to life. Top production by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The Song Detectorists of @musicheritageplace.bsky.social take me to Northamptonshire tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 in search of The Maunsell Family Music Book. Then @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet bring it back to life. Top production by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet).
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds.
@nancyannfolk.bsky.social
“Outed as a Morris dancer”! In our new episode, Rosie Hodgson of The Wilderness Yet tells how her secret was revealed in front of the whole school.
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Outed as a Morris dancer”! In our new episode, Rosie Hodgson of The Wilderness Yet tells how her secret was revealed in front of the whole school.
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
🎧 Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eccc
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We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social
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www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... In case you missed it - here’s tonight’s Song Detectorists - “rewilding” the West Gallery compositions of a thatcher from Shropshire. Thanks to @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet, @musicheritageplace.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social
The Essay - The Song Detectorists - 6. Shropshire - BBC Sounds
Matthew Bannister travels across England finding out about music discovered in archives.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... In case you missed it - here’s tonight’s Song Detectorists - “rewilding” the West Gallery compositions of a thatcher from Shropshire. Thanks to @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet, @musicheritageplace.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social
Matthew’s back on the trail of the Song Detectorists at 21:45 on BBC Radio 3 this evening (and all this week) - seeking out hidden gems in the English county archives and then hearing Nancy Kerr & Melrose Quartet bring them back to life for 21st Century audiences.
Tonight: a psalm from Shropshire.
Tonight: a psalm from Shropshire.
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Matthew’s back on the trail of the Song Detectorists at 21:45 on BBC Radio 3 this evening (and all this week) - seeking out hidden gems in the English county archives and then hearing Nancy Kerr & Melrose Quartet bring them back to life for 21st Century audiences.
Tonight: a psalm from Shropshire.
Tonight: a psalm from Shropshire.