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Paul Weller Fan PodcastMartin Carthy MBE - Folk Music IconMartin Carthy MBE is a true icon of British folk music. In this episode, we explore Martin’s remarkable legacy - a career spanning over six decades - from the 1960s folk revival to ground-breaking collaborations with Steeleye Span, The Watersons, and The Imagined Village (on which Paul, Martin and Eliza Carthy collaborated on 'John Barleycorn'. We discuss his work with Paul Weller, including the 2018 album True Meanings, where Martin’s guitar graces the track 'Come Along.'Martin also reflects on the original 1972 recording of Lal Waterson’s haunting 'Never the Same,' rece...2025-06-2423 min
In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 34: The Broomfield Wager (with Brian Peters and Rachael McShane)Roud 34 - THE BROOMFIELD WAGER Historical guest: Brian Peters Singer Guest: Rachael McShane Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Gordon Hall Jean Orchard Viv Legg Cyril Poacher - album: Plenty of Thyme George Dunn - album: Chainmaker Pop Maynard - album: Down the Cherry Tree Walter Pardon Carolyne Hughes Modern performances: Ma...2025-06-182h 17
PodwirelessPodwireless 274 June 20251. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms2. Suzanne Vega : Chambermaid3. Wakefire : Good As Gone4. Martin Carthy : A-Begging I Will Go5. Alfie Jones : Annan Water6. Bity Booker : The Weep Willow Tree7. Votia : Epidemi8. Louis Michot & Leyla McCalla : Lavi Vye Neg9. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson : Hook And Line10. Matthew Young : Reflexion11. Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira : Midnight12. Barbora Xu : Kiam13. Päivi Hirvonen : Sinulle14. Jason Steel : Royal The Flesh15. Milkweed : The Milk-Fed Calf16. O...2025-05-312h 00PodwirelessPodwireless 274 June 20251. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms2. Suzanne Vega : Chambermaid3. Wakefire : Good As Gone4. Martin Carthy : A-Begging I Will Go5. Alfie Jones : Annan Water6. Bity Booker : The Weep Willow Tree7. Votia : Epidemi8. Louis Michot & Leyla McCalla : Lavi Vye Neg9. Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson : Hook And Line10. Matthew Young : Reflexion11. Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira : Midnight12. Barbora Xu : Kiam13. Päivi Hirvonen : Sinulle14. Jason Steel : Royal The Flesh15. Milkweed : The Milk-Fed Calf16. O...2025-05-312h 00
PodwirelessPodwireless 273 May 20251. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms2. Martin Carthy : High Germany 3. Dick Gaughan : Fair Flower O'Northumberland 4. Youssou Ndour : Bul Ma Laaj5. Salif Keita : Kanté Manfila6. Dr. Strangely Strange : Murmuration7. The Mekons : Private Defense Contractor8. Granny's Attic : Claudy Banks9. Frankie Archer : In Bruton Town10. Savina Yannatou: Kalanta Of The Theophany11. Trio Da Kali : Latege12. The Rowan Amber Mill : The Spirit Of The Trees13. Poor Creature : The Whole Town Knows14. Barbora Xu : White Stork Tower15. Hekate : Adam Uti Paradis16. René Lacaille : Pataou Lé Gayar17. Adrian Raso & Fanfa...2025-04-302h 00PodwirelessPodwireless 273 May 20251. (Intro) Ian A Anderson : Goblets & Elms2. Martin Carthy : High Germany 3. Dick Gaughan : Fair Flower O'Northumberland 4. Youssou Ndour : Bul Ma Laaj5. Salif Keita : Kanté Manfila6. Dr. Strangely Strange : Murmuration7. The Mekons : Private Defense Contractor8. Granny's Attic : Claudy Banks9. Frankie Archer : In Bruton Town10. Savina Yannatou: Kalanta Of The Theophany11. Trio Da Kali : Latege12. The Rowan Amber Mill : The Spirit Of The Trees13. Poor Creature : The Whole Town Knows14. Barbora Xu : White Stork Tower15. Hekate : Adam Uti Paradis16. René Lacaille : Pataou Lé Gayar17. Adrian Raso & Fanfa...2025-04-302h 00
In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 26: The Cruel Brother (with Martin Nail & Sophie Crawford)Roud 26 - THE CRUEL BROTHER Historical guest: Martin Nail Singer Guest: Sophie Crawford Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Modern performances: Martin Simpson Crucible Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson Steeleye Span (Cruel Brother) Steeleye Span (Gulliver Gentle a...2025-03-191h 43
In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 21: The Outlandish Knight (with Vic Gammon & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne)Roud 21 - THE OUTLANDISH KNIGHT Historical guest: Vic Gammon Singer Guest: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Vic Gammon More about Vic Singer Guest: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Cohen's website Tradition...2025-02-052h 20
The Last Word with Matt CooperMicheál Martin Receives Seal Of OfficeMicheál Martin Receives Seal Of OfficeFollowing yesterday’s historic Dáil row and suspension, Micheál Martin has been elected Taoiseach.Louise Burne, Political Correspondent of the Irish Mirror and Danny McConnell of the Business Post outlined the political landscape of the new Dail and the emerging picture of the Cabinet appointees.Matt Carthy, Sinn Féin TD for Cavan-Monaghan and Séamus McGrath, Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-Central debated the issues over speaking rights that had help up yesterday’s proceedings.Catch the full chat by pressing t...2025-01-2329 min
MundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #93: Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024
Celebramos a los artistas y profesionales homenajeados en el Salón de la Fama de la Transglobal World Music Chart, el Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024, en las categorías de Artista (Martin Carthy, Jyotsna Srikanth, Petroloukas Halkias, Hermeto Pascoal, Erik Marchand), In Memoriam (Toumani Diabaté, Mercedes Sosa, Camarón de la Isla, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Reinette l’Oranaise) y Excelencia Profesional (Percy Yip Tong, Muziekpublique, Simon Broughton), disfrutando con sus músicas.
We celebrate the artists and professionals honoured in the Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024, in the categories of Artist (Martin Carthy...2024-12-1658 minMundofoníasMundofonías 2024 #93: Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024
Celebramos a los artistas y profesionales homenajeados en el Salón de la Fama de la Transglobal World Music Chart, el Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024, en las categorías de Artista (Martin Carthy, Jyotsna Srikanth, Petroloukas Halkias, Hermeto Pascoal, Erik Marchand), In Memoriam (Toumani Diabaté, Mercedes Sosa, Camarón de la Isla, Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Reinette l’Oranaise) y Excelencia Profesional (Percy Yip Tong, Muziekpublique, Simon Broughton), disfrutando con sus músicas.
We celebrate the artists and professionals honoured in the Transglobal World Music Hall of Fame 2024, in the categories of Artist (Martin Carthy...2024-12-1658 min
In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 18: Bruton Town (with Steve Gardham & James Patterson)Roud 18 - BRUTON TOWN Historical guest: Steve Gardham Singer Guest: James Patterson Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Steve Gardham More about Steve Singer Guest: James Patterson Patterson/Dipper Traditional recordings played: Carolyne Hughes 2024-12-041h 54
In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 12: The Elfin Knight (with Brian Peters & Martin Carthy)Roud 12 - THE ELFIN KNIGHT Historical guest: Brian Peters Singer Guest: Martin Carthy Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Brian Peters Brian Peters' website Singer Guest: Martin Carthy Martin Carthy Traditional recordings played: Rosemary and T...2024-10-162h 59
In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 11: The Baffled Knight (With Steve Roud & Vic Gammon)Roud 11 - THE BAFFLED KNIGHT Historical guest: Steve Roud Singer Guest: Vic Gammon Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Steve Roud Steve's books on Amazon Singer Guest: Vic Gammon Information about Vic Traditional recordings played: Blo...2024-10-091h 58
CANTERBURY TALES | עלילות קנטרבריעלילות קנטרברי - פרק ב - קיצור תולדות הפולק | CANTERBURY TALES - Episode Two - A Short History Of Folkעלילות קנטרברי - סדרה דוקומנטרית על הסצנה של קנטרברי
והפעם, פרק שני - על ההיסטוריה של קנטרברי העיר, עלילות קנטרברי היצירה, וסקירה מהירה של תולדות הפולק הבריטי מימי הנרי השמיני ועד סוף שנות השישים.
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover - Vera Lynn, 1942
(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover - Ray Eberle & The Glen Miller Orchestra, 1942
Greensleeves - James Galway, 1986
Canterbury Tales - Episode 1, excerpt from animation series, 1998 BBC & HBO
Seven Days - Sting, 1993
Jamaica (The Dancing Master) - John Playford
Pastime with Good Company (Henry The 8th)
When The Sun Goes In - Alfred Deller
Dirty Old Town - Ewan MacColl, 1952
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues, 1985
Barbara Allen - Shirley Collins, 1959
Scarborough Fair / Canticle - Simon And Garfunkel, 1966
The Farmers Boy - Mark Anderson, field recording 1951
The Cambric Shirt - Mrs. G. A. Griffin, (Child 2) (1st), field recording 1937
Scarborough Fair - Alternate Versions
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In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 10: Lord Randall (with Martin Nail & Holly Clarke)Roud 10 - LORD RANDAL Historical guest: Martin Nail Singer Guest: Holly Clarke Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Martin Nail Website Singer Guest: Holly Clarke Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Traditional...2024-07-102h 06In The Roud - A Folk Song PodcastRoud 7: The Female Highwayman (with Steve Roud & Laura Smyth)Roud 7 - THE FEMALE HIGHWAYMAN Historical guest: Steve Roud Singer Guest: Laura Smyth Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Steve Roud About Steve Singer Guest: Laura Smyth Website Traditional recordings played: The Female Highwayman b...2024-06-191h 28
Transmusic AirwavesTransmusic Airwaves CollaborativeTransmusic Airwaves… it’s unconventional free-form radio - with guest host Mark Orlandi.EnjoyThank you for listening.ContactTransmusicAirwaves@gmail.comDownloadTransmusicairwaves.podomatic.comSet 11) Calibro 35 - Apnea / Nouvelles Aventures (2023)2) 35 Tapes - Crawling / Fabric Of Time (2023)3) Steve Cropper - Bush Hog / Fire It Up (2021)4) Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - Get Down Moses / Streetcore (2003)5) The Soundcarriers - Low Light / Entropicalia (2014)6) Bob Dylan - Sierra's Theme / Shadow King...2024-05-081h 54
Celt In A TwistCelt In A Twist December 3 2023We dig deep to unearth some contemporary Celtic treasures from Martyn Bennett, The Murphs, and from The Imagined Village, Paul Weller from The Jam joined by Eliza and Martin Carthy, and there are plenty more sparkles where those came from. Join Patricia Fraser for another hour of Celt In A Twist.
Logical Fleadh - Banish Misfortune INST
Martyn Bennett - Blackbird
Melisande - Au Chant De L'Alouette CANCON
Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - The Case Of The Mysterious Squabby-Quash INST CANCON
Willie Nile - The Day The Earth Stood Still
Dropkick Murphys...2023-11-3057 min
Shambala SpeaksIn Sankofas With DizraeliIn this episode, we drop in to Sankofa's on Sunday afternoon, where we soak up Dizreali's conversations and hear performances by Blythe Pepino, Martin Carthy and the one and only Congo Natty...https://www.dizraeli.com/https://www.blythepepino.com/https://alanbearmanmusic.com/artists/martin-carthy/https://www.instagram.com/congonatty_official/
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The Strange Brew - artist stories behind the greatest music ever recordedMartin CarthyMartin Carthy has undeniably etched his name into the annals of music history. Martin explores his formative years,
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Songwriting For SongwritersEpisode 25 - Steve HarleyEpisode 25 - Steve HarleyEpisode 25 - Steve Harley - Songwriting For Songwriters PodcastSteve began his singing career "floor-spotting" (singing for free as a member of the audience) in London folk clubs in 1971/72. He sang at LES COUSINS, BUNJIE'S and THE TROUBADOUR on nights featuring JOHN MARTIN, RALPH McTELL, MARTIN CARTHY and JULIE FELIX, all leading lights of the London folk movement at the time.He later joined folk band ODIN as rhythm guitarist and co-singer, which...2023-09-1854 min
The Galway PodcastSéamus Finneran - Music Promoter: Part 2Episode 24. The second half of the conversation with Séamus Finneran about his adventures in music promotion. Discussion includes the merchant navy, getting a resident visa in Australia, setting up a tour, Seamus Eagan - Sufferin’ Gales, Willie Creedan, Martin Hayes, Michael Flatley, Helen Bommarito, Davy Spillane, San Francisco Celtic Festival, Eddie Stack, Peter O’Neill, The Plough & Stars, Randall Bays, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Brunswick Music Festival, The National Celtic Festival, The National Folk Festival, setting up a tour from the opposite side of the planet, Green Linnet Records, the importance of reflecting after booking a tour, Eilish O’...2023-09-1257 minThe Galway PodcastSéamus Finneran - Music Promoter: Part 1Episode 23. A conversation with Séamus Finneran about his adventures in music promotion. Discussion includes the merchant navy, getting a resident visa in Australia, setting up a tour, Seamus Eagan - Sufferin’ Gales, Willie Creedan, Martin Hayes, Michael Flatley, Helen Bommarito, Davy Spillane, San Francisco Celtic Festival, Eddie Stack, Peter O’Neill, The Plough & Stars, Randall Bays, Port Fairy Folk Festival, The Brunswick Music Festival, The National Celtic Festival, The National Folk Festival, setting up a tour from the opposite side of the planet, Green Linnet Records, the importance of reflecting after booking a tour, Eilish O’Connor, Kieran Halpin, Jac...2023-09-051h 00
Talking TeesdaleDr Robert – The Blow Monkeys; what's on with Jane Woodward; Eliza CarthyDr Robert joins us ahead of The Blow Monkeys' gig on Friday, June 23, talking politics and music, a busy 2023, Top of the Pops (just don't mention 'Sophistipop'). Plus, what's coming up and a cracking track from Eliza Carthy ahead of the show with her dad Martin.2023-05-1928 min
Hitmakers ExposedEliza Carthy MBE | Legend of the UK traditional music scene opens up about her life and musicDescribing herself simply as a ‘modern English musician’, Eliza Carthy is one of the most recognisable faces in British folk. She has received an MBE; numerous BBC R2 Folk Awards; two Mercury Prize nominations; was the first English traditional musician to be nominated for a BBC R3 Award for World Music, and in 2021 became President of the English Folk Dance & Song Society.Born into a formidable musical dynasty, her mother Norma was one of The Watersons and her father Martin Carthy is a hugely influential singer and guitarist, the incredible range of traditional and contemporary music...2023-02-231h 06
This Cultural LifeEliza CarthyMusician Eliza Carthy was born into an English folk dynasty. The daughter of acclaimed folk singers Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, she joined the family business at a young age as a singer and violinist, playing with her parents as Waterson Carthy and with her mother, her aunt Lal and her cousin Marry as The Waterdaughters. As a solo artist and bandleader, Eliza has explored the roots of folk and expanded the repertoire. Awarded an MBE in 2014, she was twice nominated for the Mercury Prize for album of the year, and in 2021 became the president of the English Folk...2023-01-2843 min
Saturday LivePhilippa PerryPhilippa Perry joins Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles. The psychotherapist, writer, agony aunt and broadcaster is married to the artist Grayson Perry. Her works include The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (And Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did).Peter Lantos tells the story of how he survived the Holocaust as a small child in Bergen-Belsen. He offers an extraordinary perspective of not just living through terrible events, but on making sense of them as well.Sean Gandini is a renowned juggling artist and performer. He grew up in Havana, Cuba, where...2023-01-181h 23
Only Three Lads - Classic Alternative Music PodcastE145 - Top 5 EPs & Mini-Albums (with PAUL HANDYSIDE from Hurrah!)Hurrah! It's a brand new O3L, where we discuss our Top 5 EPs & Mini-Albums with singer/songwriter Paul Handyside. We love the EP, or Extended Play, perched somewhere in between a traditional single and a full length album. Sometimes they compile album tracks or previous singles, and other times they are conceived as complete works designed to stand up on their own. Either way, they're short, they're fun, and leave you wanting more. Other than being short, sounds a lot like this podcast, eh? ("Yes." The correct answer is "Yes.") Oh, and spoiler alert: We have the rare "triple crossover...2023-01-171h 27
Bill’s Midwinter Music BlogDec 8 Three wassail songsThe songs:* 1. The Kentucky Wassail Song, sung (and written?) by John Jacob Niles* 2. Clementsing, sung by Coope, Boyes, Simpson et al. * 3. Sugar Wassail, sung by Waterson:Carthy et al.Wassailing songs as a class are probably among the most ancient of all the music we associate with Christmastime. However, the lyrics and melodies of individual songs are the product of constant evolution. Even the wassail songs that we consider to be the most authentic are musically more reflective of the 18th and 19th centuries than they are of their ancient roots. That is be...2022-12-0905 min
The Old Songs PodcastThe Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep5 – ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’, ft. Emily Portman and Rob HarbronEmily Portman, Rob Harbron and Jon Wilks discuss the traditional ballad, ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’ [Roud 31], a song that Emily and Rob have recorded for their new album, Time Was Away. Subjects covered include the duo’s first encounter with traditional folk music, their work with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Emily’s interpretations of the song’s themes, its history, the source singer that Emily learned the song from, the modes and the melody, and how Rob goes about creating accompaniments for traditional songs. They also chat about the album itself and the forthcoming tour to su...2022-10-3154 min
Front RowEliza Carthy, Ruben Östlund, Brutalist ArchitectureEliza Carthy is celebrating 30 years as a professional musician with a new album, Queen of the Whirl. She talks about this, the legacy of her musical family – as the daughter of Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy – the way traditional music develops, and her own song-writing, and performs live in the Front Row studio.Double Palme d'Or winning Swedish director Ruben Östlund tells Samira about his first English language film, Triangle of Sadness - a satire on the fashion industry, influencer culture, and the world of the super-rich.Plus the threat to brutalist architecture. Last year the D...2022-10-2542 min
MetaPodWhat Does A Podcast Producer Do?A Producer + an Editor = A Preditor. Two discrete roles got combined through circumstance and technology into one efficient super-being working alongside its predecessors. But don't be afraid, there is another new skills hybrid emerging to enter the battle for podcast production supremacy. We hunted, and bagged some of these different species and got their views on what they do best - and what's coming over the hill. On behalf of creators becoming potential clients, we asked 'Which combination of skills do you need in your producer? What are they ? and how to work with the right person'.2022-10-1026 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 308Podcast: 04 Sep 202201 Frenchie’s Reel / Denver Belle – John McCutcheon – Step By Step02 Valapariso – The Hunch – No 103 The Jolly Tinker – Martin Carthy – An Introduction To Martin Carthy04 A Stitch In Time – Martin Carthy – Essential05 Queen Of Argyll – Siobhan Miller – Bloom06 Wild Mountain Thyme – Siobhan Miller – Bloom07 An Buachaillín Dreoite / The Bloody Hollow – Seán Keegan – A Bird Never Flew On One Wing08 Lucy Wan – Frankie Archer – Lucy Wan Single09 Be Careful There’s A Baby In The House – Loudon Wainwright III – Album II10 Hares On The Mounta...2022-09-042h 21
Paul Weller Fan PodcastEP108 - Eliza Carthy - Trad / Prog Singer, Songwriter, Musician... ”Climbing forever trying...”On this episode of The Paul Weller Fan Podcast, I chat to an incredible folk musician who is celebrating her 30th career anniversary in 2022. Eliza Carthy MBE is, without doubt, an innovator and leading light of England's folk scene - an amazing solo artist, band member, singer, songwriter and fiddle player.Eliza rose to prominence in the mid-1990s both as a solo artist and a member of Waterson-Carthy, the group she formed with her parents, folk icons Norma Waterson and Martin Carthy (Martin himself played with Paul on the album True Meanings in 2018).She...2022-08-1640 min
Transmusic AirwavesTransmusic Airwaves Episode #464 - April 29, 2022 Paul Ciminero (host) PodcastThis week’s TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #464) marks our annual transition into May, so on today’s program I’ll look back at one of the most pivotal moments in modern American history, the shooting of unarmed students protesting the Vietnam war at Kent State on May 4, 1970 and incorporate music from local artists who were affected by that event with other songs as part of today’s programming. The show begins with WILCO playing ‘War On War’ followed by THE LEAVES doing ‘War Of Destruction,’ then songs from JOE WALSH, DALA (doing ‘Ohio’), MODERN NATURE, MARTIN CARTHY & DAVE SWARBRICK, and P...2022-04-293h 17
Transmusic AirwavesTransmusic Airwaves Episode #461 - April 8, 2022 Paul Ciminero (host) PodcastInspiration can come from many sources and for those of you who know how I operate, it, at it’s core, is what drives this weekly program. One source who’s always inspired my creative juices is multimedia artist, composer, and innovator LAURIE ANDERSON, who just last week was profiled on 60 Minutes so I thought I’d get my latest TRANSMUSIC AIRWAVES (Episode #461) going by incorporating three lesser known pieces from her ‘Big Science’ album into the programs first set. Surrounding those melodies are songs from ROBERT WYATT, SKY CRIES MARY, NICK DRAKE, CARAVAN, and a brand new offerin...2022-04-083h 12The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 30201 The Plains Of Boyle / The Friendly Visit – Tony MacMahon and Steve Cooney – Live In Spiddal02 Titanic – Nashville Jug Band – Nashville Jug Band03 The Pretty Drummer Boy – Lal and Norma Waterson – A True Hearted Girl 04 Van Diemen’s Land – Dom Prag – Needle & Thread05 Fosters Mill- Dom Prag – Needle & Thread06 Palaces Of Gold – Janet Kerr – The Poor Shall Wear The Crown – Songs Of Leon Rosselson07 Why Does It Have To Be Me? – Janet Kerr – The Poor Shall Wear The Crown – Songs Of Leon Rosselson08 Salisbury Plain – Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick – Prince He...2022-02-282h 15
Last WordBamber Gascoigne (pictured), Norma Waterson, Claire Tomlinson, Thich Nhat HanhMatthew Bannister onBamber Gascoigne, the broadcaster and author best known as the long serving host of the TV quiz show 'University Challenge'.Norma Waterson, the revered singer who was part of the Waterson Carthy dynasty that played a leading role in the English folk revival. We have a personal tribute from her husband Martin Carthy and daughter Eliza Carthy.Claire Tomlinson, who broke down barriers to become one of the UK’s best polo players.Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese-born Buddhist monk known as the 'father of mindfulness'. Pr...2022-02-1128 min
Bill’s Midwinter Music BlogPaganism in Northern Europe about 2000 years agoThe songsThe Malpas Wassail – 4:12 – The WatersonsPlease to See the King – 1:31 – The Nields with Ben DemerathThe Malpas Wassail I have a very large collection of Christmas and midwinter music, and I especially like authentic British midwinter folk songs. I have enjoyed authentic traditional music for all of my adult life and have a special affinity for authentic English folk music. I remind you of those facts so that this next sentence will be meaningful: This is my own personal “party piece” midwinter song, sung by my favourite British folk group. As you will learn in th...2021-12-1605 min
The Old Songs PodcastEp5: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘An Acre of Land’ ft. Paul SartinI didn’t have to travel far to meet this week’s guest, my friend, kinda neighbour and fellow Whitchurch Folk Club organiser, Paul Sartin. In the wider folk world he’s probably best known as a member of Faustus, Belshazzar’s Feast and, or course, a former member of Bellowhead. But it’s Paul’s encyclopaedic knowledge of traditional folk music, and, in particular, songs from in-and-around Hampshire, that make episode 5 of The Old Songs Podcast particularly special. Regular listeners will notice that we’ve returned to a few topics we’ve already covered, and we re-meet ch...2021-11-111h 07
Music MattersMusic and ActivismPianist Igor Levit talks to Tom Service about his latest epic recording project – three and a half hours of music by Dmitri Shostakovich and the Scottish composer Ronald Stevenson. No stranger to large-scale works he live-streamed Erik Satie’s Vexations during lockdown playing 840 repetitions over 16 hours as part of his online House Concerts. He discusses the huge challenges on every page of Stevenson’s Passacaglia and the contradictions of his life as a pianist and his political beliefs.Folk singer Martin Carthy and former High Court judge and part-time song collector Stephen Sedley join Tom to talk about...2021-09-1844 min
Old Tunes Fresh TakesLyke Wake Dirge // Martin Green - pt 1This episode we're joined by Martin Green who is challenging you to reimagine Lyke Wake Dirge, an ancient funeral chant about the soul’s journey through purgatory. Martin is a multi-award winning musician and composer who has collaborated with many artists and musicians including the likes of Eliza Carthy, Joan Baez, Anais Mitchell and Aidan Moffatt. As a member of Lau he has won four BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards for Best Group and in 2015 he was nominated in the Best Musician category. In 2019 he won the Ivor Novello award for his sound walk “Aeons” that was part of The Great...2021-08-3055 minFront RowFront Row on Bob Dylan at 80Front Row joins Radio 4's celebration of Bob Dylan, who will be 80 on Monday. John Wilson joined by Bob Geldof, to consider the art and influence of Bob, on Bob. Ann Powers, music critic for National Public Radio joins from somewhere on the Nashville Skyline. On Bob Dylan's first trip to Britain, in the winter of 1962, he and the great English folk singer Martin Carthy, met, became friends and performed together in small clubs such as the Troubadour (still going!). Bob Dylan acknowledges the influence of Carthy, whose versions of Scarborough Fair and Lord Franklin...2021-05-2146 min
Lost Immortals and Radio Hieroglyphics with Roy Stannard and Matt StaplesThe Whole Nine Yards Ep 3 14.2.21A very different Valentine's Day show with Roy Stannard on The Whole Nine Yards broadcast on Burgess Hill Community Radio 103.8FM or www.burgesshillradio.co.uk/listenlive Sunday 14th February 2021 3-5pm.
Why different? Because I've tracked down 20 artists and got them to reveal what their favourite ever pieces of music are.
I think you'll be surprised by some of their choices..
Artists who chose tracks
Hour One
Noel Gallagher
Dominic Stannard
Morrissey
Lily Allen
Keith Richards
Marianne Faithful
Yusuf Cat Stevens
Alison Moyet 2021-02-141h 39
That Millwall PodcastWho R YA #6 with Steve HarleySteve's brand new album is available here from AmazonUncovered by Steve HarleySTEVE HARLEY was born in Deptford, south London, on February 27th 1951, the second of five children.Due to a childhood illness, Steve spent almost four years in hospital between three and sixteen years, undergoing major surgery in 1963 and 1966. Aged 12, while in hospital recovering from surgery, Steve was first introduced to the poetry of Eliot and Lawrence, the prose of Steinbeck, Woolf and Hemingway, and the music of BOB DYLAN and realised that his life was likely...2021-01-201h 03
Derop en DeroverCarthy temt het monster van AsturiëWoensdag zorgde Bennett er zelf voor dat mijn voorspelling voor de sprintersrit niet uitgekomen is. We zouden graag laten weten dat we niet boos zijn, eerder teleurgesteld. Gisteren toonde Mas zijn tanden en Martin en Carthy hobbelden naar boven en Roglic kreeg nog amper zijn verzet rond. Een miss-verkiezing was het niet op het monster van Asturie. Op het einde won 1 van mijn favoriete renners uit het peloton, met de lelijkste klimstijl die ik ooit gezien heb. Proficiat Hugh Carthy.2020-11-0244 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 283PODCAST: 26 Jul 2020 01 Goodbye Fare You Well - Waterson Carthy - Fishes And Fine Yellow Sand02 Sir Patrick Spens - Nic Jones - Ballads And Songs03 Doodle Let Me Go - Bob Fox & Stu Luckley - Landmarks04 The Crow On The Cradle - Lady Maisery - Mayday05 Working Chap (What A Crime) - Patterson, Jordan, Dipper - Flat Earth06 The Lakes Of Shilin - Tony Rose - Bare Bones07 P...2020-07-262h 07
Blarney Pilgrims Irish Music PodcastLuke Plumb Interview - Part 1 (Mandolin, singing)The real deal. Part one of two. Incredible playing and great chat: the painters of ancient Egypt and the joy of playing in an orchestra; De Danaan, Planxty and Schubert; Martin Carthy and Nic Jones and the thrum of existential rhythm.
Truth be told, we don't have much to add to this show - it'll all in the tape. Next week: Shooglenifty and living in Scotland, the moments in a gig that a musician lives for, coming home to Australia and recording an album with Andy Irvine.
In this episode Luke plays:
Three jigs...2020-06-241h 01
46-30: Quality music of no fixed abode46☆30☆51 - With Robert Johnson, Martin Carthy, love.stop.repeat, Angel Bat Dawid, NOMEANSNO, Pocket Knife, Bulbis and more46☆30☆51 - Stephen Marshall and James Yorkston talk music and other such things featuring Robert Johnson, Martin Carthy, love.stop.repeat, Angel Bat Dawid, NOMEANSNO, Pocket Knife, Bulbis and more2020-05-221h 27
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Get Your Favorite Full Trial Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectivePeeler: The BBC Radio 4 crime series by Patrick CarrollPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396161 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peeler: The BBC Radio 4 crime series Author: Patrick Carroll Narrator: Norman Jones, Mick Ford, James Booth, Full Cast, Richard E. Grant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 16, 2020 Genres: Police & Detective Publisher's Summary: A six-part BBC Radio 4 crime drama set in nineteenth-century London It is 1830, a year after Sir Robert Peel’s creation of the Metropolitan Police, known as the 'Peelers'. As the brand new bobbies patrol the beat in their smart blue uniforms, armed only with truncheons and rattles, they form the first line of de...2020-01-1605 minGet Your Favorite Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, Police & DetectivePeeler: The BBC Radio 4 crime series by Patrick CarrollPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396161to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Peeler: The BBC Radio 4 crime series
Author: Patrick Carroll
Narrator: Norman Jones, Mick Ford, James Booth, Full Cast, Richard E. Grant
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 2 hours 57 minutes
Release date: January 16, 2020
Genres: Police & Detective
Publisher's Summary:
A six-part BBC Radio 4 crime drama set in nineteenth-century London It is 1830, a year after Sir Robert Peel’s creation of the Metropolitan Police, known as the 'Peelers'. As the brand new bobbies patrol the beat in their smart blue uniforms, armed only with truncheons and rattles, they form the first line of defence ag...2020-01-162h 57
Download Latest Full Audiobooks in Mystery, Thriller & Horror, SuspensePeeler: The BBC Radio 4 crime series by Patrick CarrollPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/396161 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peeler: The BBC Radio 4 crime series Author: Patrick Carroll Narrator: Norman Jones, Mick Ford, James Booth, Full Cast, Richard E. Grant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 16, 2020 Genres: Suspense Publisher's Summary: A six-part BBC Radio 4 crime drama set in nineteenth-century London It is 1830, a year after Sir Robert Peel’s creation of the Metropolitan Police, known as the 'Peelers'. As the brand new bobbies patrol the beat in their smart blue uniforms, armed only with truncheons and rattles, they form the first line of defence ag...2020-01-1605 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 272PODCAST: 25 Aug 201901 Hunters House / The Oak Tree - Hedgehog Pie - The Green Lady02 When I Get To The Border - Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight03 Calico Printers Clerk - The Wayfarers - The Wayfarers04 I Live Not Where I Love - Tim Hart & Maddy Prior - Summer Solstice05 The Gay Goshawk - Mr Fox - The Story Of British Folk06 Sovay - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick - Life And L...2019-08-252h 01
Folk on FootEliza Carthy (and Family) in Robin Hood's BayEliza Carthy inherited her love of English music from her famous folk singing parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. Norma recently suffered a serious illness and Eliza moved back to the family home in the North Yorkshire fishing village of Robin Hood’s Bay to look after her. Eliza takes Matthew on a walk along the cliffs near her home, reflecting on her family heritage and then on to the farm where the whole extended family used to live when she was a child. Martin, Norma and Eliza’s aunt Ann and cousin Marry gather at the kitchen table for a ro...2018-08-2353 minSaturday LiveSir Michael Parkinson, Martin Carthy, Kiki DeeWe're live from the YMCA Theatre in Scarborough with Sir Michael Parkinson, folk legend Martin Carthy, surfer Tori Gower and Jennifer Dunne on the exhibition the Ancient Seas of the Yorkshire Coast. With Inheritance Tracks from Kiki Dee.Sir Michael Parkinson talks about his early life in Yorkshire, happy memories of holidays in Scarborough, his passion for cricket and forthcoming tour - An Evening With Sir Michael Parkinson. Jennifer Dunne is Collections Manager, Scarborough Museums Trust. She describes the Rotunda Museum's new exhibition for the Scarborough's Dinosaur coast, which includes a recently discovered fossilized Walrus...2018-08-181h 21
Scale Up2.2 Setting up 'shop'The concept is mapped out by Peter, Paul and Martin. Then the pivot. Redbubble company raises $2 million from a business plan and an office is rented, but it's not an office. With enthusiasm and a vision they set about getting the company off the ground. Redbubble is chosen as the name. The early days of Redbubble are in full swing and it seems that someone swinging from the rafters of their first 'office' wouldn't have been out of place. Server in the boot - https://imgur.com/a/VJi3P...2018-08-1734 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 258PODCAST: 27 Jun 2018 01 Walk Awhile (Live) - Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Saturday [Disc 1]02 The Fashionable Farmer - The Shackleton Trio - Fen, Farm & Deadly Water03 Life Is Not Kind To The Drinking Man - Steve Tilston - Distant Days04 Start Again - Hatful Of Rain - Songs Of The Lost And Found05 Hornpipe - Duck Soup - Everything And...06 Master McGrath - Danú - Ten Thousand Miles07 The Music Makers - Ja...2018-06-242h 02Saturday LiveEliza CarthyWith Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson for parents, Eliza Carthy was unlikely to do anything else, but her enthusiasm, research and skill in arranging, writing and performing along with 2 Mercury Music Prize nominations has enabled her to fly the flag for folk music in England. She'll be playing live in the studio to Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny and talking about her latest album with her mother.Radio 4 Listener and architect Toby Carr has set himself the challenge of sea kayaking to all the locations in the shipping forecast. We ask him how, why and what has...2018-05-121h 24
Scale UpBonus: Martin Hosking of RedbubbleMartin Hosking, co-founder of Redbubble, from when we spoke to him on Scale Up. Like Culture Amp, Redbubble has their global head office in Melbourne, does the majority of it's business internationally and has scaled enormously. Don't forget to leave a review where you're listening, and please let a friend know about Scale Up. More information about the series and LaunchVic - www.launchvic.org LaunchVic is Victoria's startup ecosystem development agency. Our role is to help build the infrastructure for entrepreneurs and startups in VictoriaSupport the show: http...2017-12-2016 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 200PODCAST: 23 Oct 201601 Grand Coulee Dam - Lonnie Donegan - The Best Of Lonnie Donegan02 Big Rock Candy Mountain - Burl Ives - Big Rock Candy Mountain03 Off To California - Tom Cussen & Tony Howley - There's Alway Room In Our House04 I'll Have A Collier For My Sweetheart - Harry Boardman Transpennine05 High Germany - Martin Carthy - Martin Carthy06 Whitewash Station Blues - Memphis Jug Band - The Best Of Country Blues07 The Dalesman's Litany - Dave Burland - A Dalesman's Litany08 The Rout Of The Blues...2016-10-231h 22
The Young'uns PodcastThe Young’uns In The Mix – Live From Folk East 2016Prepare to enter a world where folk music and pop music collide. Where Michael Jackson flirts with British traditional folk music, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar join forces with Daft Punk, The Watersons share the stage with Van-halen, the Prodigy embrace sea shanties, and the Unthanks experiment with death metal.
At 2016’s Folk East Festival in Suffolk, David Eagle took to the decks to DJ, uniting the two disparate worlds of folk and pop together in unholy musical matrimony. This is what happened. Get ready to hear folk music like you’ve never heard it before. This is T...2016-09-261h 04
The Festive Selection Box from FolkCastFolkCast's Autumn Crackler 2016
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the best from the Folkosphere
Welcome to FolkCast’s Autumn Crackler for 2016. In just under 80 minutes we’ll follow the harvest, collect wild mushrooms and visit the standing stones. We’ll celebrate All Hallow’s Eve and Bonfire Night, and join Thanksgiving. So come on, bring a basket and we’ll gather the season’s bounty in song!
Presented and produced by Phil Widdows
Harvest Home
by Spiral Dance
from the album "The Quickening" (2006)
All Among The Barley
by Katriona Gilmore & Ja...2016-09-0100 minFolkCastFolkCast's Autumn Crackler 2016
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the best from the Folkosphere
Welcome to FolkCast’s Autumn Crackler for 2016. In just under 80 minutes we’ll follow the harvest, collect wild mushrooms and visit the standing stones. We’ll celebrate All Hallow’s Eve and Bonfire Night, and join Thanksgiving. So come on, bring a basket and we’ll gather the season’s bounty in song!
Presented and produced by Phil Widdows
Harvest Home
by Spiral Dance
from the album "The Quickening" (2006)
All Among The Barley
by Katriona Gilmore & Ja...2016-09-0100 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 179PODCAST: 29 May 2016 01 The Happiest Man In The World - Eric Bibb - The Happiest Man In The World02 Ireland's Green Shore - Goitse - Inspired By Chance03 Good Times Will Come Again - Megson - Good Times Will Come Again04 Bicycle Pumps And Caps - Colum Sands - Live! In Concert05 On A Bicycle Built For Two - Merle Travis - The Vintage Collection - Folk06 Train On The Island - King Courgette07 Joshuay - Hannah Sanders - Charms Against Sorrow08 Dark Eyed Molly - The Tannahill Weavers...2016-05-291h 19
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 158PODCAST: 03 Jan 2016 01 Maggie's Farm – Biber Herrmann – Grounded02 The Times They Are Changin' – Eric Bibb – Deeper In The Well03 Corrina, Corrina – Cara Dillon and The Scoville Units – The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan : A Folk Tribute04 The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll – Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick – Signs Of Life05 Spanish Mary – (Deluxe Edition) Rhiannon Giddens– Lost On The River -The New Basement Tapes06 Boots Of Spanish Leather – Martin Simpson – Bootleg USA07 The Ballad Of Hollis Brown – Old Blind Dogs – Legacy08 Man Gave Nam...2016-01-031h 36
MidweekPeggy Seeger, Stanley McMurtry, Alex and Milton Mermikides, James BuchananLibby Purves meets folk singer Peggy Seeger; cartoonist Stanley McMurtry; composer Milton Mermikides and director Alex Mermikides and auctioneer James Buchanan.Stanley McMurtry MBE, otherwise known as MAC, has been the Daily Mail's cartoonist for the past 46 years. He started out as an animator before becoming a cartoonist, producing daily images for the Daily Sketch and latterly the Mail. Mac views his role as making "dreary news of the daily paper brighter by putting in a laugh". In all of his cartoons, except when making a political statement or when it depicts a tragedy, Mac includes a...2015-10-2841 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 133PODCAST: 12 Jul 2015 01 - Banks Of Newfoundland - John Jones - Never Stop Moving02 - Canadee-I-O - The Outside Track - Light Up The Dark03 - The Way It Was - Steve Tilston - Truth To Tell04 - Mulqueen's (Reel) - Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - Welcome Here Again05 - Eat Drink & Be Jolly - Kirsty Bromley - Time Ashore06 - Keep On Roaming - Mic and Susie Darling - Soon Will Be Too Late07 - The Drover...2015-07-121h 16
Soul MusicScarborough Fair"Tomorrow we're going in search of a song and in search of a dream of England which has travelled right around the world" - Will ParsonsNo one can be sure of the true origins of the song Scarborough Fair. It's a melody of mystery, of voices of old, of ancient days. It's travelled through land and time, drawing singers and listeners in where ever they maybe.For Will Parsons and Guy Hayward it's a song that has inspired a pilgrimage through a landscape that is embodied in the lyrics. Setting off from Whitby Abbey...2015-05-0527 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 103PODCAST: 14 Dec 201401 - Gone Gonna Rise Again - Annie Patterson - Mountain Side02 - Broken Down Gentlemen - Faustus - Broken Down Gentlemen03 - When My Grandad Played Football - Robb Johnson04 - The Rolling Wave - Tony McMahon and Steve Cooney - Live In Spiddal05 - False Sir John - Annalivia - The Same Way Down06 - Sittin’ On Top Of The World - Duck Baker and Molly Andrews - The Moving Business07 - Jackie and Murphy...2014-12-141h 16
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 97PODCAST: 02 Nov 201401 - Dirty Old Town - Ewan MacColl - Black and White: The Definitive Collection 02 - The Man That Waters The Workers' Beer - Paddy Ryan - Voice and Vision03 - All For Me Grog - A.L. (Bert) Lloyd - English Drinking Songs04 - I Was A Young Man - Martin Carthy - Shearwater05 - Dill Pickles Rag - Martin Carthy / Dave Swarbrick / Diz Disley - Rags Reels and Airs06 - 1913 Massacre - Ramblin' Jack Elliot - Rambling Jack2014-11-021h 12
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 96PODCAST: 26 Oct 201401 - Ghost Of Tom Joad - Solas - The Turning Tide02 - Lovely Joan - Martin Carthy - The Essential Martin Carthy03 - Whiskey Before Breakfast - John Bach With Jack Pearson - Hot Biscuit Jam04 - The Sailor Cut Down - Si Barron - Sweet Billy Caution05 - Fair And Tender Ladies - Tim O’Brien And Lunasa - Hands Across The Water06 - The Blackbird Of Sweet Avondale - Elle Marie O’Dwyer - Where The Allow Waters Flo...2014-10-261h 17
Kings PlaceEliza Carthy: Arms Wide, Head Back, Look Forward – Part 2A mini-series curated by Eliza Carthy celebrating the power and expressiveness of the human voice. The ‘Songs for the Voiceless’ Album Launch (feat. Bella Hardy, Jackie Oates & more) is followed by a special concert by Martin & Eliza Carthy. The Arms Wide Orchestra finale unites Eliza Carthy, Olivia Chaney, Lisa Knapp, Emily Portman & more with electronics from Simon Richmond & Laurence Hunt.
Eliza Carthy: Arms Wide, Head Back, Look Forward
6 - 8 Nov | Kings Place | Tickets from £9.50
www.kingsplace.co.uk/eliza2014-10-1410 min
Kings PlaceEliza Carthy: Arms Wide, Head Back, Look Forward – Part 1A mini-series curated by Eliza Carthy celebrating the power and expressiveness of the human voice. The ‘Songs for the Voiceless’ Album Launch (feat. Bella Hardy, Jackie Oates & more) is followed by a special concert by Martin & Eliza Carthy. The Arms Wide Orchestra finale unites Eliza Carthy, Olivia Chaney, Lisa Knapp, Emily Portman & more with electronics from Simon Richmond & Laurence Hunt.
Eliza Carthy: Arms Wide, Head Back, Look Forward
6 - 8 Nov | Kings Place | Tickets from £9.50
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/eliza2014-10-1415 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 78PODCAST: 22 Jun 201401 - Railroad Bill - Lonnie Donegan - Talking Guitar Blues: The Very Best Of Lonnie Donegan02 - Arthur McBride and the Sergeant - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick - Prince Heathen03 - I Know My Love - Nancy Kerr & Eliza Carthy - On Reflection04 - George White's Favourite / The Galway Rambler - They Sailed Away From Dublin Bay - Liam Farrell, Joe Whelan05 - Frankie & Albert - Chris Smither - Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt06 - Six Pretty Maid...2014-06-221h 17
The Folk ShowThe Folk Show 21/05/14 - Martin & Eliza CarthyAn hour of the best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.
This week, Mark speaks to Martin and Eliza Carthy about their new work as duo. The pair - Martin a legend of English folk and Eliza one of its brightest stars for more than two decades - are releasing an album called The Moral of the Elephant on Topic Records.
Plus a chance to hear Sam Lee singing with a real nightingale in a Sussex thicket, new music from Blair Dunlop, a track from Show of Hands' new WWI centenary collaboration with actors Jim Carter and Imelda...2014-05-2201 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 71PODCAST: 04 May 201401 - James Monroe - The Henry Girls - Louder Than Words02 - Beg, Blag and Steal - Broom Bezzums - Wine From A Mug03 - Dinny Delaney’s / The Yellow Wattle - Kevin Burke - if the Cap Fits04 - Forty Pence Butter - Hamish Imlach - Cod Liver Oil and Orange Juice05 - The Bantry Girls Lament - Eddi Reader and Eleanor Shanley - Eleanor Shanley and Friends06 - Sea Shanty - The Rough Island Band - All Around Us07 - The Bow to the Sailor - Ange Hardy - T...2014-05-041h 15
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 70PODCAST: 27 Apr 201401 - You Can Call Me Al - The Rough Island Band - On All Sides02 - Seadogs - Alister Atkin and the Ghost Line Carnival - To Evangeline03 - The German Musicianer - The Young Tradition - Oberlin04 - Haste to the Wedding - John Gannon - Melodeon05 - Good Morning Mr Walker - Joseph Spence - Bahamian Guitarist06 - Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - Old Man Luedecke - Proof of Love07 - Johnny I Hardly Knew You...2014-04-271h 11
FolkCastFolkCast 095 - April 2014
Politics leads to tickling, which leads to happiness. The break of day leads to a terrible mining disaster. We go to sea, meet three ghosts, are taken as slaves by moorish pirates and finally go cuckoo. It's all in this episode of FolkCast - the show that breaks the rules!
Music featured:
The Journeyman by Pete Morton
from the album "The Ramblin' And Frappin' Pete Morton"
Socialism in Our Time by Sydney Carter
from the album "Anthems In Eden"
Joanne by House Of Hats
...2014-03-3000 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 66PODCAST: 30 Mar 201401 - Hopping Down In Kent - The Albion Dance Band - The Prospect Before Us02 - Dó In Dú - The Things In Your Heart - Susan McKeown - Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs03 - Jenny Picking Cockles / Mouseskin Shoe / The Bunny's Hat - Steve Finn/Andrew Dinan/John Joe Kelly - Before the Flood04 - High Germany - Martin Carthy - Martin Carthy05 - Red Rocking Chair - Zoe Mulford - Bonfires06 - Joseph Baker - Johnny Coppin - Borderlands2014-03-301h 12
Front Row: Archive 2014Andrew Sachs; Martin Carthy; Awards speechesWith John WilsonAndrew Sachs' new autobiography describes his journey from arriving in Britain as a young Jewish refugee from Nazi Germany to playing Manuel in Fawlty Towers. He discusses the physical hazards of being Manuel and his reaction to the infamous prank phone-calls from Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.Tonight musician Martin Carthy is receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Radio 2 Folk Awards. Carthy discusses his love of playing live, starting out in the early 60s, getting over his annoyance about Paul Simon's success with Scarborough Fair, and making his first album with...2014-02-1928 min
Radio 4 on MusicHow Folk Songs Should Be SungImmediately after the success of the BBC Radio Ballads, Ewan MacColl set about the Herculean task of trying to drag British folk music into mainstream culture. Frustrated by the dreary amateurishness of folk song performance, he decided to establish his own centre of excellence to professionalise the art. He called it "The Critics Group". MacColl tutored select artists "to sing folk songs the way they should be sung" and to think about the origins of what they were singing. He introduced Stanislavski technique and Laban theory into folk performance and explored style, content and delivery. ...2014-02-1929 min
The Folk ShowThe Folk Show 30/10/13 - Linda ThompsonThis week, Mark speaks to Linda Thompson about her new album, Won't Be Long Now, which is her first solo release since 2007's Versatile Heart.
The new record features a duet with her ex-husband Richard Thompson, songs with son and daughter Teddy and Kami Thompson, along with contributions from Ron Sexsmith, John Kirkpatrick, Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Sam Amidon, Eliza Carthy and others.
Linda speaks to Mark about the Folk scene in London during her university days.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ffgdn2013-10-3100 min
The Folk ShowThe Folk Show 02/10/13 - Marry Waterson & Richard Hawley interviewMark speaks to Marry Waterson and Richard Hawley about Bright Phoebus, the classic record by Marry’s late mother and uncle, Lal and Mike Waterson.
Richard and Marry will soon be joined by Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy, Jarvis Cocker and Norma Waterson for a series of concerts - titled Bright Phoebus Revisited - celebrating the 1972 album which memorably blended folk and Beatles-esque elements with the special North Yorkshire atmosphere of Lal and Mike's original songwriting. As well as the Bright Phoebus Revisited concerts, a new book and CD called Teach Me To Be a Summer's Morning will compile paintings, drawings, po...2013-10-0300 min
MastertapesEliza and Martin Carthy (B-Side)Following on from the A-side of this two-part programme, Eliza and her father Martin respond to audience questions about her fifth solo album, 'Anglicana'.With John Wilson at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios in London.They perform live versions of some of the songs from the album, as well as discussing their work together with Norma Waterson as Waterson:Carthy.Producer: Helen LennardFirst broadcast on Radio 4 in June 2013.2013-06-1827 minMastertapesEliza and Martin Carthy (A-Side)Eliza and Martin Carthy talk about their critically celebrated 2002 folk album, 'Anglicana'.Series in which leading performers and songwriters talk about the album that made them or changed them.Recorded in front of a live audience at the BBC's iconic Maida Vale Studios, each edition includes two episodes - the A-side and B-side.In this one (The A-side), Anglicana with Eliza Carthy and her father Martin Carthy talking to John Wilson.Together Eliza Carthy and her parents Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson have consistently breathed new life and vitality into English...2013-06-1827 min
The Mike Harding Folk ShowMike Harding Folk Show 22PODCAST: 26 May 2013 01 - My Son David - June Tabor and Oysterband02 - These Coaltown Days - Jez Lowe03 - Darkness - Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams04 - Across the Breeze - Luka Bloom05 - Brighton Camp - John Kirkpatrick, Martin Carthy and Sue Harris06 - You Can - Chumbawamba07 - Manchester Rambler - Dave Burland08 - Land of Plenty - Rich and Famous09 - Lady Isobel and the Elf Knight - Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston10 - The Good Old Concertina - Ma...2013-05-261h 24
Kings PlaceEliza Carthy: A Kings Place PodcastCarthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young with Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight
Kings Place
Wed 13 Mar
We spoke on the phone to Mercury Award Nominated Eliza Carthy who is bringing her new all female fiddle project - Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young to Hall One as part of a double bill alongside her cousins Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight.
They play in the Hidden Treasure series alongside Martin Simpson, Roy Bailey with Tony Benn, Brass Monkey and Mawkin.
Read more...2013-03-1110 minKings Place Mini Podcasts - FolkEliza Carthy: A Kings Place PodcastCarthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young with Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight
Kings Place
Wed 13 Mar
We spoke on the phone to Mercury Award Nominated Eliza Carthy who is bringing her new all female fiddle project - Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young to Hall One as part of a double bill alongside her cousins Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight.
They play in the Hidden Treasure series alongside Martin Simpson, Roy Bailey with Tony Benn, Brass Monkey and Mawkin.
Read more...2013-03-1110 min
Kings Place Mini Podcasts - FolkMartin Simpson: Exclusive Album Preview Show at Kings PlaceMartin Simpson: Exclusive Album Preview ShowKings Place Friday 15 March
Martin Simpson's new album Vagrant Stanzas is released this summer by Topic Records. Martin kindly shared this track The Green Linnet to get us all in the mood. Enjoy!
Martin performs an album preview show at Kings Place as part of the Hidden Treasure Festival which also features Brass Monkey, a double bill from Carthy, Hardy, Farrell & Young with Marry Waterson & Oliver Knight, Tony Benn & Roy Bailey and Mawkin
Read more...2013-03-0506 min