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Phil Widdows
The acclaimed folk music podcast from the United Kingdom, bringing you the best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. FolkCast - OUR finger in YOUR ear! See our website: www.folkcast.co.uk
FOLKCAST 157 - 14 January 2019 A fresh selection of folkie releases.
Music by: Kitty Macfarlane - Holly D. Johnston - Reed Foehl - Julie Felix - Oran Bargaigh Project - Amy McCarley - Lau - Andy Harding - Jamie Smith's Mabon - David Milton - Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall.
Story Behind The Song: Ann Glanville, presented by Andy Harding (nautical)
See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The Selection Box 2018: Our latest collection of music, old and new, for Christmas.
Music by: Cara Dillon - Gregory Fish - Folk On - The Christmas Jug Band - Hidden Xmas Deluxe - Jimmy Lee Morris - The Legendary Ten Seconds - Lew Bear - Rebecca Loebe & Findlay Napier - The Andrews Sisters - Norm Adams & Julia Robertson - JD McPherson - Songwriterz - The Gathering Tide - Duke Robillard - The Grizzly Folk - The Staves - Yvonne Lyon - Morecambe & Wise - Rum Ragged - Crofts Family - Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra - Kurt Lewis Neufer - Keston Cobblers Club - The Black Dyke Band. Guest appearances by: Garrison Keillor - David Nixon
Sounds from the Folkosphere, chosen at random and played without prejudice. Anything goes, but it all sounds great!
Music by: Merry Hell - Hickory Signals - Yvonne Lyon - Chantelle Smith - Vision Thing - Hannah Rarity - Assynt - Kinnaris Quintet - Phillip Henry - Richard Thompson - The Watanabes - Trail West - Nic Norton and the County Band FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows
Singer-songwriter (and FolkCast co-founder) Ken Nicol joins Phil in the studio to roll a Randomizer dice, listen to some music and chat about what it's like to be a performer touring the world. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
Wee McGhee's
by Mairearad And Anna
from the album "Farran" (2018)
A chailinn donn
by Gillebride MacMillan
from the album "Hidden Roots" (2018)
World Gone Wrong
by Brian P. Matheny
from the album "The Canary & The Cage" (2018)
Be My Guess
by Linda Mizzi
from the album "Real People" (2018)
Knees Up
by Breabach
from the album "Frenzy Of The Meeting" (2018)
Twenty Seven
by John Mosedale
recorded live at Bromsgrove Folk Club (2018)
Too Many Feet
by Skinner & T'witch
from the album "Everybody's Grotty" (2018)
Second Sight
by Taylor Martin
from the album "Song Dogs" (2018)
Lord Middleton
by Bob Gilbert
recorded live (2018)
(courtesy of Graham Dixon of Trouble at' Mill)
Out Of Our Hands
by The Willows
from the album "Through The Wild" (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 154 Another randomized dip into the postbag to hear tracks from the latest releases. Featuring guest co-host, the FolkCast Super Computer! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
How To Rob A Bank
by Willy Porter
from the album "How To Rob A Bank" (2009)
Mosquito
by Chris Ronald
from the album "Fragments" (2018)
Dad's Promise
by Andrew Huggan
from the album "Down The Railway Line" (2018)
Little Lightmaker
by Linda Em
from the E.P. "London Irish" (2018)
The Thoughts Of An Average Man
by Terence Blacker
from the album "Enough About Me" (2018)
Samhainn
by Christine Weir
Single (2017)
Proverbial Paradigm
by Trouble at' Mill
Single (2018)
The Weight
by James Galvo Parker
Single (2018)
Ground Down
by Simeon
Single (2018)
Colour Of Love
by Son Of William
from the E.P. "Colour Of Love" (2018)
The Mermaid In Your Glass
by Siobhan McCrudden
Single (2018)
A Dying Sailor To His Shipmates
by Drop The Floor
from the album "Fairly Cookin'" (2018)
Bean A'Tí Ar Lár
by Maartin Allcock
from the album "OX15" (1999)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Folkie Phil returns from his summer break for a new season of shows, and he's got a bulging sack of sensational new music … probably! The only problem is, he hasn't listened to any of it. What to do? Let the Randomizer sort out the chaos! Phil grabs a record blind and then spins the wheel of fortune to select which track to play. Will this result in a genius choice of fabulousness … or a complete mess? Only one way to find out. Press "play" and take a listen. It's an audio adventure! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
by Luke Jackson
single release (October 2018)
Jamaica
by Chris Green
from the album "Switched-on Playford" (2018)
The Banks Of Sweet Primroses
by Amsher
from the album "Patience Vaisey at Adwell 1892" (2018)
Died Of Love
by Kelly Oliver
from the album "Botany Bay" (2018)
When The Gun Goes Down
by Alan Hull
from the album "Statues & Liberties" (1996, re-released 2018)
Sam Hall
by Rusty Shackle
single release (October 5th 2018)
Wise
by Imar
from the album "Avalanche" (2018)
Teen
by Mike Vass
from the album "Notes From The Boat" (2018)
Jimmy The Mole
by Hamish Napier
from the album "The Railway" (2018)
Alberta
by Chad Elliott & The Redemptions
from the album "Rest Heavy: The Sun Studio Sessions" (2018)
Hummingbird
by John Smith
from the album "Hummingbird" (2018)
10,000 Steveadores
by Kelly & Woolley
from the album "Miner's Eyes" (2018)
Vent d'Irelande
by Yves Lambert Trio
from the album "Tentation" (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: FolkCast heads off on its summer break with a show featuring songs about darkness, songs about light, and songs about the meaning of life! Also, news on Gobefest, Manchester's celebration of the folk traditions of Eastern Europe. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows THE EXORCISTS
by Skerryvore
from the album “EVO” (2018)
http://skerryvore.com
GONE TO GROUND
by Apple of My Eye
Single release (2018)
https://www.applesinlondon.com
https://supportgrenfellunited.org/
WINTER’S NIGHT IN PARIS (AFTER THE SHOOTINGS)
by Larkham And Hall
from the album “Songs Of Hurt And Healing” (2018)
https://www.larkhamandhall.co.uk
BONNY SHIP THE DIAMOND
by Raintown Seers
from the album “The Mermaid’s Pool & Other Stories” (2018)
https://www.reverbnation.com/raintownseers
THE BLACK SHIP
by John Forrester
from the album “Restless” (2018)
http://forrester.uk.com
NEIDGES AWARRA
by The Rowan Tree
from the EP “The Rowan Tree” (2018)
https://www.therowantreemusic.com
GOD HAS CHANGED HIS MIND
by Ken Nicol
from the album “Days Of Reason” (2017)
https://kennicol.com
BUTTER SIDE DOWN
by Greg Hancock
from the album “A303” (2017)
http://www.greghancockmusic.com
BOOK OF MR HAPPY
by Andy Harding
from the album “Tuesday Night Troubadour” (2017)
http://andyhardingsongwriter.co.uk
GOBEFEST 2018
Ottilia Ördög tells us about the festival of arts and culture from Transylvania, Eastern & Central Europe coming to Manchester, England, 22-24 June 2018
Music featured:
• Radio by Attila & Friends, from the album “Identity” (2018)
• Hungarian Folk Dances by Bartok
• Mackerel Sky by Attila & Friends, from the album "Identity" (2018)
• Esthajnal by Szarka Tamas. from the album Az Eg Szerelmere (2016)
http://www.gobefest.com/
LEAVE YOUR LIGHT ON
by The Luck
Single (2018)
https://www.theluckmusic.com
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER
by Jon Budworth
from the album “We All Share The Same Sky”
https://www.jonbudworth.co.uk
THE RISE
by Skerryvore
from the album “EVO” (2018)
http://skerryvore.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: The Morning After is a mellow mix of music for fragile folkies. Turn on, tune in, chill out! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
MORNING AFTER
by Plant & Taylor
from the album “Goodbye Girl” (2017)
https://www.plantandtaylor.com/
FJELLVÅK
by Ben Robertson
from the EP “North” (2018)
https://benrobertsonmusic.bandcamp.com/releases
STONE IN MY STOMACH
by John Forrester
from the album “Restless” (2018)
http://forrester.uk.com
KANSAS
by Luke Jackson
from the album “Solo-Duo-Trio” (2018)
http://lukepauljackson.com
DAYDREAM #1
by Wilson McGladdery
from the album “Gus & Gladders” (2018)
http://www.wilsonmcgladdery.co.uk/
HALF OF ME
by Connor Adams
from the EP “Open My Eyes” (2018)
http://www.connoradamsmusic.com
AT THE BROW OF THE HILL
by Boldwood
from the album “Glory Of The West" (2017)
https://www.boldwood.org
SING A FULL SONG
by Ninebarrow
from the album “The Waters And The Wild” (2018)
https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk
BEAUTIFUL UMBRELLA
by Ivor Game
from the album “Be Good To Yourself” (2018)
http://www.ivorgame.com/index2.html
WHEN SUMMERS STOOD STILL
by Mishaped Pearls
from the album “Shivelight” (2018)
http://www.mishapedpearls.org
WAYWARD
by Phil Hare
from the album “A Stranger I Came” (2018)
http://www.phil-hare-guitarist.co.uk/index.html
ALL THE PRETTY LITTLE HORSES
by Fiddle And Faff
from the album “The Sailor’s Wife” (2018)
http://www.fiddleandfaff.com
BLOW THE WIND
by AIden, Patterson & Dashwood
from the album “By The Night” (2018)
https://aldenpattersonanddashwood.com
HOLLOWAY
by Anne-Marie Sanderson
from the EP “Books Songs Volume 1” (2018)
https://www.annemariesanderson.com
URQUHART’S
by The Alistair McCulloch Trio
from the album “Off The Hook” (2018)
http://www.alistairmcculloch.com
AFTER THE HURRICANE
by Odette Mitchell
from the EP “By Way Of Night” (2018)
https://www.odettemichell.com
TAKE MY HAND
by Skerryvore
from the album “EVO” (2018)
http://skerryvore.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: We celebrate our 150th regular show with The Great Folkie Booze Up, a programme full to the brim with music all about the demon drink. So, charge your glasses and say cheers to FolkCast 150! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
WHAT SHALL WE DRINK TO TONIGHT
by David Stevenson
from the album “Unfinished Lace” (2006)
JOLLY WELL DRUNK
by Mawkin
from the album “The Ties That Bind” (2015)
https://www.mawkin.co.uk
THREE DRUNKEN MAIDENS
by Simon Nicol & Dave Swarbrick
from the album “Close To The White Bear” (1981)
https://www.discogs.com/Dave-Swarbrick-Simon-Nicol-Close-To-The-White-Bear/release/6550720
DRINKING SONG / STOOL OF REPENTANCE
by The Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band
from the album “Marked Out In Pegs” (2010)
http://www.duncanmcfarlane.co.uk
BAD BAD WHISKY
by The Detonators
from the album “Sneakin’ Around” (1996)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sneakin-Around-Detonators/dp/B000002XU1
DRINKING SHINE
by Elder Charlie Beck
from the album “Folk Music in America, Vol 15” (1930)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elder_Charles_D._Beck
WHISKY
by Ian Carmichael
from the album “Ten Years On” (2015)
http://www.iancarmichael.net/music/ten-years-on/
BITTER LAGER CIDER ALE STOUT
by The Lancashire Hotpots
from the album “Nevermind The Hotpots” (2007)
http://www.thelancashirehotpots.net
BLACKJACK, WHISKY & GIN
by Jenna
from the album “Hitchhiker” (2013)
http://www.jennawitts.com
THE NIGHT THAT THE BAND GOT THE WINE
by Al Stewart
from the album “Down In The Cellar” (2000)
http://www.alstewart.com
A KISS OF THE DARLING GOOD ALE
by Paul J. Openshaw
from the album “Bare Bones” (2015)
http://paulopenshaw.com
BEER
by Ross Ainslie
from the album “Wide Open” (2013)
http://rossainslie.com
CHEAP WINE
by The Ragman’s Band
from the album “The Ragman’s Band” (2017)
https://www.theragmansband.co.uk
WOMEN & MALT WHISKY
by Beverley Martyn
from the album “The Phoenix & The Turtle” (2014)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverley_Martyn
DOWN WHERE THE DRUNKARDS ROLL
by Richard Thompson
from the album “Acoustic Classics”(2014)
http://www.richardthompson-music.com
A DRINK NOW AND THEN
by Nelson’s Wake
from the album “Ebb And Flow” (2008)
http://www.chrisandsiobhan.co.uk/shop.htm
MY FRIEND THE DRINK
by Jack The Lad
from the album “Rough Diamonds” (1975)
http://www.talkingelephant.co.uk/product/jack-the-lad-its-jack-the-lad-cd/
DRUNKEN SERENADE
by Merry Hell
from the EP “Bury Me Naked” (2018)
http://www.merryhell.co.uk
THE ANGEL’S SHARE (REPRISE)
by Dana And Susan Robinson
from the album “The Angel’s Share” (2016)
https://www.robinsongs.com
THE WILD ROVER
by The Ancient Brettons
from the album “The First 30 Years” (2016)
https://soundcloud.com/the-ancient-brettons
LAST DRUNK IN TOWN
by Jake Island
from the EP “Kindest Of Our Days” (2017)
https://www.jakeisland.co.uk
ONE MORE WHISKEY, ONE MORE BRANDY, ONE MORE BEER
by John Tams & Barry Coope
from the album “Live At The Purcell Room” (2003)
https://www.johntams.co.uk
PUNCH DRUNK
by Stooshie
from the album “The Grain” (2010)
http://www.stooshiefolk.co.uk
GOODBYE BOOZE
by Rab Noakes
from the album “I’m Walking Here” (2015)
http://rabnoakes.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: A special feature on 1970s folk-rockers Jack The Lad as their first three albums are rereleased on CD. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
The Intro…
DRUNK ON SUMMER
by Ray Cooper
from the album “Between the Golden Age & the Promised Land” (2018)
http://www.raycooper.org
DRUNKEN SAILOR
by The Salts
from the album “Brave” (2018)
https://www.thesalts.co.uk
WHISKEY JOHNNY
by She Shanties
from the album “Futtock Shroud” (2018)
http://sheshanties.com
RIO GRANDE
by Sail Pattern
from the EP “Seven Years” (2018)
http://thesailpattern.com
HUNGRY GHOST
by Talitha Rise
from the album “An Abandoned Orchid House” (2018)
http://www.talitharise.com
THE SENTINAL
by Carys
from the album “A Different Kind Of Normal” (2018)
http://carysmusic.com
ONE SPARROW DOWN
by Sarah McQuaid
from the album “If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous” (2018)
http://www.sarahmcquaid.com
The Insanely Mental Instrumentals
THE MONTH OF MAY / DRIBBLES OF BRANDY
by We Come From Mars
from the EP “They’re From Venus” (2018)
https://wecomefrommars.bandcamp.com
and
THE CLOSET BOHRAN
by Gnoss
from the EP “Brother Wind” (2018)
http://gnossmusic.com
RED BETTY
by Hot Tamale
single release (2018)
http://hottamale.weebly.com
Alphabetti Folketti
J is for: JACK THE LAD
Being the story of the Lindisfarne spin-off band. Their first three albums have now been re-released.
Featuring bits and pieces of: A Corny Pastiche, We Can Swing Together, Fog On The Tyne, Lady Eleanor, Court In The Act, Boilermaker Blues, Turning Into Winter, Song Without A Band, De Havilland’s Mistake, The Old Straight Track, Tunes: King's Favourite / The Marquis Of Tullybardine, Oakey Strike Evictions
http://www.talkingelephant.co.uk/artist/jack-the-lad/
LOVELY JOAN
by Phantom Voices
from the album “Peace By Peace” (2018)
https://www.phantomvoices.com
NORTHERN LIGHTS
by The Fugitives
from the album “The Promise Of Strangers” (May 25th 2018)
https://www.fugitives.ca
NORTHERN TOWN
by Kete Bowers
single release (2018)
http://www.ketebowers.net
…and The Outro
WAYFARING STRANGER
by Ray Cooper
from the album “Between the Golden Age & the Promised Land” (2018)
http://www.raycooper.org
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: We look to the past to mark Shakespeare's birthday, look to the future with songs of tomorrow, and look at the present with news of a new way of turning songs into recordings. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
The Intro…
THOUGHTS & OBSERVATIONS (INTRODUCTION) / KEEP SOMETHING INSIDE
by Phil Cooper
from the album “Thoughts & Observations” (2018)
http://phil-cooper.co.uk
INTO THE DARK
by Arcelia
from the album “Building On The Land” (2018)
http://www.arcelia.co.uk
DARK FIRES
by Darwin’s Daughter
from the EP “The Dark” (2018)
https://www.darwinsdaughtermusic.com/home
YOUNG FEVER
by Molly-Anne
from the EP “Glow” (2018)
https://www.facebook.com/mollyannemusic
Story Behind My Song
OUT ON THE WIND
by Thursday’s Child
from the album “Carry My Thoughts” (2016)
https://www.reverbnation.com/thursdayschilduk
PRICKLE-EYE BUSH
by Ninebarrow
from the album “The Waters And The Wild” (2018)
https://www.ninebarrow.co.uk
The Soundbite Spotlight
CUSTOMANTHEMS MUSIC PRODUCTIONS
“Professional songs for songwriters at an "entry-level" cost”
https://www.customanthems.com/home
Put yourself in the Soundbite Spotlight, our free service to the business of music.
http://folkcasters.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/clubs-pubs-venues-promoters-tell-world.html
TOMORROW’S WORLD
by Robert Wheaton
from the album “Tomorrow’s World” (2017)
https://www.facebook.com/RobertWheatonDevon/
RAISE A GLASS TO THE MORNING
by David Hershaw & Sandie Forbes
from the album “Here Comes Tomorrow” (2017)
https://www.facebook.com/davidhershawandsandieforbes
TOMORROW WILL BE FINE
by Mick Shepherd
from the album “Truth & Heartbreak” (2018)
https://smichael920gmailcom.bandcamp.com/releases
Story Behind My Song
VERSES ON DANIEL GOOD
by Bird In The Belly
from the album “The Crowing” (2018)
https://www.facebook.com/birdinthebelly/
THE BUSKER
by Roger Pugh
from the album "A Colourful Journey" (2018)
https://roger-pugh.co.uk
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAMS
by The Albion Band
from the album “Happy Accident” (1998)
http://www.talkingelephant.co.uk/artist/albion-band/
METHOD IN THE MADNESS
by The Company Of Players
from the album “Shakespeare Songs” (2018)
http://companyofplayers.bandcamp.com/
CAN’T QUOTE SHAKESPEARE
by Phil Hare
from the album “A Stranger I Came” (2018)
http://www.phil-hare-guitarist.co.uk/index.html
…and The Outro
EVERYWHERE I GO
by Phil Cooper
from the album “Thoughts & Observations” (2018)
http://phil-cooper.co.uk
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: Rewind Special. We step back from the constant cascade of brand new releases and take a bite – often a second or third bite – from records that are still new but maybe no longer brand spanking new. The first scuffs are on the sleeve notes. At least one has got an unfortunate coffee ring on the back of the jacket, and a couple of the CDs have got mixed up in each other's cases… FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
ROVING BLADE
by Stick In The Wheel
from the album “Follow Them True” (2018)
http://www.stickinthewheel.com
BLACK ANNIS
by Said The Maiden
from the album “Here’s A Health” (2018)
http://www.saidthemaiden.co.uk
THE WITCH TWISTS THE PINS
by The Rowan Amber Mill
from the album “Harvest The Ears” (2018)
https://rowanambermill.bandcamp.com
SENSE OF FAMILY
by Ross Ainslie
from the album “Sanctuary” (2018)
http://rossainslie.com/holding/
THE WORLD’S END
by Plant & Taylor
from the album “Goodbye, Prairie Girl” (2018)
https://www.plantandtaylor.com
GREEN UNSTOPPING
by The Rheingans Sisters
from the album “Bright Field” (2018)
https://www.rheinganssisters.co.uk
LIFE OF PLENTY
by Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
from the album “The Whole Charade” (2018)
https://www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk/
THE HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD
by Nic Norton & The County Band
from the EP “Brief Lives” (2018)
https://www.facebook.com/nicnortonband/
THREE-LEGGED RACE
by Minnie Birch
from the album “Tethered” (2017)
http://www.minniebirch.co.uk/
TALL, DARK, HANDSOME STRANGER
by Millbrig
from the album “Millbrig” (2018)
http://www.millbrigmusic.com
YOU BELONG WITH ME
by The Mellowship
from the album “You Belong To Me” (2018)
http://www.themellowship.co.uk/
THE LAST TRAIN / BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND
by Luke Jackson
from the album “Solo Duo Trio” (2018)
http://lukepauljackson.com/
DRUNKEN SERENADE (Including THE BANSHEE REEL)
by Merry Hell
from the EP “Bury Me Naked” (2018)
http://www.merryhell.co.uk
COD LIVER OIL AND THE ORANGE JUICE
by Findlay Napier
from the album “Glasgow” (2017)
http://www.findlaynapier.com
ZILLIONAIRE
by Zoe Mulford
from the album “Small Brown Birds” (2018)
http://zoemulford.com
BRING BACK HOME
by Ange Hardy
from the album “Bring Back Home” (2018)
https://www.angehardy.com
FERRYMAN
by Thomson & York
from the album “Circle Of Life” (2017)
https://www.facebook.com/Thomson-York-183479445435837/
WICKER MAN / LANDLORD’S DAUGHTER
by Spiral Dance
from the album “Land And Legend” (2017)
http://www.spiraldance.com.au/
HEY THAT’S NO WAY TO SAY GOODBYE
by Reid Jamieson
from the album “Dear Leonard: The Cohen Collection” (2017)
http://www.reidjamieson.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. News of an especially special show on the current tour of England by Peter Knight and John Spiers. Peter Knight & John Spiers tour - March 2018
9 - Leicester: Guildhall
10 - Halesworth: The Cut
11 - Lincoln: Performing Arts Centre
12 - Sheffield: Greystones
14 - Hexham: The Queen’s Hall
15 - Leyland: Fox Lane Sports and Social Club
16 - Settle: Victoria Hall
17 - Liverpool: The Music Room, Liverpool Philharmonic
18 - Bishop’s Castle: The Town Hall
19 - Nettlebed: Folk Club
21 - Fareham: Ashcroft Arts Centre
22 - Basingstoke: The Forge at the Anvil
23 - Corsham: The Pound Arts Centre
24 - Calstock: Arts Centre
25 - Topsham: Matthews Hall
27 - Bridgwater: Arts Centre
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: We meet a big man with a big hammer and we get bare naked. We stir the Alphabetti Folketti pan, visit Ireland for an audio controversy, and say 'balls' to a tortoise. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
The Intro…
THE KNIGHT’S GHOST
by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
from the album “Personae” (2018)
SO HIGH WE LOSE OUR MINDS
by Joey Costello
Single release (2018)
SEASONS
by Adam James Sorensen
from the album “Dust Cloud Refrain” (2018)
BURY ME NAKED
by Merry Hell
Single release (2018)
BARE
by Gem Andrews
from the album “North” (2018)
The Story Behind My Song
JOHN HENRY’S GHOST / JOHN HENRY (instrumental)
by Dan Cunningham
from the album “Appalachian Song” (2013)
JOHN HENRY
By Trail West
from the album “Rescattermastered” (2016)
Alphabetti Folketti
A Folk Lexicon: G is for Guitar
featuring:
Cat Nip Rag (excerpt) by Ken Nicol
Big Bill Blues (excerpt) by Big Bill Broonzy
Oud Solo (excerpt) by Alsarah & The Nubatones
My Dear Boy by John Renbourne
Barnes Morris by Ralph McTell
Time Will Show The Wiser by Fairport Convention
The Wood And The Wire by Jason Whelan
PADDY TAYLOR'S / HOLD THE REINS / FAMOUS BALLYMOT
by Caroline Keane & Tom Delany
from the album “Never Say Goodbye, Say Good Luck” (2018)
EDGES
by Inni-K
Single Release (2018)
The Insanely Mental Instrumental
Crazily Good Tunes With Nutty Titles!
BALLS TO BALLS
by 4Square
from the album “Fuel” (2016)
…and The Outro
OLD, OLD, OLD
by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
from the album “Personae” (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS SHOW: A brand new regular feature for you - Alphabetti Folketti - in which I’ll be getting out my big pan of spaghetti letters in tomato sauce, giving it a stir, and seeing which letter floats to the surface. Yes, it’s a pasta-based random letter generator which will develop into a folkie lexicon, an A-to-Z on toast of all things related to our kind of music. Which letter will the spaghetti pan produce? FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
The Intro…
STARLIGHT
by The Mellowship
from the album “You Belong To Me” (2018)
BEAUTIFUL LIFE
by Andy Comley
Single release (2017)
FLOWERS
by Clint Slate
from the album “Woodn Bones” (2017)
The Story Behind The Song
AE FOND KISS
by Amelia Jocelyn
from the album “Bonnie Songs From The West Of Scotland” (2017)
KISSES SWEETER THAN WINE
by Moonrakers
from the album “Tides” (2017)
CARA MIA
by Wilson McGladdery
from the album “Gus & Gladders” (2018)
MEET ON THE LEDGE
by Greta Van Fleet
from the album "From The Fires" (2017)
SLOTH
by Richard Thompson
from the album “Acoustic Rarities” (2017)
OUT OF TOWN
by Ken Nicol
from the album “Days Of Reason” (2017)
*ALPHABETTI FOLKETTI
S is for Spirogyra*
DANGEROUS DAVE / RUNAWAY
by Spirogyra
from the album “Old Boot Wine” (1972 - re-released 2018)
SUNRISE (WITH HARMONIES)
by Ivor Game
Single release (2018)
STRANGER IN MY SHOES
by Joshu
Single release (2018)
…and The Outro
DOWN BY THE FIRE
by The Mellowship
from the album “You Belong To Me” (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. We have a handful of Willies - steady now! - that’s three songs or tunes about blokes called Bill. There’s a couple of Stories Behind a couple of Songs, and we’ll be settling once and for all, that age old question about whose best: men or women.
FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
Music featured: FUN OF IT
by Luke Jackson
from the album “Solo Duo Trio” (2018)
http://lukepauljackson.com
FEBRUARY THUNDER
by Zoe Mulford
from the album “Small Brown Birds” (2017)
http://zoemulford.com
LIZA JANE
by Hot Rock Pilgrims
from the album “Squirrel Hunting” (2017)
https://www.hotrockpilgrims.com
PENNY THE HERO
by Peter Knight’s Gigspanner
from the album “The Wife Of Urban Law” (2017)
http://www.gigspanner.com
THE SPOOKY THEME
by The Spooky Men's Chorale
from the album "Tooled Up" (2004)
https://spookymen.com
BULLY IN THE ALLEY
by She Shanties
from the album “Futtock Shrouds” (2018)
http://sheshanties.com
THE CROW’S VISIT
by String Sisters
from the album “Between Wind And Water” (2018)
http://www.stringsisters.net
CHASING SHADOWS
by Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
from the album “Pretty Peggy” (2017)
http://www.samkelly.org
The Story Behind My Song
WILLIAM
by The Foxglove Trio
from the album “Distant Havens” (2017)
http://www.thefoxglovetrio.co.uk
WILLIAM AND WIZARDS
by Heather Downie
from the album “Nae Sweets For Shy Bairns” (2018)
http://www.heatherdownie.co.uk
SWEET WILLIAM’S GHOST
by Said The Maiden
from the album “Here’s A Health” (2017)
http://www.saidthemaiden.co.uk
DETECTORISTS THEME
and JEFFERSON'S TORCH
by Johnny Flynn
from the album "Sillion" (2017)
http://johnny-flynn.com
SLOW DECAY
by Sarah McQuaid
from the album “If We Dig Any Deeper it Could Get Dangerous” (2018)
http://www.sarahmcquaid.com
The Story Behind My Song
MY SWEET WHISKEY
by The Fonsecas
from the album “Where The River Meets The Sea” (27 April 2018)
https://www.thefonsecas.co.uk
THE ROAD
by Luke Jackson
from the album “Solo Duo Trio” (2018)
http://lukepauljackson.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. INTERVIEW SPECIAL: DAMH THE BARD. Pagan singer-songwriter Damh The Bard (aka Dave The Bard, aka Dave Smith) has launched a career-defining musical project - a telling of the ancient story cycle called Y Mabinogi, based on the traditional bardic tales contained in the earliest native British writings, The Mabinogion. It’s a very impressive and ambitious concept, and Dave tells us all about the story, and what has prompted him to retell it for a modern audience. Along the way we discuss national identity, mistletoe, ravens, sacred horses and whether the UK’s most prominent pagan performer can break into the mainstream folk music scene. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
Music featured: PROLOGUE (edited)
ANNWN
WHO IS THIS COMING?
RHIANNON
THESE HOLLOW HILLS
by Damh The Bard
all from the album "Y Mabinogi: The First Branch" (2017)
MATTY GROVES
by Damh The Bard
from the album "Tales From The Crow Man" (2009)
PAGAN WAYS
by Damh The Bard
from the album "The Cauldron Born" (2008)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Who gives a fox for folk? We do! FolkCast puts out the call for your favourite live performers, the ones who not only play great music but also put on a good show, the ones who go the extra yard, the ones who tell stories, share a joke, and actually engage with the paying punters. Get in touch by email and tell the world about your favourites. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
Music featured: The Intro…
OVER AGAIN
by Stick In The Wheel
from the album “Follow Them True” (2018)
NEW YEAR MORNING
by Sandtimer
Single release (2018)
NEW BEGINNINGS
by Sarah McQuaid
from the album “If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous” (2 February 2018)
DARK DAYS AND HEYS / TAMPERED TWILIGHT
by Spiral Dance
from the album “Land And Legend” (2017)
Story Behind My Song
BLOODFOX
by Talitha Rise
from the album “The Abandoned Orchid House” (February 2018)
REYNARDINE
by Red Shoes
from the album “It Isn’t Over Yet” (2017)
THE FOX / BLACKBIRD SCHOTTISCHE
by Methera
from the album “Vortex” (2016)
THE FOX
by Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
from the album “The Whole Charade” (2018)
FINDING HOME
by Luke Jackson
from the album “Solo Duo Band” (9 February 2018)
THE BLIND FIDDLER / GALWAY FARMER
by Show Of Hands
from the album “As You Were” (2004)
The Insanely Mental Instrumental
DICK’S MAGGOT / HARE’S MAGGOT
by Purcell’s Polyphonic Party
from the album “Purcell’s Polyphonic Party: An Invitation To Dance” (2017)
THE TAROT DECK
by Nic Norton & The County Band
from the EP “Brief Lives” (2018)
… And The Outro
AS I ROVED OUT
by Stick In The Wheel
from the album “Follow Them True” (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Welcome to the start of a Happy New Year of the latest and greatest from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: The Intro…
BOSTON CITY
by Damien O’Kane
from the album “Avenging & Bright” (2018)
http://damienokane.co.uk
WISHING WELL
by Skipinnish
Single release (2017)
https://www.skipinnish.com
ANSWER THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR
by Zoe Mulford
from the album “Small Brown Birds” (2018)
http://zoemulford.com
The Story Behind My Song
THE SONG O’ THE CLYDE
by Amelia Jocelyn
from the album “Bonnie Songs From The West Of Scotland” (2017)
http://www.ameliajocelyn.com
TOM IN THE FRONT
by Peatbog Faeries
from the album “Live @ 25” (2017)
http://www.peatbogfaeries.com
DH’FHALBH MO RUN AIR AN AISEIG
by Maeve Mackinnon
from the album “Strì” (2018)
https://www.maevemackinnon.com
INTRODUCTION / SWEET LOVING FRIENDSHIP
by The Transports
from the album “The Transports: A Tale Of Exile And Migration” (2017)
http://www.thetransportsproduction.co.uk
HORIZONTO
by Ben Robertson
from the EP “North”
benrobertsonmusic.bandcamp.com
THE BREEZY SUMMER AIR
by Helen Dorothy
from the album “Light Time & Sound”
http://www.helendorothy.com
The Story Behind The Song
FREMINGTON BEACH
by Greg Hancock
from the album “A303”
http://www.greghancockmusic.com
REASONS FOR WAITING
by Honeyfeet
and
TIME OF THE SEASON
by Jackie Oates
and
MOONCHILD
by The Naked King
from the album “The Self Preservation Society” (2018)
https://www.eccrecords.co.uk/product/the-self-preservation-society/
LO AND BEHOLD
by Minnie Birch
from the album “Tethered” (2017)
http://www.minniebirch.co.uk
TRIP TO SKYE / BRETON AN DRO / THA CAT AND THE CAPO
by Spoil The Dance
from the album “Fairer Skies” (2017)
http://www.spoilthedance.com
…and The Outro
DANCING IN PUDDLES
by Damien O’Kane
from the album “Avenging & Bright” (2018)
http://damienokane.co.uk
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: A marvellously magical mix of music for a merry Christmas and a cool Yule! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: IT'S ONLY CHRISTMAS TIME
by Kludo White
from the album “The Christmas Album” (2012)
WINTER ECLIPSE
by Beta Radio
from the album “The Songs The Season Brings Vol 1-4” (2015)
CHRISTMAS LITE
by Milton Hide
Single release (2017)
The Biggest Santa Claus Of All…
1950s Radio Advertisement
TOO MANY SANTAS
by Maxwell, Miranda, Parsley
from the album “Catskill Christmas” (2016)
CHRISTMAS IS CALLING
by Julia P
Single release (2017)
“Eggnog! Certainly!”
An excerpt from Christmas Eve (1986)
A BIT OF MAGIC
by Daniel Nestlerode
Single release
I WATCH THE SNOW
by Daria Kulesh
from the EP “Vasilisa” (2017)
TO THE ANGELS OUT THERE
by Rebecca Hosking
Single release (2017)
“I just don’t understand Christmas, I guess…”
An excerpt from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
HERE COMES CHRISTMAS
by Davidson/MacFarlane
Single release (2015)
I DON’T WANT AN IPAD… (I JUST WANT WORLD PEACE)
by Skinner & T’Witch
Single release (2017)
MIDNIGHT MASS, CHRISTMAS EVE
by The Citizen (aka Ken O’Duffy)
Single release (2017)
IT’S CHRISTMAS TIME
by Jimmy Lee Morris
Single release (2017)
Christmas Day In The Workhouse
recited by Ed Asner
An excerpt from “The Gathering” (1977)
CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE MORNING
by Canny Fettle
from the album “Still Gannin' Canny” (2016)
“I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year!”
Sir Seymour Hicks
An excerpt from Scrooge (1935)
CHRISTMAS MORNING / SCROOGE’S CHANGE OF HEART
by GreenMatthews
from the album “A Christmas Carol - A Folk Opera”
THOUGHT OF SNOW
by Neil Thomson and Gerry Cambridge
from the album "Shore Crab" (2016)
AND IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN
by Rich Krueger
Single release (2017)
SNOW
by Sleeping At Last
from the album “Christmas Collection Vol 1” (2017)
SEASON’S BRIGHT
by Robert Land and Emily Ewing
Single release (2017)
It's O! To Be In Devon At The Merry Christmas Time /
CHRISTMAS BELLS
by Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll
from the album “The Songs Of Edward Capern” (2017)
"Hello, Bedford Falls! Merry Christmas!"
An excerpt from It's A Wonderful Life (1947)
DOWN AT THE BILLET ON BOXING DAY
by The Stoned Cherries
from the album “Baked In A Pie” (2017)
PIPER AT CAPHEATON
by Devils Water
from the album “Treading The Marches” (2017)
THE BOAR'S HEAD
by KIVA
from the album "Yuletide" (2014)
DECK THE HALLS
by Andrews Massey Duo
from the album “Make Merry” (2013)
“If this is their idea of Christmas, I gotta be here for New Year's!”
An excerpt from Die Hard (1988)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: An unofficial theme of Sisterhood develops throughout the show. Folkie sisters are doing it for themselves! And the brothers join in the fun, too. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: The Intro...
INNER SANCTUARY
by Ross Ainsley
from the album “Sanctuary” (2017)
COLD HAILY WINDY NIGHT
by Fish Out Of Water
from the EP “Hares On The Mountain” (2017)
THE BLOOD OF THE HUNT
by The Warp/The Weft
from the album “Mapping An Absense” (2017)
THE BIRD IN THE BUSH
by Said The Maiden
from the album “Here’s A Health” (2017)
SISTERS THREE
by Ange Hardy
from the album “Bring Back Home” (2017)
BOLD RILEY
by Peter Knight’s Gigspanner
from the album “The Wife of Urban Law” (2017)
The Story Behind My Song
Cheryl York tells us about...
TINKERBOROUGH
by Thomson & York
from the album “Circle Of Life” (2017)
VASILISA
by Daria Kulesh
Single release (2017)
VIDEO
SPHAGNUM MASS FOR A DEAD QUEEN
by Karine Palwart
from the album “A Pocket Of Wind Resistance” (2017)
I WAS A YOUNG MAN
by Martin Carthy
from the album “Shearwater” (1972 - re-released 2017)
PINCH OF SNUFF
by Five Hand Reel
from the album “Earl O’Moray” (1978 - re-released 2017)
CITY' CRY
by Shelagh McDonald
from the album “Stargazer” (1971 - re-released 2017)
The Story Behind My Song
Greg Hancock tells us about…
JONI MITCHELL'S GUITAR
by Greg Hancock
from the album “A303” (2017)
LOVE ME LIKE A ROCK
by The Wailin’ Jennys
from the album “Fifteen” (2018)
The Story Behind My Song
Ffion Mair tells us about…
BRANWEN
by The Foxglove Trio
from the album “Distant Havens” (2017)
… And The Outro
ESCAPING GRAVITY
by Ross Ainsley
from the album “Sanctuary” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: A 2017 retrospective - more music from releases we've featured this year. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: GYPSY LADDIE
by The Rachel Hamer Band
from the album “Hard Ground” (2017)
IF YOU WERE A MOUNTAIN
by Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer
from the album “Marble Town” (2017)
OLD GLORY BLUES
by Neil McSweeney
from the album “A Coat Worth Wearing” (2017)
NEVERTHELESS
by Old Blind Dogs
from the album “A Room With A View” (2017)
Story Behind My Song
NO SING
by Chris Tye
from the album “Stronger In Numbers” (2017)
PASSING ON THE LOVE
by The Roving Crows
from the album “Bury Me Naked” (2017)
HAND THAT FEEDS YOU
by Keston Cobblers Club
from the album “Almost Home” (2017)
The Insanely Mental Instrumental
DIS FOUND HARMONIUM
by The Hut People
from the album “Routes” (2017)
THE DINNER BELL
by Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll
from the album “The Songs Of Edward Capern” (2017)
Story Behind My Song
RUN
by Roxanne de Bastion
from the album “Heirlooms & Hearsay” (2017)
IN THE MORNING
by Sam Airey
from the album “In Darkened Rooms”
WESTERN APPROACHES
by Steamchicken
from the album “Look Both Ways” (2017)
THE RUGGED SAILOR SET
by The Twisted Twenty
from the album “The Twisted Twenty” (2017)
TAKE ME HOME
by Jimmy Lee Morris
from the album “Gallery” (2017)
HUGHIE GRAEME
by Devils Water
from the album “Treading The Marches” (2017)
TWO RECRUITIN’ SERGEANTS
by Auld Hat New Heids
from the album “Auld Hat New Heids Vol 1” (2017)
DING DONG DOLLAR
by Findlay Napier / Glasgow Song Guild
from the album “Shake The Chains” (2017)
THIS OLD LIFE
by The Deadly Winters
from the album “Ravynstoun” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: A whale of a show! We meet a British naval hero who wasn’t Lord Nelson; hear topical songs about tragedies averted; and play songs that put the “FUN” into funeral. We get Insanely Mental with an Underground Instrumental, and we find out what happens when you mix bluegrass with thrash metal to create a folkie Frankenstein’s monster! All that, and Stories Behind two Songs recorded just for us by the people who wrote them.
FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: The Intro…
GREENLAND WHALE
by Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
from the album “Pretty Peggy” (2017)
ADMIRAL BENBOW
by John Dory
from the album “Street Songs” (1996)
YouTube
BRAVE BENBOW
by Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp
from the album “The Poacher's Fate” (2017)
The Story Behind My Song
Jon Bennett tells us about…
THE SINGER
by Moonrakers
from the album “Tides” (2017)
ADRIFT, ADRIFT
by Rosie Hood
from the album “The Beautiful & The Actual” (2017)
DARK WATER
by The Young ‘Uns
from the album “Strangers” (2017)
The Insanely Mental Instrumental
MIND THE GAP
by Assembly Lane
from the album “Northbound” (2017)
THUNDERHEAD
by The Native Howl
from the album “Thrash Grass” (2017)
FINAL ARRANGEMENTS
by The Stoned Cherries
from the album “Baked In A Pie” (2017)
I WISH I WAS IN HEAVEN SITTING DOWN and A NEW ROAD
by Mark T.
from the album “From Blues To Rembetika” (2017)
QUIET GIANT
by Emma Langford
from the album “Quiet Giant” (2017)
The Story Behind My Song
Ian Churchward tells of the mystery of...
THE DUBLIN KING
by The Legendary Ten Seconds
from the album “Murray And Blue” (2017)
THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN
by Leatherat
from the album “Garden Of Eden” (2007)
Leatherat play their final gig on December 16 2017
JOHNNY SANDS
by Peter Fergus McClelland
from the album “The Turn Of The Tide” (2017)
…and The Outro
THE ROSE
by Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
from the album “Pretty Peggy” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: A short sharp blast of new singles and releases that wouldn't fit into our regular show. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows. FolkCast Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
Music featured: WILLOW BABY
by
Tara Velarde
FOR YOUR HEALTH
by
Edan Laniado
SECRET
by
Circumnavigate
THE AGEING SECRET AGENT
by
Skinner & T'Witch
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: We make a return trip to Glasgow, we’ve a trio of Hallowe'en treats, we have three guests dropping by to tell us the Stories Behind Their Songs, and we take a squint at interesting and topical new recordings from the USA. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: The Intro…
ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS
by Dan Walsh & Alistair Anderson
from the album “Right At Home: Live At Mount Hooley” (2017)
OVERTURNED BOAT
by Dusty Cut
from the album “Hawaii” (2017)
CAPE CORNWALL
by Jupiter Owls
from the album “The Fallow Cry Of The Jupiter Owls” (2017)
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
THE DEAR GREEN PLACE
by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante
from the album “The Dear Green Place” (2017)
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
YOUNG GOTHS IN THE NECROPOLIS
by Findlay Napier
from the album “Glasgow” (2017)
BREATH YOU IN
by Ashton Lane
Single release (2017)
OVER THE FIELDS
by Blue Rose Code
from the album “The Water Of Leith” (2017)
SEARCHING FOR LAND
by Lucy Kitchen
from the album “Sun To My Moon” (2017)
FORFARSHIRE (featuring Steve Knightley)
by Kirsty Merryn
from the album “She & I” (2017)
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
LANDLORD
by Jim Page
from the album “A Handful Of Songs” (2017)\
WALK TOGETHER
by Hot Tamale
Single release (2017)
HOLDING ON TO ME
by Lane Norberg
from the EP “Under The Trees” (2017)
THE WHITE WITCH
by Heg & The Wolf Chorus
from the album “Raising The Fires” (2016)
WITCHES FLIGHT
by The Stoned Cherries
from the album “Baked In A Pie” (2017)
HALLOWEEN
by Skinner And T’Witch
from the album “The Fool’s Journey” (2017)
… and The Outro
THE ROAD TO THE NORTH / LASSES PASS THE BRANDY
by Dan Walsh & Alistair Anderson
from the album “Right At Home: Live At Mount Hooley” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: Brand new scrumpings from the FolkCast orchard which is groaning under the weight of this season’s fruity folk, ripe folk-rock, scrumptious singer-songwriter and rather tasty roots type music. We sing songs of trees, of gallows trees, of pirates and highwaymen. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows. WEBSITE: www.folkcast.co.uk Music featured: The Intro…
TAKE THE POWER BACK
by Bob Hillary & The Massive Mellow
from the album “Simplify” (2017)
http://www.bobhillary.com
THE TREE
by Marek Dusil Blend
from the EP “Raw” (2017)
https://www.reverbnation.com/marekdusilblend
UK gig 26 Oct 2017: https://www.thegladpub.co.uk/events
PLANE TREE
by Banter
from the album “Yes” (2017)
http://www.banter.band
DANCE AROUND THE GALLOWS TREE
by Magpie Lane
from the album “Three Quarter Time” (2017)
http://www.magpielane.co.uk
POOR WILL AND THE JOLLY HANGMAN
by Richard Thompson
from the album “Acoustic Rarities” (2017)
http://www.richardthompson-music.com
PEGGY AND THE SOLDIER
by Peter Knight’s Gigspanner
from the album “The Wife Of Urban Law” (2017)
http://www.gigspanner.com
The Story Behind My Song
TREACHERY AT THE BLUE ANCHOR
by Trouble At Mill
from the album “Brindle Ballads” (2017)
https://www.troubleatmill.com
SAUCY BOLD ROBBER
by Pilgrims’ Way
from the album “Stand And Deliver” (2017)
http://www.pilgrims-way.net
PIRATE GOLD
by Skullthuggery
from the album “Oh No! Not More Songs About Pirates!” (2017)
http://www.destructors.co.uk/buy/4571969932/skullthuggery-by-skullthuggery/8798714
The Insanely Mental Instrumental
THE FIRST STRAW
by Ken Nicol
from the album “Days Of Reason” (2017)
https://kennicol.com
THE BANKS OF SWEET PRIMROSES
by Blackthorn Band
from the album “Hobgoblin Music: 40 Years” (2017)
The Story Behind My Song
LULLABYE
by James Parkin
from the album “My Cure” (2017)
http://jamesparkinmusic.com/
WHO’S GOING TO HOLD YOUR HAND?
by Hope In High Water
from the album “Never Settle” (2017)
https://www.hopeinhighwater.com
IT ISN’T OVER YET
by Red Shoes
from the album “It Isn’t Over Yet” (2017)
http://www.redshoes-music.com/index.html
THE JANUARY GIRL
by The Foxglove Trio
from the album "Distant Havens" (2017)
http://www.thefoxglovetrio.co.uk
…The Outro
LET THE MOMENT HIT YOU GENTLY
by Bob Hillary & The Massive Mellow
from the album “Simplify” (2017)
http://www.bobhillary.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: Help yourself to another collection of tangy and tasty choice pickings from the musical buffet that we call 'folk'. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows. WEBSITE: www.folkcast.co.uk Music featured: THE INTRO…
Ravynstoun
by The Deadly Winters
from the album “Ravynstoun” (2017)
--
A303 (Radio Edit)
by Greg Hancock
from the album “A303” (2017)
--
The One Man Folk Band
by Neil Brophy
Single release (2017)
--
Lean On Me Love
by Merry Hell
from the EP “Come On, England” (2017)
--
Building Ships
by Findlay Napier
from the album “Shake The Chains” (2017)
--
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Little Piece Of Tin
by Andy Harding
from the album “Tuesday Night Troubadour” (2017)
--
The Dear Green Place
by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante
from the album “The Dear Green Place” (2017)
--
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Love & Freedom
by New Celeste
from the album “A Perfect Sky” (2016)
also single release (2017)
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THE INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Friggin’ Polska
by Frigg
from the album “Frost On Fiddles” (2017)
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Ocean Of The Free
by Skippinish
from the album “The Seventh Wave” (2017)
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THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Joyce
by Thursday’s Child
from the album “Carry My Thoughts” (2016)
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Windwhistle Hill
by Alison & Jack
from the album “Adzooks!” (2017)
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Be Someone Better
by Dougal’s Jumper
Single release (2017)
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Cable Street
by The Young ‘Uns
from the album “Strangers” (2017)
--
…AND THE OUTRO
The Day We Went To War
by The Deadly Winters
from the album “Ravynstoun” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: A focus on new singles from singer-songwriters and indie-folk bands, plus chamber folk, dance instrumentals and trad. songs. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows. WEBSITE: www.folkcast.co.uk Music featured: The Intro…
Eagle Eye
by Mancunia
from the album “Turn Towards The Sun” (2017)
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On A Stage
by Elijah James and The Nightmares
from the EP “Live From Elevator Studios” (2017)
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Analytical & Open
by Gallery 47
Single release (2017)
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Magnificent
by Speak, Brother
Single release (2017)
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Drifter
by Richard Sutton
Single release (2017)
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The Story Behind My Song
Michael James tells us about…
Girls Like You
by Michael James and The Bedheads
Single Release (2017)
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City Skies
by Jay Ebby East
Single release (2017)
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Chamber Folk
The Butterfly / Kodo
by Joe Broughton's Conservatoire Folk Ensemble
from the album “Painted” (2017)
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The Three Ravens
by The Twisted Twenty
from the album “The Twisted Twenty” (2017)
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Night Mouse
by The Routes Quartet
from the album “Windrose” (2017)
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Sovay
by Magpie Lane
from the album “Three Quarter Time” (2017)
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Through The Seasons
Will Pound
from the album “Through The Season” (To be released 2018)
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Blackwaterside
by Karin Grandal-Park And Karl Robins
from the album “The Snows They Melt The Soonest” (2017)
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Jump At The Sun
by Banter
from the album “Yes” (2017)
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The Trees They Do Grow High
by Georgia Lewis
from the album “The Bird Who Sings Freedom” (2017)
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The Outro…
Posillipo / Reels
by Mancunia
from the album “Turn Towards The Sun” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. The newest song and the oldest song, long songs and short songs, tribute songs and angry songs, songs of summer and songs of season's end. And a tune with a daft title. All folkie life is here! * Free Kazoo subject to terms and conditions.
FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
THE INTRO…
The Banks Of Newfoundland
by Siobhan Miller
from the album “Strata” (2017)
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Summer Rose
by Nigel Brown
from the album “Looking For The Rising Sun” (2017)
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Summer
by Elephant Sessions
from the album “All We Have Is Now” (2017)
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Summer
by David Hershaw & Sandie Forbes
from the album “Here Comes Tomorrow” (2017)
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Last Night Of Summer
by Ian Bland
from the album “Everything And Nothing” (2016)
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One For Jo
by Bert Jansch
from the album “LA Turnaround” (1974)
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70s’s Bert
by Pairdown
from the album “Reach To Ring” (2017)
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Far Too Long
by Apples … I’m Home
from the album “Against The Tide” (2017
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These Days Are Gone
by Nescora
from the album “Some Place Some Where” (2017)
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THE INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
The Back Of The Change House / The Nine Pint Coggie / John Of Badenyon / Och Is Duine Truagh Mi (Strathspey and Reels)
by Ryan Young
from the album “Ryan Young” (2017)
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THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Stew Simpson tells us about…
Alice
by Hadrian’s Union
from the album “Aural Borderalis” (2017)
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Not With A Bang
by Simon Scardinelli
Single release (2017)
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A Melody Of Emmett’s Yodels
by Yodel Song
Released on 78rpm disc (1902)
Available online as part of the Great 78 Project
--
The Trysting Tree
by Vision Thing
from the EP “The Trysting Tree” (2017)
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THE OUTRO…
The Ramblin’ Rover
by Siobhan Miller
from the album “Strata” (2017)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This edition: songs of protest, songs of the outsider and the isolated, songs to stir the spirit and songs of unity. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows
Music featured: THE INTRO…
Through The Trees
by Nancy Kerr
from the album “Shake The Chains” (2017)
http://www.shakethechains.com
Refugee
by The Roving Crows
from the album “Bury Me Naked” (2017)
http://www.rovingcrows.com/
Refugee
by Reg Meuross
from the album “Faraway People” (2017)
http://www.regmeuross.com
STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Stew Simpson tells us about…
Wandering Winnie
by Hadrian’s Union
from the album “Aural Borderalis” (2017)
http://www.hadriansunion.co.uk/
Been On The Road So Long
by Auld Hats New Heids
from the album “Auld Hats New Heids Vol 1”
https://www.fraserbruce.co.uk/auld-hat---new-heids
The Derwentwater Lights
by Devils Water
from the album “Treading The Marches” (2017)
http://www.devilswater.co.uk
Until One Day
by Georgia Lewis
from the album “The Bird Who Sings Freedom” (2017)
http://www.georgialewis.co.uk
THE INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
The 5-8 Set
by Solasta
Recorded Live
http://www.solastaband.com/
KICKSTARTER: http://bit.ly/solastakickstarter
Wayfaring Stranger
by Daniel Nestlerode
from the album “Almost Home”
https://www.nestlerode.co.uk
Small Towns
by Mondegreen
from the EP “Small Towns” (2017)
https://heymondegreen.bandcamp.com/album/small-towns-single
Come On, England!
by Merry Hell
from the EP “Come On, England!” (2017)
http://www.merryhell.co.uk
Warriors’ Cry
by Christine Weir
from the album “Weir Celts” (2017)
http://www.christineweir.co.za/
THE OUTRO…
We Shall Overcome
by Shake The Chains
from the album “Shake The Chains” (2017)
http://www.shakethechains.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. A ton of great new sounds from the Folkosphere to share with you, plus there’s nudity… with a steampunk morris dancer, there’s sex… with a cuckoo, and there’s an Insanely Mental Instrumental that will drive Homer Simpson crazy, and there are a trio of new songs inspired by classics. FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured:
THE INTRO…
Sheepcrook And Black Dog
by Offa Rex
from the album “The Queen Of Hearts” (2017)
http://www.decemberists.com/news/offa-rex/
Sheepcrook And Black Dog (excerpt)
by Steeleye Span
from the album “Below The Salt” (1972)
http://steeleyespan.org.uk
Nothing Matters Anymore
by Richard Sutton
Single, 2017
http://www.richard-sutton.com/
No One Listens
by Nigel Brown
from the album “Waiting For The Rising Sun” (2017)
https://www.nigelbrownmusic.com
Better Days (Radio Mix)
by Thomas John
Single, 2017
http://thomasjohnmusic.com/index/
STORY BEHIND HIS SONG
The Maid Of Llanwellyn
Story told by Andrew Weighill-Richards
Song sung by John Shepherd,
recorded live at Rhyl Folk Club
The Rocks Of The Brae
by Ben Robertson
Unreleased recording, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/BenRobertsonMusic
I Pity The Poor Immigrant (Excerpt)
by Bob Dylan
from the album John Wesley Harding (1967)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wesley_Harding_(album)
A Belated Reflection On Bob Dylan’s I Pity The Poor Immigrant Fifty Years After The Fact
by Ian Bland
from the album “Everything And Nothing” (2017)
http://ianbland.com.au
THE INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Oh My Doughnuts
by Pons Aelius
from the album “Captain Glen’s Comfort” (2017)
http://ponsaeliusmusic.com
Heaven Knows
by Bella Gaffney
from the album “Heaven Knows” (2017)
http://www.bellagaffney.co.uk
The Cuckoo’s Nest (excerpt)
by Ashley Hutching’s Morris On Band
from the album “Morris On The Road” (2005)
http://www.ashleyhutchings.com
The Cuckoo's Nest
by TradArrr
from the album "Further Tales Of Love! Death! and Treachery!" (2017)
http://www.tradarrr.com
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Stew Simpson tells us about
Body To Body
by Hadrian’s Union
from the album “Aural Borderalis” (2017)
http://www.hadriansunion.co.uk
http://www.spencertunick.com
Easy Rider (Banjo Version)
by Eddie Berman
Single release (2017)
https://www.eddiebermanmusic.com
Imagined England
by Lostboy
From the EP “Lost Boy” (2017)
https://www.lostboyduo.co.uk
…AND THE OUTRO
The Old Churchyard
Offa Rex
from the album “The Queen Of Hearts” (2017)
http://www.decemberists.com/news/offa-rex/
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. We run away with the gypsies, we ask “who da man?”, we have slip jigs, reels and Slip Jigs And Reels. We’ll stop to smell the roses, we go crazy with goblins and people drop by to tell us the stories behind their songs. Oh, and Yellow Car! FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie Phil’ Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED:
THE INTRO…
E.G.A.
by Greg Russell
from the album “Inclined To Be Red” (2017)
http://www.gregrussellfolk.co.uk
Rock Ferry
by Mike West
from the EP “Rusted” (2017)
https://mikewest333.bandcamp.com/music
Oxford Blue
by Ed Lofstedt
from the EP “Sweep Me Away” (2017)
https://edlofstedt.bandcamp.com
STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Them Old Bones
by Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls
from the album “Them Old Bones” (2017)
https://www.olddryskulls.com
Gypsy
by Steamchicken
from the album “Look Both Ways” (2017)
http://www.steamchicken.co.uk
Whistling Gypsy Rover
by Alison & Jack
from the album “Adzooks!” (2017)
http://www.alisonandjack.co.uk
Gypsy
by Carol Laula
from the album “The Bones Of It” (2016)
http://www.carollaula.co.uk/index1.html
INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Accordions To The Goblins!
by Tori Tango
from the album “For One Touch” (2017)
http://www.juretori.com
Be The Man
by The Young ‘Uns
single release (2017)
http://www.theyounguns.co.uk
Man In The Long Black Coat
by Vision Thing
from the album “Lights” (2017)
http://www.visionthingband.com
STORY BEHIND MY SONG
I Sat Beside Myself Today
by Alan & The Big Hand
from the album “Yellow Car No Return” (2017)
http://www.alanmcclure.co.uk
Slip Jigs
by Allan Yn Y Fan
from the album “NEWiD” (2016)
http://www.ayyf.co.uk
Slip Jigs And Reels
by Steve Tilston
from the album “The Greening Wind” (1999)
http://www.stevetilston.com
Reels - Paddy Canny's Pigeon On The Gate / The Dairy Maid
by Cormac Begley
from the album “Cormac Begley” (2016)
http://www.cormacbegley.com
Roses In The Snow And Drought
by Joanne Rand
from the album “Roses In The Snow And Drought” (2017)
http://joannerandmusic.com
The Sun And The Rose
by Damh The Bard
from the album Spirit Of Albion (2006)
https://www.paganmusic.co.uk
…AND THE OUTRO
Storylines
by Greg Russell
from the album “Inclined To Be Red” (2017)
http://www.gregrussellfolk.co.uk
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. The latest releases from the Folkosphere, plus a tribute to Vin Garbutt. FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie Phil’ Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED:
Wings by Vin Garbutt from the album "Plugged!" (1995)
http://www.vingarbutt.com
Jolly Good Jigs / Atween Da Watters by Vair, from the album “A Place In Time” (2017)
https://www.facebook.com/pg/VairBand/about/
Little Trophies by Pog, from the album “Little Trophies” (2017)
http://www.worldofbeardandpog.co.uk/pogwash/index.html
STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Mandolin Dreams by Jimmy Lee Morris, from the album “Gallery” (2017)
http://www.jimmyleemorris.com
Broken Faucet (Acoustic Mix) by Alex Seel, single release (July 14th 2017)
https://alexseel.com/home
My Son John by The Drystones, from the album “We Happy Few” (2017)
http://www.thedrystones.co.uk
The Hills Of Kandahar by Rosie Hood from the album “The Beautiful & The Actual” (2017)
http://www.rosiehood.co.uk
THE INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Pimentons Torrats amb Oli i Sal by Joe Broughton’s Conservatoire Folk Ensemble from the album “Painted” (2017)
https://www.joebroughton.com/the-folk-ensemble
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Tombola by Jason McNiff from the album “Rain Dries Your Eyes” (2017)
https://www.jasonmcniff.com
Pictures by Hope In High Water from the album “Never Settle” (2017)
https://www.hopeinhighwater.com
Pleatings On The Water by Gian Luca & The Oak from the EP “The Flowers Never Grown” (2017)
http://www.gianlucamusicpage.com
Cumha Ni Mhic Raghnaill by Whyte from the album Fairich (2016)
http://www.whytenoise.co.uk
Black Flies by Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls from the album “Them Old Bones” (2017)
https://www.olddryskulls.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Take a spin back down the years to catch up with artists featured in June podcasts past. We hear new music from old favourites, plus brand new music from new friends with the latest releases. FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie Phil’ Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED:
*The Hills Of Arran* by John Meed, from the album “The Hills Of Arran” (2015)
http://johnmeed.net
Put On The Grass Skirt by Daniel Patrick Quinn, from the EP “I, Sun” (2016)
https://danielpatrickquinn.bandcamp.com
Brigg Fair by Steamchicken, from the album “Look Both Ways” (2017)
http://www.steamchicken.co.uk
Sir Lionel by The Demon Barbers from the album “Disco At The Tavern” (2015)
http://www.thedemonbarbers.co.uk
Two Sisters by Steeleye Span from the album “Dodgy Bastards” (2016)
http://steeleyespan.org.uk
The Elephant Tree by Green Diesel from the album “The Hangman’s Fee” (2017)
http://greendieselfolk.com
Looking For The Rising Sun by Nigel Brown from the album “Looking For The Rising Sun” (June 30th 2017)
https://www.nigelbrownmusic.com
The Wide Afternoon by Jack Harris from the album "The Wide Afternoon" (2017)
http://jackharrismusic.com
Dark Eyed Sailor by Ninebarrow from the album “Releasing The Leaves” (2016)
http://www.ninebarrow.co.uk
Burlesque Sky by Sandy Kilpatrick & The Origins Band (single, 2017)
https://sandykilpatrick.bandcamp.com
The Wren And The Salt Air by Jenny Sturgeon from the EP "The Wren And The Salt Air" (2017)
https://www.jennysturgeonmusic.com
INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Silence Of The Chickens by An Dha from the album “Celtivation” (June 30th, 2017)
http://www.andha.co.uk
The Puppet Master by Ryan Fox, digital single release (2017)
http://www.ryanfoxmusic.co.uk
Wedding Steps by Mosquito Cabaret from the EP “Lament of the Lonely Bloodsucker” (2017)
https://mosquitocabaret.bandcamp.com
Once by Solana from the album “Camino” (2017)
https://solana.bandcamp.com
Angeline The Baker by Jamie Francis from the album “The Patient Neighbour” (2017)
https://www.jamiefrancismusic.com
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. On this edition of FolkCast we’ve got a hold full of songs about the sea! There are songs about racing on the sea, fishing on the sea and coming home from the sea. We’ve mariners, pirates, whalers and lost sailers. We’ve got boats and tides and ships and sails. That’s right, FolkCasters … it’s a naughty nautical special!
FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured:
Heroes Of The Sea
by Skippinish
from the album “The Seventh Wave” (2017)
Tanka 3 / Song Of A Seafarer
by Nick Burbridge and Tim Cotterell
from the album “Resolved” (2016)
The Corsair / The Black Ship
by Thursday’s Band
from the album “All We Have In Common” (2016)
**THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
The Pilot Gig**
by Six Sick Sheep
from the EP “The Pilot Gig” (2017)
Row Boys Row
by The Changing Room
from the album “Behind The Lace” (2015)
Ye Mariners All
by Fairport Convention
from the album 50:50@50 (2017)
Home Boys Home
by The Ancient Bretons
from the album “The First 30 Years” (2012)
The Lost Sailor
by Chris Manassah
from the album “The Sun Destroys The Sky” (2017)
Captain Ward
by Kadia
from the EP “The Outlandish Collection” (2017)
(Listen to The Story Behind The Song of Captain Ward in FolkCast 062)
SOUNDBITE SPOTLIGHT
LaLaLa Presents: Åkervinda & The Ballina Whalers
June 13th 2017
The Old Church, Stoke Newington Church St, N16 9ES London
Music featured:
Jag Haver Ingen Kärare by Akervinda
and
Pull Down Below by The Ballina Whalers
Boats Cut A Water
by The Black Guards
from the EP “Drawn In” (2017)
Tidal Bomb
by Colin Onderdonk
from the album “Proximity Effect” (2017)
INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Doofer
by Elephant Sessions
from the album “ All We Have Is Now” (2017)
All Rivers Flow To The Ocean
by Magic Hour
online release (2017)
Sailing Too Close To The Wind
by Merry Hell
from the album “Bloodlines” (2016)
For full details see the Shownotes for FolkCast 126 at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. In this edition of FolkCast we sing a couple of songs of the merry, merry month of May, we go to Gracelands, we wonder where the time has gone, we visit the court house to hear our brother speak, before not visiting Denver. Then we get wild in the country. It could be England, it could Ireland, it could be Wales … or it could be Transylvania! We go on a bug hunt with a flying Yeti and hear an Insanely Mental Instrumental with a mammoth title. There’s a song by a Victorian postman, and there’s a song about a Victorian miner. And then we break it all down and pack it all away with the final journey of a 1969 split screen camper van. That’s our bill of fare: we’ve got folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter, roots … and hardly any country music! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie Phil' Widdows Music featured:
Bedfordshire May Carol by Jack Sharp from the album “From Here: English Folk Field Recordings” (2017)
https://stickinthewheel.bandcamp.com/album/from-here-english-folk-field-recordings
Woods in May by The Unthanks from the album “Diversions Vol. 4: The Songs and Poems of Molly Drake” (2017)
http://www.the-unthanks.com
Galway To Graceland by Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer from the album “Marble Town” (2017)
https://www.paulwalkermusic.co.uk
Who Knows Where The Time Goes by Emily Maguire from the album “A Bit Of Blue” (2017)
http://www.emilymaguire.com
He’ll Fight by Speak, Brother, single release, (May, 2017)
http://speakbrother.co.uk/home
Denver by Joe Martin, from the EP “Small World” (2017)
http://www.joemartinmusic.com
In The Country by Police Dog Hogan, from the album “Wild By The Side Of The Road” (2017)
https://policedoghogan.com
Holyhead Ferry by Pairdown, from the album “Reach To Ring” (2017)
https://pairdown.bandcamp.com/album/reach-to-ring
SOUNDBITE
Góbéfest - The UK’s first Transylvanian Hungarian festival of arts, music and culture
Friday 12th - Sunday 14th May 2017, Albert Square, Manchester
http://www.gobefest.com
Music featured:
1.Ez van! - That's the way it goes
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Sziva¦ürva¦üny - Rainbow
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Fel - Towards the sky
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Mindenkinek - To all
Fireflies by Fly Yeti Fly from the album “Shine A Light In The Dark” (2017)
http://flyyetifly.com/
INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Iain Macphail's Compliments To Chrissie Leatham / Cooper Of Stannerton Heugh / One-Horned Sheep by Alistair Anderson & Northlands from the album “Alistair Anderson & Northlands” (2017)
http://www.alistairanderson.com/index.htm
More Happy Than A King by Nick Wyke & Becki Driscoll from the album “The Songs Of Edward Capern” (2017)
http://www.englishfiddle.com/the_songs_of_edward_capern/
Old Miner by Canny Fettle from the album “Still Gannin' Canny” (2017)
http://www.cannyfettle.com
Parachutes by India Electric Co from the EP “ECM1” (2017)
http://indiaelectricco.com
End Of The Road ('69 Campervan) by Jimmy Lee Morris, from the album “Gallery” (2017)
http://www.jimmyleemorris.com
For full details and clickable links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. In this edition: we build a railway, lose a lover or two to war, head to the hills, spend the night with drunken sailors, take a bite out of the Big Apple, rant against the modern world, go insane with a tinker, take the last train to Delhi and get lost in France before the whole thing ends in a Fiasco!
FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured: Iron Horses by Two Coats Colder from the album “Moment In Time” (2017)
http://www.twocoatscolder.com
The Bonny Light Horseman by Siobhan Miller from the album “Strata” (2017)
https://www.siobhanmiller.com
Love Me Forever by Skinner & T’Witch from the album “The Fool’s Journey” (2017)
http://www.skinnerandtwitch.com
Feature Fight by Chris Tye from the album “Stronger In Numbers” (2017)
https://christyemusic.wordpress.com/category/news/
Hills Of Rome by Jason McNiff from the album “Rain Dries Your Eyes” (2017)
https://www.jasonmcniff.com
The Call by Neil McSweeney from the album “A Coat Worth Wearing” (2017)
http://www.neilmcsweeney.com/
New York Love Song by The Roving Crows from the album “Bury Me Naked” (2017)
http://www.rovingcrows.com
Generation Rent (Radio Mix) by Megson from the EP “Generation Rent” (2017)
http://www.megsonmusic.co.uk
INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL(S)
Reels - The Yellow Tinker / Ril Mhor Bhaile And Chalaidh
and
Jig - An Cat Is A Mathair
by Cormac Begley from the album “Cormac Begley” (2017)
http://www.cormacbegley.com
Smugglers’ Song by Feast Of Fiddles from the album “Sleight Of Elbow” (2017)
http://www.feastoffiddles.co.uk
Song Of The Sea Rover by Amelia Coburn single release (2017)
http://ameliacoburn.co.uk
Delhi Belly by Paul J. Openshaw from the album “Bare Bones” (2015)
http://paulopenshaw.com
The Last Train by The Medlars from the album “The Medlars” (2017)
https://themedlarsmusic.wordpress.com
Sangatte by Minnie Birch charity single release (2017)
https://minniebirch.bandcamp.com
Fiasco by Manran from the album “An Dà Là - The Two Days” (2017)
http://manran.co.uk
For full details see the Shownotes for FolkCast 126 at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This time featuring songs about … hypnotism … a mermaid … a Geordie from outer space … an alewife … two sisters who stitch up a dirty old lord … a witch with a secret … and the secret of a happy life. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie Phil' Widdows Music featured: The Afternoon Show
by Meet George Brown
from the EP “Meet Georgia Brown” (April 2017)
Mermaid Song
by Fly Yeti Fly
from the album “Shine A Light In The Dark” (2017)
This Is It
by Katy Vernon
from the album “Before I Forget” (2012)
&
Lily
by Katy Vernon
from the album “Present” (2015)
Mandolin Man
by Jim Palana
from the album “Lefty” (2016)
Big River
by Kathryn Tickell & Friends
from the album “Water Of Tyne” (2016)
Elsie Marley
by Eddie & Luc
from the album “Tirade” (2016)
The Forst Geordie
by Hicks And Goulbourn
from the album “Immortal” (2016)
Hypnotize
by The Blackheart Orchestra
from the album “Diving For Roses” (2016)
Forest Hill
by Keston Cobblers Club
from the album “Almost Home” (2017)
FolkCast Blog Post
The Insanely Mental Instrumental!
Sunburn, Man-Flu And The Shits
by Ross Couper & Tom Oakes
from the album “Fiddle & Guitar” (May 12th 2017)
Fair Annie
by John Roberts & Debra Cowan
from the album “Ballads Long And Short” (2015)
Grimshaw And The Fingerclaw
by Elfin Bow
from the album “Elfin Bow” (2017)
Fare You Well
by Police Dog Hogan
from the album "Wild By The Side Of The Road" (2017)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast Episode 124: Beware! Giant squid attack! FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows
Music featured:
The Beast Below
by Apple Of My Eye
from the album “The Beast Below” (2017)
Three Rivers
by Two’s Company
from the album “Go Together” (2016)
The Golden Fox
by Amy Duncan
from the album “Antidote” (2017)
Reynard And The Goose
by The Trials Of Cato
from the EP “The Trials Of Cato” (2017)
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
Griogal Chridhe
by Kaela Rowan
from the album “The Fruited Thorn” (2016)
Lady Isabel And The Elf Knight
by Kadia
from the EP “The Outlandish Collection” (2017)
The Girl With The Broken Banjo
by The Broken String Band
from the EP “Prologue: Somebody’s Daughter” (2017)
The Bonnie Bunch Of Roses
by Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith
from the album “Night Hours” (2016)
**THE INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
The Whitby Drip**
by The Hut People
from the album “Routes” (2017)
McBrides
by Feast Of Fiddles
from the album “Sleight Of Elbow” (2017)
The Moon
by The Carrivick Sisters
from the album “10 Years Live” (2016)
The Moon And The Pilot
by Daria Kulesh
from the album “Long Lost Home” (2017)
A Close Shave
by Andrew Gordon
from the album “Live At Dunfermline Folk Club” (2017)
The Parting Glass
by Dipper Malkin
from the album “Tricks Of The Trade” (2017)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
We're back, baby! The start of a new season and we reveal plans for future FolkCasts. Then we go to the races, go down the mines, take to the ocean, search for passage through the ice and sail the stars. There are daft dogs and dirty dogs and Old Blind Dogs, and we finish in a honking great big mucky lorry! Who dares to say that folk music is boring?
FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows
Music featured:
Yours For Eternity
by Steve Dagleish
from the album “Yours For Eternity” (2016)
Grand National
by Captain Of The Lost Waves
from the album “Hidden Gems” (2016)
Creeping Jane
by Steeleye Span
from the album “Cogs, Wheels And Lovers” (2009)
Another Lost Sailor
by Chris Manasseh
from the album “The Sun Destroys The Sky” (2017)
The Bonny Ship The Diamond
by Alex Cumming & Nicola Beazley
from the album “Across The Water” (2017)
THE STORY BEHIND MY SONG
The Mines Of The Tamar
by Andy Harding
digital release (2016)
Eee Aye Ah Cud Hew
by Stew Simpson
from the album “From Here: English Folk Field Recordings” (2017)
In Time Of 'The Breaking Of Nations'
by Triangle
from the album "This Will Go On The Same" (2016)
SOUNDBITE
We visit Rhyl Folk Club in company of Andrew Weighill-Richards
featuring:
Northumbrian Tunes by Mountain Oyster Band
and Northwest Passage by Mike Hawkins
both from the album “The Tynewydd Sessions” recorded live at the club (2016)
Eleanor’s Dream
by Fairport Convention
from the album “50:50@50” (2017)
A Ring On Her Hand
by Old Blind Dogs
from the album “Room With A View”
Sir Patrick Spens
by Martin Carthy
from the album “Signs Of Life” (1998)
**INSANELY MENTAL INSTRUMENTAL
Holding The Whippet**
by Ewan Macpherson
from the album “Fetch” (2016)
Day Became You
by Ian Roland
from the EP “Day Became You” (2017)
Doggie Song
by Geoff Lakeman
from the album “After All These Years” (2016)
Dirt Dust Lorries And Noise
by Home Service
from the album “A New Ground” (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music, poetry and fun for a very merry Christmas and a blessed Yule!
The Christmas Goose
by Kate Rusby
From the album "The Frost Is All Over" (2015)
"Johnny's Christmas Guitar"
with Johnny Cash
from The Johnny Cash & Family Christmas TV Show (1977)
Sleigh Ride
by Sam Bush
from the album "Christmas Roots" (2013)
Standing By My Christmas Tree
by Cara Dillon
from the album "Upon A Winter's Night" (2016)
The Winter Song
by Skinner And T'Witch
single release (2016)
Infinite Space
by Eddie & Luc
from the album "Tirade" (2016)
with
"A Christmas Poem"
written and read by Jim Thielen
Christmas Pudding
by Greg Trafidlo
from the album "Folk Singular" (2005)
"Have you ever seen a million dollars?"
Judge Reinhold and Eric Lloyd
from "The Santa Clause" (1994)
The Secret Tree Of Gotham
by Hicks & Goulbourn
from the album "Immortal" (2016)
Pass The Bottle (A Christmas Song)
by Jethro Tull
single release (2016)
"Santa's Little Helper"
Julie Andrews and Peter Ustinov
from "Julie's Christmas TV Special" (1973)
The Oak King Rises (Live)
by Wood, Wire & Words
FolkCast exclusive (2016)
"Christmas"
by John Betjeman, read by Robert Donat
with
Carol Medley
by Ken Nicol
from the album "Tidings" (1991)
Rejoice (O Come Emmanuel)
by Eddy Mann
single release (2016)
"It's Christmas Eve…"
Bill Murray
from "Scrooged" (1988)
There's Magic In Christmas Eve
by The Changing Room
from the EP "The Magic Of Christmas" (2016)
The World Falls In Love
by The Houghton Weavers
from the album "Christmas In Lancashire" (2016)
"December"
by Dollie Radford
Reading courtesy of Classic Poetry Aloud
with
The Holly And The Ivy
by Andrews Massey Duo
from the album "Make Merry" (2013)
The Magic Christmas Tree
by Pilgrim's Way
from the EP "Shining Gently All Around" (2011)
A Winter's Tale
by The Magnets
from the album "Christmas - The Collection" (2011)
"A Christmas Surprise…"
with The Muppets
from "Muppet Family Christmas TV Special" (1987)
#1 Record For Christmas
by Neil Diamond
from the album "Acoustic Christmas" (2016)
The Snowman's Song
by Simon Mayor & Hilary James
from the Musical Mystery Tour albums (2016)
"Snow for Christmas…"
Gracie Burns and Peter Brocco
from "Burns and Allen: Company for Christmas" (1955)
Come Mad Boys
by Telynor
from the album "Off The Beaten Track" (1992)
The Quantock Carol
by Ange Hardy
from the EP "The Quantock Carol & Mary's Robin" (2016)
By The Fireside
by Ellen And The Escapades
single release (2012)
"None of us are as young as we look these days…"
Bing Crosby and David Bowie
from "Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas" (1977)
Christmas Day
by Johnnyswim
from the album "A Johnnyswim Christmas" (2014)
"Goodbye…"
Julie Andrews
from "The Sound Of Christmas TV Special" (1987)
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / The Official Brawle
by Joshua Burnell
single release (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A celebration and contemplation for the darkest season. Produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Hide! The Storm Is Coming
by Heg & The Wolf Chorus
from the album "Raising The Fires" (2016)
Verses (Tho Winter Comes Dreary)
by Gordon Tyrrall
from the album "A Distance From The Town" (2000)
When Winter Rides In
by Pete Shirley
from the album "Sunset Katy And 0ther Stories"(2015)
Wait For The Storm
by Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate
from the album "Invisible" (2011)
Turning Into Winter
by Jack The Lad
from the album "It's Jack The Lad" (1973)
When The Last Leaf Falls
by The Bills
from the album "Trail Of Tales" (20160
Coming Home
by K.P. Devlin
from the album "Violescent" (2014)
The Houses Of Winter
by Peter Mayer
from the album "Midwinter" (2005)
For Winter
by Pilgrim
from the EP "For Winter" (2016)
Reading: "Winter Nightfall"
by Robert Bridges
This recording is used with the permission of Classic Poetry Aloud : giving voice to the classic poetry of the past.
December
by Skippinish
from the EP "Three Latest Hits" (2015)
Same Thing Every Year
by Paul Davy
from the album "Better Late" (2015)
The Coming Winter
by Krista Detor
from the album "Barely" (2015)
How Cold The Winter
by Ida Wenøe
from the album "Time Of Ghosts" (2015)
Reading: "A Scottish Winter"
by Gavin Douglas, read by John Laurie
from the album "Poetry And Music For Winter" (2011)
Long Shadows
by Maddy Prior
from the album "Year" (2009)
Reading: Mousehole Tom
by Phil Widdows
Tom Bawcock's Eve
by Richard Trethewey
from the album "Dig Where You Stand" (2012)
To The Coast
by Gren Bartley
from the album "Songs To Scythe Back The Overgrown" (2012)
Season III: The Winter Of Life
by Lady Maisery
from the album "Cycle" (2016)
The Month Of January
by Mary McPartlan
from the album "From Mountain To Mountain" (2016)
Cold Winds Blow
by Broom Bezzums
from the album "No Smaller Than The World" (2015)
Coppicing Song
by Hannah James
from the album "Jigdoll" (2016)
Long Cold Winter
by Kingfisher Blue
from the album "Til The Pond Freezes Over" (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month we bid a fond, final "Fare Thee Well" to Babba, FolkCast's folk historian, who has died aged 60.
FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows
He Died With His Boots On
by The Changing Room
from the EP “Names On A Wall” (2016)
Bloodlines
by Merry Hell
from the album “Bloodlines” (2016)
Praise The Storm
by Heg & The Wolf Chorus
from the album “Raising The Fires” (2016)
The Lofty Tall Ship / Shallow Brown
by Steeleye Span
from the album “Dodgy Bastards” (2016)
SOUNDBITE: A guide to the world's folkie venues
Stanley Halls Folk Club
South Norwood, London
Speed The Plough
by John Kirkpatrick
from the album “The Ultimate Guide To English Folk” (2016)
Ramble Away
by Roger Wilson
from the album “The Ultimate Guide To English Folk” (2016)
Such A Thing As Society
by Ewan McLennan & George Monbiot
from the album “Breaking The Spell Of Loneliness” (2016)
Leather And Chrome
by Luke Jackson
from the album “Tall Tales And Rumours” (2016)
Autumn Song
by George Boomsma
from the album “George Boomsma” (2016)
The Running Tide
by Trevor Clawson
from the album “Firecracker Day” (2014)
Tribute to Babba
One Last Drink
by Enter The Haggis
from the album “Soapbox Heroes” (2006)
Meet On The Ledge (Live)
by Fairport Convention
from “The Cropredy Box” (1997)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
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 & Jamie Roberts
from the album “Shadows & Half Light” (2008)
“Killing The Corn Spirit”
from The Golden Bough by Sir James Frazer
read by “hefyd” for Librivox.org
John Barleycorn
by Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy & Paul Weller
from the album "The Imagined Village" (2007)
King Harvest
by Dave Pegg & PJ Wright
from the album “Galileo's Apology” (2006)
Imperceptible
by Locomotive Ghost
from the album "Seasons" (2014)
Mysterious Mushroom Hunter
by Radim Zenkl
from the album "Strings & Wings" (2005)
with
“Mushrooms”
written by Margaret Atwood
Fall
by Mind Of Max
from the album "Seasons" (2013)
La Prima Volta
by Scott McWatt
from the album “A Ceíst Amá” (2013)
The First Leaf Of Autumn
by Michael Chapman
from the album "Wrecked Again" (1972)
Autumn Song (excerpt)
by Magna Carta
from "Tomorrow Never Comes - The Anthology" (2012)
Wild, Wild Berries
by Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman
from the album "Unity" (2010)
To The Stones
by Ninebarrow
from the album “Releasing The Leaves” (2016)
"All Hallow's Eve"
read by Owen's Quest
written by Erin Morgenstern
All Hallows
by Sharron Kraus & Friends
from the album " Right Wantonly A-Mumming" (2007)
Hallows’ Eve
by Show Of Hands
from the album “The Long Way Home” (2015)
All Hallow’s Eve
by The Story
from the album “John Barleycorn Reborn: Rebirth” (2011)
November
by Christopher Cross
from the album “Doctor Faith” (2011)
“The Origin And Customs Of Guy Fawkes' Day”
Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson and Harry Bartell as The Host
from "The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Gunpowder Plot"
American Radio - Mutual Broadcasting System
(first broadcast: November 5th 1945)
Penny For The Guy
by Giggetty
from the album "Black Country Time" (1980)
Bonfire Night
by The Gathering Tide
from the album “The Gathering Tide” (2016)
Cold November Day
by Katy Rose Bennett
from the album “Songs Of The River Rea” (2016)
Thanksgiving Talk / Thankful
by Kristina Olsen
from the album "All Over Down Under" (2002)
Ride The Wind
by Spiral Dance
from the album "The Quickening" (2006)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Attention class! We're going on a world trip, taking in England, Scotland, Ireland, America, Australia, Spain and Germany. All aboard the FolkCast executive jet … and don't forget to bring a packed lunch (hic!). FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows
We Need Each Other Now
by Merry Hell
from the forthcoming album “Bloodlines” (2016)
Here We Go Again
by Broom Bezzums
from the album “No Smaller Than The World” (2016)
The Iron Crown
by The Gathering Tide
from the forthcoming album “The Gathering Tide” (2016)
Sands Of Time
by Nigel Brown
from the album “Shadows Tall” (2016)
Do Anything
by Jake Thomas Turnbull
single release (2016)
Nighean Nan Geug
by Kaela Rowan
from the album “The Fruited Thorn” (2016)
Gaelic
by Ross & Ali
from the album “Symbiosis” (September 2016)
Going North
by Dana & Susan Robinson
from the album “The Angel’s Share” (2016)
Refugee Song
by Hannah James
from the album “Jigdoll” (2016)
Babba presents...
The Story Behind The Song
The Silver Duro by Na-MaRa
from the album “Navajos & Pirates” (2015)
...being the story of the Basque child refugees from the Spanish Civil War
A Promised Land
by Hugh Doolan
from the album “A Promised Land” (2016)
Greasy Coat
by New Road
from the album “Stone Walls & Street Lights” (2016)
I Wash Myself With A Rag On A Stick
by Kieran Towers & Charlotte Carrivick
from the album “Wolves A’Howlin’” (2016)
It’s All Downhill From Here
by The Changing Room
from the album “Picking Up The Pieces” (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Out of the tangled mess of politics and world events we present an entertaining mix of music and chat. There's a focus on 'folk concept albums' and 'folk-influenced projects'. We hear from Ken Nicol about his new 'super group'. We dance with the Devil. And we meet 'the King of the 'Draulicers' in his mansion on the crag. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: This Is Why We Drink
by Danielle French
from the album “Miss Scarlett And The Madmen” (2016)
The Blantyre Explosion
by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
from the album “Paper Of Pins” (2016)
Sutherland Rag
by David J Kelly
from the album “Man And Mountain” (2015)
Helicopter
by Ian Roland and Simon Yapp
from the album “Suitcase” (2016)
Lord Gregory
by Kaela Rowan
from the album “The Fruited Thorn” (2016)
Into the Green, Pt. I: The Enchanted Wood
by Joshua Burnell
from the album “Into The Green” (2016)
Ken Nicol Interview (Part 2) Fight The Devil
by Pagan Harvest
from the album “Pagan Harvest” (2016)
The Devil And The Farmer’s Wife
by The Georgia Shackleton Trio
from the album “The Dog Who Would Not Be Washed” (2016)
King
by The Amazing Devil
from the album “Love Run” (2016)
Charlie Chaplin
by Harp And A Monkey
from the album “War Stories” (2016)
Babba presents...
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Up On Cragside by Blair Dunlop
from the album "Gilded" (2016)
*…being the story of Baron Sir William Armstrong,
the Wizard of the North and the "King Of The ‘Draulicers".*
Revenge-Monoghan
by Ailm
from the album “Ailm” (2016)
We Are The Foxes
by The Bookshop Band
from the album “We Are The Foxes” (2016)
Fergus Laing
by Richard Thompson
from the album “Still (Deluxe Edition)” (2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. The Story Behind The Song turns 100 with the remarkable tale of "the man they couldn't hang', who inspired an entire album by Fairport Convention. But what happened to John "Babbacombe" Lee after he escaped from the hangman's noose? Also in this edition we chat to multi-talented musician Ken Nicol, and hear about how he has become a "guitar-slinger for hire", helping to rescue two bands' touring plans. Plus the usual diet of great new music!
FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows
Music featured:
Billy Bones
by King Courgette
from the album "King Courgette" (2016)
One More Day
by Solarference
from the album "Locks & Bolts" (2016)
The Harbour
by India McKellar
from the EP "Sable" (2016)
The Hen’s March To The Midden/The Four Poster Bed
by Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol
from the album "Close To The White Bear" (1984)
Spirit, Soul And A Handful Of Mud
by James J Turner
from the album "Spirit, Soul And A Handful Of Mud" (2016)
Ken Nicol interview - part one
featuring Princess Royal by Feast Of Fiddles
from the album "Still Live" (2007)
and
Sponge by Magna Carta
from the album "Tomorrow Never Comes" (2012)
The Jesus Army
by Ken Nicol
from the album "Things" (2015)
Selkie
by Jenny Sturgeon
from the album "From The Skein" (2016)
Louise
by Andrew John & Lissa
from the album "At Home" (2016)
Five Years Old
by Hot Tamale
single (2016)
The Story Behind The Song 100!
Hanging Song
by Fairport Convention
from the album "Babbacombe Lee" (1971)
Being the full story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee,
alias "The Man They Couldn't Hang"!
Up On Cragside
by Blair Dunlop
from the album "Gilded" (2016)
Happy Outcome
by Alma
from the album "Varieties" (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. The Summer Sizzler 2016: Jump in and take a ride through more than an hour of superb sounds to keep you sizzling all summer long… FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows
Music featured:
First Day Of Summer
by King Courgette
from the album "King Courgette" (2016)
In The Summertime
by Erik Johnson
from the album "In The Summertime" (2009)
A Surfer Courted Me
by Martha Tilston And The Woods
from the album "Ropeswing" (2005)
Sunshine
by Jimmy Lee Morris
from the album "Wilderness Wood" (2016)
It's A Barbecue Day
by Wood, Wire & Words
from the album "It's A Barbecue Day" (2015)
On Holiday In Stornaway
by Ken Nicol
from the album "Thirteen Reasons" (2011)
Beach House
by Bluebird Avenue
from the EP "Bag Of Animals" (2013)
Moonlight And Gold
by Rab Noakes
from the album "I'm Walkin' Here" (2016)
Fly Higher
by Ross Ainslie
from the album "Remembering" (2015)
If You Can't Land Her On The Old Verandah
by Hot Fingers
from the album "Fellside At 40 - The Journey Continues" (2016)
Blackberry Crisp
by Genevieve And The Wild Sundays
from the album "Fine Line" (2016)
Summer Sands
by James Filkins
from the album "Summer Sands And Sleeping Bears" (2012)
plus
"Life's A Beach" (written by Phil Widdows)
Skimming Stones
by Jacanda
from the album "Skimming Stones" (2009)
Sometimes At Sunset
by Helen Chadwick
from the album "Fragments Of Love" (2015)
Down In The Valley
by Rusty Shackle
from the album "Dusk" (2016)
O For Summer
by Clive Palmer
from the album "All Roads Lead To Land" (2005)
The Longest Day
by Kris Drever
from the album "If Wishes Were Horses" (2016)
Summer Skin
by Amy Cook
from the EP "Summer Skin Sampler" (2012)
Corn Jenny
by Talis Kimberley
from the album "Cloth Of Gold" (2016)
Campervan Song
by Jimmy Lee Morris
from the album "Wilderness Wood" (2016)
Home
by Darwin's Daughter
Single Release (2016)
August Leaves
by Carol Laula
from the album "The Bones Of It" (2016)
"You know it's summer when … the FolkCast Summer Sizzler hits your podcatcher!"
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
Get down (Shep!) with a selection of the latest folkie sounds, plus an Eastern European excursion for some brilliant new releases. FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows
Music featured:
Death And The Maiden
by Nuala Kennedy
from the album "Behave The Bravest" (2016)
Don't Look Back, Don't Look Down
by Rusty Shackle
from the album "Dusk" (2016)
All Hang Down
by Jon Boden
digital release (2016)
Down Down Down
by Genevieve And The Wild Sundays
from the album "Fine Line" (2016)
Matches In The Wind
by Steve Pledger
download single (2016)
There's No Postcard For This Town
by Adam Beattie
from the album "The Road Not Taken" (2016)
Sending Out Fires
by David Ian Roberts
from the EP "Sending Out Fires" (2016)
Bonnie Ship The Diamond
by Long Lankin
from the album "All Seven Stars" (2016)
Paces
by Our Little Nell
digital single (2016)
Lovely Molly
by Gillian Frame
from the album "Pendulum" (2016)
Babba presents...
The Story Behind The Song
"Tolpuddle Man" by Graham Moore
from the album "Tolpuddle Man" (1995)
also featuring:
Captain Swing by Brian Denny from "Voice & Vision" (2014)
Dorsetshire Hornpipe by Bob Cann from "West Country Melodeon" (1975)
...being the story of the Swing Riots and The Tolpuddle Martyrs, heroes of the trade union movement
The Owslebury Lads
by The Foxglove Trio
from the album "These Gathered Branches" (2015)
Orsa
by Tuulikki Barosik
from the album "Storied Sounds" (2016)
Po Vijne Krushqit / Gankino Horo
by Paul Chamberlain & Michael Haywood
from the album "First Impression" (2016)
Plon
by St Nicholas Orchestra
from the album "Mode & Code" (2016)
Good Times Will Come Again
by Megson
from the album "Good Times Will Come Again" (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Good evening! This is a Rewind Special, in which we play a selection of music from albums released over recent months, some previously featured on the show but also to check out some that for one reason or another just didn’t get played at all. And we conclude by Fast Forwarding to a brand new FolkCast Premiere!
FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
The Two Magicians
by Bob Fox and Stu Luckley
from the album "Fellside At 40" (2016)
I'm Gonna Find Out
By Nigel Brown
from the album "Time Looks On" (2015)
Molasses
by Mark Gamon
from the album "Deck" (2015)
Mr. Sloan
by Scott Wood Band
from the album "Upsurge" (2015)
I Got Nothing
by Scott Krokoff
from the album "Realizations & Declarations, Volume 2" (2015)
Gentle Chunks
by Robin Elliott
from the EP "Green Ginger Wine" (2015)
The Striking Clock
by Braebach
from the album "Astar" (2016)
Bog An Lochan
by Daimh
from the album "The Hebridean Sessions" (2015)
Portland
by Gren Bartley
from the album "Magnificent Creatures" (2015)
The Devil's Claw
by Beggar's Bridge
from the album "Short Stories, Tall Tales" (2015)
Babba presents…
The Story Behind The Song
The Triumph Of General Ludd by Chumbawamba
from the album "English Rebel Songs 1381-1914" (1994)
*Being the story of civil unrest in jolly old England as
textile workers fear the rise of the machines…*
There Is Power In A Union
by The Farrell Family
from the album "The William Morris Songbook" (2014)
Lady London
by Phil Hare
from the album "The Twilight Tone" (2015)
Alone in London
by Paul Davy
from the album "Better Late" (2015)
Gravy Train
by Talis Kimberley
FolkCast Premiere (April 2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Featuring a Story Behind The Song that is astronomical, geographical and historical! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured:
When The Morning Comes
by Rusty Shackle
from the album "Dusk" (2016)
Time & Tide
by Kitty Macfarlane
from the EP "Time & Tide" (2016)
Ignition
by 4Square
from the album "Fuel" (2016)
There's A Sound
by Chris Flegg
from the album "The Road To The Rainbow's End" (2016)
Better Days Right At The Door
by Out Of The Box
digital release (2015)
Clinch Mountain Backstep
by Will Pound & Eddy Jay
from the album "Ignite" (2016)
Blackbeard
by Graffiti
from the album "Nautical Graffiti" (2016)
Rout Of The Blues
by Pilgrims' Way
from the album "Red Diesel" (2016)
Talons Trip To Thompson Island
by The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc
from the album "Deliverance" (2016)
For A Time
by Ninebarrow
from the album "Releasing The Leaves"
Babba presents…
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG
Sailing To Philadelphia
by Mark Knopfler (with James Taylor)
from the album "Sailing To Philadelphia" (2000)
*Being the amazing (and amazingly geeky) tale
behind the mapping of the Mason-Dixon Line.*
Also featuring Dueling Banjos by Hayseed Dixie
from the album "A Hot Piece Of Grass" (2005)
Wildernesss Wood
by Jimmy Lee Morris
from the album "Wilderness Wood" (2016)
Brave New World
by Eamon Friel
from the album "In My Time"
George
by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
from the album "The Silent Majority" (2016)
Fate Of The Kelts / Out To Sea
by Hamish Napier
from the album "The River" (2016)
Princess Rosanna Drowned in the Clyde
by Findlay Napier
from the EP "VIP: Very Interesting Extras" (2016)
Buy at Bandcamp
Lord Randall
by Mary McPartlan
from the album "From Mountain To Mountain" (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
March Into May 2016: A Podcast all about the season of Spring! FolkCast's fourth annual celebration of Spring. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows It's Spring Again by Arthur Askey
from the album "Hello Playmates" (2006)
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Gloomy Winter's Now Away by Spoil The Dance
from the album "Northern Commons" (2015)
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Spring 1919 by Coope Boyes & Simpson
from the album "As If…" (2010)
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"On Tower Hill beside All Hallows Church, members of the Groves of the Ancient Druid Order celebrate the 'Spring Equinox' (when Spring breathes new life into the dead Winter and barren earth becomes green again)…"Newsreel (1973)
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The Return Of The Sun by Kellianna
from the album "Lady Moon" (2004)
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The Shepperd: III. March by Margaret Buckle
(read by Niamh Cusack)
from the album "Summer's End: The Poems of Margaret Buckle with music by Edward Watson" (2009)
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So Early In The Spring by Mark Owen Music
Digital Release (2014)
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Boing by Mike Reinstein
from the album "The Tommy Tomato Songbook" (2005)
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Springtime Sunshine by Green Genes
from the album "Green Genes" (2010)
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"Let us to the open road, where every aspect pleases…"
"Silly Springtime Poem" (1938)
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Your Man by The Knights Of Mentis
from the album "New Pound Coin" (2013)
*
"The origins of All Fools' Day"
from the book "The Twelve Months Of The Year" (published 1980)
Music: April Fool by John Kirkpatrick
from the album "The Duck Race" (2004)
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'Twas On One April's Morning by Show Of Hands
from the album "The Long Way Home" (2016)
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Dark Swift And Bright Swallow by Andy Cutting, Nancy Kerr & Martin Simpson
from the album “Murmers” (2015)
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So Much Rain by Sarah McQuaid
from the album "The Plum Tree And The Rose" (2012)
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Pussywillows Cattails by Kenny Rankin
from the album "Silver Morning" (1974)
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*"Spring is sprung, grass iz rizz. I wonder where dem boidies is?
Ah! The boid is on the wing! But isn't dat absoid? I thought the wing is on da boid…"*
Anon.
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Cuckoo by Christof
from the EP "Springtime" (2010)
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Singing In the May by Mike O’Connor
from the album "Summon Up The Song" (2010)
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Hal-an-Tow by The Changing Room
from the album "Behind The Lace" (2015)
*
Fort Lauderdale College Spring Break
1967 newsreel (Part I)
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Hunt The Hare (Part II) by Lisa Knapp
from the album "Hidden Seam" (2013)
*
It's Saturday morning in Springfield…
from "Father Knows Best: Spring Cleaning", NBC radio (1954)
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The Pleasant Month Of May by Jackie Oates
from the album "Hyperboreans" (2009)
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Fort Lauderdale College Spring Break
1967 newsreel (Part II)
*
Dandelions And Foxgloves by Becky Mills
from the album "Dandelion" (2013)
*
Blow The Windy Morning by Faustus
from the album "Broken Down Gentlemen" (2013)
*
When The Summer Comes Again by Hilary James & Simon Mayor
from the album "The Mandolin Album" (1990)
*
Spring by Fabian Holland
from the album "A Day Like Tomorrow" (2015)
*
Spring Song by Charlie Chaplin
*
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. All aboard the FolkCast Express, calling at Womanchester, Lonely Town, Duopolis and Band City with added excursions on a whaling ship, a catamaran and the ferry to Babba's Island! FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows MUSIC FEATURED:
The Poison Train by James Fagan And Jamie McClennan from the album “The James Brothers” (2016)
The Thatcher by Roseanna Ball, from the album “Time” (2016)
The Bonny Ship The Diamond by She Shanties, from the album “Spanker Boom” (2015)
Alaska by Mikhail Birch, free download (2015)
Dagger by Simon Scardanelli, from the album “Make Us Happy” (2016)
Memories Of Dublin (Radio Edit) by Theo Bard, single release (2015)
Deep Within The Sky by Ben River, from the EP “Tomorrow’s Child” (2015)
St James Infirmary Blues by Salty Paws, from the album “Live Bait” (2015)
The Botanist by Mairearad And Anna, from the album “Best Day” (2015)
The Watchmaker's Wife by Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, from the album “The Watchmaker’s Wife” (2016)
Behind The Wheel by The Red Dirt Skinners from the album “Behind The Wheel” (March 2016)
Somhairle by Niteworks, from the album “Nw” (2016)
The Lord Giveth (And The Landlord Taketh Away) by Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra, from the album “Heavy Wood” (2015)
Babba presents… THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG “Sam Jones” by Richard Thompson, from the album “You? Me? Us?” (1996)
Being the tale of the original recyclers, the battlefield scavengers, and the rag-and-bone men.
The Settle & Carlisle by Dave Goulder, from the triple CD set “Fellside At 40: The Journey Continues” (2016)
The Railway Children by Joe Tilston, from the triple CD set “Fellside At 40: The Journey Continues” (2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The FolkCast Festive Selection Box - bursting with good things for the season of Christmas, Yule and Saturnalia, with specially selected music and readings. Beware the Abbot of Unreason!
Produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows, featuring Babba *The Festive Programme:*
"What's in the shed?" featuring Phil & Babba
Sentimental Song by Reid Jamieson
from the album "Songs For A Winter's Night" (2012)
Fairytale Of New York by Christy Moore
from the album "Live At The Point" (1994)
All I Want For Christmas Is My Upper Plate by Homer & Jethro
Single Release (1953)
Christmas In Bed by Terence Blacker
from the album "Lovely Little Games" (2012)
Frost On The Gatepost (Instrumental) by Whapweasel
from the album "Skirl Naked" (1998)
with excerpts from "Christmas": A Dictionary Of English Folklore by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud (2000)
"Christmas Is Coming…" by Dominic Behan
from the album "The Singing Streets" (1958)
Deck The Halls by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
from the album "A Sound Of Christmas Past" (2014)
Babba's Bad Christmas (part one)
Snow on Snow (The Bleak Midwinter) by Rue Royale
from "Christmas EP 2009/2010"
Old December by Thea Gilmore
from the album "Strange Communion" (2009)
Santa Will Find You by Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (vocals: Eddi Reader)
from the album "Phil Cunningham's Songbook" (2015)
"Over the housetops and through the snow…"
from the animated film "Merry Christmas" (1950)
Silver Bells by Lorrie Newman Keating
from the EP "Memories Of The Season" (2015)
Dear Santa by Mike Reinstein and the Christmas Daysies
from the EP "Dear Santa" (2015)
Babba's Bad Christmas (part two)
The Boar's Head Carol by The Voice Squad
from the album "Concerning Of Three Young Men" (2014)
Festival Of Lights by Under A Banner
from the album "Close To The Clouds" (2014)
Phil is confronted by Babba's "Reindeer"….
Christmas Is Killing Me by 100 Mile House
from the EP "New Year" (2011)
Jingle Bells by River Whyless
Single release (2014)
Babba's Bad Christmas (part three)
Solstice Carol by Catt Kingsgrave
Digital release (2015)
Carol Of The Bells by The Last Bison
from the EP "Sleigh Ride" (2013)
Through Your Eyes On Christmas Eve by Abney Park
from the album "Through Your Eyes On Christmas Eve" (2012)
Gaudete E Personent Hodie by Angelo Branduardi
from the album "Futuro Antico I" (1996)
River by Kirsty Almeida
Digital release (2015)
Excerpt from "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding And Other Stories"
By Agatha Christie, read by Hugh Fraser
The Winter Wind by Marina Florence
Single Release (2015)
Three Boats by Commoners Choir
Digital release (2015)
Santa, Teach The World To Fly by Skinner & T'witch
Single release (2015)
When Christmas Day Is Near by Ange Hardy
From the EP "When Christmas Day Is Near" (2015)
A Dram To Warm The Piper by Danny Carnahan and Robin Petrie
from the album "Journeys To The Heart" (1984)
Phil & Babba discover Santa's secret identity…
Merry Christmas from Everyone at FolkCast! For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
Produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music in this month's show: Parasite's Lust (Revox) by Firkin
Single release (2015)
Keep Hauling by Show Of Hands
from the album "The Long Way Home" (to be released January 15 2016)
Carry Me by Sara
Single release (December 2015)
December by Skipinnish
from the EP "3 Latest Hits" (December 2015)
Prince Of The Waltzer by Andy Harding
Digital Release (2015)
Rear View Mirror Baby by Hannah In The Wars
Single Release (November 2015)
Not The Losing Kind by Great Western Tears
Single Release (December 2015)
Cold Haily Rainy Night by Lew Bear
from the album "A Time And A Place" (2015)
Every Midnight Mile by Gilmore & Roberts (feat. Lucy Ward & Sam Kelly)
Single Release (December 2015) raising funds for Shelter, the homelessness charity.
PLEASE CONTRIBUTE AND DOWNLOAD
Queen Of The High Rise by The Occasional Orchestra
from the album "Clever Bones" (2015)
Mortality Blues by Josh Gray
from the EP "Josh Gray" (2015)
Babba presents… The Seasonal Story Behind The Song
“Santa Claus Is Coming To Town / Here Comes Santa Claus”
*Being the true history of the NORAD Santa Tracker
Featuring musical sprinklings by Woody Herman - Kenny G -The Jackson 5 -The New York Jazz Trio - Gene Autry - Bruce Springsteen*
Dreams Come Through by Owen Gerrard
Single release (2015)
View by Wilson McGladdery
from the EP "Wilson McGladdery" (2015)
Winter Moves In by The Black Feathers
from the album "Soaked To The Bone" (to be released 2016)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The Winter Storm 2015: music and readings for the darkest months.
Storm Warnings by various meteorologists...
Winter's Dreaming by Spiral Dance
from the album "Through A Sylvan Doorway" (2012)
Reading: December from "The Masque of Months" by Edward Fawcett (1878)
Winter Song by Jay Woodward
Single release (2013)
A Winter's Blues by Maz O'Connor
from the EP "London Lights" (2014)
Gathering Storm by Battlefield Band
from the album "Dookin'" (2007)
Reading: ”It was a dark and stormy night…"
Anon.
These Winter Winds by Luke Jackson
from the album "This Family Tree" (2015)
Winter (Part 1) by Iain Morrison
from the album "Skimming Stones… Sinking Boats" (2008)
Out Of Light by Kris Drever, John McCusker, Roddy Woomble
from the album "Before The Ruin (Remastered)" (2014)
Snow Blind by NE3Folk
from the album "Show Us Your Reds" (2015)
with
Reading: "The Snow Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1841)
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Jackie Leven
from the album "The Haunted Year" (2009)
Midwinter by Magna Carta
from the album "Tomorrow Never Comes - Best Of" (2012)
"Godzilla El Niño"…
with
Black Mamba/El Niño by Jethro Tull
from the album "Dot Com" (1999)
King Of Snow by Mike Reinstein and The Christmas Daysies
from the EP "Dear Santa" (2015)
The Blackest Night by Heed The Thunder
from the album "Cokaigne" (2014)
Forgotten, Never Be by Damh The Bard
from the album "Sabbat" (2015)
Sugar Wassail by Waterson-Carthy
from the album "Holy Heathens And The Old Green Man" (2006)
The January Stars by Winter Mountain
from the album "Winter Mountain" (2013)
January by Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin
from the album "Watershed" (2015)
The Last Dim Light Of January by Adam Dale
from the album "The Last Dim Light Of January" (2013)
The Green Man by Thedra
Single release (2008)
with
Reading: "The Green Man" by Lauren Raine
When The Green Man Walks The Forest by Martyn Wyndham-Read
from the album Where Ravens Feed (2001)
February by Alex Cambridge
Single release (2015)
"Damn You Snow!" ~ The Simpsons
Goodbye Cold Winter by Steve Folk (aka Blabbermouth)
from the album "Ramble" (2012)
Spring To Come by John Butler Trio
from the album "Flesh And Blood" (2014)
For full details see the ShowNotes section of www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
This month: A cornucopia of good things, a harvest festival of great music! The Blacksmith by Damien O'Kane
from the album "Areas Of High Traffic" (Released: November 9 2015)
Harris Dance by Daimh
from the album "The Hebridean Sessions" (November 9th 2015)
The Egloshayle Ringers by Salt & Sky
from the EP "Salt & Sky" (October 2015)
Kubla Khan (Featuring Tamsin Rosewell) by Ange Hardy
from the album "Esteesee" (September 2015)
Overground by Root and Branch
from the EP "Overground" (2015)
Raggle Taggle Gypsy by Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party
from the EP "Old Adam Advance" (Oct 2015) and the album "Old Adam" (Feb 2016)
I'm Walkin' Here/Your Clear White Light
by Rab Noakes
from the album "I'm Walkin' Here" (October 2015)
The Sandpiper by Paul Davy
from the album "Better Late" (October 2015)
Bon Scott He Rocked by Track Dogs
single release (September 2015)
Liars, Liars, Liars by The Deadly Winters
from the EP "Table In The Corner" (November 2015)
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song
St Crispin's Day by Nelson's Wake
from the album "Ebb And Flow" (2008)
A plot to kill the king and steal the throne of England!
Close The Coalhouse Door by Blackbeard's Tea Party
from the album "Reprobates" (September 2015)
Benefit Street/The Twilight Tone
by Phil Hare
from the album "The Twilight Tone" (September 2015)
Time Soldiers On by Gilmour & Roberts
from the album "Conflict Tourism" (September 2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast's Ken Nicol pays tribute to one of his greatest guitar influences: John Renbourn. Plus the pick of the latest releases, and Story Behind The Song delves into a legend that has been 700 years in the making!
FolkCast is produced and presented by "Folkie" Phil Widdows
Music featured: North Sea Holes by Boreas
Digital single release (released September 2015)
Tuesday Night Troubadour by Andy Harding
Unreleased
Don't Forget by Beggar's Bridge
from the album "Short Stories, Tall Tales" (September 2015)
Craro by Scott Wood Band
from the album "Upsurge" (September 2015)
The Rain by Wood, Wire & Words
from the album "It's A Barbecue Day" (2015)
Cat Nip Rag by Ken Nicol
from the album "Things" (September 2015)
**Ken's Classic
A Tribute To John Renbourn**
Recorded and produced by Ken Nicol exclusively for FolkCast
Watershed by Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
from the album "Watershed" (September 2015)
Snow Blind by NE3Folk
from the album "Show Us Your Reds" (September 2015)
Small Town Man by Nigel Brown
from the album "Time Looks On" (September 2015)
The Story Behind The Song
presented by Babba
Dunwich Bells by Union Jill
from the album "Respectable Rebellion" (2013)
Close To The Wind by Celandine
from the album "She's Like The Swallow" (August 2015)
Lord Randall by Lucy Ward
from the album "I Dreamt I Was A Bird" (October 2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
As Summer fades, enjoy the wonders of Autumn with the Crackler! Featuring: Summer Fades To Fall by Don Amero
from the album "Refined" (2015)
Hi The Cuckoo! by Paul Green
Digital Release (2014)
'Tis Autumn by Geraldo & His Orchestra
B-side to the 78rpm single release "Soft Shoe Shuffle" (1942)
Look At September, Look At October / Tommy Randell's by Spoil The Dance
from the album "Northern Common" (July 2015)
with
It's September - poem by Edgar Albert Guest
The Orchard by Talis Kimberley
from the album "Queen Of Spindles" (2012)
Hopping Down In Kent by The Albion Dance Band
from the album "Live In Concert" (1993)
Harvest Will Come by Ashley Hutchings (guitar and vocals by Ken Nicol)
from the album "Human Nature" (2003)
The Old Bearded Man written and read by Dahm The Bard
(recorded exclusively for FolkCast - August 2015)
John Barleycorn by Oysterband with Steve Knightley and June Tabor
from the album "The Big Session Volume 1" (2004)
Gather My Fruit by Little Miss Higgins
from the album "Across The Plains" (2010)
Apple Picking Season by The Riverside
from the album "Apple Picking Season" (2013)
Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan
from the album "Handful Of Earth" (1981)
Autumn Seed by Gill Sandell & Chris T-T
from the album "Walk Away, Walk Away" (March 2015)
Embers by March To May
from the album "The Water's Edge" (April 2015)
October Sun by Tudor Lodge
from the album "Runaway" (2003)
Weathercock by Phil Beer
from the album "Plays Guitar And Fiddle. Sings A Bit" (2014)
"As the nights draw in…" by David Drever, Convenor, General Teaching Council for Scotland
with
Fair Drawin' In by Clype (featuring Jenny Sturgeon)
from the album "Clype" (July 2015)
Halloween Is Black As Night by Jackson C. Frank
from the album "Fixin' To Die" (2014)
Jack O Lantern by Gilmore & Roberts
from the album "Conflict Tourism" (released: September 18 2015)
Rose Hip November by Beautiful Junkyards
from the album Beautiful Junkyards (2013)
Guy Fawkes Night by Luke Daniels & John Dipper
from the album Sleeping Giants (2012)
with
Bonfire Night - read by Ron Hynes
from the album "Hard Light - 32 Little Stories By Michael Crummey" (2003)
Welcome In Another Year (Bonfires) by Blanche Rowan & Mike Gulston
from the album "The Dance Goes On" (2013)
Milk And Honey by Sandy Denny
from the album "Sandy Denny (Complete Edition)" (2010)
Three Bonny Ships by Na-Mara
from the album "Navajos & Pirates" (May 2015)
FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk. Be kind to hedgehogs!
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
This month we ask: "What does the term 'singer-songwriter' mean to you?" Let us know by email or on Facebook FolkCast is produced and presented by "Folkie" Phil Widdows
Music featured: Rio by Kelly Oliver
Double A-side single
(released: September 26th 2015)
Jock Speaks/Head High by Ross Ainslie
from the album "Remembering"
(released: September 18th 2015)
Long Stride by Eleven Magpies
from the album "Eleven Magpies"
(released: July 2015)
buy the album online
Waterboy by Breda Mayock
from the album "Breda Mayock"
(released: March 2015)
Drunken Sailor by Liability
from the album "Never Believe You're Dead"
(released: January 2012)
Navajos & Pirates by Na-Mara
from the album "Navajos & Pirates"
(released: May 2015)
Immigrant Heart by Mark Gamon
from the album "Deck"
(released: July 2015)
Doing The Best I Can by Emily Barker
from the album "Land Of Hope & Fury"
(released: July 2015)
Homes For Heroes by The Jamie Freeman Agreement
from the album "Land Of Hope & Fury"
(released: July 2015)
Do As I Say by James Leclaire & The Cable 22's
from the album "These Weights"
(released: September 17th 2105)
Slow I Go by Paul Doffing
from the album "Songs From The (Quaking) Heart"
(released: May 2015)
The Mary-Ellen Carter by KC Barber
from the album "We'll See A Beautiful Day"
(released: March 2015)
Babba presents…
The Story Behind The Song Wreckers by The Changing Room
from the album "Behind The Lace" (released: 2015)
The Marshal's Dance by Captain Morgan's Rum Do
from the album "Thames, Sails And Scalliwag's Tales"
(released: May 2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month we REWIND to bring you more music from some of the albums released over the last 12 months and more. FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows
FolkCast 110 - July 2015 − Music featured: English Folk Song Suite (Part 1) by TradArrr
from the album "Cautionary Tales" (released June 2015)
The Sailor's Farewell by Ange Hardy
from the album "The Lament Of The Black Sheep" (released September 2014)
Sailor Go Down by Reg Meuross
from the album "England Green & England Grey" (released September 2014)
Sea Shanty For Bessie Harker by Heg & The Wolf Chorus
from the EP "A Tale Of Sailors" (released November 2014)
The Laxey Reels by Barrule
from the album "Manannan's Cloak" (released May 2015)
King Of The River by Skinner & T'witch
from the album "Rise" (released October 2014)
Die Die Die by Buffo's Wake
from the album "Carniphobia" (released October 2014)
Aye Fly by The Demon Barbers
from the album "Disco At The Tavern" (released March 2015)
Upward Spiral / Brink by The Urban Folk Quartet
from the album "The Escape" (released May 2015)
The Workhouse by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
from the album "The Call" (released July 2014)
Old Tobacco Tin by Fabian Holland
from the album "A Day Like Tomorrow" (released April 2015)
Big Bad Betsy by KC Barber
from the album "We'll See A Beautiful Day" (released March 2015)
Small Town Princess by Jane Thomason
from the album "September Road" (released September 2014)
Old Molly Oxford / The Princess Royal by James Delarre and Saul Rose
from the album "Cabin Fever" (released February 2014)
The Bold Princess Royal by Pete Coe and Alice Jones
from the album "The Search For Five Finger Frank" (released April 2014)
Lyonness by The Sea Kings
from the album "The Sea Kings" (released December 2014)
Sibelious by Mather Robinson Band
from the album "A Carousel Of Fools" (released June 2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 109 - June 2015 New releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music, plus a couple of previews and a classic track, too!
MUSIC FEATURED
You Should Have Been There
by The Mather-Robinson Band
from the album "A Carousel Of Fools" (2015)
Can't Find The Cure
by Skerryvore
from the album "Decade" (2015)
The On On / The Getaway / Control Zed
by The Urban Folk Quartet
from the album "The Escape" (2015)
Don't Stop
by Ken Nicol
from the album "Things" (to be released September 2015)
Bill Bixby
by Eric Peter Schwartz
from the album "Casual Ghosts" (2015)
Row You Up River
by Maple Bee
from the album "Little Victories" (2015)
Your Love Is A Weapon
by Sandy Kilpatrick
from the album "The Shaman's Call" (2015)
Two Magicians
by The Dovetail Trio
from the album "Wing Of Evening" (to be released September 2015)
Lifeboat
by The Sea Kings
from the album "The Sea Kings" (2015)
Icebreaker
by Seafoxes
Online demo (2015)
The Journey
by Riotous Assembly
from the album "Magna Carta And All That..." (2015)
Babba presents
The Story Behind The Song
The Grand Conversation On Napoleon
by Martin & Eliza Carthy
from the album "The Moral Of The Elephant" (2015)
Plains Of Waterloo
by Little Johnny England
from the album "Tournament Of Shadows" (2009)
Song For Larry
by Hot Tamale
from the album "Sunnyland"
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The Soundtrack for the Season! Grab your picnic blanket or a folding chair and enjoy more than an hour of superb sounds to keep you sizzling all summer long
Summer Is A-Comin' by Merry Hell, from the album "The Ghost In Our House And Other Stories" (2015)
Sun Song by Laura Veirs, from the album "Warp And Weft" (2013)
"A few days by the sea…" Newsreels, (1950s)
English Seaside Postcards by Paul McGladdery and Gaynor Wilson, recorded especially for FolkCast (2015)
Picnic by Peter Knight's Gigspanner, from the album "Doors At Eight (Live)" (2011)
Haymaking by Dora Greenwell
Country Life by Whapweasel, from the album "Festivalis" (2012)
Summerfly by Teresa Doyle and Doug Riley, from the album "Summerfly" (2004)
"Oh boy, Lake Platatuki!", from 'It's Higgins, Sir!' American Radio Show (1951)
Lake Song by The Decemberists, from the album "What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World" (2014)
Lilac Time by Anne-Marie Sanderson, from the EP "Shadows & Sparks" (2015)
"I've always loved the idea of summer and sun and all things hot…", from the film "Frozen" (2013)
Wonderful Day by Lee Maddison, from the album "Weightless" (2014)
Underneath A Blue And Cloudess Sky by Seasick Steve, from the album "You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks" (2011)
Sunshine Saturday by David Dee Moore, from the album "The Sun, The Moon, The Stars… and Other Moving Objects" (2013)
The Swallow by Thomas Aird
Swallows by Abbie Lathe, from the album "Low Summer" (2011)
Summer! Rain!, from British newsreel (1954)
Rain by Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, from the album "Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston" (2012)
"…atomic bombs, flying saucers or the eclipse!", British newsreel (1954)
Caught In The Rain by Steve Knightley, from the album "Track Of Words - Retraced" (2009)
The Weather Forecast, from British newsreels (1947)
Weatherman by Stormy Mondays, from the EP "On My Radio" (2010)
Lazybones by Joe Brown (with Sam Brown), from the album "The Very Best of Joe Brown: 50th Anniversary" (2008)
How Can I Compare Thee? by Skinner And T'witch, from the album "Rise" (2015)
"Thinking of Europe", from 'Our Miss Brooks' Summer Vacation', American Radio, 1955
Forest Of Summer by Fairytale, from the album "Forest Of Summer" (2015)
Solstice Call by Gaia Consort, from the album "Evolve" (2004)
Wickerman by Damh The Bard, from the album "Sabbat" (2015)
Head Home by Blackmailed & Bereft, single release (2014)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast is the UK's original independent podcast dedicated to folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Presented and produced by croaky Folkie Phil Widdows.
MUSIC FEATURED
Hearts Of Oak by Terence Blacker
from the album "Lovely Little Games" (2012)
Jock Hawk's Adventures In Glasgow by Robyn Stapleton
from the album "Fickle Fortune" (2015)
Spider's by The Peatbog Faeries
from the album "Blackhouse" (2015)
Between The Pines by Rura
from the album "Despite The Dark" (2105)
Nottamun Town / Pretty Polly by TradArrr
from the album "Cautionary Tales" (2015)
The King Of The Sea (Ree NY Marrey) by Barrule
from the album "Manannan's Cloak" (2105)
Colli Llanwddyn by The Foxglove Trio
from the album "These Gathered Branches" (2015)
The River by Fabian Holland
from the album "A Day Like Tomorrow" (2015)
You Want Holy War You Got It by James Black
unreleased (2015)
Warface by Mike Reinstein
from the album "A Long March Home" (2015)
Hope by Ian Roland
from the album "How That Dust Jumps" (2015)
The Week Before Easter by Peter Knight's Gigspanner
from the album "Layers Of Ages"(2015)
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song
Where Is Colin? by David Hughes
from the box set "Cropredy Capers" (2004)
Being the true tale of how one Fairport Convention fan got to be on-stage at the Cropredy Festival ... posthumously! And then vanished...
Peggy Airey by Gilmore & Roberts
(from their forthcoming album to be released in September 2015)
Rubber Chicken by Chad Mason
from the album "May 14 And More" (2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The April 2015 podcast from FolkCast: the home of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month: a torrent of great new music from some of our favourite artists, plus some names new to us. Babba tells the Story Behind one of the best folk songs of the 20th Century, and we pay tribute to a folk music hero who has recently passed away.
Song On The Times by Mawkin
from the album "The Ties That Bind" (2015)
Ain't No Trouble by Luke Jackson
from the EP "This Family Tree" (2015)
Murder In Trust by Tom Fitton
from the EP "The Marsh Road And Other Tales" (2015)
My Home by The Moon Band
from the album "The Moon Band" (2105)
Song For Home by Heg & The Wolf Chorus
from the EP "Make It Rain" (2015)
Home by Fairport Convention
from the album "Myths And Heroes" (2015)
Ranzo by The Demon Barbers
from the album "Disco At The Tavern" (2015)
Amant Volage by Le Vent Du Nord
from the album "Tetu" (2015)
Time Machine by Damh The Bard
from the album "Sabbat" (2015)
The Line by Roseanna Ball
from the album "Geography" (2014)
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle (1971)
Heaven's Inside You by James J Turner
from the EP "Singer-Songwriter" (May 1st 2015)
The Smasher by Rura
from the album "Despite The Dark" (2015)
Can't Keep From Crying
by John Renbourn
(1944-2015 R.I.P)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The March 2015 podcast from FolkCast, featuring new releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Feed Your Soul by Merry Hell, from the album "The Ghost In Our House and Other Stories" (2015)
Sailor's Tale by Two Coats Colder, from the album "Unseen Highway" (2015)
The Northern Mile by Orphan Jane, single release (2015)
Pittsburg It Is by Russell Joslin, from the album "Harlequins" (2015)
The College by Vin Garbutt, from the album "Synthetic Hues" (2014)
Blue Spiral Screams by Fay Brotherhood, from the album "The F Spot Femmes Fatales" (2015)
The Weather And The Tide by The Moonbeams, from the album "Watching Wildlife" (2015)
Faith by Emi McDade, single release (2015) - video
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song
King Of The Coiners by Steve Tilston, from the album "Ziggurat" (2008)
No Money by Merry Hell, from the album "The Ghost In Our House and Other Stories" (2015)
New Anything/St Catherine's by Leveret, from the album "New Anything" (2015)
People Who Care by Steve Pledger, from the album "Striking Matches In The Wind" (April, 2015)
Westminster by Tim Jones & The Dark Lanterns, from the album "St. Giles Bowl" (2015)
Looking For Something That Isn't There by Elliott Morris, from the EP "It Seemed To Make Sense At The Time" (2015)
In memory of Terry Pratchett
We Shall Wear Midnight by Steeleye Span, from the album "Wintersmith" (2013)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A podcast all about the wonders of Spring.
Good news! You've survived the winter! Let's celebrate the coming of Spring with FolkCast's March Into May 2015, a progression in music and verse from the slow departure of old man winter to the birth of the summer. And in Spring, my fancy turns to just one thing! Anyone fancy a ride on my pogo stick? Spring Song by Charlie Chaplin, from the film "Limelight" (1952)
Written In Green by Bella Hardy, single release (2011)
Exile Of The Winter King by Phil Widdows (2015) featuring Looking Through by Mike Vass, from the album "DecemberWell" (2012)
Come The Springtime by Lee Maddison, from the album "Weightless" (2012)
"Everybody discovered it was Spring…" radio broadcast (March 1947)
First Light Of Spring by Luka Bloom, from the album "Innocence" (2005)
Gloomy Winter's Noo Awa' by North Atlantic Trio, from the album "Some Part Of Something" (2013)
Echoes From The Gates Of Darkness by Darren Sant
Spring Warning by Terence Blacker, released online
"Spring, Spring, you lovely thing…" Harold Peary as The Great Gildersleeve (radio, March 28th 1943)
Spring Song by Laura Veirs, from the album "Hello I Must Be Going" (2012)
Spring Season by Amazing Blondel, from the album "Evensong" (1970)
Farewell Winter by Matthew Tomayko, from the album "Pilgrim Window" (2010)
The Snows They Melt The Soonest by De-Malebysse (demo)
Making Maple Syrup ~ Excerpt from "Charles Kuralt's Spring" read by Charles Kuralt (1997)
Maple Syrup Time by Pete Seeger, from the album "One Meat Ball" (2006)
Transformation Of Energy by Night An'Fey
Antlered Crown And Standing Stone by Damh The Bard, from the album "Antlered Crown and Standing Stone" (2012)
"This is also a story of Spring…" from "Family Theatre" Radio Drama, April 1951.
April Fool's Day by S.J. Tucker, from the album "Blessings" (2008)
April Come She Will by Tracy Grammer, from the album "Book of Sparrows" (2008)
Easter Sunday can occur anytime between March 22nd and April 25th…
The Rochdale Coconut Dance by Threepenny Bit, from the album "Pantomime Cannon" (2014)
April Song by Jolly Jack, from the album " Seasons, Ceremonies & Rituals- The Calendar In Traditional Song" (2006)
April Friend by Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, from the album "Strands Of Gold" (2006)
Shropshire Lad: Cherry Trees by A. E. Housman (1887)
Cherry Blossom by Paul McGladdery, released online (2014)
“What’s it like being in love..?” - radio show (March 1947)
Spring Cleaning by Fats Waller, (originally release 1937)
"…Lamb Bites Wolf…", excerpt from British Newsreel (1949)
One Morning In May by Kyle Carey, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, from the EP "One Morning In May" (2013)
Sumer Is Incumen In by Richard Thompson, from the album "1000 Years Of Popular Music" (
One Man's Morris / Ampthill Sunrise by Life And Times, from the album "Charivari" (2001)
The Beltane Fire Dance by Beltane Border Morris
Cotton Hill by Fairytale, from the album "Forest Of Summer" (2015)
"The Cuckoo comes in April…" Traditional rhyme
First Cuckoo Of Spring by Danni Nicholls, from the album "A Little Redemption" (2013)
Weaving The Summer by Spiral Dance, from the album "The Quickening" (2006)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The February 2015 podcast from FolkCast, featuring new releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows Wake The Dead by Joe Innes & The Cavalcade
from the album "Folkroom Presents Anthology Three" (2015)
Fire by King Eider
(single release - February 23rd 2015)
The Farmer's Bride by Jemima Farey (unreleased)
Susie by Gareth Lee and Annie Baylis
from the EP "A Little Light" (2014)
Wreckers by The Changing Room
single release 2015
Jackdaw Rising and Yellowstone by Sarah McQuaid
from the album "Walking Into White" (2015)
Scottish Reels by Ian Carmichael
from the album "Ten Years On" (2015)
Francie Manus Byrne's/Bill The Weaver's by Skipper's Alley
from the album "Skipper's Alley" (2015)
Fast Dance by Tom Kitching
from the album "Interloper" (March 2015)
Grim And Grimy Folk
Six Dukes by Mishaped Pearls
from the album "Thamesis" (2014)
The Story Behind The Song
presented by Babba
"Caraboo"
featuring Queen Caraboo by Martin & Eliza Carthy, from the album "The Moral Of The Elephant" (2014)
and Princess Caraboo by Freshly Ground, from the album "The Good Red Earth" (2013)
My Friends Are Rich by India Electric Co.
from the album "The Girl I Left Behind Me" (2015)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast - the podcast that brings you the latest sounds from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and other roots-type musical genres. Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
Produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows
Sons Of The Soil (The Ploughboys' Song) by Garry Blakeley
from the album "The Wheel Of The Year" (2012)
Calm Your Demons by Nick Edward Harris
from the album "The Tall Trees" (2015)
Ain't No Grave by Zeptepi
(live version on the EP "Live 07.06.2014")
Rags And Bones by Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls
from the EP "Rags And Bones" (2014)
Hanging Johnny/Nail 'Em Up by Jay Terrestrial and Firepit Collective
from the album "To The Lost" (2014)
The Folk Laureate The Ballad of Blaster Jack by Dave Alton
(An original poem inspired by true events)
with Sandblaster's Blues by Terry Easton
from the album "Claremont 2:05pm"
Take Me To The Sea by The Reid Jamieson Band
from the album "Juniper's Kitchen" (2014)
Mori No Kuma San (The Bear in The Woods) by Sean Moyses and Ken Aoki
from the album "Plectrum Banjo x 2" (2014)
Wishfully Dreaming by John Jenkins
Unreleased
Right Here by Daria Kulesh
from the album "Eternal Child" (2015)
Shadows & Sparks by Anne-Marie Sanderson
from the EP "Shadows & Sparks" (2015)
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song Too Close To The Wind
Song written by Stuart Marson, performed by Bandersnatch
from the album "Round And Round" (2006)
Farewell by Skipinnish
from the album "Western Ocean" (2014)
For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The FolkCast Festive Selection Box - bursting with good things for the season of Christmas, Yule and Saturnalia, with specially selected music and readings. Produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows featuring Babba and special guest star Ashley Hutchings with an exclusive appearance by Santa Claus. Introduction (from "Santa's Workshop" 1932)
Could It Be Christmas by Jon Lindsay, single release (2011)
"Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa!" ~ Bart Simpson.
The Reindeer Boogie by Hank Snow, single release (1953)
Sleigh Ride by Christmas Accordion, single release , with "Sly Little Santa" by Mrs CS Stone (1912) .
Father Christmas Down Hounslow High Street by Robb Johnson & The Irregulars – from the album "The Ghost Of Love - A Christmas Song Suite" (2009)
St Benedict's Christmas Fair by Lisa Redford, single release (2013)
"Shoes", written and read by Ashley Hutchings, with Christmas Shoes by Saxophone Dreamsound, from the album Sax Christmas (2014) into All I Want For Christmas Is Some Rockin' Shoes by Johnny Aitken, single release (2009)
"If 'ifs' and 'buts' were candles and nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas!"
Christmas At Sea by The Longest Johns, from the EP "Christmas At Sea" (2013)
Winter by John Smith, from the album The Fox And The Monk (2006)
Christmas In No Man's Land by Maggie Boyle, from the album "Won't You Come Away" (2012)
Silent Night by Andrews Massey, from the album Make Merry (2013) with "The Star", written and read by Ashley Hutchings.
Silent Night by Anne Marie Sanderson, single release (2014) with all proceeds to Amnesty International.
Someone by Barry Allen, from the album "Where The Heart Is" (2012)
Keep The Flame by Johnny Coppin, single release (2011),
This Time Of Year (Second Version) by Runrig, from the album Stepping Down The Glory Road (2013)
"The Queen's Christmas Message" read by Babba.
Christmas Rose by Blackheart, single release (2012)
"Burn Logs Burn" written and read by Ashley Hutchings into Burn Logs Burn, by The Albion Christmas Band, from the album "A Sound In The Frosty Air" (2011)
Footprints by Bella Hardy, from the album Bright Morning Star (2012)
"Smoking Bishop" read by Phil & Babba, to Punch by Lunasa, from the album "The Kinnitty Sessions" (2004)
"Eggnog 1887" read by Babba & Phil.
Who Spiked The Eggnog? by Straight No Chaser, from the album "Christmas Cheers" (2009)
The Little Drummer Boy by Ringo Starr, from the album I Wanna Be Santa Claus (1999)
Carol Of The Bells by Marillion, single release (2014)
"Extract from 'Orlando' by Virginia Woolf", written and read by Ashley Hutchings.
God Rest Ye by Andrews Massey, from the album Make Merry (2013)
"Tinsel" read by Phil & Babba
Snow White Lies by Zoe Wren, from the album The FolkStock Christmas Present (2014)
"Boxing Day" read by Phil & Babba
The Wren Boys' Song by Nowell Sing We Clear, from the album "Nowell Sing We Four" (2007)
Good King Wenceslas by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from the album "A Sound Of Christmas Past" (2014)
Send Phil Some Brandy by Wood, Wire And Words - specially recorded for FolkCast (2014)
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk Merry Christmas from Everyone at FolkCast. It's our finger in YULE ear!
New releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and other roots-type musical genres, plus Babba looks at the history, heritage and differences between Father Christmas and Santa Claus. FolkCast is produced and presented by Phil Widdows
Music featured:
Three Sailors by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP "A Tale Of Sailors"
Lazarus Dance by Jez Lowe from the album "The Ballad Beyond"
The Shaming Of Agnes Leman by The Familiars from the album "Martyred Hearts"
The Rise And The Fall by Iain Till from the EP "The Rise And The Fall"
Carry The Fire by Jeremy Tuplin from the EP "Carry The Fire"
For The Love Of A Lady by Norm Straus from the album "The Color Of Everything"
Spellbound Or Hellbound by Any O'Neill & CeeCee from the album "Admissions"
Mr Senator by Ryan Fox (single release)
Trading In Futures by Until The Bird from the album "Pale Clouded Yellow"
Babba presents…
THE STORY BEHIND THE SEASONAL FOLK CHARACTER
"Father Christmas versus Santa Claus"
including music by
Diana Ross & The Supremes - Greg Lake - Houghton Weavers - Kludo White - Lord Weatherby - Jon Lajole
The Cafe Song by Pete Morton from the album "Economy"
Just The One by The Levellers and Bellowhead from the album "Just The One"
Sleeping In The Gutter by The Blue Pig Orchestra from the album "From The Storm"
Drink Up & Go by Heed The Thunder from the album "Cokaigne"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A storming collection of songs, poetry and prose for the winter 2014/15 Drive The Cold Winter Away by Green Diesel
from the album "Wayfarers All"
Winter Singing by The Imagined Village
from the album "Bending The Dark"
The Running Fox by The Young 'Uns
from the album "Never Forget"
Sparrow by Peter Lacey
from the album "Last Leaf"
(featuring a quotation as recorded by The Venerable Bede)
Song For A Winter's Night by Reid Jamieson
from the album "Songs For A Winter's Night"
*I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December
A magical thing
And sweet to remember.
'We are nearer to Spring
Than we were in September,'
I heard a bird sing
In the dark of December.*
~ Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing
Winter King by Ninebarrow
from the album "When The Blackthorn Burns"
When Springtime Comes Around by Mark Ellis
from the album "When Springtime Comes Around"
A Season In Your Arms by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
from the album "The Call"
December Song by KC Barber
from the album "Cold Wind Blowing"
"The shed of leaves became a cascade of red and gold and after a time the trees stood skeletal against a sky of weathered tin. The land lay bled of its colors. The nights lengthened, went darker, brightened in their clustered stars. The chilled air smelled of woodsmoke, of distances and passing time. Frost glimmered on the morning fields. Crows called across the pewter afternoons."
~ James Carlos Blake, Wildwood Boys
Through The Winter by George Boomsma
from the EP "Through The Winter"
*"He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter….
In winter the stars seem to have rekindled their fires, the moon achieves a fuller triumph, and the heavens wear a look of a more exalted simplicity."*
~ John Burroughs, The Snow-Walkers
Red Deer White Snow by Stooshie
from the album "Stydd"
*"I put up a petition annually, for as much snow, hail, frost, or storm, of one kind or other, as the skies can possibly afford us.
Surely every body is aware of the divine pleasures which attend a winter fire-side: candles at four o’clock, warm hearth-rugs, tea,
a fair tea-maker, shutters closed, curtains flowing in ample draperies on the floor, whilst the wind and rain are raging audibly without…"*
~ Thomas De Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Weather by Rainbow Chasers
from the album "Chimes At Midnight"
Icicles by Miranda Sykes
from the album "Bliss"
*The days are short,
The sun a spark
Hung thin between
The dark and dark.
Fat snowy footsteps
Track the floor,
And parkas pile up
Near the door.
The river is
A frozen place
Held still beneath
The trees’ black lace.
The sky is low.
The wind is gray.
The radiator
Purrs all day.*
~ John Updyke, January
Gloomy Winter by Shine
from the album "Sugarcane"
"The English winter—ending in July, To recommence in August…"
~ Lord Byron
"There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter."
~ Billy Connolly
Highland Snow by Andi Butler
from the album "Six Songs"
“Winter is not a season; it's an occupation.”
~ Sinclair Lewis
Winter Fever by Kyle Carey
from the album "North Star"
*Think of winter and think of snows
but in England that's not how it goes.
Here blizzards are as rare as a placid child,
English winters are wet and mild
and wild with gales and gnawing damp
that dull the days and put a cramp
on life out of doors. So we don't dash
through crystal drifts but trudge and splash
as the rain and drizzle floods and flows
and dewdrops drip from off our nose.
Then, soaked and raw, we go home quick
… and turn the heating up a click.*
~ Phil Widdows, English Winter
January Sky by Charlie Mosbrook
from the album "Something To Believe"
"Winter is nature’s way of saying, 'Up yours!'."
~ Robert Byrne
Harbour View Hotel by Duncan McCrone
from the album "Colourblind"
"February is merely as long as is needed to pass the time until March."
~ Dr. J.R. Stockton
Storm by Nigel Brown
from the album "Mother Ivey"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
In this show, as well as some of the latest releases from the folkosphere, we focus on heroes with a collection of new songs for the season of remembrance, and also with a very special Story Behind The Song, our exclusive feature which briefs you about an historical event which has been memorialised in song - and this month it's an event that didn't just inspire one song but an entire concept album!
FolkCast is produced and presented by Phil Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED: There's A Ghost In Our House by Merry Hell
from the EP "There's A Ghost In Our House"
Bonfires by The Men They Couldn't Hang
from the album "The Defiant"
Mad Tom Of Bedlam by Green Diesel
from the album "Wayfairers All"
Better Be Smart by Rainbow Chasers
from the album "Chimes At Midnight"
No One Naas Us Anymore by The Ree-Vahs!
from the EP "Geordieland"
Crew Of The Damned by Brillig
Single release
Amber Sky by Nigel Brown
from the album "Mother Ivey"
Dave's Brain by Terry Easton
from the album "Claremont 2:05 P.M."
Place Above The Clouds by Guy Calhoun
from the album "Somewhere You Can Go"
Elizabeth Spells Death by The Elizabethan Session
from the album "The Elizabethan Session
Where Have All The Flowers Gone? by The Armistice Pals
Single release
The Men Who Marched Away by Blast From The Past
from the album The Men Who Marched Away (Songs Of The Great War)
The Gamekeeper by Show Of Hands
from the album "Centenary: Words and Music of the Great War"
Babba presents "The Story Behind The Song": Soul Savers by The Cork Jacket Crew
The Green Gowned Lass / Danger Mouse / Dan Breen's by The Alt
from the album "The Alt"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Greetings, and welcome to the FolkCast Halloween Scream for 2014, a special show featuring My Babies…, an original tale of terror about a folk tradition which, for some, has a gruesome intensity.
**So, this is not suitable for those of a nervous disposition, or whose imaginations tend to get the better of them when darkness falls, the wind howls, and when the veil between the worlds becomes thinnest.
It's not something to play to your babies, either. Not yet. Save it until they are old enough to know that what they imagine and what is real are not always the same thing. Not … always.**BUT, if you're willing to take the risk of a shiver or a shock, please - lock all your doors and windows, turn off all distractions, sit back and be comfortable for the next 20 minutes while I tell you all about My Babies…
+~+
My Babies... is written, presented and produced by Phil Widdows
Intro music taken from: Jack-O-Lantern Waltz by The Similar Trends – from the album 'Man In The Moon'
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"Earth/Moon Dance Music": The Hangman's Waltz by Daisy Chapman – from the album 'Shameless Winter'
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Closing Song: The Pumpkin Song (I Long To Be A Jack-O'-Lantern) by Paul Borgese and the Strawberry Traffic Jam – from the album 'Songs For Halloween'
See our website: www.folkcast.co.uk
We dip into a stack full of new releases, and Babba goes back to the end of the Middle Ages to show why life in England was no bed of Roses…
Raising Hell by The Men They Couldn't Hang
from the album "The Defiant"
Santa Ana by The Blue Pig Orchestra
from the album "From The Storm"
Fire Down Below by Hex
from the album "Husk And Bark"
A River Runs Between by The Changing Room
from the EP "A River Runs Between"
Where Eagles Fly by Lee Madison
from the album "Weightless"
Old Fashioned Pound Notes by Christopher James Sheridan
from the EP "Old Fashioned Pound Notes"
What Would William Morris Say? by Reg Meuross
from the album "England Green & England Grey"
Phone Tapping by Eamon Friel
from the EP "Phone Tapping"
The Woolgather by Ange Hardy
from the album "The Lament Of The Black Sheep"
Off To The Market by Kelly Oliver
from the album "This Land"
The Southcliffe Jig by Green Diesel
from the album "Wayfarers All"
Cabbage by Threepenny Bit
from the album "Pantomime Cannon"
Las Ramblas by The Hut People
from the album "Cabinet Of Curiosities"
Johnny Robson by The Willows
from the album "Amidst Fiery Skies"
Babba presents THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG Tewkesbury Tale by The Legendary Ten Seconds
Being the story of the battle that blew the half-time whistle on the Wars Of The Roses
It Would Not Be A Rose by Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
from the album "Nothing Can Bring Back The Hour"
I See A Bottle Of Wine by Ivor Game
from the album "Dizzy Spells"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A hand-gathered harvest of music and poetry for the season. Take a walk with us from September to December, through Halloween and Guy Fawkes' Night.
Presented and produced by Phil Widdows, featuring readings by Babba and Phil.
Golden Sun by Phil Manzenera
from the album "Vozero"
Silver And Gold by Kim Lowings & The Greenwood
from the album "This Life"
Out Of Season by John Conolly
from the album "Send Us A Postcard"
Small High Whistle From A Bird by Maia
from the album "Maia"
September Road by Jane Thomason
from the album "September Road"
Harvest Moon by Peter Lacey
from the album "Last Leaf"
Summer Fades by Smoke Fairies
from the album "Through Low Light And Trees"
The Man In Green by Show Of Hands
from the album "Lie Of The Land"
Trees Turn To Fire by Jon Budworth
from the album "Trees Turn To Fire"
Autumn Sounds by The Vessels
from the album "The Vessels"
England's Skies by David Gibb & Elly Lucas
from the album "Up Through The Woods"
Setting Sun by Salt House
from the album "Lay Your Dark Low"
Birdsong by Ninebarrow
from the album "When The Blackthorn Burns"
Autumn Leaves by Feast Of Fiddles
from the album "Still Live"
Autumn Leaves by Deborah Rose
from the album "Soul Be My Soul"
Harvest by Nick Cook
from the album "Mistaken"
October Sky by Taylor Brown Trio
from the album "Notebook"
Soul, Soul by John Kirkpatrick
from the album "Every Mortal Place"
We'll Be Ghosts by Brooke Bentham
single release
The Ghost On The Moors by Ange Hardy
from the album "Bare Foot Folk"
Penny For The Guy by Danny Carnahan and Robin Petrie with The Missing Pieces
from the album "Cut And Run"
A Cob-Coaling Medley by The Oldham Tinkers
from the album "Best O' T' Bunch"
December Snow by The Moody Blues
from the album "December"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
It's our hundredth monthly podcast and in a celebration extravaganza we have special guests, exclusive new music, some of the biggest songs in the folk canon and our unique poetry and history features. All this and more in this month's edition of ... FolkCast!
The Baker's Daughter by Merry Hell
As yet unreleased - FolkCast exclusive
Tamlin by Mary Jane
from the album "Solstice"
Sister by Luke Jackson
from the album "Fumes And Faith"
Mistaken by Nick Cook
from the album "Mistaken"
The FolkLoreate: Callum And The Fiddle by Dave Alton
...based on a Highland Folktale "Macuisne's Fiddler"
Featuring excerpts from: Fiddle On The Washboard by The Albion Band; Various tunes by Bruce Molsky; PDC (Pretty Damn Cosmic) by Ric Sanders;
No Man's Jig / Hanoverian Dance / Three Jolly Sheepskins by Eliza Carthy
Robin Goodfellow by Arnwyn
Hear more Arnwyn music on SoundCloud
The Lads In Their Hundreds by Show Of Hands & Imelda Staunton
from the album "Centenary: Words And Music Of The Great War"
Lift You Up And Let You Fly by Sarah McQuaid
from the album "The Plum Tree And The Rose"
John Barleycorn by Fay Brotherhood
from the album "Whispers in the Boughs"
The Gallows Of Bannadok by Ken Nicol
As yet unreleased - FolkCast exclusive
Babba presents: The Story Behind The Song
Thomas The Rhymer - an ancient tale of prophecy, music and kidnapping by fairyfolk...
featuring music and vocals by: Ewan McColl - Steeleye Span - Ross Ainsley - Corrina Hewat
Thomas The Rhymer by Flame Proof Moth
from the album "Live In The Thames, Vol 1"
Matty Groves by Damh The Bard
from the album "Tales From The Crow Man"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil chats with Billy Mitchell and Ray Laidlaw of 70s giants Lindisfarne as they embark on a major UK tour with their show "The Lindisfarne Story". We feature clips from the show, live songs and album tracks.
MUSIC FEATURED
The Road To Kingdom Come by Billy & Ray, live
Fog On The Tyne by Lindisfarne, from the album Fog On The Tyne
Walking Blues by Billy & Ray, live
Winter Song by Billy & Ray, live
This Guitar Never Lies by Lindisfarne, from the album Promenade
Lady Eleanor by Billy & Ray, live
Run For Home by Lindisfarne, from the album Back And Fourth
For full details, see the ShowNotes for this podcast at www.folkcast.co.uk
The UK's original independent podcast serving up folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
In this month's show:
We pay mind to the Rule Of Three this month, with 3 Bright Lights, 3 ladies, 3 men, 3 bands, 3 trad songs.
But there's only one Babba and the Story Behind The American Civil War Folk Song (part 2...)
All this and more in this month's edition of ... FolkCast!
Music featured: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson
from the album "Acoustic Classics"
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Red Herring
from the album "The Mountain Valley Sessions"
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Bellowhead
from the album "Revival"
Andrew by Polly Barrett
from the album "Probably Me"
Peace In Silence by Lucy Evans
Released online
Lights by Louise Petitfrom the album "Louder Than Your Drum"
The Wolf by David HirstReleased online
The Night Is Far Gone by Justin Dean Thomas
Released online
Amsterdam by Gregory Alan Isakov
from the album "The Weatherman"
Salt Breeze by Merrymouth
from the album "Wenlock Hill"
The Rut by Skerryvore
from the album "Chasing The Sun"
Doves by Mishaped Pearls
from the album "Thamesis"
Shady Grove by Said The Maiden
from the album, "A Curious Tale"
Sweet Carnlough Bay by Alison Frosdick and Jack Burnaby
from the album "Half Hands Round"
Roll Alabama Roll by Sharp As Razors
from the album, "Cut The Throat"
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song
Part two of the tale of Britain's shadowy involvement in the American Civil War, secretly working with the Confederate States.
A ship and a song share the name: Shenandoah
featuring: Pete Seegar / Acker Bilk / Nunez, Nelson and McClung / Kimber's Men / The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Shenandoah by Bright Season
from the album "Bright Season"
Head Home by Blackmailed and Bereft
Online release
In this month's show:
A feast of storytelling in song - two true tales of sporting endeavour that end in disaster and death; a biographical story of a young woman finding her identity while hitchhiking to Ireland; we visit the circus, and go to the beach, and we've a couple of songs by men with no name - or rather, men with two names. And we've another Story Behind The Song, with FolkCast's own badger-bothering, island dwelling history hobo, Babba. And after that, we'll hear about a pasta-based god and the Queen of Hearts, with not a jam tart in sight.
Geordieland by The Ree-Vahs!
from the album "Geordieland"
The Saucy Bold Robber by James Delarre and Saul Rose
from the album "Cabln Fever"
The Cockfight by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
from the album "The Call"
The Daring Lassie by Ange Hardy
from the album "The Lament Of The Black Sheep"
Sold To The Circus by Buffo's Wake
from the album "Carniphobia"
The Mansion Song by Orphan Jane
from the album "A Poke In The Eye"
Merry Tom by Lew Bear
from the album "Ripples"
Reason To Believe by Claire Boswell
from the album "Claire Boswell"
Waves In The Sea by Daniel Pearson
Single release
One Day At A Time by Blue Rose Code
from the album "The Ballads Of Peckham Rye"
Rain Down by Fifteen Days
from the EP "The Oldest Lie"
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song of…
Roll Alabama, by Bellowhead
Flying Spaghetti Monster by KARA
from the album "Waters So Deep"
The Queen Of Hearts by Martin and Eliza Carthy
from the album "The Moral Of The Elephant"
Ghost Of A Sailor by Pete Morton
from the album "Frappin' And Rambling"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast's preview of Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2014: the fabulous music festival in the heart of England
presented by the founding fathers of British folk-rock Fairport Convention.
The festival runs from August 7-9 in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England.
THE PODCAST PROGRAMME
FolkCast Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
Podcast presented and produced by Phil Widdows
In interview: Mr Dave "Peggy" Pegg, of Fairport Convention, a festival organiser
featuring excerpts from the following music:
Joe Broughton's Conservatoire Folk Ensemble recorded live in rehearsal
Jura Wedding Reels by Capercaillie
Deja Vu by Steve Hackett
Fisherman's Blues by The Waterboys
Leanabh an Oir by The Mischa Macpherson Trio
Who Knows Where The Time Goes by Deborah Rose
Eyes Of A Stranger by Edwina Hayes
Fire by Benjamin Folke Thomas
Hammer It Flat by The Churchfitters
The Horizon, Me And You by The Travelling Band
Circle Square by The Wonder Stuff
The Sideboard Song by Chas & Dave
Astronomy Domine by The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Devil In The Kitchen by Blackbeard's Tea Party
My Name Is London Town by Reg Meuross
Houses Are Burning by Tree Top Fliers
As I Roved Out by Cara Dillon
Under The Sun by Marillion
On The Border by Al Stewart
Meet On The Ledge by Fairport Convention
Come with us on a journey studded with audio illusions:
*Americana that's not from America…
A strange hunting accident in which the victim's ghost appears as a witness for the defence…
Romans from Croatia in the Lake District…
Three songs with no words…
Blood in the kitchen, blood in the hall…
And we march from the Highlands in the company of Bonnie Prince Charlie to hear a song that's all about him, but not in favour of him…*
All this and more in a mind-expanding edition of … FolkCast!
Music featured:
The Devil's Backbone by The Knights Of Mentis
from the album "New Pound Coin"
Take Me For A Ride by Wood, Wire and Words
from the album "Riding The Rails"
Jimmy by Mishaped Pearls
from the album "Thamesis"
Vankarin Polska / Shotgun by Bright Season
from the album "Bright Season"
Come What May by Clutching At Straws
from the album "Come What May"
The Sea by Ninebarrow
from the album "When The Blackthorn Burns"
First Europeans by Rainbow Chasers
from the album "Chimes At Midnight"
Rolling Down This Roman Road by Steve Tilston
from the album "Such & Such"
Bulgarian Red by Stooshie
from the album "Stydd"
Wranglin' by 3 Boxes
from the album "Strings Attached"
Fear of Askaval by Damian Helliwell's Metta
from the album "Metta"
Grim And Grimy Folk:
Long Lankin by Blackbeard's Tea Party
from the album "Whip Jamboree"
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song:
Charlie Is My Darling by Eddi Reader
from the album "Eddi Reader Sings the Songs of Robert Burns"
Dusty Roads by Jon Budworth
from the EP "Trees Turn To Fire"
How High The Mountain by George Boomsma
single release
On Periglis Sands by The Rough Island Band
from the album "On All Sides"
Will Ye No Come Back Again? by Haddo
from the album "Borderlands"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The Summer Sizzler 2014 from FolkCast
The Soundtrack of the Season! *Pull up a beach chair, help yourself to barbecue and beer, and enjoy 80 minutes of sizzling summer sounds from FolkCast,
home of the best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music!*
Presented and produced by Phil Widdows with interjections from Babba Contents
Sing A Song Of Summer by John Martyn from the album "The Tumbler"
Springtime Promises by Pentangle, from the album "Basket Of Light"
"Aaah, summer - that long anticipated stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of responsibility and rife with possibility. It's a time to hunt for insects, master handstands, practice swimming strokes, conquer trees, explore nooks and crannies, and make new friends." - Darell Hammond
Meet You In The Summer by Chris Hardy, from the album "Health To Your Hands"
"In the Bible when it rained for 40 days and 40 nights they called it a disaster. In England, we call it summer…" - Anon
Right As Rain by Peter Lacey, from the album "Last Leaf"
“At the beach, life is different. A day moves not from hour to hour but leaps from mood to moment. We go with the currents, plan around the tides, follow the sun." - Sandy Gingras.
Sun Golden Sun by The Tansads, from the album "Rough And Ready: The Early Years"
Atoms by Runrig, from the album "Everything You See"
Summer by Broadfoot, from the album "Straight Between Us"
"It's summer, and that can only mean one thing: it's time to find out what my friends with swimming pools have been up to since last summer…" - Anon
The Swimming Song by Fairport Convention, from the album "Old, New, Borrowed, Blue"
"I go for a short swim at least once or twice every day. It's either that or buy a new golf ball!" - Gene Perret
I Have Lately Learned To Swim by 3 Boxes, from the album "Strings Attached"
In The Summertime by The Peddlers, from the album "Three For All"
"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability." — Sam Keen
Inverary Summer Nights by The Clydesiders, from the album "Scottish Folk Songs Of The West"
Stars Over Cloughanover by The Saw Doctors, single release.
Skylark by Moonrakers, from the album Beneath The Snow
- with To A Skylark (excerpt) by John Clare, read by Michael Sheen
Summer Fires by Ninebarrow, from the album "While The Blackthorn Burns"
Dunstable Downs by Life And Times, from the album "Charivari"
- with Summer Solstice Song, written by Sophie Watson, performed by Frejya's Fire
Noon Of The Solstice by Damh The Bard, from the album "Spirit Of Albion"
Lush Green Leaves by Paul McGladdery, from the album "Northwing Sessions 2013"
"Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jewelled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world." - Ada Louise Huxtable
Down By The Greenwood by Golden Bough, from the album "Contemporary Songs: The Night Wind"
The Way Through The Woods by David Gibb & Elly Lucas, from the album "Up Through The Woods"
Summer Outing to Heaton Park, by Ewan MacColl
This Time by Merry Hell, from the album "BLINK ... And You'll Miss It"
"Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." - Henry James
Postcard From Summer (instrumental) by Sebastian Owen, download release
"Now let's find our own thrill…" - 1946 newsreel
Wonderland by House Of Hats, from the album "This Love"
Dog Days by Locomotive Ghost, from the EP "Summer"
The Summer Lady by Steeleye Span, from the album "Wintersmith"
Keep focused on FolkCast for the best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music … all year round!
From the sunny streets of an idealised England to doomed romances both modern and ancient… From a trip to the bathroom to a journey to the Far East… From murderous gangs of lovers to deep-voiced deadly goblins…From a wooden man to a wee man…From the battle of Agincourt to a fight defused by tea and biscuits…It's all in this month's edition of FolkCast!
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music from the UK and around the world.
Music featured:
Sunshine Street
by The Men With Strong Arms
from the album "Sunshine Street"
Closer Than You Thought
by Crafting For Foes
from the EP "Love Is Scorned"
In The Garden
by Avital Raz
from the album "The Believer"
Letting Go
by Daria Kulesh
from the album "Eternal Child"
Blackwaterside
by Crossharbour
from the album "Crossharbour"
Daisy In The Sun/Trip To The Bathroom
by Fifteen String Trio
Unreleased track
Shoe Strings
by The Rambling Roots
from the EP "The Rambling Roots"
"Grim And Grimy Folk"
The Dowie Dens Of Yarrow
by Tammerlin
from the album "Wind Horses"
*What's your nomination for the Grimmest, Grimiest folk song there ever was?
Let us know by email and we could feature it in a future edition of FolkCast!*
In The Hall Of The Mountain King
by Gavin Pennycook
from the album "Octave Fiddle"
Fantasia On The Yorkshire Anthem
by Simon Mayor
from the album "The Art Of The Mandolin"
Bet Beesley & Her Wooden Man
by Megson
from the album "In A Box"
Diminutive Man
by Bridie Jackson & The Arbour
from the album "New Skin"
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song
A tale of blood, mud and diarrhea, being the battle of
'Agincourt'
as celebrated in song by
Mather & Robinson
on their 2014 album "In Time"
Lovely Cup Of Tea
by The Young 'Uns
from the album "Never Forget"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
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
from the album "This Love"
Ribbons by The Jones Boys
from the album "Like the Sun a-Glittering"
I'm So Happy by Billy Brown
from the EP "Up Against It"
Sunrise Ride by Peter Lacey
from the album "Last Leaf"
The Coming Of The Day by Adrian Nation
from the album "Live at Crossroads"
"Grim And Grimy Folk"Trimdon Grange by Martin Carthy
from the album "Sweet Wivelsfield" Szanta Oliwska by Brasy
from the album "BrasyLive"
Soldiers Joy/Floating Candle/The Dutchess by Will Pound
from the album "A Cut Above"
The Aerial And Taeping by Hughie Jones
from the album "Maritime Miscellany"
The Lover's Ghost by Russell Cottier
from the EP "Byways"
Ghost At The Crossroads by Howlin' Luke Jackson
from the album "Fumes And Faith"
Miss Willmott's Ghost by Phillip Henry And Hannah Martin
from the album "Mynd"
Babba presents The Story Behind The SongLily Of Barbary by Little Johnny England
from the album "Tournament Of Shadows" The Cuckoo by DeMalebysse
from the album "Gazing Through Trees of Sorrow"
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast's second annual celebration of the season of Spring, as told in music, rhyme and verse. Come on, let's set out now on a journey from the death of Old Man Winter to the dawning of a new summer … on the way we'll visit April and Easter as we March Into May! The Music and Verse (§) Spring Song by Charlie Chaplin
First Song Of Spring by Paul McGladdery
It May Be Spring But I Still Need A Coat by The Webb Sisters
§ Spring by Ian Bland (written and recorded exclusively for FolkCast)
with Dance Of The Demon Daffodils (instrumental) by John Kirkpatrick
I Saw The Sun Today by Becky Mills
Come The Springtime by Blue Rose Code
§ Never Mind, March by Anon
The Springtime Of The Year by John Rutter & The Cambridge Singers
First Spring Day by Suburban Tribe
Spring Has Sprung by George Breakfast
§ Excerpt from Two Tramps in Mud Time by Robert Frost
with The Walk Before Easter (instrumental) by Martin Simpson
§ Blackrod Hawthorn written and spoken by Dogman (aka David Sands)
One More Day by Skylark Song
Snowdrops/Birth by Maddy Prior
§ Pace-Egging And Old Tosspot
Pace-Egging Time by The Watersons
§ Easter by Bill Hicks
Easter Snow by Christy Moore
It Can't Be So by Ange Hardy
Our Stolen Season by Ashley Hutchings (vocals, Emily Slade)
Let's Misbehave by Irving Aaronson & His Commanders
§ Excerpt from Jeeves In The Springtime by PG Wodehouse
Poisoning Pigeons In The Park by Tom Lehrer
Bleed The Maple by Emmett Doyle
Bluebells by Rosa Rebecka
§ May Day Approaching… by Ewan MacColl
Northill May Song / Mwynen Mai by Blanche Rowan & Mike Gulston
The First Of May (instrumental) by James Bell
Cuckoo's Nest by The Morris On Band
§ May Day In Ducklington by Cecil Sharp
Cuckoo's Nest (instrumental and dance) by Hunter's Moon Morris
May Morning by Triangle
§ Why Spring? by Phil Widdows
A Clown's Heart by Oysterband
For full details and links to artists' websites, see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
In 2014, spring begins with the vernal equinox on March 20 at 4:57pm GMT
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music from the UK and around the world.
In this show: New Scottish folk music, the return of Ken Nicol, and the launch of our hunt for the most 'Grim and Grimy' folk songs ever!
Music featured:Flash Hard by Mather & Robinson
from the album "In Time"
Jock Hawk's Adventures In Glasgow by Fiona Hunter
from the album "Fiona Hunter"
Rum by Ross Ainsley
from the album "Wide Open"
The Lads Like Beer by Blazin' Fiddles
from the album "Six"
Kilmartin Glen Campsite by Marit And Rona
from the album "Turas"
Heel And Toe by Nobodaddy
from the album "Longing For Flight"
The Manchester Rambler Frap by Pete Morton
from the album "The Frappin' And Ramblin' Pete Morton"
Walking In The Footsteps Of Giants by Harp And A Monkey
from the album "All Life Is Here"
Houses And Vineyards by Robin Mitchell
from the EP "Return"
Another Grey And Grim Old Grimy Day by John Tams
from the album "Home"
Beedle Um Bum by The Jake Leg Jug Band
from the album "Cotton Mouth"
To My Old Brown Earth by Pete Seeger & The Cathedral Singers
from the album "Pete"
See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
This week the world lost Pete Seeger, a true giant of the folk music scene. For seven decades, Pete was at the heart of American folk music and personifies protest music. Here, as a tribute to the great man, we at FolkCast have dipped into our archive to present an edition of our long-running Story Behind The Song feature, to showcase a song that was intimately tied to Pete Seeger throughout his long career.
Originally aired in November 2011, here is FolkCast's history man, Babba, with The Story Behind "We Shall Overcome".
For regular updates from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music, keep focused on FolkCast - at folkcast.co.uk. Search for FolkCast on Facebook and Twitter, and check out our blog at folkcasters.blogspot.co.uk
FolkCast - it's our finger in your ear!
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music from The UK and around the world. New year, new music - plus a pause for thought about the true nature of sacrifice.
The Men With Strong Arms by The Men With Strong Arms
from the album "Sunshine Street"
We Won't Go Home Tonight by Leatherat
from the album "Snake Eyes"
Not Peace, But A Sword by Robin Mitchell
from the EP "Return"
A Beggin' I Will Go by Nigel Parry
from the album "Row Out To Your Ship Of Dreams"
Father's Footsteps by Luke Jackson
from the album "Fumes And Faith"
A Precious Place by Patsy Reid
from the album "The Brightest Path"
Towards The Sun by Calum Stewart & Heikki Bourgault
from the album "Hunter's Moon"
Drunken Sailor by Chris Ricketts
from the album "Outward Bound"
The Wicker Man by Damh The Bard
single release
Buain Ná Rainich (Fairy Love Song) by Eddi Reader
from the album "Vagabond"
Hate by Ian Roland
from the EP "Helicopter"
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: High Germany by Isambarde Room For Company by Brillig
from the album "Comrades"
Your Time Is Now by Ralf Dee
from the album "Your Time Is Now"
See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
An end-of-year special: more songs by some of the artists featured on FolkCast throughout 2013
Presented and Produced by Phil Widdows Music:
Marching Through The Green Grass by Lucy Ward
Blackjack, Whiskey And Gin by Jenna
Let's Have A Drink by True Gents
When A Knight Won His Spurs by Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
Crudetés by Blanche Rowan and Mike Gulson
We Shall Wear Midnight by Steeleye Span
Flash Company by The Outside Track
Ford O' Kabul River by Blackbeard's Tea Party
Morecambe Bay by Union Jill
Emerald Green by Merry Hell
The Captain's Daughter by The Longest Johns
The Landlord's Daughter by Fabian Holland
The Landlord's Daughter by Magnet and Paul Giovanni
Coming Up For Air by Zeptepi
For Peace And For Green by Helen Dorothy
**Babba presents The Story Behind The Song
The Boar's Head Carol** by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band
Canu Cwnsela / Pwnco by Allan Yn Y Fan
Hymn For The New Year by Gavin Davenport
For full details and links see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music and poetry for the season of Winter, of Christmas & Yuletide.
Presented by Babba - Produced by Phil Widdows - Readings by Phil Widdows Song For A New Beginning by Secret Garden, from the album Winter Poem
.... with Winter Begins by Phil Widdows
Winter Song by Anne Marie Almedal, from the album Memory Lane
Winter Rose by Fairground Attraction, from the album The Very Best Of Fairground Attraction
.... with Winter Bonus, a limerick...
Cold Blow December Winds by Winter Wilson, from the album Cutting Free
Wintersongs by Judy Dyble, from the album Flow And Change
The Invisible Waltz by Howard Haigh, from the album Ride Forever and A Winter Snowscape by Martin Barre, from the album Stage Left
.... with London Snow by Robert Bridges
Bring Us In Good Ale by Maddy Prior And The Carnival Band, from the album A Christmas Caper
The Company Makes The Feast by Kathryn and Bob Tickell, from the album Northumbrian Voices
All In The Winter Time by Life And Times, from the album Charivari
Christmas Bells by Bellowhead
Gower Wassail by Blast From The Past, from the album A Victorian Christmas
Wailey Wailer by Jim Causley, from the album Dumnonia
The Holly & The Ivy by Kerfuffle, from the album Lighten The Dark
Deck The Halls/Ding Dong by Andrews Massey Duo, from the album Make Merry
Wexford Carol by Gareth Davies-Jones, from the album Nine Lessons
North Pole Express by Nick Lowe, from the album Quality Street
I Believe In Father Christmas by Lisa Redford
Canadian Christmas Song by Eric Bogle, from the album The Dreamer
That Sleigh by Steve Folk
It's This Time Of Year by Neils Cremer
A Light Out Of The Dark by The Halstead Clan
Advent Polka/Saint Nick's Brawl by The Albion Christmas Band, from the album An Albion Christmas
... with About Socks by Dr Seuss (take #61)
Big Daddy C by Roy Mette
We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Brian Brink, from the album Christmas In The Grove
... with Another Spring by Patience Strong
We Wish You A Merry Christmas by Bella Hardy, from the album Bright Morning Star
For full details, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk This is a FolkCast podcast. All original content is copyright FolkCast 2013 ©
FolkCast 091 - November 2013 Delights, surprises and new releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music, plus a journey into the catastrophic past of Old London Town in The Story Behind The Song, telling the tale of The Fire Of '66.
Robbing On The Highway by James Bell
Wintersmith by Steeleye Span
Katie Cruel by Salt House
Burnwood by Moonrakers
Eyes by Elliott Morris
The Heart Of It All by The Speedbumps
Don't Feel The Same by Annie Dressner
Who Killed JFK? by Tommy Sands
Kennedy And The Warren Commission by Bill Hicks…
New Deal by Gareth Davies-Jones
Alien Forces by Monster Ceilidh Band
Bushes And Briars by DJ Ualdemar
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: Fire Of '66 by Roy Mette
I'm Going Now by Kevin Doherty
**Presented and produced by Phil Widdows
For more details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk**
The FolkCast Halloween Scream 2013
The Beast In The Attic
A tale of terror illustrated with music and poetry Presented and produced by Phil Widdows
A Time That Never Was… by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks
Souling Song by Kristen Lawrence
It’s Halloween by Laura Warfield
Annabel Lee by Edgar Allen Poe
Ghost by Matt Stevens
Introduction To Horror, presented by Arch Oboler
Watching Ghosts by Helen Dorothy
Graveyard by True Gents
Along Destiny Road, a poem by Dave Alton
with
Horror by Paul Sop
The Bet by Show Of Hands
O! Death by Sproatly Smith
The Gravedigger by Jake Thackray
The “Other Dance”… from Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett, read by Babba.
The Dark Morris by Steeleye Span
Seven Years Old by Sedayne
”Tis Now The Very Witching Time Of The Night”, from Hamlet, read by Richard Burton
The Unquiet Grave by Moonrakers
The Moonwraith by Bonfire Night
Halloween Radio Broadcast by Bing Crosby and Lena Home
Goetia AD72 by English Heretic
Samhain Eve by Dahm The Bard
Death Is Just A Dream by Ken Nicol
See the ShowNotes at See the ShowNotes for full details at www.folkcast.co.uk
New songs, old songs, pop songs as folk songs, songs about the weather and the Story Behind The Song. It's a rockin', riotous, rumbustious FolkCast show…!
The Chemical Worker's Song by The Demon Barbers
from their new, as yet unreleased, album
Soul Traders Drum by Day Of The Rabblement
from the album "Night Time Rallies"
Bolinder by Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
from the album "Red House"
Paint It Black/Devil In The Kitchen by Whalebone
from the album "Runes"
Road To Nowhere by The Bad Shepherds
from the album "Mud, Blood & Beer"
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Red Hot Chilli Pipers
from the album "Breathe"
The Wind It Will Blow by Doug MacNearney
from the album "Rambling Songs"
The Wind Blows Around Them All by Beau
from the album "Twelve Strings To The Beau"
After The Rain by Zeptepi
from the album "Coming Up For Air"
Erin Farewell by McDermott's 2 Hours
from the album "Anticlockwise"
Waiting For The River by Merry Hell
from the album "Head Full Of Magic, Shoes Full Of Rain"
Roundabouts by Barricades Rise
from the album "All I Have Is Here"
South American Skies by Skylark Song
to be released as a single on November 25th 2013
The Mermaid by James Bell
from the album "Joy & Jealousy"
Babba presents The Story Behind The Song The life and times of Dr William Price - eccentric, nudist, enthusiastic lover, father to many, many children and the man who opened the door to the acceptance of cremation in Britain. The Song: Dr Price by Fabian Holland
Rollin' Home by Roving Crows
from the album "Deliberate Destractions"
See the Shownotes for FolkCast 090 at www.folkcast.co.uk
The FolkCast Autumn Crackler 2013: a collection of songs and quotations for the season
*"Summer swift becomes memory,
and autumn falls to the ground
in a harvest of gold leaf and ripe berries,
as the year rolls around
And here is the FolkCast Crackler,
a harvest of verse and of song,
a salute to the season's quality
as the year rolls along."*
The Boys Of Summer by Show Of Hands
The Green Man by Roy Harper
“Autumn -- that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on the mind of taste and tenderness -- that season which has drawn from every poet worthy of being read some attempt at description, or some lines of feeling.” ― Jane Austen, Persuasion
September (Alternative Version) by Nick Cook
Autumn by Paolo Nutini
Brambles On A Hill by Ashley Hutchings
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” ― George Eliot
Gathering Summer In by Talis Kimberley
“But then fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September. It stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favourite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you.” ― Stephen King, Salem's Lot
Fire At Midnight by Jethro Tull
Sparkle Eyes by Gill Sandell
"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night." — Hal Borland
Half The Way by Marco Catracchia
“It was one of those days you sometimes get latish in the autumn when the sun beams, the birds toot, and there is a bracing tang in the air that sends the blood beetling briskly through the veins.” ― P.G. Wodehouse
Paris In Spring by Mark Handley
Mist In Autumn by FolkLaw
Things Behind The Sun by Luluc
*“Listen! The wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves,
We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!”* ― Humbert Wolfe
Wind That Cracks The Leaves by In Gowan Ring
Sycamore Tree by Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
“October proved a riot; a riot to the senses and climaxed those giddy last weeks before Halloween.” ― Keith Donohue
October by Tuung
“The tints of autumn: a mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of the enchanter, frost.” ― John Greenleaf Whittier
Autumn Snow by The Last Bison
“Use what you have, use what the world gives you. Use the first day of fall: bright flame before winter's deadness; harvest; orange, gold, amber; cool nights and the smell of fire. Our tree-lined streets are set ablaze, our kitchens filled with the smells of nostalgia: apples bubbling into sauce, roasting squash, cinnamon, nutmeg, cider, warmth itself. The leaves as they spark into wild colour just before they die are the world's oldest performance art, and everything we see is celebrating one last violently hued hurrah before the black and white silence of winter.” ― Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way
A Leaf Must Fall (intro) by Prydwyn And Kira with Quickthorn
Marigold by Maddy Prior
“Crying, whistling, calling, they skimmed the placid sea and left the shore. Make haste, make speed, hurry and begone; yet where, and to what purpose? The restless urge of autumn, unsatisfying, sad, had put a spell upon them and they must flock, and wheel, and cry; they must spill themselves of motion before winter came.” ― Daphne du Maurier, The Birds & Other Stories
Migrating Bird by Anthony Thistlethwaite
Remembrance Day by Mark Knopfler
*"November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.*
*With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.**The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring."*
— Clyde Watson
November by Steven Lindsay
Strangers We Meet by The Black Feathers
For further details, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
It's oh so quiet as we fill this month's show with folk, singer-songwriter and roots music from the chilled end of the scale. It's all low-key, laid back, and decidedly delicious, including an exclusive live session from our special guest, Sarah McQuaid. Music featured:
To Make You Stay by Tinkerscuss
from the album "The Best Of Tinkerscuss"
Pretty Young Things by Becky Mills
from the album "Dandelion"
Money And Gold by Day Of The Rabblement
from the album "Night Time Rallies"
Church On Sunday by Jont
from the album "Hello Halifax"
The FolkCast Live Session
The Sun Goes On Rising by Sarah McQuaid
recorded live at MVS Sound, Preston
The Private Still by Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
from the album "Red House"
Sly Whispers by Jenna
from the album "Hitchhiker"
Sportsman's Hornpipe/Banks Of The Nile by Phillip Henry And Hannah Martin
from the album "Mynd"
The Story Behind The Song
The tale of Mary Queen of Scots is told by Babba
featuring Fotheringay by Fairport Convention
Shipping Song by Lisa Knapp
from the album "Hidden Seam"
The FolkCast Live Session
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Sarah McQuaid
recorded live at MVS Sound, Preston
The Last Place You Said Goodbye by Skylark Song
Released as a double-A side single.
Banks Of The Dee by Fabian Holland
from the album "Fabian Holland"
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
New sounds from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Excerpts from two very different musical journeys, a version of Raggle Taggle Gypsies like you've never heard before, and some music that's so chilled out it moves at just 1mph. Music featured:
The Last Pirouette by Lucy Ward
from the album "Single Flame"
Overcome/Override by The Freedom/Guilt Equation
from the album "Breathe"
Gazing At The Stars All Night by Chris Flegg
from the album "Gazing At The Stars All Night"
Forlorn Land by Ange Hardy
from the album "Bare Foot Folk"
Vagabonds And Rogues by Tess Of The Circle
from the album "Thorns"
You Are On Beach by One Mile An Hour
from the album "One Mile An Hour"
Lady Maisery by Lady Maisery
from the album "Mayday"
The Border by Gill Sandell
from the album "Light The Boats"
Bird Above Snake Below by Jet McDonald
from the album "Soft Soft Soft The Sparrow Sings"
Raggle Taggle Reggae by Celtic Reggae Revolution
from the album "Everything Comes To Those Who Wait"
Ducks On The Roof by Whalebone
from the album "Runes"
Afraid Of Death by Between The Wars
from the album "Won't Go Quietly"
The Story Behind The Song
The tale of King Richard III and Henry Tudor is told by Babba
featuring Richard Of York by Lord Zarquon and The Legendary Ten Seconds
Head Full Of Stars by Judy Dyble
from the album "Flow And Change"
Mud, Blood & Beer by The Bad Shepherds
from the album "Mud, Blood & Beer"
For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
New sounds from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Songs of travel, of love, of loss and of a life well lived … and, if you thought you knew what bagpipes sound like, we'll be changing your mind.
Plus…. an exclusive interview with singer-songwriter Luke Jackson!
Music featured: The Bones by Rusty Shackle
from the album "The Bones"
These Are The Songs by Chris Ricketts
from the album "Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea"
Mary Anne by The Fisherman's Friends
from the album "One And All"
Green Grow The Laurels by Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker
from the album "Fire And Fortune"
Emily by Cocos Lovers
from the album "Gold Or Dust"
Late Last Summer by Dick Hyman and Judy Hyman
from the album "Late Last Summer"
East of Woodstock, West of Vietnam by Tom Russell And The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
from the album "Aztec Jazz"
The Silver Spear by The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
from the album "Breathe"
Midnight Train/New by Man's Ruin
from the album "Health And Safety"
Eyes To The Sky by James Duncan MacKenzie
from the album "James Duncan MacKenzie"
Gimme All Your Lovin' by The Red Hot Chilli Pipers
from the album "Breathe"
LUKE JACKSON INTERVIEW
Fumes And Faith by Luke Jackson
from the EP "Live at Hitchin Folk Club 2013"
Man's Best Friend by Luke Jackson
from the EP "Luke Paul Jackson"
We Aren't All The Same by Luke Jackson
from the album "More Than Boys"
Sailor's Daughter by The Jon Hart Band
from the album "Level With Me"
See the ShowNotes for full details at www.folkcast.co.uk
THE PODCAST PROGRAMME The FolkCast preview of Fairport's Cropredy Convention 2013, the fabulous music festival in the heart of England presented by the founding fathers of British folk-rock, Fairport Convention. With music and interviews.
Podcast presented and produced by Phil Widdows
FolkCast Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
- School's Out by Alice Cooper
**Interview with Dave Pegg (part 1)
Preview of Thursday's line-up**
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Peggy's Pub by Dave Pegg and PJ Wright
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Festival Bell by Fairport Convention
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Fantastic Day by Romeo's Daughter
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List Of A Sailor by Edward II
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No More Mr Nice Guy (live) by Alice Cooper
Interview with David McCloud of the Clan McBastard
- The Clumsy Lover Set by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
**Interview with Dave Pegg (part 2)
Preview of Friday's line-up**
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Two Magicians by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
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You Don't Know by Danny & The Champions Of The World
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Lusty Smith by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
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Uca's Dance by Moulettes
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Island Paddy by Lunasa
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Just The One by The Levellers
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Dreadlock Holiday (live, acoustic) by 10CC
Village Fringe Focus at the Red Lion and Brasenose Arms
Babba meets Ann Voce of Fair-mobility
**Interview with Dave Pegg (part 3)
Preview of Saturday's line-up**
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Albert & Ted by Fairport Convention
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One Thousand Years by Richard Digance
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Queen & Huntress by Mediaeval Baebes
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Follow The Road by The Dunwells
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Abhainn a Nathair by Peatbog Faeries
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I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (acoustic) by Nik Kershaw
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Spanish Main by Fairport Convention (live at Cropredy)
Interview with Simon Nicol
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Dirty Linen by Fairport Convention (live at Cropredy)
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Meet On The Ledge by Fairport Convention (live at Cropredy)
See the ShowNotes for links to relevant websites.
A soundtrack for the season: summery songs and songs of the summer, with poetry and quotations to match. A soundtrack for the season: summery songs and songs of the summer, with poetry and quotations to match.
Music from: Eddi Reader - The True Gents - Candidate - Co-Pilgrim - Blanche Rowan & Mike Gulston - Lola & The Bludgies - Uku The Mighty - Union Jill - Jack Harris - Alexandre Nestorov - Damh The Bard - Jon Airdrie - Paul Mosley - Nick Drake - Mark Knopfler - Man's Ruin - Nigel Brown - Show Of Hands - Martin Francis - Luke Jackson - Eric Pukos
Poetry and quotations from: Enid Blyton - James Dent - William Cullen Bryant - F. Scott Fitzgerald - William Shakespeare - Natalie Babbitt - Deb Caleti For full details, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The best in new releases from the worlds of Folk, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter and Roots music, presented by Phil Widdows with guest Ken Nicol, freshly returned from his latest tour of Australia and New Zealand. NOTE: An Extra Large version of this show, with added chat and more music, can be found at our website: www.folkcast.co.uk/ShowNotes/shownotes086.html * Loving The Skin You're In by Merry Hell * Fire And Fortune by Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker * Angra Mainyu by Nick Edward Harris * Australia by Men Of Folk * Don't Cry by Ann Vriend * One Step Ahead Of The Blues by Gary Hall * Download by CLive Gregson * The Retirement Song by The Longest Johns * Together We're Fine by Dougie Crosbie * Emerald Green by Merry Hell * Meet Me On The Corner by Lindisfarne * Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: She Wore A Yellow Ribbon * Alright by Men Of Folk
For further details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The latest releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music.
- Bagpipe Music by Battlefield Band
- The Show by Anna Corcoran
- Solitary Thinker by Common Tongues
- My Heart On A String by Graham Cairns
- The Sea-Sick Sailors/The Rough Crossing by Allan Yn Y Fan
- A Fairer Sea by Co-Pilgrim
- Sailor Song by Stark
- Anyone Can Fly by Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman
- Do Not Surrender by Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston
- Red On The Stair by Union Jill
- Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: Bartholomew Roberts by Roy Mette
- Ronds De St Vincent by The Celtic Fiddle Festival
- Spencer The Rover by Said The Maiden
- Lankin by Blackbeard's Tea Party
For further details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
An exclusive interview with singer and songwriter Deborah Bonham. She talks about her new album Spirit, her musical influences and growing up with Led Zeppelin. Interview by Babba. Produced by Phil Widdows. Music Featured:
- Fly
- Take Me Down
- The Old Hyde
- Feel So Alive
For full details see the show notes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Spring Into May: A FolkCast Seasonal Special Music and poetry for the Spring to early Summer, from Easter to the Merry Merry month of May.
Produced by Phil Widdows. 1: March Borrowed From April by Hilary James
with Oh Sweet Spontaneous by E.E. Cummings §
2: Spring Song by Waking The Witch
"Spring is when you feel like whistling, even with a shoe full of slush!"
- Doug Larson *
3: Holding Out For Spring by Jonnie Murphy
4: As I Roved Out by Matthew Ord
"The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month!" - Henry Van Dyke *
5: Oh For The Spring by Neil Cousin
6: In Weaving Spring by Sedayne
with Days Too Short, by WH Davies
read by David Barnes via Librivox.org
"Measure your health by your sympathy with morning and spring. If there is no response in you to the awakening of nature—if the prospect of an early morning walk does not banish sleep, if the warble of the first bluebird does not thrill you—know that the morning and spring of your life are past. Thus may you feel your pulse."
- Henry David Thoreau §
"The first day of spring was once the time for taking the young virgins into the fields; there, in dalliance, to set an example in fertility for nature to follow. Now, we just set the clocks an hour ahead…"
- E.B. White *
7: When Spring Comes In by Spriguns
8: The First Rites Of Spring by Simon Fowler's Merrymouth
9: Springtime by Tess
"In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of four-and-twenty hours…"
- Mark Twain *
10: Spring Song by Fairport Convention
11: April Morning by The Ralf Weihrauch Trio
*"Come, fill the Cup. And, in the Fire of Spring
the Winter Garment of Repentance fling.
The Bird of Time has but a little way to fly,
and Lo! The bird is on the wing…"*
- Omar Khayyam §
12: The Cuckoo by James Findlay
13: Two Giants by Dave Alton
(Music featured: Wintro by Mike Vass; Pan Dance by Jethro Tull; Lights Out by Mike Vass; Winter's Dreaming by Spiral Dance; Melter by Mike Vass )
14: Green Man by Magicfolk
*"And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."* - Percy Bysshe Shelley *
15: Green Jack by Lisa Knapp
16: The Pleasant Month Of May by Jackie Oates
17: Garland Gay by Little Johnny England
18: Maymorning by Runrig
19: Middle Of May by Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts
with Weathers by Thomas Hardy
read by Richard Burton
20: Bonny Black Hare by Steeleye Span
21: Beltane by Jethro Tull
22: Summerisle by The Bailey Sisters
"Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night." - Rainer Maria Rilke*
23: Under A Beltane Sun by Damh The Bard
§ = read by Phil Widdows
- = read by Babba
See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Our special guest is singer and guitarist Jed Grimes - well known from his days with folk-rock band Hedgehog Pie, the Doonan Family Band and The Hush.
And we tell part two of the amazing life story of Tom Paine - a man who talked with presidents, kings and emperors, inspired revolutions, was jailed for his radical beliefs, and who has inspired several great songs.
1: Whip Jamboree by Blackbeard's Tea Party
2: False Knight On The Road by The Outside Track
3: Long Legged Lurcher Dog by Gavin Davenport
4: Threshing Machine by Faustus
5: A Curse On Lord Arrun by Crompton's Thresher
6: Farewell To Bon County by Jed Grimes
7: Interview with Jed Grimes featuring A Jug Of This by Jed Grimes
8: Byker Hill by Jed Grimes
9: The Earth Song by Bob Hillary and The Massive Mellow
10: Babba presents The Story Behind The Song - Tom Paine's Bones (sung by Jed Grimes)
11: Richer, Thinner, Smarter by Jess Morgan
12: Navigator by Amy Duncan
For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from the outer reaches of the folk galaxy... 1. The Long Way by Paradigms 2. Woollen Hearts by Jo Bywater 3. View Of My Sanity by Anna Lena and The Orchids 4. Trudging Down The Road by Perry Ostrin 5. Forced To Run by Rita Payne.
For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Rewind dips into the FolkCast music archive to bring you more from artists already introduced in our monthly podcasts. In this debut edition of Rewind we concentrate on songs and tunes from the last 12 months or so. |<<
Music featured: 1. Scarecrow by Gilmore & Roberts 2. The Bonny Light Horseman by Two Coats Colder 3. Israel Hands by Roy Mette 4. Blackbeard's Crew by True Gents 5. Black Sail by Mulholland & Ward 6. Barrett's Privateers by Blackbeard's Tea Party 7. Lady Moon by Talis Kimberley 8. Silent Moon by Damh The Bard 9. Yon Two Crows by Mark Knopfler 10. Canny Shepherd Boys by Kathryn Tickell 11. Shaky Town by Chris While & Julie Matthews 12. My Name Is London Town by Reg Meuross 13. Banks Of The Nile by The QP 14. John Barleycorn by Galley Beggar 15. Black Beetle Pies by Bellowhead 16. The Tales They Tell by FolkLaw 17. The Shot That Killed Three by Ken Nicol
For full details and links see the ShowNotes at folkcast.co.uk
We present a show full of new (and a few not-so-new) sounds from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
Discover the amazing true story of folk hero Tom Paine, who went from being a corset maker in Norfolk to being "the father of the American Revolution" and also inspired a great song or two. And we pay tribute to Fisherman's Friends with a selection of shanties and songs of the sea.
Music featured: 1. The Barrels Are Full by True Gents 2. MacPherson's Rant by Andrew Gordon 3. The Friar In The Well by Brass Monkey 4. Honey by D.H Lawrence And The Vaudeville Skiffle Show 5. Songs With The Bark Still On 'Em by Spiritual Wardrobe 6. Uca's Dance by Moulettes 7. South Australia by Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends 8. Haul Away Joe by Zeptepi 9. Shanty Song by Chris Ricketts 10. The Redhills Hornpipe by Colgarra 11. Accountancy Shanty by Fairport Convention 12. Boat And I by Heg And The Wolf Chorus 13. Sea Shanty by Minnie Birch 14. Angels Without Wings by Heidi Talbot 15. Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: Here's To Tom Paine by Fairport Convention 16. Where's Home? by Richard Thompson 17. Kenzie by Little Johnny England
For full details see our website: www.folkcast.co.uk. Details of this show: ShowNotes 083
New music for a new year from the UK's original and premier independent podcast dedicated to folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month - choose your size: Regular or XL. Regular size is edited for listeners who prefer to burn the show to CD. The XL format includes extra chat and longer songs.
Music featured: 1. North Sea Holes by Dr Mango & the Chickpeas
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The Morning After by Merry Hell (feat Dave Swarbrick)
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Mad Tom Of Bedlam by Peter Knight's Gigspanner
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Jealous Angels by Daisy Chapman
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Scarecrow by Bridie Jackson & The Arbour
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The River in Her by Charlie Law
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Highbury by Ivor Game
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Get Well Soon by Ivor Game
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Soldier On by Douglas Hinton
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From a Welsh Kitchen by Until The Bird…
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Bonus by Dirty Old Folkers
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I Saw A Woman by Reg Meuross
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In Your Wake by The Sandman's Orchestra
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One Night As I Lay On My Bed by Fable Of The Bees
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Deep Open Chord by Frost At Midnight
For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
New music for a new year from the UK's original and premier independent podcast dedicated to folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month - choose your size: Regular or XL. Regular size is edited for listeners who prefer to burn the show to CD. The XL format includes extra chat and longer songs.
Music featured: 1. North Sea Holes by Dr Mango & the Chickpeas
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The Morning After by Merry Hell (feat Dave Swarbrick)
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Mad Tom Of Bedlam by Peter Knight's Gigspanner
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Jealous Angels by Daisy Chapman
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Scarecrow by Bridie Jackson & The Arbour
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The River in Her by Charlie Law
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Highbury by Ivor Game
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Get Well Soon by Ivor Game
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Soldier On by Douglas Hinton
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From a Welsh Kitchen by Until The Bird…
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Bonus by Dirty Old Folkers
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I Saw A Woman by Reg Meuross
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In Your Wake by The Sandman's Orchestra
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One Night As I Lay On My Bed by Fable Of The Bees
- Deep Open Chord by Frost At Midnight
For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Dark music for the darkest time of the year, with lots of death, tragedy and injustice in December 2012's FolkCast. So, if you're feeling desperate, down or dispirited because of the weather, your wasted wallet or your walloped waistline, this is just the place for you! These are the blues, baby - folk style!
Music featured: 1. The Milk White Dove by Kate Denny 2. Stones & Matches by Iain Morrison 3. Cycles by Mike Vass 4. The Well by Red Shoes 5. Broken Crash Barrier by Chris While and Julie Matthews 6. Come Back by Annie Dressner 7. A Highland Lamentation by Calum Stewart & Lauren MacColl 8. The Waltham Blacks by Mike Grogan 9. Open Doors by The Portraits 10. Bartonsham Meadows by Sproatly Smith 11. Cygnus The Swan by Eamon Friel 12. Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: Innocents Song by Show Of Hands 13. The January Man by Damh The Bard
For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk where you'll also find a huge archive of our previous shows, plus links to our Twitter, our Facebook and our Blog. Keep our finger in your ear!
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Come to the FolkCast Village Hall for a special show full of music, poetry and comedy to celebrate winter, Yuletide, Christmas and beyond! Presented and produced by Phil Widdows. Our programme:
- Fire And Wine by Green Diesel
- The Last Month Of The Year by Tarbox Ramblers
- Winter Song by Emily Smith
- Reothadh (Frost) Joy Dunlop and Twelfth Day with Winter by William Shakespeare (Read by Ruth Golding for librivox.com)
- Iced In by Life And Times
- By The Fire by Josienne Clarke
- Bransles by Kerfuffle with For The Children Or The Grown-ups? by Anon. (Read by Phil Widdows) *
- It's That Time Of Year Again by Bob Kirkpatrick
- Silent Night by Priscilla Ahn
- Mistletoe And Holly by Beegie Adair
- Wonderful Christmastime by Jars Of Clay
- Merry Christmas Everyone by Bella Hardy
- Stop The Cavalry by Barricades Rise
- Cycles by Mike Vass with Colloquy Of The Oak And Holly King written and recited by Damh The Bard and Cerri Lee *
- Snow Falls by The Albion Band
- Tune For A Blythesome Turkey by Ken Nicol with The Turkey by Dave Carr (Read by Phil Widdows) *
- Essex Wassail by Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer
- Jingle Bells by Anup with Is There A Father Christmas? by The Human Nutrino (Read by Babba) with a rebutting excerpt from Miracle on 34th Street*
- Dad, Is There Really A Santa Claus? by The Albion Band
- We Three Gypsy Kings by The Christmas Album Band with The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus by Ogden Nash (Read by Phil Widdows) *
- Little Christmas (Chasing Fairy Lights) by Jo Bywater *
- Love Came Down by Gareth Davies-Jones
- Winter Song by Lindisfarne
( = a FolkCast exclusive)*
For further details and links, click here to see the ShowNotes
Go backstage after the Show Of Hands' gig at the Great British Folk Festival, Butlin's Skegness, 2012 where we find Mr Phil Beer - multi-instrumentalist and singer - looking forward to a crafty cocktail and with plans for a life on the ocean wave. Featuring music from Show Of Hands. For further info see the ShowNotes at the FolkCast website
Recorded at the Great British Folk Festival, Butlin's Skegness, December 2012. Phil Widdows interviews John Watterson (aka Fake Thackray) and Peter Knight from Gigspanner, Feast Of Fiddles and Steeleye Span.
For further info see the FolkCast website
Interviews recorded at the Great British Folk Festival 2012 at Butlin's, Skegness, with Roy Mette and Triangle, and event compere Sue Marchant. Plus music from Roy Mette and Jake Thackray.
For further details see FolkCast
The second interview podcast recorded at the Great British Folk Festival, Butlin's, Skegness, December 2012. We chat to Patsy Matheson and Gordon Giltrap.
The first in a special series of podcasts featuring interviews recorded at the Great British Folk Festival 2012. We chat backstage to Ashley Hutchings and Simon Care of The Morris On Band, and Ashley's son Blair Dunlop on his solo career and work with the new Albion Band.
For further info see the FolkCast website
November is the month of memories, and in an opening section we pay tribute to the dead of all wars, with six songs from various viewpoints of war through history.
Later in the show our folk historian, Babba, lights the fuse on the story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot – an infamous event remembered annually with fireworks and bonfires. And there's a specially-written song to commemmorate "the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions".
We also remind you that the end of November is time for the Great British Folk Festival, so we preview the event with music from some of the artists appearing this year.
Never A Soldier by Duncan McCrone
Born To Be A Soldier by Gary Cordice
Tommy by Peter Bellamy
King And Country by Seth Lakeman and The BBC Concert Orchestra
Coming Home by Show Of Hands
Fourteen Hundred Hours by Talis Kimberley
Huzzah! by Jamie Smith's Mabon
Roll Out The Black by Feral Mouth
Pretty Nancy Of Yarmouth by Feast Of Fiddles
The Lover's Ghost by Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party
Shining Morn by Gordon Giltrap
This Time by Merry Hell
The Story Behind The Song: An Honest Man by Carys & Rosemary (Babba tells the story of The Gunpowder Plot)
Loch Tay Boat Song by Amber Road
See the ShowNotes at http://www.folkcast.co.uk for full details and links.
In this month-ending show for October 2012 there is a subtle mood of menace for the mysterious season, with strange tales of a modern woodland battle, of blazing bonfires, punch-ups with army recruiting parties, of deadly border raids and of a real life medical man who may not have been all he seemed...
Music in this show: Leaves Of Gold by FolkLaw
Bonfires by Garforth and Myers
Are We There Yet? by Hadrian's Union
Dance Around The Fire by The Halstead Clan
Crinkle Drive by Dodson And Fogg
Girl In A Room (remix) by Antiqcool
Arthur McBride/Graeme McDowell's by The Ralf Weirauch Trio
She Moved Through The Fair by Maeve Mackinnon
Willow Tree by Galley Beggar
A Quarter Hour Of Fame by The Albion Band
Doctor James by Gilmour & Roberts
Black Is The Colour by Blair Dunlop
Icy Shivers by Mulholland & Ward
The Raiders by Maddy Prior with Hannah James and Giles Lewin
For full details and links see http://www.folkcast.co.uk/ShowNotes/shownotes079.html
An exclusive interview with guitarist, composer, playwright, singer and songwriter (and regular FolkCast co-presenter) Ken Nicol on the release of his album Historic Events and other subjects. Phil Widdows chats to Ken about all the tracks on the album, and we hear excerpts of all of the songs and instrumentals: A Woman's Work Is Never Done
10 Pound Poms
She's Walking
A Waltz With Alice
Demon Of The Well
Let The Wind Blow My Prayers
Old School Days
The Beautiful Truth
The Shot That Killed Three
The Complete Banker
A special show to mark the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, with a journey through Halloween to reach the approach of winter. Autumn Song by Ray Bradfield
Sakonnet by Allysen Callery
Falling Leaves by Candidate
Copper, Russet And Gold by Ashley Hutchings and Ken Nicol
The Awe In Autumn by Tattie JamPoetry: Merry Autumn by Paul Laurence Dunbar (read by Paul Adams)
Summer's Lament by Jamie Smith's Mabon
October Day's Therapy by Yvonne Lyon
October Song by Bert Jansch
Autumn Leaves by Mc2
Harvest Myth by SedayneLore - Poetry: Poem In October by Dylan Thomas, read by Richard Burton
Stags Bellow by Martha Tilston
Shades by Thursday's Child
Poetry: The Last Week In October by Thomas Hardy (read by Ghizela Rowe)
Halloween by The Coffinshakers
Reading: Warlock's Ride by Robert Walsh featuring Theme from Halloween by John Carpenter
A soalin' by Tony Provencher
Hallowe'en by Sangsters
Eynhallow Sound/The Halloween Flit by Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley - Poetry: The Pumpkin Tree by Robert Wrigley (read by the poet)
After Halloween by Stargazer
Welcome Cold November by Pig's Ear
November by Whalebone - Poetry: To Autumn by John Keats, read by Michael Stuhlbarg
Who Knows Where The Time Goes by Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
In this show we Think Local with a series of songs and tunes linked to various places around the British Isles. Also there is a preview of our interview with Ken Nicol talking about his new album, Historic Events And Other Subjects. The music is Byker Hill by Bellowhead - Kingsdale by The Moonbeams - Land Of Chalk And Clay by Beggar's Bridge - Da Full Rigged Ship by The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc - Kerry And Donegal Reels by Rochentune - Lady Montgomery by Session A9 - Hook by MacmasterHay - Mastiau Hen Longau by Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog - A Thousand Tongues by DeBorah - Silver And Gold by James J Turner - Evensong and Five Thousand Birds by Lizzie Nunnery and Vidar Norheim - After After by Ryan Ayers - Me And My Dark Companion by Declan Sinnot - Ten Pound Poms and The Demon Of The Well by Ken Nicol - Grey Bull and Wark Football Team by Kathryn Tickell
There is a watery theme running through this show with stories of riverboat romance, epic journeys, trawling, sailing, angling and privateering. Back on dry land there are circuses, lost loves, cursed singers, a hanged man and a battle royal between the devil and a she-monster! Who dares to say that folk music is boring? The music - The Greatest Show On Earth by Green Diesel - Gave You A Thought by Steel Threads - The Pinery Boy by The Emperors Of Wyoming - The Ballad Of The First Fleet by Between The Wars - The Trawling Trade by James Findlay - Harbour Voice by The Young'Uns - Adieu Adieu by The Village Quire - The Devil And The Ploughman by Kim Lowings and The Greenwood - 10,000 Miles Away by Bellowhead - Hold On To Me by Balthazer and The Beatitudes - The Thompson Family Singers And I by Jess Morgan - Story Behind The Song: Drake by Show Of Hands - Privateering by Mark Knopfler - More Than Boys by Luke Jackson.
A soundtrack for the summer, sizzling with specially selected songs of the season - there is sun, there are good times, there are warm nights ... and a little summer rain. Music: 01 Now Welcome Summer by Malthouse Passage - 02 Til The English Summer's Done by Ken Nicol - 03 Days Like Today by Duncan McCrone - 04 The Summer Shower by Tattie Jam - 05 I Love The Sun by Jon Redfern - 06 Summer On The L by Lisa Redford - 07 Summer Town by Pete Bennett - 08 Run To The Sun by Leatherat - 09 Ode To The Summer by Syd Arthur - 10 Greek Lightning by Bob Fox - 11 Suntrap by Show Of Hands - 12 Sun Goes On Rising by Sarah McQuaid - 13 Under Their Breath by Jon Boden - 14 My Back Garden by The Moonbeams - 15 After Summer Rain by Steve Tilston - 16 Midsummer Blue by Liz Law & Terry Conway - 17 Summer Sun by Folklaw - 18 Red Rose Summer by Big Al Whittle - 19 The Midst Of Summertime by Merrymouth - 20 Night Falls On Summer's End by The Owl Service - 21 Summer's End by Jackie Oates - 22 And Summer Slips Away by Goldenlikethesun.
(This is a REVISED version to correct an audio problem. Please delete any previous version you may have downloaded)... Sibling rivalry, deceit, murder, mutilation … plus magical music and a weather forecast! Witchcraft and murder from 400 years ago provide the backdrop to this show as we set the controls of the FolkCast time machine for 1612 to hear Old Pendle from Seat Of The Pants, plus witchy offerings from poet Dave Alton - featuring Sedayne - and from Steeleye Span. Plus new music from: The Sea Kings - Joy Dunlop and Twelfth Day - The Rachel Hair Trio - Georgia Ruth - Riotous Assembly - Naymedici - The Roughneck Riot - Ewan McLennan - Damian Clarke - Fifteen Days - Sid Wright - Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman.
The All-Request Special! Phil mixes together a show full of the latest folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music, as requested by an odd bunch of listeners. Music from: Leatherat - Nigel Brown - Bella Hardy - Luke Jackson - Simon Fowler - The Imagined Village - Arnwyn - David Harbottle and The Friendly Cats - Blackwing - Alan Reid and Rob van Sante - Riotous Assembly - Peter Nardini - Mike and Ruthy - Fling - Al Stewart - Liz Law and Terry Conway - Skerryvore. This month's Story Behind The Song from Babba tells the bloody tale of Charlotte Corday.
This month we have a new feature Ken's Klassic in which Ken Nicol looks at music that has influenced generations of artists, the first of these being the Davey Graham tune Anji, Babba tells The Story Behind The Song of Scarborough Fair, and Phil and Ken play music by: Andrew Gordon - Ted Clark - Ian Prowse and Christy Moore - Zeptepi - The Roving Crows - Chumbawamba - Twilight Hotel - Sproatly Smith - Lisa Redford - Cloudstreet - Jonnie Murphy - Mark Waistell
FolkCast Live! A special show which plunders the archives for live performances from some of our favourite artists. Songs and tunes from: The Albion Band - Peter Knight's Gigspanner - Phillip Henry - Feast Of Fiddles - Seth Lakeman - The Saw Doctors - Christy Moore - Fairport Convention - Ashley Hutchings Morris On Band - Richard Thompson - Kristina Olsen - The Urban Folk Quartet - Show Of Hands - Steve Knightley - John Tams and Barry Coope. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from: The QP - Son Of Eagle - Boat To Row - Bob Kirkpatrick - Anthony John Clarke - The UFQ - Ivor Game - Dominic G Ward - Jodie Goffe - Sincere Deceivers - Life And Times - Two Coats Colder - The Mighty Doonans - Sarah McQuaid. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Interview with all four members of The Urban Folk Quartet - Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigas, Tom Chapman and Frank Moon - recorded March 10 2012. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil and Ken play music: by Treacherous Orchestra - Many A Mickle - Marina Florance - The Albion Band - Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston - Patsy Matheson - Arnwyn - Tess - Gren Bartley - Art Ceilidh - Grace Notes - Pavlov's Cat and In Story Behind The Song Babba looks at the ture tale of the the first ever dance craze featuring a song by 3 Daft Monkeys. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil and Ken look back at artists which premiered on FolkCast in 2011, featuring new music from: Merry Hell - Josienne Clarke And Ben Walker - Gavin Davenport - Luke Jackson - Pilgrims' Way - Green Diesel - Chris Ricketts - Threepenny Bit - Blackbeard's Tea Party - Findlay Napier And The Bar Room Mountaineers - Will Varley - Amy Yon - Cocos Lovers - Brocc. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music, featuring music and songs from: Leatherat - Will Varley - Cocos Lovers - Blackbeard's Tea Party - Bounding Main - Daniel Levi Goans - Jennifer Crook - Makar - Solar Fence - Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker - Rapunzel and Sedayne - Ghosts Of December - Harp And A Monkey. Plus, Babba tells the surprisingly violent story of an age-old Christmas carol, sung for us by Blackmore's Night. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Bring a bottle and join the party for our festive special for 2011, with music from: Coope, Boyes, Simpson, Fraser, Freya and Boyes - The Rash - Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers - Debra Cowan - Thursday's Child - Cross The Border - Damien Barber and The Durbervilles - Erica Wheeler - Waterson:Carthy - The Morris On Band - Neil innes - The Banana Sessions - The Tremendous Seasons - David Cahalan - Carwyn Tywyn - The Glasgow Madrigirls - The Oxford Voices with Sioned Williams - The Oxford Waits - Ken And Lisa Theriot - Magpie Lane - Brocc - St Agnes Fountain - Billy Bragg and Ben Sollee - Robin Allender - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - The Bailey Sisters. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. Featuring music and songs from: Brocc - The Woodbine and Ivy Band - Jordan Rayne - Savaging Spires - Battlefield Band - Avital Raz - Moonshee - Stooshie - Sproatly Smith - Cross The Border. Poet Dave Alton tells the folklore tale of Morwen Of The Woodlands, there's live music from 30 Pounds Of Bone, courtesy of Songs From The Shed, and Babba looks at the story behind arguably the greatest protest song of our time, We Shall Overcome. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Damh The Bard is a singer, songwriter and podcaster... and also the Pendragon of The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids. His self-penned songs often deal with subjects of Pagan folklore and British myth, and he also sings his own versions of traditional folk songs. In this exclusive interview, Damh tells of his musical journey from thrash heavy metal guitarist to being one of the predominant musical forces in Paganism. He also discusses Druidcast, and his forthcoming movie, Spirit Of Albion. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Sponsored by The Great British Folk Festival at Butlin's. As well as a full preview of December's GBFF in Skegness, there is a chance to win a pair of tickets to the event. We also have an exclusive live track by ahab, courtesy of Songs From The Shed, history man Babba looks at poaching in The Story Behind The Song and there's great NEW music from Spiers and Boden - Blueflint - Soapy Jefferson - Threepenny Bit - Jackie Oates - Merry Hell - Chris Ricketts. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. A final farewell to the festival for this year, featuring interviews with fans, musicians, crew and celebrities who all share a love of Cropredy, including broadcaster Whispering Bob Harris, festival compere Bobby Bragg and musicians Katriona Gilmore and Jack Rutter. There's live music from ahab, plus some news about next year's festival...
A show full of projects, as well as great music from: Helen Dorothy - Bateleurs - Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts - The Albion Band - The Cecil Sharp Project - David Serby - Nick Tann - Ken Nicol - Acoustra - Red Kite Rising - Steve Blackstone - Phil Beer - The Saw Doctors. There is some mystery history involving a shanty with Babba in The Story Behind The Song, and Ken reveals details of his new, Ouija board-inspired stage show, The Glass Chronicles! See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. On Day 3 we take a trip into Cropredy village, have breakfast at the Village Hall, go to the pubs, watch some Morris dancing, and get a visit at Camp FolkCast from the Urban Folk Quartet ... well, three of them at least!
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. It is Day 1 of the festival, we chat to Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention, hear live music from Red Shoes and talk to Alastair Simms of Wadworth all about the bar.
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Day 2 at Cropredy and we chat to Fairport bass man Dave Pegg, discover an impromptu gathering of Morris dancers, and meet the festival's vegetarian legend, Leon Lewis.
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. We are on the field at Cropredy and ready to fest! The weekend starts here.
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. We conclude our interview with Festival Director Gareth Williams, talking about everything from setting up the stage to providing the excellent toilets, and discover the history of the enormous bar. We talk to more villagers about what it is like to play host to 20,000 guests every August, and there Jo presents her exclusive guide to the Festival Fringe. Music from bands including: Mary Jane - Screamin' Abdabs - Mama Rosin - Sambassadors Of Groove - Red Shoes
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. What does it take to turn farm fields into a major festival and a tent city for up to 20,000 people? Festival Director Gareth Williams tells us all about the planning, preparation and persperation that turns Cropredy into the Cropredy Festival. Plus competitions, tips and music from Fringe and Fest faves Leatherat
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. We go back into the vaults for a live recording from Cropredy 30 years ago, we find out why our festival is unique and there is the ultimate megamix of a Fairport anthem! Also we reach the climax of our preview of artists appearing at this year's festival with a look at, and music from, Saturday night's bands: Horslips - Badly Drawn Boy - Fairport Convention and Friends.
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. An exclusive, never-commercially-released live version of a song from Fairport Convention, stories of their first Cropredy appearances from Ric, Chris and Gerry, plus stories about, and music from, the artists who will start this year's Saturday's bill: Richard Digance - The Shee - The Blockheads - Lau
New music from: Luke Jackson - Reg Meuross - Hilary James - George Wilson - Chris Ricketts - Kate Doubleday - The Hare And The Moon - Billy Bragg - Nigel Brown - Thursday's Child - Findlay Napier And The Bar Room Mountaineers. Babba's Story Behind The Song explains the meaning of The Bonnie Bunch Of Roses, sung by Nic Jones. And folk lore-eate Dave Alton tells the tale of The Fatfield Worm. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Fairport Convention reveal that things do not always go to plan at the festival, there is the latest question in the podcast quiz to win exclusive goodie bags, and we replay a classic moment from Cropredy 1998. Our preview of this year's artists continues with music from the top of the bill for Friday night: The Coral - Seasick Steve
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Simon and Peggy, Chris and Ric reveal more about the organisation of the festival, and we profile this year's Friday afternoon delights: Charlie Dore - The Dylan Project - The Urban Folk Quartet
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Chris Leslie and Ric Sanders discuss Fairport's annual three-hour marathon live set; we play a very rare live track featuring Richard Thompson and FC; there's the next question in the podcast quiz; and we profile Friday's openers: Moore Moss and Rutter - The Travelling Band - Steve Tilston and The Durbervilles
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Find out why Cropredy is not only a folk festival, reminisce about a couple of controversial bands from festivals past, hear about how the festival might change (or not) in future and hear music from Thursday's top of the bill: Home Service - Hayseed Dixie - UB40. For more about the festival see http://www.fairportconvention.com/cropredy
The official podcast of Fairport's Cropredy Convention. Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg from Fairport Convention, plus Festival Director Gareth Williams, talk about how bands are selected for the festival and we profile the first of this year's line-up: Fairport Acoustic Convention - Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts - Blair Dunlop. For more about the festival see http://www.fairportconvention.com/cropredy
Cool music for a hot June night comes from: FolkPort - Fairport Convention - Gerry Griffin - Green Diesel - John Twist - Lisa Redford - Helen Dorothy - The Walla Recovery - The Bailey Sisters - Colm Mac Con Iomaire - The Demon Barbers - Fresh Body Shop - Skylark Song. Babba's Story Behind The Song tells the piratical true story of Captain Ward. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. The FolkLoreat, Dave Alton, takes a trip to the South Seas to wake the Sleeping Giant Storms of Fiji, and showhost Phil flies to Seattle to find the secret of Fleet Foxes unique sound. Well, sort of... Music comes from: Galley Beggar - Red Shoes - Alan Almo Morley - Red June - Phillip Henry - Luke Jackson - Michael Wark - The Tuis - Gigspanner - Martin Carthy - Ewan McLennan - Jonathan Day - KAN - Liam Blake - Hilary James. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A show packed with quality items from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. Babba tells The Story Behind The Diggers Song, and poet Dave Alton tells a tale of gold rush fever and watery shennanigans. Music comes from: Pilgrims Way - Mary Jane - Jim Causley - Dom Duff - Peter Webster - Dahm The Bard - Lauren MacColl - FolkLaw - Chumbawamba - Iain Thomson - Hadrians Union - Fay Brotherhood - Gentry Morris. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil Widdows and Ken Nicol play music by: Debra Cowan - June Tabor - Phillip Hartley - Mark Handley - Battlefield Band - Alan Reid - Steve Knightley - Linney Magic - Trembling Bells - Pilgrims Way - Gavin Davenport - Ken Nicol. There's news of Ken on tour in New Zealand and Babba looks at hiring fairs and Late On Lady Day by Decameron in The Story Behind The Song. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
An exclusive interview with Steve Knightley, Phil Beer and Miranda Sykes of Show Of Hands, recorded backstage at the Victoria Theatre, Settle, and featuring music by Show Of Hands, Jenna Witts, Luke Jackson and Miranda Sykes. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from the pop end of the folk spectrum, featuring Keston Cobblers Club - Stephen Jones and The Union - The A Train. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Ken Nicol joins Phil in the studio to review new recordings from: Abigail Washburn - Andy Nicholls - Josienne Clarke - Culbeag - Dan Wilde - The Sandman's Orchestra - na-mara - Acoustra - Mike Viola and Kelly Jones. The Story Behind The Song examines Wat Tyler by Fairport Convention and Ruairidh Anderson from the Songs From The Howling Sea project tells us all about the most disgusting neighbourhood in London, Old Nichol, and the people who made it home. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Four songs reflecting the work of FolkCast's chosen charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Songs of the sea and rivers from Josienne Clarke - Philip Butler - Show Of Hands - Acoustra. The show is released to raise awareness of and money for the RNLI's SOS Day 2011 - January 28th. Please donate to the RNLI - see the show's details for a link to the charity. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil's personal selection of his favourite artists featured on FolkCast in 2010. Music from: Matthew Ord - The Sea Kings - Arnwyn - Zeptepi - Circus Envy - Barricades Rise - Catherine Howe - Raurri Joseph - 3 Daft Monkeys - Galley Beggar - Ed and Will - Chris While and Julie Matthews - The Demon Barbers - Whalebone - The Urban Folk Quartet - The Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band - Black Rat. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A short, smooth blast of folk music that is just right for the end of the year with New Year's songs from Lisa Redford, Amy Dixon Kolar and The Albion Band. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Edition 2 of the FolkCast Blast features three songs from young singer-songwriters with a folk flavour. Music from: ahab - Gibson Bull - Kinzli And The Kilowatts. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
December brings a show full of fabulous music, a chilling ghost story from Dave Alton, and the Story Behind The Song looks at Wassail and Wassailing. Music from: Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band - Zeptepi - Seat Of The Pants - Alasdair Roberts - Lara Conley - Clem Leak - Nigel Eaton - Adam Barnes - Elijah Wolfenheart - Chris Wood - Whalebone - Tom Gamble - The Albion Band - Magpie Lane - Tattie Jam - Shirley Collins. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The FolkCast Blast is an explosive blast of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music, that's about 15 minutes long. In this debut edition there's music from: The Urban Folk Quartet - Crispy - Other Roads. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Ken joins Phil in the studio for a podcast full of great new releases. Music comes from: Bellowhead - Jon Boden - Blabbermouth - Heidi Talbot - Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts - The Legendary 10 Seconds - Rodney Brannigan - Linda Scanlon - Seize The Day - Stig Denson - Paul and Storm. Babba concludes his Story Behind The Song about The Black Death, and there's a stormy poem from William Topaz McGonnagall. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil returns after the long summer break with the FolkCast Harvest Festival, sharing with you a crop of great new releases. Music comes from: Leatherat - 3 Daft Monkeys - Raurri Joseph - The Demon Barbers - Acoustic Earth - Chris While and Julie Matthews - Chris and Siobhan Nelson - Mike Katz and Mike Whellens - Galley Beggar - Jez Lowe And The Bad Pennies - Billy Teare - Kathleen O'Sullivan - Will and Ed - Chuck Owston - Black Rat. Our folk poet Dave Alton tells the story of Old Sykes, His Wife And Their Gold, and Babba unlocks the door on the most devastating event in British history ... the Black Death! See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Poet Dave Alton tells the strange, haunting tale of Joseph And The Red Weaver, and Babba is on the battlefield to tell the Story Behind The Song: Hearts Of Glory. Plus music from: Kindred Spirit - Steeleye Span - Silverwood - Tom Hitt - Jaime Leigh - Benita Johnson - Catherine Howe and Vo Flethcer - Barricades Rise - Matt Stevens - Ghosts I've Met - Lizzie Nunnery - Tommy Sands - Craig Herbertson - Steven Alverado. Plus, Ken makes a shock announcement! See FolkCast 053+ for full details. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Ken makes a shock announcement! A special, extra mini-show in which FolkCast co-host Ken Nicol announces why he's decided to call an end to his time as singer and lead guitarist with folk-rock giants Steeleye Span. This is an addition to the information in the main show for June 2010. For full details see www.folkcast.co.uk
The Summer Sizzler means maximum music and minimum chat: a soundtrack to enjoy again and again all summer long! Music from: Circus Envy - Tinkerscuss - Andy Raven - Hot Buttered Rum - Duane Andrews - Andy Patterson - Dala - Michael Wark - Maria Dunn - Cady Finlayson and Vita Tanga - She Swings She Sways - Clive Gregson - Roy Jay - Spiral Dance - David Wilcox - Jesse Manno - RM Hubbert - Rebecca Blackman - Joe Holtaway - Dahm The Bard. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from: Zeptepi - Them Pastoral Pilots - Richard Koechli - Johnny Bertram and The Golden Bicycles - Chris Ricketts and Mark Willshire - Peter Lacey - The Barracks Band - Mike Collins - Rick Wakeman - Craig and Willoughby - Jess Morgan - April Maybe May. Our folk poet Dave Alton tells the story of Arthur Draws The Sword From The Stone, and Babba digs up the Resurrection Men, with the help of a new song by Chuck Owston. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Our fiftieth monthly show but the recipe stays the same - great music from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots. Featured this month: The Rowan Amber Mill - The Naughty Step - O'Hooley And Tidow - Braebach - Horse Feathers - Rebecca Blackman - William Coulter And Friends - Kim Robertson - Sarah McQuaid - Tina McKevitt and Matt Hegarty - Tomoko Sugawara - Lisa Redford - Robin Grey - Barleyjuice - Chumbawamba. Dave Alton tells the tale of The Enchanting Of Coleen, and Babba seeks out the Story Behind The Song of Here's To The Grog. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from: Ewan Dobson - Damh The Bard - Letters To The Front - Stew SImpson - David Oakes - The Imagined Village - Bellevue Rendezvous - The Sea Kings - Kathryn Tickell - Bombadeal - Ian A. Anderson. Our folk poet, Dave Alton, tells the inspiring tale of the Free Trade Inn (with music by Nigel Eaton) and Babba tells the story behind The Springhill Mining Disaster. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The start of Year Five of FolkCast is full of great music and the return of Ken Nicol, who takes the chance to tell us about his year on the road with Steeleye Span, and about his new album with Ashley Hutchings. Music from: Jo Hamilton - Battlefield Band - Chris Ricketts - Gerry Wall - Elijah Wolfenheart - The Existence Of Harvey Lord - Steeleye Span - Ashley Hutchings and Ken Nicol - Potato Potato - Laura Catlow - Matthew Ord. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk