FolkCast

FolkCast

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FolkCast episodes

  • FolkCast 087 - July 2013
    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"
    1 hr 18 min
  • FolkCast's Cropredy Preview 2013
    THE PODCAST PROGRAMME
    FolkCast Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol
    Podcast presented and produced by Phil Widdows
    * School's Out by Alice Cooper
    Interview with Dave Pegg (part 1)
    Preview of Thursday's line-up
    * Peggy's Pub by Dave Pegg and PJ Wright
    * Festival Bell by Fairport Convention
    * Fantastic Day by Romeo's Daughter
    * List Of A Sailor by Edward II
    * 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
    * Two Magicians by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar
    * You Don't Know by Danny & The Champions Of The World
    * Lusty Smith by Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
    * Uca's Dance by Moulettes
    * Island Paddy by Lunasa
    * Just The One by The Levellers
    * 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
    * Albert & Ted by Fairport Convention
    * One Thousand Years by Richard Digance
    * Queen & Huntress by Mediaeval Baebes
    * Follow The Road by The Dunwells
    * Abhainn a Nathair by Peatbog Faeries
    * Spanish Main by Fairport Convention (live at Cropredy)
    Interview with Simon Nicol
    * Dirty Linen by Fairport Convention (live at Cropredy)
    * Meet On The Ledge by Fairport Convention (live at Cropredy)
    1 hr 18 min
  • FolkCast Summer Sizzler 2013
    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 - Mike Moerlin - Paul Mosley - Nick Drake - Mark Knopfler - Nigel Brown - Show Of Hands - Martin Francis - Folk On - Man's Ruin - Ben Estherby - Eric Pukos
    Poetry and quotations from: Enid Blyton - James Dent - Susan Polis Schutz - William Cullen Bryant - F. Scott Fitzgerald - William Shakespeare - Deb Caleti
    For full details, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
    1 hr 18 min
  • FolkCast 086 - May 2013
    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
    * 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
    1 hr 18 min
  • FolkCast 085 - April 2013
    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
    1 hr 18 min
  • FolkCast Blast 007-Deborah Bonham Interview - April 2013
    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
      31 min
    • FolkCast - Spring Into May: Music and poetry for the Spring to early Summer
      Spring Into May: A FolkCast Seasonal Special
      Music and poetry for the Spring to early Summer.
      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
      20: Beltane by Jethro Tull
      21: 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*
      22: Under A Beltane Sun by Damh The Bard
      § = read by Phil Widdows
      * = read by Babba
      See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
      1 hr 18 min
    • FolkCast 084 - March 2013

      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
      1 hr 18 min
    • FolkCast Blast 006

      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.
        6. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

        27 min
      6. FolkCast Rewind 03/13
        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

          18. For full details and links see the ShowNotes at folkcast.co.uk

          1 hr 18 min

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