The Folk Music Hour

By David Calder

David Calder presents the music he loves in The Folk Music Hour, with the aim of rekindling listeners' interest in acoustic music in the Anglo-American tradition, including NZ folk song, and world fol... more

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The podcast currently has 467 episodes available.

The Folk Music Hour episodes:

February 03, 2025 The Folk Music Hour 02-02-2025 Pop Goes Folk Again
It's uncanny how close to folk some pop music can become.
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1h
January 27, 2025 The Folk Music Hour 26-01-2025 Pete Seeger
Every year, we play a programme of entertaining songs from the Johnny Appleseed of folk and Americana whose banjo kicks off every Folk Music Hour
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59min
January 20, 2025 The Folk Music Hour 19-01-2025 Martin Luther King Day
Each year we celebrate Martin Luther King Day by looking at the rich legacy of African American music. MLK Day 2025 is Jan 20th
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59min
December 16, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 12-01-2025 Acting Folk
Actors who sing and play - and singers who act - make for an interesting playlist
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59min
December 16, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 29-12-2024 Summertime (25-02-2024)
Summer runs through the folk tradition and beyond, whether we long for it, love it or wish it weren’t so hot.
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December 16, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 05-01-2025 Sandy Denny
We begin every year with a programme of Sandy's music, near the time of her birthday
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1h
December 16, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 15-12-2024 Compliments of the Season
Our scrumptious Christmas and New Year's Eve show ends another year of fine folk.
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1h
December 09, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 08-12-2024 Mixtape 18
Another playlist of choice folk includes news of WOMAD NZ 2025
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59min
December 02, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 01-12-2024 Duets
The more we hunt through great folk and acoustic music, the more duets and duos we seem to find.
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59min
November 25, 2024 The Folk Music Hour 24-11-2024 Songs of the Sea
The seafarer's life has inspired a vast repertoire of folk songs.
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1h

FAQs about The Folk Music Hour:

How many episodes does The Folk Music Hour have?

The podcast currently has 467 episodes available.

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