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:

April 16, 2019 The Folk Music Hour-14-04-2019 Four Women Of English Folk
Shirley Collins, Maddy Prior, June Tabor and Norma Waterson have all enriched the repertoire of Anglo-American Folk Music.
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58min
April 09, 2019 The Folk Music Hour-07-04-2019 Robert Burns
Of the hundreds of recorded hours of Robert Burns' poems and songs, the Folk Music Hour plays some gems, and reveals the importance and enduring charm of this world famous Scot.
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April 02, 2019 The Folk Music Hour-31-03-2019 Siblings 2
A second programme of folk artists who happen to be sisters, or brothers, or both, from both sides of the Atlantic. Who would you nominate for a third such show? [email protected]
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59min
March 26, 2019 The Folk Music Hour-24-03-2019 Sona Jobarteh
Sona Jobarteh's Kora music from The Gambia wowed WOMAD 2019, bringing light into NZ's darkest days. The festival was a triumph of shared cultures, kindness and peaceful coexistence.
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55min
March 19, 2019 The Folk Music Hour - 17-03-2019 Mimi Baez Farina
The younger sister of Joan Baez made a great contribution to folk song and to the humanitarian Bread and Roses organisation
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54min
March 12, 2019 The Folk Music Hour - 10-03-2019 - Good For A Laugh
Folk Music sometimes seems to take itself a little too seriously. This programme mines the rich vein of humour in the genre.
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1h
March 05, 2019 The Folk Music Hour - 03-03-2019 - Baltic Folk
We step outside the comfort zone of the Anglosphere to explore some beautiful folk music from Estonia
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February 26, 2019 The Folk Music Hour - 24-02-2019 - Folk Wover View
A listen to some of the 'folkier' acts at WOMAD 19 in New Plymouth, March 15 through 17 at the Bowl of Brooklands.
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59min
February 19, 2019 The Folk Music Hour - 17-02-2019 - Mixtape 3
A repertoire of songs that don’t necessarily fit a theme but are too good to miss
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February 12, 2019 The Folk Music Hour - 10-02-2019 - McCutcheon Plays Seeger
Our annual Pete Seeger show honours his passing in late January; this one features John McCutcheon's tribute album "To Everyone In All The World".
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59min

FAQs about The Folk Music Hour:

How many episodes does The Folk Music Hour have?

The podcast currently has 467 episodes available.