JB is thinking of the longest hot summer - and that's just for starters!

JB starts with the Urban Folk Quartet, listens in to a chat with Martin Simpson and pays homage to an old cricketer leaving the crease for the last time . . .

John Barker hosts the best in folk music

John Barker brings you the latest in folk music both traditional and modern in his weekly programme.

JB has some grief in the kitchen, mirth in the hall, happy days, Nathaniel Merchant and Caroline King - what more could you want?!

JB is working in wood, joined in the studio by some jolly waggoners and has a glint of Scottish fiddle . . .

JB is back with the best in folk, roots and blues from around the world and of course the Isle of Man itself!

Martin McCarthy, Bob Dylan, Topette and Honey and the Bear are just some of the artists to join JB in another Folk Show classic!

JB has a classic from Richard Thompson, some Raggle Taggle gypsies, Clash Vooar and a kitted cat!

JB lines takes the biscuit with the James Kerry Trio, stays sweet with Honey and the Bear and has some traditional Italian Music with Cazoniere Grecanico Salentino