A river themed selection from John featuring the likes of John Martyn, Seamus Begley, Mera Royle and the Watersons

John launches into 2023 with music from the likes of Kit Hawes and Aaron Catlow, Loudon Wainwright III, Pentangle and Tom Callister with Imar

A Happy New Year with some tracks for 2023, a bit of Wassail, the theme to the Detectorists, some lovely close harmony singing and the Bee Gees given a folk twist!

John looks back at some of his favourite tracks and albums from the last year - and looks ahead to 2023!

Kate Rusby, a shepherd's Carol by Annie Kissack our own Charles Guard and a boogie-woogie Santa. Oh -and the Pogues . . . 

John is joined in the studio by fellow folk and blues supremo Dave McLean, who chooses music including the one and only Mollag Band!

Brooks Williams has some snake oil, the wonderful Pentangle, The Teeside Fettlers with a Chemical lament, Barrule and some wonderful birdsong!

Lucy Ward, Sam Sweeney, Barry Dransfield, False Lights and more!

Bellowhead, Martin Carthy, Clash Vooar and Pauline Scanlon amongst others. Oh - and did John mention Bellowhead?!

John Barker brings you his weekly section of folk and roots music.