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.

Folk favourites this evening include Mera Royle, Andy Irvine and Paul Brady a haunting number from Lucy Ward and we hear about Euan!

Lucy Farrell, June Tabor and the Dubliners feature this week among a host of others . . . with John's latest collection of folk favourites - and some you may not know!

John is joined in the studio this week by Elizabeth Davidson-Blyth and Daniel Quayle. Get in touch with him [email protected]