This week`s special guest is nineteen year old, BBC Radio 2 folk award nominated singer and guitarist Sunjay Brayne who joins us live to chat and play us a couple of songs. The Young`uns form an unexpected connection with American students. Never mind Sing John Ball, how about Play John Ball? We speak with John Hilsen from Minnesota as we reveal the circumstances that united us. Plus we discuss eccentric amateur radio operators and who the Young`uns physically resemble.

This week, The Young`uns have a minor run in with the police. We enter the mind of Sean Cooney as he journeys into a post-apocalyptic folk festival. What do Viking headwear, table tennis and the TARDIS all have in common? There`s live music from Gilmore and Robertsfrom Chester Folk Festival, and Sam Cartercollaborates with the Young`uns. Plus we pay tribute to an old friend of the Young`uns Podcast, Martin Nesbitt,who died two weeks ago. We remember him through his comedy music and stories.

The Young’uns have been involved in some inadvertent spying. We reveal some covert recordings taken from backstage at a recent Young’uns gig. Find out what venue staff honestly think about the Young’uns, plus they become extremely vexed by a mysterious … Continue reading →

The Young`uns have been involved in some inadvertent spying. We reveal some covert recordings taken from backstage at a recent Young`uns gig. Find out what venue staff honestly think about the Young`uns, plus they become extremely vexed by a mysterious voice. Sean Cooney introduces us to Baby Sam, who wiggles, giggles, skips, slips, jumps and dives through a crazy world of monsters, snakes and dinosaurs. The Young`uns in the mix returns, mixing a sea shanty with the Prodigy. And this week`s guests are Josienne Clark and Ben Walker, recently signed to navigator, whose album Fire and Fortune is released in July. We play a couple of tracks from the forthcoming album and chat to them about their music.

This week, the Young’uns are getting a bit shirty with each other. We’ve advice for anyone seeking to end their lives in a fun and novel way. David Eagle showcases his cheaply and cynically produced football song that is destined … Continue reading →

Your time of grieving is over. We’re back with the first podcast of 2013, and the first in our new weekly series. This week, we speak to journalist, author and folk music blogger Emma Hartley about her book Did David … Continue reading →

This week, we speak to journalist, author and folk music blogger Emma Hartley about her book Did David Hasselhoff End the Cold War? and she reveals information about her work in progress. We talk cats with Jim Molyneux from 4Square and the Old Dance School.

There's a spontaneous Young'uns in the mix courtesy of Sean Cooney's malfunctioning car stereo. We reveal the football song with a difference. We discuss a rather unusual pulling technique witnessed on a London train, and we've anecdotes about supermarkets and the National Portrait Gallery. Plus there's music from 4Square and some live Young'uns.

What do you get when you cross Mike Waterson with a What do you get when you cross Mike Waterson with a Hamster? Becky Unthank talks about the Unthanks’ new album Songs from the Ship Yards. Mike Hardingand Mark Radcliffe … Continue reading →