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Folk on Foot

Matthew Bannister

“Modest people, playing gorgeous music, speaking articulately about areas they love. Fabulously calming” – one listener’s description of this multi-award-winning podcast in which Matthew Bannister goes walking with top folk musicians in the landscapes that have inspired them. “A restorative breathing space in sound” – The Telegraph. “Immaculately produced” – The Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:29

Folk on Foot Classic: Sam Lee singing with...

Folk on Foot ·

2025/04/27

Enjoy this classic episode from August 2018Mercury music prize nominee Sam Lee is a folk singer, a countryman and an impresario. In this episode of Folk on Foot he invites Matthew to join him in a Sussex wood in the middle of the night as he leads a group of people on a silent walk to hear him sing with a nightingale. The next day Sam and Matthew retrace their steps in daylight, reflecting on the power of this mystical experience.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the

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49:21

Georgia Shackleton on the Norfolk Coast

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2025/04/17

A violin made from the floorboards of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s home - a climb to the top of the Happisburgh lighthouse - and a song about whales stranded on the shore - just three of the highlights of this glorious sunny seaside walk with the Norfolk singer and fiddle player Georgia Shackleton. So kick off your shoes, roll up your trousers or hitch up your skirts and paddle along the beach with us.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do

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1:19:31

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—8th April 2025

Folk on Foot ·

2025/04/08

Matthew's guests on this month’s show are Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver talking about their innovative and inspiring album Hinterland. There’s also music from The Wellermen, Polly Paulusma, Chris Brain, Reg Meuross, Jenn Butterworth, Clara Mann, Joshua Burnside, Jim Ghedi, The Levellers Collective, Thea Gilmore and Constant Follower. Lucy Shields previews the new album releases and has the gig news.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please

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1:08:09

Folk on Foot Classic: Richard Thompson in Muswell...

Folk on Foot ·

2025/03/30

Enjoy this classic episode from December 2020The legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson takes Matthew Bannister for a walk around the areas of London where he grew up, began playing the guitar, formed Fairport Convention (inventing English folk rock)and joined the vibrant music scene of the 1960s.On the steps of his old school in Highgate Richard sings“Man With Money” by the Everly Brothers. In Highgate Woods he sings his classic lament for lost love and the travelling life: “Beeswing”

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51:00

Bonus Episode: Ashley Hutchings in conversation at...

Folk on Foot ·

2025/03/24

Bob Dylan described Ashley Hutchings as “The Godfather of English Folk Rock -he gave us a genre we couldn’t refuse”. Bass player Ashley was behind the formation of three great bands: Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span and The Albion Band. As he celebrates his 80th birthday, Ashley joins Matthew Bannister on stage at Cecil Sharp House to look back on his life. He recalls the heady days of the 1960s, supporting Pink Floyd, being joined on stage by Jimi Hendrix, seeing Paul Simon play in a Soho folk

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50:14

Cole Stacey on Dartmoor

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2025/03/14

Cole Stacey’s album “Postcards from Lost Places” was recorded in atmospheric locations around Dartmoor. In this episode Cole retraces his steps - taking us back to some of those places and performing the songs inspired by them. We hear about his journey into folk music, his partnership with Joseph O’Keefe in India Electric Co - and his experiences of touring with Midge Ure. But most of all we enjoy a spectacular cold and sunny day on Dartmoor.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this

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1:00:38

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th March 2025

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2025/03/04

On this month’s show, Matthew is joined by Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart to talk about their beautiful new album “Looking for the Thread”. There’s also music from Richard Dawson, Seth Lakeman, Anna B Savage, Cole Stacey, Cynefin, Altan and Rhona Macfarlane. Lucy Shields has the album preview and gig news.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...Become a member and get great rewards:

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50:59

Folk on Foot Classic: The Unthanks on the...

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2025/02/24

Every winter, Rachael and Becky Unthank and their extended families invite their fans to join them for singing weekends in their native Northumberland. Some fifty people stay together at a bunkhouse where pianist/producer Adrian McNally does the cooking, and Rachel and Becky lead singing workshops. The weekend includes a session in the atmospheric local pub, where Matthew joins the group for a singalong. Then Rachel takes him for a walk on her favourite beach at Low Newton By The Sea, where she

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1:01:55

'Stolen from God' in Bristol with Reg Meuross, Cohen...

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2025/02/14

The history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacy in Bristol are at the heart of this episode. It features West Country singer Reg Meuross, concertina player Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and kora player Modou Ndaiye performing music from Reg’s powerful “Stolen from God” song cycle as we follow the route taken by the statue of the slave trader Edward Colston which was toppled from its plinth by Black Lives Matter protesters and thrown into the harbour. We also visit the Bristol Beacon

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51:30

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th February 2025

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2025/02/04

This month’s show features music from The Longest Johns, Ferocious Dog, Sophie Jamieson, Bridget Hayden and the Apparitions, Jasmine.4.T, Laura Marling, Nathan Evans and David Gray. Lucy Shields previews some forthcoming album releases and Matthew announces the next episode of Folk on Foot.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...Become a member and get great rewards: patreon.com/folkonfootOr just buy us a coffee:

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50:51

Folk on Foot Classic: Julie Fowlis on the Shores of...

Folk on Foot ·

2025/01/27

The Gaelic singer Julie Fowlis takes Matthew Bannister for a snowy walk on the dramatic shores of Loch Ness near her home in the Scottish Highlands. Accompanied by her husband Eamon Doorley, we hear Julie’s beautiful clear voice singing a song linked to the area and a love song that brought the couple together for the first time.As they head to the spectacular Foyers Falls, Julie explains that understanding the Gaelic language is the best way to form a true connection with the landscape.---We rely

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46:17

Bird in the Belly at the Tremula Festival on the...

Folk on Foot ·

2025/01/17

The Brighton based band Bird in the Belly take us for a walk on the South Downs Way during the Tremula Festival of Outdoor Podcasting. For the very first time, we’re joined by an audience of Folk on Foot fans. The band (Laura Ward, Adam Ronchetti Tom Pryor and Jinwoo) share a song about a day out in Brighton in 1813, a love song to a Welsh Ploughboy and music inspired by the nature writer Richard Jefferies' 1885 post apocalyptic novel “After London”. Then we head into a beautiful village church for

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1:25:42

Official Folk Albums Chart of the Year Show 2024

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2025/01/14

With new entries in December from Jackie Oates and John Spiers; Janice Burns and Jon Doran; Julie Fowlis, Éamon Doorley, Zoë Conway and John McIntyre and The Unthanks; then the countdown of the biggest selling folk albums of 2024, including music from Sam Lee, Martin Simpson, Cara Dillon, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Nina Nesbitt, Grace Petrie and Katherine Priddy. But who will be number one?---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please

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55:49

Folk on Foot Classic: The Sheffield Carols with Jon...

Folk on Foot ·

2024/12/23

Enjoy this classic episode from December 2019In search of the festive spirit of Christmas – and bearing gifts -we travel to the Peak District and Sheffield to hear the area’s unique local carols. Along the way we collect music from Jon Boden, Bella Hardy, The Melrose Quartet and the singers of the villages of Dungworth and Hathersage. We hear how the traditional carols written and sung by working people were thrown out of the church – and had to find a new home in the village pubs. Put on your Santa

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58:49

A Shropshire Christmas with John Kirkpatrick

Folk on Foot ·

2024/12/13

Ho Ho Ho! Enjoy traditional Christmas carols, midwinter Morris dancing, a peal of bells and a recipe for Christmas pudding set to music as we head for the Three Tuns pub in Bishop’s Castle with squeezebox maestro John Kirkpatrick MBE, the Castle Carollers and the Shropshire Bedlams. Along the way we’ll discover the story behind ancient winter customs like wassailing and find out why John is so passionate about the festive season.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road

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59:37

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—3rd December 2024

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2024/12/03

On this month’s show, Matthew is joined by Seth Lakeman and Kathryn Tickell who are both re-examining their past in new albums. Seth marks 20 years since his breakthrough album Kitty Jay by releasing a live version recorded at Dartmoor Prison, while Kathryn has been re-imagining her album On Kielder Side – recorded forty years ago when she was just 16. There’s also music from Laura Marling, Christy Moore, Fionn Regan, Grace Petrie and Kate Rusby.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this

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53:47

Folk on Foot Classic: Karine Polwart at Fala Moor

Folk on Foot ·

2024/11/25

Enjoy this classic episode from August 2018Karine Polwart’s solo theatre piece “Wind Resistance” and album “A Pocket of Wind Resistance” were inspired by Fala Moor near her home in Midlothian just south of Edinburgh. She takes Matthew for a walk across the Moor which is a haven for wildlife. As she sings you can hear skylarks and curlews flying around her. Karine tells stories of the people who lived near the moor and the monastic hospital which stood nearby where pioneering herbal treatments were

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1:12:37

Lunatraktors at the Bethlem Royal Hospital

Folk on Foot ·

2024/11/15

Delve into the history of madness as we walk with the “broken folk” duo Lunatraktors in the 200 acre grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital in South London. Clair le Couteur and Carli Jefferson are fascinated by the story of the hospital which was founded in the 13th century by monks - and nicknamed “Bedlam”. They perform songs inspired by the place including a mash up of “Tom O’Bedlam” with “Mad Maudlin” and “Through Moorfields”. They also don their “hazard bear” costumes for s spot of improvised

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1:00:06

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—5th November 2024

Folk on Foot ·

2024/11/05

Jon Boden is Matthew’s guest on this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart Show, bringing an exclusive performance of one of the Parlour Ballads from his new album. There’s also music from Talisk, Mairearad Green and Rachel Newton, Henry Parker and David Ian Roberts, The Shovel Dance Collective, The Rheingans Sisters, Naima Bock and Nina Nesbitt.---We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...Become a member and get great rewards:

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58:45

Folk on Foot Classic: Chris Wood in Faversham

Folk on Foot ·

2024/10/28

Enjoy this classic episode from August 2020The award winning singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Wood has lived in Kent all his life. “If you keep moving around, how much can you trust your judgement?” he asks. “If you stop where you are, the world does eventually come to you.” Since the Brexit referendum and election of 2019, Chris has been in challenging mood.On this walk with his dog Dancer and Matthew Bannister, Chris performs his song “Take Back Control” and contrasts the commuters on the

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