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6 Songs from Season 5
A selection of unique performances recorded on location for Folk on Foot by Frank Turner, Kitty Macfarlane, Chris Wood, Johnny Flynn, Ninebarrow and O’Hooley and Tidow. If you’ve already heard all their episodes it’s a great way to re-live the experi… -
Official Folk Albums Chart Show - November 2nd 2020
Matthew Bannister counts down the latest Official Folk Albums Chart with seven new entries and a new number 1. Includes live tracks from Steeleye Span and Stick in the Wheel and music from Martin Simpson, Jenny Sturgeon, Seth Lakeman, Kris Drever, Dy… -
O'Hooley & Tidow in the Colne Valley
Belinda O’Hooley and Heidi Tidow created one of the most memorable sets of our summer Festivals, filmed at their home in the village of Golcar in West Yorkshire. They have an uncanny ability to move you to tears one moment then have you roaring with … -
Ninebarrow at Nine Barrow Down
The multi award winning Dorset duo Ninebarrow take Matthew Bannister for a walk in the glorious countryside of the Isle of Purbeck. Jon Whitley and Jay LaBouchardiere have known each other since they were twelve years old. They are a musical and pers… -
Johnny Flynn on the Hackney Marshes
Johnny Flynn is a talented stage and screen actor who is also a wonderful musician. You may have heard his theme tune for the brilliant TV comedy Detectorists, or seen him on the big screen in the recent adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, or on stage … -
Bonus Episode: Folk on Foot Festival 3: TOGETHER AGAIN: Highlights
Another extraordinary Bank Holiday Monday virtual Festival from Folk on Foot, this time re-uniting musicians who couldn’t play together during the lockdown. The Breath; Eliza Carthy and David Delarre; Johnny Flynn and his band; Julie Fowlis, Éamon Do… -
Chris Wood in Faversham
The 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 B… -
Kitty Macfarlane on the Somerset Levels
Kitty Macfarlane is known for her pure voice, poetic song writing and passion for the natural world. She was nominated for the Horizon award at the 2019 Radio 2 Folk Awards. Kitty was born and brought up in Somerset and is often inspired by the lands… -
Frank Turner on the Holloway Road
On the surface Frank Turner is a man of contrasts: the old Etonian who became a punk; the heavy metal fan who became a folk-influenced singer songwriter. On this walk through his old haunts on the Holloway Road in North London he reveals the inspirat… -
Season 5 Trailer
A delicious taster of some of the amazing new episodes coming your way in season 5 of Folk on Foot. Recorded before the lockdown, we’ve been walking with Kitty Macfarlane on the Somerset Levels, Chris Wood in Faversham and Frank Turner on the Hollowa…
Folk on Foot
By Matthew Bannister
Matthew Bannister goes walking with a leading folk musician in a landscape that has inspired them. They sing and play exclusive acoustic songs on location.
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