Rachel Newton at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls

Kerry Andrew/You Are Wolf at the Brockwell Lido: Kerry Andrew has been described by Robert Macfarlane as “a writer and musician of frankly alarming talent”. She is a composer, novelist and vocalist who performs alt folk under the name You Are Wolf. In this episode she takes Matthew for a walk from ... by Folk on Foot

45 min listen

Bonus Episode: Six Songs from Season 2: Featuring: “Kitty Jay” by Seth Lakeman; “As Sylvie Was Walking” from Kerry Andrew/You Are Wolf; :”Dancing In The Factory” by Jon Boden; “All The Things” by Stick In The Wheel; “First And Last” by Fisherman’s Friends; “Biodh an Deach Sea’n Laimh Mo R... by Folk on Foot

29 min listen

Cara Dillon in Dungiven: The multi award winning singer Cara Dillon and her husband and musical collaborator Sam Lakeman take Matthew on a walk through the countryside around the Northern Irish town of Dungiven where she was born and brought up. Standing on an iron bridge ov... by Folk on Foot

46 min listen

Sam Lee singing with Nightingales in Sussex: Mercury 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 hi... by Folk on Foot

43 min listen

Season 1 Trailer: A taster of what is coming up in our first season of Folk on Foot. You'll hear extracts from Karine Polwart on Fala Moor, the Young'uns in Hartlepool and Steve Knightley on the Exe Trail. More details at folkonfoot.com. by Folk on Foot

12 min listen

The Young'uns in Hartlepool: The Young’uns are three award winning troubadours from Teeside. Sean Cooney, David Eagle and Michael Hughes take Matthew Bannister on a walk round the historic headland of Hartlepool where Sean used to live in a shed in his parents’ back garden. Alon... by Folk on Foot

51 min listen

Bonus Episode: Six Songs from Season 1: Featuring: Eliza Carthy and Family: “Some Old Salty”; Steve Knightley: “The Dive”; Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman: “The Leaving Song”; The Young’uns: “The Hartlepool Pedlar”; Sam Lee: “The Birds in the Spring”; Karine Polwart: “The Lark In The Clear ... by Folk on Foot

27 min listen

Lisa Knapp in Tooting: The singer and fiddle player Lisa Knapp takes Matthew to the south London borough of Tooting where she was born and brought up. She performs songs with links to the area and tells how she stumbled across the Tooting Tragedy – a story of neglect and i... by Folk on Foot

50 min listen

Seth Lakeman on Dartmoor: Seth Lakeman is the Mercury Music Prize nominated singer, fiddle player and guitarist who will forever be associated with Dartmoor. He grew up in the village of Buckland Monachorum with his two brothers Sean and Sam who are also key players on the fo... by Folk on Foot

51 min listen

Karine Polwart at Fala Moor: Karine 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. ... by Folk on Foot

53 min listen

Season 2 Trailer: A first chance to hear some extracts from Season 2 of Folk on Foot. This time we'll be walking with: Jon Boden in the Loxley Valley; Seth Lakeman on Dartmoor; Kerry Andrew at the Brockwell Lido; Fisherman’s Friends in Port Isaac; Stick in the Wheel o... by Folk on Foot

11 min listen

Fisherman‘s Friends in Port Isaac: Jon Cleave and Billy Hawkins of Fisherman’s Friends take Matthew Bannister for a walk around their beautiful home village of Port Isaac in Cornwall, telling tales and singing songs inspired by the seafaring history of the area. They invite us to fall... by Folk on Foot

48 min listen

Eliza Carthy (and Family) in Robin Hood's Bay: Eliza Carthy inherited her love of English music from her famous folk singing parents, Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. Norma recently suffered a serious illness and Eliza moved back to the family home in the North Yorkshire fishing village of Robin... by Folk on Foot

54 min listen

Bella Hardy in Edale: The singer, songwriter and fiddle player Bella Hardy takes Matthew for a rain-sodden walk through the majestic countryside of the Edale Valley in the Peak District where she was brought up and has now returned to live. Undaunted by the weather, they ... by Folk on Foot

44 min listen

Bonus Episode: Jarlath Henderson at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls: Jarlath Henderson has been described as the “Jimi Hendrix of the uilleann pipes”. He is also a fine singer and accomplished player of the whistle. At the age of 17 he became the youngest ever winner of the Radio 2 Young Folk award. He comes from Nor... by Folk on Foot

31 min listen

Jon Boden in the Loxley Valley: The former Bellowhead lead singer takes Matthew on a walk near his home on the outskirts of Sheffield. This landscape inspired his 2009 album “Songs from the Floodplain”, which creates a vision of a post apocalyptic future when industrial architectu... by Folk on Foot

47 min listen

Duncan Chisholm at Sandwood Bay: Sandwood Bay, at the far North Western tip of Scotland near Cape Wrath, is one of the most beautiful beaches in the UK. This wild, isolated place inspired the Scottish fiddle player and composer Duncan Chisholm’s album “Sandwood”. He takes Matthew o... by Folk on Foot

43 min listen

Kitty Macfarlane on the Somerset Levels: Kitty Macfarlane is known for her pure voice, poetic song writing and passion for the natural world. On this unexpectedly sunny January walk, she and Matthew Bannister climb the historic Burrow Mump Hill. Here she sings a song inspired by the view, “... by Folk on Foot

53 min listen

The Lost Words Spell Songs – Jackie Morris and Beth Porter in Pembrokeshire: The beautiful Lost Words book by artist Jackie Morris and writer Robert Macfarlane has become a cultural phenomenon, raising awareness of the importance of nature words in our lives. It has also spawned the Spell Songs project featuring some of our t... by Folk on Foot

60 min listen

Steve Knightley on the Exe Trail: Steve Knightley of Show of Hands has been described as “a gravel voiced spokesman for the rural poor”. Many of the songs he writes are inspired by the working people he meets in and around his home town of Topsham in Devon. Steve takes Matthew on a w... by Folk on Foot

41 min listen

Stick in the Wheel on the Road to Epping Forest: Stick in the Wheel’s music has been described as “precision folk with anger, lust and blood.” The band’s founders Nicola Kearey and Ian Carter take Matthew Bannister for a walk through their East London stomping grounds, starting in a Victorian weave... by Folk on Foot

43 min listen

Kris Drever on Orkney: The guitarist, singer and songwriter Kris Drever was born and brought up on Orkney, the archipelago off the Northern coast of Scotland which is steeped in history. The walk starts in the main town of Kirkwall with its huge sandstone cathedral commemo... by Folk on Foot

50 min listen

Peggy Seeger in Iffley: After a life on the road, folk legend Peggy Seeger has settled in the village of Iffley on the outskirts of Oxford. In this episode she talks poignantly about her mother, a talented composer who died when she was fifty-three and Peggy was just eight... by Folk on Foot

55 min listen

Rachel Newton at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls: The Edinburgh-born harpist, fiddle player and singer Rachel Newton sings in both English and Gaelic and is a member of The Shee, The Furrow Collective and the Lost Words Spell Songs. We walked with her on the Isle of Skye in November 2019 where she w... by Folk on Foot

51 min listen

Bonus Episode: Front Room Festival 2 Highlights: On Monday 25th May – Spring Bank Holiday in the UK – we staged the Folk on Foot Front Room Festival 2 with an astonishing line up of artists. The show lasted for eight hours – but we have distilled it down to two hours of highlights, featuring: Cara ... by Folk on Foot

120 min listen

John Smith in Brixham: John Smith is known for his delicate and intricate guitar work, honey-and-gravel voice and songs of lost love. He was born in Essex, but brought up in the seaside town of Brixham in Devon. Struck down by illness as a child, he took up the guitar and ... by Folk on Foot

49 min listen

Cosmo Sheldrake in Boulsbury Wood: The multi talented musician, producer and lover of the natural world Cosmo Sheldrake takes Matthew Bannister for a walk in the wood near his home in Hampshire. As well as creating electronic music from the song of endangered bird species and the soun... by Folk on Foot

49 min listen

Bonus episode: Martin Simpson at BBC Countryfile Live: Martin Simpson performs some of the songs from his new album “Rooted” and talks to Matthew Bannister on the Big Barn stage at the BBC Countryfile Live event in the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. by Folk on Foot

46 min listen

John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers walking to the Wickham Festival: This episode has by far the largest cast of walkers we’ve ever assembled – and the most musicians. The lead singer of Oysterband John Jones started walking from gig to gig and singing on the way long before our podcast was invented. He’s done it all... by Folk on Foot

43 min listen

Season 3 Trailer: A tantalising taste of all six beautiful episodes of Season 3, featuring The Lost Words Spell Songs: Jackie Morris and Beth Porter in Pembrokeshire; Martin Simpson in Scunthorpe; The Unthanks on the Northumberland Coast; John Smith in Brixham; Lisa K... by Folk on Foot

16 min listen

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Rachel Newton at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls

Rachel Newton at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls

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