Win a weekend break for 4 people at The Great British Folk Festival in a silver self-catering apartment at Butlins Skegness. ft: Bellowhead, The Full English, Eddi Reader and many more.
Our Song of the Day is from the Dublin based 7-piece traditional Irish band Skipper’s Alley. Listen to Buachaillín Deas Óg Mé from their forthcoming album.
A very welcome return to Simple Folk Radio – This month’s show features Doug MacNearney in session, recorded in a remote Canadian cabin during the first snowfall of the season.
Folk Radio UK invite that talented bunch The Poozies as guest bloggers this week. They are currently on tour so catch them if you can – don’t forget the gin.
This was a session we recorded at Purbeck Folk Festival in a field just after sundown. Tom McQ is a wonderful person and is a name I really hope we all hear a lot more of.
London based alt-folk band BURIERS provide our Song of the Day – Peckham Rye, taken from their new EP which was recorded and co-produced by Micah P Hinson.
We have a pair of tickets to giveaway for The End Festival which runs from 20-23 Nov 2014 in London’s N8. Includes Bridie Jackson & The Arbour, O’Hooley & Tidow and more.
We have a special video diary today from the wonderful Jess Hall which was filmed at this year’s Green Man Festival. Try and catch her live on her current Bookshelf Tour.
Our Tune of the Day is from Ensemble Ériu, an Irish septet led by Jack Talty and Neil O’Loghlen. Although rooted in the Irish music tradition I’ve never heard anything like this before.
Our Song of the Day is Just The One, a song that first appeared on the Levellers’ No. 1 chart album Zeitgest. This new bombastic version features the one and only Bellowhead!
