Ceri Wade is in the hot-seat again this week with a Nest Collective Hour that will be celebrating May Day and its traditions with some summery tunes, new releases, upcoming events and a couple of old favourites too.
After Lisa Knapp released her new EP Hunt the Hare at the beginning of May she placed some tracks on soundcloud and invited folks to do a remix of ‘The Pleasant Month of May’. Ged Flood of ‘Mishaped Pearls’ rose to the challenge!
A new mix for you all featuring mostly artists from the British Folk music scene including The Woodbine and Ivy Band, Fay Hield, Jon Boden, Mawkin, The Imagined Village, Lisa Knapp and more.
We interview Lisa Knapp about her new EP ‘Hunt the Hare – A Branch of May’. She talks about her fascination in folklore and some of her influences including Martin Carthy and Shirley Collins.
Lisa Knapp’s new EP ‘Hunt the Hare – A Branch of May’ excels with ingenuity and magic and sets Lisa Knapp at the forefront and heart of the English Folk Renaissance, incredible.
This Friday, 27 January at Kings Place sees a performance of a different kind. The use of Folk music in British Film feat. live performance by The Memory Band & Lisa Knapp.
Folk Radio UK in association with the Southbank Centre are giving away two pairs of tickets to the The Great Folk Jukebox which will be held at the Royal Festival Hall on Saturday 7th May.
