Folkcast

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month we REWIND to bring you more music from some of the albums released over the last 12 months and more. FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows FolkCast 110 - July 2015 − Music featured: English Folk Song Suite (Part 1) by TradArrr from the album "Cautionary Tales" (released June 2015) The Sailor's Farewell by Ange Hardy from the album "The Lament Of The Black Sheep" (released September 2014) Sailor Go Down by Reg Meuross from the album "England Green & England Grey" (released September 2014) Sea Shanty For Bessie Harker by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP "A Tale Of Sailors" (released November 2014) The Laxey Reels by Barrule from the album "Manannan's Cloak" (released May 2015) King Of The River by Skinner & T'witch from the album "Rise" (released October 2014) Die Die Die by Buffo's Wake from the album "Carniphobia" (released October 2014) Aye Fly by T

FolkCast 109 - June 2015 New releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music, plus a couple of previews and a classic track, too! MUSIC FEATURED You Should Have Been There by The Mather-Robinson Band from the album "A Carousel Of Fools" (2015) Can't Find The Cure by Skerryvore from the album "Decade" (2015) The On On / The Getaway / Control Zed by The Urban Folk Quartet from the album "The Escape" (2015) Don't Stop by Ken Nicol from the album "Things" (to be released September 2015) Bill Bixby by Eric Peter Schwartz from the album "Casual Ghosts" (2015) Row You Up River by Maple Bee from the album "Little Victories" (2015) Your Love Is A Weapon by Sandy Kilpatrick from the album "The Shaman's Call" (2015) Two Magicians by The Dovetail Trio from the album "Wing Of Evening" (to be released September 2015) Lifeboat by The Sea Kings from the album "The Sea Kings" (2015) Icebreaker by Seafoxes Online demo (2015) The Journey by Riotous Assembly from the album "Magna C

The Soundtrack for the Season! Grab your picnic blanket or a folding chair and enjoy more than an hour of superb sounds to keep you sizzling all summer long Summer Is A-Comin' by Merry Hell, from the album "The Ghost In Our House And Other Stories" (2015) Sun Song by Laura Veirs, from the album "Warp And Weft" (2013) "A few days by the sea…" Newsreels, (1950s) English Seaside Postcards by Paul McGladdery and Gaynor Wilson, recorded especially for FolkCast (2015) Picnic by Peter Knight's Gigspanner, from the album "Doors At Eight (Live)" (2011) Haymaking by Dora Greenwell Country Life by Whapweasel, from the album "Festivalis" (2012) Summerfly by Teresa Doyle and Doug Riley, from the album "Summerfly" (2004) "Oh boy, Lake Platatuki!", from 'It's Higgins, Sir!' American Radio Show (1951) Lake Song by The Decemberists, from the album "What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World" (2014) Lilac Time by Anne-Marie Sanderson, from the EP "Shadows & Sparks" (2015) "I've always loved the idea of

FolkCast is the UK's original independent podcast dedicated to folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Presented and produced by croaky Folkie Phil Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED Hearts Of Oak by Terence Blacker from the album "Lovely Little Games" (2012) Jock Hawk's Adventures In Glasgow by Robyn Stapleton from the album "Fickle Fortune" (2015) Spider's by The Peatbog Faeries from the album "Blackhouse" (2015) Between The Pines by Rura from the album "Despite The Dark" (2105) Nottamun Town / Pretty Polly by TradArrr from the album "Cautionary Tales" (2015) The King Of The Sea (Ree NY Marrey) by Barrule from the album "Manannan's Cloak" (2105) Colli Llanwddyn by The Foxglove Trio from the album "These Gathered Branches" (2015) The River by Fabian Holland from the album "A Day Like Tomorrow" (2015) You Want Holy War You Got It by James Black unreleased (2015) Warface by Mike Reinstein from the album "A Long March Home" (2015) Hope by Ian Roland from the album "How That Dust Jumps" (2015) Th

The April 2015 podcast from FolkCast: the home of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month: a torrent of great new music from some of our favourite artists, plus some names new to us. Babba tells the Story Behind one of the best folk songs of the 20th Century, and we pay tribute to a folk music hero who has recently passed away. Song On The Times by Mawkin from the album "The Ties That Bind" (2015) Ain't No Trouble by Luke Jackson from the EP "This Family Tree" (2015) Murder In Trust by Tom Fitton from the EP "The Marsh Road And Other Tales" (2015) My Home by The Moon Band from the album "The Moon Band" (2105) Song For Home by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP "Make It Rain" (2015) Home by Fairport Convention from the album "Myths And Heroes" (2015) Ranzo by The Demon Barbers from the album "Disco At The Tavern" (2015) Amant Volage by Le Vent Du Nord from the album "Tetu" (2015) Time Machine by Damh The Bard from the album "Sabbat" (2015) The Line by Roseanna Ba

The March 2015 podcast from FolkCast, featuring new releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Feed Your Soul by Merry Hell, from the album "The Ghost In Our House and Other Stories" (2015) Sailor's Tale by Two Coats Colder, from the album "Unseen Highway" (2015) The Northern Mile by Orphan Jane, single release (2015) Pittsburg It Is by Russell Joslin, from the album "Harlequins" (2015) The College by Vin Garbutt, from the album "Synthetic Hues" (2014) Blue Spiral Screams by Fay Brotherhood, from the album "The F Spot Femmes Fatales" (2015) The Weather And The Tide by The Moonbeams, from the album "Watching Wildlife" (2015) Faith by Emi McDade, single release (2015) - video Babba presents The Story Behind The Song King Of The Coiners by Steve Tilston, from the album "Ziggurat" (2008) No Money by Merry Hell, from the album "The Ghost In Our House and Other Stories" (2015) New Anything/St Catherine's by Leveret, from the album "New Anything" (2015) People Who

A podcast all about the wonders of Spring. Good news! You've survived the winter! Let's celebrate the coming of Spring with FolkCast's March Into May 2015, a progression in music and verse from the slow departure of old man winter to the birth of the summer. And in Spring, my fancy turns to just one thing! Anyone fancy a ride on my pogo stick? Spring Song by Charlie Chaplin, from the film "Limelight" (1952) Written In Green by Bella Hardy, single release (2011) Exile Of The Winter King by Phil Widdows (2015) featuring Looking Through by Mike Vass, from the album "DecemberWell" (2012) Come The Springtime by Lee Maddison, from the album "Weightless" (2012) "Everybody discovered it was Spring…" radio broadcast (March 1947) First Light Of Spring by Luka Bloom, from the album "Innocence" (2005) Gloomy Winter's Noo Awa' by North Atlantic Trio, from the album "Some Part Of Something" (2013) Echoes From The Gates Of Darkness by Darren Sant Spring Warning by Terence Blacker, released online "Spring, Spr

The February 2015 podcast from FolkCast, featuring new releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows Wake The Dead by Joe Innes & The Cavalcade from the album "Folkroom Presents Anthology Three" (2015) Fire by King Eider (single release - February 23rd 2015) The Farmer's Bride by Jemima Farey (unreleased) Susie by Gareth Lee and Annie Baylis from the EP "A Little Light" (2014) Wreckers by The Changing Room single release 2015 Jackdaw Rising and Yellowstone by Sarah McQuaid from the album "Walking Into White" (2015) Scottish Reels by Ian Carmichael from the album "Ten Years On" (2015) Francie Manus Byrne's/Bill The Weaver's by Skipper's Alley from the album "Skipper's Alley" (2015) Fast Dance by Tom Kitching from the album "Interloper" (March 2015) Grim And Grimy Folk Six Dukes by Mishaped Pearls from the album "Thamesis" (2014) The Story Behind The Song presented by Babba "Caraboo" featuring Queen Caraboo by Martin

FolkCast - the podcast that brings you the latest sounds from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and other roots-type musical genres. Theme Music: Fisherman's Priest by Ken Nicol Produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Sons Of The Soil (The Ploughboys' Song) by Garry Blakeley from the album "The Wheel Of The Year" (2012) Calm Your Demons by Nick Edward Harris from the album "The Tall Trees" (2015) Ain't No Grave by Zeptepi (live version on the EP "Live 07​.​06​.​2014") Rags And Bones by Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls from the EP "Rags And Bones" (2014) Hanging Johnny/Nail 'Em Up by Jay Terrestrial and Firepit Collective from the album "To The Lost" (2014) The Folk Laureate The Ballad of Blaster Jack by Dave Alton (An original poem inspired by true events) with Sandblaster's Blues by Terry Easton from the album "Claremont 2:05pm" Take Me To The Sea by The Reid Jamieson Band from the album "Juniper's Kitchen" (2014) Mori No Kuma San (The Bear in The Woods) by Sean Moyses and Ke

The FolkCast Festive Selection Box - bursting with good things for the season of Christmas, Yule and Saturnalia, with specially selected music and readings. Produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows featuring Babba and special guest star Ashley Hutchings with an exclusive appearance by Santa Claus. Introduction (from "Santa's Workshop" 1932) Could It Be Christmas by Jon Lindsay, single release (2011) "Aren't we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa!" ~ Bart Simpson. The Reindeer Boogie by Hank Snow, single release (1953) Sleigh Ride by Christmas Accordion, single release , with "Sly Little Santa" by Mrs CS Stone (1912) . Father Christmas Down Hounslow High Street by Robb Johnson & The Irregulars – from the album "The Ghost Of Love - A Christmas Song Suite" (2009) St Benedict's Christmas Fair by Lisa Redford, single release (2013) "Shoes", written and read by Ashley Hutchings, with Christmas Shoes by Saxophone Dreamsound, from the album Sax Christmas (2014)

New releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and other roots-type musical genres, plus Babba looks at the history, heritage and differences between Father Christmas and Santa Claus. FolkCast is produced and presented by Phil Widdows Music featured: Three Sailors by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP "A Tale Of Sailors" Lazarus Dance by Jez Lowe from the album "The Ballad Beyond" The Shaming Of Agnes Leman by The Familiars from the album "Martyred Hearts" The Rise And The Fall by Iain Till from the EP "The Rise And The Fall" Carry The Fire by Jeremy Tuplin from the EP "Carry The Fire" For The Love Of A Lady by Norm Straus from the album "The Color Of Everything" Spellbound Or Hellbound by Any O'Neill & CeeCee from the album "Admissions" Mr Senator by Ryan Fox (single release) Trading In Futures by Until The Bird from the album "Pale Clouded Yellow" Babba presents… THE STORY BEHIND THE SEASONAL FOLK CHARACTER "Father Christmas versus Santa Claus" including music by D

A storming collection of songs, poetry and prose for the winter 2014/15 Drive The Cold Winter Away by Green Diesel from the album "Wayfarers All" Winter Singing by The Imagined Village from the album "Bending The Dark" The Running Fox by The Young 'Uns from the album "Never Forget" Sparrow by Peter Lacey from the album "Last Leaf" (featuring a quotation as recorded by The Venerable Bede) Song For A Winter's Night by Reid Jamieson from the album "Songs For A Winter's Night" I heard a bird sing In the dark of December A magical thing And sweet to remember. 'We are nearer to Spring Than we were in September,' I heard a bird sing In the dark of December. ~ Oliver Herford, I Heard a Bird Sing Winter King by Ninebarrow from the album "When The Blackthorn Burns" When Springtime Comes Around by Mark Ellis from the album "When Springtime Comes Around" A Season In Your Arms by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar from the album "The Call" December Song by KC Barber from the album "Cold Wind Blowing" "The s

In this show, as well as some of the latest releases from the folkosphere, we focus on heroes with a collection of new songs for the season of remembrance, and also with a very special Story Behind The Song, our exclusive feature which briefs you about an historical event which has been memorialised in song - and this month it's an event that didn't just inspire one song but an entire concept album! FolkCast is produced and presented by Phil Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED: There's A Ghost In Our House by Merry Hell from the EP "There's A Ghost In Our House" Bonfires by The Men They Couldn't Hang from the album "The Defiant" Mad Tom Of Bedlam by Green Diesel from the album "Wayfairers All" Better Be Smart by Rainbow Chasers from the album "Chimes At Midnight" No One Naas Us Anymore by The Ree-Vahs! from the EP "Geordieland" Crew Of The Damned by Brillig Single release Amber Sky by Nigel Brown from the album "Mother Ivey" Dave's Brain by Terry Easton from the album "Claremont 2:05 P.M." Place Above The Cl

Greetings, and welcome to the FolkCast Halloween Scream for 2014, a special show featuring My Babies…, an original tale of terror about a folk tradition which, for some, has a gruesome intensity. So, this is not suitable for those of a nervous disposition, or whose imaginations tend to get the better of them when darkness falls, the wind howls, and when the veil between the worlds becomes thinnest. It's not something to play to your babies, either. Not yet. Save it until they are old enough to know that what they imagine and what is real are not always the same thing. Not … always. BUT, if you're willing to take the risk of a shiver or a shock, please - lock all your doors and windows, turn off all distractions, sit back and be comfortable for the next 20 minutes while I tell you all about My Babies… +~+ My Babies... is written, presented and produced by Phil Widdows Intro music taken from: Jack-O-Lantern Waltz by The Similar Trends – from the album 'Man In The Moon' - "Earth/Moon Dance Music": The

We dip into a stack full of new releases, and Babba goes back to the end of the Middle Ages to show why life in England was no bed of Roses… Raising Hell by The Men They Couldn't Hang from the album "The Defiant" Santa Ana by The Blue Pig Orchestra from the album "From The Storm" Fire Down Below by Hex from the album "Husk And Bark" A River Runs Between by The Changing Room from the EP "A River Runs Between" Where Eagles Fly by Lee Madison from the album "Weightless" Old Fashioned Pound Notes by Christopher James Sheridan from the EP "Old Fashioned Pound Notes" What Would William Morris Say? by Reg Meuross from the album "England Green & England Grey" Phone Tapping by Eamon Friel from the EP "Phone Tapping" The Woolgather by Ange Hardy from the album "The Lament Of The Black Sheep" Off To The Market by Kelly Oliver from the album "This Land" The Southcliffe Jig by Green Diesel from the album "Wayfarers All" Cabbage by Threepenny Bit from the album "Pantomime Cannon" Las Ramblas

A hand-gathered harvest of music and poetry for the season. Take a walk with us from September to December, through Halloween and Guy Fawkes' Night. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows, featuring readings by Babba and Phil. Golden Sun by Phil Manzenera from the album "Vozero" Silver And Gold by Kim Lowings & The Greenwood from the album "This Life" Out Of Season by John Conolly from the album "Send Us A Postcard" Small High Whistle From A Bird by Maia from the album "Maia" September Road by Jane Thomason from the album "September Road" Harvest Moon by Peter Lacey from the album "Last Leaf" Summer Fades by Smoke Fairies from the album "Through Low Light And Trees" The Man In Green by Show Of Hands from the album "Lie Of The Land" Trees Turn To Fire by Jon Budworth from the album "Trees Turn To Fire" Autumn Sounds by The Vessels from the album "The Vessels" England's Skies by David Gibb & Elly Lucas from the album "Up Through The Woods" Setting Sun by Salt House from the al

It's our hundredth monthly podcast and in a celebration extravaganza we have special guests, exclusive new music, some of the biggest songs in the folk canon and our unique poetry and history features. All this and more in this month's edition of ... FolkCast! The Baker's Daughter by Merry Hell As yet unreleased - FolkCast exclusive Tamlin by Mary Jane from the album "Solstice" Sister by Luke Jackson from the album "Fumes And Faith" Mistaken by Nick Cook from the album "Mistaken" The FolkLoreate: Callum And The Fiddle by Dave Alton ...based on a Highland Folktale "Macuisne's Fiddler" Featuring excerpts from: Fiddle On The Washboard by The Albion Band; Various tunes by Bruce Molsky; PDC (Pretty Damn Cosmic) by Ric Sanders; No Man's Jig / Hanoverian Dance / Three Jolly Sheepskins by Eliza Carthy Robin Goodfellow by Arnwyn Hear more Arnwyn music on SoundCloud The Lads In Their Hundreds by Show Of Hands & Imelda Staunton from the album "Centenary: Words And Music Of The Great War" Lift You Up And Le

Phil chats with Billy Mitchell and Ray Laidlaw of 70s giants Lindisfarne as they embark on a major UK tour with their show "The Lindisfarne Story". We feature clips from the show, live songs and album tracks. MUSIC FEATURED The Road To Kingdom Come by Billy & Ray, live Fog On The Tyne by Lindisfarne, from the album Fog On The Tyne Walking Blues by Billy & Ray, live Winter Song by Billy & Ray, live This Guitar Never Lies by Lindisfarne, from the album Promenade Lady Eleanor by Billy & Ray, live Run For Home by Lindisfarne, from the album Back And Fourth For full details, see the ShowNotes for this podcast at www.folkcast.co.uk

The UK's original independent podcast serving up folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. In this month's show: We pay mind to the Rule Of Three this month, with 3 Bright Lights, 3 ladies, 3 men, 3 bands, 3 trad songs. But there's only one Babba and the Story Behind The American Civil War Folk Song (part 2...) All this and more in this month's edition of ... FolkCast! Music featured: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Richard Thompson from the album "Acoustic Classics" I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Red Herring from the album "The Mountain Valley Sessions" I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight by Bellowhead from the album "Revival" Andrew by Polly Barrett from the album "Probably Me" Peace In Silence by Lucy Evans Released online Lights by Louise Petit from the album "Louder Than Your Drum" The Wolf by David Hirst Released online The Night Is Far Gone by Justin Dean Thomas Released online Amsterdam by Gregory Alan Isakov from the album "The Weatherman" Salt Breeze by

In this month's show: A feast of storytelling in song - two true tales of sporting endeavour that end in disaster and death; a biographical story of a young woman finding her identity while hitchhiking to Ireland; we visit the circus, and go to the beach, and we've a couple of songs by men with no name - or rather, men with two names. And we've another Story Behind The Song, with FolkCast's own badger-bothering, island dwelling history hobo, Babba. And after that, we'll hear about a pasta-based god and the Queen of Hearts, with not a jam tart in sight. Geordieland by The Ree-Vahs! from the album "Geordieland" The Saucy Bold Robber by James Delarre and Saul Rose from the album "Cabln Fever" The Cockfight by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar from the album "The Call" The Daring Lassie by Ange Hardy from the album "The Lament Of The Black Sheep" Sold To The Circus by Buffo's Wake from the album "Carniphobia" The Mansion Song by Orphan Jane from the album "A Poke In The Eye" Merry Tom by Lew Bear from the alb