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Folk on Foot
Folk on Foot
Matthew Bannister

“Modest people, playing gorgeous music, speaking articulately about areas they love. Fabulously calming” – one listener’s description of this multi-award-winning podcast in... more

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Folk on Foot Classic: Sam Lee singing with Nightingales in Sussex

Enjoy this classic episode from August 2018Mercury music prize nominee Sam Lee is a folk singer, a countryman and an... more

27 Apr 2025 · 43 minutes
Georgia Shackleton on the Norfolk Coast

A violin made from the floorboards of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton’s home - a climb to the top of... more

17 Apr 2025 · 49 minutes
Official Folk Albums Chart Show—8th April 2025

Matthew's guests on this month’s show are Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver talking about their innovative and inspiring album Hinterland.... more

08 Apr 2025 · 1 hour, 19 minutes
Folk on Foot Classic: Richard Thompson in Muswell Hill (and other parts of London)

Enjoy this classic episode from December 2020The legendary guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson takes Matthew Bannister for a walk around... more

30 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Bonus Episode: Ashley Hutchings in conversation at Cecil Sharp House

Bob Dylan described Ashley Hutchings as “The Godfather of English Folk Rock -he gave us a genre we couldn’t refuse”.... more

24 Mar 2025 · 51 minutes
Cole Stacey on Dartmoor

Cole Stacey’s album “Postcards from Lost Places” was recorded in atmospheric locations around Dartmoor. In this episode Cole retraces his... more

14 Mar 2025 · 50 minutes
'Stolen from God' in Bristol with Reg Meuross, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Modou Ndiaye

The history of the transatlantic slave trade and its legacy in Bristol are at the heart of this episode. It... more

14 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Bird in the Belly at the Tremula Festival on the South Downs Way

The Brighton based band Bird in the Belly take us for a walk on the South Downs Way during the... more

17 Jan 2025 · 46 minutes
A Shropshire Christmas with John Kirkpatrick

Ho Ho Ho! Enjoy traditional Christmas carols, midwinter Morris dancing, a peal of bells and a recipe for Christmas pudding... more

13 Dec 2024 · 58 minutes
Lunatraktors at the Bethlem Royal Hospital

Delve into the history of madness as we walk with the “broken folk” duo Lunatraktors in the 200 acre grounds... more

15 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 12 minutes
Folk on Foot
Folk on Foot Classic: Sam Lee singing with Nightingales in Sussex
Folk on Foot