In a tribute show to Woven Wheat Whispers (RIP), Jo joins Phil to present music from: The Horses Of The Gods - Steve Tilston - Reg Meuross - Lisa Redford - The Purple Minds Of Lazeron - Dave Malloy - Marie Crehan - Sharron Shannon and Steve Earle - Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer - Comrade Down - Steve O ' Connor - Show Of Hands - The Story. Babba examines the true history of the naval Press Gang in the Story Behind The Song for All Things Are Quite Silent. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk.
FolkCast 030 - June 2008
7 Jun 2008 @ 11:00 am
Music from Telling The Bees - Black Fortress Of Opium - Blackheart - John Haydon - Andy Mullen - Eliza Carthy - One More Grain - Eduard Iniesta - Lizzie Nunnery - Lawn Jockey - Steamchicken - The Duncan McFarlane Band. Babba reveals the myth and magic behind The Blacksmith, and Phil opens his Folk Files. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk.
FolkCast 029 - May 2008
4 May 2008 @ 07:00 am
Music from Plunkett, Stormy Mondays, Twelve Thousand Days, Temple Music, Kiss The Mistress, Trouble At'Mill, Zoox, The Albion Band, The Battlefield Band, Kila, Tanglefoot, Jahrtal, Phillip Hartley, Scullion John, SixPeopleAway. Babba concludes his two-part special on Transportation to Australia. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk. Re-mixed edition.
FolkCast 028 - April 2008
5 Apr 2008 @ 02:30 am
Music from Bruce Shimabukuru, Yve And Devora, Jackie Oates, Ceca, Nick Cook, Phil James, David Wilcox, Nelsons Wake, Chumbawamba, Rob St John, KC Mackenzie, Ralf Weihrauch, Dahm The Bard. Learn the story behind the song Van Diemens Land. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 027 - March 2008
1 Mar 2008 @ 12:30 pm
Music from John Parkes - Tom Palmer - Enter The Haggis - Mark Ellis - Matt Stephens - Singladies - Ken Nicol - Steeleye Span - Paul Howard - Ray Bradfield - The Kittiwakes - The Left Outsides. Babba reveals the twisted royal bloodline behind Sir Patrick Spens in The Story Behind The Song. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 026 - February 2008
2 Feb 2008 @ 02:00 am
Music from The Levellers - 3 Daft Monkeys - Ian McKone - Brian Mazzaferri - Alan Prosser - Magicfolk - Malthouse Passage - Marianne Segal featuring Circulus - Pigs Ear - Neal Hellman and Friends - Cruel Folk - Nick Cook - Gary Stewart Band - Starless And Bible Black. We sail down to Old Maui with Babba in The Story Behind The Song. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 025 - January 2008
5 Jan 2008 @ 04:40 am
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. New music from Kerfuffle - Nuada - Paul Liddell - Mieka Pauley - Phonix - The Mountain Firework Company - The Gala Band - Robin Allender - Andy McKee - James Dewdney - Abra Moore - Caroline Lavelle - Alistair Christl - The Duncan McFarlane Band. Babba tells the story behind Parcel Of Rogues, and there is a chance to win CDs from Dreamboat Records. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast Interview - Ashley Hutchings - The Mother Of All Morris
1 Dec 2007 @ 07:30 am
We talk to Ashley Hutchings about the release of the latest - and last - of the Morris On albums, The Mother Of All Morris. And there's lots of music from the album, too. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 024 - December 2007
1 Dec 2007 @ 07:30 am
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. We look back over the year and present new songs from some of our favourite artists. Babba uncorks the badger wine and gets in festive mood with an unusual "Story Behind The Song", and we've music from the latest, and last, Morris On album. Music this month comes from Charlotte Kendrick, Debbie Cassell, Rev Hammer, Lau, Naughty Jack, Jon London, Oysterband, Dahm The Bard, Leatherat, Silver Dogs, Steve Knightley, Nick Cook, Sarah McQuaid, The Morris On Band See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
FolkCast 023 - November 2007
2 Nov 2007 @ 08:00 am
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. Music from Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, Vequinox, Nick Wyke and Becki Driscoll, The Gala Band, Eoghan Coglan, Abbie Lathe, Chris Millington, Andy Whittle, Luka Bloom, Martyn Joseph, The Owl Service, The Imagined Village, Dyonisis. See www.folkcast.co.uk
