Folk on Foot podcast

Folk on Foot

“Modest people, playing gorgeous music, speaking articulately about areas they love. Fabulously calming” – one listener’s description of this multi-award-winning podcast in which Matthew Bannister goes walking with top folk musicians in the landscapes that have inspired them. “A restorative breathing space in sound” – The Telegraph. “Immaculately produced” – The Times Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

“Modest people, playing gorgeous music, speaking articulately about areas they love. Fabulously calming” – one listener’s description of this multi-award-winning podcast in which Matthew Bannister goes walking with top folk musicians in the landscapes that have inspired them. “A restorative breathing space in sound” – The Telegraph. “Immaculately produced” – The Times Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#117

Winterfolk in West Yorkshire with O’Hooley and Tidow, Katie Spencer and Maddie Morris

Throw another log on the fire, pour yourself a cup of something hot and cheering and come ... more

15 hrs Ago

53 MINS

53:30

15 hrs Ago


#116

Gigspanner Big Band on “Turnstone”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

The Turnstone is an inquisitive bird that, as it name suggests, likes to overturn stones a... more

11 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:44

11 Dec 2025


#115

Poor Creature on “All Smiles Tonight”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

“Our first gig together was a benefit for a greyhound” The dog loving trio who make up Iri... more

10 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:43

10 Dec 2025


#114

Edith WeUtonga on “Varipasi”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Born in Zimbabwe - but now resident in the UK - Edith WeUtonga is known as Mama Bass - bec... more

09 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:29

09 Dec 2025


#113

Peggy Seeger on “Teleology”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

"My first kiss with Irene was behind some wheelie bins in Penge." As she celebrates her ni... more

08 Dec 2025

41 MINS

41:07

08 Dec 2025


#112

Grace Stewart-Skinner on “Auchies Spikkin' Auchie”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

An old recording of her grandfather reciting a poem in the Scots dialect of the little Bla... more

07 Dec 2025

42 MINS

42:10

07 Dec 2025


#111

Joshua Burnside on “Teeth of Time”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Recorded in a former office space in Belfast City Centre, Joshua Burnside’s Folk Album of ... more

06 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:28

06 Dec 2025


#110

Cynefin on “Shimli”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

Delve into the heritage of Welsh poetry, agriculture, fishing, milk processing and, of cou... more

05 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:20

05 Dec 2025


#109

Spafford Campbell on “Tomorrow Held”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

“We first met in the National Youth Folk Ensemble. I was 14 and Louis was 16.” From these ... more

04 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:32

04 Dec 2025


#108

Barry Kerr on “Curlew’s Cry”: Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominee

The multi instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and painter Barry Kerr grew up on the shores... more

03 Dec 2025

32 MINS

32:30

03 Dec 2025


#107

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—2nd December 2025

This month's show has music from Hannah Sanders and Ben Savage, Me and My Friends, The Unt... more

02 Dec 2025

48 MINS

48:06

02 Dec 2025


#106

Folk Album of the Year 2025 Nominations

Matthew Bannister is joined by chair of the jury Kellie While and the nominated artists as... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:14

26 Nov 2025


#105

Folk on Foot Classic: Frank Turner on the Holloway Road

Enjoy this classic episode from July 2020. Frank Turner is a man of contrasts: the old Eto... more

24 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:57

24 Nov 2025


#104

Boss Morris on Rodborough Common

Dressed in costumes fashioned from vintage tea towels, the dancers of Boss Morris take us ... more

14 Nov 2025

49 MINS

49:59

14 Nov 2025


#103

The Wilderness Yet on Iping Common

Celebrate the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness as The Wilderness Yet take us for an... more

16 Oct 2025

53 MINS

53:49

16 Oct 2025


#102

Cerys Hafana at Corris Uchaf

The latest album from Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana is called “Angel”. It’s inspired b... more

18 Sep 2025

57 MINS

57:10

18 Sep 2025


#101

Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall in Govan and Carbeth

Former Trembling Bells bandmates Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall take us first to Govan Old... more

14 Aug 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:48

14 Aug 2025