Enjoy a musical walk down @frankturner.bsky.social's Memory Lane (otherwise known as Holloway Road in North London) in this classic episode of Folk on Foot from July 2020. 🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/3587a1

Boss Morris lead us a merry dance onto Rodborough Common near Stroud in our latest episode, out now. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f

With infinite patience, Alex Merry of Boss Morris tries to teach Matthew “Two Left Feet” Bannister to dance. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t go well. 🎧 Hear more of our walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/35274f

Beautiful harmonies and enchanting lyrics from @boohewerdine.bsky.social and Heidi Talbot in Shoreham tonight. They have lots more dates - see them if you can.

Mind the cow pat! Alex Merry of Boss Morris puts her foot in it as they dance on Rodborough Common in our new episode, out now. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f @alexmerryart.bsky.social

Matthew joins in with a new ritual invented by Boss Morris in our new episode, out now. “Finger In The Spring” (complete with saucy song) involves a perilous scramble down slippery steps. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f

Tremendous uplifting evening with the brilliant @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and @jamesfagan.bsky.social at @cecilsharphouse.bsky.social tonight. A privilege to join their 30 year celebration. Congratulations! X

Hankies at the ready as we dance, talk and walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common near Stroud in our new episode, out now. Featuring music from Rob Harbron, Miranda Rutter and @samsweeney.bsky.social, and plenty of fun along the way! 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f

3 days to go til our 20th anniversary Big Boro Bash and my Dad has unearthed this hirsute beaut

The Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana enters the Official Folk Albums Chart this month with “Angel”. ▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw

New at #3 in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart is Nick Harper. His album, "58 Fordwych Rd", recalls listening to his Dad Roy jamming with the stars of the 60s folk revival in their flat in Kilburn when Nick was a kid. ▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw @harperspace.bsky.social

Shooting into the Official Folk Albums Chart at #7 this month comes John Smith. His album, "Gatherings", celebrates 20 years in music with new versions of some of his best loved songs. ▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw

My album is #12 in the Official Folk Albums Chart! A huge thanks to everyone who has listened, grabbed a record and downloaded my third album 'What Love Is'. You've welcomed this album into the world with kind and loving arms, thank you for the support with what is my most personal record so far.

Here we go! Join us over on our YouTube channel right now as we count down some of the best new folk albums released in the past month ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...

It's almost time! Join us on YouTube from 7pm for this month's Chart Show, featuring an interview with @katiespencermusic.bsky.social, plus music from Nick Harper, John Smith, Kathryn Williams, Cerys Hafana, Leveret, Niall McNamee and Brown Boots Boogie Band. Watch here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw

On this month's Chart Show, Matthew chats to Katie Spencer about her new album, "What Love Is", plus there's music from Nick Harper, John Smith, Kathryn Williams, Cerys Hafana, Leveret, Niall McNamee and Brown Boots Boogie Band. Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw

🎃 Happy Halloween & Blessed Samhain. Join Boss Morris, Sam Reid, Jen Calleja, Camille Ralphs & me at Charleston in Firle to celebrate The Darker Half of the year with @roughtradebooks.bsky.social Tickets: www.charleston.org.uk/event/the-da...

Dublin's @lankumdublin.bsky.social return with a new, stand-alone single: a devastatingly powerful and otherworldly interpretation of The Specials’ 1981 number one, ‘Ghost Town’. Watch the stunning video, directed by Leonn Ward & cinematography by Robbie Ryan klofmag.com/2025/10/lank...

"Across the U.K., young people are finding joy in the revival of traditional cultural practices like ceilidh, Morris and barn dancing, and taking an increasing interest in Pagan customs—from celebrating the solstice to wassailing." i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/

Another amazing line up!

Take a deep dive into the stories and songs of Northumberland with pipe player Kathryn Tickell and her Dad Mike in this classic episode from 2022. 🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44

How does Rosie Hodgson of The Wilderness Yet warm up for a tongue-twisting song? 🎧 Hear more in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/33eccc

Tonight on Radio 3, Matthew and The Song Detectorists go in search of political ballads in Bedfordshire. There’s a link with Martin Carthy - and the amazing discovery of a hidden gem written in Henry Purcell’s own hand. 🎧 Listen live on BBC Radio 3 at 21:45, or catch up afterwards on BBC Sounds.

The Song Detectorists unearth music in the most unlikely places tonight at 9.45pm on Radio 3: political balladry hidden in legal documents and - most exciting of all - a score in Henry Purcell's own hand among the minutes of a town council. @musicheritageplace.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social

The words of Robert Burns sung by The Wilderness Yet on Iping Common in West Sussex. 🍂 Listen to our Autumnal musical walk here: pod.fo/e/33eccc

The Song Detectorists of @musicheritageplace.bsky.social take me to Northamptonshire tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 in search of The Maunsell Family Music Book. Then @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet bring it back to life. Top production by @natalie-steed.bsky.social

Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet). Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds. @nancyannfolk.bsky.social

“Outed as a Morris dancer”! In our new episode, Rosie Hodgson of The Wilderness Yet tells how her secret was revealed in front of the whole school. 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: pod.fo/e/33eccc

We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... In case you missed it - here’s tonight’s Song Detectorists - “rewilding” the West Gallery compositions of a thatcher from Shropshire. Thanks to @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet, @musicheritageplace.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social

Matthew’s back on the trail of the Song Detectorists at 21:45 on BBC Radio 3 this evening (and all this week) - seeking out hidden gems in the English county archives and then hearing Nancy Kerr & Melrose Quartet bring them back to life for 21st Century audiences. Tonight: a psalm from Shropshire.

Celebrate the “Beauties of Autumn” in our new episode, featuring the gorgeous harmonies of The Wilderness Yet on Iping Common in West Sussex. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/33eccc

The mighty @themagpiearc.bsky.social bringing the Indoor Festival of Folk (North) to a powerful end. Thanks to The Bookshop Band, Frankie Archer, Ashley Hutchings and Sam Carter for an amazing day here at @settlevictoriahall.bsky.social

Sound checking in Settle with the Bookshop Band ahead of today’s Indoor Festival of Folk at the Victoria Hall. Not long now……….

Less than two weeks to go until entries close for the Folk Album of the Year Award. If you’re thinking of entering, here’s a detailed briefing from David Agnew - Chief Exec of our partner @soundrootsuk.bsky.social – on how the whole thing works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAvc...

🍂 New episode out now: an Autumnal musical walk with The Wilderness Yet across Iping Common in West Sussex. 🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/33eccc

More fantastic recognition for the brilliant Folk on Foot team - highly commended in the Music category at the Independent Podcast Awards (and also nominated in the Arts category). Well done! - Matthew #IndiePods25

Watch unique performances exclusively filmed for Folk On Foot in the city, by Johnny Flynn, Richard Thompson, Jon Wilks, Jamie Webster, Stick In The Wheel, Frank Turner and Kerry Andrew. Out now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/0VN3pUm7MyI

Very excited about the amazing line-up at the Indoor Festival of Folk (North) on 18th October: The Bookshop Band, Frankie Archer, Edgelarks, Sam Carter and The Magpie Arc, plus Matthew interviewing the great Ashley Hutchings. More info and tickets here: www.settlevictoriahall.org.uk/eventsandsho...

Back to number 1 in the Official Folk Albums Chart go the Irish trio, Amble. Watch the whole show here: youtu.be/lsU8cDu3LDE

A stunning live performance from @gweniferraymond.bsky.social on the new Official Folk Albums Chart Show. Watch the whole track - and the rest of the show - here: youtu.be/lsU8cDu3LDE

A beautiful musical partnership between @jamesyorkston.bsky.social and Johanna Söderberg of First Aid Kit. 🎧 Hear the story behind the song on the new Official Folk Albums Chart Show - here: youtu.be/lsU8cDu3LDE

And we're off! Join us over on YouTube now for this month's Official Folk Albums Chart Show. youtu.be/lsU8cDu3LDE

On this month's Official Folk Albums Chart Show, Matthew chats to @jamesyorkston.bsky.social and Oli Steadman of @stornowayband.bsky.social. There's also music from Gwenifer Raymond, Flyte, Johnson and Finnemore, DUG, Junior Brother and Richard Thompson. Tune in from 7pm: youtu.be/lsU8cDu3LDE

Matthew's guest on this month’s Chart Show is @jamesyorkston.bsky.social, and Oli Steadman of Stornoway also pops by for a chat. There’s music from Amble, Flyte, Gwenifer Raymond, Johnson and Finnemore, DUG, Junior Brother and Richard Thompson. Listen from 7pm BST: www.youtube.com/@FolkOnFoot

Stolen From God moves on to Halle St Michael’s in Manchester tonight. Here are @regmeuross.bsky.social Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Suntou Susso warming up.

Sound checking in Stourbridge with Suntou Susso and @regmeuross.bsky.social ahead of Stolen From God tonight at Katie’s Secret Garden.

Great to see our name in lights at the British Podcast Awards - well deserved recognition for the wonderful team that put their heart and soul into Folk on Foot - Matthew

Joining @regmeuross.bsky.social Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne and Suntou Susso this weekend for Stolen From God. Hope to see you at one of these dates.

Tonight at 8pm BST we welcome the wonderful Katie Spencer to the #LTYLR stage. Expect beautiful guitar picking, introspective lyrics, and heartfelt arrangements. Buy your tickets below ⬇️ events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livet... #LiveMusic #FolkMusic