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FolkCast 072 - May 2012 This month we have a new feature, Ken's Klassic, in which Ken Nicol looks at music that has influenced generations of artists, the first of these being the Davey Graham tune Anji, and folk historian Babba tells The Story Behind The Song of one of the best known English folk songs, Scarborough Fair.
Phil and Ken play music by: Andrew Gordon - Ted Clark - Ian Prowse & Christy Moore - Zeptepi -
The Roving Crows - Chumbawamba - Twilight Hotel - Sproatly Smith - Lisa Redford -
Stuart Masters - Cloudstreet - Jonnie Murphy - Mark Waistell
FolkCast 071 - April 2012 FolkCast Live! A special show which plunders the archives for live performances from some of our favourite artists. Songs and tunes from: The Albion Band - Peter Knight's Gigspanner - Phillip Henry - Feast Of Fiddles - Seth Lakeman - The Saw Doctors - Christy Moore - Fairport Convention - Ashley Hutchings' Morris On Band - Richard Thompson - Kristina Olsen - The Urban Folk Quartet - Show Of Hands - Steve Knightley - John Tams and Barry Coope.
FolkCast 070 - March 2012 The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music, presented by Phil Widdows and Ken Nicol. Music from: The QP - Son Of Eagle - Boat To Row - Bob Kirkpatrick - Anthony John Clarke - The UFQ - Ivor Game - Dominic G Ward - Jodie Goffe - Sincere Deceivers - Life And Times - Two Coats Colder - The Mighty Doonans - Sarah McQuaid.
Plus the folk poem Jamie-Go-Deeper by Dave Alton, which tells the true story of how the "compensation culture" was alive and well at the end of the 19th Century as the Manchester Ship Canal was being constructed.
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