Folk on Foot
@folkonfoot.com
The multi-award-winning all walking, talking and singing podcast, presented by @matthewbannister.bsky.social
Find out more at www.folkonfoot.com.
Find out more at www.folkonfoot.com.
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The shortlist for the Folk Album of the Year 2025 is out now! You can hear tracks from all these amazing albums, plus the artists’ reactions to being nominated, in our nominations announcement show - available on the Folk on Foot YouTube channel and podcast.
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...
The shortlist for the Folk Album of the Year 2025 is out now! You can hear tracks from all these amazing albums, plus the artists’ reactions to being nominated, in our nominations announcement show - available on the Folk on Foot YouTube channel and podcast.
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The shortlist for the Folk Album of the Year 2025 is out now! You can hear tracks from all these amazing albums, plus the artists’ reactions to being nominated, in our nominations announcement show - available on the Folk on Foot YouTube channel and podcast.
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...
And we're off! Head over to YouTube now, as we announce the nine fantastic albums shortlisted for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025.
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
Folk Album of the Year Award 2025 | Nominations Announcement
YouTube video by Folk On Foot
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November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
And we're off! Head over to YouTube now, as we announce the nine fantastic albums shortlisted for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025.
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
It's almost time! Tonight at 6pm GMT, we'll be unveiling the nine albums shortlisted for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025, alongside our friends at @soundrootsuk.bsky.social.
Join us on YouTube at the link below, or tune into the Folk on Foot podcast - youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
Join us on YouTube at the link below, or tune into the Folk on Foot podcast - youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
November 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It's almost time! Tonight at 6pm GMT, we'll be unveiling the nine albums shortlisted for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025, alongside our friends at @soundrootsuk.bsky.social.
Join us on YouTube at the link below, or tune into the Folk on Foot podcast - youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
Join us on YouTube at the link below, or tune into the Folk on Foot podcast - youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ
Tune in at 6pm tonight, as we announce the 9 shortlisted albums for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025! Matthew will be joined by chair of the jury Kellie While and the nominated artists for a very special announcement show on our YouTube channel and podcast.
Find out more: folkonfoot.com/award
Find out more: folkonfoot.com/award
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Tune in at 6pm tonight, as we announce the 9 shortlisted albums for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025! Matthew will be joined by chair of the jury Kellie While and the nominated artists for a very special announcement show on our YouTube channel and podcast.
Find out more: folkonfoot.com/award
Find out more: folkonfoot.com/award
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
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/3587a1
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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
🎧 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
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Boss Morris lead us a merry dance onto Rodborough Common near Stroud in our latest episode, out now.
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
🎧 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
🎧 Hear more of our walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/35274f
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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
🎧 Hear more of our walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common in our new episode, out now: pod.fo/e/35274f
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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.
November 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
@alexmerryart.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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
🎧 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
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
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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
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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
🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f
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3 days to go til our 20th anniversary Big Boro Bash and my Dad has unearthed this hirsute beaut
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The Welsh harpist Cerys Hafana enters the Official Folk Albums Chart this month with “Angel”.
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
▶️ 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
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
@harperspace.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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
▶️ 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
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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
▶️ Watch the full show here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
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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.
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.
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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.
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...
▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9eY...
Official Folk Albums Chart Show—4th November 2025
YouTube video by Folk On Foot
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November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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...
▶️ 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
Watch here: youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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
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
Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now:
youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
November 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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
Tune in on YouTube from 7pm - set a reminder now:
youtu.be/n9eYVGBdKAw
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🎃 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...
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎃 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...
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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...
Lankum Release Devastating ‘Ghost Town’ Cover with Stunning Leonn Ward Video
Lankum have released a devastating, otherworldly cover of The Specials’ ‘Ghost Town’, accompanied by a stunning video reminiscent of Andrei Tarkovsky —the perfect match to the track’s unsettling inten...
klofmag.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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...
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"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/
i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/
Meet the Kids Bringing Back Pagan Britain
From Morris dancers in Day-Glo to TikTok troubadours and stone-circle pilgrimages, a new generation is rediscovering Britain’s folk traditions—but how are they resisting the trap of nationalism?
i-d.co
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"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/
i-d.co/article/meet-the-kids-bringing-back-pagan-britain/
Another amazing line up!
Now on sale: the fourth Indoor Festival of Folk.
Featuring the country's finest folk artists: Maddy Prior and Peter Knight, Chris Wood, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Ellie Gowers, The Magpie Arc PLUS a unique interview with Matthew Bannister and a special guest.
Sat 7 Feb bit.ly/4qC4y0c
Featuring the country's finest folk artists: Maddy Prior and Peter Knight, Chris Wood, Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver, Ellie Gowers, The Magpie Arc PLUS a unique interview with Matthew Bannister and a special guest.
Sat 7 Feb bit.ly/4qC4y0c
Indoor Festival of Folk
A day-long winter feast of music and very special guests under Cecil Sharp House’s historic roof, co-hosted by EFDSS and folk rock supergroup The Magpie Arc.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44
October 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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
🎧 Listen here - pod.fo/e/344d44