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FolkCast Phil Widdows
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The acclaimed folk music podcast from the United Kingdom, bringing you the best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. Podcasting since 2006 - FolkCast - it’s OUR finger in YOUR ear!
See our website: www.folkcast.co.uk
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FolkCast 157 - 14 Jan 2019
FOLKCAST 157 - 14 January 2019
A fresh selection of folkie releases.
Music by: Kitty Macfarlane - Holly D. Johnston - Reed Foehl - Julie Felix - Oran Bargaigh Project - Amy McCarley - Lau - Andy Harding - Jamie Smith’s Mabon - David Milton - Julu Irvine & Heg Brignall.
Story Behind The Song: Ann Glanville, presented by Andy Harding (nautical)
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FolkCast Selection Box 2018
The Selection Box 2018: Our latest collection of music, old and new, for Christmas.
Music by: Cara Dillon - Gregory Fish - Folk On - The Christmas Jug Band - Hidden Xmas Deluxe - Jimmy Lee Morris - The Legendary Ten Seconds - Lew Bear - Rebecca Loebe & Findlay Napier - The Andrews Sisters - Norm Adams & Julia Robertson - JD McPherson - Songwriterz - The Gathering Tide - Duke Robillard - The Grizzly Folk - The Staves - Yvonne Lyon - Morecambe & Wise - Rum Ragged - Crofts Family - Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra - Kurt Lewis Neufer - Keston Cobblers Club - The Black Dyke Band. Guest appearances by: Garrison Keillor - David Nixon -
FolkCast 156 - 10 Dec 18
Sounds from the Folkosphere, chosen at random and played without prejudice. Anything goes, but it all sounds great!
Music by: Merry Hell - Hickory Signals - Yvonne Lyon - Chantelle Smith - Vision Thing - Hannah Rarity - Assynt - Kinnaris Quintet - Phillip Henry - Richard Thompson - The Watanabes - Trail West - Nic Norton and the County Band
FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows -
FolkCast 155 - 10 Nov 2018
FolkCast 155
Singer-songwriter (and FolkCast co-founder) Ken Nicol joins Phil in the studio to roll a Randomizer dice, listen to some music and chat about what it’s like to be a performer touring the world.
FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows
Music featured:
Wee McGhee’s
by Mairearad And Anna
from the album “Farran” (2018)
A chailinn donn
by Gillebride MacMillan
from the album “Hidden Roots” (2018)
World Gone Wrong
by Brian P. Matheny
from the album “The Canary & The Cage” (2018)
Be My Guess
by Linda Mizzi
from the album “Real People” (2018)
Knees Up
by Breabach
from the album “FrenzyOf The Meeting” (2018)
Twenty Seven
by John Mosedale
recorded live at Bromsgrove Folk Club (2018)
Too Many Feet
by Skinner & T’witch
from the album “Everybody’s Grotty” (2018)
Second Sight
by Taylor Martin
from the album “Song Dogs” (2018)
Lord Middleton
by Bob Gilbert
recorded live (2018)
(courtesy of Graham Dixon of Trouble at’ Mill)
Out Of Our Hands
by The Willows
from the album “Through The Wild” (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk -
FolkCast 154 - 24 October 2018
FolkCast 154
Another randomized dip into the postbag to hear tracks from the latest releases. Featuring guest co-host, the FolkCast Super Computer!
FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows
Music featured:
How To Rob A Bank
by Willy Porter
from the album “How To Rob A Bank” (2009)
Mosquito
by Chris Ronald
from the album “Fragments” (2018)
Dad’s Promise
by Andrew Huggan
from the album “Down The Railway Line” (2018)
Little Lightmaker
by Linda Em
from the E.P. “London Irish” (2018)
The Thoughts Of An Average Man
by Terence Blacker
from the album “Enough About Me” (2018)
Samhainn
by Christine Weir
Single (2017)
Proverbial Paradigm
by Trouble at’ Mill
Single (2018)
The Weight
by James Galvo Parker
Single (2018)
Ground Down
by Simeon
Single (2018)
Colour Of Love
by Son Of William
from the E.P. “Colour Of Love” (2018)
The Mermaid In Your Glass
by Siobhan McCrudden
Single (2018)
A Dying Sailor To His Shipmates
by Drop The Floor
from the album “Fairly Cookin’” (2018)
Bean A’Tí Ar Lár
by Maartin Allcock
from the album “OX15” (1999)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk -
FolkCast 153 - 06 Oct 2018
FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the latest and the greatest in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music.
Folkie Phil returns from his summer break for a new season of shows, and he’s got a bulging sack of sensational new music … probably! The only problem is, he hasn’t listened to any of it. What to do? Let the Randomizer sort out the chaos!
Phil grabs a record blind and then spins the wheel of fortune to select which track to play. Will this result in a genius choice of fabulousness … or a complete mess? Only one way to find out. Press “play” and take a listen. It’s an audio adventure!
FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows
Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
by Luke Jackson
single release (October 2018)
Jamaica
by Chris Green
from the album “Switched-on Playford” (2018)
The Banks Of Sweet Primroses
by Amsher
from the album “Patience Vaisey at Adwell 1892” (2018)
Died Of Love
by Kelly Oliver
from the album “Botany Bay” (2018)
When The Gun Goes Down
by Alan Hull
from the album “Statues & Liberties” (1996, re-released 2018)
Sam Hall
by Rusty Shackle
single release (October 5th 2018)
Wise
by Imar
from the album “Avalanche” (2018)
Teen
by Mike Vass
from the album “Notes From The Boat” (2018)
Jimmy The Mole
by Hamish Napier
from the album “The Railway” (2018)
Alberta
by Chad Elliott & The Redemptions
from the album “Rest Heavy: The Sun Studio Sessions” (2018)
Hummingbird
by John Smith
from the album “Hummingbird” (2018)
10,000 Steveadores
by Kelly & Woolley
from the album “Miner’s Eyes” (2018)
Vent d’Irelande
by Yves Lambert Trio
from the album “Tentation” (2018)
For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Customer Reviews
Unmissable
One of my musical highlights of each month (or, soemtmes, even more frequently!). A good balance of well known and me (to me, at least) folk music,
Has introduced me to new artists
Folk music is a guilty pleasure of mine and this podcast has introduced me to many new groups that I would never have stumbled across
Converted!
Listening to this show has given me a new-found appreciation for folk music. Folkie Phil lives, breathes and eats folk music and the show is very well produced. Folk fans and those open to becoming a fan should check out the show as soon as possible!