FolkCast

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the best from the Folkosphere Welcome to FolkCast’s Autumn Crackler for 2016. In just under 80 minutes we’ll follow the harvest, collect wild mushrooms and visit the standing stones. We’ll celebrate All Hallow’s Eve and Bonfire Night, and join Thanksgiving. So come on, bring a basket and we’ll gather the season’s bounty in song! Presented and produced by Phil Widdows Harvest Home by Spiral Dance from the album “The Quickening” (2006) All Among The Barley by Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts from the album “Shadows & Half Light” (2008) “Killing The Corn Spirit” from The Golden Bough by Sir James Frazer read by “hefyd” for Librivox.org John Barleycorn by Eliza Carthy, Martin Carthy & Paul Weller from the album “The Imagined Village” (2007) King Harvest by Dave Pegg & PJ Wright from the album “Galileo’s Apology” (2006) Imperceptible by Locomotive Ghost from the album “Seasons” (2014) Mysterious Mushroom Hunter by Radim Zenkl from the album “Strings & Wings” (2005) with “Mushrooms” written by Margaret Atwood Fall by Mind Of Max from the album “Seasons” (2013) La Prima Volta by Scott McWatt from the album “A Ceíst Amá” (2013) The First Leaf Of Autumn by Michael Chapman from the album “Wrecked Again” (1972) Autumn Song (excerpt) by Magna Carta from “Tomorrow Never Comes - The Anthology” (2012) Wild, Wild Berries by Dave Webber & Anni Fentiman from the album “Unity” (2010) To The Stones by Ninebarrow from the album “Releasing The Leaves” (2016) “All Hallow’s Eve” read by Owen’s Quest written by Erin Morgenstern All Hallows by Sharron Kraus & Friends from the album “ Right Wantonly A​-​Mumming” (2007) Hallows’ Eve by Show Of Hands from the album “The Long Way Home” (2015) All Hallow’s Eve by The Story from the album “John Barleycorn Reborn: Rebirth” (2011) November by Christopher Cross from the album “Doctor Faith” (2011) “The Origin And Customs Of Guy Fawkes’ Day” Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson and Harry Bartell as The Host from “The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Gunpowder Plot” American Radio - Mutual Broadcasting System (first broadcast: November 5th 1945) Penny For The Guy by Giggetty from the album “Black Country Time” (1980) Bonfire Night by The Gathering Tide from the album “The Gathering Tide” (2016) Cold November Day by Katy Rose Bennett from the album “Songs Of The River Rea” (2016) Thanksgiving Talk / Thankful by Kristina Olsen from the album “All Over Down Under” (2002) Ride The Wind by Spiral Dance from the album “The Quickening” (2006) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Attention class! We’re going on a world trip, taking in England, Scotland, Ireland, America, Australia, Spain and Germany. All aboard the FolkCast executive jet … and don’t forget to bring a packed lunch (hic!). FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows We Need Each Other Now by Merry Hell from the forthcoming album “Bloodlines” (2016) Here We Go Again by Broom Bezzums from the album “No Smaller Than The World” (2016) The Iron Crown by The Gathering Storm from the forthcoming album “The Gathering Storm” (2016) Sands Of Time by Nigel Brown from the album “Shadows Tall” (2016) Do Anything by Jake Thomas Turnbull single release (2016) Nighean Nan Geug by Kaela Rowan from the album “The Fruited Thorn” (2016) Gaelic by Ross & Ali from the album “Symbiosis” (September 2016) Going North by Dana & Susan Robinson from the album “The Angel’s Share” (2016) Refugee Song by Hannah James from the album “Jigdoll” (2016) Babba presents… The Story Behind The Song The Silver Duro by Na-MaRa from the album “Navajos & Pirates” (2015) …being the story of the Basque child refugees from the Spanish Civil War A Promised Land by Hugh Doolan from the album “A Promised Land” (2016) Greasy Coat by New Road from the album “Stone Walls & Street Lights” (2016) I Wash Myself With A Rag On A Stick by Kieran Towers & Charlotte Carrivick from the album “Wolves A’Howlin’” (2016) It’s All Downhill From Here by The Changing Room from the album “Picking Up The Pieces” (2016) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Out of the tangled mess of politics and world events we present an entertaining mix of music and chat. There's a focus on 'folk concept albums' and 'folk-influenced projects'. We hear from Ken Nicol about his new 'super group'. We dance with the Devil. And we meet 'the King of the 'Draulicers' in his mansion on the crag. FolkCast is produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows Music featured: This Is Why We Drink by Danielle French from the album “Miss Scarlett And The Madmen” (2016) The Blantyre Explosion by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from the album “Paper Of Pins” (2016) Sutherland Rag by David J Kelly from the album “Man And Mountain” (2015) Helicopter by Ian Roland and Simon Yapp from the album “Suitcase” (2016) Lord Gregory by Kaela Rowan from the album “The Fruited Thorn” (2016) Into the Green, Pt. I: The Enchanted Wood by Joshua Burnell from the album “Into The Green” (2016) Ken Nicol Interview (Part 2) Fight The Devil by Pagan Harvest from the album “Pagan Harvest” (2016) The Devil And The Farmer’s Wife by The Georgia Shackleton Trio from the album “The Dog Who Would Not Be Washed” (2016) King by The Amazing Devil from the album “Love Run” (2016) Charlie Chaplin by Harp And A Monkey from the album “War Stories” (2016) Babba presents… THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG Up On Cragside by Blair Dunlop from the album “Gilded” (2016) …being the story of Baron Sir William Armstrong, the Wizard of the North and the “King Of The ‘Draulicers”. Revenge-Monoghan by Ailm from the album “Ailm” (2016) We Are The Foxes by The Bookshop Band from the album “We Are The Foxes” (2016) Fergus Laing by Richard Thompson from the album “Still (Deluxe Edition)” (2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. The Story Behind The Song turns 100 with the remarkable tale of “the man they couldn’t hang’, who inspired an entire album by Fairport Convention. But what happened to John “Babbacombe” Lee after he escaped from the hangman’s noose? Also in this edition we chat to multi-talented musician Ken Nicol, and hear about how he has become a “guitar-slinger for hire”, helping to rescue two bands’ touring plans. Plus the usual diet of great new music! FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured: Billy Bones by King Courgette from the album “King Courgette” (2016) One More Day by Solarference from the album “Locks & Bolts” (2016) The Harbour by India McKellar from the EP “Sable” (2016) The Hen’s March To The Midden/The Four Poster Bed by Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol from the album “Close To The White Bear” (1984) Spirit, Soul And A Handful Of Mud by James J Turner from the album “Spirit, Soul And A Handful Of Mud” (2016) Ken Nicol interview - part one featuring Princess Royal by Feast Of Fiddles from the album “Still Live” (2007) and Sponge by Magna Carta from the album “Tomorrow Never Comes” (2012) The Jesus Army by Ken Nicol from the album “Things” (2015) Selkie by Jenny Sturgeon from the album “From The Skein” (2016) Louise by Andrew John & Lissa from the album “At Home” (2016) Five Years Old by Hot Tamale single (2016) The Story Behind The Song 100! Hanging Song by Fairport Convention from the album “Babbacombe Lee” (1971) Being the full story of John ‘Babbacombe’ Lee, alias “The Man They Couldn’t Hang”! Up On Cragside by Blair Dunlop from the album “Gilded” (2016) Happy Outcome by Alma from the album “Varieties” (2016) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. The Summer Sizzler 2016: Jump in and take a ride through more than an hour of superb sounds to keep you sizzling all summer long… FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured: First Day Of Summer by King Courgette from the album “King Courgette” (2016) In The Summertime by Erik Johnson from the album “In The Summertime” (2009) A Surfer Courted Me by Martha Tilston And The Woods from the album “Ropeswing” (2005) Sunshine by Jimmy Lee Morris from the album “Wilderness Wood” (2016) It’s A Barbecue Day by Wood, Wire & Words from the album “It’s A Barbecue Day” (2015) On Holiday In Stornaway by Ken Nicol from the album “Thirteen Reasons” (2011) Beach House by Bluebird Avenue from the EP “Bag Of Animals” (2013) Moonlight And Gold by Rab Noakes from the album “I’m Walkin’ Here” (2016) Fly Higher by Ross Ainslie from the album “Remembering” (2015) If You Can’t Land Her On The Old Verandah by Hot Fingers from the album “Fellside At 40 - The Journey Continues” (2016) Blackberry Crisp by Genevieve And The Wild Sundays from the album “Fine Line” (2016) Summer Sands by James Filkins from the album “Summer Sands And Sleeping Bears” (2012) plus “Life’s A Beach” (written by Phil Widdows) Skimming Stones by Jacanda from the album “Skimming Stones” (2009) Sometimes At Sunset by Helen Chadwick from the album "Fragments Of Love" (2015) Down In The Valley by Rusty Shackle from the album “Dusk” (2016) The Longest Day by Kris Drever from the album “If Wishes Were Horses” (2016) Summer Skin by Amy Cook from the EP “Summer Skin Sampler” (2012) Corn Jenny by Talis Kimberley from the album “Cloth Of Gold” (2016) Campervan Song by Jimmy Lee Morris from the album “Wilderness Wood” (2016) Home by Darwin’s Daughter Single Release (2016) August Leaves by Carol Laula from the album “The Bones Of It” (2016) “You know it’s summer when … the FolkCast Summer Sizzler hits your podcatcher!” For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Get down (Shep!) with a selection of the latest folkie sounds, plus an Eastern European excursion for some brilliant new releases. FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Music featured: Death And The Maiden by Nuala Kennedy from the album “Behave The Bravest” (2016) Don’t Look Back, Don’t Look Down by Rusty Shackle from the album “Dusk” (2016) All Hang Down by Jon Boden digital release (2016) Down Down Down by Genevieve And The Wild Sundays from the album “Fine Line” (2016) Matches In The Wind by Steve Pledger download single (2016) There’s No Postcard For This Town by Adam Beattie from the album “The Road Not Taken” (2016) Sending Out Fires by David Ian Roberts from the EP “Sending Out Fires” (2016) Bonnie Ship The Diamond by Long Lankin from the album “All Seven Stars” (2016) Paces by Our Little Nell digital single (2016) Lovely Molly by Gillian Frame from the album “Pendulum” (2016) Babba presents… The Story Behind The Song “Tolpuddle Man” by Graham Moore from the album “Tolpuddle Man” (1995) also featuring: Captain Swing by Brian Denny from “Voice & Vision” (2014) Dorsetshire Hornpipe by Bob Cann from “West Country Melodeon” (1975) …being the story of the Swing Riots and The Tolpuddle Martyrs, heroes of the trade union movement The Owslebury Lads by The Foxglove Trio from the album “These Gathered Branches” (2015) Orsa by Tuulikki Barosik from the album “Storied Sounds” (2016) Po Vijne Krushqit / Gankino Horo by Paul Chamberlain & Michael Haywood from the album “First Impression” (2016) Plon by St Nicholas Orchestra from the album “Mode & Code” (2016) Good Times Will Come Again by Megson from the album “Good Times Will Come Again” (2016) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Good evening! This is a Rewind Special, in which we play a selection of music from albums released over recent months, some previously featured on the show but also to check out some that for one reason or another just didn’t get played at all. And we conclude by Fast Forwarding to a brand new FolkCast Premiere! FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows Music featured: The Two Magicians by Bob Fox and Stu Luckley from the album “Fellside At 40” (2016) I’m Gonna Find Out By Nigel Brown from the album “Time Looks On” (2015) Molasses by Mark Gamon from the album “Deck” (2015) Mr. Sloan by Scott Wood Band from the album “Upsurge” (2015) I Got Nothing by Scott Krokoff from the album “Realizations & Declarations, Volume 2” (2015) Gentle Chunks by Robin Elliott from the EP “Green Ginger Wine” (2015) The Striking Clock by Braebach from the album “Astar” (2016) Bog An Lochan by Daimh from the album “The Hebridean Sessions” (2015) Portland by Gren Bartley from the album “Magnificent Creatures” (2015) The Devil’s Claw by Beggar’s Bridge from the album “Short Stories, Tall Tales” (2015) Babba presents… The Story Behind The Song The Triumph Of General Ludd by Chumbawamba from the album “English Rebel Songs 1381-1914” (1994) Being the story of civil unrest in jolly old England as textile workers fear the rise of the machines… There Is Power In A Union by The Farrell Family from the album “The William Morris Songbook” (2014) Lady London by Phil Hare from the album “The Twilight Tone” (2015) Alone in London by Paul Davy from the album “Better Late” (2015) Gravy Train by Talis Kimberley FolkCast Premiere (April 2016) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Featuring a Story Behind The Song that is astronomical, geographical and historical! FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows Music featured: When The Morning Comes by Rusty Shackle from the album “Dusk” (2016) Time & Tide by Kitty Macfarlane from the EP “Time & Tide” (2016) Ignition by 4Square from the album “Fuel” (2016) There’s A Sound by Chris Flegg from the album “The Road To The Rainbow’s End” (2016) Better Days Right At The Door by Out Of The Box digital release (2015) Clinch Mountain Backstep by Will Pound & Eddy Jay from the album “Ignite” (2016) Blackbeard by Graffiti from the album “Nautical Graffiti” (2016) Rout Of The Blues by Pilgrims’ Way from the album “Red Diesel” (2016) Talons Trip To Thompson Island by The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc from the album “Deliverance” (2016) For A Time by Ninebarrow from the album “Releasing The Leaves” Babba presents… THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG Sailing To Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler (with James Taylor) from the album “Sailing To Philadelphia” (2000) Being the amazing (and amazingly geeky) tale behind the mapping of the Mason-Dixon Line. Also featuring Dueling Banjos by Hayseed Dixie from the album “A Hot Piece Of Grass” (2005) Wildernesss Wood by Jimmy Lee Morris from the album “Wilderness Wood” (2016) Brave New World by Eamon Friel from the album “In My Time” George by Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar from the album “The Silent Majority” (2016) Fate Of The Kelts / Out To Sea by Hamish Napier from the album “The River” (2016) Princess Rosanna Drowned in the Clyde by Findlay Napier from the EP “VIP: Very Interesting Extras” (2016) Buy at Bandcamp Lord Randall by Mary McPartlan from the album “From Mountain To Mountain” (2016) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

March Into May 2016: A Podcast all about the season of Spring! FolkCast’s fourth annual celebration of Spring. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows It’s Spring Again by Arthur Askey from the album “Hello Playmates” (2006) * Gloomy Winter’s Now Away by Spoil The Dance from the album “Northern Commons” (2015) * Spring 1919 by Coope Boyes & Simpson from the album “As If…” (2010) * “On Tower Hill beside All Hallows Church, members of the Groves of the Ancient Druid Order celebrate the ‘Spring Equinox’ (when Spring breathes new life into the dead Winter and barren earth becomes green again)…” Newsreel (1973) * The Return Of The Sun by Kellianna from the album “Lady Moon” (2004) * The Shepperd: III. March by Margaret Buckle (read by Niamh Cusack) from the album “Summer’s End: The Poems of Margaret Buckle with music by Edward Watson” (2009) * So Early In The Spring by Mark Owen Music Digital Release (2014) * Boing by Mike Reinstein from the album “The Tommy Tomato Songbook” (2005) * Springtime Sunshine by Green Genes from the album “Green Genes” (2010) * “Let us to the open road, where every aspect pleases…” “Silly Springtime Poem” (1938) * Your Man by The Knights Of Mentis from the album “New Pound Coin” (2013) * “The origins of All Fools’ Day” from the book “The Twelve Months Of The Year” (published 1980) Music: April Fool by John Kirkpatrick from the album “The Duck Race” (2004) * ’Twas On One April’s Morning by Show Of Hands from the album “The Long Way Home” (2016) * Dark Swift And Bright Swallow by Andy Cutting, Nancy Kerr & Martin Simpson from the album “Murmers” (2015) * So Much Rain by Sarah McQuaid from the album “The Plum Tree And The Rose” (2012) * Pussywillows Cattails by Kenny Rankin from the album “Silver Morning” (1974) * “Spring is sprung, grass iz rizz. I wonder where dem boidies is? Ah! The boid is on the wing! But isn’t dat absoid? I thought the wing is on da boid…” Anon. * Cuckoo by Christof from the EP “Springtime” (2010) * Singing In the May by Mike O’Connor from the album “Summon Up The Song” (2010) * Hal-an-Tow by The Changing Room from the album “Behind The Lace” (2015) * Fort Lauderdale College Spring Break 1967 newsreel (Part I) * Hunt The Hare (Part II) by Lisa Knapp from the album “Hidden Seam” (2013) * It’s Saturday morning in Springfield… from “Father Knows Best: Spring Cleaning”, NBC radio (1954) * The Pleasant Month Of May by Jackie Oates from the album “Hyperboreans” (2009) * Fort Lauderdale College Spring Break 1967 newsreel (Part II) * Dandelions And Foxgloves by Becky Mills from the album “Dandelion” (2013) * Blow The Windy Morning by Faustus from the album “Broken Down Gentlemen” (2013) * When The Summer Comes Again by Hilary James & Simon Mayor from the album “The Mandolin Album” (1990) * Spring by Fabian Holland from the album “A Day Like Tomorrow” (2015) * Spring Song by Charlie Chaplin * For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. All aboard the FolkCast Express, calling at Womanchester, Lonely Town, Duopolis and Band City with added excursions on a whaling ship, a catamaran and the ferry to Babba’s Island! FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows MUSIC FEATURED: The Poison Train by James Fagan And Jamie McClennan from the album “The James Brothers” (2016) The Thatcher by Roseanna Ball, from the album “Time” (2016) The Bonny Ship The Diamond by She Shanties, from the album “Spanker Boom” (2015) Alaska by Mikhail Birch, free download (2015) Dagger by Simon Scardanelli, from the album “Make Us Happy” (2016) Memories Of Dublin (Radio Edit) by Theo Bard, single release (2015) Deep Within The Sky by Ben River, from the EP “Tomorrow’s Child” (2015) St James Infirmary Blues by Salty Paws, from the album “Live Bait” (2015) The Botanist by Mairearad And Anna, from the album “Best Day” (2015) The Watchmaker’s Wife by Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, from the album “The Watchmaker’s Wife” (2016) Behind The Wheel by The Red Dirt Skinners from the album “Behind The Wheel” (March 2016) Somhairle by Niteworks, from the album “Nw” (2016) The Lord Giveth (And The Landlord Taketh Away) by Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra, from the album “Heavy Wood” (2015) Babba presents… THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG “Sam Jones” by Richard Thompson, from the album “You? Me? Us?” (1996) Being the tale of the original recyclers, the battlefield scavengers, and the rag-and-bone men. The Settle & Carlisle by Dave Goulder, from the triple CD set “Fellside At 40: The Journey Continues” (2016) The Railway Children by Joe Tilston, from the triple CD set “Fellside At 40: The Journey Continues” (2016) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast's Last Hurrah of 2015! Updated every year, this is the ever-expanding, ever-improving mix of music for a fiery New Year's Eve, full of drinking songs, tradition, jigs, reels, hangovers and repentance! Landlord by Blackbeard's Tea Party Bring Us In Good Ale by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band The Stonehaven Fireballs by Life And Times 100 Pipers / Rockin' All Over The World by The Red Hot Chilli Pipers The Drinkers by Swill And The Swaggerband Just The One by The Levellers / The Levellers & Bellowhead One Last Drink by Enter The Haggis This Last Year by Krista Di Gregorio New Year by 100 Mile House Tar Barrel In Dale by The Unthanks New Year’s Day by Mary Chapin Carpenter Last Day Of The Year by Reid Jamieson This Year Next Year by Oysterband Wee Drappie O’t by Findlay Napier and The Bar Room Mountaineers Glorious Year by Moulettes Here Come The Bells by Eddi Reader Midnight Chimes by Heavy Mellow Auld Lang Syne Boogie by The Freddie Mitchell Orchestra Happy New Year by Spike Jones and his City Slickers The Midnight Clear by Robb Johnson & The Irregulars Carol For The New Year by Nowell Sing We Clear Hogmanay by Peter Nardini Drinking Song and Stool Of Repentance by The Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band Happy New Year by Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass New Year’s Song by Over The Rhine The Auld Lang Syne Megamix featuring: Sufjan Stevens - North Sea Gas - Barenaked Ladies - Caribbean Island Steel Drum Troupe - John Holt - B.B. King - Red Hot Chilli Pipers - Girlschool - Jimmy Shand - James Taylor - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

FolkCast Selection Box 2015

FolkCast 114 - December 2015

The Winter Storm 2015: music and readings for the darkest months. Storm Warnings by various meteorologists... Winter's Dreaming by Spiral Dance from the album "Through A Sylvan Doorway" (2012) Reading: December from "The Masque of Months" by Edward Fawcett (1878) Winter Song by Jay Woodward Single release (2013) A Winter's Blues by Maz O'Connor from the EP "London Lights" (2014) Gathering Storm by Battlefield Band from the album "Dookin'" (2007) Reading: ”It was a dark and stormy night…" Anon. These Winter Winds by Luke Jackson from the album "This Family Tree" (2015) Winter (Part 1) by Iain Morrison from the album "Skimming Stones… Sinking Boats" (2008) Out Of Light by Kris Drever, John McCusker, Roddy Woomble from the album "Before The Ruin (Remastered)" (2014) Snow Blind by NE3Folk from the album "Show Us Your Reds" (2015) with Reading: ”The Snow Storm" by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1841) Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Jackie Leven from the album "The Haunted Year" (2009) Midwinter by Magna Carta from the album "Tomorrow Never Comes - Best Of" (2012) "Godzilla El Niño"… with Black Mamba/El Niño by Jethro Tull from the album “Dot Com” (1999) King Of Snow by Mike Reinstein and The Christmas Daysies from the EP “Dear Santa” (2015) The Blackest Night by Heed The Thunder from the album “Cokaigne” (2014) Forgotten, Never Be by Damh The Bard from the album “Sabbat” (2015) Sugar Wassail by Waterson-Carthy from the album “Holy Heathens And The Old Green Man” (2006) The January Stars by Winter Mountain from the album “Winter Mountain” (2013) January by Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin from the album “Watershed” (2015) The Last Dim Light Of January by Adam Dale from the album “The Last Dim Light Of January” (2013) The Green Man by Thedra Single release (2008) with Reading: ”The Green Man” by Lauren Raine When The Green Man Walks The Forest by Martyn Wyndham-Read from the album Where Ravens Feed (2001) February by Alex Cambridge Single release (2015) “Damn You Snow!” ~ The Simpsons Goodbye Cold Winter by Steve Folk (aka Blabbermouth) from the album “Ramble” (2012) Spring To Come by John Butler Trio from the album “Flesh And Blood” (2014) For full details see the ShowNotes section of www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month: A cornucopia of good things, a harvest festival of great music! The Blacksmith by Damien O’Kane from the album “Areas Of High Traffic” (Released: November 9 2015) Harris Dance by Daimh from the album “The Hebridean Sessions” (November 9th 2015) The Egloshayle Ringers by Salt & Sky from the EP “Salt & Sky” (October 2015) Kubla Khan (Featuring Tamsin Rosewell) by Ange Hardy from the album “Esteesee” (September 2015) Overground by Root and Branch from the EP “Overground” (2015) Raggle Taggle Gypsy by Fay Hield & The Hurricane Party from the EP “Old Adam Advance” (Oct 2015) and the album “Old Adam” (Feb 2016) I’m Walkin’ Here/Your Clear White Light by Rab Noakes from the album “I’m Walkin’ Here” (October 2015) The Sandpiper by Paul Davy from the album “Better Late” (October 2015) Bon Scott He Rocked by Track Dogs single release (September 2015) Liars, Liars, Liars by The Deadly Winters from the EP “Table In The Corner” (November 2015) Babba presents The Story Behind The Song St Crispin’s Day by Nelson’s Wake from the album “Ebb And Flow” (2008) A plot to kill the king and steal the throne of England! Close The Coalhouse Door by Blackbeard’s Tea Party from the album “Reprobates” (September 2015) Benefit Street/The Twilight Tone by Phil Hare from the album “The Twilight Tone” (September 2015) Time Soldiers On by Gilmour & Roberts from the album “Conflict Tourism” (September 2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk