Summary: From the sunny streets of an idealised England to doomed romances both modern and ancient… From a trip to the bathroom to a journey to the Far East… From murderous gangs of lovers to deep-voiced deadly goblins…From a wooden man to a wee man…From the battle of Agincourt to a fight defused by tea and biscuits…It’s all in this month’s edition of FolkCast! The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music from the UK and around the world. Music featured: Sunshine Street by The Men With Strong Arms from the album “Sunshine Street” Closer Than You Thought by Crafting For Foes from the EP “Love Is Scorned” In The Garden by Avital Raz from the album “The Believer” Letting Go by Daria Kulesh from the album “Eternal Child” Blackwaterside by Crossharbour from the album “Crossharbour” Daisy In The Sun/Trip To The Bathroom by Fifteen String Trio Unreleased track Shoe Strings by The Rambling Roots from the EP “The Rambling Roots” “Grim And Grimy Folk” The Dowie Dens Of Yarrow by Tammerlin from the album “Wind Horses” What’s your nomination for the Grimmest, Grimiest folk song there ever was? Let us know by email and we could feature it in a future edition of FolkCast! In The Hall Of The Mountain King by Gavin Pennycook from the album “Octave Fiddle” Fantasia On The Yorkshire Anthem by Simon Mayor from the album “The Art Of The Mandolin” Bet Beesley & Her Wooden Man by Megson from the album “In A Box” Diminutive Man by Bridie Jackson & The Arbour from the album “New Skin” Babba presents The Story Behind The Song A tale of blood, mud and diarrhoea, being the battle of ‘Agincourt’ as celebrated in song by Mather & Robinson on their 2014 album “In Time” Lovely Cup Of Tea by The Young ‘Uns from the album “Never Forget” For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
