Summary: FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. THIS EDITION: A whale of a show! We meet a British naval hero who wasn’t Lord Nelson; hear topical songs about tragedies averted; and play songs that put the “FUN” into funeral. We get Insanely Mental with an Underground Instrumental, and we find out what happens when you mix bluegrass with thrash metal to create a folkie Frankenstein’s monster! All that, and Stories Behind two Songs recorded just for us by the people who wrote them. FolkCast is produced and presented by ‘Folkie’ Phil Widdows Music featured: The Intro… GREENLAND WHALE by Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys from the album “Pretty Peggy” (2017) ADMIRAL BENBOW by John Dory from the album “Street Songs” (1996) YouTube BRAVE BENBOW by Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp from the album “The Poacher’s Fate” (2017) The Story Behind My Song Jon Bennett tells us about… THE SINGER by Moonrakers from the album “Tides” (2017) ADRIFT, ADRIFT by Rosie Hood from the album “The Beautiful & The Actual” (2017) DARK WATER by The Young ‘Uns from the album “Strangers” (2017) The Insanely Mental Instrumental MIND THE GAP by Assembly Lane from the album “Northbound” (2017) THUNDERHEAD by The Native Howl from the album “Thrash Grass” (2017) FINAL ARRANGEMENTS by The Stoned Cherries from the album “Baked In A Pie” (2017) I WISH I WAS IN HEAVEN SITTING DOWN and A NEW ROAD by Mark T. from the album “From Blues To Rembetika” (2017) QUIET GIANT by Emma Langford from the album “Quiet Giant” (2017) The Story Behind My Song Ian Churchward tells of the mystery of… THE DUBLIN KING by The Legendary Ten Seconds from the album “Murray And Blue” (2017) THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN by Leatherat from the album “Garden Of Eden” (2007) Leatherat play their final gig on December 16 2017 JOHNNY SANDS by Peter Fergus McClelland from the album “The Turn Of The Tide” (2017) …and The Outro THE ROSE by Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys from the album “Pretty Peggy” (2017) For full details see the Shownotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
