Folk on Foot Podcast
1) Folk on Foot Classic: Kris Drever on Orkney
Enjoy this classic episode from January 2020.The guitarist, singer and songwriter Kris Drever was born and brought up on Orkney, the archipelago off the Northern coast of Scotland which is steeped in ...Show More
2) Cerys Hafana at Corris Uchaf
The latest album from Welsh triple harpist Cerys Hafana is called “Angel”. It’s inspired by the story of an old man who goes for a walk in the forest and hears an angel singing so beautifully it makes...Show More
3) Official Folk Albums Chart Show—2nd September 2025
Matthew’s guest on this month’s show is the singer/songwriter Kellie While who is chair of the judges for the newly announced Folk Album of the Year Award. She shares the thinking behind the award and...Show More
4) Folk on Foot Classic: Kitty Macfarlane on the Somerset Levels
Enjoy this classic episode from July 2020.Kitty Macfarlane is known for her pure voice, poetic song writing and passion for the natural world. On this unexpectedly sunny January walk, she and Matthew ...Show More
5) Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall in Govan and Carbeth
Former Trembling Bells bandmates Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall take us first to Govan Old Church in Glasgow to see ancient Viking burial stones - and sing in unaccompanied harmony in the glorious aco...Show More
6) Official Folk Albums Chart Show — 5th August 2025
This month’s show features music from Billie Marten, Poor Creature, Brìghde Chaimbeul, Allo Darlin’, Ann Liu Cannon, California Irish, Bonnie Dobson & The Hanging Stars, Me Lost Me and Ruth Lyon. Lucy...Show More
7) Folk on Foot Classic: Johnny Flynn on the Hackney Marshes
Enjoy this classic episode from September 2020.In our first post lockdown episode, actor and musician Johnny Flynn takes Matthew Bannister for a walk on the Hackney Marshes, a huge expanse of public l...Show More
8) Chris Packham & Martin Simpson in the New Forest
Where does Chris Packham want his ashes scattered after he dies? Find out as he takes Martin Simpson and host Matthew Bannister for an enlightening walk in sun-dappled woodland near his home in the Ne...Show More
9) Official Folk Albums Chart Show—8th July 2025
This month’s show features music from Quinie, Odette Michell, Haress, Lavinia Blackwall, Sam Kelly, Chloë Foy, The Wandering Hearts, Will Varley and Jacob Alon. Lucy Shields previews forthcoming relea...Show More
10) Folk on Foot Classic: Duncan Chisholm at Sandwood Bay
Enjoy this classic episode from August 2019.Sandwood Bay, at the far North Western tip of Scotland near Cape Wrath, is one of the most beautiful beaches in the UK. This wild, isolated place inspired t...Show More