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Acoustic music of all kinds
The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.
15 Jul 2026,·57 mins
The Seamus O'Sullivan Experience
For the very best in traditional music and song, join Gary Innes for Take the Floor.
11 Jul 2026,·115 mins
11/07/2026
Folk and traditional music from Ireland and beyond. Presented by Neil Martin.
11 Jul 2026,·117 mins
Maggie MacInnes: The Kalokerinos Tapes
Maggie MacInnes talks to Anna about her latest project honouring her mother, Flora MacNeil
16 Jul 2026,·115 mins
12/07/2026
The best folk music from Lincolnshire and beyond with Tim Walker.
12 Jul 2026,·180 mins
16/07/2026
Tha i beachdail, tha i beòthail agus tha i feitheamh ribh le taghadh ciùil.
16 Jul 2026,·117 mins
Marged Tudur a Geraint Jarman : Cerddi a Chaneuon
Marged Tudur yw golygydd casgliad newydd o eiriau Jarman o'i farddoniaeth a'i ganeuon
14 Jul 2026,·118 mins
Foot-Stomping Folk, Roots and Americana
Frank Hennessy presents the best in folk, roots and acoustic music.
12 Jul 2026,·120 mins
còmhla ri Mairead NicIllInnein
Ceòl Ceilteach agus fiosrachadh air na tha dol agaibhse.
15 Jul 2026,·120 mins
còmhla ri Eòghann MacEunraig
Eòghann le taghadh de cheòl na pìoba.
12 Jul 2026,·87 mins
with Ewen Henderson
Ewen Henderson presents the best in pipe music from Scotland and around the world.
11 Jul 2026,·55 mins
Indigenous Voices of the Americas
Betto Arcos reports from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington DC
21 Oct 2024,·15 mins
Out of the Shadows
Musician Karine Polwart weaves together stories of science, history and the theme of light
10 Sep 2023,·30 mins
55: Òran le Calum agus Ruairidh Dòmhnallach
Blas den fharsaingeachd de dh'òrain ùra a chaidh a sgrìobhadh bho thoiseach na linne seo.
16 Feb 2026,·5 mins
A pilgrimage across Sussex tracing the origins of the iconic song The Turtle Dove.
14 Mar 2019,·28 mins
Laura Barton tracks down the legendary lost figure of British folk music, Nic Jones.
06 Aug 2013,·30 mins
Folk singer Eliza Carthy discovers Manchester's 19th-century broadside ballads.
05 Oct 2015,·30 mins
Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.
03 Jan 2012,·30 mins
Laura Barton tells the story of Karen Dalton, the folk world's answer to Billie Holliday.
23 Aug 2016,·28 mins
Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
24 Apr 2012,·30 mins
The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.
08 May 2012,·57 mins
