Episode details

Radio 2,22 Apr 2026,57 mins
Shifting seasons with Lady Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
The Folk Show with Mark RadcliffeAvailable for 28 days
The best folk and acoustic music. This week, Mark turns to face the coming sunshine, with a seasonal live session by Lady Maisery with Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith. Lady Maisery are Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans. Together with Jimmy and Sid they have created Wakefire, a celebration of early summer and the promise of May. Wakefire follows their previous collaboration, Awake Arise, which marked midwinter. The best in folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond. Produced by Pomona for BBC Radio 2.
Programme WebsiteTracklist
- TrackArtist
- 1.May SongMay SongWaterson:Carthy
- 2.AileanAileanMànran
- 3.The NightingaleThe NightingaleJim Moray