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Radio 2,22 Apr 2026,57 mins

Shifting seasons with Lady Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith

The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Available 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.

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Tracklist

  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    May Song
    May Song
    Waterson:Carthy
  3. 2.
    Ailean
    Ailean
    Mànran
  4. 3.
    The Nightingale
    The Nightingale
    Jim Moray