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Folk on Foot

Folk on Foot

By: Matthew Bannister
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“Modest people, playing gorgeous music, speaking articulately about areas they love. Fabulously calming” – one listener’s description of this multi-award-winning podcast in which Matthew Bannister goes walking with top folk musicians in the landscapes that have inspired them. “A restorative breathing space in sound” – The Telegraph. “Immaculately produced” – The Times

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Episodes
  • Folk on Foot Classic: Angeline Morrison in North Cornwall
    May 24 2026

    Enjoy this classic episode from June 2023.


    Angeline Morrison’s “The Sorrow Songs - Folk Songs of Black British Experience” was one of the most significant albums of recent times. On this walk near her home in North Cornwall, Angeline talks about her deep love for traditional music and her determination to chronicle in song the experiences of black Britons through history. By the grave of the master and slave who are buried together she sings “Slave No More” and on the beach where she first composed it, she performs “Unknown African Boy, (died 1830)”. There’s also time for a beautiful song in the Cornish language and her unaccompanied version of “Bushes and Briars”.

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    Find out more about Angeline at https://www.angelinemorrisonmusic.com/

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    1 hr
  • A Robin Hood Pilgrimage with Guy Hayward
    May 14 2026

    We’re in Sherwood Forest on the trail of Robin Hood in the company of Guy Hayward, founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust and former Cambridge choral scholar. As we head to the Major Oak and beyond, Guy shares many theories about the Robin Hood legends, sings ballads about his adventures and extols the joys of pilgrimage. He even dives into a river in search of Robin Hood’s cave.


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    We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...


    Become a member and get great rewards: patreon.com/folkonfoot

    Or just buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/folkonfoot

    Sign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.com

    Follow us on Facebook/Instagram/Bluesky: @folkonfoot


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    Find out more about Guy at https://guyhayward.com/

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    58 mins
  • Official Folk Albums Chart Show—5th May 2026
    May 5 2026

    Kris Drever is Matthew’s guest on this month’s show, talking about the inspiration behind his new album “Doing This For Love”. There’s also music from Laura Marling, Joshua Burnside, Seafret, Spencer Cullum, Pictish Trail, the Marsh Family and Jenn Butterworth. Lucy Shields has the album release and gig news and Matthew unveils the next episode of Folk on Foot.

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    We rely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...

    Become a member and get great rewards: patreon.com/folkonfoot

    Or just buy us a coffee: ko-fi.com/folkonfoot

    Sign up for our newsletter at www.folkonfoot.com

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    Subscribe to the Folk Forecast to explore all the gigs and album news we ran through in the show: https://thefolkforecast.substack.com/

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    1 hr
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