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23/05/2012

An hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including an interview with Robin Beatty and Helen Lancaster from The Old Dance School.

Mike Harding presents an hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including news from the world of folk and the latest album releases.

This week, Mike talks to Robin Beatty and Helen Lancaster from fast-rising acoustic group The Old Dance School, as they release their third album.

The relatively young group, who formed in Birmingham, have won acclaim for their expansive and cinematic compositions and songs, which draw on classical, jazz and folk influences.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 23 May 2012 19:00

Music Played

  • Billy Bragg & Wilco

    Walt Whitman's Niece

    • Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions.
    • Nonesuch 7558-79626-0.
  • Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

    Lusty Smith

    • Hidden People.
    • Navigator Promo Copy.
  • Tim Edey

    Kent to Kintail

    • The Best of Tim Edey.
    • Gnatbite.
  • Maggie Boyle

    The Spinning Wheel

    • Won't You Come Away.
    • Wildgood WGS390CD.
  • Hatful of Rain

    Way Up on the Hill

    • Way Up on the Hill.
    • Union Music UMS.
  • Eleanor McEvoy

    Only a Woman's Heart

    • Eleanor McEvoy.
    • Geffen GED24535.
  • The Fair Rain

    Craigie Hill

    • Chasing the Light.
    • Transition TRANSCD05.
  • The Fair Rain

    Dancing Ledge

    • Chasing the Light.
    • Transition TRANSCD05.
  • The Fair Rain

    Sula Sgier

    • Chasing the Light.
    • Transition TRANSCD05.
  • 顿茅补苍迟补

    Thousands are Sailing

    • 顿茅补苍迟补.
    • Green Linnet.
  • Flowers & Frolics ft. Bob Davenport

    Grandfather's/He Played his Ukelele/Mickey Mouse's Son & Daughter

    • Reformed Characters.
    • Hebe HEBECD002.
  • Rebekah Findlay

    Blackbird Song

    • Improvising Around the Sun.

Broadcast

  • Wed 23 May 2012 19:00