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FOLK SHOW 15 JULY 2025

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56 minutes | Tuesday, 15 July 2025
In this week's programme, John brings you his usual mix of folk and roots music, including a look ahead to next week's Yn Chruinnaght Festival.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 8 July 2025
More great sounds of folk and roots from the IOM and around the world from the likes of Lady Maisery, Juan Tabor and Martin Simpson and Trip
56 minutes | Tuesday, 1 July 2025
JB spins some Lisa Knapp and Gerry Divers, has a broken pledge and two tracks about cuckoos!
56 minutes | Tuesday, 24 June 2025
JB returns with more great music from the likes of Bonny Light Horseman, Stiofan O'Treabhair and the Dubliners
57 minutes | Tuesday, 17 June 2025
JB looks forward to this year's Yn Chrunniaght Festival with guests Chloe Woolley and Jo Callister
56 minutes | Tuesday, 10 June 2025
JB spins some Capercaille, Lewis McLaughlin, Rachel Sermanni and songs for Nova Scotia. I feel love!
57 minutes | Tuesday, 3 June 2025
JB is back in the studio after his travels in northern climes and has music new and old from the likes of Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, Trip, Gnoss and Brooks Williams
56 minutes | Tuesday, 27 May 2025
JB continues is back in his wild aviary with more music about birds with sounds from the likes of Pauline Scanlan, Fellow Pynins and Paddy O'Brien
56 minutes | Tuesday, 20 May 2025
JB has a song for May, some John Martyn, Imagined Village and left over birds!
56 minutes | Tuesday, 13 May 2025
JB brings you his customary wonderfully eclectic mix of all things folk from around the globe
57 minutes | Tuesday, 6 May 2025
JB is back with his selection of all the best in folk - and a lot of artists who have played here on the Isle of Man . . .with tracks from the likes of Jenn Butterworth, Kelly Joe Phelps, Silly Wizard and Gigspanner Big Band
57 minutes | Tuesday, 22 April 2025
JB spins the best in Folk and roots from the likes of Filkin's Drift, Neil Young and False Lights
56 minutes | Tuesday, 15 April 2025
JB spins the best in folk from the likes of Project Smok, Capercaille, Rachel Newton and the Big Wheel Blues Band!
57 minutes | Tuesday, 8 April 2025
JB with another great selection including a Manx-Breton collaboration and some music of Morocco recorded live in Marrakech!
57 minutes | Tuesday, 1 April 2025
JB with his every tasteful and eclectic best of folk with the likes if Natalie Merchant, Bert Jansch, Wood, Wilson, Carthy and our own Scran
56 minutes | Tuesday, 25 March 2025
JB brings us a great mix of folk and trad old and new, including Fluke, Liz Overs and music from 'one of the best folk albums of the past few years'...
56 minutes | Tuesday, 18 March 2025
Music from the Martin Harley Band, Hamish Napier, Fairport Convention and JB also features a Bungee Jumper . . .
57 minutes | Tuesday, 11 March 2025
JB spins some Anais Mitchell, Ukrainian folk, Chris Drever and Chris Stout and remembers flautist Pat Knight . . .
56 minutes | Tuesday, 4 March 2025
JB with great sounds from Jen Butterworth, Beth Malcolm, Chris Stour and Catriona McKaye, the Imagined Village and many more . ..
56 minutes | Tuesday, 25 February 2025
JB goes nautical with music from the Unthanks, Jackie Oates and Mec Lir among others . .
56 minutes | Tuesday, 18 February 2025
JB with his usual selection of great sounds from the likes of Bert Jansch, Laura Marling, Gnoss and Beth Malcolm
57 minutes | Tuesday, 11 February 2025
JB starts off with a Mason's Apron, then thinks about some Folky Love for Valentines!
56 minutes | Tuesday, 4 February 2025
This week, JB has some snarling guitars, gentle songs about ancient animals, experimental electronic avant-folk and of course a look at the local gig scene.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Join JB as for a folky celebration of all things northerly . .
57 minutes | Tuesday, 21 January 2025
JB warms up for Burns Night with great music from Eddi Reader, Trip, Kate Rusby and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage
56 minutes | Tuesday, 14 January 2025
JB beats off the January blues with great sounds from the likes of Landless, Jean Butterworth, Daniel Quayle and Elizabeth Davison-Blyth and the great BB King
56 minutes | Tuesday, 7 January 2025
JB heads into 2025 with great sounds from June Tabor and Nick Jones, The Olllam and music inspired by Hen Harriers from Martin Simpson
57 minutes | Tuesday, 24 December 2024
JB celebrates Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year with the best of Folk!
56 minutes | Tuesday, 17 December 2024
JB continues with his selection of favourite tracks ad albums from 2024 with music from the likes of Ross Cooper, Eleanor Dunstan and Greggor Black and Daisy Rickman
56 minutes | Tuesday, 10 December 2024
JB looks forward to a Cool Yule with some of his favourites of 2024 including Tunng, Lunatraktors and Clash Vooar
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FOLK SHOW 15 JULY 2025
The Folk Show

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