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"Swaggering and glossy" The Guardian
BBC Radio 2 Folk Award Best Album 2019 winners

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Went for a run down towards Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula today.

I've been out of action running wise for weeks, and this run left me feeling truly inspired and motivated.

I especially love the way the horses look like they are warming up to dance a Ceilidh.

Parch I Cymru, hiraeth am byth ♥️.

#visitwales #wales #trailrunning #aberdaron #llynpeninsula

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Folk Fusion playlist from 56th show originally aired on WDVR FM on 5/17/26⬇️
“Daffodil Machete” - Marbin
“Distance” - Brrgrr
“Keep on the Sunny Side” -
Elizabeth Mitchell
“Digging Shelters” - Neil Halstead
“Homer” - New Middle Class
“Bismillahi Rrahmani Rrahim” - Harold Budd
“Big Money” - Jon Batiste
“All of Us” - Walter Martin
“America (feat. Jake Blount)” - Grace Givertz
“Difyrrwch” - The Trials of Cato
“Listener Sponsored Radio” - Chevy Chase
“Nonsense Bird” - Cavendish Music
“Standing on the Moon” - Molly Tuttle
“Drowning in a Sky of Cotton” - Field Works, Stuart Hyatt, H.C. McEntire, Marisa Anderson, Nathan Bowles, Bob Hoffnar, & Alex Roldan
“Ruby” - Dave Rawlings Machine
“The Apartment Song” - The Eugene Tyler Band
“Simple Fix” - The Clean
“Every Living Thing” - John Kruth, Mark Dann, Rod MacDonald, & Tom Intondi
“Wooly Wolly Gong” - Tune-Yards
“Bugs (feat. Michael Daves)” - Peter Siegel
“Tuputupu (The Feast)” -
Te Vaka
“Anyone Else But You” - Rubblebucket
“Money is King (Live)” - Bob Gibson
“The Fastest Song in the World” - Keller Williams
“The Deer on the Parkway” - Richard Shindell
#communityradio #folkomelette #absurdityPainBeautyOfTheHumanStruggle

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Hall pass @irishworldacademy #irishdance

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You've heard of Spotify Wrapped; now it's time for Symphony Space Wrapped! Take a listen to our soundtrack to 2025, featuring the songs our staff loved listening to this past year. Check it out at the link in bio!

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Lansiad #tictoc #CULTCymru's #tiktok has landed! [ see below for details in English]

I ddathlu bod y byd a'i betws yng Nghaerdydd heno i wrando ar gerddoriaeth, dyma'r fideo #gwerin ry ni'n rhannu heno o Gymru!

gyda diolch @celfcymruarts am noddi noson #YParlwr yn Sblott ...ond pa flwyddyn?

@thetrialsofcato played a proper #Cardiff #gig before lockdown in Splott , and as the world is listening to the music in the Cardiff air tonight, what better way to launch our tik tok feed than the music of Wales : #gwerin

Diolch @supercymro am y clip.

#TrialsofCato vs
#oasislive25 @wearethemu

@waicymruwales

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Without realising it I seem to have made a bit of an ocean facing playlist.

I wanted to start this week with the haunting and evocative 'Selkie' by Siobhan Miller, this tale of the mythological shapeshifting creature is such a powerful folk myth and Siobhan and Kris Drever tell it so beautifully.

I want to draw your attention to Katie Pruitt, this week too, her new track 'Worst Case Scenario - Acoustic' taken from the Mantras album is stunning, and this album has really impressed me. Reaching a new level of introspective sensitivity this album asks tough questions and is brutally honest.

Australian sensation Rod Coote, will be blazing a trial through the UK festival scene in what could be a hugely formative year for his great work. I love 'The End' from his latest half moon bay EP which I love dearly, we featured "sun and moon' back in week 11 and this new EP has a wider and deeper sound which I really like, I expect Rod will receive a warm reception on the UK circuit this year.

I have loved the sensational Norwegian power-house Katzenjammer, since their jaunty and irreverent 2011 album " A Kiss Before you Go". I had a bit of a sentimental moment this week and discovered 'Lady Grey' while drawing their back catalogue. If you don't know this outstanding all-female quartet, give them some time, they are wonderfully surprising.

Another one to watch is Sakara, who is getting attention from everywhere right now, and deservedly so... Her latest release "This is Reality" sees her lift the pace and moves her firmly into the alt-folk direction. I am so excited to see what she has in store next.

I cannot let it go unsaid, my standout discovery this week, is 'Out To Sea" by the remarkable Cellist and Composer Paddy Milton, with his project 'Swallows and Crows'. I have become fully obsessed with this visceral Cello, its dark and salty vocals and echos of the deepest traditional sounds brought fresh and burning right into the modern progressive contemporary folk world.

I hope you love this weeks list....Checkout our block www.folkmylofe.co.uk for full details of the list and artist links.

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Hace poco descubrí este grupo, y tocar esta canción es de lo más divertido que he tocado en bouzouki. Gracias @thetrialsofcato

I recently discovered this group, and playing this song is some of the most fun I've ever had on bouzouki. Thanks @thetrialsofcato

#folk #bouzouki #music #fypシ

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What's up, doc?

#discoverweeklyspotify
#scavenging

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Calling all folk music-makers - the @folk_alliance International 2025 official showcase submissions are open 🗳️

Be one of 160 acts chosen to perform in Montreal at one of the conference’s stages to crowds of agents, DJs, promoters, labels, venues, organisations, and more!

Swipe across to see performance highlights, travels and community bonding from previous years at @folk_alliance

Read more via the link in our bio and follow @folk_alliance for showcasing information and updates 🎻

#BritishUndergroundShowcases #FolkAllianceInternational

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Coming up on @acoustic.routes show 495, the featured album comes from @ameliacoburn and there will be tracks from @afrowelshconnection @thetrialsofcato Benny Bleu Owen Moore @kitewingmusic Anne Briggs @maireadcarroll12 @aledhmusic Pendevig and @kathrynrobertsandseanlakeman Tune in to @folkfridayradio Friday 11pm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧time, repeated Saturday 5:30am & Sunday 12pm

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It’s today! Here’s a little recap of everything happening around Oxford (and in Harwell!) today, hope to see you at some of these wonderful events… check our Linktree for tickets and a list of local performers.

#Oxford #Folk #FolkMusic #TraditionalFolk #Trad #Music #Ceilidh #FolkSession #FolkBand #OxfordFolkFestival2024

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Wales, del 1: natur og kultur 🌱🎶🏡

Én uke i vakre Wales med en gjeng glade padlefolk😍
Vi har vært på konsert med walisisk folkemusikk, pubturer, tur til South Stack Lighthouse og Conwy castle. Ellers har vi padlet😄

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