Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Shirley Collins Interview

Legendary singer and song collector Shirley Collins talks about her new album, Lodestar.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, legendary folk singer and song collector Shirley Collins talks about her new album, Lodestar.

Lodestar is Collins' first release in over 30 years, and is a collection of English, American and Cajun songs dating from the 16th Century to the 1950s. It was recorded at her home in Lewes by Stephen Thrower and Ossian Brown of electronic act Cyclobe, and produced Ian Kearey, formerly of Oysterband.

Collins was a significant contributor to the English Folk Revival of the 1960s and 1970s. She was awarded a prestigious Gold Badge by the English Folk Dance and Song Society and the MBE for services to music in 2007, and given a Good Tradition Award at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2008.

She will be touring the UK in early 2017.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 14 Dec 2016 19:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

More episodes

Previous

The Shee in Session

Next

Christmas with Cara Dillon

See all episodes from The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Music Played

  • Shirley Collins & The Albion Band

    Van Dieman's Land

  • The Fisherman’s Friends

    Santiana

  • Emily Smith

    Heard From Heaven Today

  • Barrule

    Kinnoull

  • Ninebarrow

    Back and Sides

  • Shirley Collins

    The Banks of Green Willow

  • Shirley Collins

    The Silver Swan (Clip)

  • Shirley Collins

    Awake Awake (Clip)

  • Shirley Collins

    The Rich Irish Lady / Jeff Sturgeon

  • Tim Edey

    Down Where the River Flows

  • Hurray for the Riff Raff

    Look Out Mama

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Dec 2016 19:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2