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The Young Folk Award - A Documentary

Folk musician Seth Lakeman celebrates 20 years of the The Young Folk Award, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2's annual search for the most promising folk talent in the UK.

Folk musician Seth Lakeman celebrates 20 years of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2 Young Folk Award.

The annual contest is Radio 2's annual search for the most promising folk talent in the UK, and is where many of today's best-loved folk acts have been discovered.

We hear from artists who have taken part, including Tim Van Eyken, Jim Moray, Lauren MacColl, Blair Dunlop, Wildwood Kin, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, and 2017 winners Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente.

57 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jul 2019 03:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

Music Played

  • Seth Lakeman

    Lady of the Sea (Hear Her Calling)

    • Freedom Fields.

  • Northern Company

    Jigs Set (Live)

  • Seth Lakeman & Wildwood Kin

    Meet Me In The Twilight

    • The Ballads of the Broken Few.

  • Tim Van Ekyen

    Bonny Breast Knot/Barseback Polka

    • Stiffs Lovers Holymen Thieves.

  • Blair Dunlop

    Secret Theatre

    • Blight & Blossom.

  • Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar

    Swipe Right (The Last Pint/The Luck Penny/Morven's Jig)

    • The Silent Majority.

  • Causeway Trio

    The Otter

    • Causeway Trio.

  • Wildwood Kin

    The Valley (Live)

  • John Smith

    England Rolls Away (Live)

  • Hattie Briggs

    Happy In Your Arms

    • Red & Gold.

  • Nancy Kerr

    Kingdom

    • Instar.

  • Northern Company

    Jigs Set (Live)

  • Amelia Coburn

    Song Of The Sea Rover (Live)

  • Granny’s Attic

    All For Me Grog (Live)

  • Kitty Macfarlane

    Wrecking Days (Live)

  • Graham Mackenzie

    Tune For Grandad

    • Crossing Borders.

  • Jackie Oates

    Marow Bones

    • Saturnine.

  • Al Stewart

    On The Border (Live)

  • Yusuf Cat Stevens

    Moonshadow (Live)

  • Ry Cooder

    Jesus On The Mainline (Live)

  • Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar

    The New Railroad (Live)

  • Calum Stewart & Lauren MacColl

    Eoghainn Ian Alasdair

    • Wooden Flute and Fiddle.

  • Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

    Puirt a beul Set (Live)

  • Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

    The Nightvisiting Song (Live)

  • Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

    Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (Live)

  • Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente

    Auchengeich Mining Disaster (Live)

  • Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach

    Katie MacDonald's Reel

    • Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach.

  • Jim Moray

    Sweet England

    • Sweet England.

  • Blair Dunlop

    356

    • Gilded.

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Oct 2017 22:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2
  • Sun 28 Jul 2019 03:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2