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FOLK SHOW 17 DECEMBER 2024

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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
56 minutes | Tuesday, 3 December 2024
More of the best in folk and roots from JB with sounds from the likes of Christy Moore. Kitty McFarlane, Chris Drever and Trip . . .
56 minutes | Tuesday, 26 November 2024
John brings you his weekly selection of folk and roots music, old and new, from around the world and here on the Isle of Man.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 19 November 2024
JB with his selection of folk and roots music old and new from around the world and of course here on the Isle of Man
56 minutes | Tuesday, 12 November 2024
JB starts and finishes with Bellowhead, and features the like of Bob Dylan, Laura Marling and Imar in between!
57 minutes | Tuesday, 5 November 2024
JB is here with his collection of folky fireworks and the question - who came home on 5th November? No prizes other than the pride of getting it right! Email folkshow@manxradio.com
57 minutes | Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Christine Collister joins JB to talk about her "Children of the Sea" project and forthcoming tour, and sings live in the studio .. whilst there's also music from the likes of Brass Monkey and Jez Lowe
56 minutes | Tuesday, 22 October 2024
JB spins great sounds from the likes of the Bothy Band and Megan Henwood and chats to his guests Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe and Daniel Quayle about their new music.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 15 October 2024
JB with his ever-great selection of folk and roots music from the island and around the globe from the likes Tim Edey, Planxty, MecLir and Lankum.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 8 October 2024
JB with some great sounds from the likes of Vair, the Urban Folk Quartet, Imar and a lovely lament from Kathryn Tickell
57 minutes | Tuesday, 1 October 2024
JB goes reed cutting with Christina Alden and Alex Patterson as he celebrates harvest time, along with autumnal sounds from the likes of Martin Carthy, Woodie Guthrie and Amy Laurenson
56 minutes | Tuesday, 24 September 2024
Honey and the Bear, Le Vent du Nord, Howlin' Wolf, The Rails and Howlin' Wolf all make it on to JB's eclectic playlist this week. Check it out!
57 minutes | Tuesday, 17 September 2024
JB is banishing misfortunes and enjoying music from Hector Riddell, Pentangle and Stockton's Wing
57 minutes | Tuesday, 10 September 2024
JB reflects on some of his favourite artists from this year's Shrewsbury Folk Festival such as Heisk and Ranagri as well as music from Stateside group Open the door for three
57 minutes | Tuesday, 3 September 2024
JB celebrates his 100th show playing music from artists who have performed live on the Island such as Tim Edey, Duncan Chisholm, Will Pound, Jen Butterworth and Trip
57 minutes | Tuesday, 27 August 2024
This evening's programme is a repeat of a show first broadcast in October 2022 in which JB chats to his Folk Show predecessor and legend of the Manx folk scene, "Big John" Kaneen, who passed away last week.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 20 August 2024
JB looks forward to some of the artists he's looking forward to seeing at this year's Shrewsbury Folk Festival
57 minutes | Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Resting between Folk Festivals, JB pays music old and new from the likes of Altan, The Incredible String Band, Kathryn Tickell and a new disc from Chris Bannister
56 minutes | Tuesday, 6 August 2024
JB previews some of the artists at the forthcoming Saltburn Folk Festival with music from the likes of the Carrivick Sisters, Scran and The Wilsons.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 30 July 2024
The Wilderness Yet, Sam Sweeney, the late, great John Mayall and a chat with Duncan Chisholm - JB has them all in today's show
57 minutes | Tuesday, 23 July 2024
JB with a great mix of all the best in Folk from the likes of Kathryn Tickell and the Darkness, Bellowhead and Christine Collister with Olive Knight.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 16 July 2024
JB plays some great sounds from the likes piper Ross Miller, Duncan Chisholm, Memphis Slim and Joni Mitchell and has a chat with musician Katie Lawrence about her new tune collection book.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 9 July 2024
JB has a chat with Ian Radcliffe about the William Killey Flute Book, enjoys music from the likes of Brooks Williams and Paul Armfield and looks forward to Yn Chrunniaght
57 minutes | Tuesday, 2 July 2024
JB enjoys tracks from Church Street Shuffle, The Imagined Village and Isla Callister and looks ahead to Yn Chrunniaght 2024
56 minutes | Tuesday, 25 June 2024
JB is here with the latest edition of Manx Radio's Folk Show.
56 minutes | Tuesday, 18 June 2024
JB is here with this week’s edition of the Folk Show.
57 minutes | Tuesday, 11 June 2024
JB spins the best in folk and roots from the likes of Tim Edey, Notify, Barrule and Ali Farka Toure
56 minutes | Tuesday, 4 June 2024
Some old and new sounds from JB with the likes of Lankam, Goblin Band, Gaelic songs from the Island and Eleanor Dunstan with Greggor Black
57 minutes | Tuesday, 28 May 2024
JB with great sounds from the likes of Steve Tilston, Eliza Carthy, Heisk, Brooks Williams and folk winners at this year's Guild . .
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FOLK SHOW 17 DECEMBER 2024
The Folk Show

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