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Folk-ing good music
Folk? On Hastings Rock?
Yes, that's right! This show is entirely dedicated to Rock music's cousin, Folk. There are more genre overlaps than you would imagine!
The Folk Show is a monthly assortment of everything from fiddles and bells and fae folk to the more dark, Nordic-esque side of the genre, often steeped in musical history.
The show is as much yours as it is mine, suggestions for songs and bands are always welcome!
Recent Updates - The Folk Show
Playlist for Carnival Special (05.08.26)
Despite the tech gremlins, roadworks, and lack of time working against this installment of the show, I nevertheless managed to get something out alongside Old Town Carnival Week! So here you can find the link to the mixcloud upload and of course, the playlist:
Theme From Black Sails - Bear McCreary (Black Sails)
Uuhai - Khar Khulz
Heathen Apostles - The Reckoning
Taylor Swift - Carolina Knows (Where The Crawdads Sing)
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Voodoo Lake
Rob Lane - Gwen & Arthur (Merlin)
Raya Yarbrough & Bear McCreary - Skye Boat Song (Outlander)
Eivor The last Kingdom (The Last Kingdom)
Fever Ray - If I had a heart (Vikings)
Heldom, Danheim - Blodfest
Tabernis - Dark Hive
Mia Asano, Piper.Ally - Through the Fire and the Flames (Listener suggestion)
Lunatic Soul - Summoning Dance, The Fountain (Album play)
Skinny Lister - Trouble on Oxford Street (Local artist)
Bellowhead - As The Tide is Flowing (Beyond Paradise)
Rusted Root - Send me on my Way (Ice Age)
Trevor Morris - The Tudors Main Theme (The Tudors)
Albion - Miss Mai (Recent Release)
Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair (Remember Me)
John Tams - Over the Hills and Far Away (Sharpe)
Trevor Morris - Cesare & Lucrezia (The Borgias)
Blackmore's Night - The Messenger
Buslas Ban - Heilung
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Carnival Show Tomorrow!
Afternoon all!
Apologies for the mega short notice, I couldn't guarantee I'd get a chance to record anything for this 'ere Carnival week as it's proven to be pretty busy.
However I have just about managed it! Wednesday 5th, 6pm - 8pm will be the Carnival special of The Folk Show, featuring folk style songs from both TV and Film, to fit the Carnival theme of 100 years of television. It hasn't been an easy theme, but hopefully if you aren't out gallivanting for Old Town Pram Race, you'll be indoors enjoying the show.
Catch you soon!
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Playlist for the Pirate Show! 22.07.2026
I hope you all enjoyed your time aboard the Folk Show pirate ship! Here's a playlist for all my crew:
Neal Acree, Logan Laflotte (World of Warcraft) - Warbringers: Jaina
Drunken Sailor - MALINDA, Bobby Bass, Mia Asano, Piper Ally, Cullen Vance, Seth Staton Watkins
Stormfrun - Gallows Dance
Alestorm - Shipwrecked
Sail North - Bones
The Deadnoughts - Brisbane Harbour
Nightwish - Turn Loose The Mermaids
Karliene - Anne Bonny
Enslaved, Storm Weather Sea Shanty Choir - Anna Lovinda
The Groggy Dogs - All Hands On Deck
The Captain's Beard - I've Got A Beard
Bonsai Pirates - Captain Silver
RX Shantymen - Windy Old Weather
The Informals (Frenchie) - Being a Pirate
The Longest Johns - Bonny Ship The Diamond
Great Big Sea - Harbour LeCou
Peyton Parrish - Hoist The Colours
Derina Harvey Band - The Last Saskatchewan Pirate
Heather Dale - The Maiden And The Selkie
The Teacups - My Son John
Skinny Lister - Raise a Wreck
Jonathan Young, Galictikraken - Man The Cannons
Colm R. McGuiness - Row Me Bully Boys
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Upcoming Pirate Show!
It wouldn't have escaped your notice if you're in any way affiliated with Hastings that we have just had Pirate weekend, which means we are definitely well overdue a Pirate Folk Show!
Well that is on the way and will be landing on your shores Wednesday 22nd, 6pm - 8pm. So if you're feeling down that all the festivities have ended, I'll be here to extended the swashbuckling.
Please note that this will be a prerecorded show and will contain, COPIOUS, amounts of sea shanties!
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Playlist for Show 14.05.2026
Hope you all enjoyed this second helping of folk this month! Here's the full playlist for you:
Through Shaded Woods & Oblivion - Lunatic Soul (Album Play)
Apathy Crisis - Vivek Shraya & Tanya Tagaq
Morke Skoger - Kalandra
The Lord of the Rings Medley - Lindsey Stirling
Aphrodite Rising - Auri, Johanna Kurkela
The Stag & the Sickle - Madelgarde
Baldur's Gate 3: Raphael's Final Act - Borislav Slavov
Demon of Carbonium - Celtica Pipes Rock!
The Informals - The Last Bristolian Pirate (Local artist)
Bully Boys - Brave the Sea
Release the Witches - Marshall Thomas
For Iago - S.J. Tucker
Ylva - Ayla Nereo
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Change of Date
Hi all! Just to mention that I've had to switch my slot for The Folk Show a bit last minute this week, so I'll be on between 11am - 1pm on Thursday 14th instead of Wednesday 13th. Catch you all soon!
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The Next Show!
Busy night at the angling club folk session last night! Wonderful conclusion to a glorious day of Beltane.
Now I did threaten you all with a second folk show this month, which will be at the normal time of 6pm - 8pm on Wednesday 13th of May. I hope to have you all there!
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Playlist for show 01.05.2026
Hi all! Here's the complete playlist for the 2026 'In The Green' special, I hope you all enjoyed it!
Charming Fellow - Sugar Loaf Ceilidh Band (Local artist)
Green Man's Riddle - Adder's Fork
Greenman - XTC (Listener suggestion)
Wild Rover - The Informals (Local artist)
Dance of the Satyrs - Daemonia Nymphe
Fly with the Day like a Runaway Kite - Ed Boxall (Local artist)
Interdimensional - Cosmo Sheldrake
Within the Grove - Eluveitie
Nimue - Faun
America Ground Anthem - Danny Horn & Molly Hemsley (Local artist)
Polkas (Jenny Lind/Girl in a Blue Dress) - Skinny Lister (Local artist)
The Tyburn Sisters - Rattlebag (Local Artist)
Llyn Cwm Llwch - Albion
The Neglected Garden - Cecile Corbel
The Hitchin May Day Song - Banter
Dulaman - Celtic Woman
I'm Going to Speke - Belver
Old Friends - Heather Curry / Martin (Local artist)
And Start Again - Megan Leigh Mason (Local artist)
The Month of May - The Copper Family
Father Kelly's/Paddy Fahey's no.15 - Banna De Dha
Green and Gray - Damh The Bard
Ce - Blowzabella (Listener suggestion)
Brannigan's Special Ale - Heather Alexander
Renaissance Faire - Blackmore's Night
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Playlist for show 17.04.2026
Hi all! As promised here is the full playlist for the most recent show:
Playlist
KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree
The Dreadnoughts - Roll and Go
Valkyrik - Enemy of Anyone
Forndom - Yggdrasil
Hildegard Von Blingin' - Paint it Black
MALINDA - Blue Eyed Boy
Adder's Fork - Hunt The White Stag
Nick Cave, Warren Ellis - Wood Dove
Midlake - Head Home
Anthony Phillips - God If I Saw Her Now
Scarecrow Jack - Love Wins
Sea Song Sessions - Some Old Salty
Syr - Revenant
Sea Linn - Cailleach an Airgid
Sam Kelly - The Lincolnshire Poacher (Listener suggestion)
Cosmo Sheldrake - Wriggle
Lunatic Soul - Navvie & The Passage (Album Double Play)
Clannad - Robin The Hooded Man (Listener request)
Heilung - Svanrand
The Sidh - The Silk Road
Lindsey Stirling - Master of Tides
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New Album Play
With the conclusion of the Faun album play-through on the last show, it's time to announce your next module of music education! I'm going to be playing two songs a show from the album Through Shaded Woods by Lunatic Soul. Yes. That's right, prog, on The Folk Show! It's an album I love dearly and is imbued very much with the spirit of folk, making it right at home on my show. I'll be playing the full deluxe edition, and you can start by hearing the first two tracks in the next show, between 6pm - 8pm, Friday 17th of April.I hope you'll all be there to join me!
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Playlist for show 18.03.2026
Thanks for listening everyone! Here's the full list of everything I played this evening:
Mama Nous - The Rising Tide
Blackbriar - Selkie
Wardruna - IngwaR
Fabienne Erni - Thalen'Muron (recent release)
Otyken - Kykakacha
A Wildheart's Tale & Niniel - She Stole My Ship
Sistie Moose - Coming Home (local artist)
Elspeth Anne - Mercy Me
Witchy Tips - A Witch's Love
Whitney Avalon & Hildegard Von Blingin' - Manchild (recent release)
Banna De Dha - Willie Coleman's Jig/The Mooncoin/The Carraroe
Trobar de Morte - Yggdrasil
Heilung - In Maidjan
Faun - Alfar & Drei Tage (album doubleplay)
Syr - Effigy (recent release)
The Tabs - She Left/The Fire Hills (local artist)
Jeremy Soule - The Road Most Travelled
Myrkur - Leaves of Yggdrasil
Eihwar - Heill Odinn (recent release)
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The Next Show
Hi everyone! Just to let you all know the next Folk Show date for your radio diaries - 18th March, 6pm - 8pm. It'll be the usual mixture plus the conclusion of the album we've been playing through, Hex, by Faun. I'm looking forward to having you all with me!