What The Folk? is a specialist folk (and a bit of country) radio show on Sheffield University's Forge Radio. This is its written counterpart, featuring listen again links, tracklists, gig guides and any other folky goodness that I choose to throw in there. Listen live every Monday at 9pm at www.forgetoday.com or www.facebook.com/forgeradio.
Tuesday, 27 March 2012
WFT? - Show 13 - 26th March
Tender Mercies - Ball & Chain
Bellowhead - Yarmouth Town
She & Him - Thieves
Spiro - Spit Fire Spout Rain
Sam Airey - The Unlocking
Matthew & The Atlas - Deadwood
Feist - 1234
Nina Nastasia - How Will You Love Me
Crucible - Collier Land/ Highland Mary
Father John Misty - Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings
Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Look At Miss Ohio
Larkin Poe - Taller Far Than A Tall Man
Handmade hands - Sunshine
Monday, 26 March 2012
Folk Gig Guide (26th March - 1st April 2012)
Monday 26th March
-Feist + M Ward - O2 Academy Manchester
Tuesday 27th March
- Edale Rambler Folk Train (with Richard & Jess Arrowsmith) - 19.14 from Platform 7, Sheffield Train Station.
- Hilsborough Folk Club - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wednesday 28th March
- Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Nether Edge, Sheffield
Thursday 29th March
- Spiro - The Met - Bury
- Princess Royal Folk Club - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Friday 30th March
- Noah & The Whale - 02 Apollo - Manchester
- The Waterboys - The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester
Saturday 31st March
- The Steven Billy Buckley Band - The Greystones - Sheffield
- Shearwater + Julie Doirom - The Deaf Institute - Manchester
- Nina Nastasia + Sam Amidon - Howard Assembly Room - Leeds
Sunday 1st March
- Last Harbour + Johnny Powell + A Rookery - Trades Club - Hebden Bridge
-Feist + M Ward - O2 Academy Manchester
Tuesday 27th March
- Edale Rambler Folk Train (with Richard & Jess Arrowsmith) - 19.14 from Platform 7, Sheffield Train Station.
- Hilsborough Folk Club - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wednesday 28th March
- Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Nether Edge, Sheffield
Thursday 29th March
- Spiro - The Met - Bury
- Princess Royal Folk Club - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Friday 30th March
- Noah & The Whale - 02 Apollo - Manchester
- The Waterboys - The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester
Saturday 31st March
- The Steven Billy Buckley Band - The Greystones - Sheffield
- Shearwater + Julie Doirom - The Deaf Institute - Manchester
- Nina Nastasia + Sam Amidon - Howard Assembly Room - Leeds
Sunday 1st March
- Last Harbour + Johnny Powell + A Rookery - Trades Club - Hebden Bridge
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Interview - Hannah James & Sam Sweeney
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney stopped by the Forge Radio studio to talk about thier up-coming second album, 'State and Ancientry'.
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
WTF? - Show 12 (19th March)
1. Ruth Notman - Little Boxes
2. Beach House - Norwary
3. Runaway Dorothy - Hard Way Home
4. Counting Crows - Like Teenage Gravity
5. Hannah James & Sam Sweeney - Hole In The Wall
INTERVIEW - Hannah James & Sam Sweeney
6. Hannah James & Sam Sweeney - On Yonder Hill There Sits A Hare
7. Karine Polwart - Sorry
8. Christy Moore - My Little Honda 50
9. Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Ticket To Ride
10. Bombay Bicycle Club - Fairytale Lullaby
11. Laura Marling - All My Rage
Monday, 19 March 2012
Folk Gig Guide (19th - 25th March)
Monday 19th
Summer Camp - The Harley - Sheffield
Tuesday 20th
Hilsborough Folk Club - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wednesday 21st
The Waterboys - Leeds Town Hall - Leeds
The Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Nether Edge, Sheffield
Thursday 22nd
Noah & The Whale - 02 Academy - Sheffield
The Waterboys - The Barbican Centre- York
Princess Royal Folk Club - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Sheffield Traditional Fidlers' Society - The Red Deer - Pitt Street, Sheffield
Friday 23rd
Sam Airey - The Holy Trinity Church - Leeds
Saturday 24th
Noah & The Whale - The Barbican Centre - York
Gerry Driver + Christy Moore + Paddy Moloney + Shane McGowan - Howard Assembly Room - Leeds
Sunday 25th
(I couldn't find anything, folks, apologies)
Summer Camp - The Harley - Sheffield
Tuesday 20th
Hilsborough Folk Club - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wednesday 21st
The Waterboys - Leeds Town Hall - Leeds
The Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Nether Edge, Sheffield
Thursday 22nd
Noah & The Whale - 02 Academy - Sheffield
The Waterboys - The Barbican Centre- York
Princess Royal Folk Club - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Sheffield Traditional Fidlers' Society - The Red Deer - Pitt Street, Sheffield
Friday 23rd
Sam Airey - The Holy Trinity Church - Leeds
Saturday 24th
Noah & The Whale - The Barbican Centre - York
Gerry Driver + Christy Moore + Paddy Moloney + Shane McGowan - Howard Assembly Room - Leeds
Sunday 25th
(I couldn't find anything, folks, apologies)
Folk Gig Guide (19th - 25th March)
Monday 19th
Summer Camp - The Harley - Sheffield
Tuesday 20th
Hilsborough Folk Club - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wednesday 21st
The Waterboys - Leeds Town Hall - Leeds
The Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Nether Edge, Sheffield
Thursday 22nd
Noah & The Whale - 02 Academy - Sheffield
The Waterboys - The Barbican Centre- York
Princess Royal Folk Club - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Sheffield Traditional Fidlers' Society - The Red Deer - Pitt Street, Sheffield
Friday 23rd
Sam Airey - The Holy Trinity Church - Leeds
Saturday 24th
Noah & The Whale - The Barbican Centre - York
Gerry Driver + Christy Moore + Paddy Moloney + Shane McGowan - Howard Assembly Room - Leeds
Sunday 25th
(I couldn't find anything, folks, apologies)
Summer Camp - The Harley - Sheffield
Tuesday 20th
Hilsborough Folk Club - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wednesday 21st
The Waterboys - Leeds Town Hall - Leeds
The Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Nether Edge, Sheffield
Thursday 22nd
Noah & The Whale - 02 Academy - Sheffield
The Waterboys - The Barbican Centre- York
Princess Royal Folk Club - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Sheffield Traditional Fidlers' Society - The Red Deer - Pitt Street, Sheffield
Friday 23rd
Sam Airey - The Holy Trinity Church - Leeds
Saturday 24th
Noah & The Whale - The Barbican Centre - York
Gerry Driver + Christy Moore + Paddy Moloney + Shane McGowan - Howard Assembly Room - Leeds
Sunday 25th
(I couldn't find anything, folks, apologies)
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
WTF? - Show 11 - 12th March
1. Dawn Landes - I Don't Need No Man
2. Villagers - The Pact (I'll Be Your Fever)
3. The Travelling Band - Sundial
4. Tunng - Hustle
5. David Gibb & Elly Lucas - Over The Fire
6. Stornoway - Watching Birds
7. Laura Marling - Rambling Man
8. The Peatbog Faeries - The Folk Police
9. The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
10. Marthas & Arthurs - Shoot You Down (Stone Roses Cover)
11. Hindi Zahra - Oursoul
12. Gaz Brookfield - Hell Or High Water
13. Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Folk Gig Guide (12th - 18th March)
The run down of all the folk that's happening in and around Sheffield this week:
Monday 12th
- Laura Marling - Victoria Hall - Stoke-On-Trent
Tuesday 13th
- Laura Marling - The Concert Hall - Nottingham
- Roody Woomble - The Duchess - York
Wednesday 14th
- Peatbog Faeries - Djanogly Theatre, The Lakeside Arts Centre - Nottingham
- David Gibb & Elly Lucas - The Rivelin Folk Club - Nether Edge, Sheffield
- The Melrose Quartet - The Greystones - Sheffield
Thursday 15th
- Princess Royal Folk Club (with Paul and Liz Davenport) - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Friday 16th
- The Civil Wars - Manchester Academy - Manchester
- Kris Drever + Lady Maisery + Eamonn Coyne - Assembly Rooms - Derby
- Graham Carter - The New Cleveland Folk Club @ The Cleveland Hotel - Manchester
Saturday 17th
(Seriously, nothin' finding. Apparently it's a slow folk week...)
Sunday 18th
- The Felice Brothers - Academy 2 - Manchester
- The Civil Wats - Leeds Met Uni - Leeds
Monday 12th
- Laura Marling - Victoria Hall - Stoke-On-Trent
Tuesday 13th
- Laura Marling - The Concert Hall - Nottingham
- Roody Woomble - The Duchess - York
Wednesday 14th
- Peatbog Faeries - Djanogly Theatre, The Lakeside Arts Centre - Nottingham
- David Gibb & Elly Lucas - The Rivelin Folk Club - Nether Edge, Sheffield
- The Melrose Quartet - The Greystones - Sheffield
Thursday 15th
- Princess Royal Folk Club (with Paul and Liz Davenport) - The Princess Royal - Crookes, Sheffield
Friday 16th
- The Civil Wars - Manchester Academy - Manchester
- Kris Drever + Lady Maisery + Eamonn Coyne - Assembly Rooms - Derby
- Graham Carter - The New Cleveland Folk Club @ The Cleveland Hotel - Manchester
Saturday 17th
(Seriously, nothin' finding. Apparently it's a slow folk week...)
Sunday 18th
- The Felice Brothers - Academy 2 - Manchester
- The Civil Wats - Leeds Met Uni - Leeds
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Folk Gig Guide (27th Feb - 4th March
Monday 27th Feb
- The War On Drugs - Sound Control - Manchester
Tuesday 28th Feb
- First Aid Kit - The Wardrobe - Leeds
- Kevin Devine - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
- The White Lion Traditional Folk Club Night - Sheffield
- Edale Rambler Folk Train - 1the 9.14 from Sheffield Station
- Hilsborough Folk - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
- The Sheffield Traditional Fiddlers' Society - The Red Deer - Sheffield
Wednesday 29th Feb
- Steve Knightley - Drill Hall - Lincoln
- Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Sheffield
Thursday 1st March
- King Charles + We Were Evergreen - The Sugarmill - Stoke-On-Trent
- Strong Theory @ Crookes Folk Club - Princess Royal - Sheffield
Friday 2nd March
- Tir Na Nog - The Greystones - Sheffield (£10)
- New Cleveland Folk Club - The Cleveland Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 3rd March
- A Hawk & A Hacksaw - St George's Church - Sheffield
Sunday 4th March
- Cass McCombs - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
- Joan Beaz - The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester
- Tir Na Nog + Jann Klose - Robin 2 - Bilston, Birmingham
- The War On Drugs - Sound Control - Manchester
Tuesday 28th Feb
- First Aid Kit - The Wardrobe - Leeds
- Kevin Devine - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
- The White Lion Traditional Folk Club Night - Sheffield
- Edale Rambler Folk Train - 1the 9.14 from Sheffield Station
- Hilsborough Folk - The Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
- The Sheffield Traditional Fiddlers' Society - The Red Deer - Sheffield
Wednesday 29th Feb
- Steve Knightley - Drill Hall - Lincoln
- Rivelin Folk Club - The Hollybush - Sheffield
Thursday 1st March
- King Charles + We Were Evergreen - The Sugarmill - Stoke-On-Trent
- Strong Theory @ Crookes Folk Club - Princess Royal - Sheffield
Friday 2nd March
- Tir Na Nog - The Greystones - Sheffield (£10)
- New Cleveland Folk Club - The Cleveland Hotel, Manchester
Saturday 3rd March
- A Hawk & A Hacksaw - St George's Church - Sheffield
Sunday 4th March
- Cass McCombs - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
- Joan Beaz - The Bridgewater Hall - Manchester
- Tir Na Nog + Jann Klose - Robin 2 - Bilston, Birmingham
Monday, 20 February 2012
WTF? - Show 9 - 20th Feb
TRACKLIST
Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
Kate Rusby - Village Green preservation Society
Marcelo Camelo - Meu amor e teu
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney - The Farmer's Cursed Wife
Isaac Graham - Karl Marx & The Reds
Fairport Convention - Medley
Beth Jeans Houghton - The Barely Skinny Bone Tree
Charlene Soraia - Wishing (You) Well
First Aid Kit - Emmylou
Admiral Fallow - Beetle In The Box
June Tabor & Oysterband - Bonny Bunch Of Roses
John Smith - Winter
Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
Kate Rusby - Village Green preservation Society
Marcelo Camelo - Meu amor e teu
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
Hannah James & Sam Sweeney - The Farmer's Cursed Wife
Isaac Graham - Karl Marx & The Reds
Fairport Convention - Medley
Beth Jeans Houghton - The Barely Skinny Bone Tree
Charlene Soraia - Wishing (You) Well
First Aid Kit - Emmylou
Admiral Fallow - Beetle In The Box
June Tabor & Oysterband - Bonny Bunch Of Roses
John Smith - Winter
Saturday, 18 February 2012
Folk Gig Guide (20th-26th February 2012)
The gig guide is back! Get you hands on some folk this week in and around Sheffield.
Mon 20th Feb
- The Deep Dark Woods + James Kelly + Walton Heese - Castle Hotel - Manchester
- No Fixed Abode - Mansfield Folk Club - Mansfield
- Open Mic/ Acoustic Evening - The Greystones - Sheffield
Tues 21st Feb
- Joe Pug - Castle Hotel - Manchester
- Hilsborough Folk Club - Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wed 22nd Feb
- Martin Simspon & Any Cutting - The Greystones - Sheffield
- Beth Jeans Houghton + Goodnight Lenin - The Deaf Institute - Manchester
- Glenn Jones - Islington Mill - Salford, Manchester
- Rivelin Folk Club - The Holly Bush - Sheffield
Thur 23rd Feb
- Keltones - Crookes Folk Club @ Princess Royal - Sheffield
- The Lucky Stikes + Ox - The Greystones - Sheffield
- Patsy Matherson & Becky Mills - The Black Swan Folk Club - York
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Manchester Academy - Manchester
- Kevine Devine - Night & Day Cafe - Machester
- Seth Lakeman - Club Academy - Manchester
- Beth Jeans Houghton - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
Fri 24th Feb
- Nicola Farnon - The Greystones - Sheffield
- First Aid Kit - Academy 3 - Manchester
- Charlene Soraia - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
- Seth Lakeman - Fibbers - York
- King Charles + We Are Evergreen - Tokyo - Huddersfield
- Patsy Matherson & Becky Mills - Korks - Otly, West Yorkshire
Sat 25th Feb
- Charlene Soraia - Night & Day Cafe - Manchester
- Fairport Convention - City Varieties - Leeds
Sun 26th Feb
- Beth Jeans Houghton + The Hooves of Destiny + Goodnight Lenin + Silent Devices - The Musician - Leicester
- Seth Lakeman - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
- Kathleen Edwards - Ruby Lounge - Manchester
- Joan Baez - The Barbican Centre - York
Mon 20th Feb
- The Deep Dark Woods + James Kelly + Walton Heese - Castle Hotel - Manchester
- No Fixed Abode - Mansfield Folk Club - Mansfield
- Open Mic/ Acoustic Evening - The Greystones - Sheffield
Tues 21st Feb
- Joe Pug - Castle Hotel - Manchester
- Hilsborough Folk Club - Burton Street Foundation - Sheffield
Wed 22nd Feb
- Martin Simspon & Any Cutting - The Greystones - Sheffield
- Beth Jeans Houghton + Goodnight Lenin - The Deaf Institute - Manchester
- Glenn Jones - Islington Mill - Salford, Manchester
- Rivelin Folk Club - The Holly Bush - Sheffield
Thur 23rd Feb
- Keltones - Crookes Folk Club @ Princess Royal - Sheffield
- The Lucky Stikes + Ox - The Greystones - Sheffield
- Patsy Matherson & Becky Mills - The Black Swan Folk Club - York
- Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Manchester Academy - Manchester
- Kevine Devine - Night & Day Cafe - Machester
- Seth Lakeman - Club Academy - Manchester
- Beth Jeans Houghton - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
Fri 24th Feb
- Nicola Farnon - The Greystones - Sheffield
- First Aid Kit - Academy 3 - Manchester
- Charlene Soraia - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds
- Seth Lakeman - Fibbers - York
- King Charles + We Are Evergreen - Tokyo - Huddersfield
- Patsy Matherson & Becky Mills - Korks - Otly, West Yorkshire
Sat 25th Feb
- Charlene Soraia - Night & Day Cafe - Manchester
- Fairport Convention - City Varieties - Leeds
Sun 26th Feb
- Beth Jeans Houghton + The Hooves of Destiny + Goodnight Lenin + Silent Devices - The Musician - Leicester
- Seth Lakeman - Rescue Rooms - Nottingham
- Kathleen Edwards - Ruby Lounge - Manchester
- Joan Baez - The Barbican Centre - York
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