Saturday 30 January 2010

RaW Folk 24/01/2010

Last week's show featured a review of 'Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake', the fourth and final night of which was performed at Warwick Arts Centre on Saturday 23rd.

RaW Folk will return to the airwaves on Sunday February 14th. In the meantime, don't forget to keep an ear out for the BBC Folk Awards 2010, which take place on Monday night in London. A full list of nominees is available here.

Music Played
Artist - Song (Album)

Chumbawamba - We Know What We Want (The Boy Bands Have Won)
The Bad Shepherds - London Calling (Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera!)

Train Track
Michelle Shocked - If Love was a Train (Short Sharp Shocked)

Krystle Warren - My Third Love (Circle)
John Martyn - I'd Rather Be the Devil (Solid Air)
The Imagined Village - My Son John (Empire and Love)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Love Over and Over (Love Over and Over)
Nick Drake - Black Eyed Dog (Made to Love Magic)

Folk On or Folk Off
Scritti Politti - The Road to No Regret (White Bread Black Beer)

Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Talk to Me of Mendocino (Kate & Anna McGarrigle)

Friday 22 January 2010

RaW Folk 17/01/2009

RaW Folk's first show back from the break featured an exciting competition to win a ticket to review 'Way to Blue: the Songs of Nick Drake', the forthcoming celebration of Drake's music curated by his producer Joe Boyd and featuring Lisa Hannigan, Scott Matthews and original bass player Danny Thompson among many others. The prize was won by listener Julie Ann, whose thoughts you'll be able to hear on next week's show. The programme also included a tribute to guitarist and singer Tim Hart, who passed away on December 24th 2009.

Music Played
Artist - Song (Album)

The Beatles - Maggie Mae (Let It Be)
The Imagined Village - Cum on Feel the Noize (Empire and Love)
Lisa Hannigan - Lille (Sea Sew)

Train Track
Jim Lauderdale - Where They Turn Around (Bluegrass)

Devon Sproule - Good to Get Out (Don't Hurry for Heaven)
Sam Carter - Oh Dear, Rue The Day (Keepsakes)
Scott Matthews - Elusive (Passing Stranger)
Nick Drake - Way to Blue (Five Leaves Left)
Vashti Bunyan - Diamond Day (Just Another Diamond Day)
Maddy Prior & Tim Hart - The Ploughboy and the Cockney (Summer Solstice)
Steeleye Span - Sheepcrook and Black Dog (Below the Salt)
The Unthanks - Lucky Gilchrist (Here's the Tender Coming)
The Leisure Society - The Last of the Melting Snow (The Sleeper)