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Folk Awards 2017 Highlights

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Billy Bragg reveals the spectacular influence of Woody Guthrie
Billy explains just how hugely the legendary artist shaped the sound of others.
  1. Billy Bragg reveals the spectacular influence of Woody Guthrie
    03:02
    Billy Bragg reveals the spectacular influence of Woody Guthrie
  2. Billy Bragg - I Ain't Got No Home (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    00:34
    Billy Bragg - I Ain't Got No Home (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  3. Jim Moray - Fair Margret and Sweet William (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    00:33
    Jim Moray - Fair Margret and Sweet William (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  4. Shirley Collins - Washed Ashore (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    00:35
    Shirley Collins - Washed Ashore (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  5. Daoirí Farrell - Van Diemen's Land (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    00:30
    Daoirí Farrell - Van Diemen's Land (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  6. Ry Cooder - Jesus on the Mainline (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    00:33
    Ry Cooder - Jesus on the Mainline (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  7. Al Stewart - On The Border (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    00:34
    Al Stewart - On The Border (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  8. Afro Celt Sound System - Honey Bee / Cascade (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    01:04
    Afro Celt Sound System - Honey Bee / Cascade (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  9. The Ballads of Child Migration (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    05:25
    The Ballads of Child Migration (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  10. Folk Awards 2017 in 2 minutes
    01:49
    Folk Awards 2017 in 2 minutes
  11. Fara - Three Fishers (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
    05:10
    Fara - Three Fishers (Radio 2 Folk Awards)
  12. Yusuf/Cat Stevens: "At the time I didn't think 'Wild World' stood out from any other song on the album"
    03:40
    Yusuf/Cat Stevens: "At the time I didn't think 'Wild World' stood out from any other song on the album"
  13. "The first song I played on stage was in a folk club" - Pauline Black reveals her earliest musical inspirations
    03:04
    "The first song I played on stage was in a folk club" - Pauline Black reveals her earliest musical inspirations
  14. "Where do you begin?" - Nick Lowe celebrates Ry Cooder's lifetime of music
    04:13
    "Where do you begin?" - Nick Lowe celebrates Ry Cooder's lifetime of music
  15. Simon Mayo on the Radio 2 Folk Awards and his childhood alter ego, Peter from Germany!
    04:14
    Simon Mayo on the Radio 2 Folk Awards and his childhood alter ego, Peter from Germany!
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