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Frank Hennessy presents the best in folk, roots and acoustic music from the Celtic nations and the world. With studio guests, live sessions, reviews and a weekly Welsh gig guide.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 14 Sep 201418:00

Music Played

  • Kamerunga

    Lime Juice Tub

    • Terra Australis.
  • Al Lewis & Alva Leigh

    Anchor Line

    • Night Drives.
  • Jim Keaveny

    The Yippee-I-Ay Song

    • Out Of Time.
  • Anna Shannon

    Hereandgonagen

    • A Celebration Of Old England.
  • Golden Fable

    No Birds Fly Over

    • Breathe In EP.
  • The New Barleycorn

    The Unicorn

    • Live At The Public House.
  • Jon Budworth

    3 Am

    • Trees Turn To Fire.
  • Chastity Brown

    Colorado

    • Single.
  • Tudur Huws Jones

    Angor

    • Dal I Drio.
  • Mick Ryan

    Come And Be A Soldier

    • A Day's Work.
  • Sunjay

    No Regrets

    • Sunjay.
  • Eamon Friel

    Phone Tapping

    • EP.
  • Delyth & Angharad Jenkins

    Gan Bwyll Jo/ Y March Glas

    • Adnabod.
  • Rajesh David & Pete Stacy

    Ghalib

    • Mangalam.
  • Mick Hanly

    Wherever You Go

    • Warts & All.
  • Kirsty Mcgee & The Hobopop Collective

    Those Old Demons

    • Those Old Demons.
  • Sion Richards

    Bradwr (Traitor In This House)

    • Cynefin Cae Gwym.
  • Tommy Fleming

    Hard Times

    • The Contender.
  • Old Swan Band

    Leeds Polka/ Jenny Bell Polka

    • Forty – Ssimo.
  • Christy Moore

    The Voyage

    • Voyage.
  • Fatdog

    Bay Of Biscay

    • New Found Land.
  • Tom & Barbara Brown

    A Minehead Lad

    • Just Another Day.
  • David Llewellyn & Ida Kristin

    Turn Turn Turn

    • Songs Around The Kitchen Table.
  • Willy Porter

    The Fall

    • Cheseburgers And Gasoline.
  • Anna Shannon

    Harbinger's March

    • A Celebration Of Old England.

This Week's Gig Guide

Tuesday 16th Sept

Marion Leeper + Olion Byw - Milgi's Yurt, City Road, Cardiff

Mardi Jug Band - The Brunswick, Swansea

Thursday 18th Sept

Estron - Folk Night at Rhosygilwen

Will Kaufman's Woody Guthrie: Hard Times And Hard Travellin’ - Lyceum Folk Club, Lyceum Tavern, Newport

Friday 19th Sept

Will Kaufman's Woody Guthrie: Hard Times And Hard Travellin’ - Valley Folk Club at the Ivy Bush Hotel, Pontardawe

Precious Bane + The Village Quire & Phil Smith - Llanbedr Village Hall, Nr Crickhowell

Meic Stevens - Gigs Y Gwach, Pontardawe Inn, Pontardawe

Saturday 20th Sept

The Grass Snakes - Boomswinger Bluegrass Club at Macintosh Institute, Keppoch St., Roath, Cardiff

Mynediad Am Ddim - Acapela Studio, Pentyrch

Gower Allstars - Twmpath at Pontsian Memorial Hall, Llandysul

Rod Clements (Lindisfarne) - Neath Little Theatre

Sunday 21st Sept

Tom Mcconville - The Halfpenny Folk Club at the Greyhound Inn, Oldwalls, Gower

Mick Ryan + Paul Downes - Forest Folk Club at the Miners Arms, Whitecroft, Lydney

Broadcast

  • Sun 14 Sep 201418:00

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