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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.

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Sun 27 Sep 201519:00
BBC Radio Wales

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Music Played

  • Townes Van Zandt

    No Lonesome Tune

    • The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.

  • The Furrow Collective

    Poor Old Horse

    • Blow Out The Moon.

  • Hogiau'r Gororau

    Gwenynan Gwent

    • Hogiau'r Gororau.

  • Fraser And Ian Bruce

    The Brokendown Squatter

    • Mrs Bruce's Boys.

  • Hilary James

    Rock, Salt And Nails

    • You Don't Know.

  • Stick in the Wheel

    Me 'N Becky

    • From Here.

  • Twm Twp

    A Miner's Life

    • Naid Tros Afon.

  • We Banjo 3

    Shove The Pig's Foot A Little Further In The Fire Album: Gather The Good

  • Gwyneth Glyn

    Hwylio Heno

    • Llythrau Ellis Williams.

  • Seán Keane

    No Stranger To The Rain

    • No Stranger.

  • Lucy Ward

    Summers That We Made

    • I Dreamt I Was A Bird.

  • Townes Van Zandt

    If I Needed You

    • The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.

  • Julie Murphy

    Polly Vaughan

    • Black Mountains Revisited.

  • Sunjay

    London Rd

    • Sunjay.

  • Waterson:Carthy

    Goodbye, Fare You Well

    • Fishes And Fine Yellow Sand.

  • Ar Log

    Jigolo/ Harri Morgan

    • The Very Best Of....

  • Tristan Mackay

    Wire And Wood

    • Wire And Wood.

  • Freddie Stevenson

    The Ropemaker's Daughter

    • The Darkenings/ The Brightening.

  • Fraser And Ian Bruce

    Down Where The Drunkards Roll

    • Mrs Bruce's Boys.

  • Rhian Bebb

    Pibdawns Ffrengeg/ Y Lili

    • Teires.

  • Bob Bradshaw

    Go Get Along

    • Whatever You Wanted.

  • Stick in the Wheel

    Bows Of London

    • From Here.

  • The Furrow Collective

    Lament To The Moon

    • Blow Out The Moon.

  • BettySoo

    Lullaby

    • When We're Gone.

  • Ginge & Celloboi

    Tidy Darts

  • Blair Dunlop

    50 Shades Of Blue

    • Single.

  • Hilary James

    Frankie & Johnny

    • You Don't Know.

  • Steve Eaves

    Nos Da Mam

    • Moelyci.

  • Townes Van Zandt

    Heavenly Houseboat Blues

    • The Late Great Townes Van Zandt.

This Week's Gig Guide

Wednesday 30th September

Valley Folk Club Comes To Oxfam - Oxfam Bookshop, Castle St., Swansea

Sunjay Brayne - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd., Pontyclun

Thursday 1st October

Blair Dunlop - Cuffern Manor, Roche, Haverfordwest

O’Hooley & Tidow - The Cellar Bar, Quay St., Cardigan

Friday 2nd October

O’Hooley & Tidow + Kelly Oliver - Barry West End Club, Barry

Namvula - Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe

Allan & Moss – Pentreffestnoz at St Fagans Village Hall

Saturday 3rd October

O’Hooley & Tidow - The Chattery, Swansea

Cardiff Tales and Music from the Kalevala (Nick Hennessy & 3 Finnish Musicians) - Richard Burton Theatre, Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff

Sunday 5th October

Whiskey River - Forest Folk Club at The Royal Oak, Whitecroft, Lydney

Broadcast

  • Sun 27 Sep 201519:00
    BBC Radio Wales

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