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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 5 Jun 201619:00
BBC Radio Wales

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Music Played

  • Oysterband

    I Built This House

    • This House Will Stand.

  • The Buck Stops Here

    Blaming You

  • Martyn Joseph

    Cardiff Bay

    • Thunder And Rainbows.

  • Christy Moore

    So Do I

    • This Is The Day.

  • Alice Jones

    Poor Strange Girl

    • Poor Strange Girl.

  • Roberto Cassani

    Man Flu

    • Man Flu.

  • Plu

    Ambell I Gan

    • Tir A Golau.

  • The Yirdbards

    Barley Doll

    • Smiled On By The Sun.

  • Emmylou Harris

    How She Could Sing the Wildwood Flower

    • All I Intended To Be.

  • Bronwen

    Bread And Roses

    • (Taken from the film 'Pride'.

  • The Buck Stops Here

    Fly Bird

  • Oysterband

    Bold Riley

    • This House Will Stand.

  • Chris King & Hotel Radio

    Salt Of The Earth

    • Light Nights.

  • Beoga

    Like A Dime

    • Before We Change Our Mind.

  • David Ferrard

    Follow The Drinking Gourd

    • Across The Troubled Wave.

  • Lowri Evans

    Everyone Is From Somewhere Else

    • Everyone Is From Somewhere Else.

  • Rebecca Branson-Jones & Trevor McKenzie

    Calon Lan/ A Miner's Life/ Life's Railway To Heaven (Medley)

    • Celtic Heartbeat Session Track.

  • Trevor McKenzie

    Train Wreck

  • The Gentle Good

    Abaude

    • Tethered For The Storm.

  • The Harriet Earis Trio

    Hurdle Race

    • Alignments.

  • Dónal Clancy

    The Broom Of The Cowdenknowes

    • Songs Of A Roving Blade.

  • Oysterband

    Cornish Farewell Shanty

    • This House Will Stand.

This Week's Gig Guide

Monday 6th June

Welsh, Irish and French stories, tunes and songs - Nags Head, Tafarnabach,Tredegar (new monthly session)

Wednesday 8th June

Ritchie, Parrish, Ritchie - Llantrisant Folk Club at Pontyclun Institute Athletic Club, Castan Rd., Pontyclun

Thursday 9th June

Malinky + Allan Yn Y Fan - Newbridge Memo, High St Newbridge, Gwent

Jon Airdrie (performing “The Artefacts From The Museum”) - The Open Hearth, Sebastopol

Friday 10th June

Malinky + Allan Yn Y Fan - Victoria Hall, Llanwrtyd Wells

Martyn Joseph - Barry West End Club, Barry

Friday 10th – Sunday 12th June

Gower Folk Festival - Gower Peninsula Including... Malinky, Lady Maisery, Kantref, John Spiers, The James Brothers, Moore, Moss, Rutter, Josefina Paulson & Jonas Ackerlund, Elfen, Plu, The Gentle Good and more

Saturday 11th June

Henry Marten’s Ghost - The Lawrenny Arms, Kilgetty, Pembs

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Jun 201619:00
    BBC Radio Wales

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