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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

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Sun 5 Feb 201719:00

Music Played

  • Yr Hwntws

    Bachgen Bach O Dincer

    • Yr Hwntws.
  • Brendan Hendry

    The Crosses Of Annagh/ Cousin Sally Brown

    • Living Roots.
  • Top Floor Taivers

    1952 Vincent Black Lightning

    • A Delicate Game.
  • Sunjay

    Nobody Wants To Know You When You're Down And Out

    • Black & Blues.
  • Cara Dillon

    Bright Morning Star

    • A Thousand Hearts.
  • Geoff Lakeman

    The Farmer's Song

    • After All These Years.
  • Éilís Kennedy

    Hills Of Isle Au Haut

    • Westward.
  • Nick Ward

    The Sun Rains Down

    • Phonus Balonus.
  • Fairport Convention & Jacqui McShee

    The Lady Of Carlisle

    • 50:50@50.
  • Battlefield Band

    Blackhall Rocks

    • Home Is Where the Van Is.
  • Rachel Hamer Band

    Gypsie Laddie

    • Hard Ground.
  • Harry Harris

    Ashling

    • Harry Harris.
  • The Hydes

    Muddy Water

    • Green & Blue.
  • Frost At Midnight

    Deep Open Chord

    • Happy Birthday.
  • Fairport Convention

    Summer By The Cherwell

    • 50:50@50.
  • Brendan Hendry

    Where Is My Sailor Boy?

    • Living Roots.
  • Danielle Lewis

    The River

    • BBC Maida Vale Session Track.
  • Sunjay

    Make Me A Pallet

    • Black & Blues.
  • Adriana Spina

    Home

    • Let Out The Dark.
  • Son Volt

    The Storm

    • Notes Of Blue.
  • Baggyrinkle

    Old Swansea Town

    • Old Swansea Town.
  • Rachel Hamer Band

    The Digging Song

    • Hard Ground.
  • The Hydes

    Nothing Can Change This Love

    • Green & Blue.
  • Will Pound

    Michael Turner’s Waltz

    • A Cut Above.
  • Battlefield Band & Karine Polwart

    Shepherd Lad

    • Happy Daze.
  • Max Boyce

    The Ballad Of Morgan The Moon

    • The Very Best Of....
  • Éilís Kennedy

    John O' Dreams

    • Westward.
  • Southern Tenant Folk Union

    Our Revolution It Will One Day Come

    • Join Forces.

This Week's Gig Guide

Thursday 9th February

Old Strafford - The Brunswick, Swansea

Gaudy Orde - The Unicorn, Pontypool

North Sea Gas - Folk Club at 4 Bars - Dempseys, Cardiff

Phil Beer - Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells

Nathan Bell - Drovers Music Venue, Puncheston

Friday 10th February

Jeff Finlan & Clive Barnes - Coast Italia, Swansea

Fara - Borough Theatre, Abergavenny

Sunjay - The Globe, Hay On Wye

Dreadzone - Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe

Saturday 11th February

The Carnival Band - New Radnor Community Hall, Powys

Tuesday 14th February

Connla - Drovers Music Venue, Puncheston

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Feb 201719:00

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