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Folk Music in Film

To mark midsummer weekend, Matthew Sweet dons his finest handmade knitwear to bring us the folk-inspired soundtracks from films that embrace the old ways, including The Wicker Man, Midsommar and Deliverance.

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Sat 22 Jun 202416:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Trad.

    Songcatcher "Old Joe Clark"

    Ensemble: Doc Watson. Ensemble: Merle Watson. Ensemble: Merle Watson.
    • Home Sweet Home.
    • Sugar Hill Records.

  • Paul Giovanni

    The Wicker Man "Maypole"

    Performer: Magnet & Paul Giovanni.
    • The Wicker Man - The Original Soundtrack Album.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 4.

  • Sandra Kerr

    Bagpus "The Miller's Song"

    Composer: John Faulkner. Performer: John Faulkner. Performer: Sandra Kerr.
    • The Music From Bagpuss.
    • Earth.

  • The Haxan Cloak

    Midsommar "The House that Harga Built"

    Orchestra: Orchestrate.
    • Midsommar (Original Score).
    • Milan Records.

  • Billy Edd Wheeler

    Harlan County, USA "Coal Tattoo"

    Singer: Hazel Dickens. Ensemble: Ensemble.
    • Harlan County USA - Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle.
    • Rounder.

  • Hazel Dickens

    Harlan County, USA "Black Lung"

    Singer: Hazel Dickens.
    • Harlan County USA - Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle.
    • Rounder.

  • Damon Albarn

    Ravenous "Run", "The Pit"

    Composer: Michael Nyman. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Orchestra.
    • Ravenous (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • EMI Soundtracks.

  • Arthur Smith

    Deliverance "Dueling Banjos"

    Performer: Eric Weissberg. Performer: Steve Mandell.
    • Dueling Banjos From The Original Sound Track Of Deliverance And Additional Music.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.

  • Rupert Christie

    Fisherman's Friends "Welcome to Cornwall"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Fisherman's Friends (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Universal Ltd..

  • Jim Williams

    A Field In England "Suite"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • A Field In England (Original Soundtrack Recording).
    • Invada Records.

  • Mark Jenkin

    Enys Men "Hunros, pt.2"

    Ensemble: Cornish Sound Unit.
    • Enys Men (Original Score).
    • Invada Records.

  • Ilan Eshkeri

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry "Walking"

    Performer: Ilan Eshkeri.
    • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • MovieScore Media.

  • Sam Lee

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry "Sweet Girl McRee"

    Performer: Sam Lee.
    • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • MovieScore Media.

  • Tom Howe

    Polite Society "Wax Fight"

    Composer: Shez Manzoor. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Polite Society (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Apr 202315:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 22 Jun 202416:00
    BBC Radio 3

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