Festive Fireside Folk
Warming winter music by folk, roots and acoustic artists.
Mark introduces an hour and folk and acoustic music for the season.
Christmas carols come from The Sheffield Folk Chorale, Tony Christie & Ranagri and Banter, and there's an a cappella moment from New Jersey sisters The Roches.
We'll hear intimate story songs by Cardiff's Gentle Good and Reg Meuross alongside joyous dance tunes from Phil Cunningham and Irish legends The Chieftains.
New Yorkers The Klezmatics perform a song written by Woody Guthrie: Happy Joyous Hanukkah.
Gospel meets bluegrass in a version of Last Month Of The Year, and wintry love songs come from from West Lothian's Hannah Rarity and Norwegian trio ULD.
Produced by Pomona Audio in Salford for BBC Radio 2
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The Roches
Star of Wonder
- Geffen.
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A Winter Union
Ring Out, Solstice Bells
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Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook Band, Eddi Reader & Kris Drever
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen / The Reel Beatrice
- Vertical Records.
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Reg Meuross
A Child Was Born In Birmingham
- Hatsongs.
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The Fairfield Four & The Nashville Bluegrass Band
Last Month Of The Year
- Sugar Hill Records.
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Alden, Patterson and Dashwood
The Broads In December
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The Sheffield Folk Chorale
Lord Of The Leopard
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Banter
Eve Of New Year Merry
- Mrs Casey Music.
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The Klezmatics
Happy Joyous Hanukkah
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Lead Belly
Christmas Is A-Comin' (Chicken Crows At Midnight) (Clip)
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ULD
Jeg Skal Finne Deg
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The Gentle Good
Winterberries
- Gwymon.
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The Chieftains
The Bells of Dublin / Christmas Eve
- RCA Victor.
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Tony Christie & Ranagri
The Wexford Carol
- GoatsKin Records.
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Hannah Rarity
My Friend
Broadcasts
- Wed 10 Dec 202521:00BBC Radio 2
- Thu 18 Dec 202503:00BBC Radio 2
