Folk on 4
A selection of programmes relating to folk music from the Radio 4 archives.
How Folk Songs Should Be Sung
Folk singer Martin Carthy examines the rise and fall of Ewan MacColl's Critics Group.
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Bert Jansch—Joan Armatrading's Favourite Guitarists
Joan meets influential folk guitarist Bert Jansch.
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Eliza and Martin Carthy (A-Side)—Mastertapes, Series 2
Eliza and Martin Carthy talk to John Wilson about the Mercury nominated album: 'Anglicana'
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In Search of Nic Jones
Laura Barton tracks down the legendary lost figure of British folk music, Nic Jones.
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Eliza and Martin Carthy (B-Side)—Mastertapes, Series 2
Eliza and Martin Carthy answer audience questions about her album and their work together.
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The Weavers at Carnegie Hall—For One Night Only, Series 7
Paul Gambaccini looks back to Carnegie Hall 1955 with Pete Seeger and two other Weavers.
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The Folklorist
Folk musician Seth Lakeman travels to Greenwich Village in New York to meet The Folklorist
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The First LP in Ireland
The extraordinary story of how classic Irish folk songs were saved from extinction.
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The Luddite Lament
The songs inspired by the Luddites and their uprisings - which began 200 years ago.
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Video: Eliza Carthy performs Worcester City—Mastertapes, Series 2, Eliza and Martin Carthy (A-Side)
Eliza Carthy performs Worcester City from her Mercury-nominated album, Anglicana.
Folk Song, Art Song
Christopher Maltman debates the place of folk song in the classical recital repertoire.
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Pete Seeger in Word and Song
A celebration of the life and music of the late folk singer and activist Pete Seeger
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Seth Lakeman meets Izzy Young - The Folklorist—The Folklorist
Seth Lakeman travels to New York to meet the world's leading expert on folk music.
