Get Your Folk On!
Radio Ulster celebrates folk music across Northern Ireland and beyond.
Paul Brady - Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender (Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018)—BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2018
Performed at the Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 in Belfast
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Mark Radcliffe meets some Belfast 'folk'—Folk Club, 08/04/2018
Ahead of the Radio 2 Folk Awards, Mark Radcliffe met with Davy Maguire and Méabh O’Hare
Armagh Pipers Club - Charlie Rue / The Dawn Wall / The Golden Reel (Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018)—BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2018
Performed at the Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018 in Belfast
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'It became more educated, more refined'
Bodhrán maker Seamus O'Kane talks about the traditional Irish drum
Lankum - What Will We Do When We Have No Money? / The Townie Polka (Radio 2 Folk Awards 2018)—BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2018
Performing at the Radio 2 Folk Awards in Belfast
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Moya Brennan
The Donegal folk legend remembers hearing the music of Pentangle for the first time.
Folk Awards 2018 Ensemble - North Country Maid (Traditional cover)—BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2018
On the eve of the Radio 2 Folk Awards, performers, nominees & guests get together to play
'I don't know what caused the divison'
Seamus O'Kane talks about the impact of the Troubles on bodhrán making
On The Road
Tom Sweeney reflects on a lifetime in folk music
Love Letters to Folk - Bill Wolsey
Bill Wolsey has been listening to folk since raiding his brother's record collection.
Daoirí Farrell - Pat Rainey—Folk Club, 03/09/2017
Lynette Fay welcomes Daoirí Farrell to play live on Folk Club
Love Letters to Folk: Peggy Seeger
The American music legend celebrates the influence that music has had on her whole life.
Episode 1—Trad Ar Fad!, Series 1
Featuring Connla, LAS, and Cup O'Joe with Niall Murphy and Eamon Rooney.
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Love Letters to Folk - Dougie MacLean
Scottish writer reveals the unlikely connection between the Moy and his song Caledonia.
'I get my kick out of refurbishing banjos'
The 'Banjo Man' Joe Diamond shows Anne Marie around his workshop.
Nick Drake Special—Ralph McLean - Rock and Soul
Ralph celebrates the classic album Five Leaves Left from Hall of Fame nominee Nick Drake.
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Episode 1—Folk Aduaidh
The untold history of folk music in Ulster.
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Erin's Flowery Plains
Frances Rogers sings one of her favourite songs in the unaccompanied folk tradition
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Love Letters to Folk - Colum Sands
The storyteller and performer remembers a pivotal moment in his young experience of folk.
Young Folk Award nominee Jack Warnock in Session
Playing Mary and the Soldier
Jack Warnock - Oró mo Bháidín—Folk Club, 18/02/2018
BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards nominee, Jack Warnock performs live in session.
28/03/2018—The Ralph McLean Show
In a rare interview Paul Brady talks to Ralph about his life in music.
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Ciarán O'Kane in Session
Performing Lord Franklin from his album Round and Round, with his mother Helen
The Collector
Robin Morton has been collecting songs since the 1960s























