1 of 14: MIKE WITH JOHN McCUTCHEON Described as "Virginia's Rustic Renaissance Man" by the Washington Post, John is one of the USA's best-loved singers ... not to mention activist, author, teacher, composer and multi-instrumentalist! LINKS: John McCutcheon's Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
2 of 14: THE FENDER STALL Your favourite riffs on an hourly basis!
3 of 14: MIKE WITH KARAN CASEY Karan Casey has been critically acclaimed from Japan to America as one of Ireland's greatest singers. The Wall Street Journal described her as "one of the true glories of Irish music today". LINKS: Karan's Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
4 of 14: MIKE WITH TOM PAXTON America's legendary singer-songwriter falls under the spell of Mike's interviewing technique.
Tom's prolific output includes a mixture of satire and social comment, romanticism, protest and children's songs. LINKS: Radio 2 Music Database | Tom's Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
5 of 14: BANNER That nice down-homey touch!
6 of 14: HAPPY STALL HOLDER Whatever he's on, can we have some?
7 of 14: MIKE SEEGER One of the mighty American folk family visiting the festival.
Seeger has devoted his life to singing, playing and documenting southern traditional mountain music and was a founding member of the vanguard old-time music group, the New Lost City Ramblers. LINKS: Radio 2 Music Database | Mike's Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
8 of 14: MIKE HARDING Adding a gig or two to the diary.
9 of 14: MIKE WITH JEZ LOWE One of our very own excellent singer-songwriters doing a bit of networking. British artists visiting the Folk Alliance are all fair game for Mike's roving mic. LINKS: Radio 2 Music Database | Jez's official website The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
10 of 14: SHOWCASE HOTEL If you're tired of great music, there's always the pool ...
11 of 14: SHOWCASE LIST Saturday evening's official programme ... and there's a wealth of behind-the-scenes talent to cruise around too.
12 of 14: HILARY SPENCER AND GRANT BAYNHAM
Ex-Artisan vocalist Hilary and TV performer Grant, aka Quicksilver, making their presence felt at the Alliance. LINKS: Quicksilver's Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
13 of 14: LES BARKER, JOHN LEONARD AND MIKE HARDING Hilariously surreal British folk poet Les Barker in deeply serious conversation with Mike and producer John Leonard. LINKS: Les Barker's Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
14 of 14: MIKE AND PO' GIRL This offshoot of The Be Good Tanyas has been making waves in the UK over the last few months. LINKS: Po' Girls' Official Site The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
