Welcome
I'm Mike Harding and you are very welcome indeed to the Folk Blog.
A few times a week you'll be able to check out my musings, ramblings and mumblings on various topics of the folk variety - new CDs that I've been listening to, folk stuff in the news, artists on tour and anything else that's been occupying my thoughts. It will also be a good opportunity to give a bit of extra coverage to live events such as the Cambridge Folk Festival and the Young Folk Award and to expand a little on things featured in my programme.
We're also going to have guest bloggers - John Tams will be here in a few weeks to coincide with our broadcast of the Radio Ballads Live concert. I'll keep you informed of who's blogging and when, on my programme.
Please feel free to leave any sensible comments of a clean nature below and
I'll be back here with a new post on Friday - see you then - well I won't be able to see you - but you know what I mean...
Comment number 1.
At 4th Jun 2008, staffordsteve wrote:Hi
How about a listners 'top six'? It is nice to hear the tour bus stuff, but it would also be nice to listen to a random, ordinary listners choice now and again.
Cheers
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Comment number 2.
At 5th Jun 2008, misterwibble wrote:Hi Mike
Just saw Martin Simpson at Trowbridge. What a talent. Thanks for the recommendation :-)
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Comment number 3.
At 5th Jun 2008, ElectricBlueFox wrote:Hi Mike,
I loved the No Man's Land performance by Eric Bogle this week. Thankyou very much indeed for playing it. It would be great if you could play "Poppy Day" by Steve Knigtley to follow in the same theme for a modern war.
By the way, can't wait to see Pentangle in Manchester. I'm dragging my parents along too!
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Comment number 4.
At 5th Jun 2008, Dennis wrote:Discovered Eric Bogle performing his own songs from a previous occasion you played No Mans land, and bought his 5CD box set. How aout playing some of his other stuff rg Bushfire ? Thanks for introducing me to his work.
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Comment number 5.
At 5th Jun 2008, dawnshowler wrote:Hi Mike
Always listen to the show, usually on the iPlayer, love it.
Has the Gig List gone for good? I found it really useful for finding out what's on. It takes ages trawling through artist's and venue's websites.
Regards
Dawn
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