23/06/2010
An hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music including an interview with Jim Moray and tracks from his new album In Modern History.
Mike Harding presents an hour of the very best in folk, roots and acoustic music, including an interview with singer, musician and producer Jim Moray.
The singer and multi-instrumentalist hasn't yet reached his 30th birthday, but his flair for arranging traditional material using cutting edge recording techniques has earned him prizes and plaudits from around the world.
Moray has recently followed in the steps of Prince and Ray Davies by releasing an early version of his latest album, In Modern History, for free on the cover of a magazine (Songlines). Bristol-based Jim talks to Mike about this decision, and discusses the arrangements and original songs that make up this, his sixth album.
We also hear from the 2010 成人快手 Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year Jon Boden (Bellowhead, Spiers & Boden) who is poised to begin recording a folk song a day for a whole year. Boden is undertaking the challenge to raise the profile of social singing in the UK; most of the song recordings will be unaccompanied, just as he once learned them in pubs.
He will have to expand his already impressive 240-song repertoire by nearly half as many again in order to complete the project. From 24 June (Midsummer's Day) one song per day will be made available to listen to on the project's website, afolksongaday.com.
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Music Played
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Lucy Kaplansky
Swimming Song
- Over the Hills.
- Red House RHRCD200.
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Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson - Bonaparte's Lament
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Harry Bird and the Rubber Wellies
Who's Gonna Lead The March Upon The Jailhouse?
- Long Way To Be Free.
- Hot Drop Records.
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Jon Boden
One Night As I Lay on My Bed
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Brian Finnegan
Belfast
- The Ravishing Genius Of Bones.
- Singing Tree.
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Michael Marra
Botanic Endgame
- Posted Sober.
- Inner City Sound ICS001.
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Alasdair Roberts
The Demon Love
- Too Long In This Condition.
- Navigator Promo copy.
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Bill Spence & Fennig's All Stars
Sandy River Belle
- The Hammered Dulcimer.
- Front Hall Records FHR-01.
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Martin Simpson
Sir Patrick Spens
- True Stories.
- Topic Records TSCD578.
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Jim Moray
The Lowlands Of Holland
- In Modern History.
- Niag Promo Copy.
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Jim Moray
Silver Dagger
- In Modern History.
- Niag Promo Copy.
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顿补苍煤
Never Tire Of The Road
- Seanchas.
- DANU2010.
Broadcast
- Wed 23 Jun 2010 19:00成人快手 Radio 2