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Folk music in films

To mark midsummer weekend, Matthew Sweet dons his finest handmade knitwear to bring us the folk-inspired soundtracks from films that embrace the old ways, including The Wicker Man, Midsommar and Deliverance.

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Sat 22 Jun 2024 16:00

Music Played

  • 罢谤盲诲

    Songcatcher "Old Joe Clark"

    Performer: Doc Watson. Performer: Merle Watson.
    • 成人快手 Sweet 成人快手.
    • Sugar Hill Records.
  • Paul Giovanni

    The Wicker Man "Maypole"

    Performer: Magnet & Paul Giovanni.
    • The Wicker Man - The Original Soundtrack Album.
    • Silva Screen.
    • 4.
  • Sandra Kerr

    Bagpus "The Miller's Song"

    Composer: John Faulkner. Performer: John Faulkner. Performer: Sandra Kerr.
    • The Music From Bagpuss.
    • Earth.
  • The Haxan Cloak

    Midsommar "The House that Harga Built"

    Orchestra: Orchestrate.
    • Midsommar (Original Score).
    • Milan Records.
  • Billy Edd Wheeler

    Harlan County, USA "Coal Tattoo"

    Singer: Hazel Dickens. Ensemble: Ensemble.
    • Harlan County USA - Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle.
    • Rounder.
  • Hazel Dickens

    Harlan County, USA "Black Lung"

    Singer: Hazel Dickens.
    • Harlan County USA - Songs Of The Coal Miner's Struggle.
    • Rounder.
  • Damon Albarn

    Ravenous "Run", "The Pit"

    Composer: Michael Nyman. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Orchestra.
    • Ravenous (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • EMI Soundtracks.
  • Arthur Smith

    Deliverance "Dueling Banjos"

    Performer: Eric Weissberg. Performer: Steve Mandell.
    • Dueling Banjos From The Original Sound Track Of Deliverance And Additional Music.
    • Rhino/Warner Records.
  • Rupert Christie

    Fisherman's Friends "Welcome to Cornwall"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Fisherman's Friends (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Universal Ltd..
  • Jim Williams

    A Field In England "Suite"

    Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • A Field In England (Original Soundtrack Recording).
    • Invada Records.
  • Mark Jenkin

    Enys Men "Hunros, pt.2"

    Ensemble: Cornish Sound Unit.
    • Enys Men (Original Score).
    • Invada Records.
  • Ilan Eshkeri

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry "Walking"

    Performer: Ilan Eshkeri.
    • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • MovieScore Media.
  • Sam Lee

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry "Sweet Girl McRee"

    Performer: Sam Lee.
    • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • MovieScore Media.
  • Tom Howe

    Polite Society "Wax Fight"

    Composer: Shez Manzoor. Ensemble: Studio-Ensemble.
    • Polite Society (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Universal.

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