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Ahhh @mandywest.bsky.social - thank you for always being so supportive, I hope you enjoy, and hopefully see you at a @ranagri.bsky.social gig along the way soon 🙏

Photo of Eliza Marshall, who is holding her flute aloft above her head. There is text beside the image, which says "Folk on Foot presents The Official Folk Albums Chart Show, compiled by Official Charts, 3rd February 2026"

This month’s Chart Show features music from @elizamarshall.bsky.social, @lisaknappmusic.bsky.social & @gerrydiver.bsky.social, @martynjosephwales.bsky.social, @jamesyorkston.bsky.social & Johanna Söderberg, Nathan Evans & SAINT PHNX and more.

▶️ Tune in tonight from 1900 GMT: youtu.be/UxtdKN4OOxk

Ranagri Spring Tour 2026

2026 is flying along! #Nola was such a blast and #Australia is on the horizon!
All being well with the sharks we'll be back in blighty shaking our stuff at some amazing venues in April!
Tickets from Ranagri.com

Not disappointing at all Tony, our mistake. Good to make your acquaintance and a Happy New Year to you 🥳

YouTube video by RANAGRI Tony Christie & Ranagri - The Wexford Carol (Official Video)

🎄🎄Happy Christmas all! Here’s our latest single The Wexford Carol, a collaboration with the legend that is @tonychristie.bsky.social
youtu.be/u3YqHkRIDe4

Image of the album cover for "Turnstone" by Gigspanner Big Band, with the Folk Album of the Year 2025 logo.

Big band, big impact. Gigspanner Big Band’s “Turnstone” is nominated for Folk Album of the Year. In our new episode, out now, Peter Knight, Hannah Martin and @johnspiers.co.uk reveal the stories behind the songs and discuss the band's unique chemistry.

▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YyMz1vyPp54

Gorgeous Nick!

Our new single 'The Wexford Carol' is released TODAY! This track is taken from 'The Great Irish Songbook Volume II'
Today is Bandcamp Friday and if you pre-order the album today, you ensure that your album arrives in time for Christmas
TC & Ranagri X

Graphic with images of all 9 albums nominated for Folk Album of the Year 2025 - including "All Smiles Tonight" by Poor Creature, "Auchies Spikkin' Auchie" by Grace Stewart-Skinner, "Curlew's Cry" by Barry Kerr, "Shimli" by Cynefin, "Teeth of Time" by Joshua Burnside, "Teleology" by Peggy Seeger, "Tomorrow Held" by Spafford Campbell, "Turnstone" by Gigspanner Big Band and "Varipasi" by Edith WeUtonga. There are logos for Folk Album of the Year and all the partner organisations - Sound Roots, Folk on Foot, Rochdale Town of Culture and Rochdale Development Agency.

The shortlist for the Folk Album of the Year 2025 is out now! You can hear tracks from all these amazing albums, plus the artists’ reactions to being nominated, in our nominations announcement show - available on the Folk on Foot YouTube channel and podcast.

Watch here: youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ?...

Deadline approaching....
Last call for papers for our Broadside Day 2026.
Deadline is 1 December.
The Broadside Day is the annual one-day conference for people interested in street literature in all its fascinating aspects.
Find out more: bit.ly/3J47SQI

Image of Kellie While and Matthew Bannister, with the logo for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025 and text that says "Nominations Announcement".

It's almost time! Tonight at 6pm GMT, we'll be unveiling the nine albums shortlisted for the Folk Album of the Year Award 2025, alongside our friends at @soundrootsuk.bsky.social.

Join us on YouTube at the link below, or tune into the Folk on Foot podcast - youtu.be/UDrHNykW5cQ

A black and white headshot photo of a man with a beard

Today I’ll be doing the first proper day of photography for the Outsiders project since 2022, focusing on long term street homelessness and tent encampments. The situation is much worse than it was and the exhibition must reflect that. Nobody should be sleeping rough in a country as wealthy as ours.

The fantastic @elizamarshall.bsky.social and @ranagri.bsky.social in Settle lady night. If you have the opportunity to see them - do!

Pre-save is here, and the first single from #thegreatirishsongbook Volume II - Whiskey in the Jar with @ranagri.bsky.social hits the world on Friday 7th November. Give it a click and a share, it costs nout! 😊🇮🇪😎 distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Congratulations @folkonfoot.com! Totally deserved 👏👏

Graphic saying “Folk on Foot presents songs in the city” with a photo of Johnny Flynn playing guitar.

Watch unique performances exclusively filmed for Folk On Foot in the city, by Johnny Flynn, Richard Thompson, Jon Wilks, Jamie Webster, Stick In The Wheel, Frank Turner and Kerry Andrew.

Out now on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/0VN3pUm7MyI

If it’s #Folk it’s #pieandpeas! How could anyone resist 😋 @elizamarshall.bsky.social

The golden summer sun is silver now The fruit has fallen from the bough The season moves to chesnut time Toffee apples, treacle and mulled wine Quilts and furs and woolens gay You wrap around you But the cold confounds you On an autumn day Maddy Prior [Image: slight blue through very cloudy beige sky]

Autumn Equinox Vol. 2
19/20 "Autumn: Marigold/Harvest Home"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciH9...

The first part (where this lyric is from) is written by Maddy Prior

The second has words by Henry Alford and music ("St. George’s, Windsor") by George Elvey

Backing vocal by Nick Holland and John Dochary

Just leaning on the windowsill You could write me someday And I hope you will We could see the Sadness as a gift and still The seasons go so fast Thinking that this one Was gonna last Maybe the question Was too much to ask Adrianne Lenker [Image: blue grey font on background of very pale silver blues]

Seasons
18/20 "Sadness as a Gift"
adriannelenker.bandcamp.com/track/sadnes...

Written by Adrianne Lenker

Backing vocal by Nick Hakim, Josefin Runsteen and Mat Davidson

#MusicSky #folkmusic 🎶

There’s lyrics there!

Title panel with the words OUTSIDERS BY DAVENANT on a background of a mouldy wall

Will be deinstalling version 1 of the Outsiders pin up exhibition from the @workersgallery.bsky.social this morning then preparing it for installation at the Courtyard in Hereford next week. Meanwhile version 2 is still on display at Cromer Artspace in Norfolk.

Great session with @elizamarshall.bsky.social at Bunkfest this afternoon. Can’t wait to see @ranagri.bsky.social on the main stage at 7 tonight.

Photo of Eliza Marshall, who is looking towards us and holding her flute aloft above her head with both hands.

If you’re at BunkFest in Wallingford this weekend, don’t miss Matthew’s conversation with @elizamarshall.bsky.social, the amazing flautist from @ranagri.bsky.social, Freedom To Roam and so much more.

Join us at 1.45pm on Saturday in the Magic Teapot venue. 🪄🫖

bunkfest.co.uk/venue/the-ma...

Stop! 😎🙏

How much do we love this guy! Saw him in #Montreal early 2025 and he was the standout! If you need ‘new great songs’ look no further.

Stop!! 🤣

I’m always hesitant to use terms like two-tier policing but the double standards I witnessed today from the Met Police at the protest against the proscription of Palestine Action were staggering. You won’t believe the photos when I post them later today.

Got me at a the beginning of ‘come to think of it’ and then I got lost in that stuff.
Christmas however.., I want a SMEG! Just the cute little one you mentioned. Hey it’s doubtful. But you never know. :)

Thanks Mandy 🥰

Ron Sexsmith - Cigarette and Cocktail Listen to Cigarette and Cocktail by Ron Sexsmith.

My new single "Cigarette and Cocktail" from my upcoming album "Hangover Terrace" is out NOW available to listen to everywhere. I hope you enjoy it! RS
rsexsmith.lnk.to/CandC