Folk Underground

Brian Eno wants Xmas number one with Palestine charity single Brian Eno has lined up a huge number of music stars for his 'Together for Palestine' charity single, 'Lullaby', in a bid to secure the Christmas number one.

Eno's after the Christmas No1 spot. Fancy helping him?
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YouTube video by Folk On Foot Folk Album of the Year Award 2025 | Nominations Announcement

Folk Album of the Year? What do you think? www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDrH...

Hankies at the ready as we dance, talk and walk with Boss Morris on Rodborough Common near Stroud in our new episode, out now. Featuring music from Rob Harbron, Miranda Rutter and @samsweeney.bsky.social, and plenty of fun along the way!

🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/35274f

YouTube video by LankumDublin Lankum - Ghost Town (Official Video)

A great cover
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Genevieve Plays Folk #110 23 November 2025 It’s not December yet, so you can’t have Christmas music, but what you can have is a fine selection from Granny’s Attic, Jacqueline McShee & Kev Dempsey, Le Vent du Nord, Gigspanner Big Band and much ...

www.mixcloud.com/Genevieve_Tu...

Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver - Trinity Arts Centre Lisa Knapp and Gerry Diver are a remarkable musical partnership at the forefront of contemporary folk.Lisa’s spellbinding vocals and command of traditional

ANNOUNCEMENT:
We got another DUO @knappdivermusic.bsky.social gig..
Sunday 15 February 2026 Trinity Arts Centre Gainsborough.
@trinityartscentre.bsky.social
Come on down Lincolnshire peeps.
@concertedartists.bsky.social
@gerrydiver.bsky.social
trinityarts.co.uk/whats-on/lis...

This Is The Fire: New Songs of Protest, Hope and Connection - Kindred Spirit Magazine As our times of disconnection and division spark a renewed interest in the legacy of protest music (fuelled in part by the new Bob Dylan biopic) music trailblazer and community firestarter, Pete Lawre...

Kindred Spirit magazine writes about @petelawrence.net's the 'This Is The Fire'
"As our times of disconnection and division spark a renewed interest in the legacy of protest music, music trailblazer and Pete Lawrence – the visionary behind The Big Chill Festival and Campfire Convention..

"In today’s divided world, where are the universal anthems? There is a sense that new songs of hope and empowerment are needed more than ever, when we consider the impact of classics such as 'We Shall Overcome', 'This Land Is Your Land' and 'Blowin’ in the Wind'"

YouTube video by Campfire Convention Pete Lawrence interview on BBC 5 Live

My 5Live interview today prompted a whole thing about protest song. I talk here about the album crowdfunder, its inspiration + history of songs of protest. Many believe in the power of music to inspire and ultimately change the world.
youtu.be/XBjNbS8fiGw
#protest #thisisthefire

Attractions 2025 Following the great success of Campout 2024 we are back at Three Pools permaculture farm, in the hills of Wales just outside Abergavenny, less than an hour's drive from Bristol and close to the...

#Campout2025
Full day-by-day programme is at campout.live/attractions-...

A few people on here talking about the Eurovision Song Contest. I’ve not watched the current incarnation of it since well into the last millennium. It might be interesting to have an ‘authentic’ version where the traditional music of each country becomes the focus.
#keepfolkmusicalive #eurovision

Wildfires (2025), by Polly Paulusma 39 track album

Sparks and Embers is a mixture of spoken word and song. It was recorded in a chapel studio in the Welsh Preseli Hills, live and the spoken word passages recorded on location in quarries, churches, and beside sacred standing stones. pollypaulusma.bandcamp.com/album/wildfi...

Enjoy @lisaknappmusic.bsky.social's poetic take on a train journey - then watch the interview with her and @gerrydiver.bsky.social about their groundbreaking new album, "Hinterland", on this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart Show.

Watch here: youtu.be/VFptiQce8Ro

🆕 New episode out now: a walk along the sunny Norfolk coast with singer and fiddle player, Georgia Shackleton. Along the way, we hear about a violin made from the floorboards of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s home - and climb to the top of the Happisburgh lighthouse.

🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/2c974f

Campout Campfire Convention

Looking for a ceilidh band for our #Campout2025 at Three Pools Farm, Abergavenny, August 7-10
More on the event here campout.live
#ceilidh

@firechoiruk.bsky.social Of interest?

Working on a new album of campfire songs What makes a great protest or community song? Is it the message, the melody, or the way it brings people together?  Throughout history, movements for change have been powered by song—We Shall...

So, we’re putting together an album of community songs, rooted in a hymnal folk tradition for a variety of settings - campfire, community hall, school assembly or even the football terraces. My first album in 20 years!

petelawrence.net/my-first-alb...

#pacifist #activist #songsofhope #community

Fantastic listening for St Patrick’s Day

YouTube video by Campfire Convention Campfire Wassail Chorus : Somerset Wassail

It’s wassailing season. Here’s a little track I made with my friend Becca four years ago

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Wassailing events Discover more about this Saxon winter tradition and find a wassail event near you.

It’s wassailing time

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/whats-...
#wassail #folktradition

This week's Along The Tracks is a little different as it takes a narrative tour through December and picks up on different traditions. Join us tonight(Friday) 10pm of www.folkfridayradio.com Track list:
www.facebook.com/AlongTheTrac...
#fatea #music #radio

A Shropshire Christmas with John Kirkpatrick Home

Ooh look!

YouTube video by Mr Kleeg Joseph Spence : Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Perhaps one of the greatest Christmas recordings

youtu.be/r_jRAJZ9_y0

“The Bells! The Bells!” The great squeezebox player John Kirkpatrick does his Christmas party trick in our new festive episode, out now. 🪗🔔

🎧 Listen here: pod.fo/e/2904bd

Festivals of the Year Newport Folk and Jazz Celebrated a 70-Year Legacy of Culture and Community The 2024 Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals marked 70 years as music institutions. Consequence explores the legacy of our Festivals of the Year.

Really good overview of the history, traditions and contemporary contexts of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals here consequence.net/cover/newpor...

Looking for a very chilled seasonal music mix?

Wonderful soundtrack from #AlbionChristmasBand on this slide show made by @petelawrence.bsky.social a year ago

Album of the year? Certainly one of the most played…
#AllTheBees #AlbumOfTheYear

To cheer you up one of your tunes made my Spotify top 5 played this year…