Tonight! 9:00pm 20 November BBC Radio 2 Folk Show Gary Innes and Rabbie Burns' violin

This week, Gary Innes from Mànran talks about their new sound and the plan to put Rabbie Burns' personal violin on stage in Glasgow and New York. Plus the usual blend of classic tracks, exciting new releases and news from the folk world.

I remember seeing a neglected instrument with broken strings on display at the cottage where Robert Burns was born! Could that be the one?

Saturday 14 Dec 2024 02:00 - I assume that's on Saturday night after midnight. But you don't have to stay up late, it's repeated in its usual slot at 21:00 Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
Festive fireside folk. Warming seasonal sounds from the folk and acoustic world.

The Unthanks lead us into a winter fantasia that includes two Sheffield pub carols, a snapshot of Christmas in prison, and a pre-dawn Welsh plygain song. Fisherman's Friends, naturally, see some ships, and the Tannahill Weavers provide a hogmanay essential. Steeleye Span pay tribute to the king of birds, and Paul Brady and Andy Irvine sing a classic song set on a Christmas morning. We hear a poem read by John Tams and a song recorded by Sufjan Stevens as a Christmas gift to his family. The Chieftains and Elvis Costello paint a picture of Boxing Day excess that some might recognise...