BBC Radio 2 The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Soho '65: Les Cousins at 60 18 days left to listen
This week, Mark gets transported back to the legendary club Les Cousins in the company of Diana Matheou and journalist Jon Wilks. Les Cousins (known fondly as "The Cousins") was on Soho's Greek Street. After some false starts, it opened 60 years ago today: 16th April 1965. Diana and her husband, the late Andy Matheou, ran the club in the basement of his parents' restaurant. Thanks to Andy's instincts as a booker, and the club's all-night events, it became central to the swinging London folk scene of the mid sixties. Paul Simon considered it his 'home gig' in London. Jimi Hendrix played there, as did John Martyn, Nick Drake, Anne Briggs, Martin Carthy, Wizz Jones, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Sandy Denny, Jackson C. Frank, Al Stewart and Alexis Korner. Van Morrison appeared in the early hours and was paid just £3.

Around England on St. George's Day 25 days left to listen
Mark hops around an imaginary map of England, with songs and tunes for St. George's Day.

30 April 2025 21:00 Acoustic sounds, with Niall McCabe in session
County Mayo songwriter Niall McCabe plays live, accompanied by John McCusker.