BBC Local Radio Survivors?

Subject: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Rozza
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 02:41 PM

Following the sad loss of "Folkwaves", can anyone tell me which local BBC stations still have folk programs, and whether they have internet access? The only one I've found so far is Genevieve Tudor's "Sunday Folk" on BBC Shropshire:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00dt5x7/Genevieve_Tudors_Sunday_Folk_Genevieve_with_Roy_Clinging/

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 02:52 PM

BBC Radio Merseyside has "folkscene":

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d79l

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Surreysinger
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 03:33 PM

Johnny Coppin on BBC Gloucestershire http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p001d7z8

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: GUEST,Eami
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 03:48 PM

Several shows are still going here in Belfast.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioulster/programmes/genres/music/folk

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 05:22 PM

Not Broadast , but On Line Community radio - Reading4U

has Folk early on Friday evening .
I think they are playing a bit of me between 6pm and 7pm this week !

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: GUEST,oaktree
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 05:53 PM

There's a long list of everything even vaguely "folk" on BBC radio at this page:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/programmes/genres/music/folk/player

I very much enjoy Genevieve Tudor because of the variety of music she plays within her folk remit.

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: sian, west wales
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 06:14 PM

Frank Hennessy is still going strong on BBC Radio Wales, bless 'im, and it is available online. In fact, I believe his Celtic Heartbeat gets the highest number of internet hits of any Radio Wales programme - something like 60,000, with the number two programme coming in at 8,000ish.

But then ... nobody likes folk, do they ...?

sian

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: RamblinStu
Date: 23 Feb 11 - 07:44 PM

BBC Radio Kent still has Kent Folk every Sunday evening 9.00

It's on Iplayer as well

Kent Folk

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Rozza
Date: 24 Feb 11 - 07:17 AM

Thanks everyone for those. Lots of good listening around. Hope we can hang onto them.

Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Folkiedave
Date: 24 Feb 11 - 08:54 AM

One thing is for absolute certainty. The BBC will do its very best to hide the fact that any of these programmes may close. The first you will know about it is when the programme itself closes.

That is their track record. The time to be vigilant is now. Keep telling the local radio station involved how much you like the programme and how much you would miss it.

Then at least any programme that closes will be done in the face of public opinion.