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BBC Local Radio Survivors?

23 Feb 11 - 02:41 PM (#3101376)
Subject: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Rozza

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/


23 Feb 11 - 02:52 PM (#3101381)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: GUEST

BBC Radio Merseyside has "folkscene":

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


23 Feb 11 - 03:33 PM (#3101420)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Surreysinger

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


23 Feb 11 - 03:48 PM (#3101427)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: GUEST,Eami

Several shows are still going here in Belfast.

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


23 Feb 11 - 05:22 PM (#3101482)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Leadfingers

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 !


23 Feb 11 - 05:53 PM (#3101494)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: GUEST,oaktree

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.


23 Feb 11 - 06:14 PM (#3101502)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: sian, west wales

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


23 Feb 11 - 07:44 PM (#3101557)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: RamblinStu

BBC Radio Kent still has Kent Folk every Sunday evening 9.00

It's on Iplayer as well

Kent Folk


24 Feb 11 - 07:17 AM (#3101831)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Rozza

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


24 Feb 11 - 08:54 AM (#3101877)
Subject: RE: BBC Local Radio Survivors?
From: Folkiedave

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.