The Great Gig in the Sky Bob Weir, Jerry Garcia & Phil Lesh tribute Mix As America's greatest ever touring band passes into the realms of history we take a little time to appreciate this unique & colorful group of musicians. Saddened to hear that Bob Weir passed on this new year, closely following Phil Lesh  the previous year. We can well imagine the sounds they'll be making together with Jerry Garcia up there right now in the etherial infinity. Long live the Dead and may their music play on eternally. Featuring The Beatles & Pink Floyd as well some crucial Dead covers by Patti Smith , Roots of Creation , Indigo Girls , Levon Helm ,  Stefan Grossman , Willie Nelson , Bob Dylan & Elvis Costello . Collaborations & side projects with Joan Baez (1980-81), David Grisman ,  Ratdog , Rob Wasserman ,  Kingfish ,  Bobby & The Midnites & Wolf Bros . ^^stream & download^^ tap on logo or TAP PLAY TWICE^^ Continuous mix 3 hours ^^downl...

Give Peace a Chance 2026   Topical folk songs, many lamenting and protesting war. Economically motivated conflict benefits only the very few while causing immense damage, loss & suffering. The forecasts for 2026 are ominous as the new year immediately kicked off with more illegal US foreign aggression and more threats against sovereign nations. People link up and demand an end to unnecessary warmongering, sabre-rattling and war conscription while pressuring governments to follow the UN Charter on Human Rights and  show full support for  the ICC, the ICJ, the ECHR and the UN itself so they can all get on with their work in making the world a better place for us all. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE!       ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE or tap on logo^^       The mix opens & concludes most fittingly with John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band .  Longtime advocate for peace  June Tabor  features with some moving songs fr...

STONED FOLK Folky psychedelic rock selection for all the terminal stoners out there. A nod back to all those halycon years hanging out getting nicely mellow on a regular basis hehe.... From folk to blues to rock the mix is naturally heavy on late-60's to mid-70's music but there are a number of more recent tracks sprinkled in & about... A nod to the 1970's when people still believed in coming together in the possibility of aspiring for a better world. We were so close to popular culture driving common debate, think John Lennon, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Nelson Mandela, Muhammed Ali, kids TV shows like Rainbow & Seseme Street, ...and it was all then snatched away from under our feet, labelled first as outdated & now woke .     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE or tap the logo^^   Leading with the likes of Hawkwind , Gong , The Incredible String Band , The Doors ,  Grateful Dead and an old favourite, the underrated Quintessence , the mix ebbs, flows...

To the Gulf of Mexico... Collection of traditional American folk songs and great country bluegrass roots tunes, old and new.  ^^stream & download^^ (TAP PLAY TWICE)^^   Special tribute to the late, great Jamaican reggae & world music superstar JIMMY CLIFF   who passed away recently aged 81. The man was a true legend in his own lifetime, breaking down borders & building many bridges over a long, distinguished career. His songs had real universal appeal while his music was eclectic, able to transcend genres. Tributes from Joe Cocker , Bruce Springsteen , Linda Ronstadt , Jerry Garcia & David Grisman  &  Willie Nelson . Songs like Many Rivers to Cross , Wonderful World Beautiful People & Sitting Here in Limbo will surely stand the test of time.       More fabulous music from Emmylou Harris , Steve Earle , Willie Nelson  &  Iris Dement , including some superb combinations. Emmylou & Willie's expansive ...

Folk Rock Mixtape A Well That Never Runs Dry The usual blend of the old with the newer as stone-cold classics rub shoulders with a lot of newer material. Positive music for good vibes.    ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^ We kick off with some vintage Neil Young from back in 1968. 3 his first solo efforts from after Buffalo Springfield split and UK band Unicorn chip in with an early Young cover also. Its always a good time to hear some Bob Dylan so we revisit 3 blazing mid-70's songs from the man as well as a couple of covers by  Roy Harper and Fairport Convention  with  Sandy Denny . Two more heavyweight 70's cuts from Fairport with the Bonny Bunch of Roses & Polly on the Shore . Robert Plant blazes hot on Little Maggie & a very original take of  One More Cup of Coffee , while Darkness Darkness is a sonic tour de force. Eliza Carthy also rocks out with Devil in the Woman and 2 other tracks, including live selections from the Oyst...

    Special tribute to Dick Gaughan Collected Social & Political Songs 1971-2015 Mixtape showcasing some of Dick Gaughan's most overtly politically conscious work, together with a number of guitar led instrumentals.  Also featuring tracks by associated folk group Boys From The Lough and celtic rock legends Five Hand Reel . Part 1    ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^ Edinburgh man Dick Gaughan is an outstanding figure in the music world. As outlaw protest singer, storyteller and activist he is second to none. His songwriting & choice of cover versions never deviate from his key humanistic values & convictions. A man of the people who sings to empower people. Activism aside, he is a renowned guitarist and composer who has an amazingly textured voice. Both his worker's songs and Scottish ballads/laments have a deep warmth and colour to them seldom heard elsewhere. Part 2      ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^...

Clan World Music Celtic music meets the world in this atmospheric, sometimes lively eclectic mixtape selection. All six continents are represented: the folk sounds of Scotland & Ireland, the US, Mexico, Chile & Jamaica, England & Spain, Thailand, Tibet, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Gambia, Senegal, Benin, Australia and some great international bands.  ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^     Highlighting Scottish groups the Battlefield Band and Clan Alba plus Gaelic singer Karen Matheson . Dick Gaughan is roundabouts, doing duets with Solas & Runrig as well as performing as part of Clan Alba. Field recordings of Choying Drolma who is a Tibetan folk artist and Buddhist nun. Cameo by the late Angie Stone rest in power. She backs up with a classic Stevie Wonder . Chilled & happy hit hi-life/fusion from Kokoroko and Osibisa (with a little help from some goat herders). Absolute classic from the late Bunny Wailer ; a very moving rendition of the spiritu...

  Something Old Something Borrowed Something New  Relaxing folk selection    ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^ Spotlights on the great Phil Ochs and US celtic roots band Solas . Modern interpretations of folk classics from Cara Dillon 's debut 2001 album. Original solo guitar master Davey Graham .   Continuous mix 2 hours 30 ^^download via above streaming link^^    

Folk Songs of Ireland & Scotland  Out of the north into the west and from the west unto the north.... Leftfield celtic folk mix with an interstellar cast of Irish and Scottish folk legends taking us along the mythical mystical musical high road. Christie Moore, Planxty, Ewan MacColl, Ian Campbell, Paul Brady, Andy Irvine, Dick Gaughan, The Pogues, The Chieftains & The Johnsons all lead the way.     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^ A salute to the oft revolutionary music of Ewan MacColl & his wife & musical partner Peggy Seeger .with five tracks from between the 1950s & 1990s. Special spotlight also on great champions of Irish folk Christie Moore & Planxty . Rollicking good tunes by Shane McGowan & The Pogues from 1984 as well as from  Paul Brady (with and without  the Johnsons ) & Andy Irvine . Scottish balladeer & social revolutionary Dick Gaughan comes with some wonderful songs, including the Irish staple Ragl...

Outspanned The best of Steeleye Span from 1968 to 1982 - the Tim Hart years. Including work with Maddy Prior in the 60s prior to forming the band. Influencial, melodic, lively & oft uplifting, groundbreaking. Part 1    Part 2     ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^   Continous mixes. Total 5 hours -download via the streaming bar above- Thanks for tuning in...  

Farewell, Farewell Relaxing selection of music & song old and new from the world of folk music and beyond   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY TWICE^^ Folk songs about leaving, departing, saying goodbye have long been a staple and during the 17th to 19th centuries, the age of empires, colonialism & expansion - in the Americas, Australia and the Indian subcontinent in particular, population movement was a constant theme. Whether travelling for work, conscription, due to penury & transportation or simply emigrating in search of a better life, it was an era of great demographic change & movement. While enjoying incredible economic expansion this was also, pointedly, a time of great social upheaval, poverty   inequality,  disinheritance and largely unregulated urbanisation with unprecedented levels & new types of social  pressure. Political choices also led to specific episodes of emmigration, such as the highland clearances & potato famine. The s...

 Voices 2025 Outlaws & Heroes. All-era Folk, blues, country, americana selection with the usual healthy focus on protest songs.   ^^stream & download^^ CLICK PLAY TWICE There's a whole load of shite going off in the world right now with levels of ignorance, misinformation, cruelty, inhumanity, surveilance & polarisation not seen in the West in 80 years. With our freedoms, economic security and the living planet itself under serious threat billionaires are running amok, stirring up racial predjudice & class war to cover up their ebezzlement en mass  while impoverishing governments (i.e. the people) at previously unseen levels everywhere . Enough is enough! The people must & will prevail over big money and greed eventually due to total unsustainability. It requires a complete overturn of economic & management systems as we know them though and will involve some personal sacrifices and lifestyle changes but it is doable. Right now, while we're on the ...

June Tabor & Friends - Fountains Flowing June Tabor is a cultural icon and towering figure in the folk music scene, the 'First Lady of Folk' releasing around 30 albums and performing at countless festivals & events since the early 70s. During this time she has collaborated with many other artists, crossing genres & breaking much new ground.   ^^stream & download^^ Folk music is not concerned with transmitting history and tradition alone but also serves to record contemporary events, causes and commentaries and June has excelled in this field, refusing to sell out by adhering stoically to purity of form... and this tenacity paid off eventually as she found success on her own terms. She is open to experimentation, occasionally trying her hand at jazz, rock and other styles (as can be heard here), but generally rejects modern revisionism and frequently performs in time-honoured, pure, unaccompanied a capella format. June has collaborated with a host of o...