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John Barker hosts Manx Radio's weekly Folk Programme showcasing the best in traditional and modern folk music

Radio Manx Ltd


    • Jun 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 139 EPISODES


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    FOLK SHOW 17 JUNE 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2025 56:18


    JB looks forward to this year's Yn Chrunniaght Festival with guests Chloe Woolley and Jo Callister

    FOLK SHOW 10 JUNE 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 55:59


    JB spins some Capercaille, Lewis McLaughlin, Rachel Sermanni and songs for Nova Scotia. I feel love!

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    FOLK SHOW 03 JUNE 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 56:14


    JB is back in the studio after his travels in northern climes and has music new and old from the likes of Christina Alden and Alex Patterson, Trip, Gnoss and Brooks Williams

    FOLK SHOW 27 MAY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 55:49


    JB continues is back in his wild aviary with more music about birds with sounds from the likes of Pauline Scanlan, Fellow Pynins and Paddy O'Brien

    FOLK SHOW 20 MAY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 56:05


    JB has a song for May, some John Martyn, Imagined Village and left over birds!

    FOLK SHOW 13 MAY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 55:46


    JB brings you his customary wonderfully eclectic mix of all things folk from around the globe

    FOLK SHOW 06 MAY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 56:12


    JB is back with his selection of all the best in folk - and a lot of artists who have played here on the Isle of Man . . .with tracks from the likes of Jenn Butterworth, Kelly Joe Phelps, Silly Wizard and Gigspanner Big Band

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    FOLKS SHOW 22 APRIL 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 56:31


    JB spins the best in Folk and roots from the likes of Filkin's Drift, Neil Young and False Lights

    FOLK SHOW 15 APRIL 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 56:02


    JB spins the best in folk from the likes of Project Smok, Capercaille, Rachel Newton and the Big Wheel Blues Band!

    FOLK SHOW 08 APRIL 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 56:40


    JB with another great selection including a Manx-Breton collaboration and some music of Morocco recorded live in Marrakech!

    FOLK SHOW 01 APRIL 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 56:21


    JB with his every tasteful and eclectic best of folk with the likes if Natalie Merchant, Bert Jansch, Wood, Wilson, Carthy and our own Scran

    FOLK SHOW 25 MARCH 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 55:55


    JB brings us a great mix of folk and trad old and new, including Fluke, Liz Overs and music from 'one of the best folk albums of the past few years'...

    FOLK SHOW 18 MARCH 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 56:10


    Music from the Martin Harley Band, Hamish Napier, Fairport Convention and JB also features a Bungee Jumper . . .

    FOLK SHOW 11 MARCH 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 56:16


    JB spins some Anais Mitchell, Ukrainian folk, Chris Drever and Chris Stout and remembers flautist Pat Knight . . .

    FOLK SHOW 04 MARCH 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 56:10


    JB with great sounds from Jen Butterworth, Beth Malcolm, Chris Stour and Catriona McKaye, the Imagined Village and many more . ..

    FOLK SHOW 25 FEBRUARY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 56:09


    JB goes nautical with music from the Unthanks, Jackie Oates and Mec Lir among others . .

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    FOLK SHOW 18 FEBRUARY

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 56:00


    JB with his usual selection of great sounds from the likes of Bert Jansch, Laura Marling, Gnoss and Beth Malcolm

    FOLK SHOW 11 FEBRUARY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 56:28


    JB starts off with a Mason's Apron, then thinks about some Folky Love for Valentines!

    FOLK SHOW 4th FEBRUARY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 55:26


    This week, JB has some snarling guitars, gentle songs about ancient animals, experimental electronic avant-folk and of course a look at the local gig scene.

    FOLK SHOW 28 JANUARY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 55:59


    Join JB as for a folky celebration of all things northerly . .

    FOLLK SHOW 21 JANUARY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 56:11


    JB warms up for Burns Night with great music from Eddi Reader, Trip, Kate Rusby and Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

    THE FOLK SHOW 14 JANUARY 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 56:03


    JB beats off the January blues with great sounds from the likes of Landless, Jean Butterworth, Daniel Quayle and Elizabeth Davison-Blyth and the great BB King

    FOLK SHOW 07 JANUARY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 56:04


    JB heads into 2025 with great sounds from June Tabor and Nick Jones, The Olllam and music inspired by Hen Harriers from Martin Simpson

    FOLK SHOW 24 DECEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 56:13


    JB celebrates Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year with the best of Folk!

    FOLK SHOW 17 DECEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 56:01


    JB continues with his selection of favourite tracks ad albums from 2024 with music from the likes of Ross Cooper, Eleanor Dunstan and Greggor Black and Daisy Rickman

    FOLK SHOW 10 DECEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 55:45


    JB looks forward to a Cool Yule with some of his favourites of 2024 including Tunng, Lunatraktors and Clash Vooar

    FOLK SHOW 03 DECEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 55:54


    More of the best in folk and roots from JB with sounds from the likes of Christy Moore. Kitty McFarlane, Chris Drever and Trip . . .

    FOLK SHOW 26 NOVEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 55:46


    John brings you his weekly selection of folk and roots music, old and new, from around the world and here on the Isle of Man.

    FOLK SHOW 19 NOVEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 56:05


    JB with his selection of folk and roots music old and new from around the world and of course here on the Isle of Man

    FOLK SHOW 12 NOVEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 55:45


    JB starts and finishes with Bellowhead, and features the like of Bob Dylan, Laura Marling and Imar in between!

    FOLK SHOW 05 NOVEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 56:14


    JB is here with his collection of folky fireworks and the question - who came home on 5th November? No prizes other than the pride of getting it right! Email folkshow@manxradio.com

    FOLK SHOW 29 OCTOBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 56:20


    Christine Collister joins JB to talk about her "Children of the Sea" project and forthcoming tour, and sings live in the studio .. whilst there's also music from the likes of Brass Monkey and Jez Lowe

    FOLK SHOW 22 OCTOBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 55:32


    JB spins great sounds from the likes of the Bothy Band and Megan Henwood and chats to his guests Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe and Daniel Quayle about their new music.

    FOLK SHOW 15 OCTOBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 55:52


    JB with his ever-great selection of folk and roots music from the island and around the globe from the likes Tim Edey, Planxty, MecLir and Lankum.

    FOLK SHOW 08 OCTOBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 55:58


    JB with some great sounds from the likes of Vair, the Urban Folk Quartet, Imar and a lovely lament from Kathryn Tickell

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    FOLK SHOW 01 OCTOBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 56:24


    JB goes reed cutting with Christina Alden and Alex Patterson as he celebrates harvest time, along with autumnal sounds from the likes of Martin Carthy, Woodie Guthrie and Amy Laurenson

    FOLK SHOW 24 SEPTEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 55:57


    Honey and the Bear, Le Vent du Nord, Howlin' Wolf, The Rails and Howlin' Wolf all make it on to JB's eclectic playlist this week. Check it out!

    THE FOLK SHOW 17 SEPTEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 56:42


    JB is banishing misfortunes and enjoying music from Hector Riddell, Pentangle and Stockton's Wing

    FOLK SHOW 10 SEPTEMBER 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 56:20


    JB reflects on some of his favourite artists from this year's Shrewsbury Folk Festival such as Heisk and Ranagri as well as music from Stateside group Open the door for three

    FOLK SHOW 03 SEPTEMBER 2024 - JB NOTCHES UP THE TON!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 56:19


    JB celebrates his 100th show playing music from artists who have performed live on the Island such as Tim Edey, Duncan Chisholm, Will Pound, Jen Butterworth and Trip

    FOLK SHOW 27 AUGUST 2024 - John Kaneen Tribute

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 56:11


    This evening's programme is a repeat of a show first broadcast in October 2022 in which JB chats to his Folk Show predecessor and legend of the Manx folk scene, "Big John" Kaneen, who passed away last week.

    FOLK SHOW 20 AUGUST 2024 - Shrewsbury Folk Fest preview!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 56:09


    JB looks forward to some of the artists he's looking forward to seeing at this year's Shrewsbury Folk Festival

    FOLK SHOW 13 AUGUST 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 56:14


    Resting between Folk Festivals, JB pays music old and new from the likes of Altan, The Incredible String Band, Kathryn Tickell and a new disc from Chris Bannister

    FOLK SHOW 06 AUGUST 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 56:00


    JB previews some of the artists at the forthcoming Saltburn Folk Festival with music from the likes of the Carrivick Sisters, Scran and The Wilsons.

    FOLK SHOW 30 JULY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 55:48


    The Wilderness Yet, Sam Sweeney, the late, great John Mayall and a chat with Duncan Chisholm - JB has them all in today's show

    FOLK SHOW 23 JULY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 56:21


    JB with a great mix of all the best in Folk from the likes of Kathryn Tickell and the Darkness, Bellowhead and Christine Collister with Olive Knight.

    FOLK SHOW 16 JULY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 55:50


    JB plays some great sounds from the likes piper Ross Miller, Duncan Chisholm, Memphis Slim and Joni Mitchell and has a chat with musician Katie Lawrence about her new tune collection book.

    FOLK SHOW 09 JULY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 55:55


    JB has a chat with Ian Radcliffe about the William Killey Flute Book, enjoys music from the likes of Brooks Williams and Paul Armfield and looks forward to Yn Chrunniaght

    FOLK SHOW 02 JULY 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 56:21


    JB enjoys tracks from Church Street Shuffle, The Imagined Village and Isla Callister and looks ahead to Yn Chrunniaght 2024

    FOLK SHOW 25 JUNE 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 55:52


    JB is here with the latest edition of Manx Radio's Folk Show.

    FOLK SHOW 18 JUNE 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 55:51


    JB is here with this week's edition of the Folk Show.

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