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To coincide with the launch of the new MSc in Strategic Marketing and Practice at Cork University Business School, marketing lecturer, Dave Alton speaks to three of Cork's experts for their insights into best practice in the marketing industry. Declan Carey, Chairman of Cork City FC, discusses sports marketing, Paula Cogan Head of Sales at the Doyle Collection explains branding and marketing for the hotel group, while Kevin Cullinane Head of Communications and Marketing from Cork airport gives his insights on international branding. _Cork University Business School's new MSc in Strategic Marketing and Practice begins September 2019 and will give you the specialised skills and knowledge to become a successful marketing leader. _ _The programme will provide crucial practical experience through undertaking an applied research and consultancy project in collaboration with an industry partner to develop strategic marketing instincts and creative abilities, enhancing your professional expertise and personal development. _ _For more information, click [here](https://www.cubsucc.com/programmes/pg/ckl07/)_
It's our hundredth monthly podcast and in a celebration extravaganza we have special guests, exclusive new music, some of the biggest songs in the folk canon and our unique poetry and history features. All this and more in this month's edition of ... FolkCast! The Baker's Daughter by Merry Hell As yet unreleased - FolkCast exclusive Tamlin by Mary Jane from the album "Solstice" Sister by Luke Jackson from the album "Fumes And Faith" Mistaken by Nick Cook from the album "Mistaken" The FolkLoreate: Callum And The Fiddle by Dave Alton ...based on a Highland Folktale "Macuisne's Fiddler" Featuring excerpts from: Fiddle On The Washboard by The Albion Band; Various tunes by Bruce Molsky; PDC (Pretty Damn Cosmic) by Ric Sanders; No Man's Jig / Hanoverian Dance / Three Jolly Sheepskins by Eliza Carthy Robin Goodfellow by Arnwyn Hear more Arnwyn music on SoundCloud The Lads In Their Hundreds by Show Of Hands & Imelda Staunton from the album "Centenary: Words And Music Of The Great War" Lift You Up And Let You Fly by Sarah McQuaid from the album "The Plum Tree And The Rose" John Barleycorn by Fay Brotherhood from the album "Whispers in the Boughs" The Gallows Of Bannadok by Ken Nicol As yet unreleased - FolkCast exclusive Babba presents: The Story Behind The Song Thomas The Rhymer - an ancient tale of prophecy, music and kidnapping by fairyfolk... featuring music and vocals by: Ewan McColl - Steeleye Span - Ross Ainsley - Corrina Hewat Thomas The Rhymer by Flame Proof Moth from the album "Live In The Thames, Vol 1" Matty Groves by Damh The Bard from the album "Tales From The Crow Man" For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
(This is a REVISED version to correct an audio problem. Please delete any previous version you may have downloaded)... Sibling rivalry, deceit, murder, mutilation … plus magical music and a weather forecast! Witchcraft and murder from 400 years ago provide the backdrop to this show as we set the controls of the FolkCast time machine for 1612 to hear Old Pendle from Seat Of The Pants, plus witchy offerings from poet Dave Alton - featuring Sedayne - and from Steeleye Span. Plus new music from: The Sea Kings - Joy Dunlop and Twelfth Day - The Rachel Hair Trio - Georgia Ruth - Riotous Assembly - Naymedici - The Roughneck Riot - Ewan McLennan - Damian Clarke - Fifteen Days - Sid Wright - Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman.
New music from: Luke Jackson - Reg Meuross - Hilary James - George Wilson - Chris Ricketts - Kate Doubleday - The Hare And The Moon - Billy Bragg - Nigel Brown - Thursday's Child - Findlay Napier And The Bar Room Mountaineers. Babba's Story Behind The Song explains the meaning of The Bonnie Bunch Of Roses, sung by Nic Jones. And folk lore-eate Dave Alton tells the tale of The Fatfield Worm. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
The best in folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. The FolkLoreat, Dave Alton, takes a trip to the South Seas to wake the Sleeping Giant Storms of Fiji, and showhost Phil flies to Seattle to find the secret of Fleet Foxes unique sound. Well, sort of... Music comes from: Galley Beggar - Red Shoes - Alan Almo Morley - Red June - Phillip Henry - Luke Jackson - Michael Wark - The Tuis - Gigspanner - Martin Carthy - Ewan McLennan - Jonathan Day - KAN - Liam Blake - Hilary James. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A show packed with quality items from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots-based music. Babba tells The Story Behind The Diggers Song, and poet Dave Alton tells a tale of gold rush fever and watery shennanigans. Music comes from: Pilgrims Way - Mary Jane - Jim Causley - Dom Duff - Peter Webster - Dahm The Bard - Lauren MacColl - FolkLaw - Chumbawamba - Iain Thomson - Hadrians Union - Fay Brotherhood - Gentry Morris. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
December brings a show full of fabulous music, a chilling ghost story from Dave Alton, and the Story Behind The Song looks at Wassail and Wassailing. Music from: Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band - Zeptepi - Seat Of The Pants - Alasdair Roberts - Lara Conley - Clem Leak - Nigel Eaton - Adam Barnes - Elijah Wolfenheart - Chris Wood - Whalebone - Tom Gamble - The Albion Band - Magpie Lane - Tattie Jam - Shirley Collins. See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Phil returns after the long summer break with the FolkCast Harvest Festival, sharing with you a crop of great new releases. Music comes from: Leatherat - 3 Daft Monkeys - Raurri Joseph - The Demon Barbers - Acoustic Earth - Chris While and Julie Matthews - Chris and Siobhan Nelson - Mike Katz and Mike Whellens - Galley Beggar - Jez Lowe And The Bad Pennies - Billy Teare - Kathleen O'Sullivan - Will and Ed - Chuck Owston - Black Rat. Our folk poet Dave Alton tells the story of Old Sykes, His Wife And Their Gold, and Babba unlocks the door on the most devastating event in British history ... the Black Death! See the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from: Zeptepi - Them Pastoral Pilots - Richard Koechli - Johnny Bertram and The Golden Bicycles - Chris Ricketts and Mark Willshire - Peter Lacey - The Barracks Band - Mike Collins - Rick Wakeman - Craig and Willoughby - Jess Morgan - April Maybe May. Our folk poet Dave Alton tells the story of Arthur Draws The Sword From The Stone, and Babba digs up the Resurrection Men, with the help of a new song by Chuck Owston. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Our fiftieth monthly show but the recipe stays the same - great music from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots. Featured this month: The Rowan Amber Mill - The Naughty Step - O'Hooley And Tidow - Braebach - Horse Feathers - Rebecca Blackman - William Coulter And Friends - Kim Robertson - Sarah McQuaid - Tina McKevitt and Matt Hegarty - Tomoko Sugawara - Lisa Redford - Robin Grey - Barleyjuice - Chumbawamba. Dave Alton tells the tale of The Enchanting Of Coleen, and Babba seeks out the Story Behind The Song of Here's To The Grog. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
Music from: Ewan Dobson - Damh The Bard - Letters To The Front - Stew SImpson - David Oakes - The Imagined Village - Bellevue Rendezvous - The Sea Kings - Kathryn Tickell - Bombadeal - Ian A. Anderson. Our folk poet, Dave Alton, tells the inspiring tale of the Free Trade Inn (with music by Nigel Eaton) and Babba tells the story behind The Springhill Mining Disaster. For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk