Highly acclaimed folk singer Eliza Carthy presents this four-part series charting the rise of British folk music from the revival of the 1960s to the thriving folk music scene of today. With music ...

This February, BBC FOUR shines the spotlight on Britain's rich musical heritage with a season of programming devoted to folk. Through documentary, archive and two new live performances recorded at the ...

The guitar hero from the Smiths and a government minister will be among the celebrities presenting trophies at the annual BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, set for Feb. 5 at London's Cumberland Hotel. The… By ...

Five inspirational people have songs written especially for them. Mark Radcliffe introduces the stories behind the songs. Show more Mark Radcliffe introduces 21st Century Folk, in which five people ...

The sisters who head-up multi-award winning folk group The Unthanks say it really feels like "a big deal" to be performing at the BBC Proms in their home region. It will be Becky and Rachel Unthank's ...

Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die within a generation" without urgent action, a new report has said. Research commissioned by Arts Council Wales found fewer young people were learning ...

Bellowhead picked up Best Live Act and Best Group, while the choice of Eliza Carthy and Norma Waterson’s Gift as Album of the Year went down well with a partisan audience, especially as Norma has been ...

Celebrating the finest in Irish folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the BBC archives. Highlights include songs from The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, The Pogues ...

An accountant who volunteers shovelling coal as a steam engine “fireman” has had her life immortalised in a song for a special BBC series. Working with steam engines connected Joanne Ormesher to her ...