Folk on Foot News | Gaz Brookfield & Official Folk Albums Chart Show—2nd September 2025

 

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He’s all at sea, but he’s also a new entry at number 8 in the Official Folk Albums Chart. Watch the rest of Gaz Brookfield’s weird and wonderful video and the whole show here:

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—2nd September 2025

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And more from the wonderful Folk On Foot Frontroom Festival II with headliners (if there was such a thing) Richard Thompson and Zara Phillips singing his 'I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight'
CLASSIC!

How cool is this Kathryn performing her Redesdale Hornpipe at the end of her garden where she has that eponymous river run!
Another highlight from the Folk On Foot Front Room Festival 

More from the Folk On Foot Front Room Festival II

CHRIS WOOD

here the wonderful Chris Wood covering Ronnie Lane's 'The Poacher'

Front Room Festival II

I had wanted to be able to post what I thought of as my choice of highlights but here's the whole thing and use the guidelines to select the performance you wish to revisit . . . . .see below



I may have said but highlights for me and if you haven't seen them Chris Wood, O'Hooley and Tidow, Kathryn Tickell, John Smith, 'As We Go' The Unthanks' film, Kate Rusby and Damien O'Kane, Johnny Flynn (& family!), Eliza Carthy, Richard Thompson (with Zara Phillips) and the close

I had to catch up with some and the Kate Rusby is a rare spectacular treat from their recording studio the sound is perfect and Kate's voice (and humour) on fine peerless form. Johnny Flynn's section I could watch over and over as it is delightful and he dissembles somewhat with his none techno apparent clumsiness and the wandering in and out of his children which is a true delight and hysterically funny to one of the finest singer songwriters we have IMHO.

UPDATE: As the fundraiser heads toward £80,000 I noticed this list of timings on the YouTube page and hope they work. I keep revisiting several but mostly Kate Rusby and Damien (what a fine guitarist he is!) the delightful Chris Woods in his garden and shed, Johnny Flynn and his adorable children (and his sister!) on backing vocals from Wales!!!) and his lyrics are fascinating me of late (quite mysterious and darker than one might think) and of course it almost goes without saying Richard Thompson (and his partner Zara)

Folk on Foot Front Room Festival II webpoge Timings: 00:00:00 Opening 00:04:04 Chris Wood 00:37:05 O’Hooley and Tidow 01:11:16 Gwilym Bowen Rhys 01:42:03 Kathryn Tickell 02:11:45 Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman 02:44:40 Duncan Chisholm 03:11:00 Kitty Macfarlane 03:42:13 Rioghnach Connolly and Ellis Davies 04:22:08 John Smith 04:53:23 “As We Go” – a film by the Unthanks 05:23:20 Frank Turner and Jess Guise 05:52:54 Kate Rusby and Damien O’Kane 06:27:32 Johnny Flynn 06:58:19 Eliza Carthy Part 1 07:27:38 Richard Thompson and Zara Phillips 07:51:50 Eliza Carthy Part 2

FOLK ON FOOT FRONT ROOM FESTIVAL II

Well I thoroughly enjoyed the Folk on Foot Front Room Festival II yesterday and think most performances will be available on YouTube. Highlights for me the wonderful Chris Wood in his garden shed, Kathryn Tickell playing a reel down by the river, O’Hooley and Tidow celebrating a factory “hum” dancing with their seven month old son Flynn, Johnny Flynn joined by his children and singing harmony from his sister, (good to see n hear Johnny covering from Hank Williams 'Lost Highway' to Nic Jones), The Unthanks film but got interrupted by the news and by Messrs Cummings and Goin's (sic)

 I also enjoyed discovering new folk previously unknown to me in the excellent John Smith who turns out my son Matt and his wife Elaine have seen several times, Richard Thompson and Zara Philips who are old hands at broadcasting from home. 

Missed a few and a whole batch over tea time which annoyed me as it was split into sections that didn’t allow for streaming the whole thing somehow so need to catch up with a gang of folk previously unknown to favourites like Eliza Carthy part II and Kate Rusby. 

Will try n sort that today! 

Still think we raised nearly £70,000 so that’s good! 

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Welcome to the Folk On Foot Front Room Festival 2!

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Front Room Festival 2

Monday 25^th May 2020, from 2pm

The Folk On Foot #FrontRoomFest 2 kicks off at 2pm tomorrow!

Set yourself a reminder now via the YouTube page (the stream will also be available here on Facebook): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9WJhWoB1s4

Please keep donating to support the artists and Help Musicians at https://www.folkonfoot.com/festival

Donate to make it happen

Half the money we raise will go to the charity Help Musicians – which supports musicians undergoing financial hardship – and the other half will be divided equally between the artists who take part in the Festival. Music is hugely important in lifting our spirits and salving our souls in these troubling times, so please make a donation to support the talented people who create it.

Richard Thompson & Zara Phillips

Johnny Flynn

KATE RUSBY

ELIZA CARTHY

The Unthanks

Full list of timings here