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Folk Music from the British Isles: Spell Songs II
Today, Weds December 15, we present a programme of folk music from the British Isles (well nearly — there are a couple of North American artists in there if truth be told), covering the last 50 years or so.
In particular, we are celebrating the new album from Spell Songs, “Spell Songs II — Let The Light In” by playing a track every hour.
Spell Songs is a musical evolution of both The Lost Words and The Lost Spells books by acclaimed author Robert Macfarlane and award-winning illustrator Jackie Morris; creating a listening experience that intersects music, literature, language and art, as a call to reawaken our love of the wild.
Folk Music from the UK
Today we present a programme of folk music from the UK (well nearly — there are a couple of North American artists in there if truth be told), covering the last 50 years or so.
This time we are also featuring a classic album from 1979, The Peacock Party, by virtuoso guitarist Gordon Giltrap. Amongst a talented group of musicians, it features Gryphon’s Richard Harvey on recorders and crumhorn. The tunes are inspired by characters from the book The Peacock Party written by George E Ryder and illustrated by Alan Aldridge — a sequel to the somewhat better known The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper’s Feast.
