Frankie Archer in Consett (and other parts of County Durham)
Folk on Foot
Matthew Bannister
4.8 • 526 Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Frankie Archer brings traditional folk tunes rushing into the 21st Century. The singer, fiddle player and electronics wizard made an acclaimed appearance on Later With Jools Holland, who described her music as “astonishing”. In this episode, Frankie takes Matthew for a walk in Consett and the surrounding countryside, pausing to set up her loop pedals and perform in the lee of an abandoned crucible, the engine shed of the world’s oldest railway and in front of a spectacular view across the fields to the Newcastle skyline.
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for downloading this episode of Folk on Foot. |
| 0:03.5 | Before we start, I just wanted to share a brief message. |
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| 1:02.9 | folk on foot. So thank you and enjoy the walk. So there I was watching later with Jules Holland on the telly, |
| 1:13.6 | and this remarkable woman came on, who was using electronics to underpin her singing of folk songs and her fiddle playing. |
| 1:21.6 | And she's called Frankie Archer, and I thought, I've got to meet her. |
| 1:25.6 | So I've come to the town of concert |
| 1:28.4 | in the north-east of England |
| 1:30.2 | she lives around here just south-west of Newcastle |
| 1:33.2 | and she's going to bring her electronics |
| 1:35.3 | and we're going to go for a walk in the countryside |
| 1:37.7 | around here I can't wait |
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