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Folk on Foot

Official Folk Albums Chart Show—5th May 2026

Folk on Foot

Matthew Bannister

Music Interviews, Performing Arts, Music, Nature, Arts, Science

4.8526 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Kris Drever is Matthew’s guest on this month’s show, talking about the inspiration behind his new album “Doing This For Love”. There’s also music from Laura Marling, Joshua Burnside, Seafret, Spencer Cullum, Pictish Trail, the Marsh Family and Jenn Butterworth. Lucy Shields has the album release and gig news and Matthew unveils the next episode of Folk on Foot.

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Lots of wonderful music to come in this month's show, but first, have you ever wondered how we managed to pay for all the many joys of folk on foot? The answer is we rely on our magnificent members who make a small monthly contribution to cover our costs and get great rewards. So what are you waiting for? Join them at folkonfoot.com slash supporters. You won't regret it.

0:24.6

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0:59.7

Greetings. My guest on this month's show is the brilliant guitarist, singer and songwriter from Orkney, Chris Drever. He'll be sharing the stories behind the songs on his new album, Doing This for Love. There's also a live performance from Laura Marling and music from Joshua Burnside, Seafret, Spencer Cullum, Pictish Trail and the Marsh family.

1:07.6

But to start, let's hear a track from the fantastic album, Her by Design, from another brilliant Scottish guitarist, singer and songwriter.

1:11.0

Bouncing back into the chart comes Jen Butterworth. We search for everything

1:32.3

Keeping what we would win

1:37.3

Our cancer tiny flowers

1:42.3

Wooden huts or ivory towers

1:46.0

Centuries or hours

1:49.0

Dark are the winter days

2:00.0

Holy in many ways

2:05.6

Walls of time unshaken

2:08.6

Well stir them we are taken

2:12.6

Sleeping forest wake

2:16.6

Ice melts on the lake

2:20.3

Birds beginning

2:22.3

Making the way back home The frost and the fire goes, east winds and winter snows saw upon the daffodels dancing on the verdal hills lambs in the fields Warm across the morning sun

3:16.3

Days of youthfulness and fun

3:21.3

The prime of the year begun the song of summer to be sun

3:30.0

everything is one working day is done watch the river run And through our lives

3:45.6

And I'm I'm I'm

3:58.3

I'm

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