The Folk Show

THE FOLK SHOW 21 APRIL 2026 21.04.2026 57:16 ↓

JB has fabulous folky sounds from the likes of the Boys of the Loch, Lankam and the great Martin McCarthy.

FOLK SHOW 14 APRIL 2026 14.04.2026 58:58 ↓

JB heads for the moon! Not in a capsule but in music from the likes of Neil Young, Mera Royle and The Full English . . .

THE FOLK SHOW 07 APRIL 2026 07.04.2026 57:07 ↓

More great folk and roots music from JB including more from Claire Vine, a housewife's lament and Kylie Minogue!

FOLK SHOW 31 MARCH 2026 31.03.2026 57:27 ↓

JB looks forward to Shennaghys Jiu, pays tribute to the great folk drummer Terry Cox who died recently with a track from Pentangle and new music from Claire Vine - among other folkish joys!

FOLK SHOW 24 MARCH 2026 24.03.2026 57:28 ↓

JB continues his celebration of St Patrick with music from the Emerald Isle and also manages to slip on a mason's apron . . . .

FOLK SHOW 17 MARCH 2026 17.03.2026 57:36 ↓

JB with the best in folk, blues and roots from the likes of Brooks Williams, Holly Clarke, Trip and Eddie Reader!

FOLK SHOW 10 MARCH 2026 10.03.2026 56:48 ↓

JB has music from Edgelarks, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow and Jack Mclean along with his trusty gig guide on all things folky happening on the IOM!

FOLK SHOW 03 MARCH 2026 03.03.2026 57:01 ↓

John's back with his weekly mix of folk and roots music, including a performance in Manx from David Fisher and an interview with guitarist Martin Simpson, recorded recently at a workshop in Sheffield.

FOLK SHOW 24 FEBRUARY 2026 24.02.2026 57:07 ↓

John is back with his weekly mix of folk and roots music.

FOLK SHOW 17 FEBRUARY 2026 17.02.2026 56:54 ↓

John is back with his weekly selection of folk and roots music.

FOLK SHOW 10 FEBRUARY 2026 10.02.2026 57:14 ↓

JB with the best in folk and roots from the Chieftains to Scran via Jen Butterworth and Andy Irvine!

FOLK SHOW 03 FEBRUARY 2026 03.02.2026 57:06 ↓

JB has some barn dances, Dylan at the Institute and a bit of the Boss!

FOLK SHOW 27 JANUARY 2026 27.01.2026 57:19 ↓

JB has the Furrow Collective, Leverette, some hens teeth, some raggle-taggle gypsies and Bryan Ferry singing a sea shanty!

FOLK SHOW 20 JANUARY 2026 20.01.2026 57:04 ↓

JB has some Blue grass, Winter winds, a nod to Burns and then heads down to the Sally Gardens!

FOLK SHOW 13 JANUARY 2026 13.01.2026 57:00 ↓

JB launches into the new year proper with music from the likes of Siobhan Miller, Tim Edey, Martin and Eliza McCarthy and Planxty - and he looks forward to plenty of great music here on the Isle of Man

FOLK SHOW 06 JANUARY 2026 06.01.2026 56:06 ↓

JB's been a bit snowed up so celebrates this week's icy weather with some classics - more music, less chat!

FOLK SHOW 30 DECEMBER 2025 30.12.2025 56:02 ↓

JB plays some of your - and his - favourite folk, roots and Manx music from 2025

FOLK SHOW 23 DECEMBER 2025 23.12.2025 56:18 ↓

JB with some wonderfully festive folk and a yuletide miracle - a cheerily festive Bob Dylan!

THE FOLK SHOW 16 DECEMBER 2025 16.12.2025 55:59 ↓

JB plays some great guitar from Mark Lawrence's new album Jupiter and gets jazzy-folk with a track from trumpeter Laura Jurd's latest album!

FOLK SHOW 09 DECEMBER 2025 09.12.2025 56:19 ↓

JB invites you all to sing along as he starts this weeks Folk Show with music from Landless, Bonny Light Horseman and our own Davy Knowles

FOLK SHOW 02 DECEMBER 2025 02.12.2025 55:56 ↓

JB has some Sandy Denny, Ruth Keggin-Gell with Rachel Hair and The Imagined Village among other joys in this week's selection!

FOLK SHOW 25 NOVEMBER 2025 25.11.2025 56:07 ↓

John is back with his usual mix of folk and roots music.

FOLK SHOW 18 NOVEMBER 2025 18.11.2025 56:13 ↓

JB takes the Outside Track . .enjoys some Sonny Boy Williamson and Tony Christie as you may never have heard him before . . !

FOLK SHOW 11 NOVEMBER 2025 11.11.2025 55:46 ↓

JB plays the best in folk and roots - with plenty of great new music from NXNW, The Kasambwe Brothers and Trip - but space for some John Martyn and a Wagonwheel!

FOLK SHOW 04 NOVEMBER 2025 04.11.2025 55:47 ↓

JB has a travelling man, some Bellowhead and Erin Harp Country Blues Duo amongst many other joys!