Also they're on Later... with Jools Holland on the 15th June (BBC TV)

Alasdair and Emily Portman are interviewed briefly by Mark Radcliffe about the recent Furrow Collective album. The programme is available to listen to (in the UK, not sure about beyond) for 27 days, and the feature begins around 27 minutes in.

Natalie Merchant was on BBC Radio 6 Music's Radcliffe & Maconie to talk with presenter Mark Radcliffe about her new album, Keep Your Courage, and tour, which resumes on the US West Coast in September then heads to Europe and the UK. She also shares some of her favorite records by The Kinks, Nina Simone, and Katell Keineg. You can hear it here.

“A leading light in American roots music—all roots music,” Mark Radcliffe, host of BBC Radio 2's The Folk Show, says of guest Rhiannon Giddens, who joins him to discuss her upcoming album, You’re the One. “Just such an impressive person in every way, the whole package … the achievements and the heart.” You can hear the episode here.

“Natalie Merchant is consistently interesting, thoughtful, insightful and a really quality artist,” Mark Radcliffe says of his guest on BBC Radio 2’s The Folk Show. “A literate, observant, thoughtful songwriter, champion of the dispossessed, admirer and interpreter of folk songs and sounds, and we hear that again on Keep Your Courage. Sounding wonderful, always full of engaging ideas and thoughts. And if it’s on Nonesuch it’s always worth your attention.” You can hear their conversation here.

Really lovely interview of Ron and Russell by Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie before the 6 Music Festival 24/03/2017. Particularly enjoy the teasing of Mark and Stuart for trying to sing along to This Town... immediately before the interview. They always seem to enjoy being interviewed on this show.

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