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Folk on Foot

Matthew Bannister

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“Modest people, playing gorgeous music, speaking articulately about areas they love. Fabulously calming” – one listener’s description of this multi-award-winning podcast in which Matthew Bannister goes walking with top folk musicians in the landscapes that have inspired them. “A restorative breathing space in sound” – The Telegraph. “Immaculately produced” – The Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Hard Candy & Fruit Snacks

Carrie Clifford and Gloria Harrison

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Hard Candy and Fruit Snacks tackles race head on. Gloria Harrison and Carrie Clifford met in first grade when Gloria was part of a busing system that brought black kids from the inner city to schools in the suburbs. On this podcast, they discuss systemic racism, inequality, and injustice while reminiscing about growing up as black and white kids in a world with a lot of gray areas. Despite their different backgrounds, Gloria and Carrie end up working on the same TV show in their twenties. Jo ...
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The Garden Diaries is a heartfelt podcast from Marcus Pointe Baptist Church created by women, for women. We believe that every woman’s journey is unique, filled with both joy and pain. We walk alongside real women as they share their powerful testimonies and learn about God's goodness.
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ALIVE NOW is the political podcast that speaks directly to the average American, ensuring you're never left feeling out of the loop when it comes to the news that matters most. Hosted by Angel Nicole, this show recognizes that over 75% of American adults aren't well-versed in national political news, often feeling out of sorts when major events hit the headlines.We understand that not everyone is a politics junkie, and that's okay. ALIVE NOW meets you where you are, breaking down complex pol ...
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Hey Friend! We’re Sandy & Wade, baby best friends turned husband and wife and business partners. This podcast is for people who desire to build a MAGNETIC, abundant life. We release two quick hitting episodes every Wednesday and Friday, from either Sandy, Wade, the both of us or with a magnetic guest! Our mission is to take you on a journey with us and empower you to know that you are EXACTLY where you need to be and with vision and intentionality you CAN design the life of your dreams! We h ...
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So Dramatic! DAILY is your dose of the hottest reality TV news as it happens. Megan Pustetto, the host of Australia’s number one TV podcast, ‘So Dramatic! with Megan Pustetto’, spills the tea, dishes the dirt and tells you the latest celeb goss you need to know NOW! New episodes drop every Monday through to Friday.
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Matthew’s guest on this month’s show is the wonderful Jenny Sturgeon talking about her epic 864km walk from the Scottish borders to Cape Wrath - and sharing the evocative sounds she recorded along the way. There’s also a live performance from The Breath filmed at Cornwall’s spectacular Minack Theatre, plus music from Kathryn Tickell and the Darkeni…
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Welcome to another exciting episode of ALIVE Now! I'm your host, Angel Nicole, and today we have a very special episode recorded live at the Democratic National Convention. Joining us is Melissa Bryant, former Senior Advisor to the Secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs and a dedicated advocate for veterans' rights. In this episode, Meliss…
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Welcome to another inspiring episode of ALIVE Now, where your host, Angel Nicole, sits down with Jaime Harrison, the dynamic chair of the Democratic National Committee. Jaime shares his compelling journey into the world of politics, sparked by a childhood moment watching Jesse Jackson speak at the Democratic convention in 1988. He also opens up abo…
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The Young’uns are three award winning troubadours from Teeside. Sean Cooney, David Eagle and Michael Hughes take Matthew Bannister on a walk round the historic headland of Hartlepool where Sean used to live in a shed in his parents’ back garden. Along the way they tell stories and sing songs inspired by the location, visiting the medieval Sandwell …
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Welcome to ALIVE Now, where we bring you the most inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with influential figures shaping our world today. In today's episode we have the honor of speaking with Kwame Raoul, the Attorney General of Illinois, live at the Democratic National Convention. AG Raoul takes us through his remarkable journey from servi…
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The Anglo-Irish band Ranagri take us for a walk on the farm that gave them their name. The family of guitarist and singer Dónal Rogers have worked this land in County Carlow since the 1600s. His Mum, Lena, still lives there and tells stories of growing up in the three room thatched farm house she shared with her mother and ten siblings. There was n…
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WE BACK! For a moment. This topic was on our heart to share and we'll probably do that moving forward where if something is on our heart to share we'll hit record and go and release it that day. On this episode we do a deep dive into the evolving landscape of network marketing. With nearly six years of experience and backgrounds in entrepreneurship…
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On a beautiful day in May the novelist, nature writer and podcaster Melissa Harrison and the composer and multi instrumentalist Laura Cannell take us for a walk in the glorious Suffolk countryside. Laura plays a recorder duet with a nightingale, Melissa reads from her acclaimed novel “All Among The Barley” - appropriately enough in a field of ripen…
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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 peda…
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The Garden Diaries is a heartfelt podcast from Marcus Pointe Baptist Church created by women, for women. We believe that every woman’s journey is unique, filled with both joy and pain. We walk alongside real women as they share their powerful testimonies and learn about God's goodness.By MPBC Podcasts
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Our wettest episode ever features the wonderful duo Megson (Stu and Debs Hanna) walking, talking and playing along the River Tees between Stockton and Middlesborough. This is where Stu and Debs grew up, began making music and fell in love. Their powerful songs tell vivid stories about the industrial heritage of the area through the eyes of the peop…
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The singer and fiddle player Jackie Oates is joined by the squeezebox maestro John Spiers for a walk along the mighty River Thames in Oxfordshire. Between a song or two from the lace making industry, and a gorgeous “Lament To The Moon” Jackie talks about her passion for folk song and her recent training as a music therapist which took her into a ho…
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A chance to hear one of our favourite podcasts: The Outdoors Fix, presented by hiker and journalist Liv Bolton and featuring an interview with Matthew Bannister. Liv’s aim is to inspire you to get outside and make the outdoors a bigger part of your life. An idea which – as you know – we’re very much in favour of. Normally the Outdoors Fix is record…
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The trans pipe and fiddle player Malin Lewis grew up on a magical island off the West coast of Scotland. There were no roads or cars and their family were the only permanent residents. Home schooled till the age of seven, Malin had an idyllic childhood roaming the forests, building dens and splashing in the shallows on the white sand beaches. In th…
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Joe Boyd and John Wood were the producer and sound engineer behind some of the greatest folk rock albums of the 1960s and 70s. They worked with Pink Floyd on their first single Arnold Layne, with Fairport Convention on Unhalfbricking and Liege and Lief and with Nick Drake on Five Leaves Left, Bryter Later and Pink Moon. John produced John Martyn’s …
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Come with us to the glorious Mountains of Mourne in Northern Ireland to meet the band TRÚ. Taking their name from a mythological trio of poet-musicians from ancient Ulster, Zach Trouton, Dónal Kearney and Michael Mormecha combine Irish nationalist, Ulster-Scots and British-Ukrainian heritages, crossing boundaries which have often divided Northern I…
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The beloved baggy cloth cat Bagpuss is fifty years old in 2024. We celebrate his birthday by visiting Sandra Kerr at her home in the Northumberland village of Warkworth. Sandra co-wrote and arranged the music for the series and provided some of the voices. In her cosy music room she shows us her Bagpuss souvenirs, reflects on the show’s enduring ap…
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This year’s seasonal episode takes us to the village of Mallwyd in mid Wales to join the ancient tradition of the plygain carols. On a dark, cold night, local people gather in the warm and welcoming St Tydecho’s Church to sing Welsh language carols which have been handed down through successive generations of their families. They’re joined by Gwily…
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Come to “The Edge of the Land” with the wonderful singer, songwriter and guitarist Katie Spencer. She was born and brought up in East Yorkshire. In this episode she takes us to one of her favourite places: Spurn Point, a narrow spit of land that stretches three miles out into the sea. As we head for the lighthouse at the end, she sings some of her …
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Jon Wilks is singlehandedly bringing folk music to a wider audience, through his excellent TradFolk website and Old Songs Podcast and of course by singing and playing the music itself. In this episode, he takes us for a walk around the stomping grounds of his youth in the centre of Birmingham, sharing his fascinating insights into the history of mu…
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We recently did a deep dive and took inventory of our life and evaluated what was serving us, what wasn't, where we needed to create more space what we're most passionate about, what was draining and our path forward as a couple, as business partners and as a family and we have decided that during this season, it's time to put the Getting Magnetic …
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Sandy met Melissa at a recent women's empowerment event and loved her energy so much she knew she had to get her ont he podcast! Feast your ears on today's episode, by the end you're going to feel TOTALLY empowered! Melissa Wiggins, aka Coach Mummabear, is a fiery Scottish lassie and lawyer turned High- Performance Master Certified Professional Lif…
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This conversation will leave you THINKING. Absolutely incredible energy on this episode on Clark's story, the quantum leaps along the way and the tools of how YOU can take quantum leaps in your life. We cover huge leaps in business, personal life, investing in real estate and we even touch on UFOs and aliens for 5 minutes at the end! This is an epi…
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When the Scottish Burmese sound artist Fiona Soe Paing discovered that one of her ancestors was a traditional singer, she resolved to make a contemporary electronic album reflecting the music and folk tales of her home county of Aberdeenshire. On this walk up Bennachie and then along the coast, she sings some of the songs on the very spot where the…
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Today’s episode is short and sweet and by the end of it you’ll realize that YOUR quantum leap and big dreams are closer to you than you think. There’s a simple formula for exponential growth and quantum leaps in your life: Approach the little things with EXCELLENCE + Believe BIG and step into that energy = quantum leap is right around the corner. I…
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WOW! This conversation was just an epic flow of energy. That's what Jenn does. We started following her on instagram because she has an incredible story and teaches and coaches in the money mindset field - something we can all improve on! Her story will empower you that you can create anything you desire and step into abundance and that the time it…
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On August 4th 2023, Folk on Foot host Matthew Bannister set off on his biggest walk yet. Over two weeks, he covered 186 miles from Wickham Festival in Hampshire to Folk East in Suffolk, raising thousands of pounds for the charity Help Musicians. Every evening he was met (in a pub, of course), by some of the folk world’s finest musicians. This bonus…
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This episode will give you the chills! Just a fully aligned conversation around taking quantum leaps by focusing on YOU, on your self care, and aligning with your authentic self and energy. Self-care specialist, podcast host and best selling author of “WAVES of Self-Care”, Jaime McFaden is passionate in helping busy moms find balance and put themse…
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On 4th August 2023, Folk on Foot host Matthew Bannister set off on his biggest walk yet: from Wickham Festival in Hampshire to Folk East in Suffolk. Over two weeks, he covered 186 miles, took 465,137 steps and raised thousands of pounds for the charity Help Musicians. Each evening, he was joined in the pub by some of the folk world’s finest musicia…
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On todays episode you’ll discover why it’s so important to have a BIG DREAM you’re working towards, and how to network and set goals along the way to accomplishing that big dream. Wade sat down with Conor Holway, one of the best networkers we know, to chat about why he moved from Boston to Hollywood or “The Snake Pit” as he refers to it, to produce…
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We got to sit down today with our new friend and someone we admire deeply in her ability to create community and really a movement through events, specifically her FEMPOWERED Live event. This episode will help you feel ALIGNED and inspired to do what’s on your heart! It gets deep, we talk community building and more! Samantha Joy (SJ), Internationa…
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Wade throws out a challenge to you all to identify an event or community you would want to be a part of, and go create it yourself! He lays out the first 5 steps to building a community and relates it back to how he kicked off Mile High Tribe, a community for men in the Denver area! -- Let's Connect! To get more info and updates on the podcast @get…
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People want to feel like they’re a part of something. That’s where community comes in. Why do you think we live in neighborhoods and cities? We want to be around each other. You fly over the US and realize how much land there is then you see all the houses bunched together? It’s human nature to seek and build community. The best brands and best bus…
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In bringing an idea to life, we've learned a few things from our ventures. On today's quick episode we'll cover 3 lessons from starting Big Dad Energy as well as why we started our own investment company. Lessons from starting Big Dad Energy: 1. Start messy 2. Get into the marketplace fast and easy 3. Make sure it's something you want to see throug…
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Sandy chronicles her 4 years fo being a brick and mortar business owner with some highs, some lows and lots of funny stories! It can look glorious from the outside, but from the inside it is A LOT of work and not as much reward as you may think. This episode will give you perspective in entrepreneurship of what owning a brick and mortar business is…
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This is our highest ever episode. We climbed to the top of Yorkshire’s tallest peak - Whernside - with the singer/songwriter Johnny Campbell and the fiddle player Mikey Kenney to help Johnny record a track for his forthcoming album “True North”. He’s recording each track at the summit of one of the highest peaks in the North of England. Along the w…
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