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The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

Music: Folk

Mark Radcliffe explores the wide range of folk and acoustic music from around the world.

Mark Radcliffe explores the wide range of traditional and contemporary folk and acoustic music from around the UK and the world, with regular interviews and live sessions.

The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe: Emily Portman in Session

Emily Portman in Session

04/11/2015

BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Emily Portman in Session

Mark hosts a session from Emily Portman, who performs songs from her new album Coracle.

Mark presents an hour of the best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond and a session from Emily Portman, performing songs from her new album Coracle.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, the award-winning singer Emily Portman performs songs from her new album, Coracle.

Emily, originally from Glastonbury, is known for the beautiful and strange themes of her albums. She won the Best Original Song prize at the 2013 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

For this week's session, she's joined by long-time collaborators Rachel Newton (harp) and Lucy Farrell (fiddle).

Plus the usual mix of new releases, classic tracks and news from the folk world.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

Radio 2: Amazing music. Played by an amazing line-up. The home of great music, entertainment and documentaries

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