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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: Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening

Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening

BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Kathryn Tickell and The Darkening

Brilliant musician Kathryn Tickell plays music from her new band project, The Darkening.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, Mark is joined by brilliant Northumbrian pipe and fiddle player, composer, bandleader and broadcaster, Kathryn Tickell.

Kathryn and accordionist Amy Thatcher perform music from new big-band project, The Darkening. Their new album, Hollowbone, features thrilling new twists on the Northumbrian tradition, taking inspiration from Hadrian’s Wall for a long view on modern barriers and empires.

Raised in Northumberland, Kathryn Tickell came from a musical family and retains a close connection to the area's musical community. Since releasing her debut album, On Kielder Side, as a teenager in 1984, she’s become an ambassador for the musical heritage of North East England, collaborating with countless musicians from inside and outside the folk world, including The Cheiftains, The Penguin Café Orchestra, Jimmy Nail, Boys of the Lough and Sting.

Kathryn has an OBE and is a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland. On the radio, she hosts Music Planet on BBC Radio 3.

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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