The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe

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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: Joni Mitchell's Blue at 50

Joni Mitchell's Blue at 50

BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Joni Mitchell's Blue at 50

Folk songwriters celebrate Joni Mitchell's landmark album, Blue, which came out in 1971.

The home of folk and acoustic music on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds.

This week, Mark and friends celebrate Joni Mitchell's landmark album, Blue, which came out in 1971.

22nd June marks 50 years since the release of possibly the most influential of all singer-songwriter folk albums. Intimate, disarming and sophisticated, Joni Mitchell's Blue is cherished and revered by fans and musicians of all kinds.

On this show, Karine Polwart, Anaïs Mitchell, Declan O'Rourke and Olivia Chaney send notes of thanks to Joni for an album that had a big influence on their lives and work.

We also hear Olivia Chaney's cover of A Case of You and a selection of remastered and previously unreleased Joni Mitchell tracks from Blue and the Blue sessions.

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