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: Acoustic sounds, with Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman

Acoustic sounds, with Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman

BBC Radio 2 - The Folk Show with Mark Radcliffe, Acoustic sounds, with Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman

Folk and acoustic music, with Dartmoor duo Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman talk about their new album, Almost a Sunset. The married couple have been performing as a duo since 2001. Before then, they were part of Equation along with Cara Dillon and Sean's brothers, Sam Lakeman and Seth Lakeman.

Also this week: songs to mark the arrival of cuckoos (and spring), and a Peggy Seeger song performed by Rufus Wainwright in a duet with John Legend.

Plus the usual mix of new and classic music.

Amazing music. Played by an amazing line up.

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