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with Folk on 2 In the month of the programme's 25th anniversary, Jim looks back to some of the outstanding records featured in the early days and plays original vinyl recordings by Barbara Dickson , Steeleye Span , Aly Bain , Nic Jones , Vin Garbutt and the McCalmans. These were often their debut records and received their first airing on Folk on Friday, as the programme was then called.

Contributors

Unknown:
Barbara Dickson
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Steeleye Span
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Aly Bain
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Nic Jones
Unknown:
Vin Garbutt

In the fourth of six programmes featuring well known artists in concert,
Ralph McTell introduces Scottish-born singer and songwriter Eric Bogle. The concert recorded at the Rockingham Arms,
Rotherham, features some of Eric's best-known material.

Contributors

Introduces:
Ralph McTell
Songwriter:
Eric Bogle.

Four programmes in which
Jacey Bedford - a member of the a cappella group Artisan - explores the message of contemporary folk song and the importance of the composer's choice of arrangement.
2: The Voice, the Time and the Place. The work of today's songwriters who chronicle their own and others' experience, thus producing a wealth of social history.
Producer Jane Ward

Contributors

Producer:
Jane Ward

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