Acoustic Routes

05/09/2025

Tonight on Folk Friday Radio, the September edition of Acoustic Routes gets its first airing. Tune in from 11pm via the station website or the myTuner Radio to hear tracks from the featured album which is Shimli, the new release from Cynefin, and new music from Amy Goddard Music, John Ward Music, Cormac O Caoimh, Wendy Jack, TEUD: The Hebridean Fiddle Project, Trevor Hansbury, Katie Spencer, Tom Houston Music and A.D.A.M

08/08/2025

A week later than intended but the August edition of Acoustic Routes gets its first airing on Folk Friday Radio tonight. Tune in for a preview of this year’s Between The Trees Festival with music from The Drystones, Sam Kelly, Kit Hawes & Aaron Catlow, Cerys Hafana, Lo-fi Jones, Elephant Sessions, Finn Collinson, Cynefin, Mari Mathias, Gnoss, Mànran and Breabach. The show gets under way at 11pm but, before that there is a whole evening to enjoy starting off with David Dee Moore Radio Show at 6:30. That is followed by The Readifolk Radio Show at 8pm and Along The Tracks with Neil King at 10, so why not grab your tipple of choice, tune in via our website or the myTuner Radio app, settle down and get to know some great music

01/08/2025

Unfortunately, owing to life getting in the way, the August edition of Acoustic Routes will not be broadcast tonight as planned. It will, however, be getting it’s first airing next Friday so, make sure to tune in from 11pm on the 8th August to hear a preview of this year’s Between The Trees Festival

04/07/2025

04/07/2025

Forget the Oasis reunion 😊, the musical event of today happens at 11pm tonight, when the July edition of Acoustic Routes will get its first airing on Folk Friday Radio as part of . This month’s featured album is the reissued and remastered Cause For Complaint by The Chartists and there will be contributions from Peter Knight's Gigspanner Big Band, Merry Hell, Polly Morris, Old Crow Road, James Jones, Odette Michell, Amy Goddard Music, Le Vent du Nord and a very welcome return from P I Q S I Q.
There is a whole evening of great shows to look forward to though, The David Dee Moore Radio show gets things under way from 6:30, closely followed by The Readifolk Radio Show at 8pm and Along The Tracks with Neil King at 10, so why not grab some nibbles, your tipple of choice, settle down and get to know some great music by tuning via the myTuner Radio app of the station website

06/06/2025

11pm tonight on Folk Friday Radio, the June edition of Acoustic Routes. This month’s featured album comes from Merry Hell and there will be tracks from James J Turner, Frankie Wesson, Paul James, Michell, Pfeiifer, Kulesh, Eliza Delf & The Wilderness, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, Gemma Hayes, Cormac O Caoimh, Aled Hughes Music and Christina Alden & Alex Patterson.
David Dee Moore gets the evening under way at 6:30, followed by Ian Freedman and The Readifolk Radio Show at 8 and Along The Tracks with Neil King at 10 so why not grab your tipple of choice, settle down and get to know some great music. Tune in via our website or the myTuner Radio app.

06/05/2025

Hope you’ve all had a good bank holiday weekend. Tonight, on the award winning Folk Friday Radio, there will be something a bit different for you. Genevieve Tudor gets things under way at 7 as usual with the latest edition of Genevieve Plays Folk & then, at 9pm, there will be another chance to hear the May edition of Acoustic Routes previewing the 2025 Tredegar House Folk Festival which takes place 9th - 11th May at Tredegar House in Newport. Tune in via the website or the myTuner Radio app and get to know some great music.

02/05/2025

The May edition of Acoustic Routes will be getting it’s first airing 11pm tonight on the Award Winning Folk Friday Radio. I will be previewing the 2025 Tredegar House Folk Festival and this is what you can expect to hear.

City Of New Orleans - The Moreton Roadshow - Live At The Lyceum

Du Fel y Glo (Du Fel y Glo, Pibddawns y Mwnci, Reel D'Issoudun) - Angharad Jenkins & Patrick Rimes - amrwd
Devils Right Hand - Phil Beer - Plays Guitar and Fiddle Sings a Bit.

Eerie Canal - Lauford Cripps - Lauford Cripps Live At Bgfm Nantyglo

Cân yr Ysbrydion - Avanc - Cân yr Ysbrydion - Single

MERCH Y MYNY - LOWRI EVANS AND LEE MASON - A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING

Wayfaring Stranger - Sam Kelly - The Lost Boys

High Germany - Ranagri - Tradition

Juno and Omaha - Paul Lloyd Nicholas - Juno and Omaha

Statesboro Blues - Brooks Williams - Brooks’ Blues

Leather And Chrome - Luke Jackson - Tall Tales And Rumours

Lark in the Morning - Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Ink of the Rosy Morning: A Sampling of Folk Songs from Britain and North America

Longdog - Steve Knightley - Off The Beaten Track

Tune in via the station website or the myTuner Radio app & get to know some great music

01/05/2025

The May edition of Acoustic Routes is now ready for broadcast. This month’s show will be previewing the 2025 Tredegar House Folk Festival with tracks from artists who will be playing at Wales’ premier Folk Festival over the weekend 9th - 11th May. Tune in to Folk Friday Radio this Friday from 11pm & get to know some great music.

04/04/2025

April is upon & that means, as it’s the first Friday of the month, the latest edition of Acoustic Routes will get its first airing tonight. This month’s featured album is the latest release from Pedair and there will be tracks from Joshua Arnold & Therine, Michelle Laverick, Amy Hopwood, Mookie & The Bab, Boreal, Emma & Ellika, Liz Overs, Charlie Dore, Odette Michell and Linda Sussmann.
Tune in to the award winning Folk Friday Radio from 11pm tonight & get to know some great music. In fact, why not settle down for a whole evening, starting at 6:30 with the David Dee Moore Radio Show, followed at 8pm by The Readifolk Radio Show and Along The Tracks at 9.

10/03/2025

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