Matthew Bannister

Broadcaster. Host of Last Word on @BBCRadio4 and my own podcast @folkonfoot

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

I have opened an account where the sky is blue. See you there? https://t.co/M9bmPkyMC8

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

If you enjoyed our recent episode with Sarah Smout, you'll know just how passionate Sarah is about the environment. Now, she's planning a huge adventure, but she needs some help to make it possible.

Find out more and donate to the Kickstarter here:
https://t.co/sXtCNlnk1j

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

🦋 We've opened an account where the sky is blue

See you there? 📲

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

Oh yes! What an amazing day we had…..

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

Another chance to hear this classic episode featuring Karine Polwart (@IAMKP) walking, talking and singing on Fala Moor near her home in Midlothian - the atmospheric place that inspired her “Wind Resistance” project.

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/K44rTpmkss

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

If you’ve enjoyed listening to our new episode with @lunatraktors, please support us! For the price of a cup of coffee, you could help us to make more episodes like this in the future. Thank you!

https://t.co/R8BWdCI3yJ

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

“Cold blows the wind tonight down by the river….” @lunatraktors perform their contemporary take on “The Unquiet Grave” in the occupational health garden at Bethlem Royal Hospital.

🎧 Hear the story behind the song in our new episode: https://t.co/hJMAkzzdwv

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

Great news! One of my all time favourites…

[Ｌｕｎａｔｒａｋｔｏｒｓ @lunatraktors]

Four decades of the wolves, running relentlessly across the snowy Yuletide landscapes of our minds... and now back on the Beeb!

#TheBoxOfDelights
https://t.co/8rzZ2nxKNU

Long championed by @BoxOfDelights84, @scrobbled, @Purplepim, @podofdelights, @KayHarker4 and many more.

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

@dan_whitehouse @folkonfoot Looking good Dan!

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

20 years old - and more powerful than ever! The mighty ⁦@bellowheaduk⁩ ⁦@LondonPalladium⁩ tonight. Epic!!

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

Explore our changing attitudes to madness in our new episode, out now. It features @lunatraktors performing in the grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital (formerly known as “Bedlam”).

🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/hJMAkzzdwv

@bethlemmuseum

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

@andyscargill @MegsonMusic @folkonfoot Thanks very much Andy!

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

A remarkable journey with the remarkable @lunatraktors !

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

✨ New episode out now: @lunatraktors walking, talking and singing in the grounds of the historic Bethlem Royal Hospital in South London (formerly known as “Bedlam”).

🎧 Delve into the history of madness when you listen here: https://t.co/DVgNAK54LU

@bethlemmuseum

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

Sparkling brilliant gig by ⁦@RheingansSis⁩ ⁦@RoundChapel⁩ tonight. Such originality - and musical empathy - in a spectacular setting.

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

Greet the “hazard bears” as we walk with @lunatraktors in the grounds of the Bethlem Royal Hospital and discover its rich history. New episode out tomorrow.

📲 Subscribe or follow us in your podcast app so you don’t miss it.

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

One of 10 new entries in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart - @RheingansSis and the innovative and inspiring “Start Close In”.

Watch the full show here: https://t.co/VqlchO7LBM

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

Hurray!

[Cecil Sharp House @cecilsharphouse]

We're delighted to welcome @frankiearcherm back to Cecil Sharp House for @FolkFestIndoors!

Joined by a mega line-up of @edgelarks, @TheBookshopBand, @samcartermusic and @TheMagpieArc, PLUS @Bannmatt interviews Ashley 'The Guv'nor' Hutchings.

Sat 8 Feb
🎟️https://t.co/zRHKTkyMhp

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

Tonight's Chart Show features an exclusive performance from @boden_jon, plus music from @TaliskMusic, @rachel_newton_ & @MairearadG, @HenryParkerBfd & @DavidIRobertsUK, Shovel Dance Collective, @RheingansSis, @naimabock and @ninanesbitt.

Join us from 7pm: https://t.co/BemoZD0kJq

[Folk on Foot @folkonfoot]

On tonight's Chart Show, an exclusive performance from @boden_jon, plus music from @TaliskMusic, @rachel_newton_ & @MairearadG, @HenryParkerBfd & @DavidIRobertsUK, Shovel Dance Collective, @RheingansSis, @naimabock and @ninanesbitt.

Watch from 7pm:
https://t.co/BemoZD0kJq

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

What an uplifting, inspiring evening with ⁦@IAMKP⁩ ⁦@corrinahewat⁩ ⁦@pippamurph⁩ Chris Vatalaro and their 100 strong Dark Matter Choir ⁦@KingsPlace⁩ tonight. The power of the human voice!

[Matthew Bannister @Bannmatt]

Had a satisfyingly “weird” night last evening at Earth Theatre in Hackney thanks to the wonderful ⁦@BossMorris_⁩ Goblin Band, Daisy Rickman and ⁦@BroadsideHacks⁩