Leonard Cohen has been honoured at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in Manchester.
Three years after his death, the revered songwriter and poet (pictured at Glastonbury in 2008) ...
The nominees for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 have been announced by Mark Radcliffe on the Radio 2 Folk Show.
Radcliffe (pictured) will present the ceremony, ...
Nick Drake is being inducted into the Folk Awards Hall Of Fame because…
“He made amazing records that retain all their lustre and mystery. The really fascinating thing, of course, ...
The BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards takes place tonight (April 4) in Belfast – and you can listen along live on Radio 2 from 7.30pm. Highlights will be screened on ...
The nominees have been announced for the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
This year’s ceremony, presented by Mark Radcliffe and Julie Fowlis, will take place at the Belfast Waterfront on ...
Like country, jazz and blues, folk is one of those peculiar sub-genres of music that very rarely gets an opportunity to shine in its own right, but consistently reveals itself ...
Jeff Smith, head of music for BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music, has backed Radio 2’s ability to help folk artists cross over into the mainstream.
Speaking in the new ...
Folk music should be celebrated as a mainstream music discipline and the Radio 2 Folk Awards are now a key part of BBC Music’s output.
That’s the message Radio 2, ...
