As David Suff, Head Honcho at Topic Records, approaches retirement, Jon Wilks finds out what he's most proud of, and whether he's discovered the answer to THAT question.
From Lynched to Lankum: Traditional musician, Ian Lynch, discusses folk song collecting and the 'pure drop'.
Stick In The Wheel on the the power of raw performance, their From Here field recordings, and the prettification of folk music.
Celebrated folk musician, Paul Sartin, discusses Bellowhead, Faustus, The Transports and a life in folk music.
Traditional fiddle player, Sam Sweeney, discusses a life in folk music, from Bellowhead to Leveret to the Wayward Band, with the Great War in between.
Marry Waterson, daughter of the late, great Lal Waterson, discusses Bright Phoebus, the great lost album the looms large in her family history.
Martin Simpson on song collecting, Graham Coxon, the Watersons and the true definition of folk music.
Eliza Carthy talks to Jon Wilks about her album 'Big Machine', Bellowhead and folk song collecting in the 21st century.
Emily Portman chats to Jon Wilks about studying folk music at university, collecting supernatural folk songs and how to be a touring mum.
Festival circuit favourites, Ross Couper & Tom Oakes, chat about the differences in approaches to learning English and Scottish traditional music.
Lisa Knapp on “Till April is Dead”, collaborating with guitar legends and the immortal importance of the shipping forecast
Traditional folk singer, Rosie Hood, discusses her new album, The Beautiful and the Actual, and gives the finest definition of folk music we've heard.
