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The Folk Show

John Barker hosts Manx Radio's weekly Folk Programme showcasing the best in traditional and modern folk music

  1. 189

    FOLK SHOW 30 JUNE 2026

    JB is working in wood, joined in the studio by some jolly waggoners and has a glint of Scottish fiddle . . .

  2. 188

    FOLK SHOW 23 JUNE 2026

    JB is back with the best in folk, roots and blues from around the world and of course the Isle of Man itself!

  3. 187

    FOLK SHOW 16 JUNE 2026

    Martin McCarthy, Bob Dylan, Topette and Honey and the Bear are just some of the artists to join JB in another Folk Show classic!

  4. 186

    FOLK SHOW 09 JUNE 2026

    JB has a classic from Richard Thompson, some Raggle Taggle gypsies, Clash Vooar and a kitted cat!

  5. 185

    FOLK SHOW 02 JUNE 2026

    JB lines takes the biscuit with the James Kerry Trio, stays sweet with Honey and the Bear and has some traditional Italian Music with Cazoniere Grecanico Salentino

  6. 184

    FOLK SHOW 26 MAY 2026

    Plenty of new music from JB this evening from two 3's - 3 Rod Wale and Three-legg'd Mare -Serious Sam Bennett and the Pagoda Project

  7. 183

    FOLK SHOW 19 MAY 2026

    JB starts with a beggar man, has some live music in Westport and one of the best mandolin players on the planet . . . .

  8. 182

    FOLK SHOW 12 MAY 2026

    JB lines up some classic Nina Simone, Firelight Trio and Topette!! - to say nothing of some dancing to finish! Folk and roots at its best!

  9. 181

    FOLK SHOW 05 MAY 2026

    JB has a Child Ballad, some Vagabonds, more Dylan at the Institute and a suggestion for Mine's a Shanty!

  10. 180

    THE FOLK SHOW 21 APRIL 2026

    JB has fabulous folky sounds from the likes of the Boys of the Loch, Lankam and the great Martin McCarthy.

  11. 179

    FOLK SHOW 14 APRIL 2026

    JB heads for the moon! Not in a capsule but in music from the likes of Neil Young, Mera Royle and The Full English . . .

  12. 178

    THE FOLK SHOW 07 APRIL 2026

    More great folk and roots music from JB including more from Claire Vine, a housewife's lament and Kylie Minogue!

  13. 177

    FOLK SHOW 31 MARCH 2026

    JB looks forward to Shennaghys Jiu, pays tribute to the great folk drummer Terry Cox who died recently with a track from Pentangle and new music from Claire Vine - among other folkish joys!

  14. 176

    FOLK SHOW 24 MARCH 2026

    JB continues his celebration of St Patrick with music from the Emerald Isle and also manages to slip on a mason's apron . . . .

  15. 175

    FOLK SHOW 17 MARCH 2026

    JB with the best in folk, blues and roots from the likes of Brooks Williams, Holly Clarke, Trip and Eddie Reader!

  16. 174

    FOLK SHOW 10 MARCH 2026

    JB has music from Edgelarks, Brooks Williams and Aaron Catlow and Jack Mclean along with his trusty gig guide on all things folky happening on the IOM!

  17. 173

    FOLK SHOW 03 MARCH 2026

    John's back with his weekly mix of folk and roots music, including a performance in Manx from David Fisher and an interview with guitarist Martin Simpson, recorded recently at a workshop in Sheffield.

  18. 172

    FOLK SHOW 24 FEBRUARY 2026

    John is back with his weekly mix of folk and roots music.

  19. 171

    FOLK SHOW 17 FEBRUARY 2026

    John is back with his weekly selection of folk and roots music.

  20. 170

    FOLK SHOW 10 FEBRUARY 2026

    JB with the best in folk and roots from the Chieftains to Scran via Jen Butterworth and Andy Irvine!

  21. 169

    FOLK SHOW 03 FEBRUARY 2026

    JB has some barn dances, Dylan at the Institute and a bit of the Boss!

  22. 168

    FOLK SHOW 27 JANUARY 2026

    JB has the Furrow Collective, Leverette, some hens teeth, some raggle-taggle gypsies and Bryan Ferry singing a sea shanty!

  23. 167

    FOLK SHOW 20 JANUARY 2026

    JB has some Blue grass, Winter winds, a nod to Burns and then heads down to the Sally Gardens!

  24. 166

    FOLK SHOW 13 JANUARY 2026

    JB launches into the new year proper with music from the likes of Siobhan Miller, Tim Edey, Martin and Eliza McCarthy and Planxty - and he looks forward to plenty of great music here on the Isle of Man

  25. 165

    FOLK SHOW 06 JANUARY 2026

    JB's been a bit snowed up so celebrates this week's icy weather with some classics - more music, less chat!

  26. 164

    FOLK SHOW 30 DECEMBER 2025

    JB plays some of your - and his - favourite folk, roots and Manx music from 2025

  27. 163

    FOLK SHOW 23 DECEMBER 2025

    JB with some wonderfully festive folk and a yuletide miracle - a cheerily festive Bob Dylan!

  28. 162

    THE FOLK SHOW 16 DECEMBER 2025

    JB plays some great guitar from Mark Lawrence's new album Jupiter and gets jazzy-folk with a track from trumpeter Laura Jurd's latest album!

  29. 161

    FOLK SHOW 09 DECEMBER 2025

    JB invites you all to sing along as he starts this weeks Folk Show with music from Landless, Bonny Light Horseman and our own Davy Knowles

  30. 160

    FOLK SHOW 02 DECEMBER 2025

    JB has some Sandy Denny, Ruth Keggin-Gell with Rachel Hair and The Imagined Village among other joys in this week's selection!

  31. 159

    FOLK SHOW 25 NOVEMBER 2025

    John is back with his usual mix of folk and roots music.

  32. 158

    FOLK SHOW 18 NOVEMBER 2025

    JB takes the Outside Track . .enjoys some Sonny Boy Williamson and Tony Christie as you may never have heard him before . . !

  33. 157

    FOLK SHOW 11 NOVEMBER 2025

    JB plays the best in folk and roots - with plenty of great new music from NXNW, The Kasambwe Brothers and Trip - but space for some John Martyn and a Wagonwheel!

  34. 156

    FOLK SHOW 04 NOVEMBER 2025

    JB has a travelling man, some Bellowhead and Erin Harp Country Blues Duo amongst many other joys!

  35. 155

    FOLK SHOW 28 OCTOBER 2025

    JB features the likes of Derry Farrell, Trip and Dylan in the basement in his selection of folk and roots from around the world

  36. 154

    FOLK SHOW 21 OCTOBER 2025

    JB gives you the best in folk from the IOM and around the globe including the likes of Edwina Hayes, Tarren and Robert Plant and Saving Grace

  37. 153

    FOLK SHOW 14 OCTOBER 2025

    JB starts Banjovial and finishes with Nitetracks as he plays the best in folk and roots from the Isle of Man and around the world . . !

  38. 152

    FOLK SHOW 07 OCTOBER 2025

    JB hosts A.D.A.M . .Siger, Brighde Chaimbeul and some Peter Gabriel on the banjo!

  39. 151

    FOLK SHOW 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

    JB pays tribute to that chameleon of the bass, the great Danny Thompson who died recently plus music from the likes of Jack McLean, Flook and Elephant Sessions

  40. 150

    FOLK SHOW 23 SEPTEMBER 2025

    JB with the best in folk from the Bothy Band to Dan Walsh via the Cartographers!

  41. 149

    FOLK SHOW 16 SEPTEMBER 2025

    Several Hares on a Mountain, Peggy Seeger, McTullagh Vannin and John Smith all in the mix introduced by John Barker

  42. 148

    FOLK SHOW 09 SEPTEMBER 2025

    JB is back with his unique selection of all that's best in Folk and Roots from the IOM and around the globe

  43. 147

    FOLK SHOW 02 SEPTEMBER 2025

    It may start with Led Zeppelin - but fear not it is the Folk Show with JB!

  44. 146

    FOLK SHOW 26 AUGUST 2025

    JB with his best selection of folk and roots music from the Island and around the globe including The Hunch, Odette Mitchell Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe with Daniel Quayle and five drunken landladies!

  45. 145

    FOLK SHOW 19 AUGUST 2025

    JB looks forward to this year's Shrewsbury Folk Festival with music from the likes of the Levellers, Dougie McLean and some bullocks

  46. 144

    FOLK SHOW 12 AUGUST 2025

    John is back with this weekly selectin of folk and roots music from the Isle of Man and around the world.

  47. 143

    FOLK SHOW 05 AUGUST 2025

    More great folk and roots sounds from JB as he gears up for another busy folk festival season!

  48. 142

    FOLK SHOW 29 JULY 2025

    JB with the best in folk and roots from the likes of Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary, Callum Stewart, Lankum and some sounds from Yn Chrunniaght

  49. 141

    FOLK SHOW 22 JULY 2025

    John brings you the very best in folk and roots music, including tracks from a number of artists performing at this year's Yn Chruinnaght.

  50. 140

    FOLK SHOW 15 JULY 2025

    In this week's programme, John brings you his usual mix of folk and roots music, including a look ahead to next week's Yn Chruinnaght Festival.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

John Barker hosts Manx Radio's weekly Folk Programme showcasing the best in traditional and modern folk music

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Radio Manx Ltd

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John Barker hosts Manx Radio's weekly Folk Programme showcasing the best in traditional and modern folk music

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