A slightly unusual Folk & Roots show 9pm tonight @abbey104 as I look at why traditional folk songs often concentrate on death, murder and destruction so enjoy!

Part 2 of Folk & Roots tonight @Abbey_104 has new tracks by @VirginiaKettle Rolling Folk @TheDDWs Peter & Jane @AmyGoddardMusic @clemlovell Curmudgeon & great tracks by Fairport Convention Brian Pearson @TheDreadnoughts all the usual features and much more. Why not join me

Part 1 Folk & Roots tonight 9pm @Abbey_104 has great tracks by @grannysattic3 Hannah Rarity @jackieoates @Fishy_Friends @boden_jon @MrHalCannon Joseph Decosimo Jon Wilks & as well as the usual features I tell the tale of the first ever conviction for animal cruelty!

Part 2 of Folk & Roots tonight @abbey104 has new tracks by Simon Scarfenelli Kate Daisy Grant & Nick Pynn Morrison Roberts & Johnson Lavinia Blackwall Lina_ & Jules Maxwell Niall McNamee The Book of Moons & much more. Why not join me?

Part 1 of Folk & Roots tonight 9pm @Abbey_104 has great tracks by Green Man Georgia Shackleton @BryonyGriffith June Tabor & The Oysterband @odettemichell Ashley E Norton Bruce Springsteen Cam Chilcott Jon Wilkes and much more including two songs about true stories from WW2!

A lovely audience enjoying the sunshine local food and drink and the music at @abbey104 Picnic in the Pageant, the third day of the Sherborne Pageant weekend and what a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon

RT @MerryHell_band: Huzzah for this!!.

Part 2 of Folk & Roots tonight @Abbey_104 has new tracks by @TheLongestJohns @KempHarrisMusic @grannysattic3 @christinaalexuk Iona Lane @jimcausley & much more and even a new single by The Boss

Part 1 of Folk & Roots tonight 9pm @abbey104 has great tracks by @TheBuffaloGals Richard Thompson John Conolly @jackieoates & @squeezyjohn @MerryHell_band Marian Mastroilli Poi Rogers Bridget St John @JakeLegJug @fayhield and the true tale of a tragic shipwreck by @regmeuross

It’s Wednesday, it’s 9pm so it’s time for another Folk & Roots shows on @Abbey_104 and 2 hours of the best in contemporary folk together with some classic performances from the past & this week it includes a run down of this months Official Folk Album Charts Top 10

RT @Abbey_104: It’s a full weekend of entertainment in Sherborne. Finish it off with a fabulous Sunday day out with a host of musical talen….

Tonight it’s the 350th edition of my Folk & Roots show @Abbey_104 so why not join me for a preview of the Wessex Folk Festival @wessexfolkfest1

It might be a bit chilly but this is not stopping the enjoyment at the Mill Farm Folk Festival, which one of our Partners @Abbey_104 and who sponsor my Folk & Roots show. A great line up for this lovely festival supporting local music, food & drink and crafts @MillFarmDorset

Part 2 of Folk & Roots tonight @Abbey_104 has new tracks by @samkellymusic Old Crow Road @SkinnyLister @benavison Bity Booker @dan_whitehouse & Max ZT Joe Nolan & great tracks by @LadyMaisery Devils Interval & much more including the usual Ukrainian Folk Song

Part 1 of Folk & Roots tonight 9pm @abbey104 has great tracks by Bob Dylan Landless Nuala Kennedy @bellowheaduk Jez Lowe Erin Inglish Mary Chapin Carpenter @samleesong & much more including the folklaw tale of a woman meeting with the devil late at night so prepare to be scared!

RT @BeastPRUK: Huge Thanks to @bob_folkroots for playing The Genyle Good on @Abbey_104 Radio Sherborne 📻.

In Part 2 of Folk & Roots tonight @Abbey_104 I have new tracks by @katerusby Boulder Fields @MumfordAndSons Liz Overs @JimChorley1 Toria Wooff Colin Manson & great tracks by Peter Bellamy June Tabor @CaptainsBear @gnossmusic & much more including the usual Ukrainian folk song

Tonight 9pm on my Folk & Roots show @Abbey_104 I have great tracks by Steeleye Span Lisa O’Neill.@jackieoates The Gentle Good @TheMagpieArc Mary Gautier Faun Fables @jimcausley & more as well as folklore tales including a dark haunting tale from Devon! Why not join me?

Included with the mix of traditional folk & contemporary new releases this week on my Folk & Roots show @Abbey_104 I’ll be playing a really good new single called ‘Time to learn’ with tender and heartfelt lyrics by @JimChorley1