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Live music from John Smith

Singer-songwriter and guitarist John Smith performs songs from his new album Hummingbird

Mark Radcliffe explores the wide range of traditional and contemporary folk and acoustic music from around the UK and the world,

This week, acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter John Smith performs live in the Salford studio.

Alongside his solo work, John has been a long-time member of Cara Dillon's band and part of The Elizabethan Session, where he worked along side Martin Simpson, Bella Hardy, Nancy Kerr and others to create new music inspired by the Elizabethan era.

He has toured all over the world, and opened for acts such as John Martyn, John Renbourn and Davy Graham.

His sixth solo album, Hummingbird, is out on the 5th October.

57 minutes

Last on

Wed 19 Sep 2018 20:00
91热爆 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Jackie McAuley

    Country Joe

    • Jackie McAuley.

  • Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman

    The Street of the Cats Who Dance

    • Personae.

  • Breabach

    Birds of Passage

    • Frenzy of the Meeting.

  • John Smith

    Hummingbird (Live 91热爆 Session)

  • Lisa O'Neill

    Blackbird

    • Heard a Long Gone Song.

  • Fairport Convention

    A Surfeit of Lampreys

    • Jewel in the Crown.

  • John Smith

    Lowlands of Holland (Live 91热爆 Session)

  • John Smith

    Lord Franklin (Live 91热爆 Session)

  • Merry Hell

    Under the Overkill

    • Bloodlines.

  • Katherine Priddy

    Fragile

    • Wolf EP.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Sep 2018 20:00
    91热爆 Radio 2