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Rufus Wainwright's Folkocracy

Folk, roots and acoustic music. Guest Rufus Wainwright talks about his new duet album Folkocracy.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, Rufus Wainwright talks about his new album Folkocracy.

Despite his folk heritage through parents Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, songwriter Rufus' own acclaimed career has largely ploughed a different furrow. But on Folkocracy, he sings his favourite folk and roots songs, including Down in the Willows Garden and Arthur McBride, as well as songs written by Peggy Seeger and Neil Young.

Rufus sings many of these songs as duets, in the company of John Legend, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, David Byrne, Nicole Scherzinger and more. Sister Martha Wainwright and half-sister Lucy Wainwright Roche also appear.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Kate & Anna McGarrigle

    Foolish You

  • Grace Petrie

    No Woman Ever Wants To Be a Muse

  • Paul Simon

    Seven Psalms: The Lord

  • Karine Polwart & Kris Drever

    Northern Sky

  • Anne Niepold & Andy Cutting

    Simon And Candy's Halsway Jig

  • Rufus Wainwright

    Down In The Willow Garden (feat. Brandi Carlile)

  • Rufus Wainwright

    Harvest (feat. Chris Stills & Andrew Bird)

  • Rufus Wainwright

    Kaulana N膩 Pua (feat. Nicole Scherzinger)

  • Trevor Beales

    City Lights

  • Michael Messer's Mitra

    Anyway The Wind Blows

Broadcast

  • Wed 31 May 2023 21:00