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Folk-rock supergroup The Magpie Arc

Anglo-Scottish folk-rock supergroup The Magpie Arc bring in the New Year.

The band features Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Alex Hunter and Tom A. Wright.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

To kick off 2023, Anglo-Scottish folk-rock supergroup The Magpie Arc play live.

The band features renowned singers and musicians Nancy Kerr, Martin Simpson, Findlay Napier, Alex Hunter and Tom A. Wright. Their debut album, 'Glamour in the Grey', was released at the end of 2022. They have gigs in Gateshead and Cambridge in February.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Martyn Joseph

    Born Too Late

    • 1960.
  • The Unthanks

    The Old News

    • Sorrows Away.
  • Thea Gilmore

    The Chance (Radio 2 Session, 11 January 2023)

  • Kim Carnie

    Chan eil a' Chùis a' Còrdadh Rium

    • And So We Gather.
  • Bert Jansch

    Strolling Down the Highway (Folk On 2, 1988)

    • Bert at the ±«Óãtv.
    • Earth Recordings.
  • The Magpie Arc

    Pans Of Biscuits (Radio 2 Session, 4 January 2023)

  • The Magpie Arc

    Don't Leave The Door Open (Radio 2 Session, 4 January 2023)

  • Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh & Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Róisín Dubh

    • Róisín ReImagined.
  • Steve Wickham

    The Hare

    • Beekeeper.
    • Man In The Moon.
    • 4.
  • Hack-Poets Guild

    Daring Highwayman

  • Sam Sweeney

    Want To Fly Want To Flee

    • Escape That.

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Jan 2023 21:00