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Olivia Chaney, Wuthering Heights and more

Singer Olivia Chaney reveals the Folk Show's link to the new Wuthering Heights film.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

Singer Olivia Chaney remembers her 2013 Folk Show session, which is closely linked to the new Wuthering Heights film directed by Emerald Fennell.

Olivia is currently Artist In Residence at Kings Place in London. Her latest projects include a folk-rock band called News from Nowhere and an exploration of Henry Purcell songs. News from Nowhere features Leo Abrahams, Clara Mann, Owen Spafford and Tom Skinner (The Smile).

Since her earliest appearance on Mark's Folk Show, Olivia has released three solo albums and collaborated with The Decemberists. She has also worked with Zero 7, Kronos Quartet and Alasdair Roberts. At the 2019 Radio 2 Folk Awards, she performed River Man in tribute to Nick Drake.

Produced by Pomona Audio in Salford for BBC Radio 2.

26 days left to listen

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Iona Fyfe

    Swing and Turn

    • Dark Turn of Mind.
    • Cairnie Records.
  • Jim Moray

    When I Was A Little Boy

    • Gallants.
    • Managed Decline Records.
  • Fay Hield

    Katie Catch

    • Old Adam.
    • Soundpost Records.
  • Spafford Campbell

    Cooper

    • Tomorrow Held.
    • Real World Records.
  • Sean Cooney, Eliza Carthy, Sam Carter & Jennifer Reid

    Radical Rags

    • Peter's Field.
    • Hudson Records.
  • Olivia Chaney

    Dark Eyed Sailor (Radio 2 Folk Show Session, 22nd May 2013)

  • Offa Rex

    The Old Churchyard (feat. Olivia Chaney)

    • The Queen of Hearts.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Evelyn Gray

    Clotheslines

  • John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris

    The Cheshire Rounds / The Old Lancashire Hornpipe (Live) (feat. Benji Kirkpatrick)

    • Live at the Wyeside.
  • Blair Dunlop

    Soon Enough The Leaves Will Turn

Broadcast

  • Wednesday21:00