Access Folk is a UKRI-funded Future Leaders Fellowship headed by Prof Fay Hield at the University of Sheffield. The new series of the Access Folk Podcast was produced as part of the Knowledge Exchange Project: Folk Arts and Policy in the UK’s Devolved Nations and Regions, and the Isle of Man. The project ran from April to November 2024 and was supported by Policy Support Funding from the University of Sheffield.
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Access Folk is a UKRI-funded Future Leaders Fellowship headed by Prof Fay Hield at the University of Sheffield. The new series of the Access Folk Podcast was produced as part of the Knowledge Exchange Project: Folk Arts and Policy in the UK’s Devolved Nations and Regions, and the Isle of Man. The project ran from April to November 2024 and was supported by Policy Support Funding from the University of Sheffield.
3. Marie Bashiru - Race and belonging in folk music
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3. Marie Bashiru - Race and belonging in folk music
In this episode Joanie interviews musician and ethnomusicologist Marie Bashiru about her music, research, and race and ethnicity in the folk scene. Drawing on the interview and their own lived experience Joanie and Oliver discuss race, ethnicity, belonging and feeling connected to a place.
Marie and Joanie talked about Marie’s podcast British Folk Music: Where Are All The Black People?. They also mentioned the music organisation The Nest Collective. You can learn more about Marie’s work and music on her website and through social media @mariebashiru.
Music in the episode:
“Reciprocity” by Marie Bashiru (2023); and, “Old Adam (Reprise)” from Fay Hield’s album Old Adam (2016, Soundpost Records).
All music used with permission from the artists and copyright holders.
The Access Folk Podcast
Access Folk is a UKRI-funded Future Leaders Fellowship headed by Prof Fay Hield at the University of Sheffield. The new series of the Access Folk Podcast was produced as part of the Knowledge Exchange Project: Folk Arts and Policy in the UK’s Devolved Nations and Regions, and the Isle of Man. The project ran from April to November 2024 and was supported by Policy Support Funding from the University of Sheffield.
