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Folk on BBC Radio
Go to www.bbc.co.uk/radio and select the Music tab to the right of the window. Then select Folk & Country. (At some initial stage you will probably need to install the BBC Radio Player, but it's so long ago I did it I can't remember exactly how this side of things went.) Although BBC Devon and Cornwall no longer have their own radio folk programme on the radio, a wide range of such programmes is available online live and to play again (for up to 7 days) from various BBC regions. A broadband connection is recommended for this. So there's more to folk on the BBC than Mike Harding on Wednesday! The BBC's folk website www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/folk has loads of UK tour information.

Radio Britfolk
is an online, developing resource dedicated to folk programmes. A selection of current month's programmes is available free of charge, while archived programmes are accessible for a small subscription. See www.radiobritfolk.co.uk.

Local/National/International - Mr Red has a radio page on www.users.waitrose.com/~cresby/radio.htm ( http://cresby.com) listing all the local folk radio programmes vaguely in the area Shrops/borders Wales southwards, plus many national and international links I haven't even begun to look at yet (e.g. US radio stations with online folk programmes...).

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Dartington College of Art's Soundart Radio 87.7 FM
Soundart Radio is now webstreaming at www.dartington.ac.uk/soundart (or www.myspace.com/soundartfm). The weekly schedule which includes Tree Holdaway's 'Eclectic folk' Tues 3-4pm and Merlin's folk and roots programme Weds 8.30-10pm is now available online.
Transmits 24/7 to Dartington and parts of Totnes, but the range will increase when full community broadcasting commences. Soundart was awarded a 5-year community radio licence by Ofcom in Feb 07 so the Totnes/Dartington area will have its own arts-based local radio station (not-for-profit) within 2 years of that date. See Ofcom's announcement here. Soundart Radio's full application can be read here.
Alternative, direct link for webstream: http://icecast.commedia.org.uk:8000/soundart.mp3.

This was how Soundart Radio first announced its intentions to the local folk community
[Harberton Folk e-circular 19/10/06] "We are setting up a community radio station for the Totnes area and beyond - a non-profit, non-commercial fm radio station which will encourage listeners to make their own radio programmes and become involved with the running of a permanent radio station. It will have a broad editorial base catering for local musicians and artists and we would like to hear from anyone who would be interested in promoting the local folk scene 'on air', e.g. by sending us CD's of your music, recording your own gigs or presenting a weekly folk magazine show. No previous experience of radio is necessary. Please get in touch by emailing Nell Harrison at soundartradio@dartington.ac.uk."

Phonic FM 106.8 FM - Exeter area and online
(successor to the temporary annual Vibraphonic FM from previous years)
"Roots & Shoots" 6-8pm Mondays - An eclectic mixture of folk/roots music from Devon and the world. In time we'll be featuring live sets from some of the best folk entertainers in and around Exeter.
Further details can be found on our online blog: http://rootsandshootsdevon.blogspot.com
Martin Hodge and Martin Henning"

Bayfm 107.9 (www.bayfm.co.uk) runs in the Exmouth area during the Exmouth Music Festival (late May).
Merlin (from Soundart Radio) presented two shows on Mons 21st/28th May 8-10pm in 2007.

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