Yorkshire Folk Radio

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"Another instance of the BBC failing to listen to the people who pay the licence fee."

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"More folk/acoustic music on the radio/TV please"

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"Although I live outside the catchment area, I always used to listen to Henry Ayrton's programme when I was driving in the area. In the East midlands we are fortunate to have the excellent "Folkwaves" from Radio Derby. People in the Yorkshire and Humber ar"

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"As an ex-pat Yank, I appreciate a radio service which offers distinctiveness and originality, rather than acheiving a bland mediocrity -- which is already all too widespread -- in trying to appeal to the "mass market". This is a disturbing step along the "

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"The BBC should be extending Henry Ayrton's show and others of this genre rather than giving in to the anodyne treacle lobby that now governs their music policy"

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"Issues like this bring to our attention how little respect there is shown by the media to our own cultural diversity and heritage."

"At a time when BBC national programming is beginning to treat English traditional music with a respect not accorded it in the media for some years, retrograde steps at regional level such as this seem particularly perverse."

"Folk music / dance is not 'aired' in the media nearly enough. The majority of people still treat it with derision and know nothing of their rich cultural heritage. Folk music / dance should be part of every school child's education, and as they get older,"

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"Folk is already under-represented on radio and television and is an essential part of our heritage. By killing this programme, we are killing our very Britishness and heritage for the generations to come"

"folk music is very important for a great number of people and it should not only be preserved but encouraged too."