Yorkshire Folk Radio
We believe that BBC local radio has a duty of care towards all itslisteners and that by axing Henry Ayrton's Real Music Show and therebyremoving all folk programming from the four BBC Yorkshire andHum... continue reading »
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"I want to hear more traditional English music on the radio over the whole country and to see the same more on television. And treated with the respect our own national heritage deserves."
"Please ensure you support Yorkshire Folk music. We have some very talented artists who need the support of LOCAL radio. This is not manufactured music, but genuine creative talent that should be encoraged. We also have many leading folk acts working and v"
"we don't need more sport!"
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"There is so little folk music on the radio at the moment and surely folk is the root of all other music. It is so wide ranging in its styles that any serious music lover will find enjoyment in some aspect of folk music. It is most unfair to take the only "
"At a time when the region is signing up to celebrate the local culture in all its aspects, what a bizarre decision. What does it say about the efforts of so many, from a session in the back room of a pub to the packed concert hall with Waterson Carthy, wh"
"Folk radio is an essential part of a very vibrant folk scene. The loss of this one programme has effectively diminished the opportunity for practitioners and audience to keep in touch with local happenings."
"if there is no folk music then there is no culture!"
"Diminishing cultural choice is not the way to enlighten future generations"
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"Where's the equal opportunities here? If the Beeb need to target sports listeners, fine, but find an alternative but equal level conduit to target people who are interested in reflecting what the BBC was created for."
"Folk is real music for real people - without it we'll have a diet of digital pap, 24 hrs a day."
"Don't ditch it!"
"Folk music is part of our heritage and should be encouraged and nurtured."
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"Keep Folk Music Alive"
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"Its disgraceful - I pay my licence fee and the BBC does not cater for my interests in folk music."
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