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Shifting seasons with Lady Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith

A seasonal folk session from Lady Maisery with Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith.

The best folk and acoustic music.

This week, Mark turns to face the coming sunshine, with a seasonal live session by Lady Maisery with Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith.

Lady Maisery are Hazel Askew, Hannah James and Rowan Rheingans. Together with Jimmy and Sid they have created Wakefire, a celebration of early summer and the promise of May.

Wakefire follows their previous collaboration, Awake Arise, which marked midwinter.

The best in folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

Produced by Pomona for BBC Radio 2.

21 days left to listen

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Waterson:Carthy

    May Song

    • Holy Heathens & The Old Green Man.
    • Topic Records.
  • Mànran

    Ailean

    • Ùrar.
  • Jim Moray

    The Nightingale

    • Gallants.
    • Managed Decline.
  • Lady Maisery & Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith

    Summer's In (Radio 2 Session, 22 April 2026)

  • Richard Thompson

    The New St. George

    • Henry The Human Fly.
    • Island Records.
  • Dave Whetstone

    One For Dan

    • Winding To You.
    • Talking Elephant Records.
  • Lady Maisery & Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith

    May Day (Radio 2 Session, 22 April 2026)

  • Lady Maisery & Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith

    Harvest Song (Radio 2 Session, 22 April 2026)

  • George Boomsma

    Kathmandu

    • The Bracken & Tread.
  • Mari Mathias

    Aderyn Pur (Pure Bird)

    • Cyfarwydd.
  • Ali Levack

    Elaine & Enya

    • Ali Levack.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Apr 202621:00