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Folk love songs on Valentine's Day

A selection of romantic folk songs from the past and present.

The best folk and acoustic music from Britain and beyond.

This week, Mark presents folk love songs on Valentine's Day.

There are broken-token ballads, indelible poems, and modern tales of love and longing. We'll be galloping over moorland, uniting on windswept beaches, and, as often as not, completely failing to end up with the right person.

Mark and listeners pick the playlist, which features June Tabor, John Prine, Katherine Priddy, Davy Steele and Grace Petrie.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • June Tabor & Oysterband

    Dark Eyed Sailor

  • Katherine Priddy

    Does She Hold You Like I Did

  • Coope Boyes & Simpson

    Ten Thousand Miles

  • Davy Steele

    O My Luve's Like a Red, Red Rose

  • Townes Van Zandt

    If I Needed You

  • Malinky

    The False Lover Won Back (feat. Karine Polwart)

  • Luke Kelly & The Dubliners

    Raglan Road

  • Grace Petrie

    Romance Addict

  • Eddi Reader

    John Anderson My Jo

  • John Prine & Iris DeMent

    In Spite of Ourselves

  • Peggy Seeger

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

  • Ian Campbell Folk Group

    Come Kiss Me Love

  • Eve Goodman

    Dacw 'Nghariad

  • Sam Lee

    Meeting Is A Pleasant Place

Broadcast

  • Wed 14 Feb 2024 21:00