Folk on Foot

The Story of The Big Walk

On 4th August 2023, Folk on Foot host Matthew Bannister set off on his biggest walk yet: from Wickham Festival in Hampshire to Folk East in Suffolk. Over two weeks, he covered 186 miles, took 465,137 steps and raised thousands of pounds for the charity Help Musicians. Each evening, he was joined in the pub by some of the folk world’s finest musicians, who sang and played to revive his flagging spirits. This episode tells the inside story of the walk, using Matthew’s private audio diaries and highlights of the glorious music that carried him on his way.---We rely entirely on support from our listeners to keep this show on the road. If you like what we do please either...Become a patron and get great rewards: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/folkonfoot">patreon.com/folkonfoot</a>Or just buy us a coffee: <a href="https://www.ko-fi.com/folkonfoot">ko-fi.com/folkonfoot</a>Sign up for our newsletter at <a href="http://www.folkonfoot.com">www.folkonfoot.com</a>Follow us on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @folkonfoot--- Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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