Invisible Folk hosts another poetry reading.  This podcast features the comic verse of Clare Pasquale, the reflective nature poems of Ben Batten and 4 of Jon's poems that can be found in For the Many not the Few volume 39. An anthology published by Inherit the Earth, available through Amazon where all the proceeds go to charities for the homeless ..read more

Erica Roffe is co-founder and Managing Editor of the Bedford Independent, a dynamic, informed and informative local news website.  The demise of print media and buying-up of local titles by syndicates has resulted in a collapse of local news services in Bedford. Coupled with the decline of its distinctive High Street the town is in danger of losing sight of its essential character.  For many years Erica's dynamic energy brought pop-up events to Bedford High Street utilising slack space. In 2018 she co-founded the Bedford Independent; like the town it represents it is democratic, inde ..read more

Jon, Karen and Ben read some of their poems ..read more

This is a podcast from Invisible Folk in collaberation with the Chesham Literary Festival.  In this episode I talk to Raven Dane, novelist, short story writer and occasional film star. Raven is famous for her dark fantasy, steampunk and folk horror novels and a wide variety of short stories.   ..read more

Listen to the highlights of the Chesham Literary Festival poetry competition awards ceremony held at the Town Hall, Chesham on 12th July 2024. It was a great evening. Many thanks to the four judges - Emily Townsend, Valerie Jack, Ben Batten & Jon Bickley, with additional thanks to Mark Jackson-Hancock and Pemby.  Invisible Folk is proud of the brilliant volunteers, poetry competition winners, commended poets, families and friends who made our awards ceremony such a success. Keep an eye on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/invisiblefolkltd for future competitions and events ..read more

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club Radio Show is currently syndicated to 9 stations, 7 based in the UK and 2 in mainland Europe (Spain & Germany). Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features established artists, rising stars, quality new music, blasts from the past.  https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh - Flowers The Fugitives - Advice Stephanie Sammons - Mend Beth Gibbons - Beyond the Sun Ned Roberts - Play My Ca ..read more

Since Spring 2019 Invisible Folk are proud to have been the recipients of four Arts Council Grants. In this podcast Jon Bickley talks about our relationship with the Arts Council and how that has enabled us to commission new compositions, new performances and to inject some money into the folk music community. You'll also hear some great music; without Arts Council funding it would never have existed. For more information go to our Website https://invisiblefolk.com ..read more

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club Radio Show is currently syndicated to 9 stations, 7 based in the UK and 2 in mainland Europe (Spain & Germany). Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features established artists, rising stars, quality new music, blasts from the past.  https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: TangleJack - The Garden of Your Heart Ruth Moody - Coyotes Kim Richey - A Way Around John Smith - The World Turns Goblin Band - The Brisk Lad G ..read more

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club Radio Show is currently syndicated to 9 stations, 7 based in the UK and 2 in mainland Europe (Spain & Germany). Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features established artists, rising stars, quality new music, blasts from the past.  https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: T Bone Burnett - The Town That Time Forgot Ray Cooper - Black is the Colour/En Vacker Van George Boomsma - Fallen Annie Dressner - After the St ..read more

It's catch-up time. The Invisible Folk Club Radio Show is currently syndicated to 9 stations, 7 based in the UK and 2 in mainland Europe (Spain & Germany). Jon Bickley presents the show, Steve Yarwood is Producer. Nothing in the broad church of trad folk, roots or Americana is off limits, there are so many shades. Our show features established artists, rising stars, quality new music, blasts from the past.  https://invisiblefolk.com/ PLAYLIST: Sam Lee - Dreams of the Returning Malin Lewis - Tune 51 Stick in the Wheel ft Jim Ghedi - What Will Become of England? Miranda Sykes - Kismet R ..read more