Songs on Moor and Mountain | Relaxing summer folk music | Folk on Foot

Take a deep breath of fresh mountain air and join us for Songs on Moor and Mountain – a spectacular journey through some glorious landscapes, captured in song.

In this special compilation from the Folk on Foot on Film archive, we’ve gathered unforgettable performances from our walks across high peaks, rolling moors and wild hillsides – with songs filmed on location from some of your favourite musicians.

🎶 Featuring:

Karine Polwart on Fala Moor in Midlothian
Olivia Chaney on the North York Moors
Johnny Campbell & Mikey Kenny on Whernside
Sam Sweeney atop Swift’s Hill, Gloucestershire
Freedom to Roam with Eliza Marshall and Catrin Finch on the Malvern Hills
Ninebarrow in the Dorset countryside
John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers in dramatic moorland settings

🎥 These exclusive videos are usually only available to Folk on Foot Heroes, but we're sharing this selection to celebrate the beauty of music in nature – and to invite you to support us so you can see more.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro: Inside the Folk on Foot film archive
00:58 - Olivia Chaney – The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (North York Moors)
04:50 - Johnny Campbell & Mikey Kenny – Leeds, a Seaport Town (Whernside)
08:03 - Sam Sweeney – Swift’s Hill (Gloucestershire)
09:48 - Ninebarrow – Summer Fires (Dorset)
15:26 - Freedom to Roam – Turning Tides (Malvern Hills)
19:32 - John Jones – Walking Through Ithonside (the road to Wickham Festival)
23:42 - Karine Polwart – The Lark in the Clear Air (Fala Moor, Midlothian)
26:15 - Outro: Support Folk on Foot and see more films

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