3. Marie Bashiru - Race and belonging in folk music
Folk singers and musicians Joanie Bones and Oliver Cross discuss some of the themes that emerged from the Access Folk research project about participation and inclusion in folk singing in England. Drawing on findings from the research report Accessing Folk Singing in England they interview singers, musicians and educators as well as drawing on their own lived experience to discuss issues around disability, gender, ethnicity and much more.
In this episode Joanie interviews musician and ethnomusicologist Marie Bashiru about her music, research, and race and ethnicity in the folk scene. Drawing on the interview and their own lived experience Joanie and Oliver discuss race, ethnicity, belonging and feeling connected to a place.
Marie and Joanie talked about Marie’s podcast British Folk Music: Where Are All The Black People?. They also mentioned the music organisation The Nest Collective. You can learn more about Marie’s work and music on her website and through social media @mariebashiru.
Music in the episode: “Reciprocity” by Marie Bashiru (2023)
Credits
The Access Folk Podcast is a co-production between Joanie Bones, Oliver Cross and Access Folk, a research project run by Fay Hield and based at the University of Sheffield.
The podcast was produced in 2023 by Esbjörn Wettermark and Rowan Piggott and funded by Access Folk and The University of Sheffield’s Public Engagement Development Fund.
Our theme tune is “Old Adam (Reprise)” from Fay Hield’s album Old Adam (2016, Soundpost Records).
All the music in the Podcast series is used with permission from the artists and copyright holders.