Crystal FM

Crystal FM does what too few folk stations dare - it keeps the genre honest. You won't hear watered-down pop-folk here. Instead, expect the jangly guitars of Martin Carthy, the haunting ballads of Anne Briggs, and modern torchbearers like Stick in the Wheel. The programming feels curated by someone who actually digs through archives, not a Spotify algorithm. Daytime leans toward the familiar - think Fairport Convention and Kate Rusby - but evenings turn deeper: unaccompanied traditional songs, field recordings, the stuff that makes folkies' hearts skip. That's the point. It's not background mu…