Michael Brothwell

Michael Brothwell is a presenter at BBC Radio York, hosting the weekly North Yorkshire Folk show,^[1] and the Sunday Set.

He was a student at the University of York and a presenter on University Radio York; he presented "Sunday Breakfast" and "The Nation's Favourite". He was also a Proctor of the York Union Society.

He is now a director of Leeds Brewery.^[2]

Brothwell was 22 years old when he started hosting the folk show on BBC Radio York in 2005. He championed many Yorkshire based folk artists (nu-folk and traditional) of all ages. As well as playing a broad range of folk styles on the programme, he held 'live sessions' featuring local and touring international acts. He interviewed Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, Jim Moray and Kate Rusby and a host of other folk musicians. Brothwell was often referred to as 'The John Peel of Folk'.

References

1. ^ "Michael Brothwell". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2005/12/14/radioyork_michaelbrothwell_feature.shtml. 
2. ^ Heslett, Charles (2 February 2008). "It's Lucas Radabeer!". Yorkshire Evening Post. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/It39s-Lucas-Radebeer.3738556.jp. 

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