Michael Brothwell is a presenter at BBC Radio York

BBC Radio York

BBC York is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of North Yorkshire.- Early history :The station was launched at 6:30am on 4 July 1983 - a launch featured on the cover of the Radio Times...

, hosting the weekly North Yorkshire Folk show, and the Sunday Set.

He was a student at the University of York

University of York

The University of York , is an academic institution located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the campus university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects...

 and a presenter on University Radio York

University Radio York

University Radio York is a campus radio covering the campus of the University of York. It was the first legal independent radio station in the United Kingdom.-About:...

; 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

Leeds Brewery

The Leeds Brewery is an independent brewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.It should not be confused with the Tetley's Brewery on Hunslet Road in Leeds, which is sometimes known as "the Leeds brewery".-History:...

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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

Nic Jones

Nicolas Paul "Nic" Jones is an English folk singer, fingerstyle guitarist and fiddle player whose professional career spanned the years 1964-1982. He recorded five solo albums, and was a frequent guest performer.-Biography:...

, Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy

Martin Carthy MBE is an English folk singer and guitarist who has remained one of the most influential figures in British traditional music, inspiring contemporaries such as Bob Dylan and Paul Simon and later artists such as Richard Thompson since he emerged as a young musician in the early days...

, Jim Moray

Jim Moray

Jim Moray is an English folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.-Recording artist:While studying classical composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire, Moray released the home-recorded I Am Jim Moray EP. During 2002 he appeared at the Glastonbury festival and the Cambridge Folk...

 and Kate Rusby

Kate Rusby

Kate Anna Rusby is an English folk singer and songwriter from Penistone, South Yorkshire. Sometimes known as The Barnsley Nightingale, she has headlined various British national folk festivals, and is regarded as one of the most famous English folk singers of contemporary times...

 and a host of other folk musicians. Brothwell was often referred to as 'The John Peel

John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...

of Folk'.