Folk Festivals Roundup, 2024
All the info you need to make your folk festival choices ahead of the summer.
All the info you need to make your folk festival choices ahead of the summer.
This Easter weekend (29th-31st March) will see Sheffield’s pubs filled with the sounds of traditional folk tunes and songs as Sheffield Sessions Festival returns to the city. It’s the first festival since 2019 (for obvious reasons), so what can you expect from a festival where the acts are also the attendees?
Discover the enduring tradition of the Tichborne Dole, a charitable act dating back to the 12th century, offering blessed flour (and curses) to Hampshire locals.
Manchester's finest folk celebration shifts gears for Spring 2025. Early bird wristbands are available until midnight this coming Monday.
When will these godforsaken dark nights end? When will the cold desist and the rains subside? When the Morris returns, that's when!
Gavin McNamara hails The Bitter EP by Cerys Hafana for its eerie folk fusion and creative use of harp and found sounds. Innovation abounds.
Exploring traditional folk music one song at a time.
Dig in to our selection of articles covering traditional British customs and the manner in which they survive and thrive today.
Discover the enduring tradition of the Tichborne Dole, a charitable act dating back to the 12th century, offering blessed flour (and curses) to Hampshire locals.
It’s not every year you get to write about leap years, for rather obvious reasons. So we thought we ought to jump on the chance in 2024.
One the UK's oldest surviving traditions, the Atherstone Ball Game in Warwickshire kicks off at 2pm today. Be there at your peril.
Heading to the Sheffield Carols? Want to know where to go, what songs to sing and a little of the etiquette? We've got you covered.
Rediscover the 19th-century dahlia craze at Stonehenge. Dive into its history and the grand return of the Stonehenge Dahlia Shows in 2023.
The annual jig competition, honouring the memory of the late John Gasson, takes place in August. We take a look at its quirks, its rules and its history.
A highlight of Sidmouth Folk Festival, the Sidmouth Horse Trials take place on the first Sunday of the festival. Tradfolk Rach investigates.
While the summer solstice is commonly associated with something seemingly more spiritual, the rituals of Midsummer had more earthy connections.
Reviewing the latest releases on the traditional folk music scene. We focus on traditional music, or music that has been directly inspired by it.
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