May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me
The Tradfolk Morris Dancing guide is here to help you find your nearest side come rain or shine. Send us your info, share this guide around, and let the Morris commence.
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The John Martyn Project – The John Martyn Project Volume 1, a review
The best tribute albums add something to the originals. The John Martyn Project V.1 does just that.
A guide to Sheffield’s folk scene
Living in Sheffield is like living at a folk festival. There is always a great choice of gigs, social dances, workshops and sessions, not to mention more morris sides than you can shake a stick at. You will meet your folky friends wherever you go.
May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me
The Tradfolk Morris Dancing guide is here to help you find your nearest side come rain or shine. Send us your info, share this guide around, and let the Morris commence.
Boss Morris – Boss Morris, a review
Wild, colourful and urgent: the music of Boss Morris is now available everywhere
Customs uncovered: Chepstow Mari Lwyd and Wassail
Where Wales and England meet in a friendly clash of folk culture.
The Anglo Concertina Music of William Kimber
We speak to author Dan Worrall about his new book exploring the life and music of William Kimber
Swordplay Across the Pond: Rapper Dancing in the USA
You thought England had a monopoly on competitive rapper dancing? Introducing DART...
An American Morris Dancer in England
What would you do with a free summer, the opportunity to tour folk festivals and an irresistible urge to morris dance? James Merryclough catches up with Sam Overbeck, the travelling American morris man.
Folk music reviews
Reviewing the latest releases on the traditional folk music scene. We focus on traditional music, or music that has been directly inspired by it.
How thrilling it must be to find treasure when you’re not looking for it. To throw a stone into a cave and emerge with the Dead Sea Scrolls, to be digging a well and find a Terracotta Army, to press play on an EP and discover magic. The name, Spitzer...
Tribute albums are tricky things, aren’t they? For every Famous Blue Raincoat, there’s a hideous Beatles-sung-by-dogs album, for every Dinah Sings Bessie Smith, there’s an album of Metallica songs rendered unlistenable on a harp. Fortunately, The John Martyn Project Volume 1 falls, very much, into the former category. A thoughtful,...
If there is one thing that we know for certain around these parts it is that, ironically, traditions have to change in order to stay alive. We cannot hark back to the “good old days”; we cannot ignore the new ways; we cannot grumble into our beer that it “was...
Customs uncovered
Dig in to our selection of articles covering traditional British customs and the manner in which they survive and thrive today.
Customs Uncovered: Atherstone Ball Game
One the UK's oldest surviving traditions, the Atherstone Ball Game in Warwickshire kicks off at 2pm today. Be there at your peril.
Folk vs Tradition: what’s the difference?
Artist Lucy Wright muses on the difference between folk and tradition.
Customs Uncovered: Shit-Sack Day
Happy Shit-Sack Day to one and all! Join us as we dive nose-first into what is perhaps the best-named of all English traditions.
Customs uncovered: the Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling contest
From injuries to history, everything you (and the internet) have ever wanted to know about the Cooper's Hill cheese rolling contest in Gloucestershire.
Customs uncovered: Bampton Morris dancing, Whit Monday
Bampton Morris dancing is known worldwide for its extraordinary lineage. We chat to one of the tradition bearers and dig into the history.
Traditional May events to add to your calendar
Why is the month of May so important to the folk world? Here's our list of what to do, where to go, what to see, and what it all means.
Tales of a Tutti Man: Hocktide Customs Uncovered
To the woefully unaware, the West Berkshire town of Hungerford may seem like a quaint spot on a pretty canal. But beware: Tutti men are known to prowl at Hocktide.
Customs Uncovered: The Tichborne Dole
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.
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