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Tradfolk X FolkEast Squash Court Sessions, 2024
The annual Squash Court Sessions have arrived, fresh from FolkEast 2024, featuring some of the best folk music at this year's festival.
The Saddleworth women taking their place at Rushcart
Clog maker Simon Brock caught up with Wakefield Morris alumna Lucy Marstin and Saddleworth Morris Men veteran Ed Worrall, co-founders of Saddleworth Women’s Morris and Clog.
FolkEast 2024, the full programme
Pick your way through a weekend of folkish wonderment at FolkEast 2024. Here's the full programme, as we currently know it...
Tradfolk Takeover Stage at FolkEast, 2024
Join the best of folk at the Tradfolk FolkEast Takeover this Sunday. Top emerging artists and legends on stage from 1:45 pm to 10:30 pm.
Tacoma’s Song – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Tradfolk premieres 'Tacoma's Song', from the upcoming album, Play Up The Music!, by Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne. blending English, Caribbean, and Black American folk traditions.
The Old Songs Podcast
Exploring traditional folk music one song at a time.
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: 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.
Customs uncovered: Leap Year
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.
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 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.
