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Sam Overbeck in Earlsdon Morris kit, Bromyard Folk Festival 2024

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.

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.

Painting of King Charles II hiding in an oak tree, aided by a companion, after the Battle of Worcester. The dense foliage and dark forest setting emphasize the secrecy and danger of his escape.

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 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.

A woman leaps between rocks on Dartmoor. She is wearing a cardigan and knee-high boots.

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.

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.

Originally released in the early part of this year as a Bandcamp-only download, Angeline Morrison’s third solo album, Ophelia, gets a “proper” release just in time for the Autumn Equinox. Which is fitting, really, as it’s full of fallen-leaves romanticism and silvery-moon hauntings.  It’s not entirely clear which Ophelia Morrison is trying to conjure across the album and, in many ways, it doesn’t really matter. Lurking somewhere in the eleven relatively short tracks – most clock into at around two […]...