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    White Rose Morris dancing at dawn on May Day, 2011, at Castle Hill in Almondbury - Photo credit Bryony Griffith

    May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me

    White Rose Morris dancing at dawn on May Day, 2011, at Castle Hill in Almondbury - Photo credit Bryony Griffith

    May Day Morris Call Out 2025

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    Customs Uncovered: Atherstone Ball Game

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    White Rose Morris dancing at dawn on May Day, 2011, at Castle Hill in Almondbury - Photo credit Bryony Griffith

    May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me

    White Rose Morris dancing at dawn on May Day, 2011, at Castle Hill in Almondbury - Photo credit Bryony Griffith

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    John Spiers, or Squeezy as he is known, playing the melodeon in a black and white photograph advertising his appearance on the Old Songs Podcast discussing The Princess Royal.

    The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep8 – ‘Princess Royal’, ft. John Spiers

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    Two people stand by a fire against a darkening sky. The air is alight with sparks and they are wassailing an apple tree spruce.

    The Tradfolk Wassail Directory, 2024-25

    Goblin Band performing at Green Note in Camden. They are standing along the side of the stage and the picture is shot from below so they appear to be looming over the camera.

    Goblin Band: The Tradfolk Interview

    The Best British Folk Songs as chosen by some of the country's favourite folk singers

    The Best British folk songs, as chosen by British folk singers

    A painting of Old Father Christmas by William Ewart Lockhart, showing an old man with a long white beard, a white smock, a holly crown on his head, and a glass of wine in his hand. He is smiling and gesturing towards a feast on the table in front of him.

    Twelfth Night, Old Christmas and St Stephen’s Day… revisited

    Women, out beating the bounds in 1913

    Customs uncovered: Beating the Bounds

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James Merryclough is the editor of Tradfolk.co. He lives in Sheffield where he works for the University of Sheffield as Sustainability Communications Manager. He is a member of Five Rivers Morris and Kelham Island Rapper.
White Rose Morris dancing at dawn on May Day, 2011, at Castle Hill in Almondbury - Photo credit Bryony Griffith
Morris DancingThe Merry Month of May

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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Morris Dancing

Dancing on the Fringe: Max Reeves on Photographing the Evolving World of Morris

Max Reeves is a photographer with a deep fascination for folk traditions, mythology, and the countercultural fringes of society. His...
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Folk Cities

A guide to Sheffield’s folk scene

Jon Wilks kicked off our Folk Cities guides back in April 2024 with a look at his native Birmingham. They’re...
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Festivals

Manchester Folk Festival returns with a stellar line-up this Spring

From Thursday 20th to Saturday 22nd March, the eighth edition of Manchester Folk Festival promises three unforgettable days of the...
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ChristmasMusic

Tradfolk’s mega folk Christmas playlist

Need some background folky music for those long Christmas roadtrips or family gathering? We’ve put together a Spotify playlist of...
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The Anglo Concertina Music of William Kimber

The meeting of Cecil Sharp and the Headington Quarry Morris Men and their young musician William Kimber on Boxing Day...
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Videos

Helen Gentile & Lewis Wood – Limousin Bourrées

After nearly a decade of playing together, Helen Gentile (Threepenny Bit) & Lewis Wood (Granny’s Attic) are releasing their first...
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Granny’s Attic – Jack the Sailor

We’re always delighted to host a video premier here at Tradfolk, so it’s with great excitement we bring you this...
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Morris Dancing

Swordplay Across the Pond: Rapper Dancing in the USA

When most people hear the phrase American rapper, I expect they think of Snoop Dogg, Tupac or Dr Dre (insert...
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Photos of Annual Affairs with Homer Sykes

Most readers of Tradfolk will be able to reel off a host of folk customs, even if they have never...
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Sam Overbeck in Earlsdon Morris kit, Bromyard Folk Festival 2024
Morris Dancing

An American Morris Dancer in England

Like many twenty-somethings, Sam Overbeck has spent his summer travelling. But whereas some may head to South America, Asia, or Europe, Sam has spent summer 2024 touring England’s folk festivals. Specifically, he’s been watching, practising and performing with as many morris sides as he can.
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Tradfolk: A New Chapter 

If you’re like me, the end of the summer festival season feels like a punctuation mark in the year. Gone...
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