Nell Leyshon talks about her new play, FOLK, her fascination with source singers, Louie Hooper and Lucy White, and the difficulties inherent in bringing Cecil Sharp to life on stage.
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Jon Wilks is the founder and former editor of Tradfolk.co. He has previously worked as the editorial director of Time Out Tokyo, and editor of Time Out Abu Dhabi. Over the years he has written for the Guardian, Dazed & Confused, the Japan Times and many more publications. When he is not writing about folk music, he's performing and recording music over on jonwilks.online. His original blog, Grizzly Folk (2017-2018), forms the basis of the early posts on this website.
A beautiful, pastoral, fingerpicking album, guaranteed to please fans of the English folk guitar troubadours of the 60s & 70s.
Cecil Sharp is often described as the father of English traditional folk song collecting. This article is a newbies' guide to his life, his work, and is namesake house in Camden.
From albums to art events, from folkie frolics to festivals, here's what the Tradfolk team are looking forward to in folk culture, 2022.
What better place to observe the age-old tradition of Boxing Day Morris dances than Instagram?
Yule and Christmas... there's a connection there, surely. So, what's the difference? Is one Christian and the other Pagan, or is there more to it than that? And why, when decking the halls with boughs of holly, are we encouraged to don gay apparel and "troll the ancient Yuletide carol"? Where does Yule end and Christmas begin?
Angeline Morrison discusses her highly-anticipated album, The Sorrow Songs, and her hopes for greater diversity on the folk scene.
Crossing Welsh tradfolk with Ethiopean tizita, Cynefin's Owen Shiers explains the background to his new video, Lliw'r Ceiroes.
Lisa Knapp releases a wonderfully eerie version of 'Cherry Tree Carol' [Roud 453], and we long for an album to follow suit.
Buying Christmas presents, year in, year out, is tough enough at the best of times. But when you've got a relative with seriously niche interests, well... god help you, merry gentleperson.
Percussionist, educator and folk enthusiast, Tom Gregory, pulls the Dust & Mischief Band together for a rousing run through a collection of Christmas standards and not-so-standards.
What is a Roud Number? How did the Roud Index come about? Where can I search Roud Numbers and the Roud Index? All answers can be found here.
