• 1 June 2023

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    A Morris toddler in Bampton

    Folk Music, books and screen time for babies and toddlers (or how to tradinate your child)

    Libby Bove, folk artist, in a field of corn.

    So turns the wheel of the M.O.T. – an interview with artist, Libby Bove

    The Nettle Dress promo poster, featuring Oonagh Brown walking through Limekiln Wood wearing her nettle dress.

    The Nettle Dress – a review and director’s Q&A

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    Customs

    Discover traditional folk customs, rituals and traditions on the Tradfolk.co website. From wassailing to Yule, and the arc of the year in-between.

    Customs Uncovered: The Stick and Bucket Dance

    The end of the torchlit procession on St John’s Eve. The Golowan Band play the final tune of the night.

    Golowan – Penzance’s midsummer celebration

    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

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    Customs Uncovered: The Stick and Bucket Dance

    A member of Boss Morris, decked in greenery, smiles for the camera. She is standing in a woodland glade on Rodborough Common, Stroud.

    Dancing up the Sun – May Day, 2023

    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

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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

    Jon Wilks plays guitar at Dorking Folk Club, 2018

    The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep7 – ‘The Gloucestershire Wassail / The Wassailing Song’, ft. Jon Wilks

    Burd Ellen, Debbie Armour and Gail Brogen, with flowers in their mouths. The image is black and white.

    The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep6 – ‘When I was on Horseback/ The Unfortunate Rake’, ft. Debbie Armour (Burd Ellen)

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    Handbags and Broomsticks: Molly Dancing for the uninitiated

    A woggle hopping obstacle in the wild. The picture is actually of a red postbox in Wiltshire on a pretty summer's day, but woggle hopping often involved postboxes

    Customs uncovered: Woggle Hopping

    The source singer Cecilia Costello - photo by Bob Etheridge

    Women in folk: celebrating the source singers

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    Come Make My Bed – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

    Jennifer Reid and Tom Kitching performing traditional music in the Gallows Pole. She is singing while he is standing behind her left should playing the fiddle.

    Which traditional songs and tunes were used in The Gallows Pole?

    Martin Simpson in concert at Whitchurch Folk Club, Hampshire. He is in the spotlight, holding his guitar and smiling. There is a prominent swallow tattoo on his right forearm.

    Simpson at 70: A new interview with the legendary folk guitarist

    Introducing the Tradfolk Takeover at FolkEast

    P Stands For Paddy – The Weaving (Live at The People’s Museum of Limerick)

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Folkeast x Tradfolk content hubNews

Introducing the Tradfolk Takeover at FolkEast

Introducing the first ever Tradfolk Takeover at the FolkEast Festival, featuring some of the up-and-coming stars of traditional English folk music.
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Martin Simpson playing a Fylde acoustic guitar.
Songs

Discovering Martin Simpson: 18 songs to get you started

A cohort of Martin Simpson fans pick the songs they think you ought to hear.
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A Scottish piper and accordion player stand on the edge of a loch.
News

Call for Scots to get involved in inaugural Scottish Folk Day

Scotland organises a national folk day to coincide with European Folk Day, part of the European Folk Network.
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Jim Moray in his studio surrounded by his instruments.
FestivalsNews

Who is Jim Moray and why should I go to his festival?

Ahead of the Jim Moray Festival this June, we ask - who is Jim Moray and why should you be buying yourself a ticket?
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The Harrison pub in Kings Cross, home to a large part of London's folk scene.
News

Help save the Harrison

One of London's favourite folk venues is under threat. An appeal has been launched to help keep the doors of The Harrison open. Get involved.
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The sun sets over the food stalls and beer tents at FolkEast Festival, 2022
Folkeast x Tradfolk content hubNews

FolkEast 2023 – the lineup announced

The finest folk festival in the East of England kicks off its second decade with a stellar lineup.
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Edgelarks at FolkEast Festival, 2022, playing on a stage in front of a large crowd.
Festivals

Folk Festivals Roundup, 2023

All the info you need to make your folk festival choices ahead of the summer.
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The title card to the Johnny Sands video by Jon Wilks, created by Jon Nice, showing the title of the song in a Victorian printer's style.
Songs

Johnny Sands – Jon Wilks

Jon Wilks discusses the origins of his new single and video, the traditional song, 'Johnny Sands'.
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Morris dancers dancing at Sidmouth Folk Festival
Festivals

Sidmouth Folk Festival 2023 – a mini guide for newbies

Want to know what to expect from Sidmouth Folk Festival, 2023? We'll keep this page updated so that you stay in the know.
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Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill stare into the camera. They are standing in front of green bushes, and they are both smiling. Sarah is wearing a yellow top and Phil is wearing a blue shirt.
Songs

Matt Hyland – Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill

Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill discuss the traditional song, 'Matt Hyland' [Roud 2880], what they know of its history and what it means to them.
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Angeline Morrison's The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience, in vinyl form, lying on a multi-coloured rug.
News

‘The Sorrow Songs’, out now on vinyl, as Angeline Morrison heads back on the road

A new pressing on glorious vinyl, plus news of tour dates for Angeline Morrison.
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An Abbots Bromley Horn Dancer clutches the antlers of an old reindeer skeleton. He is wearing his traditional dancing costume. The photo is by Henry Bourne and was taken in 2009.
Arts & CraftsNews

Making Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain – an exhibition

Making Mischief is a new exhibition to be staged at Compton Verney, Warwickshire, dedicated to British folk costumes. It's the first of its kind. Here's all you need to know.
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