Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe returns to the Tradfolk pages with a deep-dive into Children's folkie literature.
A song I'd never heard before felt instantly, spookily familiar. I dug around, spoke to some friends, and got a term for the phenomena from Shirley Collins: Folk memory.
Meet Karl Sinfield, frontman with The Gally Canters, who is attempting a seemingly impossible arrangement mission with (so far) very beautiful results.
In this beautiful prose poem, Colin Williams navigates themes of migration, memory, oral tradition, and the people of the Danish Wadden Sea.
“We’ve come to dance the Dusking and we’ll dance the old sun down” - artist, Lucy Wright wants to invite you to join her in a new tradition this October! But what is ‘Dusking’?
Eco poet, Eleanor Flowerday, explores the idea that folk culture may be key to the belonging that Gen Z so longs for.
Traditional toe-tappers for toddlers? Books for your budding Bamptonite? Chloe Middleton-Metcalfe explores a world of media for folkie offspring.
On a winter walk outside Bristol, the artist, David Abbott, muses on the appearance of birds in traditional folk songs.
The new Weird Walk book is an essential guide for those reawakening to the wonder of the land.