As people congregate to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ella Mary Leather's birth, Joshua Dyer takes a look at her remarkable legacy.
Customs, Rituals and Traditions
Discover traditional folk customs, rituals and traditions on the Tradfolk.co website. From wassailing to Yule, and the arc of the year in-between.
Which are the best traditional May songs to kickstart your summer? We asked some of our favourite singers for their recommendations.
Everything you ever wanted to know about April Fools' Day (All Fools' Day), from origins to the UK's first known prank.
Everything you ever wished to know about the long-surviving custom, beating the bounds, but were too afraid to ask.
The Englefield Estate trespass was a celebration of folk culture as much as it was a protest. Victoria Spooner spoke with Nick Hayes ahead of the event to get his views on the relationship between folk and the Right to Roam campaign.
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, was traditionally as much about sporting events as it was about stuffing your belly with fritters. Here's what you need to know.
Rachel Wilkinson traces the incredible tradition of the Glen Rock Carolers from Sheffield, UK, to Pennsylvania, USA, up with the Christmas dawn for 174 years.
Help us create a directory of May Day Morris dances so that people can find their way to dancing the sun up somewhere locally.
Blackthorn Ritualistic Folk discuss their rapidly growing tribe, their connection with nature, and the launch of their Lughnasadh Folk Festival.
Why is the month of May so important to the folk world? Here's our list of what to do, where to go, what to see, and what it all means.
Following on from his article about Penzance’s Midwinter festival - Montol - and the Christmastime mumming tradition called ‘guise dancing’, Tom Goskar turns his attentions to Midsummer and the Cornish festival of Golowan.
To the woefully unaware, the West Berkshire town of Hungerford may seem like a quaint spot on a pretty canal. But beware: Tutti men are known to prowl at Hocktide.