January. Bleak, isn’t it? December and its festivities feel a long way behind us, and the delights of spring and...
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.
As Halwyn Folk release a new video exploring Old Christmas, we take a look at some of the commonly asked questions around Twelfth Night.
“We’re not doing the Stick and Bucket dance! I never want to hear any more ever about the Stick and...
As Boss Morris help to reignite the country's interest in traditional culture, we dig into the fRoots archive to see how these things are cyclical. Back in 1997, Colin Irwin celebrated a culture every bit as exotic as the most distant of World Music destinations.
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.
Grab your driveller, dip your dwile, gather your girt, and let's go t'gither. Welcome to the oh-so dignified sport of dwile flonking.
“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’?
Meet Hannah the Witch and her fellow Giants of Hastings, as we uncover their history in the company of their custodian, Mark Duncan.
Before Ben Edge there was, and still is, the legendary folklorist, Doc Rowe. As a new documentary on his work enters the crowdfunding stage, we revisit an interview we undertook with him in 2017.
In 1992, Britpop band, Blur, found time in the studio to record 'The Gloucestershire Wassail'. Here's the story of how it came to pass.
...tell everyone about Stone Club! And if you're not sure what that is, dig into our interview with founder, Lally Macbeth.
As Charlie Cooper's Myth Country arrives on BBC iPlayer, we corner him in a Stroud coffee shop and put his folk credentials to the test.
