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.
Heading to the Sheffield Carols? Want to know where to go, what songs to sing and a little of the etiquette? We've got you covered.
One of the consequences of researching and writing folklore and history books is that bits of arcane trivia lodge in...
The festive season wouldn’t be complete without a host of new musical offerings. Thankfully 2024 brings us enough traditional favourites...
As we gear up for Christmas this year, no doubt the haunting and beautiful Coventry Carol [Roud 19028] will be...
Tom Goskar, a born-again guise dancer in southwest Cornwall, explores the little-known Cornish tradition that is guise dancing.
Need some background folky music for those long Christmas roadtrips or family gathering? We’ve put together a Spotify playlist of...
What’s the most widespread tradition in the British Isles? A couple of centuries ago, it would probably have been something...
They're hard to avoid at Christmas time, but what makes a carol a carol? Where do Christmas carols come from, and why do we love them so much? Rachel Wilkinson explores.
The festive season is upon us, and for folk musicians and folk music enthusiasts, it’s time to head to the...
As Halwyn Folk release a new video exploring Old Christmas, we take a look at some of the commonly asked questions around Twelfth Night.
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?
