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    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

    Lally Macbeth of Stone Club, performing Fishsticks & Fiddlesticks as part of the Mock Morris at Lanyon Quoit, Cornwall.

    The first rule of Stone Club is…

    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.

    Making Mischief: Folk Costume in Britain – an exhibition

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    Abbots Bromley Horn Dancers, 1998

    This is England [Folk Roots, 1997]

    Lally Macbeth of Stone Club, performing Fishsticks & Fiddlesticks as part of the Mock Morris at Lanyon Quoit, Cornwall.

    The first rule of Stone Club is…

    A painting of the ritual portrayed in the Eve of St Agnes, by John Keats. The painting is of two young women in their bed chamber, observing a wraith-like character slumped on their bed. The painting is held at the Tate.

    Customs uncovered: St Agnes Eve, dumb cakes, and the prediction of the future

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    Laurel Swift morris dancing in Bristol, 2011, wearing a red t-shirt and faded blue jeans.

    Laurel Swift and the roots of the new morris revival

    A black and white photo of the early Esperance dancers who sparked an interest in English Folk Dancing.

    Remembering Mary Neal: Suffragette and folk dance powerhouse

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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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    Edgelarks at FolkEast Festival, 2022, playing on a stage in front of a large crowd.

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    The folk singer Lisa Knapp stands in front of green trees, staring straight into the camera. Her hair is dyed blonde and she has a serious look on her face.

    Lisa Knapp and the LIVING soundtrack

    Laurel Swift morris dancing in Bristol, 2011, wearing a red t-shirt and faded blue jeans.

    Laurel Swift and the roots of the new morris revival

    Boss Morris dancing in Whitchurch, Hampshire, with Hooty. Photo credit - Jon Wilks

    Who are the Morris dancers dancing with Wet Leg at the Brits?

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Seosamh Ó hÉanaí or Joe Heaney in a bar
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A Listener’s Guide to Traditional Singing: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney)

In the first of a series exploring the singers of traditional songs, John Roy takes a look at the singing of Seosamh Ó hÉanaí (Joe Heaney).
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Allen Water – Kalos

US folk trio, Kalos, introduce their new video - a recording of a 300-year-old traditional Scottish tune celebrating the landscape.
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Angeline Morrison sits in a Victorian parlour supping tea.
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Angeline Morrison on the making of The Sorrow Songs, out this October on Topic Records

The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience arrives on October 7th via the world's oldest independent record label. Angeline tells us about the making of this fascinating album.
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The album cover for The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience by Angeline Morrison, released on Topic Records. The image is a tribute to old Topic Records sleeves, and features a pastoral English scene with a black girl sitting in May garlands in the foreground.
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Angeline Morrison, The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience – a review

The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience may be the most anticipated folk album of the year. For obvious reasons, it is well overdue. But is it worth the wait?
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Anna Tam, folk singer, lies in a field surrounded by her many instruments.
Reviews

Anna Tam, Hatching Hares – a review

Anna Tam returns with Hatching Hares, a breathless, wide-ranging album that plays to her considerable vocal and multi-instrumental talents.
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10 traditional folk musicians to listen to this Bandcamp Friday
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Bandcamp Friday – 10 tradfolk faves for you to explore

10 traditional folk (or trad-inspired) musicians to go and investigate this Bandcamp Friday. Credit cards at the ready. Who's it gonna be?
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Morris Dancers at Folk Weekend Oxford
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A mini-guide to Folk Weekend Oxford

Are you heading to Folk Weekend Oxford this year? If not, we intend to make you very jealous and think about your choices carefully.
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Angeline Morrison sits with an autoharp on the beach, playing The Sorrow Songs
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Angeline Morrison – The Sorrow Songs Interview

Angeline Morrison discusses her highly-anticipated album, The Sorrow Songs, and her hopes for greater diversity on the folk scene.
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Angeline Morrison performing at Folk Weekend Oxford, St Aldates Tavern
Reviews

Angeline Morrison, The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs – a review

The Brown Girl and Other Folk Songs by Angeline Morrison is an incredibly intimate performance that highlights the singer's considerable vocal chops.
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A still from Angeline Morrison's new video, Unknown African Boy, featuring an image by Marry Waterson of a black child crying blue tears.
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Angeline Morrison: ‘Unknown African Boy (D. 1830)’ video, Jools Holland and tour news

Angeline Morrison releases a brand new video along with huge news about her forthcoming appearance on Later with Jools Holland.
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Archie Churchill-Moss sits with his melodeon, preparing to record in the pleasant surrounds of Slow Worm Studios, Norfolk.
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Archie Churchill-Moss, PH(R)ASE – a review

PH(R)ASE is a gorgeous new solo album of instrumental tunes by melodeon player extraordinaire, Archie Churchill-Moss. Abbey Thomas kicks off 2023 listening to some of the most beautiful music she has heard in a long time.
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A cropped version of Ben Edge's Burryman painting. He sings about The Burryman on his album, New Tradition.
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Ben Edge, New Tradition – a review

New Tradition by Ben Edge explores the world of folk traditions in a fascinating, non-traditional style, happening across psych-folk, punk and psychogeography along the way.
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