Emily Portman chats to Jon Wilks about studying folk music at university, collecting supernatural folk songs and how to be a touring mum.
Martin Carthy discusses a life in music: his days in skiffle, his early albums, his time with The Watersons, Dave Swarbrick, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon and more.
"You have to know what the song means to you, otherwise why are you singing it?" Piers Cawley on bringing unaccompanied ballad singing to modern audiences.
With a busy autumn and winter of gigs coming up, in a number of collaborations, Nelly Brewer caught up with...
Eliza Carthy discusses her new album, 'Queen of the Whirl', and talks about the relationships that have made her 30 years in the biz so memorable.
Stick in the Wheel discuss the making of their latest album, Perspectives on Tradition, their relationship to the city they are forever connected to, and the journey they've been on since their earliest albums.
Rachael McShane on her Topic Records album, When All is Still, plus memories of Bellowhead and a folkie upbringing
Traditional fiddle player, Sam Sweeney, discusses a life in folk music, from Bellowhead to Leveret to the Wayward Band, with the Great War in between.
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp chat about their album, The Poacher's Fate, the Pendle Witches, and getting into the folk tradition.
"Before lockdown, we could just about fill a pub in Bristol. Two years later... well, it's been very odd." The Longest Johns discuss taking traditional songs to some of the biggest audiences ever.
As Martin Simpson celebrates his 70th birthday (not to mention 58 years as a guitarist), we asked his admirers to pitch questions on a musical life very well lived.
The Furrow Collective discuss collaboration, teaching engagements, and musical approaches in this heartfelt interview with Rachel Wilkinson, reflecting on 10 years of blending traditional ballads with contemporary relevance and good old band camaraderie.
