A song I'd never heard before felt instantly, spookily familiar. I dug around, spoke to some friends, and got a term for the phenomena from Shirley Collins: Folk memory.
The fourth episode of the second series of the Old Songs Podcast features Angeline Morrison discussing 'Shallow Brown' [Roud 2621].
As they release a brand new video, Debbie Armour from Burd Ellen talks us through her relationship with 'The Lovers' [Roud 205].
A new recording of 'The Greenland Whale Fisheries' [Roud 347] finds maestros Ben Nicholls and Kris Drever in fine voice and collaboration.
The third episode of the second series of the Old Songs Podcast features Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith discussing 'The Brisk Lad' [Roud 1667].
'Daring Highwayman', the new single from Hack Poets Guild, is nothing short of a glam romp. We take a listen to the song and investigate its history.
As Frankie Archer prepares her latest release, we take a look at historical background of the traditional song, 'Oxford City'.
Those two cheeky chappies, Sansome & Quinn, return with a crack at the lesser-spotted Roud 570 and news of an upcoming tour.
Ahead of this Sunday's Oscars ceremony, film buffs Karl Sinfield and Matt Quinn pick out their favourite instances of traditional folk songs in movies.
Earlier this week, Angeline Morrison released a video for her version of 'The Brown Girl' [Roud 180], so we made a beeline to her door to find out a little more about her relationship with it.
Jim Ghedi releases a worryingly prescient version of 'What Will Become of England?', accompanied by the kind of video you won't want to watch late at night.
As the BBC drama, The Gallows Pole, kicks off, we take a look at some of the old songs - sometimes traditional - that peppered the soundtrack.