The fourth episode of the second series of the Old Songs Podcast features Angeline Morrison discussing 'Shallow Brown' [Roud 2621].
Michelle Holloway of Bonfire Radicals tells us how she turned a broadside ballad into a song of outrage, creating a beautiful video in the process.
'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.
Julian Gaskell digs into a broadside ballad about burial clubs, and tells us where he went with it and what attracted him in the first place.
Phil Tyler & Sarah Hill discuss the traditional song, 'Matt Hyland' [Roud 2880], what they know of its history and what it means to them.
George Sansome & Matt Quinn debut 'I Live Not Where I Love', a recording and video of a traditional song first collected in Piddletown.
Jon Wilks looks at the songs collected in Whitchurch Hampshire and their relationship with the late, great Paul Sartin.
Everything you ever wanted to know about the traditional ballad, 'The Trees They Do Grow High', sometimes known as 'Long A-Growing' [Roud 31].
Released as a charity single, 'Early Pearly' is a traditional song from Ripon, Yorkshire. Bryony Griffith gives us the lowdown.
US folk trio, Kalos, introduce their new video - a recording of a 300-year-old traditional Scottish tune celebrating the landscape.
As they release a brand new video, Debbie Armour from Burd Ellen talks us through her relationship with 'The Lovers' [Roud 205].
Jon Wilks discusses the origins of his new single and video, the traditional song, 'Johnny Sands'.