We get the low-down on the Dancing England Rapper Tournament, otherwise known as DERT, coming to Rochdale in March.
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You'd be hard-pressed to recall a time that Morris dancing infiltrated the Brit Awards. Here's how Boss Morris did it.
Celebrated melodeon player, John Spiers, joins Jon Wilks on the Old Songs Podcast to discuss the Morris tune, The Princess Royal.
Kind readers, all. Your attention please...
Morris Dancing - an English Tradition is a charming snapshot of the Morris scene as it danced its way out of the pandemic. Watch the film in full in the video player above.
Morris dancing occasionally appears in TV shows, music videos and other aspects of popular culture. It’s often used as the butt of a joke, but in other instances it’s used to add interest, variety and even a sinister edge…
We chat to author Michael Heaney about his new book tracing the history of morris dancing from its earliest emergence to the present day.
Does anyone mention Morris in their dating profile? Does it come up on the first date? And if so, what’s the reaction of the unsuspecting other party? Ahead of Valentine's Day, Tradfolk asked the questions...
We don’t cover many (any, thus far) metal gigs here at Tradfolk, but when we heard of a Morris team entering a battle of the bands competition, we decided this was the opportunity we’d been waiting for…
Help us decide on the folk dance performance of the year. The judges have had their say, now it's down to you to pick a winner.
Jon Wilks chats to folk singer and Morris dancer, Ellie Gowers, about her close encounters with history in the making.
A London-wide Morris dance extravaganza is planned for Saturday, October 8th, in aid of two charities. We caught up with the organiser, James Denny.
