As we've interviewed traditional folk musicians over the years, we've often asked THAT folk music question. Here are a few answers to get you thinking...
What is a Roud Number? How did the Roud Index come about? Where can I search Roud Numbers and the Roud Index? All answers can be found here.
Cecil Sharp is often described as the father of English traditional folk song collecting. This article is a newbies' guide to his life, his work, and is namesake house in Camden.
To celebrate International Women's Day, we look into the lives of five of England's most important source singers.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Molly dancing: the hows, the whys, the history, and the dating hazards...
Welcome to our new website, set up to celebrate traditional folk culture in a modern world. Editor, Jon Wilks, explains what you'll find here.
Piers Cawley is known for unaccompanied singing, especially on his Youtube channel, where he sings most Friday evenings at 8pm. In this article, he imparts all the knowledge he's come by over the years, and gets one or two folkie friends to share their secrets, too.
Piers Cawley delves into the epic Topic Records' collection, The Voice of the People, where you'll delight in the "crackle, hiss, wow and flutter" of these glorious old recordings.
Can woggle hopping be classed as a British custom? Probably not, but it still deserves a mention as an eccentric activity that briefly caught the public imagination.
As people congregate to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Ella Mary Leather's birth, Joshua Dyer takes a look at her remarkable legacy.
