The Tradfolk music section deals with all things traditional folk music, occasionally dipping into folk music that is influenced by the tradition. We have interviews with traditional folk musicians, reviews of folk music albums that have really charmed us, and occasional explorations of the traditional songs themselves. From Martin Carthy to Angeline Morrison, you'll find folk music aplenty on this page. Make sure you hit the "load more" button beneath each page to explore the full extent of our archive.
We also curate a couple of folk music playlists, so click that link and make sure you follow them to keep up with the latest purveyors of traditional sounds.
Interviews with traditional folk musicians, whether they've just started performing folk music or they're old hands.
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.
Uncover the bold, ridiculed truth with The Folk Detectives. Secret interviews, folklore mysteries, and live danger await...
With his new album, Ship to Shore, approaching from the horizon, Richard Thompson takes us on a journey from Tufnell Park to Armstrong Park. Don't forget to pack the Marmite.
Goblin Band have been summoning the fates, and Martin Carthy and Paul McCartney have already fallen under their spell. Jon Wilks caught up with them to find out why.
Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary sit down with Jon Wilks to talk through their fascinating new collaboration, combining Egyptian and English folk music.
As folk fettler, Mikey Kenney, releases a new album of traditional Northwestern fiddle tunes, we find out about a life in thrall to music.
Jim Moray reflects on two decades as a professional musician, recalling his early work and looking forward to a brand new album.
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.
As Leveret celebrate their 10th anniversary as a trio, Jon Wilks chats to them about the way they make music, and their new album, Forms.
Professor Fay Hield chats about her multifaceted career, the Access Folk project, and the upcoming Folk Singing Symposium in Sheffield.
Jacken Elswyth, Mataio Austin Dean and Nick Granata sit down to discuss a brief history of Shovel Dance Collective, as well as the album looming in their immediate future.
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.
Meet Jacken Elswyth - experimental/trad banjo player, label owner, Shove Dance Collective member and denizen of London's new folk clubs.
Looking at the latest traditional folk music albums, and some that are clearly influenced by the tradition.
Westlin Winds by The Wilderness Yet transports listeners with a cappella harmonies and timeless beauty, driven by Rosie Hodgson's award-winning voice and poetic lyrics.
Josh Bowker and Lizi Morse’s EP is pure folk authenticity, featuring a cappella songs that celebrate freedom, vulnerability, and empowerment.
Discover Malin Lewis' sublime Halocline, a masterful blend of traditional Scottish music and innovative 3D-printed instruments. Review by Gavin McNamara.
In what may already be a contender for album of the year, Miranda Rutter and friends meld music and nature in ways that feel entirely original and utterly spellbinding. Gavin McNamara explores.
On Ship to Shore, the masterful Richard Thompson once again dons his emotional weatherbeater and sets sail over choppy waters.
Envelope yourself in Owl Light Trio's Sound Into Light, a vibrant blend of traditional tunes and innovative folk music recorded in an intimate, live setting.
Explore Willson Williams, a summer album by Kathryn Williams and Dan Willson featuring British folk and pop tunes filled with warmth and nostalgia.
Explore Eliza Carthy's No Wasted Joy, a raw folk album with powerful vocals and fiddle, released to accompany her must-see solo tour with Jennifer Reid, currently underway.
In this section, we explore specific traditional folk songs in depth.
Danny Pedler of Tarren explores gender variance in traditional folk music during their Cecil Sharp House residency. Watch 'Neither Maid nor Man' and read about their journey.
Arguably one of the finest traditional folk songs from the United Kingdom, Wychbury reveal their version of the classic 'Geordie', exclusive to Tradfolk.
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.
Those two cheeky chappies, Sansome & Quinn, return with a crack at the lesser-spotted Roud 570 and news of an upcoming tour.
Johnny Campbell introduces the video to the second single from his new album, True North, shot in the snow around the coppermines in Coniston.
Jon Bennett of Moonrakers talks us through their recording of 'Grimsby Fisher Lads', as featured as the soundtrack to the new BBC drama, Beyond Paradise.
A new recording of 'The Greenland Whale Fisheries' [Roud 347] finds maestros Ben Nicholls and Kris Drever in fine voice and collaboration.
Allow this beautiful video of Tamsin Elliott and Tarek Elazhary performing 'Jigs' with friends Sam Sweeney and Archie Churchill-Moss to brighten your morning.
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