The Old Songs Podcast is back! Our second series kicked off today with the first episode, a good old chinwag between Tradfolk editor, Jon Wilks, and the english folk ballad singer, Nick Hart, about the dark traditional ballad, ‘Lucy Wan‘ [Roud 234]. And the big news is that the podcast is now officially supported by the English Folk Dance and Song Society.
“I’m so pleased that the English Folk Dance and Song Society are helping us out with the second series,” explains Jon Wilks. “Not only does it help hugely with the costs of running a good podcast – one that has so far attracted nearly 9,000 listeners across the globe (not bad for something that focuses on songs that last bothered the local hit parade 200 years ago) – it also has a bit of personal resonance. My grandparents fell in love at Cecil Sharp House, the home of the society, in the 1940s. I think they’d be delighted to know that this is happening, were they still with us.”
Director of Marketing and Communications at the society, Peter Craik, said, “At the English Folk Dance and Song Society we have admired Tradfolk from its very start. We love how Tradfolk is introducing so many diverse people to the wonderful folk arts of England, while simultaneously and equally successfully producing fascinating and entertaining content for those who have always placed folk at the centre of their cultural lives. We are delighted to support Tradfolk with its Old Songs podcast, and we hope that you look forward to listening to it as much as we are.”
Start listening to the ‘Lucy Wan’ episode by clicking here. For a full list of episodes of The Old Songs Podcast, click here. For more info on the English Folk Dance and Song Society, head to efdss.org.
Brilliant interview with Nick Hart about Lucy Wan. Thank you.