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Emily Portman

The Furrow Collective stand on an inner-city street corner in the fading light.

The Furrow Collective – the Tradfolk interview

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.

Three albums for Christmas, featuring the sleeve covers of Wesselbobs by Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones, Glad Christmas Comes by Eliza Carthy and Jon Boden, and Solstice Wyrd by Yulatraktors (Lunatraktors)

Reviews

3 Christmas Folk Albums

Gavin McNamara delves into three Christmas albums, each one entirely unique. From festive fireside favourites to the chill wind of a psychfolk winter.

Interviews

Not-so-rapid-fire questions with Martin Carthy

From Paul Simon to Billy Bragg to Stewart Lee; from Peggy Seeger to Eliza Carthy to Anaïs Mitchell, some of Martin Carthy's biggest fans line up the questions...

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz play into microphones sitting opposite each other. They are both playing acoustic guitars in somebody's sitting room.

Reviews

Martin Simpson/Thomm Jutz – Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs Of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry – a review

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz gather together a coterie of extraordinary musicians and bring to life the songs of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry.

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz sit on a sofa and laugh. The image is black and white. Thomm is wearing a baseball cap.

News

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz announce ‘Nothing But Green Willow’

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz gather together a group of stellar singers to investigate songs from Cecil Sharp's escapades in the Appalachians.

Burd Ellen face the camera, holding flowers in their mouths. The image is black and white.

Songs

The Lovers [Roud 205] – Burd Ellen

As they release a brand new video, Debbie Armour from Burd Ellen talks us through her relationship with 'The Lovers' [Roud 205].

News Reviews

The Best Folk Albums of the Year, 2022

The deliberations have been made and the tally totted up. Here, then, is this year's BIG list.

Reviews

The Furrow Collective, The Longest Night – a review

Short but very sweet, the Longest Night by The Furrow Collective gets you in a Christmas mood with a tidy collection of classics, new and old. Fire up the hearth and reach for the mulled wine.

Reviews

Emily and Rob, Time Was Away – a review

Rachel Wilkinson (Tradfolk Rach) takes 'Time was Away' for a spin and finds herself overwhelmed with the emotion of it all.

Emily Portman and Rob Harbron stand on a hill in the clouds. Emily is gazing into the camera, while Rob is looking into the distance.

Songs the old songs podcast

The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep5 – ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’, ft. Emily Portman and Rob Harbron

Everything you ever wanted to know about the traditional ballad, 'The Trees They Do Grow High', sometimes known as 'Long A-Growing' [Roud 31].

Folk musician plays a shruti in what appears to be a wooden workshed during the Sea Song Sessions.

Reviews

Sea Song Sessions, a Collaborative Maritime Collection from Boden, Lakeman, Nicholls, Portman & Rutter – a review

The recent resurgence has made it clear that sea shanties remain an important part of the UK singing tradition. Topic Records reminds us what songs about the sea can really be, as Alex Hurr explores.

News

Topic Records announces Sea Song Sessions

Sea-bound folkies announce a collaborative album with a nautical theme, Sea Song Sessions, and plan to tour by tallship.

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Alien Water by Ian A. Anderson – a book review

Photos of Annual Affairs with Homer Sykes

Clog-making – and why we should cherish it

May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me

May Day Morris Call Out 2025

Customs Uncovered: Atherstone Ball Game

May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me

May Day Morris Call Out 2025

Dancing on the Fringe: Max Reeves on Photographing the Evolving World of Morris

The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep10 – ‘The New Bury Loom’, ft. Jennifer Reid

The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep9 – ‘Lord Douglas’, ft. Jim Moray

The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep8 – ‘Princess Royal’, ft. John Spiers

May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me

The best traditional May songs, as chosen by traditional singers

The Best British folk songs, as chosen by British folk singers

Folk culture, new paganism and the mainstream – Bridget Christie notes The Change afoot

Myth Country – the Charlie Cooper Interview

Emily Portman

The Furrow Collective – the Tradfolk interview

3 Christmas Folk Albums

Not-so-rapid-fire questions with Martin Carthy

Martin Simpson/Thomm Jutz – Nothing But Green Willow: The Songs Of Mary Sands and Jane Gentry – a review

Martin Simpson and Thomm Jutz announce ‘Nothing But Green Willow’

The Lovers [Roud 205] – Burd Ellen

The Best Folk Albums of the Year, 2022

The Furrow Collective, The Longest Night – a review

Emily and Rob, Time Was Away – a review

The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep5 – ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’, ft. Emily Portman and Rob Harbron

Sea Song Sessions, a Collaborative Maritime Collection from Boden, Lakeman, Nicholls, Portman & Rutter – a review

Topic Records announces Sea Song Sessions

May Day Morris: Where to find Morris dancing near me

The best traditional May songs, as chosen by traditional singers

The Best British folk songs, as chosen by British folk singers

Folk culture, new paganism and the mainstream – Bridget Christie notes The Change afoot

Myth Country – the Charlie Cooper Interview