'The Sweet Nightingale', or Roud 371, is a traditional song from Cornwall. In this episode we discuss it in the company of ballad singer, Jackie Oates.
One of England's finest and most expressive traditional folk singers announces the release of her 8th album, arriving in September.
'Gracious Wings', the new collection from Jackie Oates comes out on 2nd September. Her 8th album release, it is a mixture of traditional songs, originals and surprise covers. In this exclusive article, she details what it took to put this album together.
Rachel Wilkinson takes a listen to 'Gracious Wings', the 8th studio album from Jackie Oates, and finds "one of the loveliest voices in folk" still in top form.
10 traditional folk (or trad-inspired) musicians to go and investigate this Bandcamp Friday. Credit cards at the ready. Who's it gonna be?
Rounding up a collection of Spotify playlists dedicated to the tradition. Plus, the chance to tell you that 'Sing it Loud, Sing it Roud' exists, just because it's such a good title.
A Concert for Paul was held in Whitchurch, Hampshire, on October 22nd to celebrate the music and folk passions of the late Paul Sartin.
Following our recent interview with Eliza Carthy, in which we celebrated her 30th year in the business, someone contacted us...
A cohort of Martin Simpson fans pick the songs they think you ought to hear.
Once again, we've kickstarted the Squash Court Sessions at FolkEast, offering you a chance to see some of the amazing lineup whether you're on site or not.
From books to prints, from workshops to subscriptions, here's the Tradfolk list of Christmas gifts for that special folkie in your life.
Get stuck into Tradfolk's round-up of folk albums expected for the coming 12 months. Most of it's based on rumour, mind you...
