In this short bonus episode, I talk to Tynedale singer and poet Peter Armstrong about his journey to become a singer of traditional songs and the challenges he and his colleagues have faced in managing the famous Bridge Folk Club in Newcastle. We reflect on the emerging generation of younger folk artists, styles of singing and the different ways in which poetry and song lyrics emerge from who knows where to land on the page.

This episode is complementary to the one on the Death of Parcy Reed, in which Peter talks about the importance of Border ballads and performs this magnificent song live.

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