In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

By Matt Quinn

Join folk singer Matt Quinn (with help of folklorists, historians and folk singers) as he dives into the Roud Index on a journey through the world of traditional folk song.... more

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The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast episodes:

April 25, 2025 Bonus Episode: Misc Spotlight - Broadsides and how they relate to the oral tradition (with Steve Roud)
Bonus Episode: Misc Spotlight - Broadsides and how they relate to the oral tradition (with Steve Roud)

Guest: Steve Roud

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 25min
April 16, 2025 Roud 30: Willie's Lyke Wake aka The Blue Flowers and the Yellow (with Steve Byrne & Bryony Griffith)
Roud 30 - WILLIE'S LYKE WAKE aka THE BLUE FLOWERS AND THE YELLOW

Historical guest: Steve Byrne

Singer Guest: Bryony Griffith

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Modern performances:

Shepherd, Spiers & Watson

June Tabor & Oysterband

Ewan MacColl

Jez Lowe

Lucy Pringle & Chris Wright

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 12min
April 09, 2025 Roud 29: Sir Lionel aka Bold Sir Rylas (with Brian Peters & Jon Wilks)
Roud 29 - SIR LIONEL aka BOLD SIR RYLAS

Historical guest: Brian Peters

Singer Guest: Jon Wilks

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Traditional recordings: Samuel Harmon

Buna Hicks (audio)

Buna Hicks (video)

Bobby McMillon

Nimrod Workman - album: Mother Jones' Will

Eunice Yeatts MacAlexander - album: Far in the Mountains Vol. 1

Modern performances:

Spiers & Boden

Waterson:Carthy

The Furrow Collective

The Demon Barbers

Jim Moray

Jon Loomes

Kate Rusby

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 43min
April 02, 2025 Roud 28: Hind Horn (with David Atkinson & Rachel Newton)
Roud 28 - HIND HORN

Historical guest: David Atkinson (editor of the Folk Song Journal)

Singer Guest: Rachel Newton

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Traditional recordings: Duncan Williamson

Maggie Hammons Parker

Edward 'Sandy' Ives

Modern performances:

Bandoggs

Maddy Prior

Brian Peters

Spiers & Boden

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 16min
March 26, 2025 Roud 27: The Bonnie Banks of Fordie (with Brian Peters & Katie Macfarlane)
Roud 27 - THE BONNIE BANKS OF FORDIE

Historical guest: Brian Peters

Singer Guest: Katie Macfarlane

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Traditional recordings: Minnie Haman

Jessie MacDonald

John MacDonald

Betsy Miller & Ewan MacColl

Stanley Robertson

Modern performances:

Nic Jones

Jon Boden

Pete Coe

Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne

Nick Hart & Tom Moore

Shepherd, Spiers & Watson

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 9min
March 19, 2025 Roud 26: The Cruel Brother (with Martin Nail & Sophie Crawford)
Roud 26 - THE CRUEL BROTHER

Historical guest: Martin Nail

Singer Guest: Sophie Crawford

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Modern performances:

Martin Simpson

Crucible

Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson

Steeleye Span (Cruel Brother)

Steeleye Span (Gulliver Gentle and Rosemary)

Peggy Seeger & Ewan MacColl

The Shee

Sophie Crawford

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 44min
March 12, 2025 Roud 25: The Fair Flower of Northumberland (with Sandra Kerr & Alasdair Roberts)
Roud 25 - THE FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND

Historical guest: Sandra Kerr

Singer Guest: Alasdair Roberts

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Traditional Recordings:

Lizzie Higgins - original LP album (Roud 25 not included)

Lizzie Higgins - full performance on YouTube

Stanley Robertson

Modern performances:

Dick Gaughan

Sheena Wellington

The Exiles

Jackie Oates

Sara Grey

Lori Watson

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Topic Records

Veteran Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 6min
March 05, 2025 Roud 24: Erlinton (with Helen Lindley)
Roud 24 - ERLINTON

Guest: Helen Lindley

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Modern performances:

Thank Goodness It's Folk (feat. Sam Baxter)

Jack Rutter

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Topic Records

Veteran Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 8min
February 26, 2025 Roud 23: Earl Brand aka The Douglas Tragedy (With Steve Gardham & Hannah Martin)
Roud 23 - EARL BRAND aka THE DOUGLAS TRAGEDY

Historical guest: Steve Gardham

Singer Guest: Hannah Martin

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Traditional Recordings:

Bella Higgins

Mrs Victoria Morris (album - When Cecil Left The Mountains)

Professor and Mrs Greer

George Fraser

Modern performances:

Ewan MacColl

Jim Moray

The Cecil Sharp Project

The Gigspanner Big Band

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Topic Records

Veteran Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 25min
February 19, 2025 Roud 22: Gil Brenton (with Helen Lindley & Nancy Kerr)
Roud 22 - GIL BRENTON

Historical guest: Helen Lindley

Singer Guest: Nancy Kerr

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Bluesky

Your host: Matt Quinn

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Historical Guest: Helen Lindley

Singer Guest: Nancy Kerr

Folk song recourses:

Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

Sussex Traditions

GlousTrad

Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches

Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week

The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

Topic Records

Veteran Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 41min

FAQs about In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast:

How many episodes does In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 36 episodes available.

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