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 79 episodes available.

In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast episodes:

August 19, 2026 Roud 69: Johnny O' Breadislee (with Steve Byrne & Alasdair Roberts)
Roud 69 - JOHNNIE O' BREADISLEE

History Guest: Steve Byrne

Singer guest: Alasdair Roberts

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional Recordings: John Strachan Jeannie Robertson Stanley Robertson Jock Duncan

Modern performances: Ewan MacColl Katherine Campbell Siobhan Miller & Jeana Leslie

June Tabor Planxty

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 15min
August 13, 2026 Roud 68 - The Twelve Days of Christmas (with Steve Roud)
Roud 68 - THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Guest: steve roud

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional recordings: Bob & Ron Copper

Modern recordings: Twelfth Day Wassail album (John Kirkpatrick et all) 70 Golden Nursery Rhymes at 8mins 43s (Martin Carthy, Isla St Clair etc)

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 38min
August 05, 2026 Roud 67: The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter (with David Atkinson & Nick Hart)
Roud 67 - THE KNIGHT AND THE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER

History Guest: David Atkinson

Singer guest: Nick Hart

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional Recordings: Charlie Carver Emily Sparkes John Strachan Lizzie Higgins

Modern performances: A.L. Lloyd The Young Tradition The Young Tradition (live) Steeleye Span Fay Hield Andy Turner

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 18min
July 29, 2026 Roud 66: Tom Potts (with Helen Lindley)
Roud 66 - TOM POTTS

Guest: Helen Lindley

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Modern recordings: Helen Lindley

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
50min
July 22, 2026 Roud 65: Willie o' Douglas Dale (with Helen Lindley)
Roud 65 - WILLIE O' DOUGLAS DALE

Guest: Helen Lindley

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
50min
July 15, 2026 Roud 64: Willie of Winsbury (with Sheena Wellington & Sophie Crawford)
Roud 64 - WILLIE OF WINSBURY

History Guest: Sheena Wellington

Singer guest: Sophie Crawford

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional Recordings: Joe McCafferty Stanley Robertson Betsy & Bryce White Robert Cinnamond

Modern performances: Anne Briggs Andy Irvine (Sweeney's Men) Andy Irvine (solo) Nic Jones Annais Mitchell Jim Moray Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Sam Sweeney & Hannah James Queer Folk

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 44min
July 08, 2026 Roud 63: Johnny Scott (with Sheena Wellington & Emily Smith)
Roud 63 - JOHNNY SCOTT

History Guest: Sheena Wellington

Singer guest: Emily Smith

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional Recordings: Mary Baylon Modern performances: Sean Corcoran Susan McKeown The MacMath Collective

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 32min
July 01, 2026 Roud 62: Brown Robin (with Helen Lindley)
Roud 62 - BROWN ROBIN

Guest: Helen Lindley

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
52min
June 24, 2026 Roud 61: The Gay Goshawk (with Steve Roud & Nancy Kerr)
Roud 61 - THE GAY GOSHAWK

History Guest: Steve Roud

Singer guest: Nancy Kerr

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Modern performances: The Magpie Arc Stone Angel Alison McMorland (Some Ballads of Anna Gordon album)

Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder

The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum

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 Folk Files

Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 12min
June 04, 2026 A Sailor and His True Love - Alvar Smith CD release (with Alvar Smith)
Bonus episode of In The Roud.

24th May 2026 saw the release of A Sailor and His True Love by Alvar Smith on CD and digital download.

For this episode, I am joined by Alvar Smith himself to chat about his life, his experiences at the Blaxhall Ship and his own traditional songs.

This release comes from Veteran - The Traditional Music Label
...more
52min

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

The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

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