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

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.

In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast episodes:

November 19, 2025 Roud 46: Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet (with Helen Lindley)
Roud 46 - LORD INGRAM AND CHIEL WYET

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 Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
58min
November 12, 2025 Roud 45: Bonnie Susie Cleland (with Sheena Wellington, Ruth Perry & Lady Maisery)
Roud 45 - BONNIE SUSIE CLELAND

History Guest: Sheena Wellington History Guest: Ruth Perry

Singer guest: Lady Maisery

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Your host: Matt Quinn Ruth Perry's Book: The Ballad World of Anna Gordon, Mrs. Brown of Faulkland

Accompanying CD

Modern performances:

Lady Maisery

Bella Hardy

Chris Foster

June Tabor & Oysterband

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 Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 14min
November 05, 2025 Roud 44: Fair Janet (with Steve Roud & Peggy Seeger)
Roud 44 - FAIR JANET

History Guest: Steve Roud

Singer guest: Peggy Seeger

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Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recording: Bell Duncan - 13mins 20s

Modern performances:

Peggy Seeger Corrine Male Jack Rutter

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 Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 28min
October 29, 2025 Roud 43: Child Waters (with Steve Roud & Judy Cook)
Roud 43 - CHILD WATERS

History Guest: Steve Roud

Singer guest: Judy Cook

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Your host: Matt Quinn

Modern performances:

Gordeanna McCulloch

Frankie Armstrong Katherine Campbell

Ewan MacColl

Peggy Seeger

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 Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
1h 36min
October 22, 2025 Roud 42: Fair Annie (with Sandra Kerr & Debbie Armour)
Roud 42 - FAIR ANNIE

History Guest: Sandra Kerr

Singer guest: Debbie Armour

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Find us on social media via our LinkTree

Your host: Matt Quinn

Modern performances:

Sylvia Barnes

Elle Osbourne

Martin Simpson

Emily Portman (with Martin Simpson)

Piers Cawley

Frankie Armstrong

Peggy Seeger

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 Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down
...more
2h 42min
October 15, 2025 Roud 41: Sir Patrick Spens (with David Atkinson & James Fagan)
Roud 41 - SIR PATRICK SPENS

History Guest: David Atkinson (editor tof the Folk Music Journal)

Singer guest: James Fagan

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Find us on social media via our LinkTree

Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional versions: Duncan Williamson

Jock Duncan

Ray Driscoll

Modern performances:

Nic Jones

Martin Carthy

Ewan MacColl

June Tabor

Fairport Convention (Sandy Denny vocals)

Fairport Convention (Dave Swarbrick vocals)

Martin Simpson

Peter Bellamy

Jon 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 1min
August 06, 2025 Catch Me If You Can - CD rerelease (with Vic & Viv Legg and Pete Coe)
Bonus episode of In The Roud.

6th August sees the rerelease of Catch Me If You Can - Songs from Cornish Travellers on CD and digital download.

For this episode, I am joined by Viv & Vic Legg (descendents of said Cornish Travellers) and Pete Coe (who made the original recordings in the first place)

This rerelease comes from Veteran - The Traditional Music Label
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2h 4min
August 01, 2025 Roud 40: Lord Bateman (with Steve Gardham, Ruth Perry & John Kirkpatrick)
Roud 40 - LORD BATEMAN

History Guest: Steve Gardham & Ruth Perry

Singer guest: John Kirkpatrick

Email us: [email protected]

Find us on social media via our LinkTree

Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional versions: Joseph Taylor

Tom Willett - album: Adieu to Old England - The Willet Family

Alice Penfold - album: Here's Luck to a Man

Nimrod Workman - album: Mother Jones' Will

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

Gordon Hall

John Reilly

Modern performances:

The Askew Sisters

Jon Boden - A Folk Song A Day

Nic Jones

Magpie Lane

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
3h 22min
July 23, 2025 Roud 39: The King's Daughter Lady Jean (with Jo Miller)
Roud 39 - THE KING'S DAUGHTER LADY JEAN

Guest: Jo Miller

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Find us on social media via our LinkTree

Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional versions: Maureen Jelks

John Strachan

Willie Mathieson

Sara Cleveland

Modern performances:

Hedy West

Tim Erikson

Martin Simpson

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 11min
July 16, 2025 Roud 38: The Two Brothers (Jo Miller & Kirsty Law)
Roud 38 - THE TWO BROTHERS

Historical guest: Jo Miller

Singer Guest: Kirsty Law

Email us: [email protected]

Find us on social media via our LinkTree

Your host: Matt Quinn

Traditional versions: Lizzie Higgins - album: In Memory of Lizzie Higgins

Lucy Stewart

Mrs J (Florence) Puckett - album: When Cecil Left the Mountains

Texas Gladden

Belle Stewart

Jeannie Robertson

Sheila Stewart

Modern performances:

Rubus

Peter Bellamy

Jon Boden

Jim Causley

Granny's Attic

Alison McMoreland & Peta Webb

Fay Hield

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 17min

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 54 episodes available.

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