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.
In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast
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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.
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Recent Episodes
June 4, 2026
A Sailor and His True Love - Alvar Smith CD release (with Alvar Smith)
<p>Bonus episode of In The Roud.</p> <p>24th May 2026 saw the release of <a href= "https://veterantapes.bandcamp.com/album/a-sailor-and-his-true-love"> A Sailor and His True Love</a> by Alvar Smith on CD and digital download. </p> <p>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. </p> <p>This release comes from <a href= "https://veteran.co.uk/home/">Veteran - The Traditional Music Label</a></p>
May 13, 2026
Bonus episode: Oli Steadman - 365 Days of Folk
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oli_Steadman">Oli Steadman</a><br /> <br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@365DaysOfFolk/shorts">365 Days of Folk</a><br /> <br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/InTheRoud">In The Roud on Patreon</a></p>
April 29, 2026
Roud 60: The Brisk Young Sailor (with Steve Gardham & Seb Stone)
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Roud 60 - THE BRISK YOUNG SAILOR</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><strong><br /> History Guest:</strong> <a href= "https://independent.academia.edu/SteveGardham">Steve Gardham</a><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><strong>Singer guest:</strong> <a href= "https://sebstonefolk.bandcamp.com">Seb Stone</a><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> <br /></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Email us:</span></strong> <a href= "mailto:intheroud@singyonder.co.uk"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">intheroud@singyonder.co.uk</span></a><strong><span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <strong>Find us on social media via our <a href= "https://linktr.ee/intheroud?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=eb5a29d4-b758-42bd-b0f2-76a8ca0407e4"> LinkTree</a></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://patreon.com/InTheRoud">PATREON</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Your host:</span></strong> <a href= "https://www.mattquinnmusic.com"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Matt Quinn</span></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /> Traditional recording:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://mainlynorfolk.info/joseph.taylor/records/untobriggfair.html"> Joseph Taylor</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2010/12/the-willett-family-the-roving-journeymen-tsdl084/"> Tom Willet</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://mustrad.mainlynorfolk.info/download/covers.htm">Sarah Porter - album: Just Another Saturday Night</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2012/04/im-a-romany-rai-tscd672d/">Carolyne Hughes</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://mustrad.mainlynorfolk.info/download/covers.htm">Danny Brazil - album: Down by the Old Riverside</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.topicrecords.co.uk/2010/09/my-fathers-the-king-of-the-gypsies-music-of-english-welsh-travellers-gypsies-tscd661/"> Amy Birch</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Modern performances:</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzwhaAWhjl8&list=RDFzwhaAWhjl8&start_radio=1"> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Emily Portman & Rob Harbron</span></a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1hqOQpAbVU&list=RDf1hqOQpAbVU&start_radio=1"> Martin Carthy</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zON991sw_1g&list=RDzON991sw_1g&start_radio=1"> Shirley Collins</a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDvNgfVOHH0&list=RDfDvNgfVOHH0&start_radio=1"> Jim Causley </a><br /> <br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsvPAo9WE8M&list=RDSsvPAo9WE8M&start_radio=1"> Seb Stone</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Folk song recourses:<br /> <br /></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href= "https://singyonder.co.uk">Sing Yonder</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://www.vwml.org.uk">The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://tradsong.org">The Traditional Song Forum</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://www.sussextraditions.org">Sussex Traditions</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /></span><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href= "https://glostrad.com">GlousTrad</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /></span> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href= "https://www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/?l=en">Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /></span></strong> <span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><a href="http://www.afolksongaday.com">Jon Boden's A Folk Song A Day</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://afolksongaweek.wordpress.com/blog/">Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://maxhunter.missouristate.edu">The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://veteran.co.uk"><span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Veteran Records</span></a><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"><br /> <br /></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href= "https://www.topicrecords.co.uk">Topic Records</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://www.mustrad.org.uk/download/covers.htm">Musical Traditions</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href= "https://onerowrecords.bandcamp.com/?search_item_id%3D2394629239%26search_item_type%3Db%26search_match_part%3D%253F%26search_page_id%3D5341196562%26search_page_no%3D0%26search_rank%3D1="> One Row Records</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"> </span><strong><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US">Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href= "https://folkfilespodcast.com">The Folk Files</a><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href= "https://nickcaffreyasingersviewontraditionalsongs.buzzsprout.com">Nick Caffrey: A Singer's View</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href= "https://tradfolk.co/podcasts/the-old-songs-podcast/old-songs-podcast-series-1/"> The Old Songs Podcast</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://mattaukamp.wixsite.com/everyfolksong">Every Folk Song</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://www.folkonfoot.com/our-story">Folk On Foot</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US"><br /> <a href="https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear">Fire Draw Near</a><br /> <br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://handeddown.buzzsprout.com/1832070/about"><span lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US">Handed Down</span></a></p>
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