In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

79 episodes

Roud 69: Johnny O' Breadislee (with Steve Byrne & Alasdair Roberts)
19/08/2026 | 2h 14 mins.
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
Roud 68 - The Twelve Days of Christmas (with Steve Roud)
13/08/2026 | 1h 37 mins.
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
Roud 67: The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter (with David Atkinson & Nick Hart)
05/08/2026 | 2h 17 mins.
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
Roud 66: Tom Potts (with Helen Lindley)
29/07/2026 | 49 mins.
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
Roud 65: Willie o' Douglas Dale (with Helen Lindley)
22/07/2026 | 49 mins.
Roud 65 - WILLIE O' DOUGLAS DALE

Guest: Helen Lindley

Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk

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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

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About In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

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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