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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.

In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast Matt Quinn

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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.

    Roud 6: Long Lankin (with Vic Gammon & Gemma Khawaja)

    Roud 6: Long Lankin (with Vic Gammon & Gemma Khawaja)

    Roud 6 - LONG LANKIN

    Historical guest: Vic Gammon

    Singer Guest: Gemma Khawaja
     
    Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk


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    Your host: Matt Quinn
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    Historical Guest: Vic Gammon

    About Vic

     
    Singer Guest: Gemma Khawaja

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    Traditional recordings played:

    Cruel Lincoln by Ben Butcher

    Bolamkin by Frank Profitt


    Lankin by George Fradley


    Lamkin by Kockey Feltwell
     
    Modern versions mentioned:

    Long Lankin by Alasdair Roberts
     
    Long Lankin by Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

    Long Lankin by A. L. Lloyd

    Beaulampkin by Hedy West


    Long Lankin by The Devil's Interval


    Long Lankin by Steeleye Span


    Cruel Lincoln by Shirley Collins
     
    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
     
     
    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

    • 1 hr 35 min
    Roud 5: The Three Ravens (with Steve Gardham & Rosie Hodgson)

    Roud 5: The Three Ravens (with Steve Gardham & Rosie Hodgson)

    Roud 5 – THE THREE RAVENS

    Historical guest: Steve Gardham

    Singer Guest: Rosie Hodgson
     
    Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk


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    Your host: Matt Quinn
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    Historical Guest: Steve Gardham

    About Steve
     
    Singer Guest: Rosie Hodgson

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    Traditional recordings played:

    Three Old Crows by Fred Jordan

    Three Crows by Bob Lewis (on the album The Two Bobs’ Worth)
     
     
    Modern versions mentioned:

    Blackingstone Ravens by Jim Causley
     
    Two Crows by The Devil’s Interval

    Twa Corbies by Steeleye Span

    Three Ravens by Brian Peters
     
     
    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
     
     
    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

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Roud 4: Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor (with Steve Roud & Debbie Armour)

    Roud 4: Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor (with Steve Roud & Debbie Armour)

    Roud 4 - LORD THOMAS & FAIR ELEANOR

    Historical guest: Steve Roud

    Singer Guest: Debbie Armour
     
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    Your host: Matt Quinn
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    Historical Guest: Steve Roud

    About Steve
     
    Singer Guest: Debbie Armour

    Website

    Facebook

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    Traditional recordings played:
    Lord Thomas by Bob Copper

    Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender by Carolyne Hughes: 

    Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender by Jean Ritchie

    Fiar Ellen by Bradley Kincaid:  A Distant Land To Roam (album) 
     
    Modern versions mentioned:

    Gordeanna McCulloch

    Alasdair Roberts:


     
    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
     
     
    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

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Roud 3: The Seeds of Love (with Steve Roud & Lizzy Hardingham)

    Roud 3: The Seeds of Love (with Steve Roud & Lizzy Hardingham)

    Roud 3 – THE SEEDS OF LOVE 

    Historical guest: Steve Roud

    Singer Guest: Lizzy Hardingham
     
     
    Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk


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    Your host: Matt Quinn
    Website: 

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    Historical Guest: Steve Roud
    About Steve
     
     
    Singer Guest: Lizzy Hardingham

    Website

    Facebook

    Twitter

    Instagram
     
     
    Traditional recordings played:

    Sprig 'o Thyme by Joseph Taylor

    Sprig of Thyme by Jean Hopkins

    The Seeds of Love by ‘Pop’ Maynard
    The Seeds of Love by George Withers

    The Seeds of Love by Gordon Hall 

    Seeds of Love by Ernie Payne

    Thyme 'Tis A Pretty Flower by LaRena Clark
     
    Modern versions mentioned:

    Melrose Quartet

    Jim Moray

    Bellowhead

    Zoe Wren

    Stick in The Wheel

    The Wilsons

    Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson

    Chris Foster

    Pete Coe & Alice Jones

    Peter & Barbara Snape
     
     Folk song recourses:

    Sing Yonder

    The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

    Sussex Traditions

    GlousTrad

    Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day 

    Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week
     
    Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

    Topic Records

    Veteran Records

    Musical Traditions

    One Row Records

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Roud 2: The Unfortunate Lass (with Vic Gammon & Brian Peters)

    Roud 2: The Unfortunate Lass (with Vic Gammon & Brian Peters)

    Roud 2 – THE UNFORTUNATE LASS

    Historical guest: Vic Gammon

    Singer Guest: Brian Peters
     
    Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk

     

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    Your host: Matt Quinn

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    Historical Guest: Vic Gammon

    About Vic
     
    Singer Guest: Brian Peters

    Website
     
    Traditional recordings played:

    Young Sailor Cut Down In His Prime by Harry Cox
    Tom Sherman's Barroom by Almeida Riddle 

    One Morning In May by Texas Gladden

    The Royal Albion by Harry Upton

    A Young Sailor Cut Down In His Prime by Bob Hart  
     
    Modern versions mentioned:

    A.L. Lloyd

    The New Lost City Ramblers

    Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp

    Shirley & Dolly Collins 

    Shirley Collins & Davy Graham

    Steeleye Span

    Norma Waterson  


     
    Folk song recourses:

    Sing Yonder

    The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library

    Sussex Traditions

    Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day 

    Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week
     
     
    Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

    Topic Records

    Veteran Records

    Musical Traditions 

    One Row Records

    • 1 hr 18 min
    Roud 1: The Raggle Taggle Gypsies (with Steve Roud & Jon Boden)

    Roud 1: The Raggle Taggle Gypsies (with Steve Roud & Jon Boden)

    Starting as we mean to go on, with Roud #1 – THE RAGGLE TAGGLE GYPSIES.
     
    Historical guest: Steve Roud

    Singer Guest: Jon Boden
     
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    Your host: Matt Quinn
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    Historical Guest: Steve Roud
    About Steve
     
    Singer Guest: Jon Boden

    Website

    Facebook

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    Traditional recordings played:

    Black-Hearted Gypsies O by Harry Cox

    Dark Eyed Gypsy by Jean Orchard

    The Draggle-Tail Gypsies by Carolyne Hughes

    The Raggle Taggle Gypsies by Walter Pardon  
     
    Modern versions mentioned:

    Steeleye Span

    Planxty

    The Carter Family

    Waterson:Carthy
    Mike Waterson

    Nic Jones

    John Kirkpatrick & Sue Harris

     
     
    Folk song recourses:

    Sing Yonder

    The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
    Sussex Traditions

    Jon Boden’s A Folk Song A Day

    Andy Turner’s A Folk Song A Week
     
     
    Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers:

    Topic Records 

    Veteran Records

    Musical Traditions

    One Row Records

    • 1 hr 10 min

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