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In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

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.

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  • Yesterday · 2 hr 17 min

    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 Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • July 29 · 49 min

    Roud 66: Tom Potts (with Helen Lindley)

    Roud 66 - TOM POTTS Guest: Helen Lindley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • July 22 · 49 min

    Roud 65: Willie o' Douglas Dale (with Helen Lindley)

    Roud 65 - WILLIE O' DOUGLAS DALE Guest: Helen Lindley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • July 15 · 1 hr 43 min

    Roud 64: Willie of Winsbury (with Sheena Wellington & Sophie Crawford)

    Roud 64 - WILLIE OF WINSBURY History Guest: Sheena Wellington Singer guest: Sophie Crawford Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • July 8 · 1 hr 31 min

    Roud 63: Johnny Scott (with Sheena Wellington & Emily Smith)

    Roud 63 - JOHNNY SCOTT History Guest: Sheena Wellington Singer guest: Emily Smith Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • July 1 · 51 min

    Roud 62: Brown Robin (with Helen Lindley)

    Roud 62 - BROWN ROBIN Guest: Helen Lindley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • June 24 · 2 hr 11 min

    Roud 61: The Gay Goshawk (with Steve Roud & Nancy Kerr)

    Roud 61 - THE GAY GOSHAWK History Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Nancy Kerr Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON 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

  • June 4 · 51 min

    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

  • April 29 · 2 hr

    Roud 60: The Brisk Young Sailor (with Steve Gardham & Seb Stone)

    Roud 60 - THE BRISK YOUNG SAILOR History Guest: Steve Gardham Singer guest: Seb Stone Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional recording: Joseph Taylor Tom Willet Sarah Porter - album: Just Another Saturday Night Carolyne Hughes Danny Brazil - album: Down by the Old Riverside Amy Birch Modern performances: Emily Portman & Rob Harbron Martin Carthy Shirley Collins Jim Causley Seb Stone 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

  • April 22 · 2 hr 5 min

    Roud 59: Fair Mary of Wallington (with vic Gammon & Frankie Archer)

    Roud 59 - FAIR MARY OF WALLINGTON History Guest: Vic Gammon Singer guest: Frankie Archer Pre-order Frankie's debut album here Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional recording: Bell Duncan Bell Duncan transcription Modern performances: June Tabor James Findlay Cath & Phil Tyler Frankie Archer Frankie Archer (live) 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

  • April 15 · 1 hr 58 min

    Roud 58: Jellon Grame (with Steve Roud & Nick Caffrey)

    Roud 58 - JELLON GRAME History Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Nick Caffrey Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Subscribe to our PATREON Your host: Matt Quinn Modern performances: Paul Clayton Peggy Seeger Broadside Electric Sara Grey and Kieron Means 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

  • April 8 · 1 hr 23 min

    Roud 57: False Foodrage (with Brian Peters)

    Roud 57 - FALSE FOODRAGE Guest: Brian Peters Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Modern performances: Brian Peters Chris Coe Katherine Campbell 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 The Old Songs Podcast Every Folk Song Folk On Foot Fire Draw Near Handed Down

  • April 1 · 1 hr 7 min

    Roud 56: Young Johnstone (with Steve Roud & Ellen Mitchell)

    Roud 56 - YOUNG JOHNSTONE History Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Ellen Mitchell Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: Jessie MacDonald Betsy Whyte Modern performances: Ellen Mitchell Jackie Oates June Tabor Alistair Roberts Ewan MacColl 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 The Old Songs Podcast Every Folk Song Folk On Foot Fire Draw Near Handed Down

  • March 25 · 1 hr 41 min

    Roud 55: Prince Robert (with Steve Roud & Jackie Oates)

    Roud 55 - PRINCE ROBERT History Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Jackie Oates Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: Jim Kelly Frank Feeney Modern performances: Jackie Oates Al O'Donnell Lankum Ewan McLennan Caladh Nua 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 The Old Songs Podcast Every Folk Song Folk On Foot Fire Draw Near Handed Down

  • March 18 · 2 hr 54 min

    Roud 54: Barbara Allen (with Vic Gammon & Nancy Kerr)

    Roud 54 - BARBARA ALLEN History Guest: Vic Gammon Singer guest: Nancy Kerr Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: Musical Traditions for performances by Cecilia Costello, Jim Wilson, Debbie & Pennie Davies, Sarah Makem, George Belton, Patsy Flynn, Sam Larner, Bill Smith, Bob Hart, Dany Brazl and Wiggy Smith. Veteran Records for performances by Emma Briggs, Phil Tanner, Vic Legg, Phoebe Smith and Fred Jordan. Topic Records for performances by Sarah Makem, Johnny Doughty, John Hughes, Bess Cronin, Charlie Scamp and Caroline Hughes. Modern performances: Nancy Kerr Frankie Archer Gavin Atkin Shirley Collins (1959) Shiley Collins (1967) Shirley Collins (2020) Joan Baez Martin Carthy (Signs of Life - 1998) Martin Carthy (Songlinks - 2003) Jon Boden (A Folk Song a Day) Nic Jones Norma Waterson Martin Simpson Pete Morton 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 The Old Songs Podcast Every Folk Song Folk On Foot Fire Draw Near Handed Down

  • March 11 · 2 hr 37 min

    Roud 53: Child Maurice (with Sandra Kerr & Jon Boden)

    Roud 53 - CHILD MORRIS History Guest: Sandra Kerr Singer guest: Jon Boden Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: Martha Stewart Modern performances: Spiers & Boden Spiers & Boden (live) Martin Carthy Alasdair Roberts Piers Cawley Ewan MacColl 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 The Old Songs Podcast Every Folk Song Folk On Foot Fire Draw Near Handed Down

  • March 4 · 2 hr 14 min

    Roud 52: Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (with David Atkinson & Frankie Armstrong)

    Roud 52 - LITTLE MUSGRAVE AND LADY BARNARD History Guest: David Atkinson (editor of the Folk Music Journal) Singer guest: Frankie Armstrong Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: Eunice Yeatts McAlexander - album: Far in the Mountains Vol. 1 Mary Lozier - album: Meeting's a Pleasure Vol. 1 & 2 Nimrod Workman - album: Mother Jones' Will Jeannie Robertson Modern performances: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Martin Simpson Nic Jones Planxty Martin Carthy Fairport Convention (studio) Fairport Convention (live) 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 The Old Songs Podcast Every Folk Song Folk On Foot Fire Draw Near Handed Down

  • February 25 · 2 hr 19 min

    Roud 51: The Unquiet Grave (with Brian Peters & Nick Dow)

    Roud 51 - THE UNQUIET GRAVE History Guest: Brian Peters Singer guest: Nick Dow Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: George Dunn - album: Chainmaker May Bradley - album: Sweet Swansea Stanley Robertson Jeff Wesley Modern performances: Shirley Collins Peter & Barbara Snape The Askew Sisters Frankie Armstrong Bellowhead John Kirkaptrick & Sue Harris John Kirkpatrick Nancy Kerr Granny's Attic 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

  • Dec 17, 2025 · 2 hr 40 min

    Roud 50: Sweet William's Ghost (with Sandra Kerr & Holly Clarke)

    Roud 50 - SWEET WILLIAM'S GHOST History Guest: Sandra Kerr Singer guest: Holly Clarke Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional Recordings: Paddy Tunney Mr. X Modern performances: Salthouse Fay Hield 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