In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

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.

Episode List

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

Apr 1st, 2026 5:04 PM

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

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

Mar 25th, 2026 8:00 AM

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

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

Mar 18th, 2026 8:00 AM

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

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

Mar 11th, 2026 8:00 AM

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

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

Mar 4th, 2026 8:00 AM

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

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