Explore every episode of the podcast In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast
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| Roud 73: Sir Hugh, or The Jew's Daughter (with Vic Gammon & Jackson Stein0 | 04 Nov 2026 | 02:39:07 | |
Roud 73 - SIR HUGH, OR THE JEW'S DAUGHTER
Singer guest: Jackson Stein
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| Roud 72: Robin Hood & Queen Katherine (with Bob Askew & Matt Quinn) | 28 Oct 2026 | 01:03:16 | |
Roud 72 - ROBIN HOOD & QUEEN KATHERINE
Singer guest: Matt Quinn
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| Roud 71: Robin Hood Rescuing The Three Squires (with Stephen Winick & John Kirkpatrick) | 22 Oct 2026 | 01:58:55 | |
Roud 71 - ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THE THREE SQUIRES
Singer guest: John Kirkpatrick
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| Full Song: Roud 70: A Gest of Robin Hood | 31 Aug 2026 | 01:33:38 | |
Timestamps: 3mins 54s: The First Fytte (sung by Helen Lindley) 17mins 40s: The Second Fytte (sung by Matt Quinn) 32mins 10s: The Third Fytte (sung by Andy Turner) 43mins 1s: The Fourth Fytte (sung by Matt Quinn) 1hr 5mins 5s: The Fifth Fytte (sung by Helen Lindley) 1hr 11mins 11s: The Sixth Fytte (sung by Holly Clarke) 1hr 18mins 14s: The Seventh Fytte (sung by Marilla Homes) 1hr 28mins: 15s: The Eighth Fytte (sung by Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne) | |||
| Roud 70: A Gest of Robin Hood (with Robert Waltz) | 26 Aug 2026 | 01:07:11 | |
Roud 70 - A GEST OF ROBIN HOOD
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| Roud 69: Johnny O' Breadislee (with Steve Byrne & Alasdair Roberts) | 19 Aug 2026 | 02:14:33 | |
Roud 69 - JOHNNIE O' BREADISLEE
Singer guest: Alasdair Roberts
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| Roud 68 - The Twelve Days of Christmas (with Steve Roud) | 13 Aug 2026 | 01:37:13 | |
Roud 68 - THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
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| Roud 67: The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter (with David Atkinson & Nick Hart) | 05 Aug 2026 | 02:17:52 | |
Roud 67 - THE KNIGHT AND THE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER
Singer guest: Nick Hart
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| Roud 66: Tom Potts (with Helen Lindley) | 29 Jul 2026 | 00:49:39 | |
Roud 66 - TOM POTTS
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| Roud 65: Willie o' Douglas Dale (with Helen Lindley) | 22 Jul 2026 | 00:49:43 | |
Roud 65 - WILLIE O' DOUGLAS DALE
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| Roud 64: Willie of Winsbury (with Sheena Wellington & Sophie Crawford) | 15 Jul 2026 | 01:43:42 | |
Roud 64 - WILLIE OF WINSBURY
Singer guest: Sophie Crawford
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| Roud 63: Johnny Scott (with Sheena Wellington & Emily Smith) | 08 Jul 2026 | 01:31:43 | |
Roud 63 - JOHNNY SCOTT
Singer guest: Emily Smith
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| Roud 62: Brown Robin (with Helen Lindley) | 01 Jul 2026 | 00:51:22 | |
Roud 62 - BROWN ROBIN
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| Roud 61: The Gay Goshawk (with Steve Roud & Nancy Kerr) | 24 Jun 2026 | 02:11:52 | |
Roud 61 - THE GAY GOSHAWK
Singer guest: Nancy Kerr
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| A Sailor and His True Love - Alvar Smith CD release (with Alvar Smith) | 04 Jun 2026 | 00:51:11 | |
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 | |||
| Bonus episode: Oli Steadman - 365 Days of Folk | 13 May 2026 | 01:18:47 | |
| Roud 60: The Brisk Young Sailor (with Steve Gardham & Seb Stone) | 29 Apr 2026 | 02:00:10 | |
Roud 60 - THE BRISK YOUNG SAILOR
Singer guest: Seb Stone
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Sarah Porter - album: Just Another Saturday Night Danny Brazil - album: Down by the Old Riverside Modern performances:
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| Roud 59: Fair Mary of Wallington (with vic Gammon & Frankie Archer) | 22 Apr 2026 | 02:05:20 | |
Roud 59 - FAIR MARY OF WALLINGTON
Singer guest: Frankie Archer Pre-order Frankie's debut album here
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Bell Duncan
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| Roud 58: Jellon Grame (with Steve Roud & Nick Caffrey) | 15 Apr 2026 | 01:58:29 | |
Roud 58 - JELLON GRAME
Singer guest: Nick Caffrey
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| Roud 57: False Foodrage (with Brian Peters) | 08 Apr 2026 | 01:23:29 | |
Roud 57 - FALSE FOODRAGE
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| Roud 56: Young Johnstone (with Steve Roud & Ellen Mitchell) | 01 Apr 2026 | 01:07:31 | |
Roud 56 - YOUNG JOHNSTONE
Singer guest: Ellen Mitchell
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| Roud 55: Prince Robert (with Steve Roud & Jackie Oates) | 25 Mar 2026 | 01:41:38 | |
Roud 55 - PRINCE ROBERT
Singer guest: Jackie Oates
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| Roud 54: Barbara Allen (with Vic Gammon & Nancy Kerr) | 18 Mar 2026 | 02:54:34 | |
Roud 54 - BARBARA ALLEN
Singer guest: Nancy Kerr
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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: Martin Carthy (Signs of Life - 1998) Martin Carthy (Songlinks - 2003) Folk song recourses:
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| Roud 53: Child Maurice (with Sandra Kerr & Jon Boden) | 11 Mar 2026 | 02:37:15 | |
Roud 53 - CHILD MORRIS
Singer guest: Jon Boden
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| Roud 52: Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard (with David Atkinson & Frankie Armstrong) | 04 Mar 2026 | 02:14:55 | |
Roud 52 - LITTLE MUSGRAVE AND LADY BARNARD
Singer guest: Frankie Armstrong
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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
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| Roud 51: The Unquiet Grave (with Brian Peters & Nick Dow) | 25 Feb 2026 | 02:19:55 | |
Roud 51 - THE UNQUIET GRAVE
Singer guest: Nick Dow
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George Dunn - album: Chainmaker
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| Roud 50: Sweet William's Ghost (with Sandra Kerr & Holly Clarke) | 17 Dec 2025 | 02:40:43 | |
Roud 50 - SWEET WILLIAM'S GHOST
Singer guest: Holly Clarke
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| Roud 49: The Lass of Roch Royal aka Lord Gregory (with Martin Nail & Maddy Prior) | 10 Dec 2025 | 02:02:33 | |
Roud 49 - THE LASS OF ROCH ROYAL aka LORD GREGORY
Singer guest: Maddy Prior
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Peggy Delaney - album: From Puck to Appleby
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| Roud 48: Lord Lovell (with Steve Gardham & Moira Craig) | 03 Dec 2025 | 02:01:57 | |
Roud 48 - LORD LOVELL
Singer guest: Moira Craig
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| Roud 47: Young Hunting (with Vic Gammon & Hannah Sanders) | 26 Nov 2025 | 02:23:30 | |
Roud 47 - YOUNG HUNTING
Singer guest: Hannah Sanders
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Nimrod Workman - album: Mother Jones' Will Linnie Landers - album: When Cecil Left the Mountains Modern performances: The English Country Blues Band Folk song recourses:
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| Roud 46: Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet (with Helen Lindley) | 19 Nov 2025 | 00:57:38 | |
Roud 46 - LORD INGRAM AND CHIEL WYET
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| Roud 45: Bonnie Susie Cleland (with Sheena Wellington, Ruth Perry & Lady Maisery) | 12 Nov 2025 | 02:13:28 | |
Roud 45 - BONNIE SUSIE CLELAND
Singer guest: Lady Maisery
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| Roud 44: Fair Janet (with Steve Roud & Peggy Seeger) | 05 Nov 2025 | 01:27:14 | |
Roud 44 - FAIR JANET
Singer guest: Peggy Seeger
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| Roud 43: Child Waters (with Steve Roud & Judy Cook) | 29 Oct 2025 | 01:35:05 | |
Roud 43 - CHILD WATERS
Singer guest: Judy Cook
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| Roud 42: Fair Annie (with Sandra Kerr & Debbie Armour) | 22 Oct 2025 | 02:41:23 | |
Roud 42 - FAIR ANNIE
Singer guest: Debbie Armour
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| Roud 41: Sir Patrick Spens (with David Atkinson & James Fagan) | 15 Oct 2025 | 02:00:37 | |
Roud 41 - SIR PATRICK SPENS
Singer guest: James Fagan
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| Catch Me If You Can - CD rerelease (with Vic & Viv Legg and Pete Coe) | 06 Aug 2025 | 02:03:10 | |
Bonus episode of In The Roud.
6th August sees the rerelease of Catch Me If You Can - Songs from Cornish Travellers on CD and digital download. For this episode, I am joined by Viv & Vic Legg (descendents of said Cornish Travellers) and Pete Coe (who made the original recordings in the first place) This rerelease comes from Veteran - The Traditional Music Label | |||
| Roud 40: Lord Bateman (with Steve Gardham, Ruth Perry & John Kirkpatrick) | 01 Aug 2025 | 03:21:14 | |
Roud 40 - LORD BATEMAN
Singer guest: John Kirkpatrick
Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Tom Willett - album: Adieu to Old England - The Willet Family Alice Penfold - album: Here's Luck to a Man Nimrod Workman - album: Mother Jones' Will Eunice Yeatts McAlexander - album: Far in the Mountains Vol. 1 Modern performances:
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| Roud 39: The King's Daughter Lady Jean (with Jo Miller) | 23 Jul 2025 | 01:10:17 | |
Roud 39 - THE KING'S DAUGHTER LADY JEAN
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| Roud 38: The Two Brothers (Jo Miller & Kirsty Law) | 16 Jul 2025 | 02:16:53 | |
Roud 38 - THE TWO BROTHERS
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| Roud 37: Proud Lady Margaret (with Nora Rodes) | 09 Jul 2025 | 01:43:10 | |
Roud 37 - PROUD LADY MARGARET
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| Roud 36: Captain Wedderburn's Courtship (with Steve Roud & Barbara Snape) | 03 Jul 2025 | 01:44:36 | |
Roud 36 - CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN'S COURTSHIP
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Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Sarah Makem - album: As I Roved Out Modern performances: Karine Polwart & Alasdair Robert
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| Roud 35: Tam Lin (with Amy Leach & Piers Cawley) | 25 Jun 2025 | 02:38:34 | |
Roud 35 - TAM LIN
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Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Modern performances: The Old Songs Podcast episode on Tam Lin with Jim Moray Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer The Imagined Village (Tam Lyn Retold)
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| Roud 34: The Broomfield Wager (with Brian Peters and Rachael McShane) | 18 Jun 2025 | 02:17:15 | |
Roud 34 - THE BROOMFIELD WAGER
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Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Cyril Poacher - album: Plenty of Thyme George Dunn - album: Chainmaker Pop Maynard - album: Down the Cherry Tree Modern performances: Martin Carthy (with Dave Swarbrick) (1965) Chris Coe (accompanied by Johnny Adams)
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| Roud 33: Hind Etin (with Helen Lindley) | 11 Jun 2025 | 00:50:07 | |
Roud 33 - HIND ETIN Guest: Helen Lindley
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| Roud 32: Kempy Kay (with Helen Lindley) | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:45:02 | |
Roud 32 - KEMPY KAY Guest: Helen Lindley
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| Roud 31: The Trees They Do Grow High (with Sandra Kerr & Chris Foster) | 28 May 2025 | 02:35:48 | |
Roud 31 - THE TREES THEY DO GROW HIGH
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| Bonus episode - Sing Yonder Vol. 9 | 21 May 2025 | 01:09:09 | |
A look at head at the upcoming release of Sing Yonder Vol. 9, containing Rouds 81 - 90.
With guest and Sing Yonder head supremo Karl Sinfield. | |||
| Bonus Episode: Misc Spotlight - Broadsides and how they relate to the oral tradition (with Steve Roud) | 25 Apr 2025 | 01:24:18 | |
Bonus Episode: Misc Spotlight - Broadsides and how they relate to the oral tradition (with Steve Roud)
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| Roud 30: Willie's Lyke Wake aka The Blue Flowers and the Yellow (with Steve Byrne & Bryony Griffith) | 16 Apr 2025 | 02:11:45 | |
Roud 30 - WILLIE'S LYKE WAKE aka THE BLUE FLOWERS AND THE YELLOW
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