New episode out now! Merry Christmas! S7/8 – Roud 68: THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS Guest: Steve Roud Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast
@intheroud.bsky.social
A weekly podcast exploring the world of traditional folk song hosted by @mattquinnmusic.bsky.social. Season 7 out now!! Support us at www.patreon.com/intheroud All links: https://linktr.ee/intheroud
New episode out this week!! S7/E7 – Roud 67: The Knight and the Shepherd’s Daughter Historical Guest: David Atkinson Singer guest: Nick Hart Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S7/E6 – Roud 66: TOM POTTS History and Singer guest: @helenlindley.bsky.social Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
We're going live!!! 6 episodes across 3 folk festivals this summer. They will be recorded and all be released on our patreon. And if the Roud number is low enough, they will be used again when that number eventually turns up on the main podcast. See you all soon for In The Roud LIVE!
New episode out now!! S7/E5 – Roud 65: WILLIE O’ DOUGLAS DALE History and Singer guest: @helenlindley.bsky.social Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out last week!! (forgot to do this last Wednesday, oops!) S7/E4 – Roud 64: Willie of Winsbury Historical Guest: Sheena Wellington Singer guest: Sophie Crawford Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
S7/E3 – Roud 63: JOHNNY SCOTT Historical Guest: Sheena Wellington Singer guest: Emily Smith Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S7/E2 – Roud 62: BROWN ROBIN History and Singer guest: @helenlindley.bsky.social Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
First episode of the brand new season!! S6/E1 – Roud 61: THE GAY GOSHAWK Historical Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Nancy Kerr Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
Final episode of the season episode out now!! S6/E10 – Roud 60: THE BRISK YOUNG SAILOR Historical Guest: Steve Gardham Singer guest: Seb Stone Available from your podcast home of choice.
New episode out now!! S6/E9 – Roud 59: FAIR MARY OF WALLINGTON Historical Guest: Vic Gammon Singer guest: Frankie Archer Available from your podcast home of choice.
New episode out now!! S6/E8 – Roud 58: JELLON GRAME Historical Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Nick Caffrey Available from your podcast home of choice.
New episode out now!! S6/E7 – Roud 57: FALSE FOODRAGE History and Singer guest: Brian Peters Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S6/E6 – Roud 56: YOUNG JOHNSTONE Historical Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: Ellen Mitchell Available from your podcast home of choice.
New episode out now!! More commonly known as Lord Abore & Mary Flynn, but we're going with the title given in the Child Ballad collection. S6/E5 – Roud 55: PRINCE ROBERT Historical Guest: Steve Roud Singer guest: @jackieoates.bsky.social Available from your podcast home of choice.
New episode out now!! S6/E4 – Roud 54: BARBARA ALLEN Historical Guest: Vic Gammon Singer guest: Nancy Kerr Available from your podcast home of choice.
New episode out now!! S6/E3 – Roud 53: CHILD MAURICE Historical Guest: Sandra Kerr Singer guest: @jonboden.bsky.social Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S6/E2 – Roud 52: LITTLE MUSGRAVE AND LADY BARNARD Historical Guest: David Atkinson Singer guest: Frankie Armstrong Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
A fascinating & characteristically in depth discussion of Song 51 in the Roud Index, which gives me an excuse to share one of my favourite Vaughan Williams pieces, based on a very beautiful, timeless tune that’s often used for this song. 💚 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YloD...
Five Variants of ‘Dives and Lazarus’
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In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast@intheroud.bsky.social · 6mo agoAnd we're back with Season 6!!!! S6/E1 – Roud 51: THE UNQUIET GRAVE Historical Guest: Brian Peters Singer guest: Nick Dow Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
And we're back with Season 6!!!! S6/E1 – Roud 51: THE UNQUIET GRAVE Historical Guest: Brian Peters Singer guest: Nick Dow Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
Putting the finishing touches to the first episode of Season 6. All being well, it should go out tomorrow!
And that's the end of Season 5!! A massive thank you to these lovely people who giving their time. Almost all of the guests for season 6 are now booked in. Watch out in mid-Feb 2026 for new episodes. N.B. artwork by Karl Sinfield - Graphic Design
Final episode of the season out now!! S5/E10 – Roud 50: SWEET WILLIAM’S GHOST Historical Guest: Sandra Kerr Singer guest: Holly Clarke Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S5/E9 – Roud 49: THE LASS OF ROCH ROYAL aka LORD GREGORY Historical Guest: Martin Nail Singer guest: Maddy Prior Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S5/E8 – Roud 48: LORD LOVELL Historical Guest: Steve Gardham Singer guest: Moira Craig Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S5/E7 – Roud 47: YOUNG HUNTING Historical Guest: Vic Gammon Singer guest: Hannah Sanders Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
ew episode out now!! S5/E6 – Roud 46: LORD INGRAM AND CHIEL WYET History and Singer guest: @helenlindley.bsky.social Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
New episode out now!! S5/E5 – Roud 45: BONNIE SUSIE CLELAND Historical Guest: Sheena Wellington and Ruth Perry Singer guest: Lady Maisery Available from wherever you get your podcasts.
