Catching up with London's Goblin Band, vocalist and hurdy-gurdy player Rowan Gatherer tell us the one record we must hear ...

Folk Music Journal is a peer-reviewed journal of research into all aspects of traditional song, music, dance, and drama. It is the journal of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, England's national ...

Tom is joined by British folk singer Lisa Knapp, whose blend of traditional songs combined with modern methods has attracted much acclaim. Knapp was hailed as one of Brit folk's brightest new stars on ...

The legendary blues song “The House of the Rising Sun” is one of those tunes with a murky origin story. Who wrote it? Was there a single person to do so? It’s unclear. The traditional folk song is ...

A letter from the Prince of Wales was among the tributes at an emotional funeral service for the doyen of traditional English folk music. There was standing room only at the service for Bob Copper, ...

TRADITIONAL folk music meets 21st century electric pop as Sam Carter plays Evesham’s Folk in the Foyer, later this month. A spokesman said: “Since being named Best Newcomer at the 2010 BBC Radio 2 ...