Podcast
In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast
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.
- Music History chart
- #163
- Episodes
- 83
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 59 min
- On air since
- 2024
- Latest episode
- 6 days ago
Episodes
83 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 3 min
Roud 72: Robin Hood & Queen Katherine (with Bob Askew & Matt Quinn)
Season 8, Episode 2
Show notes
Roud 72 - ROBIN HOOD & QUEEN KATHERINE
History Guest: Bob Askew
Singer guest: Matt Quinn
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Bob Askew's presentation on this song for the TSF Video of Matt Quinn singing this song
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughan Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 59 min
Roud 71: Robin Hood Rescuing The Three Squires (with Stephen Winick & John Kirkpatrick)
Season 8, Episode 1
Show notes
Roud 71 - ROBIN HOOD RESCUING THE THREE SQUIRES
History Guest: Stephen Winick
Singer guest: John Kirkpatrick
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Traditional Recordings: Dean Robinson Modern performances: John Kirkpatrick
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 34 min
Full Song: Roud 70: A Gest of Robin Hood Bonus
Show notes
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)
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1 hr 7 min
Roud 70: A Gest of Robin Hood (with Robert Waltz)
Season 7, Episode 10
Show notes
Roud 70 - A GEST OF ROBIN HOOD
History Guest: Robert Waltz
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Modern performances: Bob Frank Raymond Crooke
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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2 hr 15 min
Roud 69: Johnny O' Breadislee (with Steve Byrne & Alasdair Roberts)
Season 7, Episode 9
Show notes
Roud 69 - JOHNNIE O' BREADISLEE
History Guest: Steve Byrne
Singer guest: Alasdair Roberts
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Traditional Recordings: John Strachan Jeannie Robertson Stanley Robertson Jock Duncan
Modern performances: Ewan MacColl Katherine Campbell Siobhan Miller & Jeana Leslie
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 37 min
Roud 68 - The Twelve Days of Christmas (with Steve Roud)
Season 7, Episode 8
Show notes
Roud 68 - THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Guest: steve roud
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Traditional recordings: Bob & Ron Copper
Modern recordings: Twelfth Day Wassail album (John Kirkpatrick et all) 70 Golden Nursery Rhymes at 8mins 43s (Martin Carthy, Isla St Clair etc)
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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2 hr 18 min
Roud 67: The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter (with David Atkinson & Nick Hart)
Season 7, Episode 7
Show notes
Roud 67 - THE KNIGHT AND THE SHEPHERD'S DAUGHTER
History Guest: David Atkinson
Singer guest: Nick Hart
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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
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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50 min
Roud 66: Tom Potts (with Helen Lindley)
Season 6, Episode 6
Show notes
Roud 66 - TOM POTTS
Guest: Helen Lindley
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Modern recordings: Helen Lindley
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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50 min
Roud 65: Willie o' Douglas Dale (with Helen Lindley)
Season 7, Episode 5
Show notes
Roud 65 - WILLIE O' DOUGLAS DALE
Guest: Helen Lindley
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 44 min
Roud 64: Willie of Winsbury (with Sheena Wellington & Sophie Crawford)
Season 7, Episode 4
Show notes
Roud 64 - WILLIE OF WINSBURY
History Guest: Sheena Wellington
Singer guest: Sophie Crawford
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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
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 32 min
Roud 63: Johnny Scott (with Sheena Wellington & Emily Smith)
Season 7, Episode 3
Show notes
Roud 63 - JOHNNY SCOTT
History Guest: Sheena Wellington
Singer guest: Emily Smith
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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
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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51 min
Roud 62: Brown Robin (with Helen Lindley)
Season 7, Episode 2
Show notes
Roud 62 - BROWN ROBIN
Guest: Helen Lindley
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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2 hr 12 min
Roud 61: The Gay Goshawk (with Steve Roud & Nancy Kerr)
Season 7, Episode 1
Show notes
Roud 61 - THE GAY GOSHAWK
History Guest: Steve Roud
Singer guest: Nancy Kerr
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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
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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51 min
A Sailor and His True Love - Alvar Smith CD release (with Alvar Smith) Bonus
Show notes
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
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1 hr 19 min
Bonus episode: Oli Steadman - 365 Days of Folk Bonus
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2 hr
Roud 60: The Brisk Young Sailor (with Steve Gardham & Seb Stone)
Season 6, Episode 10
Show notes
Roud 60 - THE BRISK YOUNG SAILOR
History Guest: Steve Gardham
Singer guest: Seb Stone
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Traditional recording:
Sarah Porter - album: Just Another Saturday Night
Danny Brazil - album: Down by the Old Riverside
Modern performances:
Folk song recourses:
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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2 hr 5 min
Roud 59: Fair Mary of Wallington (with vic Gammon & Frankie Archer)
Season 6, Episode 9
Show notes
Roud 59 - FAIR MARY OF WALLINGTON
History Guest: Vic Gammon
Singer guest: Frankie Archer
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Traditional recording:
Bell Duncan Bell Duncan transcription
Modern performances:
Folk song recourses:
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 58 min
Roud 58: Jellon Grame (with Steve Roud & Nick Caffrey)
Season 6, Episode 8
Show notes
Roud 58 - JELLON GRAME
History Guest: Steve Roud
Singer guest: Nick Caffrey
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Modern performances:
Folk song recourses:
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 23 min
Roud 57: False Foodrage (with Brian Peters)
Season 6, Episode 7
Show notes
Roud 57 - FALSE FOODRAGE
Guest: Brian Peters
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Your host: Matt Quinn
Modern performances:
Folk song recourses:
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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1 hr 8 min
Roud 56: Young Johnstone (with Steve Roud & Ellen Mitchell)
Season 6, Episode 6
Show notes
Roud 56 - YOUNG JOHNSTONE
History Guest: Steve Roud
Singer guest: Ellen Mitchell
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Modern performances:
Folk song recourses:
The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library The Traditional Song Forum
Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches
Andy Turner's A Folk Song A Week
The Max Hunter Folk Song Collection
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