Matt Quinn

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.

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Catch Me If You Can - CD rerelease (with Vic & Viv Legg and Pete Coe) 06.08.2025 2:03:10

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) 01.08.2025 3:21:14

Roud 40 - LORD BATEMAN History Guest: Steve Gardham & Ruth Perry Singer guest: John Kirkpatrick Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Joseph Taylor 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 M...

Roud 39: The King's Daughter Lady Jean (with Jo Miller) 23.07.2025 1:10:17

Roud 39 - THE KING'S DAUGHTER LADY JEAN Guest: Jo Miller Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Maureen Jelks John Strachan Willie Mathieson Sara Cleveland Modern performances: Hedy West Tim Erikson Martin Simpson Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library Sussex Traditions GlousTrad T...

Roud 38: The Two Brothers (Jo Miller & Kirsty Law) 16.07.2025 2:16:53

Roud 38 - THE TWO BROTHERS Historical guest: Jo Miller Singer Guest: Kirsty Law Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Lizzie Higgins - album: In Memory of Lizzie Higgins Lucy Stewart Mrs J (Florence) Puckett - album: When Cecil Left the Mountains Texas Gladden Belle Stewart Jeannie Robertson Sheila Stewart Mod...

Roud 37: Proud Lady Margaret (with Nora Rodes) 09.07.2025 1:43:10

Roud 37 - PROUD LADY MARGARET Guest: Nora Rodes Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Lizzie Higgins - album: In Memory of Lizzie Higgins Modern performances: Pete & Chris Coe Katherine Campbell Ewan MacColl Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library Sussex Traditions GlousTrad Toba...

Roud 36: Captain Wedderburn's Courtship (with Steve Roud & Barbara Snape) 03.07.2025 1:44:36

Roud 36 - CAPTAIN WEDDERBURN'S COURTSHIP Historical guest: Steve Roud Singer Guest: Barbara Snape Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Maggie Murphy Duncan Williamson Sarah Makem - album: As I Roved Out Willie Clancy Seamus Ennis Modern performances: Bellowhead Jon Boden's A Folk Song a Day Karine Polwart & Al...

Roud 35: Tam Lin (with Amy Leach & Piers Cawley) 25.06.2025 2:38:34

Roud 35 - TAM LIN Historical guest: Amy Leach Singer Guest: Piers Cawley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Betsy Johnston & Willie Whyte (same track) Duncan Williamson Eddie Butcher Modern performances: The Old Songs Podcast episode on Tam Lin with Jim Moray Mike Waterson Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer Mo...

Roud 34: The Broomfield Wager (with Brian Peters and Rachael McShane) 18.06.2025 2:17:15

Roud 34 - THE BROOMFIELD WAGER Historical guest: Brian Peters Singer Guest: Rachael McShane Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Gordon Hall Jean Orchard Viv Legg Cyril Poacher - album: Plenty of Thyme George Dunn - album: Chainmaker Pop Maynard - album: Down the Cherry Tree Walter Pardon Carolyne Hughes Moder...

Roud 33: Hind Etin (with Helen Lindley) 11.06.2025 50:07

Roud 33 - HIND ETIN Guest: Helen Lindley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Modern performances: Gavin Davenport Jim Moray Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library 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 Hun...

Roud 32: Kempy Kay (with Helen Lindley) 04.06.2025 45:02

Roud 32 - KEMPY KAY Guest: Helen Lindley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Modern performances: Martin Carthy Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library 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 Son...

Roud 31: The Trees They Do Grow High (with Sandra Kerr & Chris Foster) 28.05.2025 2:35:48

Roud 31 - THE TREES THEY DO GROW HIGH Historical guest: Sandra Kerr Singer Guest: Chris Foster Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Traditional versions: Lizzie Higgins May Bradley - album: Sweet Swansea Fred Jordan George Dunn - album: Chainmaker Walter Pardon Bob Copper Mary Ann Haynes Stanley Robertson Jeff Wesley Mary McGarvey...

Bonus episode - Sing Yonder Vol. 9 21.05.2025 1:09:09

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. Preorder Sing Yonder Vol. 9 Order Sing Yonder CD 2 Sing Yonder Substack Geordie in the style of Eiffel 65

Bonus Episode: Misc Spotlight - Broadsides and how they relate to the oral tradition (with Steve Roud) 25.04.2025 1:24:18

Bonus Episode: Misc Spotlight - Broadsides and how they relate to the oral tradition (with Steve Roud) Guest: Steve Roud Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library Sussex Traditions GlousTrad Tobas an Dualchais/Kist o Riches Jon Boden's A Folk Song A Day Andy Turner's...

Roud 30: Willie's Lyke Wake aka The Blue Flowers and the Yellow (with Steve Byrne & Bryony Griffith) 16.04.2025 2:11:45

Roud 30 - WILLIE'S LYKE WAKE aka THE BLUE FLOWERS AND THE YELLOW Historical guest: Steve Byrne Singer Guest: Bryony Griffith Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Find us on social media via our LinkTree Your host: Matt Quinn Modern performances: Shepherd, Spiers & Watson June Tabor & Oysterband Ewan MacColl Jez Lowe Lucy Pringle & Chris Wright Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Willia...

Roud 29: Sir Lionel aka Bold Sir Rylas (with Brian Peters & Jon Wilks) 09.04.2025 2:42:56

Roud 29 - SIR LIONEL aka BOLD SIR RYLAS Historical guest: Brian Peters Singer Guest: Jon Wilks Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Traditional recordings: Samuel Harmon Buna Hicks (audio) Buna Hicks (video) Bobby McMillon Nimrod Workman - album: Mother Jones' Will Eunic...

Roud 28: Hind Horn (with David Atkinson & Rachel Newton) 02.04.2025 2:15:14

Roud 28 - HIND HORN Historical guest: David Atkinson (editor of the Folk Song Journal) Singer Guest: Rachel Newton Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Traditional recordings: Duncan Williamson Maggie Hammons Parker Edward 'Sandy' Ives Modern performances: Bandoggs Maddy Pr...

Roud 27: The Bonnie Banks of Fordie (with Brian Peters & Katie Macfarlane) 26.03.2025 2:08:10

Roud 27 - THE BONNIE BANKS OF FORDIE Historical guest: Brian Peters Singer Guest: Katie Macfarlane Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Traditional recordings: Minnie Haman Jessie MacDonald John MacDonald Betsy Miller & Ewan MacColl Stanley Robertson Modern performances:...

Roud 26: The Cruel Brother (with Martin Nail & Sophie Crawford) 19.03.2025 1:43:49

Roud 26 - THE CRUEL BROTHER Historical guest: Martin Nail Singer Guest: Sophie Crawford Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Modern performances: Martin Simpson Crucible Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson Steeleye Span (Cruel Brother) Steeleye Span (Gulliver Gentle and Rosem...

Roud 25: The Fair Flower of Northumberland (with Sandra Kerr & Alasdair Roberts) 12.03.2025 2:05:40

Roud 25 - THE FAIR FLOWER OF NORTHUMBERLAND Historical guest: Sandra Kerr Singer Guest: Alasdair Roberts Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Traditional Recordings: Lizzie Higgins - original LP album (Roud 25 not included) Lizzie Higgins - full performance on YouTube S...

Roud 24: Erlinton (with Helen Lindley) 05.03.2025 1:07:21

Roud 24 - ERLINTON Guest: Helen Lindley Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Modern performances: Thank Goodness It's Folk (feat. Sam Baxter) Jack Rutter Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library Sussex Traditions GlousTrad Tobas an Dualchais...

Roud 23: Earl Brand aka The Douglas Tragedy (With Steve Gardham & Hannah Martin) 26.02.2025 1:24:55

Roud 23 - EARL BRAND aka THE DOUGLAS TRAGEDY Historical guest: Steve Gardham Singer Guest: Hannah Martin Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Traditional Recordings: Bella Higgins Mrs Victoria Morris (album - When Cecil Left The Mountains) Professor and Mrs Greer George...

Roud 22: Gil Brenton (with Helen Lindley & Nancy Kerr) 19.02.2025 1:40:45

Roud 22 - GIL BRENTON Historical guest: Helen Lindley Singer Guest: Nancy Kerr Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Helen Lindley Singer Guest: Nancy Kerr Folk song recourses: Sing Yonder The Vaughn Williams Memorial Library Sussex Traditions Glous...

PATREON - Singer Spotlight: Emma Dusenbury (with Nora Rodes) 12.02.2025 43:31

Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the rest of season will be delayed by one week, so here is one of our Patreon episodes for you. As part of our Spotlight strand, I had a chat with Nora Rodes, to discuss the life and songs of the American traditional singer Emma Dusenbury. See you next week for our regularly scheduled programme, with S3/E2: Roud 22 - Gil Brenton (with Helen Lindley &...

Roud 21: The Outlandish Knight (with Vic Gammon & Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne) 05.02.2025 2:20:15

Roud 21 - THE OUTLANDISH KNIGHT Historical guest: Vic Gammon Singer Guest: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Threads Bluesky Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Vic Gammon More about Vic Singer Guest: Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Cohen's website Traditional recordings...

Roud 20: The False Knight on the Road (with Steve Roud & Barry Goodman) 18.12.2024 1:35:37

Roud 20 - THE FALSE KNIGHT ON THE ROAD Historical guest: Steve Roud Singer Guest: Barry Goodman Email us: intheroud@singyonder.co.uk Follow us on: Facebook Twitter Instagram Your host: Matt Quinn Website: Facebook Twitter Instagram Historical Guest: Steve Roud More about Steve Singer Guest: Barry Goodman Barry's Website Traditional recordings played: Bella Higgins Bella Higgin...