Handed Down Folk Podcast
@handdownpod.bsky.social
Podcast about the weird history of traditional folk songs and folky chat from presenter Jenny Shaw. Random nerdiness. Handeddown.buzzsprout.com
We've got our tickets for Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2026 and I'm excited already! #shrewsbury #folk
September 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
We've got our tickets for Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2026 and I'm excited already! #shrewsbury #folk
This is extremely good
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Peggy Gordon (Official)
YouTube video by Isobel Anderson
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September 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is extremely good
youtu.be/nbVUiPcFUMA?...
youtu.be/nbVUiPcFUMA?...
I'm currently researching a beautiful Irish song with a seemingly short history. But possibly it's based on a lost Scottish song. Any guesses?
September 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I'm currently researching a beautiful Irish song with a seemingly short history. But possibly it's based on a lost Scottish song. Any guesses?
When you're reading Octavia Butler's The Parable of the Sower, and then you look at the news and and go Ohh
September 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
When you're reading Octavia Butler's The Parable of the Sower, and then you look at the news and and go Ohh
As I Roved Out (The Deluded Lover) - beautiful song! Tenuously related to the Troubadours' Pastourelles but with less wit and much more sad. Possibly Scottish in origin but I can't prove it. Such an enigma!
August 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
As I Roved Out (The Deluded Lover) - beautiful song! Tenuously related to the Troubadours' Pastourelles but with less wit and much more sad. Possibly Scottish in origin but I can't prove it. Such an enigma!
Is there anyone who knows the folk music degree at Newcastle? I know a thoroughly folky 21 year old who has 3 A levels but not in music. Experienced singer and songwriter, decent guitarist, great trad repertoire. Very keen to apply but not sure that they would qualify for an offer.
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Is there anyone who knows the folk music degree at Newcastle? I know a thoroughly folky 21 year old who has 3 A levels but not in music. Experienced singer and songwriter, decent guitarist, great trad repertoire. Very keen to apply but not sure that they would qualify for an offer.
My holiday project is to create an English version of the Norwegian epic ballad Draumkvedet - one that is singable with the traditional tunes.
August 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My holiday project is to create an English version of the Norwegian epic ballad Draumkvedet - one that is singable with the traditional tunes.
I'm taking part in some French folklore this week, with the festival of St Vincent in Collioure
August 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'm taking part in some French folklore this week, with the festival of St Vincent in Collioure
Lovely Cara Dillon gig at @downendfolkroots.bsky.social last night @caradillonsings.bsky.social
June 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lovely Cara Dillon gig at @downendfolkroots.bsky.social last night @caradillonsings.bsky.social
Heard a rumor that Huw Williams had released some of his old albums on streaming services - and it's true. I've been waiting for years for this fabulous day!
May 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Heard a rumor that Huw Williams had released some of his old albums on streaming services - and it's true. I've been waiting for years for this fabulous day!
The Handed Down podcast isn't *just* me being snarky about characters in folk songs and their poor choices, but that's definitely a feature in our latest episode... www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
George Collins - Don't Go Kissing Watery Tarts - Handed Down
George Collins is a handsome young man with his whole life ahead of him, so why does he die within a few short verses and leave a trail of devastation in his wake? Today’s episode takes us back t...
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April 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The Handed Down podcast isn't *just* me being snarky about characters in folk songs and their poor choices, but that's definitely a feature in our latest episode... www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
George Collins, one of my favourite weird old ballads youtu.be/F157MYfZNrk?...
George Collins
YouTube video by Jenny Shaw Folk
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April 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
George Collins, one of my favourite weird old ballads youtu.be/F157MYfZNrk?...
Just posting this because it's glorious and heartbreaking. Brigid Tunney sings As I Roved Out youtu.be/YOlZhqrVrQU?...
Brigid Tunney - As I Roved Out (Traditional)
YouTube video by Michael Fortune
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April 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just posting this because it's glorious and heartbreaking. Brigid Tunney sings As I Roved Out youtu.be/YOlZhqrVrQU?...
Fancy a bit of humourous escapism? Our new episode tells the story behind George Collins, a tale of beautiful fairy folk and hapless young men. Enjoy! www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
George Collins - Don't Go Kissing Watery Tarts - Handed Down
George Collins is a handsome young man with his whole life ahead of him, so why does he die within a few short verses and leave a trail of devastation in his wake? Today’s episode takes us back t...
www.buzzsprout.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Fancy a bit of humourous escapism? Our new episode tells the story behind George Collins, a tale of beautiful fairy folk and hapless young men. Enjoy! www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
Brand new episode! George Collins www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
George Collins - Don't Go Kissing Watery Tarts - Handed Down
George Collins is a handsome young man with his whole life ahead of him, so why does he die within a few short verses and leave a trail of devastation in his wake? Today’s episode takes us back t...
www.buzzsprout.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Brand new episode! George Collins www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
It must be Spring!
March 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It must be Spring!
We're getting a record player tomorrow and have about 80 records from my parents' collection - the sound of my childhood! But which to play first?
February 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We're getting a record player tomorrow and have about 80 records from my parents' collection - the sound of my childhood! But which to play first?
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We had a very nice time talking to Handed Down Podcast about all things weird and wassail-related, and just what we're trying to do with our music...
NEW EPISODE: I'm with the Lunatraktors looking back on the wassail season, going to some deep places and exploring the dark and the light in these challenging times. You won't want to miss this episode! www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
Apple Tree Wassail with Lunatraktors - Handed Down
What a time we had, talking about the bones and the spirit of the Wassail. The Lunatraktors, Carli and Clair, get right to the heart of things with their "Broken Folk" which provides an anchor, a refu...
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February 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We had a very nice time talking to Handed Down Podcast about all things weird and wassail-related, and just what we're trying to do with our music...
NEW EPISODE: I'm with the Lunatraktors looking back on the wassail season, going to some deep places and exploring the dark and the light in these challenging times. You won't want to miss this episode! www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
Apple Tree Wassail with Lunatraktors - Handed Down
What a time we had, talking about the bones and the spirit of the Wassail. The Lunatraktors, Carli and Clair, get right to the heart of things with their "Broken Folk" which provides an anchor, a refu...
www.buzzsprout.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
NEW EPISODE: I'm with the Lunatraktors looking back on the wassail season, going to some deep places and exploring the dark and the light in these challenging times. You won't want to miss this episode! www.buzzsprout.com/1832070/epis...
New year, new cover art. Thank you @karlsinfield.bsky.social for the fab new design!
January 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
New year, new cover art. Thank you @karlsinfield.bsky.social for the fab new design!
The subtitle of an upcoming episode is "Don't go kissing watery tarts". But what is the song...?
January 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The subtitle of an upcoming episode is "Don't go kissing watery tarts". But what is the song...?
January 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The English getting ready to meet the Welsh on the old bridge
January 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The English getting ready to meet the Welsh on the old bridge
Here come the Maris!
January 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Here come the Maris!
Waiting for the Mari Lwyds to storm Chepstow Vastle
January 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Waiting for the Mari Lwyds to storm Chepstow Vastle