Karl Sinfield - Folk Music
@karlsinfield.bsky.social
Folk music, author/editor/owner of Sing Yonder books & albums. Links.sindesign.co.uk
Five stars in Songlines magazine! Thank you @billyrough.bsky.social !!!
July 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Five stars in Songlines magazine! Thank you @billyrough.bsky.social !!!
Gig glamour in the High Peak.
June 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Gig glamour in the High Peak.
New one is out. A long one, with some cracking music, and an unmissable discussion of nosebleed lore. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-91-cl...
June 26, 2025 at 7:36 AM
New one is out. A long one, with some cracking music, and an unmissable discussion of nosebleed lore. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-91-cl...
Absolutely love getting a creative unpackaging photo when people get their Sing Yonders. Thanks @satnamvocalist.bsky.social @highpeakrecordings.bsky.social @fredsl.bsky.social ❤❤❤
May 1, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Absolutely love getting a creative unpackaging photo when people get their Sing Yonders. Thanks @satnamvocalist.bsky.social @highpeakrecordings.bsky.social @fredsl.bsky.social ❤❤❤
The CDs have arrived! Copies going out to paid subscribers today, then I will work through the preorders tomorrow. Thank you all for your support.
April 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The CDs have arrived! Copies going out to paid subscribers today, then I will work through the preorders tomorrow. Thank you all for your support.
Representing @lunatraktors.bsky.social merch at my gig today. Look after each other ❤️ #folkagainstfascism
April 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Representing @lunatraktors.bsky.social merch at my gig today. Look after each other ❤️ #folkagainstfascism
Busman's holiday!
April 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Busman's holiday!
Little east coast Boggle Hole holibobs.
April 18, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Little east coast Boggle Hole holibobs.
If you were hoping to have a nice peaceful journey on the 18.33 from Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop, I can only apologise.
March 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
If you were hoping to have a nice peaceful journey on the 18.33 from Manchester Piccadilly to Glossop, I can only apologise.
If you ever need a bookmark, I have several going spare. 😏
March 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you ever need a bookmark, I have several going spare. 😏
Great sold-out night of tunes and songs with The Gally Canters, thoroughly enjoyable. 👍
March 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Great sold-out night of tunes and songs with The Gally Canters, thoroughly enjoyable. 👍
Pre order link will be posted tomorrow. Ten brand new tracks specially commissioned for Sing Yonder. singyonder.substack.com/p/sing-yonde...
March 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Pre order link will be posted tomorrow. Ten brand new tracks specially commissioned for Sing Yonder. singyonder.substack.com/p/sing-yonde...
Exciting announcement coming very soon to paid Substack subscribers! Be the first to see the track listing for the new Sing Yonder album, to be released in April!
March 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Exciting announcement coming very soon to paid Substack subscribers! Be the first to see the track listing for the new Sing Yonder album, to be released in April!
As is common with all research, I found this 1903 US clipping while looking for something else. They had a travelling tent show that apparently showed pictures while playing music. Did I just discover the inventors of the music video? Possibly. Anyway, meet Mr and Mrs Silver.
March 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
As is common with all research, I found this 1903 US clipping while looking for something else. They had a travelling tent show that apparently showed pictures while playing music. Did I just discover the inventors of the music video? Possibly. Anyway, meet Mr and Mrs Silver.
Another folk song about a Lord, but this one got his head chopped off for trying to depose the king of England. Seems a bit harsh. Anyway, some great music and interesting history, and I even got to sneak in some astrophysics. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-89-lord-d…
February 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Another folk song about a Lord, but this one got his head chopped off for trying to depose the king of England. Seems a bit harsh. Anyway, some great music and interesting history, and I even got to sneak in some astrophysics. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-89-lord-d…
Just read this remarkable passage in Bert Lloyd's biography. For someone to be both outraged about some mildly erotic ballads, but also come up with the spectacularly profane and hilarious phrase "the scholarshit of fucklore" is actually quite impressive.
February 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Just read this remarkable passage in Bert Lloyd's biography. For someone to be both outraged about some mildly erotic ballads, but also come up with the spectacularly profane and hilarious phrase "the scholarshit of fucklore" is actually quite impressive.
Another ballad about noble Lords getting rowdy, but this time it's in pursuit of class justice and social inequality. Topical stuff. I also got to have a lovely chat with my pal @helenlindley.bsky.social for the inaugural Sing Yonder video chinwag. 👍
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-88-lo...
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-88-lo...
January 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Another ballad about noble Lords getting rowdy, but this time it's in pursuit of class justice and social inequality. Topical stuff. I also got to have a lovely chat with my pal @helenlindley.bsky.social for the inaugural Sing Yonder video chinwag. 👍
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-88-lo...
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-88-lo...
Name a more iconic ersatz shop window animatronic craftsperson.
January 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Name a more iconic ersatz shop window animatronic craftsperson.
Latest newsletter/episode/blog/chapter/missive/dispatch thing. I still don't know what to call it. Anyway, this is a tale of two songs intertwined. You're probably familiar with the Harry Belafonte version, but it runs much deeper than that.
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-87-wa...
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-87-wa...
January 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Latest newsletter/episode/blog/chapter/missive/dispatch thing. I still don't know what to call it. Anyway, this is a tale of two songs intertwined. You're probably familiar with the Harry Belafonte version, but it runs much deeper than that.
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-87-wa...
singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-87-wa...
Well. I hadn't thought of the song in the context of it triggering a violent pro-vegan uprising, but here we are. Very very exciting news (for me anyway, others will almost certainly disagree 🤣) on the Roud 17 contribution front. We are taking traditional song where others fear to tread...
January 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Well. I hadn't thought of the song in the context of it triggering a violent pro-vegan uprising, but here we are. Very very exciting news (for me anyway, others will almost certainly disagree 🤣) on the Roud 17 contribution front. We are taking traditional song where others fear to tread...
Thanks to our pal Cath for this audience POV.
January 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Thanks to our pal Cath for this audience POV.
Small but enthusiastic audience in New Mills today. 😍🪕🕺🎻
January 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Small but enthusiastic audience in New Mills today. 😍🪕🕺🎻
Happy New Year, trad song fans. Due to illness among the contributors, I won't now get all the tracks in until the end of January, so extending the deadline for this again. Can't wait to hear what you have for us! singyonder.co.uk/compilation
January 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Happy New Year, trad song fans. Due to illness among the contributors, I won't now get all the tracks in until the end of January, so extending the deadline for this again. Can't wait to hear what you have for us! singyonder.co.uk/compilation
The Mystery of Roud 86. Now in the Sing Yonder newsletter. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-86-th...
December 31, 2024 at 5:42 PM
The Mystery of Roud 86. Now in the Sing Yonder newsletter. singyonder.substack.com/p/roud-86-th...
The second Sing Yonder album is coming together. I was so delighted with the first one, I didn't think it could be improved upon. Well, it turns out the second will be just as good, and I can't wait to share it with you. A million thanks to all involved. ❤️
December 30, 2024 at 10:38 AM
The second Sing Yonder album is coming together. I was so delighted with the first one, I didn't think it could be improved upon. Well, it turns out the second will be just as good, and I can't wait to share it with you. A million thanks to all involved. ❤️