In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

Roud 34: The Broomfield Wager (with Brian Peters and Rachael McShane)

In The Roud - A Folk Song Podcast

Show Notes

Roud 34 - THE BROOMFIELD WAGER

Historical guest: Brian Peters

Singer Guest: Rachael McShane

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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 Modern performances: Martin Carthy (with Dave Swarbrick) (1965) Martin Carthy (1971) Dr. Faustus Bellowhead Jon Boden - A Folk Song a Day Rachael McShane June Tabor Simpson/Cutting/Kerr Frankie Armstrong Chris Coe (accompanied by Johnny Adams)

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 Song Collection

Record labels promoting recordings of traditional singers: Veteran Records

Topic Records

Musical Traditions

One Row Records

Other Folk Song/Music podcasts:

The Old Songs Podcast

Every Folk Song

Folk On Foot

Fire Draw Near

Handed Down

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