“A soul, a soul, a soul cake, Please, good missus, a soul cake, An apple, a pear, a plum or a cherry, Any good thing to make us merry. One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him that made us all.” - The Watersons’ ‘Souling Song’ released on Frost and Fire, recorded 1965.

Check out Frankie Archer ‘a Freak Zone playlist for BBC Radio 6 Music - I’ve got a track in this illustrious list. Thankyou Frankie 🙏🏾🖤🖤🖤

Thrilled to see Martin Simpson album Skydancers at number 2 in MOJO Magazine's Top 10 Folk Albums of 2024! topicrecords.co.uk/2024/02/martin…

💥Just announced!💥 Delighted that Martin Simpson will be returning to St Mary's Church Twyford #Hampshire next year! On sale now! “One of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene... sounds better than ever" **** The Guardian seetickets.com/promoter/mm/20…

Catch Martin Simpson at The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge on 5th December: thetradesclub.com/events/martins…

Shake off that winter chill with our FESTIVE FOLK compilation which includes traditional songs & carols. Listen now: topicrecords.lnk.to/festivefolk

[Listen] Martin Simpson - The Times They Are A-Changin' Taken from Martin's 2020 album Home Recordings which was recorded literally amongst his beloved guitar and banjo collection and out on his Peak District-facing porch. youtube.com/watch?v=fUqgFB…

RnR magazine’s article is by Jeremy Searle. The same January/February 2025 issue has my political music column RPM. This issue’s is Martin Simpson’s ‘Skydancers’, the hero of which is the hen harrier, as its subject. Photo: Ken Hunt #Swing51Archives Now read on…

We're delighted to see Martin Simpson's latest album Skydancers in the Folk Albums Chart of the Year at#26 Find out more about the album and watch the video for the title track here: topicrecords.co.uk/2024/02/martin…

This month’s album of the month is Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs by The Watersons. This is one of our all time favourite listens. Chocka block full of seasonal folk bangers from soul caking to wassailing, the perfect album to travel through the seasons

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Happy birthday to Martin Carthy. 84 years on the planet, 83 of them spent tuning up!! 🤣

There's still a few Martin Carthy signed art prints available when you buy his eponymous debut album on vinyl from Propermusic.com propermusic.com/products/marti…

#tradsongtues Morning! Hope you're having fun with our theme of #herbsandspices. I've got lots of herbs but not many spices. I'll start off with a some rosemary from Anne Briggs. youtu.be/pDj3qu_bW2Q?si…

Omd!! I’m playing Manchester Folk 2026! Have you seen that lush lineup? I am way more excited than I look in this photo 🩷 #ManchesterFolkFestival eventim-light.com/uk/a/64cbc1894…

Huge thanks to the team at BBC Proms & The Glasshouse International Centre for Music - we had an amazing time! Hugest thanks to these wonderful musicians & lovely humans - an honour to play with you Eliza Carthy Alex Rex Matt Quinn - Folk Musician clarkecamillerimusic Hamilton Gross Listen here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

I still can’t quite believe this happened, but now there’s evidence - listen on BBC Sounds to the full Sorrow Songs concert at BBC Proms Gateshead. ♥️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Digging in deep with Scottish folk-singer Dick Gaughan’s passionate act of personal and political liberation. Read the story behind Handful of Earth, the 1981 album. Songlines Magazine songlines.co.uk/features/diggi…