Tag: Scottish folk songs
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Iona Fyfe on Scottish folk music: carrying the tradition onwards
Iona Fyfe is sitting in a cafe in Glasgow, desperately trying to get her Skype to behave. “I’m a terrible example of a Millennial,” she says, apologising unnecessarily for having only spent 20 years on this earth. “I think I’ve only used this once in the last year,” she continues, giggling. There’s no need for…
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The Best British folk songs, as chosen by British folk singers
This article on traditional folk music is part of an older blog series called Grizzly Folk. Since it was made, I’ve started making a series called The Old Songs Podcast. Click on the link or the drop-down menu above to take a listen. When I first came to traditional folk music, I stood at the foot…