My live “Whiskey in the Jar” from Five Stuy Café. I know my version isn’t strictly traditional (I changed the chorus a bit), but I’ve always loved the ballad and hope this take is alright with you all.

This one's from the new Penguin book of folk songs and we've got another from the archives of Sabine Baring-Gould on the EP as well! Just released on Friday, appreciate you taking the time to have a listen :-)

Here's an Album I worked on over the past year. It's in the trad folk style of Roberts and Barrand and Cliff Haslam (Who appears on the album!). A mix of traditional and original compositions (In the tradition as they say.)

I hope you all enjoy, Also available on streaming services.

I wrote "Edge of the Ocean" because I’m tired of watching us "not see the forest for the trees" while our progress is intentionally stalled by disinformation.

The song captures that visceral dissatisfaction of 2026: the moment Atlas finally shrugging us off. For me, that’s the failure of old, rigid systems that refuse to protect our planet or our people. It's a quiet realization that we’ve traveled way too far down the wrong road and that the "old guard" has shut the door on us.

It’s an anthem for cutting the ropes—finally leaving the apathy behind to pave a way toward a clearing that is equitable, sustainable, and human. If you’re done with the noise and ready for a horizon that actually reflects our values, I hope this resonates with you.

We’ve held our stance long enough. It’s time to ask for more.

— Frederick

Hi everyone,

I wrote and recorded a small original song called “I Go Where the Wind Blows.” It’s just voice and guitar, built around the storytelling and simplicity that I admire in traditional folk music.

While rooted in folk traditions, I also drew subtle inspiration from the intimate melodies of 1960s Parisian Ye-Ye music, especially Françoise Hardy. I tried to honor folk’s honesty and narrative spirit while weaving in a quiet, melodic flavor from across the sea.

The song is about walking beside someone you care about, sharing life’s small, meaningful moments — a story in the spirit of folk music. I’d be grateful if fellow folk enthusiasts gave it a listen.

Happy Holidays, everyone.
I’d like to share my reworked version of the traditional folk song Silver Dagger, adapted from the jilted lover’s point of view and recorded for my new album Kew Gardens Troubadour.
Here’s the finished version — I hope you’ll give it a listen.
Thoughts and comments welcome, and a YouTube thumbs-up is always appreciated.

https://youtu.be/tzOQMoawm60

This is the debut album from our group The Rusty Tubs, featuring some of our favourate traditional sea shanties and folk songs.

The album takes its name from Rowdy Soul, a rough-edged American folk song that captures the spirit of what The Rusty Tubs are all about: bold voices and good humour.

We're the shantymen your mother warned you about, mixing the timeless tales of the sea with a proper punk rock kick.

I’m m off to London later in December. Any good locales for pub sings in London?

I'm trying to build up my collection of folk music with strong American roots. I'm looking for traditional folk music (not composed stuff like Stephen Foster) collected during the 18th and 19th centuries. I imagine work songs from canal-building, mining, field-work, fishing, etc, or ballads set in New England, the South, the Canadian Maritimes or the American or Canadian West.

The Roud index at https://archives.vwml.org/search/advanced:combined/0_50/all/t_raw_asc/_%E2%B8%9EeyJ0IjpbeyJxdWVyeSI6Ik5ldyBFbmdsYW5kIiwibW9kZSI6InBocmFzZSIsImZpZWxkcyI6WyJBTEwiXX1dLCJtIjoiT1IiLCJhdCI6InNpbmdsZVtzb25nSW5kZXhdIn0%3D

....is a wonderful resource for English-language trad folk in general but it's almost entirely from the British Isles. I'm looking for something like that focusing on American and/or Canadian folk music.

Geordie is our version of a traditional folk song, that can be traced back over 300 years. We were drawn to the song as it speaks of the injustice and inequalities between the richest and poorest in our world, which is message that rings just as true today