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Every Folk Song

Every Folk Song

Matt Aukamp

A podcast where a guy with no expertise on anything explains the history and evolution (to the best of his researched knowledge) of every folk song, in order by Roud Index number.

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  • 17 - Christmas Special

    An Every Folk Song chronology of some of the major Christmas songs in history. From The Friendly Beasts to Frosty the Snowman and more!

    Matt takes a break from pure folk songs to bring you this look into the history of some of your favorite Christmas songs. This is a long one, so I advise you listen in chunks.

     

    Happy Holidays!

    http://everyfolksong.xyz/

    Sun, 20 Dec 2020 - 2h 21min
  • 16 - 15 - The Cruel Ship's Carpenter

    Roud 15 is called "The Cruel Ship's Carpenter," but if you know it, it would probably be as "Pretty Polly." And old English song about a brutal, calculated murder which became an American bluegrass standard, this song has a well-traced history behind it.

    In this episode, I bring along Paul Slade of http://www.planetslade.com/ to talk about it with me.

     

    http://everyfolksong.xyz

    Fri, 09 Oct 2020 - 1h 22min
  • 15 - The Wratten Murders

    A little diversion from the normal path down the Roud Folk Index, Matt sets off on a quest to solve a mundane little mystery and discovers a horrific and little known true crime story with twists and a turns which consumes his life. 

    Thanks to the Daviess County Historical Society and Museum and Don Cosby: https://www.daviesscountyhistory.com/

    Thanks to Paul Slade: http://www.planetslade.com/

    And HUGE thanks to The Windfarmers: https://soundcloud.com/user-485899048

    And Adam Gordon: https://youtu.be/dpiQuuFz8DU

    http://everyfolksong.xyz

    Thu, 02 Apr 2020 - 1h 35min
  • 14 - 14 - The Daemon Lover

    Roud 14, "The Daemon Lover." Or "The House Carpenter." It's a song that epitomizes a literary and cultural motif that's been expounded on in depth by people a lot smarter than me, but I try to capture the ideas here.

    A lot of people helped with this episode, so thanks to all of them, and all of your for listening.

    http://everyfolksong.xyz

    Sun, 09 Feb 2020 - 1h 03min
  • 13 - 13 - The Dowie Dens of Yarrow

    Roud 13 is called "The Dowie Dens of Yarrow." It is as much about a small area of Scotland and its history as it is about a man betrayed and the woman who mourns him.

    http://everyfolksong.xyz

    Sun, 16 Jun 2019 - 55min
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