Three folk lyrics that have etched themselves into the memories of many music lovers, thanks to their incredibly timeless sentiments.

In every culture, specific tunes linger in the background of childhood, chanted on playgrounds, echoed in classrooms, or sung around campfires. These melodies often seem falsely simple but carry ...

The songs that Shirley Collins sings are like time capsules, each with vast histories waiting to be uncovered. Some have journeyed across decades, even centuries, shape-shifting and meeting each ...

In spite of apparent differences, folk and folk-inspired music from the roots to the avant-garde is characterised by certain common features – simple, square rhythms, extended repetition, simple ...

The melody for this popular carol is an old English folk song, and the lyrics date to at least the early 18th century. But the sacred symbolism of holly and ivy extends even further back into medieval ...