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Five outdoor summer activities from British folklore to try with your friends

Connecting with the natural world around you this summer, instead of spending your free days doom-scrolling, can be a great way to reduce stress and create fun memories with friends.

The Conversation · Jul 2, 2024

“As a kid, I became fascinated: blues, banjo playing, English traditional music, Scots music”: How Martin Simpson is reworking trad Appalachian standards and turning them into folk guitar masterworks

The folk maestro’s latest record, Nothing But Green Willow, is a beautiful collection of songs from the Appalachian Mountains. Here he tells us how he breathed new life into them

Guitar World · Jan 10, 2024

‘Morris is a creature of its own’: a dance for a new age – photo essay

From all-female sides to youth teams and an appearance at the Brit awards, photographer Rachel Adams has been chronicling England’s oldest surviving rural tradition, and seeing how it has found a place in 21st-century Britain

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023