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The Folk Revival Project @UCHYXfW8hxpXVosj9L11jy3A@youtube.com

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The main purpose of this channel is to restore rare and auth


03:49
Old Gaelic Waulking Song | Nan MacKinnon - Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda (c. 1980)
25:57
7 British and Irish languages, 7 traditional songs
05:56
Old-Style American Fiddling | 1929-34 | Rare footage restored
04:14
Old American folk music | 1929 | "Little Old Log Cabin" sung by 'Uncle' John Scruggs (born 1855)
06:26
Folk music in the Australian bush | 1966 | Rare footage restored
14:49
1963 | Traditional African American music and dance | Gullah culture | Georgia Sea Island Singers
04:31
Ancient ballad "Lord Gregory", sung by Irish singer Treasa Ní Mhiolláin | 1977
02:41
Traditional English Step Dancing | Norfolk lifeboat crew | c.1970s
03:19
Jean Ritchie - Loving Hannah | c.1990s | Appalachian Ballad
08:15
Irish sean-nós singing and dancing in 1929 | RARE footage restored
14:42
Traditional Portuguese choral music (c. 1972) | RARE footage restored
02:43
1967 | "The Humours of Whiskey" - Tom Lenihan | Restored footage of traditional Irish pub song
04:49
Irish sean-nós singing | RARE authentic footage restored | Jack Ághas, 1960s, Kerry
18:40
Keening | Six authentic recordings from Ireland and Scotland (1955-1965)
02:17
1947 | Appalachian ballad singer Texas Gladden | "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife" [Child 278]
01:56
Amhrán Mhuínse | Traditional sean-nós song with transcription and lyrics
02:38
Traditional death wails and keening songs from around the world | Europe, Asia, America, Oceania
02:31
Traditional Portuguese Ballad (1974) | "Romance de D. João" - Maria Cláudia Nunes
13:36
John Barleycorn | Five authentic recordings of a mystical English folk song
57:00
Flora MacNeil / Floraidh Nic Nèil | Traditional Scottish Gaelic singer | FULL DOCUMENTARY
12:49
The True Origins of Appalachian Music | 18 authentic recordings
01:49
Traditional Irish Keening Song - Cití Ní Ghallchóir / Kitty Gallagher (1951) | Transcription/lyrics
31:12
1907 | The songs of Joseph Taylor | English farmer born in 1833 sings nineteen traditional songs
14:12
1907 | Sean-nós singing | Traditional songs in the Irish language: Waterford, Kerry, Dublin, Donegal
02:09
1930 | Traditional Northumbrian Sword Dance [RESTORED VIDEO/AUDIO]
11:56
Jean Ritchie sings "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" and "The Cuckoo" (1986) | Appalachian ballads
01:09
1941 | Gaelic Waulking Songs in the Outer Hebrides [LYRICS/TRANSLATION/TRANSCRIPTION]
02:30
1928 | Traditional Breton music and dance | Sonerezh ha dañs hengounel Breizh
05:54
Appalachian Ballad Singing (1969) | RARE footage of Dillard Chandler, Dellie Norton, Berzilla Wallin
07:27
1929 | African American work songs and spirituals | RARE footage restored
06:38
Traditional English fiddling and Morris dance (1928) | Sam Bennett [RESTORED]
05:28
Appalachian music film from 1928 | RARE footage restored | Doggett Gap - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
05:07
English farmer Fred Jordan sings old ballad "The Outlandish Knight" (Child 4) [lyrics on screen]
08:52
Jean Ritchie sings "Shady Grove" and "Jackero" (1966) | RARE live performance of Appalachian music
02:11
Newfoundland farmer Patsy Judge sings Irish folk song "The Tanyard Side" (1981) [with lyrics]
02:22
Jean and Edna Ritchie sing traditional ballad "The Four Marys" (1966) [restored video and audio]
01:59
Traditional Appalachian ballad "The Scotland Man" performed by George Landers (c.1960s)[RESTORED]
19:20
Traditional Irish music in Spiddal, Co. Galway (c.1962) [restored video with lyrics and commentary]
14:06
1955 | A Traditional Appalachian Christmas with the Ritchie family [RESTORED VIDEO/AUDIO]
30:52
1962 | Traditional English folk singing | Sam Larner and Harry Cox [RESTORED VIDEO/AUDIO]
01:12:28
Sailors Singing Sea Shanties | 127 rare recordings | learnt at sea 1840-1900, recorded 1906-1962
35:40
Phonograph to Folk Revival [PART 3/6] – a brief recorded history of 100 folk melodies
05:24
Five beautiful, authentic English folk songs, with transcription and information
07:02
Four traditional versions of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" from New England (1930-45)
01:51
3 traditional Cornish recordings of "The First Nowell" (1929-35)
31:46
How the Appalachian Mountains preserved ancient British ballads | 36 historical recordings
35:03
Phonograph to Folk Revival [PART 2/6] – a brief recorded history of 100 folk melodies
30:46
The True Story of “Scarborough Fair” | 30 historic recordings and 400 years of untold history
13:42
"Shenandoah" – Historical recordings of sailors and shantymen
10:32
“English Folk Song Suite” by Ralph Vaughan Williams - authentic recordings of the nine folk songs
29:12
Phonograph to Folk Revival [PART 1/6] – a brief recorded history of 100 folk melodies
01:05
Come All You Brisk Young Seamen [Roud 388], performed by Norfolk farmworker Harry Cox
02:38
The Bold Drover [Roud 311], performed by Norfolk farmworker Harry Cox
01:17
Betsy the Milkmaid [Roud 559], performed by Norfolk farmworker Harry Cox
02:41
The Wild Rover [Roud 1173], performed by Norfolk fisherman Sam Larner
02:17
Clear Away the Morning Dew [Roud 11, Child 112], performed by Norfolk fisherman Sam Larner
02:41
Seventeen Come Sunday [Roud 277], performed by Norfolk farmworker Harry Cox
01:35
The Spotted Cow [Roud 956], performed by Norfolk farmworker Harry Cox
04:56
Death and the Lady – Waterson:Carthy [Traditional Folk Song with Score and Video]