The Folk Revival Project

The main purpose of this channel is to restore rare and authentic recordings of traditional music, and present them alongside historical context. The primary focus is on the English-speaking world and music in other languages of the British and Irish Isles. The ultimate goal of this channel is to educate, and share traditional music with people from around the world.

Традиционная американская скрипичная игра на Среднем Западе | Эрл Коллинз | 1970

Old Gaelic Waulking Song | Nan MacKinnon - Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda (c. 1980)

7 British and Irish languages, 7 traditional songs

Old-Style American Fiddling | 1929-34 | Rare footage restored

Old American folk music | 1929 | "Little Old Log Cabin" sung by 'Uncle' John Scruggs (born 1855)

Folk music in the Australian bush | 1966 | Rare footage restored

1963 | Traditional African American music and dance | Gullah culture | Georgia Sea Island Singers

Ancient ballad "Lord Gregory", sung by Irish singer Treasa Ní Mhiolláin | 1977

Traditional English Step Dancing | Norfolk lifeboat crew | c.1970s

Jean Ritchie - Loving Hannah | c.1990s | Appalachian Ballad

Irish sean-nós singing and dancing in 1929 | RARE footage restored

Traditional Portuguese choral music (c. 1972) | RARE footage restored

1967 | "The Humours of Whiskey" - Tom Lenihan | Restored footage of traditional Irish pub song

Irish sean-nós singing | RARE authentic footage restored | Jack Ághas, 1960s, Kerry

Keening | Six authentic recordings from Ireland and Scotland (1955-1965)

1947 | Appalachian ballad singer Texas Gladden | "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife" [Child 278]

Amhrán Mhuínse | Traditional sean-nós song with transcription and lyrics

Traditional death wails and keening songs from around the world | Europe, Asia, America, Oceania

Traditional Portuguese Ballad (1974) | "Romance de D. João" - Maria Cláudia Nunes

John Barleycorn | Five authentic recordings of a mystical English folk song

Флора МакНил / Флораид Ник Нейл | Традиционный шотландский гэльский певец | ПОЛНЫЙ ДОКУМЕНТАЛЬНЫЙ...

The True Origins of Appalachian Music | 18 authentic recordings

Traditional Irish Keening Song - Cití Ní Ghallchóir / Kitty Gallagher (1951) | Transcription/lyrics

1907 | The songs of Joseph Taylor | English farmer born in 1833 sings nineteen traditional songs

1907 | Sean-nós singing | Traditional songs in the Irish language: Waterford, Kerry, Dublin, Donegal

1930 | Traditional Northumbrian Sword Dance [RESTORED VIDEO/AUDIO]

Jean Ritchie sings "Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender" and "The Cuckoo" (1986) | Appalachian ballads

1941 | Gaelic Waulking Songs in the Outer Hebrides [LYRICS/TRANSLATION/TRANSCRIPTION]

1928 | Traditional Breton music and dance | Sonerezh ha dañs hengounel Breizh

Appalachian Ballad Singing (1969) | RARE footage of Dillard Chandler, Dellie Norton, Berzilla Wallin