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 English and Irish language music. The ultimate goal of this channel is to educate, and share traditional music with people from around the world.
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
Flora MacNeil / Floraidh Nic Nèil | Traditional Scottish Gaelic singer | FULL DOCUMENTARY
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]](https://ricktube.ru/thumbnail/h5O-FWdNehc/mqdefault.jpg)
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]](https://ricktube.ru/thumbnail/bOIZC16Jtz8/mqdefault.jpg)
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
1929 | African American work songs and spirituals | RARE footage restored
![Traditional English fiddling and Morris dance (1928) | Sam Bennett [RESTORED]](https://ricktube.ru/thumbnail/4G1IRgUzCKM/mqdefault.jpg)
Traditional English fiddling and Morris dance (1928) | Sam Bennett [RESTORED]
Appalachian music film from 1928 | RARE footage restored | Doggett Gap - Bascom Lamar Lunsford
English farmer Fred Jordan sings old ballad "The Outlandish Knight" (Child 4) [lyrics on screen]