Folk Files

Olivia Harding

Welcome to Folk Files, a podcast hosted by Olivia Harding that seeks to uncover the mysteries of folk music throughout the ages and dive deep into the tangled history of murder ballads, sea shanties, rebel songs, and other music that has withstood the test of time!

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Folk Files

Episodes (30)

Mar 16th Episode #3.3 - The Music of Temple Bar
Feb 19th Episode #3.2 - He Never Returned
Jan 20th Episode #3.1 - Piping in the Haggis

Folk Files

Mar 16, 2026
41 minutes
47 MB

In this St. Patrick's Day episode, I ask the question: Is it actually Irish? We will explore over thirty songs that are performed in Irish contexts and see if they actually come from Irish sources. Along the way, we'll discuss the Rising of 1798, the history of Dublin, the Great Famine, and the Irish diaspora. Host: Olivia Harding Learn more about the Albuquerque Folk Festival: https://www.abqfolkfest.org/ Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast Special thanks to Aaron J. Morton For a full list of musical excerpts a...

Folk Files

Episode #3.3 - The Music of Temple Bar

Olivia Harding

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