About this episode
This month's episode focuses on folk songs from the British Isles where the main character dresses, acts, or lives in a way that challenges gender norms. It also offers a glimpse into the work of "Queer Folk", an English organization that highlights traditional songs with LGBTQIA+ themes. Host: Olivia Harding Special thanks to: Shiloh DeFabia, Lafayette Matthews, and Aaron J Morton. Learn more about Queer Folk: https://www.queerfolk.co.uk/ Join the Folk Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast Musical excerpts: ARTIST: Sophie Crawford and George Sansome (Queer Folk) WORK: Jack Went A-Sailing SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRO-DVLprA ARTIST: Philip Langridge, arr. Benjamin Britten WORK: Sweet Polly Oliver SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7ulITPfqs ARTIST: Gog Magog Molly WORK: The Polychromatic Parrot (at Sidmouth) SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVELKeXEf8Q ARTIST: TransAction Theatre WORK: The Ballad of the Female Husband SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKZuYRL5VM&t=0s ARTIST: Sophie Crawford (Queer Folk) WORK: Our Captain Calls All Hands SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9e7nWijLR0 ARTIST: Ian Robb WORK: The Female Rambling Sailor SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdWBhmsktJU ARTIST: Gavin Atkin WORK: Short Jacket and White Trousers SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FDJsEtgrns ARTIST: A.L. Lloyd WORK: Sovay the Female Highwayman SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_KXPXmgI8 ARTIST: Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise WORK: Billy Taylor SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34HIv_MgH54 ARTIST: Finbar Furey WORK: New York Girls SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGqSEFaa94Y ARTIST: Nic Jones WORK: Barrack Street SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nmS1iCbqe4 ARTIST: Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones WORK: The Tailor's Breeches / New Year's Day SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqjiL7PWUZA ARTIST: Amy Thatcher and Holly Clarke (Queer Folk) WORK: That Lulu Business SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx6ecSBsjPQ