Folk Files podcast artwork

PODCAST · music

Folk Files

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!

Publisher-supplied feed metadata · PodParley refreshed May 23, 2026 · Source feed

  1. 32

    Episode #3.5 - Rise Again

    Stan Rogers was one of Canada's greatest singer-songwriters, despite his music having never had major distribution or significant radio playtime. In this episode, I discuss the (tragically short) life of the impressive baritone and dissect his songs in order to answer this question: What makes his songs such instant folk classics?Host and Producer: Olivia HardingAssistant Producer: Aaron J. MortonLearn more about TransTrad: https://www.transtradfest.org/Watch the One Warm Line: The Legacy of Stan Rogers: https://youtu.be/-h9A2RAfv9M?si=EJMzxJbvwi_upiEjSupport Folk Files by joining the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcastFor a full list of musical excerpts, head to the Folk Files website: https://folkfilespodcast.com/season-3/episode-3-5/

Type above to search every episode's transcript for a word or phrase. Matches are scoped to this podcast.

Searching…

We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.

No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.

Showing of matches

No topics indexed yet for this podcast.

Loading reviews...

ABOUT THIS SHOW

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!

HOSTED BY

Olivia Harding

CATEGORIES

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Folk Files have?

Folk Files currently has 1 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is Folk Files about?

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!

How often does Folk Files release new episodes?

Folk Files has 1 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to Folk Files?

You can listen to Folk Files on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.

Who hosts Folk Files?

Folk Files is created and hosted by Olivia Harding.
URL copied to clipboard!