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Imagine life as a musical, one where the news, rumors, scandal, history, satire, tales of sexual adventure and even obituaries were delivered in song. Everywhere you went you’d hear people singing — ...

Spreading the news in the 19th Century was often conducted in the medium of song. "Broadside ballads" would be sonorously bellowed on street corners, keeping folk abreast of what was going on in the ...

Three of the UK’s most innovative folk artists reinvent a collection of broadsides ? daily song sheets sold for pence – giving a rare insight into Britain’s history. Delving into the collection at the ...

Considered the "people's literature" in the 17th century, broadside ballads were sold for a penny or halfpenny, their pairing of a comic or satiric song alongside a woodblock illustration making them ...

Northern England broadside ballad singer Jennifer Reid has released her fourth album, The Ballad Of The Gatekeeper – a collection of songs that centres voices and stories not often acknowledged within ...

Del Amitri keyboardist Andy Alston and Mudville vocalist Marilyn Carino on their new Fringe show, which revolves around contemporary adaptations of pre-20th century broadside ballads. Keyboard player ...

The Bodleian Library has more than 30,000 compositions in its collections Imagine receiving your daily dose of current affairs from a drinking song. Sold on street corners for a penny, Broadside ...