The Ballad Partners is a not-for-profit publishing company which has been in operation since 2018. Our purpose is to raise awareness for, encourage the study of, and publish materials in the subjects of folk and traditional song, music, dance, custom, and other related fields (“The folk arts”). Learn more about us here, and about our books here.

Latest News

New Book:

We are delighted to announce our newest book, Collectomania! Revisiting the Folk Song Collectors. This collection includes ten papers  from the major Collectomania conference organised by the Traditional Song Forum and the English Folk Dance and Song Society, held in London in 2024. Visit our store to get your copy today.

Website Launch:

Welcome to the new Ballad Partner’s website. We have been working hard to build a more stable, easier to use site. We welcome comments, questions, suggestions, or corrections on the new site. Please contact the website builder here if you would like to get in touch, or if you encounter any issues using the new site. Thanks!

New Book:

The Ballad Partners are delighted to announce our newest book, Outlandish Nights: Essays in the Aesthetics of Ballads and Folk Songs by David Atkinson.

This book is shipping now, so head over to our store to get your copy!