{"podcast":{"title":"Folk Files","slug":"folk-files-6689170","podcast_index_feed_id":6689170,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/a0a9b0b6-1b75-4b56-8de3-f01b1cfd7bb1","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/folk-files","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/6/12/16/b625fd17-864a-45b5-9e09-d2a5f1996ac2_folk_files_logo_w_bgs_-_2026__1_.jpg","author":"Olivia Harding","episode_count":34,"summary":"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!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T14:18:38.821462+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170"},"episode":{"title":"Episode #2.6 - No Strings Attached","slug":"episode-2-6-no-strings-attached","published_at":"2025-06-23T15:55:24+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170/episode-2-6-no-strings-attached","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170","url":"https://64159b2a-b459-4e41-ac57-61e5ce1dda37.libsyn.com/episode-26-no-strings-attached","audio_url":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/050ae0f9-e1f2-4c45-a888-f1331465b85e/stream.mp3","summary":"Welcome to Part II of Folk Files' exploration of the history of folk instruments! Learn about the origins and etymology of accordions, concertinas, harmonicas, bagpipes, whistles, and a sampling of percussion! (Recorded with a head cold - please excuse any stuffiness). Host: Olivia Harding Special thanks to: Aaron J. Morton Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast Musical excerpts: ARTIST: Duo Synkro WORK: Live at Paris Bal Folk SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XgiYjo1HE ARTIST: Wu Wei WORK: Sheng performance with Helsinki Philharmonic SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xios4KtjG2A ARTIST: Mark Kloeg WORK: Cantiga 100 SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtWazpkuz7o ARTIST: Paul Young WORK: Michael's Jig SOURCE: https://youtu.be/f8TX7jO-_es?si=AWS2GmtPtNJhMRMc ARTIST: Sofia Ros WORK: La Campanella SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ARC2YxsbE0 ARTIST: Nick Ariondo WORK: Flight of the Bumblebee SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxTOwXEy2Mo ARTIST: Yuxin Ding WORK: The Entertainer SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8kmUkDwgIs ARTIST: Sonny Boy Williamson WORK: Bye Bye Bird SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-PhBryFuIM ARTIST: Carlos Vives WORK: Hijo de Vallenato SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzwHmeJAmU ARTIST: Piper Jones Band WORK: Live at the Loch Norman Scottish Festival 2023 SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teJu3_eJGnM ARTIST: Chris McMullan WORK: The Limerick Lament SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Dm3EpfuxuG0 ARTIST: Christy Barry WORK: Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music (Doolin Style) SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpN36I9xr-o ARTIST: Spokes Mashiyane WORK: A song off the 1959 album \"King Kwela\" SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyM1Gx1lHU ARTIST…","meta_description":"Welcome to Part II of Folk Files' exploration of the history of folk instruments! Learn about the origins and etymology of accordions, concertinas, harmon…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1541,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/folk-files-6689170/episodes/episode-2-6-no-strings-attached/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/folk-files-6689170/episode-2-6-no-strings-attached.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}