Roud Folk Song Index - Compiler

Compiler

Steve Roud was formerly the Local Studies Librarian in the London Borough of Croydon. He was also Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society. He is the co-author (with Jacqueline Simpson) of A Dictionary of English Folklore (2005). Starting in 1993 he input various fields to a database, listing the source singer (if known), their locality, the date of noting the song, the publisher (book or recorded source), plus other fields. In the past few years the numbers have been widely accepted in academic circles.

In 2009, Steve Roud was one of five people to be awarded the Gold Badge of the English Folk Dance and Song Society. This award recognises "unique or outstanding contributions to folk music, dance or song, distinguished service to the Society and/or exceptional contributions to the Society’s work".