A last outing for the Song Detectorists on BBC Radio 3 tonight. Matthew is in Bedfordshire with Stephen Rose to find out about political ballads. He also hears from Stephen about the discovery of a Purcell autograph manuscript in Norfolk and Stephen plays it for us.

Exciting last episode of the #songdetectorists second series tonight - tune in at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3.

Here's a taster of tonight's episode. Join us on BBC Radio 3 at 9.45pm as we journey to Northamptonshire with @matthewbannister.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet. #music #heritage #place #songdetectorists

The Song Detectorists of @musicheritageplace.bsky.social take me to Northamptonshire tonight at 9.45pm on BBC Radio 3 in search of The Maunsell Family Music Book. Then @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and The Melrose Quartet bring it back to life. Top production by @natalie-steed.bsky.social

Tonight on BBC Radio 3, Matthew and the Song Detectorists discover why a gentlewoman from Wiltshire collected this salty song of the sea (sung by the wonderful Melrose Quartet). Tune in at 21:45 or listen afterwards on BBC Sounds. @nancyannfolk.bsky.social

Tonight's episode on BBC Radio 3 takes us to Wiltshire. Tune in at 9.45pm for another adventure by the #songdetectorists

Join us tonight at 9.45pm on our journey to Lincolnshire with @matthewbannister.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social @nancykerr.bsky.social Carol Dawson and the Melrose Quartet, on BBC Radio 3

We're off to Lincolnshire in search of the Devil with Carol Dawson, @nancyannfolk.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet and @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in tonight's Song Detectorists on Radio 3 at 9.45pm. Lovely production, as ever, by @natalie-steed.bsky.social

Tune to BBC Radio 3 at 21:45 tonight for the second series of the #songdectorists, starting in Shropshire

Tune in all week at 21:45 on BBC Radio 3, starting tonight.

What a JOY this was to record and make - travelling to 5 more English County Records offices with @matthewbannister.bsky.social

Join us this coming Monday when we start in Shropshire, reimagining musical gems from the archives and rewilding them at Shrewsbury Folk Festival with @nancykerr.bsky.social, the Melrose Quartet and Professor Stephen Rose who leads the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social project

🌟The Song Detectorists are back🌟 Tune into BBC Radio 3 at 9.45pm between Monday 20 October and Friday 24 October to join @matthewbannister.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social @nancykerr.bsky.social the Melrose Quartet, project team, archivists and local historians to discover more musical gold

Really exciting work by our colleagues at @musicheritageplace.bsky.social discovering Purcell manuscripts!

Read about our recent Purcell discoveries!!! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

🚨🚨🚨new blog alert🚨🚨🚨 Caro Lesemann-Elliott describes the busy summer the team has had sharing project news at conferences in Birmingham, Durham, Newcastle and Southampton Read it here: www.musicheritageplace.uk/posts/d8w0wz...

The summer has been a busy time for the project researchers too: cataloguing, presenting at conferences, discussing future publications and recording a second series of the #songdetectorists! Here we are at Northamptonshire Archives with @matthewbannister.bsky.social and Sarah Bridges

🚨🚨🚨new blog alert🚨🚨🚨 @nancykerr.bsky.social describes her experiences as a tutor with the National Youth Folk Ensemble exploring material from the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social project thanks to project partner @efdss.bsky.social Read it here: www.musicheritageplace.uk/posts/d8w0wz...

What an amazing summer of performances and singing workshops across the country showcasing Music Heritage Place discoveries by Nancy Kerr and the Melrose Quartet, including Halsway Manor Folk, Kimpton Folk Festival, @folkbytheoak.bsky.social @warwickfolkfest.bsky.social @shrewsburyfolk.bsky.social

Wonderful to showcase the 'Music, Heritage, Place' project at the #dcdc25 conference at Durham University and chatting with project partners and GLAMA colleagues.

A fabulous day at @folkbytheoak.bsky.social for the @musicheritageplace.bsky.social project with Nancy Kerr and the Melrose Quartet performing tunes from 17th-century Newcastle and 19th-century Nether Wallop (Hampshire) on the main stage and 150 people singing a 1688 ballad in our workshop

🚨New blog alert!🚨 Find out more about the #songdetectorists and radio series here: www.musicheritageplace.uk/posts/we-are...

It's the last episode of The Song Detectorists tonight on Radio 3. What a fabulous time we had criss-crossing England hearing about the music in County Record Offices and especially hearing the wonderful arrangements made by Nancy Kerr for The Melrose Quartet. Tonight it's Henry Atkinson's book.

Such a wonderful radio series presented by @MatthewBannister & such a wonderful showcase of awesome research by @royalholloway.bsky.social & @newcastleuni.bsky.social colleagues … #SongDetectorists 🎶 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Join @matthewbannister.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social for the last episode of the #songdetectorists on BBCRadio3 at 21:45. We're in Northumberland exploring a 17th-century merchant's tune book at @nlandarchives.bsky.social. Here's a clip by @nancykerr.bsky.social and Melrose Quartet

The Cornish carol singing tradition is the focus of tonight’s episode of Matthew’s Radio 3 series “The Song Detectorists”, featuring Nancy Kerr and the Melrose Quartet. Starts at 9:45pm and on BBC Sounds. @nancyannfolk.bsky.social @natalie-steed.bsky.social

Heading back to the project's beginnings in Hampshire, thanks to @harchivestrust.bsky.social, with Richard Pyle's music book. Listen on BBCRadio3 at 21:45 tonight for some beautiful reimagining of music originally written down and performed in the village of Nether Wallop with @nancykerr.bsky.social

Tonight's #songdetectorists head to Cornwall to discover the Cornish tradition of carol singing and its migration to Australia in the 19th century. Tune in to BBC Radio 3 at 21:45 with @nancykerr.bsky.social and @matthewbannister.bsky.social

Heard The Song Detectorists last night (Radio 3, The Essay, 21.45), about folk music in archives, and loved it www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The next episode of the Song Detectorists is on BBC Radio 3 tonight at 2145. We're in Wakefield. Meanwhile here's a cracking treat .. the full length version of Nancy Kerr's amazing These Ten Long Years from Epiosde 1 @matthewbannister.bsky.social @musicheritageplace.bsky.social youtu.be/zQcQe0HSwZg

Join me and @matthewbannister.bsky.social on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds tonight for ‘The Song Detectorists’ in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, exploring the personal music book of Louisa Winn and her life at Nostell Priory @musicheritageplace.bsky.social

In tonight's episode at 21:45 on BBC Radio 3, join us as we venture to Wakefield to explore the personal music book of Louisa Winn and her life at Nostell Priory, with @matthewbannister.bsky.social, @nancykerr.bsky.social, @natalie-steed.bsky.social and the Melrose Quartet

It’s a wonderful listen!

Just saw my missus in Pick of the Week in the Radio Times! The Song Detectorists airs on BBC Radio 3 at 9:45pm tonight!

Join us with @matthewbannister.bsky.social at 21:45 tonight on BBC Radio 3 as we head to Norfolk to explore Mileham band's 18th-century music book and a ballad by a woman ousted from her home in the 17th century, brought back to life (the ballad that is!) by Nancy Kerr and the Melrose Quartet.

A little sneaky preview from the wonderful @natalie-steed.bsky.social

Exciting news from our friends @musicheritageplace.bsky.social, who are on Radio 3 next week!

A day of news for the project! Check out our latest blog written by team member @itscaro.bsky.social all about a trip to Slovakia to discuss the EarlyMuse initiative to strengthen early music research across Europe. What a privilege to be involved! www.musicheritageplace.uk/posts/e6v67n...

We are delighted to be sharing our research alongside the Melrose Quartet all next week on BBC Radio 3's The Essay thanks to @matthewbannister.bsky.social and @natalie-steed.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

We're now on Instagram as well, in case you're over there! Search for @MusicHeritagePlace

Want to find out about the latest discoveries of 16th-19th century music across England? Check out our new website with interactive map! www.musicheritageplace.uk

Very much enjoyed repping @musicheritageplace.bsky.social in Bratislava last week! Great to get down to the nitty gritty philosophical, technical, and technological challenges for a new musicological ecosystem last week with the EarlyMuse project 💪🇸🇰

Really looking forward to hearing the Melrose Quartet perform pieces from Music, Heritage, Place in Sunderland tonight!

We've arrived on Bluesky to talk all things #music #heritage #archives #place #bookhistory #history. Follow us for project updates as we uncover music held across England's record offices to reconstruct the untold stories of the music and musicians in our everyday lives up to c.1850.