Steve Roud

Steve Roud (/raʊd/) is the creator of the Roud Folk Song Index and an expert on folklore and superstition, resident in Maresfield, East Sussex, England.^[1] He was formerly Local Studies Librarian for the London Borough of Croydon and Honorary Librarian of the Folklore Society, whose Committee he later rejoined.

The Roud Folk Song Index is a database of nearly 200,000 references to songs that have been collected from oral tradition in the English language from all over the world. It is hosted on the web-site of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.^[2][3]

Books

• (with Jacqueline Simpson) A Dictionary of English Folklore. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2000. ISBN 019210019X. 
• (with Eddie Cass) Room, Room, Ladies and Gentlemen: an introduction to the English Mummers' play. London: English Folk Dance and Song Society/Folklore Society. 2002. ISBN 9780854181858. 
• The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland. London: Penguin. 2003. ISBN 0141006730. 
• A Pocket Guide to Superstitions of the British Isles. London: Penguin. 2004. ISBN 9780140515497. 
• The English Year: a month-by-month guide to the nation's customs and festivals, from May Day to Mischief Night. London: Penguin. 2006. ISBN 9780140515541. 
• London Lore: the legends and traditions of the world's most vibrant city. London: Random House. 2008. ISBN 9781847945112. ^[4]
• Monday's Child is Fair of Face: ... and other traditional beliefs about babies and motherhood. London: Random House. 2008. ISBN 9781905211524. 
• The lore of the playground : one hundred years of children's games, rhymes and traditions. London: Random House. 2010. ISBN 9781905211517. 
• (with Julia Bishop) The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs. London: Penguin Classics. 2012. ISBN 9780141194615. 

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