folk olympics

Folk Olympics: The Cursed Pool Of Epping Forest

By Londonist · May 22, 2012 · 14:25 · 0 Comments

Ruairidh Anderson investigates a mysterious pool in the Olympic borough.

By M@ · April 30, 2012 · 14:00 · 0 Comments

The first petrol-driven car in Britain, and its Walthamstow debut.

By M@ · April 11, 2012 · 11:02 · 0 Comments

The folk history of the Olympic boroughs moves on to Waltham Forest.

By M@ · March 28, 2012 · 11:59 · 0 Comments

A song about William Lyttle, notorious tunneller.

By M@ · March 13, 2012 · 10:38 · 0 Comments

Meet Deerfoot, who set a world record in the Olympic borough over 100 years ago.

By M@ · February 27, 2012 · 10:30 · 1 Comment

Meet the founder of the Financial Times who end his days performing in seedy music halls.

By M@ · February 13, 2012 · 12:00 · 1 Comment

Our musical tour of the Olympic boroughs reaches Hackney.

By M@ · January 30, 2012 · 13:30 · 0 Comments

Meet the anarchist whose failed attempt at terrorism inspired Conrad.

By M@ · January 15, 2012 · 15:16 · 1 Comment

Meet the Greenwich warrior who sired 14 bastards.

By M@ · January 2, 2012 · 10:19 · 2 Comments

The ill-fated queen’s connections to Greenwich.

By Londonist · December 11, 2011 · 12:30 · 0 Comments

A song about a Greenwich mudlark who, improbably, became a Maori chief.