Folk collective Brown Wimpenny have released their rousing debut single, ‘Sheffield Grinder/Black Joak’. The 11-piece collective have established a joyful, traditional folk sound that is designed to explore and re-contextualise the goldmine of unowned folk songs from throughout history. They say the track is “a song we found in Roy Palmer's book 'Poverty Knock'. It's about how workers in poverty - especially northerners - are often blamed and shamed by the rich and powerful for struggling to look after themselves. We paired this song with a Morris Tune, 'The Black Joak', to turn it into something danceable and channel the bitterness and resentment expressed in the song into something upbeat and radical.” The band are part of the Broadside Hacks tour, which kicks off in Dublin on October 11th, 2025. -Dan Peeke