mainlymcpfolk
MCP server that gives Claude access to British folk music knowledge from Mainly Norfolk, enabling searches for artists, songs, albums, Child Ballads, and more.
README
mainlymcpfolk
MCP server that gives Claude deep knowledge of British folk music via Mainly Norfolk.
Ask about Martin Carthy's discography, find recordings of Child Ballad 84, look up who's covered "Reynardine", get lyrics to "Tam Lin" - the full encyclopaedia of English folk tradition at your fingertips.
Tools
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
search_folk |
Search for artists, songs, albums, ballad numbers |
get_page |
Read any page - lyrics, history, versions, bios |
child_ballads |
Browse the 305 Child Ballads with optional filtering |
laws_index |
Browse Laws Index (American ballads of British origin) |
artist_discography |
Get full discography for any artist |
record_labels |
Browse folk labels (Topic, Fellside, etc.) |
Install
# mise
mise use -g npm:mainlymcpfolk
# or npm
npm install -g mainlymcpfolk
Connect to Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"folk": {
"command": "bunx",
"args": ["mainlymcpfolk"]
}
}
}
Restart Claude Desktop. Tools appear in the 🔧 menu.
Caching
Results cached 1 hour in memory. Be nice to Mainly Norfolk - it's a labour of love maintained by one person.
Credit
All data from Mainly Norfolk, an encyclopaedic resource for English folk music named after Peter Bellamy's first solo album.
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