The Ballad of Shirley Collins is a 2017 British feature documentary directed by Rob Curry and Tim Plester.
An event tour following the route of Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins' Southern Journey song-collecting trip accompanied the release.
The tour featured bands including Anna and Elizabeth, The Local Honeys, Petunia, Sam Gleaves and Ned Oldham.
Gleaves and Oldham had previously contributed songs to a Shirley Collins tribute compilation that was put together by producer Paul Williams in 2014 to support a crowdfunding campaign for the film.
The compilation featured more than 30 artists, including Ned Oldham's brother Bonnie Prince Billy, singer-songwriter Angel Olsen, Norwegian black metal band Ulver and members of The Mekons and Adam and the Ants, reflecting the diversity of artists outside the folk world who Collins music appeals to.