Since 2000, Roud has written a range of volumes on folklore, calendar customs and folk music. A number of these have met with substantial acclaim; 2003's The Penguin Guide to the Superstitions of Britain and Ireland was awarded the Folklore Society's prestigious Katharine Briggs Award for the outstanding folklore-related book of the year.
Since 2000, Roud has been prolific in writing volumes on folklore, cultural heritage, and folk music. Notably, his 2003 publication, The Penguin Guide to Superstitions of Britain and Ireland, was recognized with the Katharine Briggs Award for that year's outstanding folklore book.