Fire Draw Near

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Fire Draw Near Episode XXXI Apr 04, 2022

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Episode XXXI looks at possible influences for the tune to a Ewan MacColl song and features piping, fiddling, singing, tunes that sound like other tunes, the Cradle ov Filth and more! Tracklist: Peat and Diesel – Western Isles Joe Byrne – Snowy Breasted Pearl Luke Kelly – The Bonnie Shoals of Herring Ewan MacColl – The Famous Flower of Serving Men Matt Cranitch, Paul De Grae & Jackie Daly – Sliabh na mBan Mama’s Broke – Just Pick One Unknown Suonata For Bagpipe And Triangle Rättviks Spelmanslag - Gärdebylåten, gånglåt (Marching Tune from Gärdeby) Elizabeth Cronin – Níl Mo Shláinte ar Fónamh Elizabeth Cronin – Ten Weary Years Early Grave Band – Nuke Power C.B. Fernando & H.D Manuel – Manaram Sidevi The Clovers – Rotten Cocksucker’s Ball https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

The False Knight Upon the Road Mar 22, 2022

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This Episode looks at the ballad The False Knight Upon the Road, aka The False Knight, aka The Smart Schoolboy, aka The False False Fly, aka The Child Upon the Road aka False Fidee, aka Où Vas-tu, Mon P’tit Garcon? Tracklist Norman Kennedy – The False Knight Upon the Road Bella Higgins and Andrew Stewart – The False Knight Upon the Road The Bitter Withy – The False Knight Upon the Road Barry Gleeson – The False False Fly Frank Quinn – The False Knight Upon the Road Tim Hart and Maddy Prior – The False Knight Upon the Road Phillip Langridge – The False Knight Upon the Road Mary Eppler – The Knightman Edmund Henneberry –The False Knight Upon the Road Helene Baillargeon and Alan Mills - Où Vas-Tu, Mon P'tit Garçon? Amps For Christ –The False Knight Upon the Road Fleet Foxes –The False Knight Upon the Road https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Fire Draw Near Episode XXX Mar 07, 2022

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Episode XXX is one for the weirdos featuring new tracks by Junior Brother, D.C Cross, the Deadlians, Brìghde Chaimbeul as well as hurdy gurdys, didgeridoos, throat singing, cheeky mash-ups and your oul one. Tracklist DJ Dolphin Boy - Bazouki Fuckers Junior Brother - No Country for Young Men Topette - Winstanley's / Le Trois Canards Pól Ó Ceallaigh and Jimmy O'Brien-Moran - An Laib Scapithe / Íoc an Cúntas D.C. Cross - South Albury Take-Away Before the Big Rip-off Sally Sloane - I've Been a Wild Boy Reconciliation - Kerry Polka Dinny 'Jimmy' Doyle and Larry Griffin - Tommy Murphy Was a Soldier Boy Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun - A Thin Mountain Ash Yat Kha - Go Lassie Go David Watson - Glossal Brìghde Chaimbeul and Dimcho Enchev - S/T Barney Grubbs - Pigeon on the Gate The Deadlians - I Don't Want to Ride Your Oul One Anymore https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

The Gosport Tragedy Feb 22, 2022

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This episode looks at The Gosport Tragedy aka The Cruel Ship's Carpenter aka Pretty Polly Tracklist The Gosport Tragedy - Ethel Findlater Sam Larner – Pretty Polly Trees – Pretty Polly The Dublin Murder Ballad - Jeannie Robertson Miss Brown - Frank Harte Miss Brown – Joe Heaney Richard Dawson – The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter Ted Ashlaw – The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter Pretty Polly - Addie Graham The Coon Creek Girls – Pretty Polly Congo Cowboys – Pretty Polly https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Fire Draw Near Episode XXIX Feb 07, 2022

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Fire Draw Near Episode XXIX features songs by the Watersons, songs from the north of England, a song by Lingua Ignota, songs from Scotland, songs and tunes from Ireland as well as some puerile nonsense from the 1940s. Tracklist: Cormac Begley – The Flogging Reel Lick the Tins – Can’t Help Falling in Love The Watersons – North Country Maid The Watersons – The Broom of the Cowdeknowes The Watersons – Rap Her to Bank Vin Garbutt – The Hartlepool Monkey The Wilson Family – I Am Coal Lainey Dempsey – Haiku Arun Sood – The Old Dictaphone Lingua Ignota – Katie Cruel Pádriac Keane – Old Hang You Have Killed Me / Garrett Barry’s Jig Al O’Donnell – Lord Abore and Mary Flynn Unidentified Singers – The Lucan Dairy Packie Dolan – A Drink in the Morning Packie Dolan – Saddle the Pony / The Rakes of Kildare Unidentified – I Came in My Best Sunday Suit https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

The Elfin Knight Jan 25, 2022

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This episode looks at the ballad The Elfin Knight aka The Wind Hath Blown Ma Plaidie Awa aka Scarborough Fair The Tri-Coloured House aka Rosemerry Lane aka The Cambric Shirt aka Impossibilities. Tracklist Ewan Mac Coll and Peggy Seeger – The Elfin Knight John Mac Donald – The Wind Hath Blown Ma Paidie Awa Margaret Tait – The Wind Hath Blown Ma Paidie Awa Ewan Mac Coll – Scarborough Fair Martin Carthy – Scarborough Fair Paul Simon and the Muppets – Scarborough Fair Gershon Kingsley – Scarborough Fair Mary Kate McDonagh – The Tri-Coloured House Thomas Moran – Strawberry Lane Michael Moran – Strawberry Lane Elisabeth Jefferies – Rosemary Lane Mrs. Clara Stevens – A True Lover of Mine Jennie Gray – The Cambric Shirt Anna Sandage Underhill – The Elfin Knight Mrs. Georgia Ann Griffin - Impossibilities Bill Bailey – Scarborough Fair https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Fire Draw Near Episode XXVIII Jan 10, 2022

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Episode XXVIII features an in-depth analysis about how we’re all descended from the great eternal drone of the universe, recently recorded uilleann piping from Chris McMullan, Jason Rouse and Pádraic Keane, recordings from the Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar and Café Oto, dying for love and my own personal favourite - dying for poor old Ireland. Tracklist FDN live podcast intro recorded at Café Oto, 11 October 2021 Chris McMullan – The Downfall of Paris The Wolfetones – Rule Brittania Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly – The Craic We Had the Day We Died for Ireland Jason Rouse – Rathawaun / The Hare in the Corn / The Cock of the North / Oh Susanna Maureen Jelks – Broom Blooms Bonny Pádraic Keane - Rince Scioból an Ghabha / Smash the Windows Antaine Ó Faracháin – Johnny Seoige Jason Rouse – The Rocks of Bawn / Kitty Got a Clinking Coming from the Fair Peggy Seeger – I Wish I was a Single Girl Again Leann Toland – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Amps for Christ – The Blacksmith https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

The Baffled Knight Nov 29, 2021

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This episode looks at the ballad The Baffled Knight aka Blow Away the Morning Dew aka Clear Away The Morning Dew aka The New Mown Hay aka the Shepherd Lad aka Jock Sheep aka Katie Morey. Tracklist The City Waites – The Baffled Knight Emily Bishop – The Baffles Knight Sam Larner – Blow Away the Morning Dew Assassin’s Creed – Clear Away the Morning Dew Guildford Boy’s Choir – Blow Away the Morning Dew Ewan Mac Coll – The Shepherd Lad Various – Jock Sheep John Campbell – The Baffled Knight Ian Lynch – The Baffled Knight Captain Pearl R. Nye – The Banks of Sullee Doc Watson – Katie Morey The Buffalo Silver Band – The Baffled Knight Far From the Maddening Crowd OST – Blow Away the Morning Dew https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Fire Draw Near Episode XXVI Nov 15, 2021

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Episode XXVI features Irish traditional dance tunes, Sean Nós, English Gypsies, 1970s Reggae, uilleann pipes, fiddle, a man with no balls and poor old England. Pictured is my Granda Thomas Lynch Snr. on the accordion. Tracklist Ceoltóirí Chulann – An Tonn Reatha (The Rolling Wave) Jackie Roche – The Blackbird (Set Dance) Peter Ingram – Mandi went to Poove the Gri – Untitled Stepdance - Can you Rokker Romany Jasper Smith – Father Had a Knife Harold Covill – The Happy Family Sandy Archibald – My Faither's Gied's a Horse Teri York and Kids – That’s the Way You Spell New york Dillinger – Cocaine in My Brain Chicken in the Car - Ralph Flanagan Harry Cox – What Will Become of England Sarah Ghriallais – Amhrán and Phúca Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan – The Cook in the Kitchen / The Wandering Minstrel Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Our Famous Cathal Brugha Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Green Brooms Thomas McCarthy – No Balls at All https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Edward Nov 01, 2021

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This episode looks at the ballad Edward aka What Put the Blood? aka My Son David aka Son Come Tell It Unto Me aka Sven I Rosengård aka The Blood of the Old Red Rooster. Tracklist Mary Delaney – What Put the Blood? Pops Johnny Connors – What Put the Blood? John Reilly – What Put the Blood? Weenie (Selphinus) Brazil – Son Come Tell it Unto Me Angela Brazil – Son Come Tell it Unto Me Mr. Webb – Son Come Tell it Unto Me Jeannie Robertson – My Son David Lena Willemark – Sven I Rosengård Garmarna – Sven I Rosengård Carl Loewe – Edward Almeda Riddle – The Blood of the Old Red Rooster Amps for Christ - Edward https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

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