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Podcast: 02 Oct 2022
01 Go, Move, Shift – Siobhan Miller – Bloom
02 The Corncrake – Janice Burns & Jon Doran – No More The Green Hills
03 The Greenmore Hare – Janice Burns & Jon Doran – No More The Green Hills
04 An Spailpín Fánach / Step It Out Joe – Nathan Gourley and Laura Feddersen – Nathan Gourley And Laura Feddersen
05 Raglan Road – Luke Kelly – The Ultimate Guide To Irish Folk [Disc 1]
06 Where Are You Tonight (I Wonder) – Hannah Rarity – Beginnings
07 Emigrant Visa – The Wilderness Yet – What Holds The World Together
08 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – Zoe Mulford – Bonfires
09 We’ll Go No More A-Roving – Susan McKeown – Singing In The Dark
10 Favorites Medley – The Ensemble – American Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster
11 Gentle Annie – Martyn Wyndham-Read – Martyn Wyndham-Read
12 Hares On The Mountain – The Magpies – Undertow
13 Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) – The Magpies – Undertow
14 Whole Heap Of Little Horses – The Chieftains / Patty Griffin – Down The Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
15 Lord Franklin – Jack Warnock – Le Solas Faoithine
16 The Galbally Farmer – Jack Warnock – Le Solas Faoithine
17 The Day The Bank Closed Its Doors – Nigel Parry – Nigel Parry – Tales Of Common Folk, Salt & Sweet Kisses
18 Kathleen – Kath Reade – Inheritance
19 Hard Times Of Old England – Roy Bailey – What You Do With What You’ve Got
20 The Sound Of Markets Crashing – Will Varley – Land Of Hope And Fury
21 Workers Song – Dick Gaughan – Handful Of Earthy
Hartlepool Asda Saturday Morn – Robb Johnson – Minimum Wages/ Bodger, My Pa In His Downfall
22 Not For The First Time – Vin Garbutt – When The Tide Turns
23 Those Were The Days – Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh – Flowers EP
24 Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Michell, Pfeiffer & Kulesh – Flowers EP
25 Home Lad, Home – Belshazzar’s Feast – Find The Lady
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Podcast: 04 Sep 2022
01 Frenchie’s Reel / Denver Belle – John McCutcheon – Step By Step
02 Valapariso – The Hunch – No 1
03 The Jolly Tinker – Martin Carthy – An Introduction To Martin Carthy
04 A Stitch In Time – Martin Carthy – Essential
05 Queen Of Argyll – Siobhan Miller – Bloom
06 Wild Mountain Thyme – Siobhan Miller – Bloom
07 An Buachaillín Dreoite / The Bloody Hollow – Seán Keegan – A Bird Never Flew On One Wing
08 Lucy Wan – Frankie Archer – Lucy Wan Single
09 Be Careful There’s A Baby In The House – Loudon Wainwright III – Album II
10 Hares On The Mountain – Bella Hardy – Love Songs
11 My Johnny Was A Shoemaker – Bella Hardy – Love Songs
12 The Bells Of Rhymney – The Pitmen Poets – Bare Knuckle
13 Joe Hill Blues – The Pitmen Poets – Bare Knuckle
14 Gulf Coast Highway – Naimh Dunne – Songs I Like Singing
15 The Scarecrow – Lal Waterson – Teach Me To Be A Summer’s Morning
16 The Maids Of Mitchelstown / Callaghan’s – Nathan Gourley And Laura Feddersen – Brightly Or Darkly
17 When I Was A Fair Maid – Jackie Oates – Gracious Wings
18 The Ship In Distress – Jackie Oates – Gracious Wings
19 Not For The First Time – The Hunch – No 1
20 Old Brock – The Wilderness Yet – What Holds The World Together
21 T Stands For Thomas – The Wilderness Yet – What Holds The World Together
22 Take Me Home – Rory McLeod – Footsteps And Heartbeats
23 All The Way Home – Cathy Jordan – All The Way Home
24 Avalon, My Home Town – Bruce Cockburn – Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
25 The Homes Of Donegal – Paul Brady – Back To The Centre
26 Home – Eric Bibb – Blues People
27 Back Home In Derry – Christy Moore – Magic Nights [Disc 1]
28 Bring ‘Em Home – Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions – American Land Edition
29 Follow The Heron Home – Begley & Tim Edey, Seamus – Disgrace Notes
3O C’est La Vie – Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia – Devil’s Tale
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Podcast: 07 Aug 2022
01 Au Nord Là-Bas - De Temps Antan - Pesant
02 The L&N - Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow - Ready For The Times
03 Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway - Kate Theasby - I Remember You Singing
04 Copenhagen Cycles / Visits From Stanley - Tina Jordan Rees - Beatha
05 The River Don't Run - Nick Hart - Nick Hart Sings Eight English Folk Songs
06 John Willie's Performing Newt - Peter & Barbara Snape - Snapenotes
07 My Son David - Graeme Armstrong - You Are Free
08 The Mistletoe Bride - Rose Price & Martin Medina - Single
09 Jackie Tar / Bantry Bay - Seán Keegan - A Bird Never Flew On One Wing
10 One Starry Night - Kate Theasby - I Remember You Singing
11 The Beaches Of St. Valery - Frank Blair - An Bóithrín
12 I'm A Woman Now - Molly Tilson - The Narrowboat Sessions 2014
13 Happy Little Phoebe / Mann - Y Mountain - Damien O'Kane & Ron Block - Banjophonics
14 Andy’s Gone With Cattle - Bush Gothic - Beyond The Pale
15 Gura Mise Tha Fo Èislein - Niteworks Feat. Ellen Macdonald - A' Ghrian
16 Farewell To Connaught / The Trip To Durrow - Seán Keegan - A Bird Never Flew On One Wing
17 Bogey's Bonnie Belle - Christy Moore - Live In Dublin
18 Django - Adrian Raso & Fanfare Ciocarlia - Devil's Tale
19 Eileen Og - Coisceim Coiligh - As The Day Brightens
20 Angel From Montgomery - Martin Simpson - Home Recordings
21 End Of The Day - Henry Priestman - The Narrowboat Sessions 2014
22 Whistling Rufus - Duck Baker - Wink The Other Eye.
23 Leave Her Johnny - Katie Grace Harris - Single
24 Jesus On The Mainline - James Shorty - Alan Lomax: Popular Songbook
25 Pedal Your Blues Away - R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Singing In The Bathtub
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Podcast: 03 Jul 2022
01 Slidin’ Delta – Hans Theesink – Baby Wants To Boogie
02 D’où Venez-Vous – De Temps Antan – Pesant
03 Mrs Saggs – Will Pound – A Cut Above
04 Miles Weatherhill and Sara Bell – Hannah Sanders – Charms Against Sorrow
05 Oakley Strike Evictions – Dom Prag – Needle & Thread
06 My Johnny Was A Shoemaker – Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones – A Year Too Late And A Month Too Soon
07 British Man Of War – Jenny McCormick – Sweet Demon
08 Bows Of London – Stick In The Wheel – From Here
09 Steppy Downs Road – Sam Sweeney – Unearth Repeat
10 Banks Of The Sweet Primroses – Vic Legg – I’ve Come To Sing A Song
11 Ripple Of The Teign – The Dartmoor Pixie Band – Stepping It Out!
12 Jig And Reel/The Pipe On The Hob/The Colliers’ Reel – Dennis Cahill – Masters Of The Irish Guitar
13 The Thrifty Wife – Damien O’Kane & Ron Block – Banjophonics
14 Hares On The Mountain – Fern Maddie – Ghost Story
15 Duelling Banjos – Tim Edey – Live From T-Pot Studios Scotland
16 Georgie- Janice Burns And Jon Doran – Janice Burns and Jon Doran Ep
17 Old Rafferty’s Apple / Rosie’s Wedding – Pat Walsh – Simply Whistle
18 Chickens In The Garden – Carthy Hardy Farrell Young – Laylam
19 The Garden – Ruth Moody – The Garden
20 A Fair Maid Walking All In Her Garden – Robin and Barry Dransfield – Rout Of The Blues
21 Sally In The Garden – Tony Elman – Swinging On A Gate
22 The Fatal Flower Garden – Rayna Gellert – Old Light: Songs From My Childhood & Other Gone Worlds
23 Proper Sort Of Gardener – June Tabor – Aleyn
24 There’s A Black Hole In My Back Garden – Commoners Choir – Commoners Choir
25 The Sally Gardens – Mairi Campbell – Revenge Of The Folk Singers
26 Whose Garden Was This – Tom Paxton – #6
27 Adam And Eve In The Garden Of Eden – Bogus Ben Covington – Good For What Ails You (Music Of The Medicine Shows)
28 The Sally Gardens/The Ships Are Sailing/The Wild Irishman/TheCoalminer/The Skylark – Frankie Gavin & Paul Brock with Charlie Lennon – Ómós Do Joe Cooley
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Podcast: 05 Jun 2022
1 Plains Of Kildare – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
2 Song Of The Fishgutters – Janice Burns & Jon Doran – Janice Burns & Jon Doran Ep
3 The Chemical Worker’s Song – The Teesside Fettlers – Ring Of Iron
4 Thomond Bridge/The Jug Of Punch/Trip To Durrow – Angela Usher – The Gort Mile
5 Ships – Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – New Moon Sessions
6 The Hartlepool Monkey – The Teesside Fettlers – Travelling The Tees
7 The Blarney Stone – Bob Davenport – The Red Haired Lad
8 No Road Across Mousehold – The Shackleton Trio – Mousehold
9 What Kind Of An Eegit Are Ya? – John Devine – Notions
10 My Old Man – Garva – Sweet Liberty
11 Róisín Dubh – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh – Róisín Reimagined
12 Van Diemen’s Land – Dom Prag – Needle & Thread
13 This Land Is Your Land – Woody Guthrie / Will Geer – Bound For Glory
14 The Witch Of The Westmorelands – Linda Adams – Nobody But Me
15 The Early Morning Rain – The Woods – The Early Morning Rain
16 Arthur McBride – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady
17 Lord Gregory – Ye Vagabonds – Nine Waves
18 Do Re Mi – Woody Guthrie / Will Geer – Bound For Glory
19 Follow The Heron – Hò-Rò – New Moon
20 The Well Below The Valley – Pauline Scanlon – The Unquiet
21 1964 Catholic Total Instution Blues – David Metcalfe – Bad News On The Radio
22 Glasgow Peggy – Janice Burns & Jon Doran – Janice Burns & Jon Doran EP
23 Eleanor Of Usan – Tim Edey – Live From T-Pot Studios Scotland
24 An Tseanbhean Bhocht – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh – Róisín Reimagined
25 The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door – Bob Davenport – The Red Haired Lad
26 Do Re Me – John Melencamp – A Vision Shared / The Songs Of Woody Guthrie And Leadbelly
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01 Bayou Noir/ Back Of Town Two Step – Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys – Trace Of Time
02 White Dress – Fairport Convention – Rising For The Moon
03 The Last Pint – Pierre Bensusan – A La Carte
04 Banks Of The Sweet Primroses – The Copper Family – Come Write Me Down
05 If I Was A Black Bird – Eleanor Shanley – Desert Heart
06 The Gardener – Hedgehog Pie – The Green Lady
07 Lazlo Faher – Capstick – The Punch And Judy Man
08 Both Sides The Tweed – Dick Gaughan – Handful Of Earth
09 Coal Hole Cavalry – Gary n Vera – A Taste Of Hotpot
10 Moonshiner – Uncle Tupelo – Uncle Tupelo 89/93 Anthology
11 Rosey Morn – Bashir Al Gamir – Best Foot
12 Plastic Flowers For Stone Hearts – Captain Of The Lost Waves – Mystereum Tremendum
13 Stars In My Crown – Waterson Carthy – Common Tongue
14 The Dimming Of The Day – Richard Thompson (With Mary Black And Dolores Keane) – Bringing It All Back Home
15 Roseville Fair – The Full Set – Notes After Dark
16 The Voyage – Christy Moore – On The Road (Disc 1)
17 Little Pot Stove – Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs
18 Canadee–I–O – 10,000 Maniacs – Twice Told Tales
19 The Man In Edward Hopper’s Bar – Reg Meuross – Still
20 Hop Hop Hop – The Oldham Tinkers –
21 We Need Each Other Now – Merry Hell – Bloodlines
22 Pounds Shillings And Pence – Robin and Tim Boardman – Deep Lancashire
23 Sam Shuttle And Betty Reedhook – Harry Boardman – Deep Lancashire
24 Reels: The Humours Of Tulla / Toss The Feathers / Saint Anne’s Reel / Lexy MacAskill / The Limerick Lasses / Jean’s Reel / The Musical Priest – Silly Wizard – Live Again
25 The King Of Rome – June Tabor – Aqaba
26 Jerusalem Revisited – Coope Boyes & Simpson – The Paschendale Suite
27 Mattie – Sean Tyrell – Cry Of A Dreamer
28 July Wakes – Mike Harding – The Airing Cupboard Tapes
29 The Blueberry Moon – Jim Chorley – Keepsakes Vol 1
30 Poly Vaughan – Tony Rose – On Banks Of Green Willow
31 The Ghosts Of Cable Street – The Men They Couldn’t Hang – 5 Go Mad On The Other Side
32 Kilty Town – Willie Kavanagh – The Crooked Road
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01 Valparaiso – The Hunch – Released
02 Food Banks And Ferraris – Sally Ironmonger and Brian Carter – Pinch Me
03 Sally In The Garden Aka Hog-Eye – Tom Paley’s Old-Time Moonshine Revue – Roll On, Roll On
04 Green Broom – Rachel McShane and The Cartographers –
05 The Soldiers Farewell To Manchester – Mark Dowding And Chris Harvey – Manchester Ballads 1
06 Lovely Joan – Simon Mayor, Hilary James – When Summer Comes Again
07 The Maid Of Mount Cisco / The Bag Of Potatoes – Rita & Sarah Keane and Family – My True Love He Dwells On The Mountain
08 Lay Low Lay – Bird In The Belly – After The City
09 Bonny Kate / Jenny’s Chickens – Ben And Charlie Lennon – Within A Mile Of Kilty 2
10 What Is That Blood On Thy Shirt Sleeve – Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones – A Year Too Late And A Month Too Soon
11 The Grey Mare – Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones – A Year Too Late And A Month Too Soon
12 All Things Are Quite Silent – Dónal Maguire – The Clergy’s Lamentation
13 Gallows Pole – Willie Watson – Folksinger, Vol. 2
14 Take This Hammer (Feat. The Fairfield Four) – Willie Watson – Folksinger, Vol. 2
15 Irish Beauty – Aly Bain, Phil Cunningham – No Rush
16 Mary Anning – Iona Lane – Hallival
17 Bird On The Bough – The Brothers Gillespie – The Merciful Road
18 Wingrove Road – The Brothers Gillespie – The Merciful Road
19 The Month Of January – Rita & Sarah Keane – Bring My Love To Connemara: Sean-Nós Singing From Co. Galway
20 Slow And Easy – Jimmy Cotton – Dealing Eith The Devil’s Music – Bluesmen In Britain
21 Galtee Rangers / Glentaun Reel / Callaghans – Joel Andersson – Irish Harmonica
22 The Lakes Of Ponchetrain – Deanta – Ready For The Storm
23 Birmingham Hotel – Reg Meuross – Dragonfly
24 Fair And Tender Ladies – Bella Gaffney & Sam Kelly – Single
25 Kismul’s Galley – Moira Kerr – Time And Tide
26 Hector The Hero – Aly Bain And Phil Cunningham – No Rush
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01 The Plains Of Boyle / The Friendly Visit – Tony MacMahon and Steve Cooney – Live In Spiddal
02 Titanic – Nashville Jug Band – Nashville Jug Band
03 The Pretty Drummer Boy – Lal and Norma Waterson – A True Hearted Girl
04 Van Diemen’s Land – Dom Prag – Needle & Thread
05 Fosters Mill- Dom Prag – Needle & Thread
06 Palaces Of Gold – Janet Kerr – The Poor Shall Wear The Crown – Songs Of Leon Rosselson
07 Why Does It Have To Be Me? – Janet Kerr – The Poor Shall Wear The Crown – Songs Of Leon Rosselson
08 Salisbury Plain – Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick – Prince Heathen
09 March Of The King Of Laoise – Banshee In The Kitchen – Even Hotter Water
10 Donna Lola – Track Dogs – Where To Now?
11 Carolina In My Mind – Track Dogs – Where To Now?
12 Lovely Joan – Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – Ink Of The Rosy Morning
13 Polly O Polly – Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage – Ink Of The Rosy Morning
14 I Always Knew That You Were The One – Any Old Time – Crossing
15 John Riley – Niteworks Feat. Beth Malcolm – A’ Ghrian
16 The Bay Of Biscay – Waterson Carthy – Broken Ground
17 Al Bowleys In Heaven/The Very Thought Of You – Norma Waterson – The Very Thought Of You
18 The Old Beggarman – Lal And Norma Waterson – A True Hearted Girl
19 Black Muddy River – Norma Waterson – Norma Waterson
20 The Wild Colonial Boy – Norma Waterson – Gift
21 The Hog Eye Man – Ian Campbell Folk Group – Farewell Nancy
22 The Old Dog’s Song – Eric Bogle – The Source Of Light
23 A Cottage In The Country – Eric Bogle – The Source Of Light
24 Blue Is The Eye – Ye Vagabonds – Single
25 Careless Love – Woody Mann – Careless Love
26 Making Waves – Megan Henwood – Making Waves
27 All Things Are Quite Silent – Steeleye Span – Hark! The Village Wait
28 Twinkle Twinkle Little Star – Norma Waterson – Anchor
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01 Edinburgh Rock – McGoldrick McCusker and Doyle – McGoldrick McCusker and Doyle Live
02 The Auld Beggarman – June Tabor – Apples
03 The Female Drummer – Steeleye Span – Essential Guide To Folk (Cd 2)
04 Black Seam – Swan Arcade – Round Again
05 Curtains Of Old Joe’s House – Roy Bailey – Past Masters
06 Belfast Hornpipe – Susie Cooper – Doonan Family Band – Fenwicks Window
07 Nothing To Show – Dolores Keane – The Best Of Dolores Keane.
08 Salonika – Lynched – Cold Old Fire
09 The Stone Outside Dan Murphy’s Door – Bob Davenport – The Red Haired Lad
10 Whiskey, Bob Copper And Me – Linda Thompson – Versatile Heart
11 Lazybones -Leon Redbone – On The Track
12 Love Of The Common People – Joe Solo – Forwards Is Just Backwards In Reverse
13 Dill Pickles Rag – Martin Carthy, Dave Swarbrick, Diz Disley – Rags, Reels And Airs
14 Streets Of London – Ralph McTell – The Very Best Of Ralph McTell
15 The Month Of January – The House Devils – Farewell To Old Ireland
16 One More Dollar / Reel – Long Note – Long Note
17 Tom Ward’s Downfall / Father O’ Flynn – The Tuesday Crowd – Live At Lowry’s
18 Closing Time – Mike Harding – Plutonium Alley
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01 If I Was A Blackbird – Eleanor Shanley – Desert Heart
02 Biddy Mulligan – Frank Harte & Donal Lunny – Listen To My Song
03 Three Score And Ten – The Watersons – Early Days
04 The Man Who Waters The Workers Beer – Bernard Wrigley and Dave Brooks – Songs From The Octagon
05 Cricklewood (BBC Session 1979) – Christy Moore – The Early Years
06 The Rout Of The Blues – Robin and Barry Dransfield – Rout Of The Blues
07 Here’s The Tender Coming – Dave Burland – The Dalesman’s Litany
08 The Lakes Of Shilin – Tony Rose – Bare Bones
09 The John McLean March – Dick Gaughan – No More Forever
10 The Diamond – The McCalmans – Lost Tracks
11 Scarborough Fair – Martin Carthy – The Collection
12 These Coal Town Days – Jez Lowe – Bede Weeps
13 Let The Mystery Be – Iris Dement – Infamous Angel
14 Sam Stone – John Prine – Souvenirs
15 Don’t Leave Your Records In The Sun – John Hartford – Mark Twang
16 Bottle Of Wine – Tom Paxton – The Best Of
17 Little Musgrave – Nic Jones – Ballads And Songs
18 Little Brigid Flynn – Vinnie Short – The Oddfellows
19 The Humours Of Carrigaholt/The Ladies Cup Of Tea – Mike McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly – Dog In The Fog
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