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00 Whigs Of Fyfe / Sailor On The Rock / Trip To Durrow – Aidan Connolly – Portland Bow
01 Scarlet Town – Mishra – The Loft Tapes
02 Duncan And Brady – Martin Simpson – Prodigal Son
03 Banks Of Sweet Dundee – Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys – The Wishing Tree
04 Campbell’s Farewell To Red Gap / Carmichael Gal – Brad Kolodner, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland – The Birds’ Flight
05 St Aubin-Sur-Mer – Mark Dowding – Travelling Tales
06 Fear A Bhata – The Norfolk Broads – Yonder Green Grove
07 Follow The Heron Home – Seamus Begley and Tim Edey – Disgrace Notes
08 Dark Horse On The Wind – Seán Tyrell – The Orchard
09 I Can’t Help But Wonder Where I’m Bound – Seán Tyrell – The Walker Of The Snow
10 Lovely On The Water – Coop, Boyes and Simpson – Triple Echo
11 10,000 Miles – Coope, Boyes and Simpson – Hindsight
12 Bird In The Bush / Notes To Coynes / Floating Candle – Terry Clarke Coyne – Whistle Walks
13 Lady Finella – Iona Fyfe – Sense Of The Place
14 Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone – John Prine – Great Days: The John Prine Anthology [Disc 2]
15 King Kong’s Visit To Glasgow – Michael Marra – Candy Philosophy
16 Santa And Edie – Charlie Dore – The Man Who Built Christmas (And Other Stories)
17 Been On The Job Too Long – Wilmer Watts And The Lonely Eagles
18 Stagolee – Lemon Nash – Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour
19 Frankie & Albert – Chris Smither – Avalon Blues: A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt
20 Bentley And Craig – Ralph McTell – As Far As I Can Tell
21 The Absinthe Minded Gypsy – Adrian Raso and Fanfare Ciocarlia – Devil’s Tale
22 Shallow Brown – Kate Green – Dark Carnival
23 Briar Rock • Geese In The Clover • Come Along Billy – The Birds’ Flight – Brad Kolodner, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherlan – The Birds’ Flight
24 Far From Home – Paul McKenna – Sense Of The Place
25 We Wouldn’t Be Here/Summer Is Icumen In – Simin Mayor and Hilary James – When Summer Comes Again
26 Minutes To Midnight – Joe Tilston – Tightrope
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01 Mandolin King Rag – Even Dozen Jug Band – The Even Dozen Jug Band
02 Tinker’s Poteen – Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys Feat. Michael McGoldrick – The Wishing Tree
03 Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy – Reg Meuross & Harbottle And Jonas – Songs Of Love & Death
04 Craigie Hill – Karine Polwart – Still As Your Sleeping
05 As I Roved Out – Sarah Makem – Classic Celtic Music From Smithsonian Folkways (2013)
06 As I Roved Out – Doonan Family Band – Manna From Hebburn
07 Rolling English Road – Mishra – Reclaim
08 The Buckin’ Mule – Aly Bain & Mike Whellans – Aly Bain & Mike Whelans
09 Lough Erne – Boys Of The Lough – Second Album
10 The Three Butchers – Roy Bailey – Roy Bailey
11 The Nailmaker’s Strike – Jon Raven, Nic Jones, Tony Rose – Songs Of A Changing World
12 The Jolly Beggar – High Level Ranters – High Level
13 Gentle Annie – Martyn Wyndham-Read – Martyn Wyndham-Read
14 Dumper / Pulling-Down Song – Muckram Wakes – A Map Of Derbyshire
15 The Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood – Karine Polwart – Still As Your Sleeping
16 Five Miles From Town – Brad Kolodner – Chimney Swifts
17 Banks Of Marble – Leo Kottke and Iris Dement – A Prairie Home Companion: Duets
18 The Knife Thrower’s Assistant – Jon Palmer Acoustic Band – One Fine Day
19 Dancing On The Green – Antoni O’Breskey – Blessed Sadness
20 The Magdalene Laundries – The Chieftains with Joni Mitchell – Tears Of Stone
21 Humours of Drinagh/The Trip To Athlone – Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon – I Gcnoc Na Graí
22 T For Texas (Blue Yodel No.1) – The Everly Brothers – A Prairie Home Companion – Duets
23 The May Morning Dew – Dervish with Rhiannon Giddens – The Great Irish Songbook
24 Meeting Point – Tim Dalling, Ian Carr, Neil Harland – Blossom
25 No-Go (Bagpipe Music) – Seán Tyrrell – The Cry Of A Dreamer
26 Farewell Tae The Haven – Old Blind Dogs – Knucklehead Circus
27 Lay Down Your Weary Tune – Cara – Grounded
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01 Spike On A Bike – Sarah-Jane Summers, Juhani Silvola – Widdershins
02 Dead Skunk – The Pyros – At Last
03 The Cuckoo – Stick In The Wheel – Single
04 Munster Cloak / Boys Of The Town / Kerfunteun – Lily Gems & Eileen O’Driscoll – Early Reflections
05 Kodak Ghosts – Michael Chapman – Fully Qualified Survivor [2011 Remaster]
06 Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy – Reg Meuross & Harbottle & Jonas – Songs Of Love And Death
07 Moonshiner – John McCutcheon – Bucket List
08 When I Was In Horseback – Mary Doran – Fire Draw Near
09 Maple Leaf Rag – Duck Baker – Les Blues Du Richmond: Demos & Outtakes, 1973 – 1979
10 Bonny George Campbell – Eamon O’Leary And Jefferson Hamer – The Murphy Beds
11 Chimney Swifts – Brad Kolodner – Chimney Swifts
12 Slavery Time Blues – Rufus McKenzie – Slavery, Prison, Women, God And Whiskey
13 As I Roved Out – Bobby Eaglesham – Flash Company – A Celebration Of 25 Years Of Fellside Records [Disc 1]
14 Rap Her T’bank – The Teesside Fettlers – Landmarks
15 The Floggin’ Reel Trim The Velvet – Terry Clarke Coyne – Whistle Walks
16 Brown Skin Baby – Tom Reid – When Kings Make War
17 Chimes At Midnight – Martin Allcock – Ox15
18 One Starry Night – Sean Tyrell – The Sound Of Stone
19 Talk To Me Of Mendocino – Karine Polwart – Still As Your Sleeping
20 Watt’s Reel – Granny’s Attic – The Brickfields
21 Fallow Ground – Spiers & Boden – Fallow Ground
22 The Codfish – Nora Cleary – Fire Draw Near
23 Remember Annie Kenney – The Oldham Tinkers – A Lancashire Grace
24 Tipper’s Field – Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow – Ghost Owl
25 Little Musgrave – Cara – Grounded
26 Spike On A Bike – Sarah-Jane Summers, Juhani Silvola – Widdershins
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PODCAST: 29 Aug 2021
01 Eileen Curran / The Watchmaker - Steve Larkin & Mick Kinsela - Steve Larkin & Mick Kinsela
02 Nothing To See Here - Steve Tilston - Such Times
03 Jack Munro - Polly Paulusma - Invisible Music: Folk Songs That Influenced Angela Carter
04 Drinkin' Gourd - Eric Bibb - Jericho Road
05 Bows Of London - Kate Green - Dark Carnival
06 Machine - Emily Barker - A Dark Murmuration Of Words
07 The Flying Cloud - Roy Bailey - New Bell Wake
08 Strange Fruit - Nina Simone - Feeling Good
09 Harriet Tubman - Holly Near - And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection
10 The Slave's Lament / Farewell To A Dark-Haired Friend - Eliza Carthy - Restitute
11 My Name Is Emmett Till - Emmylou Harris - Hard Bargain
12 The Bristol Slaver - Show Of Hands - Roots The Best Of
13 Talk To Me Of Mendocino - Andy Fraser - I Feel So Near
14 Annie's House / Donald Blue - Drop The Floor - Fairly Cooking
15 Bonny Portmore - Flying Toads - Warts And All
16 Legionnaire - David Metcalfe - Legionnaire
17 We Sailed Away - Tom Reid - Up On The Roof Of Song
18 Strong In The Broken Places - Karin Grendel-Parkes/Karl Robins - The Snows They Melt The Soonest
19 Bits Of Paper - Mic And Susie Darling - Soon Will Be Too Late
20 Robin Hood's Bay - Duncan McFarlane - Yaaargh!
21 Haul Away - The Jon Palmer Band - The Silences In Between
22 Moaning The Blues - Memphis Minnie - The Essential Recordings
23 The Boy In The Gap - Martin Hayes Quartet - The Blue Room
24 Gone, Gonna Rise Again / Ar Scáth A Chéile (Song / Slip Jig / Reel) - Niamh Ní Charra - Donnelly's Arm
26 I Would Bring You Ireland - Nanci Griffith - One Fair Summer Evening
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PODCAST: 25 Jul 2021
01 The Oakey Strike Evictions – The Happy End – Turn Things Upside Down
02 Gone, Gonna Rise Again – Jez Hellard & The Djukella Orchestra – The Fruitful Fells
03 Lord Gordon – Bonnie Dobson – Viva La Canadienne
04 Planxty Davis – Nic Jones – Penguin Eggs
05 Cold Blow And A Rainy Night – Planxty – Cold Blow And A Rainy Night
06 Let No Man Steal Your Thyme – Rosie Hodgson – Common Or Garden
07 The Rolling Wave/Chahar Mezrab – Nava – Tapestry
08 I Wish That The Wars Were All Over – Reg Meuross & Harbottle & Jonas – Songs Of Love And Death
09 Ken Small – Martin Simpson – Live Before Lockdown
10 The Hills Of Shiloh – Martin Simpson – Live Before Lockdown
11 The Maid And The Palmer – Polly Paulusma – Invisible Music – Folk Songs That Influenced Angela Carter
12 Woe Betide The Fool – Shaun O’Reilly – Single
13 Blackberry Rag – Cedar And Spruce – Beyond 9 Mile
14 Domino – Tom Reid – Prizefighter
15 Black Is The Colour – The Haar – Single
16 The Wagonner – Serious Sam Barrett – The Seeds Of Love
17 An Clár Bog Déil – Antoni O’Breskey – Samara
18 She Moved Through The Fair – Reg Meuross & Harbottle & Jonas – Songs Of Love And Death
19 Tommy People’s Reel – The Martin Hayes Quartet – The Blue Room
20 Lady Diamond – Kate Green – Dark Carnival
21 Dreaming Of King Lear – Tim Grimm – Gone
22 King Lear – Hammy Hamilton, Seamus Creagh, Con O’Drisceoil – It’s No Secret
23 Oak And Ash And Thorn – The Longest Johns – Cures What Ails Ya
24 Levee – Kate Green – Dark Carnival
25 We Sing Together – Tom Reid – Prizefighter
26 Both Sides The Tweed – Andy Fraser – I Feel So Near
27 Strange Weather – Emily Barker – A Warm Murmuration Of Words
28 River Run – Karine Polwart – Threshold
29 Three Galleys – Sam Lee – Home No More (EP)
30 Song of the Seals – Grace Griffith – Sailing
The Sloe – Rod Stradling – Old Swan Band – Treacle & Bread
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01 Can’t Go There Any More – Duncan McFarlane
02 Lie Lie Lie – Tom Reid
03 Off To California / Sailor’s Hornpipe – Walach & Buttery
04 Four Strong Winds – Bonnie Dobson
05 The Fair Flower Of Northumberland – Dick Gaughan
06 Open The Door Richard – Fairport Convention
07 The Woman Who Planted Trees – Emily Barker
08 I Want To Go Down To The Sea – Tom Reid
09 Sweet England – Jim Moray
10 Farewell To Welfare – Grace Petrie
11 Now I’m Easy – Eric Bogle
12 The Snow It Melts The Soonest – Katie Kirk and Rick Williams
13 The Mice Are At It Again – Eddie Clarke, Sean Corcoran, Maeve Donnelly and Maighread Ni Domhnaill
14 Heartwood – Karine Polwart and Sekou Keita
15 They Don’t Write ‘Em Like That Any More – Vin Garbutt
16 The Boys Of Barr Na Sráide – Mick Hipkiss
17 Talk to Me Dirty In Geordie – Jez Lowe
18 Polkas: Maguire’s Favourite / Tralee Gaol / Maggie In The Wood – Margaret Barry Feat. Michael Gorman
19 Now Westlin Winds – Rosie Hodgson
20 Trick Of The Light – Harrowman
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01 Custer - Steve Earle & The Milk Carton Kids - Look Again To The Wind: Johnny Cash's Bitter Tears Revisited
02 My Heart's Tonight In Ireland - Lillebjørn Nilsen Og Andy Irvine - Live In Telemark
03 The Bevin Boys (Bill Pettinger's Lament) - Reg Meuross - Single
04 Number 81 - Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhani Silvola - The Smoky Smirr O' Rain
05 Tá'n Coileach Ag Fógairt An Lae - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - Neadú
06 Drunken Spree - Mat Walklate - Ep
07 The Cliffs Of Duneen - Mick Hipkiss - Erin’s Lovely Lee
08 Good People - Nóirinn Lynch - In Her Own Time
09 El Choclo - John Kirkpatrick And Chris Parkinson - Sultan’s Of Squeeze
10 My Lagan Love - Honey And The Bear - Journey Through The Roke
11 I Don't Want To Get Married - Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves - Allison De Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves
12 The German Clockmender - George Spicer - Blackberry Fold
13 Duke Of Fife, Skinner's Compliments To Dr MacDonald - Will Atkinson - Mouth Organ
14 The Invisible Woman - Peggy Seeger - The First Farewell
15 My Flower, My Companion And Me - Christina Alden & Alex Patterson - Hunter
16 Lament For Brian Boru - Ciara McElholm - Amergin Fire
17 Ten Thousand Miles - Katie Kirk & Rick Williams - Katie Kirk & Rick Williams
19 Jigs And Fixtures (Featuring Mike Mcgoldrick & John Doyle) - Luke Daniels - Making Waves
20 Dandelions And Clover - Peggy Seeger - The First Farewell
21 I Never Will Marry - The Magpies - Single
22 Girl From The North Country - Dave Burland - Younger Than That Now
22 The Bay Of Biscay - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - Neadú
23 One Door Closes - Jim Eldon And The Sharpshooters - Rockin’ With The Band
24 Masters Of War - Tim O’Brien - Red On Blond
25 Reynardine/Johnny Cuig - Mozaik - Changing Trains
26 Yellow Bird - Edward II - Dancing Tunes
27 The Night Visiting Song - The Ivy Leaf - Traditional Irish Music
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01 The Rosewood Jig / Tripping Upstairs – Diatonics – Diatonics
02 Arrogance, Ignorance And Greed – Show Of Hands – Arrogance, Ignorance And Greed
03 Follow The Heron Home – Nóirinn Lynch – In Her Own Time
04 Bold Riley – Peter Knight’s Gigspanner – From Poets To Wives
05 Cod Liver Oil And The Orange Juice – The Mary Wallopers – A Mouthful Of The Mary Wallopers
06 Bell Book & Candle – Nóirinn Lynch – In Her Own Time
07 Baking Bread – Nóirinn Lynch – In Her Own Time
08 Joe Bowers – Martin Simpson – Live Before Lockdown
09 Palaces Of Gold – Martin Simpson – Live Before Lockdown
10 Heartbreak Hotel – Martin Simpson – Live Before Lockdown
11 Lullabyes For Strangers – Peggy Seeger – First Farewell
12 Gotta Get Home By Midnight – Peggy Seeger – First Farewell
13 Blackbirds & Thrushes – Banter – Three
14 Corrina Corrina – Kenneth “Jethro” Burns – Swing Low, Sweet Mandolin
15 The Doffing Mistress – Varo – Varo
16 Hangman´s Reel – Mary Z Cox – Carolina Banjo
17 St Helena – Dermot Byrne, Eamonn Coyne, John Doyle – Liag
18 Blow The Candle Out – Jumbo Brightwell – Songs From The Eel’s Foot
19 As I Roved Out – Varo – Varo
20 River Of Gold – Track Dogs – Single
21 Peoples’ Palace Kitty Sheain’s Jig- Dermot Byrne, Eamonn Coyne, John Doyle – Liag
22 Banana Boat Song – Edward II – Dancing Tunes
23 John Willie’s Ferret – The Oldham Tinkers – Sit Thee Down
24 The Hard Times Of Old England – Peter Knight’s Gigspanner – From Poets To Wives
25 The Sun’s Coming Over The Hill – Karine Polwart – Faultlines
26 The Rosewood Jig / Tripping Upstairs – Diatonics – Diatonics
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01 Lonesome Polkas – Martin Brinsford & Keith Ryan With Gareth Kiddier – Next Slide Please
02 The Free Mexican Airforce – Flaco Jimenez – The Best Of
03 William Taylor / The Autumn Child – Sherburn / Bartley / Sanders – Beguile
04 Shoals Of Herring – Bob Fox – Borrowed Moments
05 Fishin’ Blues – Steve Baker and Dick Bird – King Kazoo
06 An T-Arla Diùrach – Rachel Walker – Gaol
07 Pearl O’Shaughnessy’s & Eddie Duffy’s (Barndances) – John Keehan – The Humours Of Scariff
08 Green Grow The Laurels – Anna Mieke, John Francis Flynn, Niamh Bury – Live In Walsh’s For Radio
09 Sweet Nightingale – Jackie Oates – Saturnine
10 Improvisation – Sam Lee – Singing With Nightingales
11 The Falcon – Sam Lee With Cosmo Sheldrake – Singing With Nightingales
12 Tan Yard Side – Sam Lee With Lisa Knapp – Singing With Nightingales
13 Waterbound – Rhiannon Giddens With – They’re Calling Me Home
14 Mountains Of Pomeroy – Luka Bloom – Out Of The Blue
15 Cinnamon Water – John Boden – Last Mile Home
16 I Am The Common Man – Battlefield Band – Anthem For The Common Man
17 How Will I Ever Be Simple Again – Battlefield Band – Quiet Days
18 Bold Docherty – Alistair Russel and Chris Parkinson – A Glass And A Mile
19 Belleville Rendez-Vous – Annabelle Chvostek – String of Pearls
20 How Much For The Life Of A Miner – Anne Fenney – Dump The Bosses Of Your Back
21 Dare – Brian Finnegan – Hunger Of The Skin
22 Crossing The Rubicon – Brian Finnegan – Hunger Of The Skin
23 Farewell To Tarwathie – Judy Collins – Whales And Nightingales
24 Sweet Marie – Eli West – Tapered Point Of Stone
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PODCAST: 28 Feb 2021
01 Fat Cat Big Fish – Keith Christmas – Download From His Site
02 Tir Is Sàl – Rachel Walker – Gaol
03 The Banks Of The Nile – Filigree – Living By The Air
04 Police Dog Blues By Blind Blake 1929 – Muireann Bradley – Unreleased
05 Lady Be Good – Tim Edey – I Got Rhythm
06 Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens (With Francesco Turrisi) – They’re Calling Me Home
07 Farewell To The Gold – Brooks Williams, Kris Drever, Boo Hewerdine and Findlay Napier – Single?
08 The Jolly Highwayman – Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne – Rakes & Misfits
09 Cadal Ciarach – Fiona Tyndal – Single
10 John O’Dreams (Live At Adare Manor, 1981, Rté) – Christy Moore – The Early Years: 1969-81
11 Whatever You Say, Say Nothing – Anne Feeney – Dump The Bosses Off Your Back
12 The Moon Shines Bright – Sam Lee – Old Wow
13 The Voyage Of Apollo 8 – Blind Robert Ward – Fonotone Records, Frederick, Maryland [Disc 3]: Some Summer Day
14 I’m A Rover – Ye Vagabond – EP
15 La Iguana – The Chieftains Feat. Ry Cooder – San Patricio
16 Castle Kellys – Damien O’Kane – Avenging & Bright
17 The Bothy Lads – Ye Vagabonds – EP
18 Wellerman – The Longest Johns – Between Wind And Water
19 Help Me Raise Em – The Menhaden Chanteymen – Won’t You Help Me To Raise ‘Em
20 Pretty Girls Of Brummagem – Jon Wilks – Up The Cut
21 I Got Rhythm – Tim Edey – I Got Rhythm
22 Now Westlin Winds – Ray Fisher – All Through The Year
23 The Day Before The War/Like Me & You – Roy Bailey – All Through The Year
24 Hard Times Of Old England – Filigree – Living By The Air
25 Joyful Banner Blazing – Maria Dunn – Joyful Banner Blazing
26 Dust, An Damhsa Dubh – Brian Finnegan – Hunger Of The Skin
27 Homeword Bound – Mossy Christian – Come Nobles And Heroes
28 Connachtman’s Rambles/The Cat In The Corner – Joe Burke and Charlie Lennon – The Bucks Of Oranmore
29 From Dublin With Love – Maria Dunn – Joyful Banner Blazing
30 My Baby Changed The Lock On Her Door – Hans Theesink – Baby Wants To Boogie
31 The Dingle Angle – Brendan Power – Tradish
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