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PODCAST: 31 Jan 2021
01 Summer Is A-Comin’ – Merry Hell – The Ghost In Our House And Other Stories
02 Cricklewood – Christy Moore – (BBC Live Session From ‘As I Roved Out’ / 1979) – The Early Years: 1969-81
03 Pound A Week Rise – Monkey See Monkey Do – The Night Out
04 Farewell Shanty – Ninebarrow – A Pocket Full Of Acorns
05 Carbolic Rag – Scottdale String Band – Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues
06 The Diggers Song – Chumbawamba – English Rebel Songs 1381-1914
07 Lowlands Of Holland – Trad Arr – Further Tales Of Love Death And Treachery!
08 McGoldrick’s / The Gallowglass / Whelan’s / O’Brien From Newtown – Trouble In The Kitchen – When The World Was Wide
09 Pay Day – The Unwanted – Pay Day
10 A Million Miles Away – Steve Tilston – Such Times
11 Nothing To See Here – Steve Tilston – Such Times
12 My Mystery Train – Steve Tilston – Such Times
13 The Steam-Boat / The Winter’s Night Schottische – The Twagger Band – Sound The Bugle Blow The Horn
14 Mole In A Hole – No One Stands Alone – Blue Murder
15 Who By Fire – Bob Jensen – For The Sake Of The Song
16 Wildflowers – We Banjo 3 – Single
17 Lad O’Beirne’s Hornpipe/The New Century – Randal Beys & Joel Bernstein – The Pigtown Fling
18 The King & Queen Of England – Sandy Denny – Circle Dance
19 Coal Not Dole – Swan Arcade – Circle Dance
20 Eanach Mhic Coilin / The Music Room – Pat Walsh – Simply Whistle
21 The Lowlands Of Holland – Martin Carthy – Second Album
22 Man Of The Earth – The Teacups – In Which…
23 A Proper Sort Of Gardner – June Tabor – Aleyn
24 The Slip Jigs And Reels – North Crag – Mi Daza
25 Half Wild – Kitty McFarlane – Single
26 Girls Are Crazy About Me – Boo Hanks With Dom Flemons – Buffalo Junction
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PODCAST: 27 Dec 2020
01 Run Rudolph Run – Chuck Berry – Johnny Be Good and Greatest Hits (Remastered)
02 My Irish Molly-O – De Danann – Star Spangled Molly
03 That’s The Way That The World Goes ‘Round – John Prine – Great Days: Anthology (Disc 1)
04 Coal Mountain – Jez Lowe – Crazy Pagan
05 Catalina – Stockton’s Wing – The Crooked Rose
06 A Million Miles Away – Steve Tilston – Such Times
07 Twenty Plenty – Anna Massie – Single
08 Limerick Rake – Christy Moore – The Early Years 1969-81
09 Champion At Keeping ‘Em Rollin – Bob Fox – Dreams Never LeaveYou
10 Outlandish Knight – Kirsty Merryn – Our Bright Night
11 The Early Morning – Rachel Newton – To The Awe
12 Fields Of Gold – Tim Edey – Single
13 Love Never Dies – The Magpie Arc – Ep1
14 Raglan Road – Marie Fielding – An Tra
15 The Red Breasted Lookout On Christmas Eve – Tony Curtis – By Bus To Christmas (Pub. Candlestick Press) / Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem – Christchurch Citadel Salvation Army Band – Christmas Brass – 20 Favourite Carols
16 The Curlew Hills / Tripping To The Well / Two-Part Pour (Barndance / Polkas) – Niamh Ní Charra – Donnelly’s Arm
17 The Secret Life Of Walter’s Mittens – Bernard Wrigley – Nowt So Funny As Folk
18 Waltzing’s For Dreamers – Edwina Hayes – Pour Me A Drink
19 We Are Different, We Are One – Merry Hell – Emergency Lullabies
20 Hating Hate – Captain Of The Lost Waves – Hidden Gems – Chapter 2
21 Baloo Baleery – Findlay Napier, Gillian Frame, Mike Vass – TheLedger
22 Pack My Little Suitcase – Catfish Keith – Blues At Midnight
23 Cuckoo Song – Cosmo Sheldrake – Wake Up Calls
24 Deep Ellum Blues – Derroll Adams – The Great Granddaughter Of The Great White Dap
25 The Seeds Of Love – Edgelarks – Henry Martin
26 Bold Fisherman – George Sansome – George Sansome
27 Frost And Snow – Jenny Sturgeon – The Living Mountain
The President Sang Amazing Grace – Zoe Milford – Little Brown Birds
28 Peace In Our Hearts – Eliza Gilkyson – 2020
29 Portugal/ Lithuania – Will Pound – A Day Will Come
30 The Parting Glass – The Voice Squad – Many’s The Foolish Youth
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01 Antigonish – Polly Bolton – Single
02 Leave It In The Ground – Merry Hell – Emergency Lullabies
03 Greenwood Laddie – Edgelarks – Henry Martin
04 Waltzing Matilda – John Williamson – John Williamson: In Symphony
05 The Stack Of Barley / Cronin’s – Theresa O’Grady – Theresa O’Grady
06 I Come And Stand At Every Door – Pete Seeger – Live In ’65
07 Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Kronos Quartet Feat. Aoife O’Donovan – Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger
08 Maid By The Shore – Rachel Newton – To The Awe
09 The Snows – Andy Irvine – Old Dog Long Road Vol 2
10 Ira Hayes – Townes Van Zandt – Road Songs
11 My Lagan Love – Niamh Parsons – Heart’s Desire
12 Berlin Between The Wars – Captain Of The Lost Waves – Hidden Gems Chapter II
13 Deliah – Martin Simpson – Home Recordings (at Topic Records)
14 Three Day Millionaire / Don’t Put Your Banjo In The Shed Mr. Waterson – Martin Simpson – Home Recordings (at Topic Records)
15 The House Carpenter – Martin Simpson – Home Recordings (at Topic Records)
16 An Englishman Abroad – Martin Simpson – Home Recordings (at Topic Records)
17 Photograph – The Rheingan Sisters – Receiver
18 Go Down Fighting – Merry Hell – Emergency Lullabies
19 Waterman’s – Michael McGoldrick – Waterman’s Live Ep
20 Slumber My Darling – Fiona Tyndall – Single
21 Bonnie George Campbell – Steve Turner – Flash Company : A Celebration Of 25 Years Of Fellside Records [Disc 1]
22 When All Of This Is Over – John McCutcheon – Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine
23 Slow Banga (Imagined Village Remix) – Orchestre Super Moth – The World At Sixes And Sevens Ep
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PODCAST: 25 Oct 2020
01 Disinfectant – Robb Johnson and The Irregulars – Pandemic Songs
02 Shiney-O – The Teacups – In Which…
03 Wreck On The Highway – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will The Circle Be Unbroken [Disc 1]
04 The Times They Are Changing – Martin Simpson – Home Recordings
05 Monksgate – Brian McNeill – Monksgate
06 The Blacksmith – Déanta – Whisper Of A Secret
07 Mbube (Wimoweh / The Lion Sleeps Tonight) – The Kronos Quartet and Friends – Celebrate Pete Seeger
08 When First I Came To Caledonia – Jim Malcolm – The Corncrake
09 The Bleacher Lassie Of Kelvinhaugh – The Tweed Project – The Tweed Project
10 Mayo To Manchester – Marie Fielding – The Spectrum Project
11 Napoleon Crossing The Rhine – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – Cry Of The Mountain
12 Hot Asphalt – Bob Davenport & The Rakes – Three Score And Ten: A Voice To The People
13 Joseph’s Hands – Ralph McTell – Allan Taylor & Ralph McTell – Live At Pately Bridge
14 Talk To Me Of Mendocino – Kate and Anna McGarrigle – The McGarrigle Sisters
15 McCaffery – Paddy Grant – Good People, Take Warning
16 Lord Franklin – Eileen McGann – Heritage
17 Two Sisters – Wood Wilson Carthy – Wood Wilson Carthy
18 Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still – The Teacups – In Which…
19 The Murroe Polka / The Taur Polka / Mick Duggan’s Polka – Caroline Keane – Shine
20 We Tend Our Garden – Marc Block – Faerie Fire Dances
21 The Early Morning – Rachel Newton – To The Awe
22 This Is Not My Tribe – Jez Lowe – Crazy Pagan
23 Talk To Me Dirty In Geordie – Jez Lowe – Crazy Pagan
24 Calums Road – Sharon Shannon / Mike McGoldrick / Frankie Gavin / Jim Murray – Tunes
25 Killing The Blues – John Smith & Clive Carroll – Strings That Nimble Leap
26 Nothing To Show For It – Kern Halpin – Mission Street
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PODCAST: 27 Sep 2020
01 Ocourenta & Cadillac – Teres Aoutes String Band – Courenta Cadillac
02 Three Little Birds – Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down
03 One More Lockdown Day -Robb Johnson and The Irregulars – Pandemic Songs
04 Poolbeg Chimneys / The Ivy Leaf – Patricia Walsh – Simply Whistle
05 Maid On The Mountain – McGoldrick McCusker Doyle – The Reed That Bends In The Storm
06 When I Was A Cowboy – Happy Traum – Buckets Of Song
07 The Recesses – Jenny Sturgeon – The Living Mountain
08 Hion Daila Horo Ri Ho Hion Daila Là – Garefowl – Cliffs
09 Love Of The Common People – Kate Rusby – Hand Me Down
10 Joan Of The Greenwood – Joshua Burnell – Flowers Where The Horses Sleep
11 Wild Sparrow – John Blakey – The Legend Of Icarus O’Toole
12 Honky Tonk Woman – John Blakey – The Legend Of Icarus O’Toole
13 Union Jack House – Virginia Kettle – No Place Like Tomorrow
14 Air And Light – Jenny Sturgeon – The Living Mountain
15 Knocking On Your Door Again - Hank Wangford - Holey Holey
16 Hare Spell – Fay Hield – Wrackline
17 Sweet William’s Ghost – Fay Hield – Wrackline
18 Stringybark Creek – John Campbell Munro – The Kelly Collection
19 The Ballad Of Ned Kelly – Fotheringay – Fotheringay
20 A’ Fàgail Hiort – Garefowl – Cliffs
21 Across The Western Ocean (Single) – Jenna Moynihan
22 Claudia’s Waltz – Patricia Walsh – Simply Whistle
23 Gentleman Jack – O’Hooey & Tidow – Live At St Georges
24 Mrs Macintosh Of Raigmore – Lauren MacColl – Landskein
25 The President Sang Amazing Grace – The Kronos Quartet – Long Time Passing
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PODCAST: 30 Aug 2020
01 Hopping Down In Kent – The Albion Band – The Prospect Before Us
02 Creggan White Hare – Andy Irvine and Dick Gaughan – Parallel Lines
03 Bristol Slaver – Show Of Hands – Longdogs – The Best Of
04 China – Willy Russell – Hoovering The Moon
05 Bantam Cock – Jake Thackeray – Live At The Lobster Pot 2
06 Potters Hay – Robbie Sherratt – Provenance
07 A Mon Like Thee – The Oldham Tinkers – Deep Lancashire
08 The Ballad Of Billy Lubber – The Dransfields – Fiddlers Dream
09 Girl From The Hiring Fair – Ralph McTell – Songs For Six Strings
10 Mary Anne – Fisherman’s Friends – Single
11 Gypsy Davey – Happy Traum – Buckets Of Song
12 The Hanged Man – Mr Fox – The Gypsy
13 I Will Give You My Voice – Changing Room – Behind The Lace
14 Tar Barrel In Dale – The Unthanks – Lucky Gilchrist /Tar Barrel In Dale (Ep)
15 The Bellringing – Tony Rose – Young Hunting
16 Home Lads Home – Cockersdale – Doin’ The Manch
17 Bombers Moon – Mike Harding – Bombers Moon
18 Geordie Black – The Wayfarers – The Wayfarers
19 Leave A Light On For You – Edwina Hayes – Pour Me A Drink
20 The Ghost Of Who We Were – Smith And Nutbeem – Chasing The Sun
21 Tom Paine’s Bones – The Trials Of Cato – Hide And Hair
22 When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease – Roy Harper – Counter Culture
23 Britain Is A Car Park – Eliza Carthy – Wayward Daughter
24 Our Bill – Bernard Wrigley – Deep Lancashire
25 Mingulay Boat Song – The McCalmans – Scottish Songs
26 Peg And Awl – Kevin Dempsey & Rosie Carson – The Distance Between
27 Big River – Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox – B & B
28 Lean On Me – Merry Hell – Blink And You Miss It
29 Bratach Bana – Five Hand Reel – For A’ That
30 Who Knows Where The Time Goes – Sandy Denny – Gold Dust (The Final Concert)
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PODCAST: 26 Jul 2020
01 Goodbye Fare You Well - Waterson Carthy - Fishes And Fine Yellow Sand
02 Sir Patrick Spens - Nic Jones - Ballads And Songs
03 Doodle Let Me Go - Bob Fox & Stu Luckley - Landmarks
04 The Crow On The Cradle - Lady Maisery - Mayday
05 Working Chap (What A Crime) - Patterson, Jordan, Dipper - Flat Earth
06 The Lakes Of Shilin - Tony Rose - Bare Bones
07 Poor Old Man - Granny's Attic - Off The Land
08 Long A Growing - Peter Knight's Gigspanner Big Band - Natural Invention
09 Back On The Road - Mic And Susie Darling - The Road Is Home
10 Jonny O'the Brine - Sam Lee - The Fade In Time
11 Carthy’s March; The Lemon Tree - Martin Carthy, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick - Folk Classics - England
12 False Knight On The Road - Tim Hart & Maddy Prior - Summer Solstice
13 The Blacksmith - Dave Burland - Benchmark
14 Searching For Lambs - June Tabor - Aqaba
15 The Rout of the Blues - Robin and Barry Dransfield
16 Mrs Saggs - Will Pound (M Simpson/Andy Cutting) - A Cut Above
17 Spencer The Rover - Bob & Ron Copper - Traditional Songs From Rottingdean
18 Adieu Sweet Lovely Nancy - Laura Smyth and Ted Kemp - From Here - English Folk Field Recordings Vol 2
19 Liverpool Lou - Bernard Wrigley - Bernard Wrigley
20 Dirty Old Town - Edward II - Victoria Bridge On A Saturday Night
21 Undaunted Mary - Alice Jones - The Gathering
22 Down Where The Drunkards Roll - Bob Davenport with Roger Digby - Send Your Best Men Forward
23 The Final Last Banana/The Sleeve In The Cheese - Whapweasel - Stepping Up
24 Chemical Workers’ Song - Jimmy Auldridge and Sid Goldsmith - Let The Wind Blow High Or Low
25 The World Turned Upside Down - Robb Johnson - And They All Sang Rosselsongs - Songs By Leon Rosselson
26 A Place Called England - The Young ‘Uns - Strangers
27 Adieu To Old England - Shirley Collins - Fountain Of Snow
28 Grandfather's/He Played His Ukelele As The Ship Went Down/ Mickey Mouse's Son And Daughter - Flowers & Frolics - Reformed Characters
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PODCAST: 28 Jun 2020
01 Ewe Wi The Crooked Horn – Fraser Fifield – In Mumbai
02 The Ballad Of Mark Jeffrey – Joshua Burnell – Flowers Where The Horses Sleep
03 How Are You Going To Wet Your Whistle – The Jake Leg Jug Band – Goodbye Booze
04 The Creggan White Hare – The Haar – Extinct
05 Catharsis – The Magpies – Tidings
06 Silk Merchant’s Daughter – Dirk Powell – When I Wait For You
07 A Million At Sea – The Mile Roses – Blue Skies
08 The Bold Princess Royal – George Sansome – George Sansome
09 The Night That John Prine Died – John McCutcheon – Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine
10 Franklin’s Crew – Eilis Kennedy – So Ends This Day
11 Burnie Bushel – Findlay Napier Gillian Frame Mike Vass – The Ledger
12 Northamptonshire Poacher – Jack Sharp – Good Times Older
13 Gone, Baby, Gone – Brownie McGhee – 2016 – Back Country Blues (1947-1955 Savoy Recordings) – (Southern Routes Sr-2507)
14 Galway Shawl – The Magpies – Tidings
15 Caledonia – Drop The Floor – Settle Folk Gathering CD
16 Miles Of Desert Sand – Watkins Family Hour – Brother Sister
17 Factory Girl – McGoldrick McCusker Doyle – The Reed That Bends In The Storm
18 Asturian Set – McGoldrick McCusker Doyle – The Reed That Bends In The Storm
19 A Bruton Farmer – The Wilderness Yet – The Wilderness Yet
20 Batt Henry’s / The Shaskeen – Caroline Keane – Shine
21 The Old Oak Wood Turns Green Again – Colum Sands – Song Bridge
22 The Emily Anna (A Greenhand’s Tale) – Eilis Kennedy – So Ends This Day
23 My Dog Talking Blues – John McCutcheon – Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine
24 Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Eliza Gilkyson – 2020
25 Step It Out Mary – The Mighty Doonans – Settle Folk Gathering CD
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PODCAST: 31 May 2020
01 The Girls Of Banbridge/Larry The Beerdrinker – Kevin MacLeod - Dorney Rock
02 Durham Gaol – Bob Davenport – Northumbrian Minstrelsy
03 Gamekeeper – Jack Sharp – Good Times Older
04 A Hundred Miles Of Nothing – Charlie Dore – Like Animals
05 Touch Has A Memory — Ralph McTell & Wizz Jones – About Time Too
06 Yellow Tinker / Ríl Mhór Bhaile An Chalaidh – Cormac Begley – Cormac Begley
07 Belfast Song – Adam Amos : Noel Rocks – Back Up To Zero
08 Bet & Terry – Elizabeth & Jameson – Northern Shores & Stories
09 Her Long Hair Flowing Down – John Doyle – Path Of Stones
10 The Bone Lace Weaver’s Song – Jackie Oates & John Spiers – Needle Pin, Needle Pin
11 Factory Girl- Ralph McTell – The Definitive Transatlantic Connection
12 1952 – Ralph McTell – As Far As I Can Tell
13 Bentley & Craig – Ralph McTell – As Far As I Can Tell
14 Stealin – Ralph McTell – Stealin Back
15 The Unknown Soldier – Ralph McTell – The Unknown Soldier
16 Sreets Of London – Ralph McTell – The Definitive Transatlantic Connection
17 Sweet Kingwilliamstown – Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh – Thar Toin / Seaborne
18 Liberty’s Sweet Shore – Andrew J Newall – Janus
19 Dinny O’Brien’s Hornpipe/The Burning Sands Of Egypt – Kevin MacLeod & Alec Finn Polbain To Oranmore
20 Echoes Of The Shenandoah Valley – H.M. Barnes – Blue Ridge Ramblers Early Mandolin Classics, Volume 1
21 Hornpipe – Simon Mayor – The Second Mandolin Album
22 My Baby’s Gonna Jump And Shout – Yank Rachell – Mandolin Blues
23 Roll ‘Em Easy – Michelle Holding & Bonz – Struck Lucky
24 Death & His Daughter Fair – John Blek – The Embers
26 Wandering Boy – Cinder Well – No Summer
27 Les Yeux De Rosalie – Dirk Powell – When I Wait For You
28 Durham Gaol – Jez Lowe – Galloways
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PODCAST: 26 Apr 2020
01 Teelin Harbour – John Doyle – Path Of Stones
02 Fish And Whistle – John Prine – Souvenirs
03 Van Diemen’s Land – Findlay Napier Gillian Frame Mike Vass – The Ledger
04 Masks And Gowns – Ralph Mctell – Unreleased
05 Queen Of The Fair, The Kiltormer Jig – Le Cheile – Out Of The West
06 The Old Durham Waltz – Jez Lowe – The Old Durham Road / The Jez Lowe Fellside Collection [Disc 1]
07 Two Sisters – D’Har – Extinct
08 Hard Time Killing Floor Blues – Sean Taylor – Live In London
09 Portugal / Lithuania – Will Pound – A Day Will Come
10 Trouble In Mind – Michelle Holding & Bonz – Struck Lucky
11 Back In Durham Gaol – Jez Lowe – Galloways / The Jez Lowe Fellside Collection [Disc 2]
12 My Boy Jack – Lilian Grace – Death And The Lady
13 Sam Stone – John Prine – Great Days: Anthology (Disc 1)
14 Laughlin Boy – Tracy Grammer – Flower Of Avalon 13 02 17
15 Better Times Are Waiting For You – Colum Sands – Song Bridge
16 Craigie Hills – D’Har – Extinct
17 That’s The Way That The World Goes ‘Round – John Prine – Great Days: Anthology (Disc 1)
18 Shanklin Chine – Kirsty Merrin – Our Bright Night
19 Heavy Horses On The Highway – Doug McArthur – The Horses Of The Sea
20 The Pigeon On The Gate / The First Day Of Spring – Páraic Macdonnchadha – Not Before Time… 39 Years In The Making
21 The Golden Vanity – Jez Lowe – Bad Penny / The Jez Lowe Fellside Collection [Disc 3]
22 Collateral – Charlie Dore – Like Animals
23 Terrible Lie – Charlie Dore – Like Animals
24 Calliope Rag – Michelle Holding & Bonz – Struck Lucky
25 Angel From Montgomery (Live) – Bonnie Raitt And John Prine – John Prine Live
26 Coal Town Days – Jez Lowe – Bede Weeps / The Jez Lowe Fellside Collection [Disc 5}
27 Midnight Special – Jonny Silvo – Midnight Special
28 Chinese Breakdown/Old Joe Clark – Steamchicken – Never Mind The Dots
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