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PODCAST: 29 Jul 2018
01 Love Like A Rock (In A Stormy Sea) – Rory McLeod – Footsteps and Heartbeats
02 Mr. President (Have Pity On The Working Man) – Sam Bush – Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman
03 Maho Snaps – Port Of Call – Midnight Howl – Robin Bullock – Midnight Howl
04 Dearest Johnny – Heidi Talbot – Angels Without Wings
05 Harriet Tubman – Holly Near – And Still We Sing: The Outspoken Collection
06 Canadee–I–O – Harry Upton – You Never Heard So Sweet
07 Canadee–I–O – Nic Jones – Penguin Eggs
08 The Cockfight – Harry Boardman & Dave Hillery – Transpennine
09 Blue Eyed Nancy – Robyn Stapleton – Fickle Fortune
10 House Of The Risin' Sun – Tim O'Brien – Cornbread Nation
11 Can You Blame The Poor Miner - Maria Dunn - We Were Good People
12 Lord Franklin – Roy Bailey – New Bell Wake
13 Follow The Heron – Karine Polwart – Scribbled In Chalk
14 For The Loan Of A Glass Of Beer – Robin Williamson – Trades Roots Live
15 St Kevin And The Blackbird – Seamus Heaney & Liam O'Flynn – The Poet & The Piper
16 Open The Door For Three – Seamus Heaney & Liam O'Flynn – The Poet & The Piper
17 Peg & Awl – Rosie Carson and Kevin Dempsey – Between The Distance
18 Canned Heat Blues – The Rumblestrutters – Prohibition Blues
19 Heather Down The Moor – Ruth Notman – Threads
20 Weary Whaling Grounds – Swan Arcade – Round Again
21 Ladies On The Steamboat – Burnett & Rutherford – American Epic: The Collection
22 Shamrock Green – Susan McKeown – Sweet Liberty
23 One More Dollar – Tommy O'Sullivan – Song Ablaze
24 The Land Was Stolen – The Machine Breakers – The Land Was Stolen
25 Raleigh And Spenser – Dana and Sue Robinson – American Hornpipe
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PODCAST: 27 Jun 2018
01 Walk Awhile (Live) - Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Saturday [Disc 1]
02 The Fashionable Farmer - The Shackleton Trio - Fen, Farm & Deadly Water
03 Life Is Not Kind To The Drinking Man - Steve Tilston - Distant Days
04 Start Again - Hatful Of Rain - Songs Of The Lost And Found
05 Hornpipe - Duck Soup - Everything And...
06 Master McGrath - Danú - Ten Thousand Miles
07 The Music Makers - Jake Walton - Silver Muse
08 Lost In The Stars - Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy - Anchor
09 The Elfin Knight - Norma Waterson & Eliza Carthy - Anchor
10 Hobo's Lullaby - Owen Moore - Single
11 Now Is The Cool Of The Day - The Foxglove Trio - Distant Havens
12 And Jesus Wept - Reg Meuross - Reg Meuross
13 Maria Martin - Lucy Ward - Pretty Warnings
14 24/7 Care - Mike Reinstein - Acts Of Love
15 Molly Vaughan - Phantom Voices - Peace By Peace
16 The Ploughman Lads- Rachel McShane & The Cartographers - When All Is Still
17 Scarborough Fair - Martin Carthy - An Introduction To Martin Carthy
18 The Miners Way - Gone Molly - Gone Molly
19 Endless Sleep - Duck Soup - Everything And...
20 Bywater - Eamon O’Leary - All Souls
22 Anthem Of A Working Mum - The Melrose Quartet - Dominion
22 Dear Mr Beckett - Mike Reinstein - Acts Of Love
23 The Berryfields Of Blair - Belle Stewart - Scotland's Voices
24 The Mummers' Dance - Daria Kulesh - Spring Delights
25 The Deserter (Live) - Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Saturday [Disc 1]
26 Dawg Grass - The Andrew Collins Trio - Groove
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PODCAST: 26 May 2018
01 Who Broke The Lock - The Unwanted - Pay Day
02 The King Of Dunmail Raise - Mike Turnbull - Circlet Of Gold [Ep]
03 The Cobbler's Daughter - Alden, Patterson, Dashwood - By The Night
04 Fowley’s Mazurka / Billy’s Boffin Waltz - Shane Mulchrone - Solid Ground
05 Good Morning Mr Walker - Eliza Carthy - An Introduction To Eliza Carthy
06 Sweet Liberty Of Life - Finbar Furey - Don't Stop This Now
07 Walk The Road - Ho Ro - Hex
08 Fledgeling Featuring Jarlath Henderson - Kirsty Law - Young Night Thought
09 The Orphan King - Ed Romanoff - The Orphan King
10 The Ballad Of Springhill - Landless - Bleaching Bones
11 Unity (Raise Your Banners High) - John Tams - An Introduction To John Tams
12 What Will We Do When We Have No Money? - The Unwanted - Pay Day
13 Selkie Song - Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Awake
14 Song Of The Lower Classes - Cath & Phil Tyler - The Ox And The Ax
15 Bright Field - The Rheingans Sisters - Bright Field
16 Red Rocking Chair - Alden, Patterson, Dashwood - By The Night
17 Let's Go To Town - Richard Knott - Long Story Short
18 The Cuckoo - Mishaped Pearls - Shivelight
19 Mari Fach - Lucy Ward - Pretty Warnings
20 Swan Song - Phamie Gow - Beyond The Milky Way
21 He’s In The Jailhouse Now - Memphis Shieks - Good For What Ails You
22 Ripest Of Apples - Anna & Elizabeth - The Invisible Comes To Us
23 The Maharajah Of Mogador - Robin Williamson & His Merry Band - Journey's Edge
24 The Galway Shawl - Finbar Furey - Don't Stop This Now
25 Texas Easy Street - Dom Flemons - Black Cowboys
26 Willow Tree - Eliza Carthy - An Introduction To Eliza Carthy
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PODCAST: 24 April 2018
01 Waterbound - Coda - Train Of Spirits
02 Fire Marengo - The Salts - Brave
03 City Of Chicago - Christy Moore - On The Road [Disc 2]
04 Isadora's Reel - Peter Knight & John Spiers - Well Met
05 Prickle Eye Bush - Ninebarrow - The Waters & The Wild
06 One Starry Night - Connla - The Next Chapter
07 Hard Walkin' - Winter Wilson - Far Off On The Horizon
08 100,000 Years - Stick In The Wheel - Follow Them True
09 Creeping Jane - Open The Door For Three - The Joyful Hour
10 A Maid Went To Comber | Till Viola - Rowan Piggott - Mountscribe
11 Coinleach Glas / An Fhoimair / Caislean An Or / Ballymanus Fair - Drop The Floor - Fairly Cooking
12 Underneath The Sycamore Featuring Karine Polwart - Kirsty Law - Young Night Thought
13 Corporate Lie - Tony Brook - Alabama Panorama
14 The Diggers Song - Windborne - Song On The Times
15 The White Bird - Duncan Chisholm - Sandwood
16 Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key - Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage - Awake
17 Omie Wise - Bill Lloyd - Ballads Of The Unfree
18 Fire On The Mountain - Anne Sumner - Beacon
19 Poor Boy - Niall Teague & The Fast Company - Big Red Bridge
20 I Drew My Ship - Shirley Collins - An Introduction To
21 Papa Stour Sword Dance - Will Pound - Through The Seasons
22 Lady O'dreams - James Patrick Gavin - Chewing The Fat
23 Better Of Dead - Milton Hide - Little Fish
24 The Fair Flower Of Northumberland - Alasdair Roberts, Amble Skuse and David McGuinness - What News
25 Casadh Cam Na Feadarnaighe - Coda - Train Of Spirits
26 Scan Tester's No. 1 Step Dance / Murphy's Hornpipe - Peter Knight & John Spiers - Well Met
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PODCAST: 18 March 2018
01 Fever - Toss The Feathers - Toss The Feathers - Awakening
02 One More Dollar / Reel - Long Note - Long Note
03 Watermans - Michael McGoldrick - Fused
04 The Creel - Packie Byrne - Donegal And Back (Film Black Jack)
05 Mist Covered Mountain - Red Ciel - Jump To The Sun
06 A Place To Be - Emma Sweeney - Pangea
07 Wearing The Britches - The House Devils - Crossing The Ocean
08 Butlers Of Glen Avenue / Roaring Barmaid (feat. Kevin Barnard & Marian Flannery) - Tony Sullivan - Sully’s Fancy
09 Nil Se Na La - Rioghnach Connolly - Black Lung
10 Paddy Ryan's Dream / Dowd's Favourite / Phelim's Frolic - Dezi Donnelly - Familiar Footsteps
11 The Mickey Dam - The House Devils - Adieu To Old Ireland
12 Jerry's Beaver Hat - Tom Cussen & Tony Howley - There's Always Room In Our House
13 Waterbound - Michael McGoldrick - Aurora
14 Killavil Jig / The Rat In The Thatch / Peter Byrnes Fancy - The Dog In The Fog - Mike McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly
15 Little Brigid Flynn - Oddfellows - Oddfellows
16 The Star Of Munster - Emma Sweeney - Pangea
17 Down By The Liffey - The Beggermen - Live At The MSG
18 Little Beggerman - The Beggermen - Live At The MSG
19 Cillian Can Walk / Kitty's White Rose/ The Red Swan - Angela Durcan - Unreleased
20 Catfish Blues - Rioghnach Connolly - Black Lung
21 Where The Lurgy Flows - Fionnuala Bradbury - Unreleased
22 Natalie MacMaster's / Richard Dwyers - Connail Durcan / Catherine Mcgoldrick / Ciara McGoldrick / Orla Felcey - Unreleased
23 The Bantry Girls Lament - Long Note - Long Note
24 Manchester Street - Mancunia - Turn Towards The Sun
25 The Prodigal - Culainn - The Prodigal
26 The Kilfenora / Tatter Jack Walsh - Des Donnelly - Remember Des Donnelly
27 The Jolly Angler - Mike McGoldrick - Aurora
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PODCAST: 26 Feb 2018
01 Landlord - Jim Page - A Handfull Of Songs
02 The Knight's Ghost - Kathryn Roberts And Sean Lakeman - Personae
03 The Rolling Wave / Chahar Mezrab - Nava - Tapestry
04 Y March Glas - Three Legg'd Mare - Teiliwr: Tailor
05 Tecumseh Valley - Julie Murphy - Lips No Longer Wet With Wine EP
06 Water Rattle - Will Noble - It's Gritstone For Me
07 Byker Hill - Jez Lowe - The Dillen Doll
08 Follow The Horses - Jez Lowe - The Dillen Doll
09 Here’s A Health To Every Miner Lad - Andy Irvine and Luke Plumb - Precious Heroes
10 Bring Back Home - Ange Hardy - Bring Back Home
11 Whistlin Rufus - Grey Eagle - Grey Eagle
12 Weaver - Stick In The Wheel - Follow Them True
13 Bury Me Naked - Merry Hell - Bury Me Naked EP
14 Railroad Man - Ordinary Elephant - Before I Go
15 Jolly Waggoner - The Duncan McFarlane Band - Drystone Wall (The August 2017 Demos)
16 Go Your Way - Julie Fowlis - Alterum
17 Fear a’ bhrochain / Dòmhnall Binn - Julie Fowlis - Alterum
18 More Than Boys - Luke Jackson - Solo-Duo-Trio
19 The Witch Of The Westmorland - The Heathen Kings - From Bedlam To Babylon
20 The Black Velvet Band - The High Kings - Decade
21 The Antrim Barndances - Music In The Glen - Music In The Glen
22 The World Won't Change Itself - Joe Solo - Not On Our Watch
23 Rambling Irish Man - Niall Hanna - Autumn Winds
24 When I Leave Berlin - Lazy Farmer - Lazy Farmer
25 Black Jack County Chain - Bill Lloyd - Ballads Of The Unfree
26 All Fall Down - Ciaran Algar and Greg Russell - Utopia And Wasteland
27 Chahar Pare - Nava - Tapestry
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PODCAST: 24 Dec 2017
01 Shake 'Em Up Charlie - Mighty Mo Rodgers & Baba Sissoko - Griot Blues
02 The Ballad Of Norwich Gaol - Various - The Transports 2017
03 Castle Kellys - Damien O’Kane - Avenging & Bright
04 Wildflowers - The Wailin' Jennys - Fifteen
05 The Manchester Angel - Laura Smith & Ted Kemp - The Poacher's Fate
06 Lark In The Clear Air - Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket Of Wind Resistance
07 Twenty-One Years On Dartmoor - Nick Hart - Nick Hart Sings Eight English Folk Songs
08 Take The Buckles - India Electric Company - Seven Sister
09 Mudcrab Blues - Mandolin Jack - Phoenix in the Ashes
10 Delilah And Samson (Featuring Luke Jackson) - Kirsty Merryn - She & I
11 Scarecrow - Bob Fox - A Garland For Joey
12 What Will We Do When We Have No Money? - Lankum - Between The Earth And Sky
13 Now She's Gone - Jim Kweskin - Unjugged
14 Water Is Life - Luka Bloom - Refuge
15 The Final Trawl - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - Foxglove & Fuschia
16 All Among The Barley - Damien O’Kane - Avenging & Bright
17 Collateral Damage - Jim Page - A Hand Full Of Songs
18 White Old Woman Of The Night - Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket Of Wind Resistance
19 Sphagnum Mass For A Dead Queen - Karine Polwart & Pippa Murphy - A Pocket Of Wind Resistance
20 Shove The Pigs Foot A Little Further In The Fire - Brendan Power and Jane Rothfield - Pufnsaw
21 Vasilisia - Daria Kulesh - Vasilisa - EP
22 Songs About A Train - Reg Meuross - Songs About A Train
23 Johnny Has Gone For Soldier - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - Foxglove & Fuschia
24 Weihnachten 1914 - Kerstin Blodig & Ian Melrose - Schneetreiben
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PODCAST: 22 Oct 2017
01 Angeline The Baker – Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys – Pretty Peggy
02 Snake Oil – State Of The Union – Snake Oil
03 The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Ladies Pantalettes – Steve Tilston – The Greening Wind
04 Carrickmannon Lake – Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp – The Poacher’s Fate
05 Beautiful City – Davy Graham – Large As Life And Twice As Natural
06 The Mickey Dam – Daoiri Farrell – The First Turn
07 Pat Rainey – Daoirí Farrell – True Born Irishman – Daoirí Farrell
08 Bogie’s Bonny Belle – Daoiri Farrell – 2 Track Single
09 Fire & Wine – O’Hooley & Tidow – Winterfolk
10 Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning – Hot Rock Pilgrims – Squirrel Hunting
11 The Four Marys/Gaelic Waltz – Tim Edey – The Sleeping Tunes
12 The Birds Are Drunk – Kirsty Merryn – She & I
13 Poor Little Ellen – Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones – Sweet Memories Never Leave
14 Never Tire Of The Road – Andy Irvine – Rain On The Roof
15 Closing Time – Mike Harding – Plutonium Alley
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PODCAST: 15 Oct 2017
01 Rubber Band – Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus
02 Mary And The Soldier – Andy Irvine And Paul Brady
03 Killing The Blues – Chris Smither – Live As I’ll Ever Be
04 Margaret’s Waltz – Banter – Yes
05 Can’t Be Satisfied – Long Note – Two
06 Bonny Greenwoodside – Susan McKeown – Lowlands
07 King Kong’s Visit To Glasgow – Findlay Napier – Glasgow
08 Red Wine Promises – Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus
09 Magical Man – Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus
10 Young Parson Richard – Naomi Bedford – Songs My Ruiner Gave Me
11 The Boston Smuggler – Jean Elvin – Voice Of The People Good People Take Warning
12 The Sparrow Of Swansea – Tom Russell – Folk Hotel
13 Song Of The Jay – Edgelarks – Edgelarks
14 On The Road To The Fair – The Flanagan Brothers – Irish Popular Dances
15 The Banks Of The Bann – Cara Dillon – Wanderer
16 In The Memory & The Name Of Grenfell Tower – Robb Johnson – Songs From The Last Seven Years
17 Scarecrow – Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus
18 Bright Phoebus – Lal & Mike Waterson – Bright Phoebus
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PODCAST: 08 Oct 2017
01 Penny In The Slot – Luke Daniels – Singing Ways To Feel More Junior
02 Annabel Lee – Sarah Jarosz – Transatlantic Sessions V Vol 1
03 Le Reel Du Pendu (The Hangman’s Reel) – John Faulkner – Nomads / Fánaithe
04 Alabama Jubilee – R. Crumb And His Cheap Suit Serenaders – Chasin’ Rainbows
05 Noran Water – Robyn Stapleton – Fickle Fortune
06 History Lesson – Three City Four – The All New Electric Muse – The Story Of Folk Into Rock
07 The World Turned Upside Down (The Digger’s Song) – Karan Casey – Songlines
08 Palaces Of Gold – Roy Bailey – Sit Down & Sing
09 They’re Going To Build A Motorway – Leon Rosselson – That’s Not the Way It’s Got to Be
10 Song Of The Olive Tree – Janet Russell – And They All Sang RosselSonGs – Songs By Leon Rosselson
11 Jackboot Democrats – Des De Moor – And They All Sang RosselSonGs – Songs By Leon Rosselson
12 Flower Of Magheralli / Farewell To Milltown / The Yellow Tinker – Long Note – Two
13 Transplant Calypso – Jeremy Taylor – The Very Best Of
14 A Place Called England – The Young ‘Uns – Strangers
15 Across The Blue Mountains – Jack Warnock – Jack Warnock
16 Cod Liver Oil And The Orange Juice – Findlay Napier – Glasgow
17 Elizabeth Trump & Son – Luke Daniels – Singing Ways To Feel More Junior
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