Politics leads to tickling, which leads to happiness. The break of day leads to a terrible mining disaster. We go to sea, meet three ghosts, are taken as slaves by moorish pirates and finally go cuckoo. It's all in this episode of FolkCast - the show that breaks the rules! Music featured: The Journeyman by Pete Morton

from the album "The Ramblin' And Frappin' Pete Morton"

Socialism in Our Time by Sydney Carter

from the album "Anthems In Eden"

Joanne by House Of Hats

from the album "This Love"

Ribbons by The Jones Boys

from the album "Like the Sun a-Glittering"

I'm So Happy by Billy Brown

from the EP "Up Against It"

Sunrise Ride by Peter Lacey

from the album "Last Leaf"

The Coming Of The Day by Adrian Nation

from the album "Live at Crossroads"

"Grim And Grimy Folk"Trimdon Grange by Martin Carthy

from the album "Sweet Wivelsfield" Szanta Oliwska by Brasy

from the album "BrasyLive"

Soldiers Joy/Floating Candle/The Dutchess by Will Pound

from the album "A Cut Above"

The Aerial And Taeping by Hughie Jones

from the album "Maritime Miscellany"

The Lover's Ghost by Russell Cottier

from the EP "Byways"

Ghost At The Crossroads by Howlin' Luke Jackson

from the album "Fumes And Faith"

Miss Willmott's Ghost by Phillip Henry And Hannah Martin

from the album "Mynd"

Babba presents The Story Behind The SongLily Of Barbary by Little Johnny England

from the album "Tournament Of Shadows" The Cuckoo by DeMalebysse

from the album "Gazing Through Trees of Sorrow"

For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk