Fire Draw Near: Recent Episodes
Ian Lynch
Fire Draw Near is a monthly podcast and radio show which investigates Irish traditional music and song in all of its myriad forms.
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LegginsOtis High – Old Gray Beard A-Flappin'Betty Garland – Old Gum Boots and LeggingsLawrence Older – Old Shoes and Leggings Jeannie Robertson – The Dottered Auld Carle Pipe Major Bill Hepburn - Leaving Port AskaigFrankie Armstrong – The Old Man from over the SeaJane Turiff – Wi His Grey Baird Newly ShavenAvice Clarke – Head a NoddingGordon Hall – Old Grey NoddleGrace Notes – Old Man from LeeJon Wilks – There was an Old Man Came Over the Seahttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Will Woodson – Willie Taylor's March - The Harp That Once Through Tara's Hallhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad The Dark Eyed Sailor aka Fair Phoebe and Her Dark Eyed SailorTracklistPhil Tanner – Fair Phoebe and Her Dark Eyed SailorFred Jordan – The Dark Eyed SailorWalter Pardon – The Dark Eyed SailorLou Killen – The Dark Eyed SailorSteeleye Span – The Dark Eyed SailorKate Doherty (Denery) – Dark Eyed SailorChristy Moore – The Dark Eyed SailorLuke Kelly – The Dark Eyed SailorMichael Barden – The Dark Eyed SailorAndrew King and Brown Sierra – The Dark Eyed SailorThe Norman Luboff Choir – The Dark Eyed Sailorhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode LXV (and not LXX!!!) has songs and tunes, old ones and new ones, drink and meat, hares and pigs, parties and funerals, sacrifices and tributes. TracklistBryan O'Leary – I’ll meet you on a day that never ends / The Ballinahulla Butterfly / Tranquility in TureencahillTim Lyons and Fintan Vallely - The Price of the PigVidd – Stor sak om världen hatar migSarah Makem – I Courted a Wee GirlCormac Cannon, Lamond Gillespie and John Blake – Bunker Hill / The Hare's PawNellie Weldon – My Love is a WellSeamus Heaney and Liam O’Flynn – The Given Note / Port na bPúcaíJimmy Crowley – Johnny Jump UpShove The Pig’s Foot A Little Further Into The Fire / Juliann JohnsonPatrick Boyle – Clasped To The PigTopette – Bal Limousines - A Bastien / Les MariesNimf – Solar Excess Sacrificial Ecstasieshttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Liam Lonergan – Báthadh Bhroclaise / Sliabh Mis / Whiskey-O-Roudelum-RowBarry Gleeson – The Girls Along The Roadhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
FDN LXIII is a special episode focusing on shape note singing in the United States. It is based around two interviews conducted this year with Howe Pearson and Sasha Suczyk and looks at the history and evolution of shape note singing in North America, as well as various cultural and social aspects of the tradition. TracklistNOLA Sacred Harp Singers – I Walked AbroadWootten Family – OrtonvilleCork Sacred Harp Singers – TribulationLee Family – While Sorrows Encompass Me Round (Tune Skeleton of Idumea)Northampton Harmony – DespairDoc Watson And Gaither Carlton – And Am I Born To Die?Shenandoah Harmony Singers – BuonaparteFrank Harte – The Isle of Saint HelenaThe Doc Watson Family – The Lone PilgrimSacred Harp Singers – The Lone PilgrimMartha Woodard – Murillo's LessonThe Florida-Alabama Progressive Seven Shape Note Singing Convention Singers – Amazing GraceLandless – DoomsdayNOLA Sacred Harp Singers – The Last JudgementWiregrass Sacred Harp Singers – My Mothers Gonehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
I have just recently gotten my vinyl and CD collections back from where they were stored for 6 months (thanks Crispo!!), an event that definitely makes itself felt in this episode. If there is a theme then it's something to do with pipers, fighters, outlaws, thieves and revolutionaries. Art by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. XTracklist;Seán McKeon – The Salamanca / Trim the VelvetTealeaf – Bone Lace WeaverJason Rouse – Snug in the Blanket / The Fisherman’s Johnny Horton – The Battle of New OrleansLiam Weldon – James ConnollySeán McKeon – James ConnollyFrancy Devine – Sam Hall / Le Ramoneur / Skarzhour ChiminalieuLuke Cheevers – Abe CarmanDaoirí Farrell – Valentine O' HaraJohn Faulkner and Dolores Keane – Allan Tyne Of HarrowMartin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick – SovayThe Kipper Family – The Male Female HighwaymanA.L. Lloyd – Jim Jones at Botany BayJerry O'Reilly – The CarmagnolesRuth Hazleton – Tri-Coloured HouseBeau James Wilding – The Lowlands of HollandRL O'Mealy – Donegal ReelJason Rouse – The Maid at Mourneshorehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Ben Paley – Follow The BandJunior Brother – Welcome To My MountainMilkweed – Exile of the Sons of UisliuMilkweed – The Milk-Fed CalfPoor Creature – We’ve Run Out Of Tomorrowshttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Blackwater Side aka Blackwaterside aka Down by Blackwaterside and the journey that it took from a Traveller site outside Belfast in 1952 to the first Led Zeppelin LP. A winding river of a song, this episode looks at its multiple obscure sources as well as its many meandering tributaries.TracklistLed Zeppelin – Black Mountain SideBert Jansch – BlackwatersideAnne Briggs – BlackwatersideIsla Cameron – BlackwatersideMary Doran – Down by BlackwatersidePaddy Tunney – BlackwatersideHarry Upton – In Wayward TownWash Nelson – Last May MornSpriguns – BlackwatersideLandless – Blackwatersidehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
FDN LX was recorded in a bedroom in the 9th Ward in New Orleans. Upon reflection it features many friends, peers and contemporaries and that must be a good thing.Cormac Mac Diarmada – Iníon an Fhaoit’ ó’n nGleannJim Ghedi – The SeasonsBob Hill – Pity The Downtrodden LandlordBen Edge – Crossbones LamentAngeline Morrison – Unknown African Boy (d. 1830)Paddy McKeown – Cailín Deas Crúite na mBóDickie Rock & Miami – Mairzy Doats And Dozy DoatsGuídó Pluisce – Farewell to High FidelityGeoff Berner — In Ale Gasn [Daloy Polizei! ⁄ A.C.A.B!]Ola Belle Reed – I've EnduredVaro ft. John Francis Flynn – Green Grows the LaurelJim Ghedi – Sheaf & FeldDanny Diamond – A Dream of Home https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the song Hares on the Mountain aka Blackbirds and Thrushes aka If All the Young Women aka Nancy Lay Sleeping aka The Knife in the Window aka Pretty Polly aka Shepherd So Bold aka Sally My Dear aka Lightning and Thunder aka Crawling and Creeping aka Ain't Gonna Do It No More aka Roll Yer Leg OverTracklistShirley Collins and Davy Graham – Hares on the MountainHarry List – Knife on the WindowAL Lloyd – Pretty PollyHarry Cox – Knife in the WindowBelinda Kempster and Fran Foote – Knife in the WindowThe Three ‘Baccer Tags – Ain’t Gonna Do It No MoreJim Garland – Crawling and CreepingDan Tate – Lightning and ThunderOscar Brand – Roll Your Leg OverFine & Bawdy Wenches – Roll Yer Leg OverSeamus Ennis – Blackbirds and ThrushesTommy Makem and Liam Clancy – Hares on the MountainFrankie Armstrong with Maddy Prior – Hares on the Mountain (feat. Maddy Prior)Radie Peat and Daragh Lynch – Hares on the MountainShirley Collins – Hares on the Mountainhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnearPicture shows Jack Bernard of Bridgwater Somerset. From https://cecilsharpspeople.org.uk - thank Ellie!
Episode LVIX is an eclectic collection of traditional material arranged and performed along a wide and varied spectrum of emotion, mood and colour. Expect bombast, pomp, introspection and sensitivity with a side dish of wonktown 2000. Artwork from Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymous Bosch, 15th - 16th century.TracklistSam Spence – Quest For The Silver TrophyNatalie Ní Chasaide and Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnail – The Ewe with the Crooked Horn / An Mhalaidh GarbhMacdara Yeates – One Starry NightBláth na hÓige – Seán GabhaPowtes – Green BroomsGrey Stag – Blessington MaidCruel Mother – Down the Greenwood SideEspers – Rosemary LaneIsa Desmet – The Prickle Holly BushHieronymus Bosch Butt MusicThe Kipper Family – The Losing Of The WhalePaul Denman & Jennifer Reid – Life's Spinning SongGreen Ribbons – The Well Below The ValleyTom Lehrer – I Got It From AgnesScafell Pike – The New York TraderDubz Ft Ronnie Drew – The Last Leviathanhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the song the Boston Burglar aka Botany Bay aka the Louisville Burglar aka the New Transports Farewell aka the Transport aka Adieu to Old EnglandTracklistPaul Clayton – Botany BayThe Watersons – The Whitby LadFiddlin' John Carson August – The Boston BurglarCarl T Sprague – The Boston BurglarNew Lost City Ramblers – Louisville BurglarGeorge Pegram – The Boston BurglarCat Mother – Boston BurglarJean Elvin - The Boston SmugglerJimmy MacBeath – The Boston SmugglerDelia Murphy – The Boston BurglarThe Clancy Brother and Lou Killen – The Boston BurglarThe Pubcrawlers – Boston Burglarhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode LVIII is a spotlight on the Appalachian region of the USA, based around an interview with the one and only Andy the Doorbum and focusing on the relief work that he is currently carrying out there. If you would like to support him in his efforts you can do so here - https://campsite.bio/andythedoorbum The episode also features an unreleased track from Andy, namely Young Emily / Edmund in the Lowlands LowTracklistAndy the Doorbum - Young Emily / Edmund in the Lowlands LowMaggie Hammons - When this World Comes to an EndMichael and Carrie Cline - Bangum and the Wild BoarMargaret Winter - Cockle Shells and Silver Bells Riddle SongHarold and Margaret Winter - Loving HenryHazel Dickens - Black LungSarah Ogan Gunning - Dreadful MemoriesJohn Snipes - Going Where I've Never Been BeforeCherokee Singers - One Drop of Blood (Trail of Tears Song #2)Frank Proffitt - Tom DooleyFrank Proffitt - I'm Going Back to North Carolinahttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode LVII is a grim Halloween special featuring some creepy favourites! Artwork is a German painting of the Danse Macabre, creator unknown.TracklistJohn Carpenter – Tommy Tells Of Ghost ShipsRichard Dawson – Ghost of a TreePaddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan – The Young Tom Ennis / The Maid at the WellJohn Goodluck – The Lover’s GhostPentangle – The Cruel SisterHarry Bradley and Michael Clarkson – The Geese in the Bog / The Jig of the DeadRoky Erickson – I Walked with a ZombieDimlaia – Goodnight Sweet GhostEddie Butcher – Saturday Night is Halloween NightShane McGowan and Sinéad O’Connor – HauntedThe Kipper Family – All on the ShoreBlood Axis & In Gowan Ring – Dead Men’s Slip-JigTom Lehrer – The Irish BalladJeannie Robertson – The Dublin Murder Balladhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Fair Margaret And Sweet William aka Lady Margaret And Sweet William aka Sweet William and Fair Margaret aka Knight William aka Lady Margaret aka Little Margaret aka The Old ArmchairTracklistTom Munnelly – Talking about Knight WilliamMartin Howley – Knight WilliamAL Lloyd – Fair Margaret And Sweet WilliamThe Hare and the Moon – Sweet William and Fair MargaretJustus Begley – Lady MargaretEmma Shelton – Fair Margaret and Sweet WilliamAlmeda Riddle – Lady MargaretSheila Kay Adams – Little MargaretRhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi – Little MargaretAmps for Christ – Sweet William and Lady Margarethttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear“Margaret’s Ghost” by Gwen Raverat, 1909
Fire Draw Near Episode LVI turns a focussed ear to the liminal weirdos at the very fringes of traditional and folk music. And Nioclás Tóibín. Pictured are the Belgian duo Tabernis, who open the episode. TracklistTabernis – Carmen ReginarumRóis – CaoineCharanjit Singh – Raga BhairavIsa Gordon – What a VoiceSeamas Hyland – Navan RoadNioclás Tóibín – EochaillThe Deadlians – Return to Fingal / Lord MayoDawn Ray'd – RequitalCóras – George White’sAncient Hostility – Immigration VanGreet – John Barleycorn
This episode looks at the ballad the Suffolk Miracle aka the Holland Handkerchief aka the Lover's Ghost.TracklistNora Cleary – The Holland HandkerchiefPackie Manus Byrne – The Holland HandkerchiefAustin Flanagan – The Holland HandkerchiefMichael McGonigle – The Holland HandkerchiefJohn Goodluck – The Suffolk MiracleChris Foster – The Holland HandkerchiefRósa Ingólfsdóttir – Djákninn á MyrkáJohn W. Green – The Suffolk MiracleMrs. G. A. Griffin – The Suffolk MiracleDol Small – The Suffolk MiraclePeggy Seeger – The Suffolk MiracleDean Gitter – The Suffolk MiracleDoctor Evazan – The Suffolk MiracleQuadriga Consort – The Suffolk Miraclehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Fire Draw Near Episode LV is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Heather Wood ' - outstanding singer, tank driver and wit'. It features her singing with the Young Tradition alongside some anti-marriage songs, a little look at Oró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile, some traditional tunes by Rory Gallagher, some north American goodness and a bit more besides.TracklistJim Williams – Finger SceneThe Young Tradition – Lyke Wake DirgeRory Gallagher – She Moved Through the FairDarach Ó Catháin – Oró Sé do Bheatha BhaileSinéad O’Connor – Oró Sé do Bheatha BhaileNatalie Ní Chasaide and Iarfhlaith Ó Dohmnaill – Welcome Home GràinneThe Kossoy Sisters – I Never Will MarryLukas De Clerck – Sacrifice of a ReedThe Dubliners – Don’t Get MarriedWest of Roan – Let No One Steal Your ThymeAbner Jay – I’m So DepressedRory Gallagher – Bratcha DubhaPaul Clayton – Johnny's Gone To HiloIris Dement – Pretty SaroThe Young Tradition – The Innocent HareThe Rheingans Sisters – Devilshttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old Man aka An Old Man Came Courting Me aka Never Wed an Old Man aka The Foolish Old Man.TracklistThe Dubliners – Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old ManThe Clancy Brothers – An Old Man Came CourtingPat McNamara – Never Wed an Old ManSam Larner - Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old ManDanny Brazil – An Old Man Came Courting MePeggy Seeger – An Old Man Came Courting MeKilly Country – An Old Man Came Courting MeAshley Hutchings – Black JokeJeanie Robertson – An Old Man Came Courting MeAlex Beaton – Maids When You're YoungAlasdair Roberts and Mairi Morrison – Never Wed an Old ManAlan Mills and Jean Carignan – The Foolish Old ManEdna Ritchie – An Old Man Came Courting MeFrank & James McCravy – Get Away, Old Man, Get AwayJoni Mitchell – Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old ManPaul Gwynne Phillips – An Old Man Came A-CourtingJon Kennedy – Never Wed an Old Manhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Fire Draw Near Episode LIV features wrens, bitterns and cailleachaí.Roisin El Cherif - Siúil a RúinDavid Murphy – Sean O'Duibhir a GhleannaDave Van Ronk – Luang PrabangWire Worms – The Cutty WrenThe Young Tradition – Byker HillThin Lizzy – SitamoiaMeaigí Nic Dhonncha – Cailleach an AirgidStiofán Ó Cualáin – Cailleach an AirgidDavid Power – The Hag With The Money / Garrett Barry'sBexley H.S. Vocal Ensemble – 'Si Do Mhaimeo ISeán Jeaic Mac Donncha – An Bonnán BuíThe Huntress and Holder of Hands – Rocky Coast⧸EDTNorman MacLean – Am Bothan a Bh'Aig FionnghualaThe Bothy Band – FionnghualaToké O'Drift – Bothy BangzHarry Gorski-Brown – Buain na Choircehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the song Paddy Works on the Railway aka Paddy on the Railway aka Poor Paddy aka Fillimiooriay aka Paddy Works on the Erie aka Pat Do This, Pat Do That.TracklistThat Clancy Children – Paddy on the RailwayThe Pogues – Poor PaddySalty Dick – The ShaverMark Page – Paddy Works on the RailwayEwan MacColl – Paddy Works on the RailwayDominic Behan – Paddy Works on the RailwayLouisa Jo Killen – Paddy Works on the RailwayKeith Kendrick - Paddy Works on the RailwayThe Wolfe Tones – Paddy Works on the RailwayMichael Cassius Dean – To Work Upon the RailroadThe American Ballad Singers – Pat Works on the RailwayPete Seeger – Paddy Works on the RailroadThe Highwaymen – Pat Works On The RailwayCisco Houston – Pat Works On The RailroadStuart M. Frank – Paddy on the RailwayBarbara Moncure – The Bluestone QuarriesSam Amidon – Pat Do This, Pat Do ThatBen Miller Band – Paddy on the Railwayhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Santiano aka Santiana aka Santy Anno aka Santy Anna aka The Plains of Mexico.TracklistHenry Lundy and David "Pappie" Pryor – Bay of MexicoThe Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem – Santy AnnoThe Watersons – The Plains of MexicoPusser's Rum ft. Stan Hugill – SantianoMeredydd Evans – SantianaThe Weavers – The Bay of MexicoOdetta – Santy AnnoThe Kingston Trio - Santy AnnoDave Van Ronk – Santy AnnoThe Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale – Santy AnnaA.H. Rasmussen – Chantey interviewHugues Aufray – SantianoPillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Aim SpirenteSea Shanty Metal – Santianahttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
FDN LIII has been a long time coming...Included therein are songs of resistance, songs of magic and songs of being human. Life, Death, Love, Rage, Joy and Suffering. You know the drill. Sit by the Fire Draw Near. Free Palestine. Artwork designed by Palestinian artist Abdal Latif Muhanna and published by the Foreign Information Department of the PLO in 1982. XTracklistZeinab Shaath – The Urgent Call Of PalestineMarcel Khalife Oumeima El Khalil – My TeacherPalestinian Student Karmel Group – Al Intifada Was Jabal Al ThawraRobert Sarazin Blake – Don’t Use Our Death and PainDaniel Kahn, Psoy Korolenko – Oh you Foolish little ZionistsRola Azar – Ya Teir ElsnonoÁit Ait – Henry MartinGazelle Twin & NYX – Fire LeapWailing Sídhe – CorragDerrick Morgan – Three Drunken NightMark Lanegan – The Cherry Tree CarolRichard Bégin – LavradorJack Sheehan & Isa Gordon – My Heart Biological (Loch Erne’s Shore)Doyle & Andersson – Baffled KnightLeonard Barry – Tom Busby's / The Humours of BallingaryIan Lynch - The Rocks of Palestinehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the song Eggs and Marrowbones aka Marrowbones aka The Old Woman from Wexford aka The Old Woman from Oxford aka The Old Woman from Boston aka The Old Woman of Slapsadam aka An Old Woman’s Story aka The Rich Old Lady aka The Auld Man and the Churnstaff aka Tippig it Up to Nancy. Artwork by Carol Roe - https://youtu.be/laBE2X5tBMwTracklist:John Reilly – Tipping it up to NancyJoe Heaney – Old Woman of WexfordRed Mick McDermott – MarrowbonesSarah Makem – Canny Ould LadJanet Gibson Lynch – The Old Woman from Kelso George Inglis Fraser – The Toon O’KelsoJimmy Knight – Marrowbones Ken Peacock – Old Woman from DoverHelen Fultz – Holy BolyHorton Barker – There Was An Old LadyHedy West – Johnny SandsPeggy Seeger – Rich Old LadyDorothy Olsen - Marrowboneshttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode LII is dedicated to the memory of Shane McGowan. It features some of my favourite Pogues songs as well as tracks by John Francis Flynn, Andy the Doorbum, Dulcidrone, Of the Clay and more. TracklistThe Pogues – Boys from County HellThe Pogues – The Old Main DragMick Moloney and Frank Harte – Conversation, June 1982Pandy Corporation – Polly Vaughan feat. SiveSestri Koushlevi – Da Znaesh, Maicho, Da Znaesh Andy the Doorbum – Little Deaths: the dirge of renewalDulcidrone – Winter BrackenJohn Francis Flynn – KittyOf the Clay – GeordieThe Pogues – A Pair Of Brown Eyeshttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad The Maid on the Shore.Tracklist:A.L. Lloyd – The Maid on the ShorePeggy Seeger – The Fair Maid by the ShoreIsla Cameron – The Maid on the ShoreTom Kines and Jean Price – The Maid on the ShoreFrankie Armstrsong – The Maid on the ShoreJohn Lyons – The Maid on the ShoreHedy West and Bill Clifton – The Maid on the ShoreJohn Roberts and Tony Barrand – The Maid on the ShoreJohn Kirkpatrick – The Maid on the ShoreNiamh Parsons – The Maid on the ShoreEliza Carthy – The Maid on the Shorehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode LI is a spooky Halloween special coming straight from the swamps of Louisiana to steal your soul away. This episode features guest presenter Summer Newman of Holy Locust fame and showcases some of the creepiest traditional tunes and songs, rambling digressions on the calendar custom of Samhain / Halloween in Irish folk and fairy lore as well as some Dungeon Synth and experimental tracks for good measure.TracklistPaul Miles and His Red Fox Chasers – Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle JoeThe Voice Squad – I Am Stretched On Your GraveMick O’Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – An Manglam / The Fairy Reel / I Have No MoneyRuskavellas – Ballad of the Twelve MarysSwan Arcade – Go from My WindowMaire O'Sullivan – The Fairy LullabyDean Gitter – The Suffolk MiracleMag Doyle – The Banshee (story)Micho Russell – The Banshee (reel)Dónal Maguire – Willie OSunken Grove – Upon a Hill, Fairy Folk are GatheringLen Graham – Sweet William's GhostRónán Galvin – Taibhse ChonaillThe Copper Family – Babes in the WoodEddie Noack – PsychoMatmos – Zealous Order Of Candied Knightshttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Young Ramble Away aka Derry Down Fair aka Brimbledown Fair aka Burlington Fair aka Brocklesby Fair.TracklistFrank Purslow & John Pearse – Young Ramble AwayThe Young Tradition – Derry Down FairChapter Three – Ramble AwayAl O’Donnell – Ramble AwayJean Redpath – RambleawayDerek Sarjeant & Hazel King – Ramble AwayGeorge Withers – Brimbledown FairTommy Tourish – Ramble AwayMel, Mel and Julian – Ramble AwayJohnny Flynn – RambleawayJoe Hickerson – Ramble AwayTattiebogle – Rambleawayhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode L was recorded in a parking lot aka car park on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in the sweltering heat. Join me as I attempt to articulate what it's like to reach the 50th episode of Fire Draw Near. This episode features tracks that are actually new, tracks that are new to me and tracks that I hope are new to you. Tracklist Tenores di Bitti – Ite m'Importa sa Vida (ballu lestru)Swan Arcade – BabylonPádraic Keane, Páraic Mac Donnchadha & Macdara Ó Faoláin – Elizabeth Kelly's Delight / The First Slip / Hardiman the FiddlerSallows – The Unfortunate LassChirgilchin – Lonely ManThe Critics Group – My Husband's Got No Courage In HimNihiloxica – EndongoFrank Purslow and John Pearse – Rap A Tap TapJohn Francis Flynn – Mole In The GroundØXN – Love HenryPaddi Benson, Grace Lemon & James Patrick Gavin - A Primerhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Molly Bawn aka Polly Vaughn aka The Shooting of His Dear aka The Fowler aka Peggy Baun aka Molly Bond aka Molly Banding aka Molly Vaughan aka At the Setting of the Sun aka The Shooting of His Dear aka As Jimmy Went A-Hunting.
Tracklist:
John Maguire – Molly Bawn Lowry Elizabeth Cronin – Molly Bawn Séamus Ennis – Molly Bawn Robin Roberts – Molly Bawn The Dubliners – Molly Bawn The Swinging Swan – Molly Bawn Harry Cox – The Fowler Phoebe Smith – Molly Vaughan Anne Briggs – Polly Vaughan The Furrow Collective – Polly Vaughn Marlais – Polly Vaughan The Dillards – Polly Vaughn Peter, Paul & Mary – Polly Von Sally Sloan – Molly Baun Lavery
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Episode XLIX is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Shuhada' Sadaqat aka Sinéad O'Connor and features versions of traditional songs recorded by her. There are also tracks from Uilleann Piper Joey Abarta's new album, Dragon Slumber, Frank Harte, Jimmy O'Brien Moran and more.
Tracklist
Sinéad O’Connor – Paddy’s Lamentation Sinéad O’Connor – Her Mantle So Green Cormac Cannon – The Gold Ring Ragnar Vigdal - Jesus Din Søde Forening at Smage Liam Weldon – One Starry Night Joey Abarta – Any Ol' Jig Will Do_The Black Rock_Top it Off Sinéad O’Connor – Lord Franklin Dragonslumber – Phrygian Boys of Leisure Frank Harte – Molly Malone Jimmy O’Brien Moran – An Briste Bréidín, Na Ceannabháin Bhána Joey Abarta – The Lament for Limerick Sinéad O’Connor – The Parting Glass
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This episode looks at the ballad The Farmer’s Curst Wife aka the Women are Worse than the Men aka The Old Man under the Hill aka The Devil and the Farmer's Wife aka The Old Woman and the Devil aka The Battle Axe and the Devil aka The Farmer and the Devil aka The Carle o' Killyburn Braes aka The Farmer's Wife aka Jack's Wife aka Kellybumbraes aka Ten Little Devils The Devil and the Fanner's Wife aka The Devil's Song aka The Old Devil Come to my Plow aka The Old Jokey Song aka The (Old) Scolding Wife.
Tracklist
A.L. Lloyd – The Devil and the Ploughman Walter Pardon – The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife Gordon Hall – Farmer’s Curst Wife The City Waites – Lillibullero Frankie Armstrong – Devil and the Farmer’s Wife Jimmy White – The Devil Maggie Murphy – Killyburn Brae Dominic Behan – The Women are Worse than the Men Margaret Dunne – There was an Old Woman from Conner in Hell Thomas Moran – The Farmer’s Curst Wife Bill and Belle Reed – Old Lady and the Devil Captain Pearl R. Nye – Old Woman under the Hill Joe Hubbard – The Farmer’s Curst Wife Hobart Stallard – The Old Lady and the Devil Lena Armstrong and Etta Jones – The Farmer and the Devil Jean Ritchie - The Farmer's Curst Wife Civilization IV – Colonization – The Farmer’s Curst Wife
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Alexis Zoumbas – Doina Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Eileanóir na Rún Unknown - Nuvenapreghiera Per La Novena di Natale Amelia Dawley, Mary Moran – Gullah Song Group Of Men From Andros Island – Dig My Grave X-Seamen’s Institute – Santiano Sarah Ghriallais – An Sceilpín Draighneach Pererin - Llongau Caernarfon Maxime Martelot, Aude Giuliano – La Chanson de Craonne Metro Radomsky – Baryshnia A Cantata Di Li Pasturi – Pastorale Planxty – The Well Below the Valley
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This episode looks at the ballad the Crabfish aka the Codfish aka the Crayfish the Lobster aka Tommy Doddler.
Tracklist
Nora Cleary – The Codfish Mickey Connors – The Crabfish Barry Gleeson – Mr. Crabfish Harry Cox – The Catfish Charlotte Renals – The Crabfish Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective – The Crabfish Tony Barrand and John Roberts - Crayfish Ron and the Rude Boys – The Lobster David Sear and Oscar Brand – The Codfish song Salty Dick – The Crabfish Dan and Bonnie Milner – The Crabfish Lomax the Hound of Music and Tom Chapin – The Crabfish Wren of Iniquity – The Old She Crab
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Episode XLVII features a lot of new music from the likes of Holy Locust, Ora Cogan, Gabriel McArdle, Diarmuid Ó Meachair, Sourdurent, Mike Oberst and Padang Food Tigers, as well as some classics from the wider world of Irish traditional music and song.
Holy Locust – Sorrowhead Ora Cogan – Katie Cruel Tommy Reck – Port an Bhráthair / Port Shean tSeáin Gabriel McArdle – Johnny and Molly Diarmuid Ó Meachair – John J. Kimmel Medley Sourdurent - La Dumenchada Mike Oberst – School Days Over Frank Harte – Charladies Ball Padang Food Tigers – O, Worshipful Company Of Sleepers Holy Locust – Beneath the Wheel
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This episode looks at the ballad The Golden Vanity / The Sweet Trinity aka The Turkish Reveille aka The Turkish Revoloo aka The Turkey-Rogherlee aka The Turkey Shivaree aka The Merry Golden Tree aka The Golden Willow Tree aka The Green Willow Tree aka The Golden Vallady aka The Golden Furnity aka The Golden Fenadier aka The Golden Victory aka The Golden Merrilee aka The Mary Golden Tree aka The Gallant Victory aka The Golden Vanitee aka The Gold China Tree aka The Yellow Golden Tree aka The Weep-Willow Tree aka The French Galilee aka The Green Willow Tree aka The Sweet Kumadee aka The Bold Trellitee aka The Bold Grandee aka The Lowland Sea aka The Pirate Ship.
Image by Pamela Coleman Smith!!!
Tracklist:
Andy the Doorbum – The Turkish Reveille Paul Clayton – The Turkish Reveille Odetta – The Golden Vanity The Carter Family – Sinking In The Lonesome Sea Justus Begley – The Golden Willow Tree Warde Ford – The Low Lands Low (Golden Willow Tree) Almanac Singers – The Golden Vanity Brothers Four – The Gallant Argosy Martha Reid – The Golden Vanity Duncan Williamson – The Golden Vanity Bill Cameron – The Golden Vanity Benjamin Britten – The Golden Vanity Boudewijn de Groot – Noordzee Assassin’s Creed – The Golden Vanity
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Episode XLVI is respectfully dedicated to the memory of singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, musician, and all round legend Joe Mulheron who passed away earlier this month. It features a couple of songs by him as well as an unexpected early 80s anarcho-punk link with The Mob, new tracks from Jrpjej, Lainey Dempsey, Razen and Synth Widow, some risque slip jigs by Mary-Grace Autumn Lee alongside some classics by Pat Usher and James 'Ironhead' Baker and also a track for Seán Keane who also sadly passed away this month.Joe Mulheron – Free State AdjudicatorMen of No Property – No Time for Love if they Come in the MorningThe Mob – Cry of a MorningJrpjej – Hakurıne Batmırze yi wored (feat. Myst)Lainey Dempsey – The Lum Hat Wantin the CroonMary-Grace Autumn Lee – CENSORED / Come Upstairs with Me / Chloe's Passion / Hardiman the Fiddler Pat Usher – Wild RoverPat Usher – The Prayer of SheilJames Ironhead Baker – Go Down Old HannahRazen – A Postcard From OlivierSynth Widow – Wayfaring StrangerSean Keane with Liam O’Flynn – The Maiden That Jigs It in Style / The Girl of the Big House / Alasdruim's March
This episode looks at the ballad the Keach i the Creel aka The Cunning Clerk aka The Wife and the Creel aka The Wee Toon Clerk aka The Rock in the Same Auld Creel aka The Little Scotch Girl aka Coochie Coochie Coo Go Way.TracklistJimmy McBeath – The Keach in the creelGordeanna McCullough – The Wee Toun ClerkMichael Gallagher – The Keach in the CreelPackie Manus Byrne – The CreelLarry Mulligan – The CreelJamesie McCarthy - Coochie Coochie Coo Go WayThe Bothy Band – Pretty Peg / Cregg’s PipesMartin Carthy and Dave Swarbick – The Ride in the CreelPeggy Seeger – The Little Scotch GirlSubway to Sally – The Keach in the CreelThe Dubliners – The Sick Notehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode XLV was recorded by a very groggy me in a hotel room in Paris. It features some duuurty Cajun tunes, (yet another) Marlais song, an unlikely song sung by Shane McGowan, an unlikely Polish folk / Reggae crossover, some tunes from the new women's piping CD by Na Píobairí Uilleann as well as lots more gems from the outer reaches of the traditional folk multiverse. Illo is of the Beast of Gévaudan because I'm in Paris and it was May Day yesterday.TracklistBeau Cheval – Beau ChevalJohn Lyons – The Maid on the ShoreRoss Daly and Djamshid Chemirani – Pervane Shane MacGowan - She Moved Through The FairTrebunie Tutki and the Twinkle Brothers - Mój Dom/The Day I Build My HouseClaire Fennell - Slán Le MáighMary MacGrath – As I Went WalkingMarais and Miranda – John RileyPamela Schweblin – The Maids of Ballinacliffy, John Nestor in ActionMarlais - Bird in the BushBeau Cheval – Mort Dans Le Fosséhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Willie O’Winsbury aka Lord Thomas of Winsbury aka Johnnie Barbour aka the Rich Shipowner’s Daughter aka Tom the Barber aka John Barlow from the Isle of Man aka O Will You Marry My Daughter Janet aka Fair Mary aka What Aileth TheeTracklist:Sweeney’s Men – Willie O’WinsburyJoe McCafferty – John BarbourRobert Cinnamond – There was a Lady Lived in the WestFran MacPhail – John BarberMary McGrath – Johnny BardenSally Connors – Johnny BarnesAnita Best and Pamela Morgan – John BarbourPeggy Seeger – John BarbourBetsy and Bryce Whyte – Willie O’WinsburyPentangle – Willie O’WinsburyPaul Giovanni and Magnet – Processionhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode XLIV takes a look at versions of the traditional songs that made their way onto Lankum's fourth album False Lankum, as well as a cello version of A Stór Mo Chroí, a song by Genoese Anarchist Fabrizio De André and a recent anti-racist ballad from New Zealand!TracklistFinn – A Stór Mo ChroíFabrizio De André – Un Blasfemo (Dietro Ogni Blasfemo C'è Un Giardino Incantato)Jean Ritchie – Go Dig My GraveDied For Love – Jasper SmithGordon Bok – Clear Away in the MorningCormac Begley – Master Crowley's / The RoscommonFrancie and Mickey Byrne – Master Crowley's (Miss Patterson's)The Deadlians – NewcastleLuke Cheevers – The Waterford Sea CaptainFrank Feeney – Lord O’BoreBeanie Entwistle and Joe Yorke – Monday MorningSammy from New Zealand – The Battle of Wellingtonhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Prince Robert aka Lord Abore and Mary Flynn aka Harry Saunders. Tracklist:Frank Feeney – Lord O’Bore and Mary FlynnJim Kelly – Lord Abore and Mary FlynnAl O’Donnell – Lord Abore and Mary FlynnEwan MacLennan – Prince Robert Peggy Seeger – Harry Saundershttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnearArtwork by Anthony Van Dyck c.1630
Episode XLIII features songs of war, songs of love, songs of death, songs of the siren and songs of the Devil. Tracklist:Michael Gallagher – The Plains of Boyle / The Leitrim FancyBrìghde Chaimbeul - Carry Them With Us - Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth)Zeitkratzer, Svetlana Spajić, Dragana Tomić and Obrad Milić- The Battle at Mackov KamenMaria W. Horn & Sara Parkman – Till MargarethaIsa Gordon – Love is TeasingPaddy Shine – Another Song To The SirenMohammad Mostafa Heydarian – Bayeh Bayeh Suite (Narrative to Seyed Arash Shahriari)Nathan Salsburg – XThe Mary Wallopers – The Night the Guards Raided Oweny'sBlood on Satan’s Claw OST – Main ThemeTommy Reck – The Kilfrush / the Trip to Durrowhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This is an audio recording of a lecture / performance I gave in the Shriver Hall Auditorium, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore on the 6th of October 2022.https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Fire Draw Near Episode XLII is a moody frontline assemblage of traditional folk adjacent magic with new tracks from Jonny Dillon, A Clatter and Drone, Áit Ait, Cormorant Tree Oh and Eliza Carthy, recently discovered tracks from M(h)aol and Perinne Bourel as well as old time classics from John Griffin (the 5th Avenue Bus Man), Stefan Shkimba & Co., Cyril Biddick, the Young Tradition as well as none other than the legendary J.R. R. Tolkien.Tracklist:Perinne Bourel – Rigodon du Château d'AncelleA Clatter and Drone - The Day That Broke WinterJonny Dillon – Rose Gardens & RequiemsÁit Ait – Miss BrownMhaol – Oró Sé Do Bheatha BhaileJ. R. R. Tolkien – Sam's Rhyme of the TrollCyril Biddick – Old Daddy FoxThe Young Tradition – Daddy FoxJohn Griffin – The Real Old Mountain DewStefan Shkimba & Co. – LemkoWedding pt 11The Kossoy Sisters – Down in a Willow GardenCormorant Tree Oh – All Of ItEliza Carthy & The Restitution – Whirly WhorlJonny Dillon – The Corridor Of The Hearthttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Sailor Boy aka All Around My Hat aka London City aka the Brisk Young Sailor aka the Brisk Young Farmer aka the Brisk Young Miner aka A Bold Fisherman Courted Me aka the Student boy aka the Maid’s Tragedy aka Maid’s Complaint aka the Distressed Maid aka the Unfortunate Swain aka There is an Alehouse aka I Know My Love aka Apron Strings aka the Irish Boy aka Lullaby aka Knutsford Town aka in Woodstock Town aka the Effects of Love TracklistJoseph Taylor – Go Dig My GraveJasper Smith – Died for LoveA.L. Lloyd – Died for LoveRachel Unthanks and the Winterset - I Wish I wishIsla Cameron – Died for LoveElizabeth Cronin – The AlehousePops Johnny Connors – There is an AlehouseThe Dubliners – I Know my LoveSarah Makem – The Butcher BoyAlmeda Riddle – The Butcher BoyElvis Costello – The Butcher BoyDillard Chandler – I Wish my Baby was BornLove Has Brought Me to Despair – Berzilla Wallin Jean Ritchie – Go Dig my GraveSusanna – Go Dig my Gravehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at North American versions of the ballad Bonny Barbara Allen aka The Ballet of Barbara Allen aka Barbara Allen's Cruelty aka Barbarous Ellen aka Edelin aka Hard Hearted Barbary Ellen aka The Sad Ballet Of Little Johnnie Green aka Sir John Graham aka Barbry Allen.Tracklist:Norman Candler – Barbara AllenAlmeda Riddle – Barbara AllenTexas Gladden – Barbara AllenBanjo Bill Comet – Barbara AllenJean Ritchie – Barbara AllenRoyal Dadmun – Barbara AllenEddie Arnold – Barbara AllenThe Everly Brothers – Barbara AllenA Christmas Carol – Barbara AllenFrank Luther – Barbara AllenThe Hillmen – Barbara AllenRoscoe Holcomb – Barbara Allen BluesBillie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones – Barbara AllenThe Handsome Family – Barbara AllenBalanced Voices – Barbara AllenUTSA Wind Ensemble – Barbara AllenNorman Candler – Barbara Allenhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Fire Draw Near Episode XLI features 4 tracks called Trip to Ireland, 3 tracks with piping, 2 tracks called Foggy Mountain Breakdown, 1 track with dirty bits and loads more - such as Earl Scruggs playing banjo alongside a moog, Paddy Glackin playing fiddle alongside a synth, some madser playing techno alongside a fiddle tune and a load of Scottish women singing along to the beating of cloth.Tracklist:Liam O’Flynn – The Piper of the Embers / The Sixpenny MoneyThe Croppy Boy – Anne ByrnePierre Bensusan – Le Voyage Pour l’IrlandeJohn McSherry and Michael McGoldrick – The Trip to IrelandPádraigín Ní Úallacháin and Garry Ó Briain – Suamhailcí Samhailcí / Trip to IrelandFíona Ní Churraoin, Caitlín Ní Chualáin - Gugalaí Gug!Captain Peacock – Trip to IrelandEarl and Randy Scruggs – Foggy Mountain BreakdownGil Trythall – Foggy Mountain BreakdownJolyon Jackson and Paddy Glackin – The Japanese HornpipeKate Nicholson – Waulking SongPierre Bensusan – Heman DubhBeau James Wilding – Set Myself on FireSean McAloon, Packie Fox and Hugh McCormack – The Lark in the Morning / Saddle the PonyHarry Cox – She was a Rum Onehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Featuring all of the usual plus even more of the unusual than usual! Joyce, NO PRISONS, songs that sound like other songs, English toffs doing Irish pleb cosplay, Irish ne’er do-wells doing English farmer cosplay, English farmers singing songs that are actually plots of 1970s pornos set in the 1700s, a dramatical audio tale, people playing the taps, everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Irish rebel ballads with @rebelmatters and that’s without even mentioning what you’ve been waiting for all week - the winners of the Fire Draw Near Raucous Rebel Christmas Cock Challenge 2021!!! TracklistJames Stephens – The Brown and the Yellow AleJim Eldon – I Wish There Was No PrisonsGan Ainm – Triple concerto for faucet, water pipes and fiddleMichael Lee Yonkers – Funboots The Pogues – Thousands are SailingTommy Reck – The Irish WasherwomanTommy Reck – The Scholar / the Salamanca / Hand Me Down the TackleEimear Walshe – The Piper’s GripWillie Clancy – The GanderThomas Allen and Sheila Armstrong – Billy BoyAberdeen Schoolchildren – My Mother and Your MotherThe Copper Family – Dame DurdenA Feckless Pack of Ne’er-Do-Wells – Ebeneezer GoodeRebel Matters Interviewhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode XXXX is a big Christmas special full of dead heros, secret guests, strange dreams, folk weirdos, camp highwaymen, throat-singing cowboys, young girls drinking ale straight from the barrel, Finno-Hibernian cryptids, and people who spend Christmas in Jail. Dedicated to the memory of Angelo Badalamenti.TracklistOsa Mosafinn – Brurermarsj (Bridal March)Micho Russell – Christmas Day in the MorningKú Killian – Kú’s KhristmasFiddlin’ John Carson – Christmas Time Will Soon Be OverHack Poet’s Guild – Daring HighwaymanPato Banton – I Do not Sniff The CokeNiamh Parsons and Graham Dunne – Valentine O’HaraAdam and the Ants – Stand and DeliverThe Watersons – Holly She Bears a BerryElspeth Anne – When I Was a Young GirlMáire ní Ghráda – Queen of the RushesIsa Gordon – When You Got it DoneRichardin Korkkijalka - Kunniallinen NainenRichardin Korkkijalka – Friar’s BritchesCulainin Koirat - Helmi PohjolanDuo Ruut – NightingaleJohnny Brennan – Early Morning RakijaArthur Miles – Lonely Cowboy 1 & 2Unnamed – The Yodelling DonkeyHatchet Field – Run OnThe Youngsters – Christmas in Jailhttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This is a one-off bonus episode featuring a number of live performances from Luke McManus' new film North Circular. The film is a documentary musical journeying along the North Circular Road in Dublin's North Inner City. Written & directed by Luke McManus, edited by John Murphy, produced by Luke McManus & Elaine Gallagher. North Circular opens on December 2nd in Irish Film Institute, Dublin 2, Light House, Dublin 7, Savoy Cinema, Dublin 1, IMC Dun Laoghaire and Queens Film Theatre Belfast.It opens on Dec 4th at Bertha Dochouse in London, and on Dec 9th in the Gate Multiplex in Cork and Palás Cinema in Galway.Tickets and info from www.northcircular.ieProduction and mixing on tracks by Hugh Fox.Boom operated by Dave Harris. NCR picture by Andrew Sheridan.TracklistJohn Francis Flynn - Lag SongAnnie Hughes - The Blackbird of Sweet AvondaleEoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Dark Horse on the WindJerry O'Reilly - Van Diemen's LandJulie Kavanagh - Siúil a RúnIan Lynch - Banks of the Nilehttps://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at English and Scottish versions of the ballad Bonny Barbara Allen aka The Ballet of Barbara Allen aka Barbara Allen's Cruelty aka Barbarous Ellen aka Edelin aka Hard Hearted Barbary Ellen aka Sad Ballet Of Little Johnnie Green aka Sir John Graham aka Barbry Allen.
Tracklist:
Norman Candler – Barbara Allen Sam Larner – Barbara Allen Caroline Hughes – Barbary Allen Debbie and Pennie Davies – Barbara Allen Shirley Collins – Barbara Allen The Hare and the Moon – Barbara Allen Stick in the Wheel – Barbara Allen Norman Kennedy – Bonny Barbara Allen Jimmy Stewart – Barbara Allen Jessie Murphy – Barbara Allen Ethel Findlater – Barbara Allen Dan Gibson’s Solitudes – Barbara Allen Norman Candler – Barbara Allen
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Episode XXXIX features lots and lots of really interesting new music as well as some forgotten gems of the past - from the far-flung hinterlands of folk, traditional and beyond!
Tracklist:
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin – The Deepest Breath Neil Ó Lochlainn & Cuar – Johnny Seoige Burd Ellen – The Chariot Paleface - Emme Suostu Pelkäämään De Gyldne Løver - Fru Jensens Dreng Branwen - Buried in Kilkenny Jasper Smith - Tiddleywink Old Man Do They Hang Too Low - Billy Bedamned on banjo Afroman – Dicc Hang Lo Roslyn Steer – Gamhna Sa Cheo Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin – The Monaghan Jig Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin – The Long Note
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This episode looks at Irish versions of the ballad Bonny Barbara Allen aka The Ballet of Barbara Allen aka Barbara Allen's Cruelty aka Barbarous Ellen aka Edelin aka Hard Hearted Barbary Ellen aka Sad Ballet Of Little Johnnie Green aka Sir John Graham aka Barbry Allen.
Tracklist:
Norman Candler – Barbara Allen Tom Lenihan – Barbry Allen Elizabeth Cronin – Barbara Allen Sarah Makem – Barbara Allen John Byrne – Barbara Alen Joe Heaney – Barbary Allen De Danann – Barbara Allen Andy Cash – Barbary Allen Dolly Parton and Altan – Barbara Allen Ye Vagabonds – Barbara Allen Paddy Keenan – Barbara Allen Norman Candler – Barbara Allen
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Fire Draw Near Episode XXXVIII is a recording of the interview I did with Jack Dempsey McMahon aka DJackulate at the Dun Laoghaire Folk Festival in September 2022. We talked about many things including his musical techniques, uilleann piping, trends in traditional music, the North Strand Kontra Band, Klezmer music, trawling vinyl for samples, the Trad Rave, tradition vs innovation and lot's more. Jack performed a number of his own pieces and also brought along a few recordings to listen to and discuss.
Tracklist:
DJackulate – Rocky’s Couch Leo Rowsome – The Kerry Jig / The Ballintore Fancy Packie Dolan and his Melody Boys – Lasses of Donnibrook Naftule Brandwein – Nifty’s Freilach DJackulate – One Year Sober Sister Irene O’Connor – Fire of God’s Love Willie Brady – Little Brigid Flynn Agi Pettik and Gergely Barcza – Gan Ainm Frank Ifield – The Wild Rover DJackulate – An Eldritch Communion
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This episode looks at the Unquiet Grave aka Cold Blows the Wind.
Tracklist:
The Dubliners – The Unquiet Grave George Dunne – The Unquiet Grave May Bradley – The Unquiet Grave Stanley Robertson – The Unquiet Grave Jim Keeping – The Unquiet Grave Hedy West – The Unquiet Grave Gryphon – The Unquiet Grave Steven Wilson – The Unquiet Grave Ween – Cold Blows the Wind
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Episode XXXVII features over one hour of audio hallucinatory magick stemming from the world of traditional folk and slowly creeping into other spheres, eldritch tendrils maintaining their core DNA even as they mutate and transform. Old tunes, comedic verses, devilish songs and poppy bleeps, from the wonky to the whimsical, the woeful to the wacky, the wondrous to the wocious. Let it ooze into your eager earholes like a gallon of molten Kerrygold.
Tracklist:
Buntús Rinnce – The King of the Fairies Tom Morrison and John Reynolds – Kregg's Pipes & The Boys From Mayo Barney Flynn – There’ll Be Murder There Tonight Brighde Chaimbeul, Ross Ainslie and Steven Byrnes – Irish Sweet Willliam – Devil’s Nine Jim Ghedi – What Will Become of England? Peter Sellers – Suddenly It’s Folk Song Enza Pagliara & Dario Muci – Canto Alla Spiga Daniele Sepe – Tarantella del Gargano Betsy Whyte – Yellow on the Broom Benjamin Britten (arr.) – Newcastle The Broadside Band - Newcastle Bob Dylan – Easy and Slow The Seedy Seeds – Grace Century Steel Band – Fields of Athenry
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Episode XXXVI was made in the North Woods of Minnesota and features songs recorded along the way by Summer Newman and Katee Rose as well as tracks by FDN favourite Marlais, West of Roan, Swan Arcade, Frank Harte Liam O'Flynn, Gay, Conor and Seán McKeon and more!
Tracklist
Gay, Conor and Seán McKeon – The Humours of Lisheen / The Gallowglass / The Cordial The Dubliners – Three Lovely Lassies from Kimmage Frank Harte – The Twangman Swan Arcade – Go From My Window Liam O’Flynn and Catherine Ennis – Easter Snow Summer Newman Katee Rose – I Saw A Blackbird West of Roan – The Grieving Hour Summer Newman – Single Girl Summer Newman – January Man Katee Rose – Three Babes Katee Rose – Henry Lee Marlais - Prae
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This episode looks at the ballad The Lass of Roch Royal aka The Lass of Loch Royal aka The Lass of Aughrim aka Lord Gregory aka Annie of Lochroyan.
Tracklist:
Elizabeth Cronin – Lord Gregory Ollie Conway – Lord Gregory Thomas Moran – Lord Gregory Lisa Hannigan – The Lass of Aughrim Dave Maguire – The Lass of Aughrim Peggy Delaney – The Maid of Aughrim Isla St. Clair – Annie of Lochroyan Ewan MacColl – Lord Gregory The Corries – Lord Gregory The Lass of Roch Royal – Peggy Seeger The Lass of Roch Royal – Paul Clayton Judy Collins – Lord Gregory David Patrick Kelly – The Lass of Aughrim
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One more for all the weirdos out there! This one ponders ideas relating to the existence and nature of traditional song arrangement and features tracks by all kinds of wonderful and fantastic oddballs such as FDN favourites DJackulate and Marlais, as well as Deviant and Naive Ted, Logan Bragg, Nathan Salsburg, JPH, Anna and Elizabeth, Cedric Dind-Lavoie and Jumpleads.
'The idea of a living tradition is that it stays active whilst relevant, present and does not become a museum piece. Within the world of folk music, it could be argued that the tradition itself is the act of passing on a song, not the preservation of a general aesthetic. It has far more to do with the individual approach than maintaining a homogeny. ' - Marlais 2016
Tracklist
DJackulate – Rocky’s Couch Deviant and Naïve Ted – Send in the Hounds Logan Bragg – Black Jack Davey Jumpleads – Poor Old Horse Jumpleads – This Day the Stag Must Die, Johnny Cope Marlais – My Bonny Boy Tom Ennis and John Gerrity – Miss Thornton / The Merry Blacksmith / The Bush in Bloom Anna and Elizabeth – Margaret Cedric Dind-Lavoie –Je viens là-bas du pâturage (avec la famille Brideau, 1977) Nathan Salzberg - IV JPH – A Holy Hour
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This episode looks at Lord Lovel aka Lord Lovat aka Lord Levett.
Tracklist
Tom Lenihan – Lord Levett Nora Cleary – Lord Levett Sara and Rita Keane – Lord Donegal Jeannie Robertson – Lord Loval The Hennessys – Lord Loval Spriguns of Tolgus – Lord Lovell The Broadside – Lord Lovell Walter Pardon – Lord Lovel Frank Profitt – Lord Lovel Susan Ruth Brown – Lord Lovel Peggy Seeger – Abe Lincoln Stood At The White House Gate Lord Lovel Karaoke
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Episode XXXIV features music songs, bird songs, harmony songs, prison songs, drill songs, Irish songs and Sicilian songs.
Tracklist:
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill – The Night Poor Larry Was Stretched Planxty - Pat Reilly Nightingales and Beatrice Harrison - The Derry Air David Harper - The Turfman from Ardee Skara Brae - An Cailín Rua The Voice Squad - The Banks of the Bank Francie Byrne - The Wild Irishman Wade Ward - Old Jimmy Sutton Rosa Balistreri - Buttana di to ma The Dubliners – Lag Song Ronnie Drew – Easy and Slow Sello - Process Sello feat. Offica - Oggy Seán ‘ac Dhonncha - Liam Ó Raofille Denis Murphy - The Queen of O’Donnell Joe Mulherron - The Wee White Turban Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill - O’Reilly’s Greyhound / Palmer's Gate https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at the ballad Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship aka Stock or Wall aka The Keeper of the Game aka He Rolled Her to the Wall aka The Song of Riddles aka The Laird o' Roslyn's Doughter.
Tracklist Frank Harte – He Rolled Her to the Wall Thomas Moran – Captain Woodburn Rose McCartin – The Keeper of the Game Sarah Makem – You and I in One Bed Lie Maggie Murphy – Stock or Wall Willie Clancy – The Song of Riddles Jean Redpath – Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship Joe Rae – The Laird o' Roslyn's Doughter Gordeanna McCulloch – Captain Wedderburn Alasdair Roberts – Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship Captain Pearl R. Nye – Between Me and the Wall
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This episode concentrates on recent releases that have come under my radar over the last while as well as some Anne Briggs and Moldy Peaches thrown in for good measure. Concertina, mandolin, guitar, voice, fiddle, bronze age horns, chest rattling bass, dulcimer, drums and more!!!
Tracklist:
Cormac Begley – To War Ye Vagabonds – The Humours of Glin Ye Vagabonds – Go Away and Come Back Hither Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones – Wanton Lasses Pity Her Mary Grace Autum Lee – Carolan’s Cup Jrpjej - Koje Berdykuo Mykhamety Igybz Anne Briggs – The Recruited Collier An Galar Dubh – Cónocht Dulcidrone – Gauze Like Mama’s Broke – Narrow Line The Moldy Peaches – Steak for Chicken Cormac Begley - Rolling in the Barrel / O'Neill's March / Tralee Jail
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This episode looks at the ballad The Trees the Grow Tall aka The Trees They Grow So High aka Long A-Growing aka Young But Growing aka He’s Young But He’s Daily A-Growing aka The Bonny Boy aka Lady Mary Ann aka Young Craigston.
Tracklist
Joe Heaney – My Bonny Boy is Young Joe Holmes – My Bonny Boy is Young Landless – The Trees the Grow Tall Maija Sofia – The Trees they Do Grow High Lizzie Higgins – The College Boy Lizzie Higgins – Lady Mary Ann AL Lloyd – The Bonny Boy Spriguns of Tolgus – The Trees They Do Grow High Robin and Barry Dransfield – The Trees They Do Grow High Nathan Hatt – He’s Young But He’s Daily A-Growing Joan Baez – The Trees They Do Grow High Paul Clayton – Young But Growing Sally Sloane – Young But Growing
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Episode XXXII was cobbled together on my travels around the USA and is now online - featuring new songs and interviews with Andy the Doorbum and others as well as numerous iterations of the tune The Girl I left Behind Me by The Pogues the Skillet Lickers, Sweeney's Men, Seán MacDonnchadha, Cisco Houston and more, some songs from the South East of Ireland, a song in a dead Irish language, as well as some murderous transatlantic fun. Note - because of the limited nature of my resources while travelling the audio quality of this episode is not as good as that of others. I also seem to have become confused about the nature of concepts relating to past, present and future. Please excuse these inconsistencies and have confidence that both my audio and neurological hardware will be back to their normal state next month! https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear #firedrawnear #endlessdescentofthetraditionaryweirdo
Tracklist:
Sweeney’s Men – Waxie’s Dargle The Skillet Lickers – The Girl I left Behind Me CPNPC – The Girl I Left Behind Me Sean MacDonnachadha – An Spailpín Fánach The Pogues – The Rare Ould Mountain Dew Cisco Houston – Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life Seán Óg Ó Tuama - Wexford Mummers Song Paddy Berry – The Forth Men and Bargy Men Elspeth Ann – Mercy Me Lloyd Chandler – A Conversation with Death Dellie Norton – Young Emily Maggie Murphy – Young Edmund Andy the Doorbum – The Unquiet Grave
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This episode looks at the ballad Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight aka the Gowans Sae Gae aka The Water o' Wearie's Well aka The Outlandish Knight aka May Colvin aka Along the North Strand
Tracklist
Angus Mohr – Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight Polly Paulusma - Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight Judith Weir - Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight Freb Hunt-Bull - The Water of Wearie’s Well Corny McDaid – False Lover John Kitty Cassidy – Along the North Strand Jumbo Brightwell – The False-Hearted Knight Shirley Collins – The Outlandish Knight Charles S. Brink – Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight Tim Eriksen – Castle by the Sea JE. Mainer and the Mountaineers – Six King’s Daughters Rum – Heer Halewijn
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Episode XXXI looks at possible influences for the tune to a Ewan MacColl song and features piping, fiddling, singing, tunes that sound like other tunes, the Cradle ov Filth and more!
Tracklist:
Peat and Diesel – Western Isles Joe Byrne – Snowy Breasted Pearl Luke Kelly – The Bonnie Shoals of Herring Ewan MacColl – The Famous Flower of Serving Men Matt Cranitch, Paul De Grae & Jackie Daly – Sliabh na mBan Mama’s Broke – Just Pick One Unknown Suonata For Bagpipe And Triangle Rättviks Spelmanslag - Gärdebylåten, gånglåt (Marching Tune from Gärdeby) Elizabeth Cronin – Níl Mo Shláinte ar Fónamh Elizabeth Cronin – Ten Weary Years Early Grave Band – Nuke Power C.B. Fernando & H.D Manuel – Manaram Sidevi The Clovers – Rotten Cocksucker’s Ball
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This Episode looks at the ballad The False Knight Upon the Road, aka The False Knight, aka The Smart Schoolboy, aka The False False Fly, aka The Child Upon the Road aka False Fidee, aka Où Vas-tu, Mon P’tit Garcon?
Tracklist
Norman Kennedy – The False Knight Upon the Road Bella Higgins and Andrew Stewart – The False Knight Upon the Road The Bitter Withy – The False Knight Upon the Road Barry Gleeson – The False False Fly Frank Quinn – The False Knight Upon the Road Tim Hart and Maddy Prior – The False Knight Upon the Road Phillip Langridge – The False Knight Upon the Road Mary Eppler – The Knightman Edmund Henneberry –The False Knight Upon the Road Helene Baillargeon and Alan Mills - Où Vas-Tu, Mon P'tit Garçon? Amps For Christ –The False Knight Upon the Road Fleet Foxes –The False Knight Upon the Road
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Episode XXX is one for the weirdos featuring new tracks by Junior Brother, D.C Cross, the Deadlians, Brìghde Chaimbeul as well as hurdy gurdys, didgeridoos, throat singing, cheeky mash-ups and your oul one.
Tracklist
DJ Dolphin Boy - Bazouki Fuckers Junior Brother - No Country for Young Men Topette - Winstanley's / Le Trois Canards Pól Ó Ceallaigh and Jimmy O'Brien-Moran - An Laib Scapithe / Íoc an Cúntas D.C. Cross - South Albury Take-Away Before the Big Rip-off Sally Sloane - I've Been a Wild Boy Reconciliation - Kerry Polka Dinny 'Jimmy' Doyle and Larry Griffin - Tommy Murphy Was a Soldier Boy Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun - A Thin Mountain Ash Yat Kha - Go Lassie Go David Watson - Glossal Brìghde Chaimbeul and Dimcho Enchev - S/T Barney Grubbs - Pigeon on the Gate The Deadlians - I Don't Want to Ride Your Oul One Anymore
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This episode looks at The Gosport Tragedy aka The Cruel Ship's Carpenter aka Pretty Polly
Tracklist
The Gosport Tragedy - Ethel Findlater Sam Larner – Pretty Polly Trees – Pretty Polly The Dublin Murder Ballad - Jeannie Robertson Miss Brown - Frank Harte Miss Brown – Joe Heaney Richard Dawson – The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter Ted Ashlaw – The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter Pretty Polly - Addie Graham The Coon Creek Girls – Pretty Polly Congo Cowboys – Pretty Polly
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Fire Draw Near Episode XXIX features songs by the Watersons, songs from the north of England, a song by Lingua Ignota, songs from Scotland, songs and tunes from Ireland as well as some puerile nonsense from the 1940s.
Tracklist:
Cormac Begley – The Flogging Reel Lick the Tins – Can’t Help Falling in Love The Watersons – North Country Maid The Watersons – The Broom of the Cowdeknowes The Watersons – Rap Her to Bank Vin Garbutt – The Hartlepool Monkey The Wilson Family – I Am Coal Lainey Dempsey – Haiku Arun Sood – The Old Dictaphone Lingua Ignota – Katie Cruel Pádriac Keane – Old Hang You Have Killed Me / Garrett Barry’s Jig Al O’Donnell – Lord Abore and Mary Flynn Unidentified Singers – The Lucan Dairy Packie Dolan – A Drink in the Morning Packie Dolan – Saddle the Pony / The Rakes of Kildare Unidentified – I Came in My Best Sunday Suit
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This episode looks at the ballad The Elfin Knight aka The Wind Hath Blown Ma Plaidie Awa aka Scarborough Fair The Tri-Coloured House aka Rosemerry Lane aka The Cambric Shirt aka Impossibilities.
Tracklist
Ewan Mac Coll and Peggy Seeger – The Elfin Knight John Mac Donald – The Wind Hath Blown Ma Paidie Awa Margaret Tait – The Wind Hath Blown Ma Paidie Awa Ewan Mac Coll – Scarborough Fair Martin Carthy – Scarborough Fair Paul Simon and the Muppets – Scarborough Fair Gershon Kingsley – Scarborough Fair Mary Kate McDonagh – The Tri-Coloured House Thomas Moran – Strawberry Lane Michael Moran – Strawberry Lane Elisabeth Jefferies – Rosemary Lane Mrs. Clara Stevens – A True Lover of Mine Jennie Gray – The Cambric Shirt Anna Sandage Underhill – The Elfin Knight Mrs. Georgia Ann Griffin - Impossibilities Bill Bailey – Scarborough Fair
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Episode XXVIII features an in-depth analysis about how we’re all descended from the great eternal drone of the universe, recently recorded uilleann piping from Chris McMullan, Jason Rouse and Pádraic Keane, recordings from the Inishowen International Folk Song and Ballad Seminar and Café Oto, dying for love and my own personal favourite - dying for poor old Ireland.
Tracklist
FDN live podcast intro recorded at Café Oto, 11 October 2021 Chris McMullan – The Downfall of Paris The Wolfetones – Rule Brittania Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly – The Craic We Had the Day We Died for Ireland Jason Rouse – Rathawaun / The Hare in the Corn / The Cock of the North / Oh Susanna Maureen Jelks – Broom Blooms Bonny Pádraic Keane - Rince Scioból an Ghabha / Smash the Windows Antaine Ó Faracháin – Johnny Seoige Jason Rouse – The Rocks of Bawn / Kitty Got a Clinking Coming from the Fair Peggy Seeger – I Wish I was a Single Girl Again Leann Toland – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye Amps for Christ – The Blacksmith
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Featuring all of the usual plus even more of the unusual than usual! Joyce, NO PRISONS, songs that sound like other songs, English toffs doing Irish pleb cosplay, Irish ne’er do-wells doing English farmer cosplay, English farmers singing songs that are actually plots of 1970s pornos set in the 1700s, a dramatical audio tale, people playing the taps, everything you’ve ever wanted to know about Irish rebel ballads with @rebelmatters and that’s without even mentioning what you’ve been waiting for all week - the winners of the Fire Draw Near Raucous Rebel Christmas Cock Challenge 2021!!!
Tracklist
James Stephens – The Brown and the Yellow Ale Jim Eldon – I Wish There Was No Prisons Gan Ainm – Triple concerto for faucet, water pipes and fiddle Michael Lee Yonkers – Funboots The Pogues – Thousands are Sailing Tommy Reck – The Irish Washerwoman Tommy Reck – The Scholar / the Salamanca / Hand Me Down the Tackle Eimear Walshe – The Piper’s Grip Willie Clancy – The Gander Thomas Allen and Sheila Armstrong – Billy Boy Aberdeen Schoolchildren – My Mother and Your Mother The Copper Family – Dame Durden A Feckless Pack of Ne’er-Do-Wells – Ebeneezer Goode Rebel Matters Interview
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This episode looks at the ballad The Baffled Knight aka Blow Away the Morning Dew aka Clear Away The Morning Dew aka The New Mown Hay aka the Shepherd Lad aka Jock Sheep aka Katie Morey.
Tracklist
The City Waites – The Baffled Knight Emily Bishop – The Baffles Knight Sam Larner – Blow Away the Morning Dew Assassin’s Creed – Clear Away the Morning Dew Guildford Boy’s Choir – Blow Away the Morning Dew Ewan Mac Coll – The Shepherd Lad Various – Jock Sheep John Campbell – The Baffled Knight Ian Lynch – The Baffled Knight Captain Pearl R. Nye – The Banks of Sullee Doc Watson – Katie Morey The Buffalo Silver Band – The Baffled Knight Far From the Maddening Crowd OST – Blow Away the Morning Dew
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Episode XXVI features Irish traditional dance tunes, Sean Nós, English Gypsies, 1970s Reggae, uilleann pipes, fiddle, a man with no balls and poor old England. Pictured is my Granda Thomas Lynch Snr. on the accordion.
Tracklist
Ceoltóirí Chulann – An Tonn Reatha (The Rolling Wave) Jackie Roche – The Blackbird (Set Dance) Peter Ingram – Mandi went to Poove the Gri – Untitled Stepdance - Can you Rokker Romany Jasper Smith – Father Had a Knife Harold Covill – The Happy Family Sandy Archibald – My Faither's Gied's a Horse Teri York and Kids – That’s the Way You Spell New york Dillinger – Cocaine in My Brain Chicken in the Car by Ralph Flanagan Harry Cox – What Will Become of England Sarah Ghriallais – Amhrán and Phúca Paddy Glackin and Robbie Hannan – The Cook in the Kitchen / The Wandering Minstrel Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Our Famous Cathal Brugha Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Green Brooms Thomas McCarthy – No Balls at All
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This episode looks at the ballad Edward aka What Put the Blood? aka My Son David aka Son Come Tell It Unto Me aka Sven I Rosengård aka The Blood of the Old Red Rooster.
Tracklist
Mary Delaney – What Put the Blood? Pops Johnny Connors – What Put the Blood? John Reilly – What Put the Blood? Weenie (Selphinus) Brazil – Son Come Tell it Unto Me Angela Brazil – Son Come Tell it Unto Me Mr. Webb – Son Come Tell it Unto Me Jeannie Robertson – My Son David Lena Willemark – Sven I Rosengård Garmarna – Sven I Rosengård Carl Loewe – Edward Almeda Riddle – The Blood of the Old Red Rooster Amps for Christ - Edward
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Episode XXV of Fire Draw Near features Paddy Moloney, Stick in the Wheel, Máire Ní Ghráda, the Friel Sisters, Louise Mulcahy, Jelly Roll Morton, Mike Oldfield, the return of Lomax Does Ireland and more!!!
Tracklist
The Chieftains – An Phis Fhliuch (the Wet Quim) Paddy Moloney – Bumper Squire Jones Paddy Moloney and Mike Oldfield and band – Planxty Fanny Power and more Stick in the Wheel – The Cuckoo Stick in the Wheel – Wierds Broke It Dennis Donahue – My Uncle Dan McCann Mick Moloney – My Uncle Dan McCann Máire Ní Ghráda – Queen of the Rushes Louise, Michelle and Mick Mulcahy – Charlie Mulvihill’s, Farewell to Ireland The Friel Sisters – The Humours of Ballyloughlin, Rakes of Clonmel, the Kilkenny Jig Mickey Doherty – Story of St. Columcille and the Curse of Only Putting on One Shoe Mickey Doherty – Haste to the Wedding, My Match is Made Mickey Doherty – Story of the Fiddler with Only One Tune Mickey Doherty – The Fairy’s Reel Jelly Roll Morton – The Dirty Dozen
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This is the second episode looking at the ballad Lord Randall aka Henry My son aka Amhrán na hEascainne aka Großmutter Schlangenköchin.
Tracklist
La Piva dal Carnér - Il Testamento dell'avvelenato Elster Silberflug - Großmutter Schlangenköchin Carl Orff, Gunhild Keetman & Kölner Kinderchor - Großmutter Schlangenköchin Abner Jay – Lord Randall Josh White – Lord Randall Sara Cleveland – My Bonny Bon Boy Jean Ritchie – Lord Randall Peggy Seeger – Billy Boy Fred Katz with Paul Horn and the Chico Hamilton Quartet – Lord Randall The Mickey Finns – Lord Randall
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Episode XXIV features new songs from Marlais and Jrpjej as well as tracks by Sarah and Rita Keane, Hassan Wargui, Michael O'Shea, Seán McKeon and Liam O'Connor, Anna and Elizabeth and the Caretaker.
Tracklist
Seán Ó Riada - Speech Sarah and Rita Keane – Moll Dubh a Ghleanna Hassan Wargui - Isawl Omarg (Music Speaks) Marlais – Died For Love Michael O’Shea – Kerry Nameless Grave – Monaghan Gay McKeon – The Monaghan Jig / Francis Aucoin Seán McKeon and Liam O’Connor – Ancient Irish War March Jrpjej - Zazu Daha The Johnstons – Tunnel Tigers The Young Tradition – Byker Hill O.J. Abbot – By the Hush, Me Boys Anna and Elizabeth – Mama’s in the Graveyard Jimmy MacBeath – John Anderson, My Jo The Caretaker – A Losing Battle is Raging
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This episode looks at the ballad Lord Randall aka Henry My Son aka Amhrán na hEascainne aka Großmutter Schlangenköchin.
Tracklist
Mary Delaney – Buried in Kilkenny Frank Quinn – Lord Randal Joe Heaney – Amhrán na hEascainne Anne Mulqueen – Cá Rabhais ar Feadh an Lae Uaim Kathleen Behan – My Bonny Brown Boy Unidentified Traveller – Billy Boy Frank Harte – Henry my Son Wounded John Scott Cree – Green and Yeller Steeleye Span – Lord Randal Martin Carthy – Lord Randal Jeannie Robertson – Lord Randal Isla Cameron – Croodlin Doo Betsy Miller and Ewan MacColl – Lord Randal Alan Elsdon Band – Lord Randal
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Episode XXIII features new songs from Cathal Caufield and Conor O’Kane as well as recordings of non-lexical vocable singing from the Jewish, Inuit, Indian, Sami, French, Irish, Scottish and American traditions.
Tracklist:
Audrey Saint Coeur – Diddlage Cathal Caulfield – The Morning Thrush Annie Johnson – Bird Imitations Michael and Paddy Rafferty – The Queen of the Rushes Christy Moore – The Knock Song Paddy Tunney – Scots Bagpipe Lilts Eilidh MacKenzie – Puirt a Béil Sanjay Subrahmanyan – Raga Nattakurinji Sami Joik Songs Soria Eyituk, Lusi Kuni – Katajjaq Blackfire – AIM song Jimmie Riddle – Yakety Eeeph Angelo Dornan – Chin Music Unknown – Bratslav Nigun Conor O’Kane – Harvest of Clovers
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This episode looks at the ballad The Cruel Mother aka All Around the Loney-O aka Weile Weile Waile aka Carslisle Wall aka Greenwood Sidey.
Tracklist
Mickey Connors – Down by the Green Roadside-um Thomas Moran – The Cruel Mother Landless – All Around the Loney-O Winnie Stokes – Weile Weile Waile Andrew Stewart – Weilo Weilo Wailo Lizzie Higgins - The Cruel Mother Silly Wizard – Carlisle Wall Anonymous – Greenwood Side Cecilia Costello – The Cruel Mother A.L. Lloyd – The Cruel Mother Mrs. G.A. Griffin – The Cruel Mother Anna and Elizabeth – Greenwood Sidey Andy the Doorbum – The Cruel Mother
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Episode XXII looks at some bits and bobs from the unsettled frontiers of traditional music including homemade bagpipes, out-there arrangements of well-known tunes, a new track from John Francis Flynn, straight up honest-to-God bodhrán playing, Robin Roberts as a performer / collector, the whole question of Led Zeppelin and the influence of that famous blind Irish harper as well as what is perhaps one of the filthiest songs in the wider folk / blues canon (NSFWAF).
Seán Keane – The Gold Ring / Strop the Razor Fred Costello - At Trinity Church I Met My Doom Donald WG Lindsay and Richard Youngs – International Bagpipe Day Paddy Glackin and Jolyon Jackson – Green Fields of America (Jig and Reel) John Francis Flynn – My Son Tim Seán Ryan – Tatter Jack Walsh / Connie O’Connell’s Christy Moore – The Hackler From Grouse Hall Robin Roberts – Through Dublin City Robin Roberts – Eggs and Marrowbones Patrick Ball – Carolan’s Dream Led Zeppelin – Stairway to Heaven Spirit – Taurus Lucille Bogan – Shave ‘Em Dry II
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This episode looks at the ballad Long Lankin aka Lamkin aka False Lankum.
Tracklist
John Reilly Jr. – False Lankum Helen Diamond – Long Lankin Seán Corcoran – The Lambkin Ben Butcher – Long Lankin George Fradley - Lankin A.L. Lloyd – Long Lankin Hare and Moon – Long Lankin Steeleye Span – Long Lankin Robin Williamson and Lawson Dondo – Long Lankin Alexander Robb – Lamkin Hedy West – Beaulampkin Frank Profitt - Bo Lamkin Mrs Lena Barre – Bolakins The Wainwright Sisters – Long Lankin
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Episode XXI features a number of lost gems of my personal cassette collection from the likes of Tommy Reck, Noel Hill, William Mullally, Mick O'Brien, Frank Browne and more....Also some classic Irish hip-hop from Scary Éire, a new track from Jordan O'Leary, an Irish translation of a Leadbelly classic, the return of two missed segments and more of the usual oddness from the wider world of Irish traditional music and song....
Tracklist:
Tommy Reck – The Scholar, The Salamanca, Tom Steele Johnny Moynihan – The Banks of Red Roses Mick O’Brien – The Humours of Lisheen, Tom Billy’s Fancy, Humours of Kilkenny Frank Browne – About a Row William Mullally – Lady Carberry, The Races of Athlone Noel Hill – Last Night’s Fun, The Trip to Durrow Jordan O’Leary – Skibbereen Some Weirdo – As Ye Wander Scary Éire – The Dole Q Sam Larner – The Reckless Young Fellow Kitty Gallagher – Irene, Go dTé Tú Slán Kitty Gallagher – An Mhaighdeán Mhara Leadbelly – Goodnight Irene Jimmy White – The Canny Shepherd Laddie Unknown – The Shepherd Laddie The Ed Sullivan Orchestra (Arranged by Teo Macero) - The Countryside Dance
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This episode looks at the ballad The Dying Soldier aka The Unfortunate Rake aka The Locke Hospital aka St. James' Hospital aka When I Was On Horseback.
Tracklist
Brendan Gleeson – The Unfortunate Rake Christy Moore – The Locke Hospital Tom Lenihan – St. James’ Hospital Mary Doran – When I was on Horseback Molly Collins – As I Went Out Walking One Fine Summer’s Morning Norma Waterson – The Unfortunate Lass Harry Cox - The Young Sailor Cut Down In His Prime Willie Mathieson – I am a Young Man Cut Down in my Prime Mrs. Viola Penn – Bright Summer Morning Texas Gladden – One Morning In May Dick Devall – Tom Sherman’s Barroom James Ironhead Baker – St. James’ Hospital Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong – St. James’ Infirmary Kenneth S. Goldstein – The Wild Lumberjack Jan Brunvand – A Sun Valley Song
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Q. What are the three greatest mouth-noises in FDN XX?
A. Not difficult to tell. To wit; the vainglorious manly-man shout of Throllmas of Trollech, the heart-rending soulwail of Patty Waters and the soul-soothing tongue-rolled musical warble-diddles of Paddy Tunney.
Q. Is that the extent of FDN XX?
A. Not difficult to tell. No. Many are the many-noised noises besides. To wit; Cath and Phil Tyler, Caoimhe Hogarty, Liam Óg O’Flynn, Séamus Heaney, Louis Jordan, Barra MacEochaidh, Fionn Mac Cumhail, Jimmy O’Dea, DJackulate, Christy Moore, Nina Simone and Neillidh Boyle. É mo Scél.
Tracklist:
Cath and Phil Tyler - Loves Old Sweet Song Caoimhe Hogarty - The Dublin Murder Ballad Liam Óg O'Flynn - The Yellow Bittern / The Broken Pledge Seamus Heaney - The Yellow Bittern Louis Jordan - What's the Use in Getting Sober (When You gong to Get Drunk Again) Seamus Heaney - Scél lem Duib Barra Mac Eochaidh - Scél Lem Duib Trollech - Scél Lem Duib Jimmy O'Dea - Rathgar DJackulate - Lilt Christy Moore - Black is the Colour Nina Simone and Emil Latimer - Black is the Colour of my True Love's Hair Patty Waters - Black is the Colour of my True Love's Hair Liam Óg O'Flynn - the Rollin Wave / The Hag's Money Neillidh Boyle - The Man in the Graveyard
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This episode looks at The Gypsy Laddie aka the Dark-Eyed Gypsy aka the Raggle Taggle Gypsy.
Tracklist:
Planxty – Raggle Taggle Gypsy John Reilly - Raggle Taggle Gypsy Paddy Doran – Seven Yellow Gypsies Joe Holmes - Dark Eyed Gypsy Séamus Ennis - The Three Gypsies Joe Lynch - The Whistling Gypsy Jeannie Robertson – The Gypsy Laddie Carolyne Hughes – The Draggle Tail Gypsy Walter Pardon – The Raggle Taggle Gypsies Frank Profitt - The Gyps of David Mrs. James York – The Gypsy Davy Warren Smith – Black Jack Davy Maxine Sullivan – Wraggle Taggle Gypsies
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This episode looks at the ballad Our Goodman aka Seven Drunken Nights. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
This episode looks at various bits and pieces - lost gems from the forgotten strange wilderness on the edge/centre of the Irish Tradition. Includes a look at jigs that had songs to go along with them in Connemara.
Tracklist
Séamus Ennis – Patrick’s Day
George Ross – Hornpipes
The Honeydreamers – Irish Mambo
Sean Mooney – If We Only Had Old Ireland Over Here
Tsunekichi Suzuki – Omoide
Frank Harte – The Kerryman’s Rambles
Frank Zappa et al – House jam
Swan Arcade – Peat Bog Soldiers
Les Souers Goadec – Gavotten ar Menez
Colm Ó Caodháin – Bríd Thomáis
Colm Ó Caodháin – Soldier Soldier
Maggie McDonagh – Dóín-dú Ó Dighdil Ó
Maggie McDonagh – Mo Cheallaichín Fionn
Maggie McDonagh – Cailleach an Airgid
Willie Clancy – Cailleach an Airgid, Bean Pháidín
Colm Ó Caodháin – Bean Pháidín
Maggie McDonagh – An Rógaire Dubh
Mick O’Brien – An Rógaire Dubh, Na Ceannabháin Bhána
Colm Ó Caodháin – Na Ceannabháin Bhána
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Last December Dublin Digital Radio celebrated their 4th birthday. As part of a weekend of celebrations myself and Declan Synnott recorded a long conversation. Declan Synnott is not only a gentleman, he’s also scholar – with an actual PhD in Punk. I know I’ve talked about my own perceived parallels between Punk and Traditional Irish music many times in the past, but I think this is the most in depth and articulate it has ever come out. Featuring tracks by Cock Sparrer, Christopher Lee, Crass, Jimmy Crowley, Christy Moore, Extravision, Frank Harte, Rudimentary Peni, Los Crudos and the Pecker Dunne.
Track List: Cock Sparrer – Working Cock Sparrer – I Fit Central Heating (Working Part II) Christopher Lee and Diane Cilento – The Tinker of Rye Crass – Do they Owe us a Living? Jimmy Crowley and Stoker’s Lodge – Salonika Christy Moore – Hey Ronnie Regan! Extravision – Our City Frank Harte – Gough’s Immortal Statue Crass – Securicor Crass – Berketex Bride Rudimentary Peni – Mercy of Slumber Los Crudos – That’s Right We’re that Spic Band Pecker Dunne - Wexford
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Episode XVII goes even deeper down the ancient instrument rabbit hole and looks at the oldest pipes in the world from the city state of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia - believed to be the precursor to all modern bagpipes. This is followed by more pipes throughout history, looking at a few different stages before we get to those we know today. If that wasn't enough we also look at the oldest song in existence, some rare recordings of Traveller musicians and singers, as well as a bit of Busta Rhymes and Frank Zappa for good measure.
Tracklist:
Unidentified Traveller – Oil Drum Jig
Sean Folsom – Ur Pipes
Barnaby Brown – Duo 4500-year-old reproduction lyre & pipes
Tibiae Impares - Quintus Vibius Fuscus
Efisio Melis – Ballo Sardo
Barnaby Brown – Northern Triplepipes
Richard Dumbrill – H6 Hurrian Song
Busta Rhymes – Takin’ What’s Mine
Emmett Gill and Jesse Smith – The Stoneybatter / John McFadden’s
Sweeney’s Men – Handsome Cabin Boy
Frank Zappa – Handsome Cabin Boy
Anne O’Donnell – My Darling Brown Haired Boy
Unidentified Traveller – Billy Boy
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An introductory overview of the printed ballad in Ireland, this episode looks at the people who sang them, the people who sold them, the people who bought them and the people who hated them. Anyone wishing to investigate this topic further is strongly advised to take a look at Dr. John Moulden's authoritative thesis on the subject - 'The printed ballad in Ireland: a guide to the popular printing of songs in Ireland 1760-1920', which served as the basis for my own understanding of the subject.
Many thanks to all the performer's who gave their time to this project, namely; Seán Fitzgerald, Lugh Dias Santiago Ó Loinsigh, Cormac Mac Diarmada, Fergus Russell, Andreas Schulz, Thomas McCarthy, Ray Cuddihy, Conor MacAdams, John Ahern, Graham Patterson, Alan Woods and Liam Crill.
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Episode XVI looks at the strange and fantastic life of the song An Droimeann Donn Dílis which was played and transformed by artists as diverse as Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich, Lead Belly, the Weavers, Nana Mouskouri and Rasputina. Alongside this are an Irish tune played on the Chinese Hulusi, an unusual folk sound from the Isle of Mull more of the usual mayhem as well as another installment of Lomax Does Ireland.
Tracklist:
Jaylin Chu – The Bucks of Oranmore Robbie Hannan – An Droimeann Donn Dílis Seosamhín Ní Bheaglaoich – An Droimeann Donn Dílis Ernest Sellick – Drimindown Ledbelly – If It Wasn’t For Dicky The Weavers – Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Nana Mouskouri - Küsse süßer als Wein Rasputina – Wicked Dickey Done Died Leo Rowsome – Jockey to the Fair Sound of Mull – Leis A' Bhata Dhubh Dharaich Bartley Connolly – Amhrán na mBréag Robin Roberts – Black is the Colour of My True Love’s Hair Seán McDonagh – An Bonneán Buí The Flanagan Brothers – The Moving Bogs / Miss Thornton Jaylin Chu and Xiaolin – The Star Above the Garter / The Maid on the Green / The Legacy
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Episode XV features distorted accordions, tunes learned from the Otherworld, Bronze Age war horns and punk rock piping jigs. Alongside all of this are new tracks from Jim Ghedi, Caoimhín Ó Fearghail and Cormac Begley.
Tracklist:
George Ross – Higgins Hornpipe / Other Hornpipe Caoimhín Ó Fearghail – John Lydons / Nora Cíonna Delia Murphy – Moonshiner Ronan Browne – Port na bPúcai Jim Ghedi – Ah Cud Hew Callino Casturame & Caleno Custurme – William Byrd & Anonymous Caleno Custure Me – Susan McKeown The Dubliners – The Newry Highwayman The Ludlow’s Ballad Group – The Butcher Boy Ancient Music of Ireland – Along the Shore John Kenny – The Carnyx Cormac Begley – O’Neill’s
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The final installment of the Wild Rover Podcast looks at the song in Ireland before the Dubliners came along as well as where Luke Kelly’s iconic version might have originated. Featuring performances from Cormac Mac Diarmada, Cat Forster and Mark O'Kane. Do yourself a favour and check out Brian Peters' article The Well-Travelled 'Wild Rover' (Folk Music Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 (2015), pp. 609-636), which I relied on heavily while creating this podcast. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Fire Draw Near Episode XIV is a Shitfaced Christmas Extravaganza Bonanza! Featuring the amazing tale of the Donegal Tarantella, me doing a Felix Doran but its Iron Maiden, more bad language than usual, lots of beer reviews, tonnes of drunken slobbering, Christmas songs, Scandinavian Folk Metal tropes, as well as new songs from Ruskavellas, Stick in the Wheel, Burd Ellen, Myrkur and Yorkston Thorne and Khan. Best enjoyed while shitfaced.
Tracklist:
Ruskavellas – Grey Ranns of the Sidhe / The Little Branch Stick in the Wheel – Drive the Cold Winter Away Burd Ellen – The Wexford Carol The Carol Singers – God Rest You Merry Gentlemen The Kipper Family – Arrest These Merry Gentlemen Annie Lennox – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Frank Harte – The Maid of Cabra West Myrkur – Tor i Helheim Felix Doran – The Fox Hunt Iron Maiden – Genghis Khan Francie ‘Dearg’ Byrne – The Cat That Kittled In Jamie’s Wig Leonardo Riccardi, Angelo Salerno & Quirino Valvano – Tarantella per Zampogna, Ciaramella e Tamburello Rónán Galvin – Donegal Tarantella Yorkston Thorne and Khan – The Jealous Woman / A Bhean Ladeach Shirley Collins – The Cherry Tree Carol Luke Cheevers – That’s the Way Ding Dong Denny O’Reilly – The Ballad of Jaysus Christ The Voice Squad – The Sheepstealer The Voice Squad – The Parting Glass
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Part II of the Wild Rover Podcast looks at what happened to the song over the first 300 years of its existence as it spread from England to Scotland, North America and Australia, where it began to evolve into something resembling the version that we all know today. Featuring performances from Marshall Morris the Travelling Woodsman of the Fosseway, Cormac Dermody, Paul Denman, Beanie Entwistle, Mark Jennings and Liam Crill . Do yourself a favour and check out Brian Peters' article The Well-Travelled 'Wild Rover' (Folk Music Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 (2015), pp. 609-636), which I relied on heavily while creating this podcast. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode XIII takes a look at Irish songs of social protest including my favourite unnapreciated sub-genre of republican ballads. Also includes part three of Lomax Does Ireland, an in depth look at Alan Lomax's seminal collecting trip to Ireland in 1951.
Tracklist:
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Ultan O’Brien - All Our Lonely Ghosts Liam Weldon – Dark Horse on the Wind Dé Danann – Rights of Man / Pride of Petravore Christy Moore – Anne Lovett The Dubliners – The Sun Is Burning Paul Brady – The Shamrock Shore Frank Harte – Pat Maguire Swan Arcade – Four Green Fields Chumbawamba – The Manchester Martyrs We Shall Overcome – Hard Times of Old England Gobnait Ní Chroinín – Innsin Bhéal Átha na Ghaorthadh Maire Ní Cheocháin – Cois Abhainn na Séad Maxine Sullivan - The Raggle Taggle Gypsy
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The Wild Rover Part I looks at the historical and sociological background of 17th century England; a culture which gave rise to a body of song known as the Alehouse Ballads. It was from this group of ballads that the song which was to become the Wild Rover emerged from in the year 1678. Featuring performances from Cormac Dermody, Adrian Edwards, Paul Denman, Beanie Entwistle, Joe Yorke, Radie Peat and Marshall Morris the Travelling Woodsman of the Fosseway. Do yourself a favour and check out Brian Peters' 2015 article The Well-Travelled 'Wild Rover' Folk Music Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 (2015), pp. 609-636, which I relied on heavily while creating this podcast. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear
Episode XII looks at the song Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, exploring it's origins as well as musical precursors dating back to an English country dance published in 1651 and forward in time to Metallica's 1988 breakthrough single One. Also featured is the second installment of Lomax Does Ireland, as well as two widely differing versions of Scottish tune, The Flowers of Edinburgh.
Tracklist:
Latitude 37 – Divisions on Paul’s Steeple Christine Townley – John Anderson, My Jo Leola Lucey – Cruiskeen Lawn Frank Harte – By Memory Inspired Frank Harte – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye The Sheppards – When Johnny Comes Marching Home The Clash – The English Civil War Johnny Cash – Ghost Riders in the Sky Metallica – One Seán Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and Diarmuid Ó Riordáin - Dé Bheatha-sa, a Thaidhg Seán Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and Diarmuid Ó Riordáin - Cucúín Peggy Scanlon – One Day for Recreation Alasdair Roberts – The Flowers of Edinburgh Bullion – Blue Pedro
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Episode XI. This episode features the first of a new segment looking at Alan Lomax's seminal 1951 Irish collecting trip. Alongside this are songs from Planxty, Marlais, Sarah Ghriallais, Frank Harte, Séamus Ennis, Elizabeth 'Bess' Cronin, as well as some of the earliest recordings of Irish music.
Tracklist:
Planxty – The Raggle Taggle Gypsies / Tabhair Dom do Lámh Marlais – Meeting is a Pleasure Sarah Ghriallais – Skibereen Frank Harte – Building Up and Tearing England Down Percy Ridge – Western Cowboy Séamus Ennis – Through Dublin City Séamus Ennis – Bain an Ceann Caol De Séamus Ennis – The Woman of the House Elizabeth Cronin – A Bhean Úd Thíos Elizabeth Cronin – Siúl, a Ghrá Elizabeth Cronin – Lanigan’s Ball Dinny Delaney – The Last Glimpse of Erin Mary Hoare – An Cáilín Deas Crúite na mBó Planxty – The West Coast of Clare
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Episode X looks at the Child ballads in Ireland.
Tracklist:
Al O’Donnell – Lord Abore and Mary Flynn Mary Baylon – Johnny Scott John Reilly – The Well Below the Valley Dónal Maguire – The Grey Cock Elizabeth Cronin – Lord Gregory Tom Lenihan – The Holland Handkerchief Mary Delaney – Buried in Kilkenny Martin Howley – The Old Armchair Frank Harte – Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship Lisa O’Neill – The North Strand / The Croppy Boy
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Episode IX looks at the practice of keening (ag caoineadh) in Ireland as well as some sea shanties and other bits and pieces from the forgotten strange wilderness on the edge/centre of the Irish Tradition.
Tracklist:
Seán Potts and Paddy Moloney – Julia Delaney Johnny McDonagh / Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Morrissey and the Russian Sailor Pat Mitchell – The Concertina Reel Mícheál Quinn – The Dark Eyed Gypsy Elizabeth White – Piping Imitation Margaret Barry – Talk of Keening Kitty Gallagher – Keening Peadar Broe – The Lament for Owen Roe Vincie Boyle – Patrick Sheehan Unknown – Billy O’Shea The Buskers – Billy O’Shea Swan Arcade – Roll Alabama Roll Beanie and Joe – Monday Morning Lyngfarer – Foldereiden Horace Wright – O’Brien is Trying to Learn to Talk Hawaiian Varo – The Doffing Mistress Paul Robeson – The Castle of Dromore Leo Rowsome – The Castle of Dromore
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Episode VIII looks at the heartwarming and sometimes grisly world of traditional children's songs.
Tracklist:
The Deadlians - Newcastle Frank Harte – Gough’s Immortal Statue The Clancy Children – Are You Ready for a War? Swan Arcade – The Bright Shining Morning Eoin Dillon – Codladh Sámh Jimmy O’Dea – Rathgar Leo Rowsome – My Darling Asleep / Whelan’s Jig Ewan MacColl and Dominic Behan – Singing Games and Ring Games Fergus Russell – It’s Whiskey I Adore Eoin Ó Riabhaigh – Bluegrass in the Backwoods Frank Harte – Fair Rosa The Kipper Family – The Trunch A to Z Florrie Forde – Oh Oh Antonio! The Clancy Children – So Early in the Morning Spud – The Lucan Dairy The Clancy Children – Frosty Weather Sweeney’s Men – Dance to Your Daddy Judy Garland – The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow Unknown – Táimse agus Máire Frank Harte – Henry My Son
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Episode VII. Various songs and tunes from the forgotten strange wilderness on the edge/centre of the Irish Tradition.
Tracklist:
Luke Kelly – The Hot Asphalt Paul Robeson – Kevin Barry Peter Browne – Fountain’s Hornpipe / Gan Ainm Joe Heaney – Amhrán na hEascainne Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd – Paddy Doyle / Whiskey Johnny Ewan MacColl – Queen Eleanor’s Confession Paddy Keenan – O’Neill’s March The Flanagan Brothers – Our Back Yard Edward Cronin – Banish Misfortune Sweeney’s Men – Dicey Reilly Pat Mitchell – Máirseáil Alasdruim Ceoiltoirí Chualainn – Raithineach a Bean Beag Neillidh Boyle – Talk of Getting Music from the Fairies / Tiarna Mhuigh Eo
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Episode VI looks at the piper Patsy Tuohey and the song Darling Nelly Grey, which spawned another song in the docks of Liverpool before winding up in the Jamaican mento tradition.
Tracklist:
Dónal Maguire – Heenan and Sayers Helen Diamond – The Sea Apprentice Patsy Touhey- The Steampacket / The Morning Star / Miss MacLeod’s Reel Patsy Touhey – The Shaskeen Reel Alan Woods – The Widow of Westmoreland J.W. Myers – Darling Nellie Grey A.L. Lloyd – Maggie May The Beatles – Maggie May Charles Welsh and Chorus – Mango Time Walter Pardon – The Little Ball of Yarn The Dubliners – Maloney Wants a Drink R.L. O’Mealy – The Harvest Home Brian O’Rourke – Late News John Reilly Jr. – False Lankum The Raineys – Come Down from the Mountain Katie Daly Tommy Lynch – Falling Apart Willie Clancy – Talk of Garrett Barry / The Fogging Reel Bernard Wrigley – The Treadmill Song Odetta – The Foggy Dew
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Episode V looks at a shared musical link between Ireland and the Caribbean.
Tracklist:
Mary Fuller – Oh What a Life Seán Potts and Paddy Moloney – Did You Wash Your Father’s Shirt / The Mountain Top Barry Gleeson – My Darling Old Bit of a Stick Bernard Delaney – The Beauty Spot Elizabeth Cronin – Little Pack of Tailors / What Would You Do? Séamus Ennis – Kitty Lie Over Brian O’Rourke – Drumsnot The Flanagan Brothers – The Half A Crown Song Bill Rogers – West Indian Weed Woman The Meditations – Woman Piabba Tom Crean – Half a Crown Andy Cash – The Half Crown Jimmy Crowley – Boozing Cath and Phil Tyler – Our Captain Cried All Hands
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Episode IV - A look at accumulative songs and more from a van in the USA.
Tracklist:
Thomas Moran – The Boat that First Brought Me Over Sheila Smith – Father Pray Build me a Boat Séamus Ennis – First You Must Learn the Grip Jimmy O’Brien Moran – James Bourke’s / Fraher’s Tom Lenihan – Bonny Boy in Blue Jerry O’Reilly – Lovers and Friends Johnny Doherty – The Coolin Bridget Fitzgerald – An Seanduine Dóite Liam Weldon – Monkeyland / Blue Tar Road Vincent Campbell – Vincent Campbell’s Mazurka’s Patsy Johnston – The Old Sow Séamus Faye – Spórt Killian Flanagan – I Drank it All Ronnie Drew – The Herring Song Pat McNamara – The Rattling Bog Jack French – The Barley Mow
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Episode III is a Valentine's Day special that wades through the filthiest songs in the Irish Traditional repertoire.
Tracklist:
Fergus Russell – 50 Shades of Grey Brian O’Rourke – Carnations Planxty – Junior Crehan’s Favourite / Corney is Coming Florrie Forde – Hold Your Hand Out Naughty Boy Nora Cleary – The Little Ball of Yarn Walter Pardon - The Little Ball of Yarn Derek Bell – Hungarian Folk Dances Luke Cheevers – The Cuckoo’s Nest Jeannie Robertson – She is a Rum one Willie Clancy – An Phis Fhliuch Martin Howley – Blow the Candle Out Len Graham – Tumbling Through the Hay Sharon Shannon - The Cat's Miaow, Tickle Her Leg, Drag Her Around The Road, Saltón D'uvéu (the Reel Of Oviedo) Anne Briggs – The Stonecutter Boy Pops Johnny Connors – Old Ballymoe Tommy McGuigan - The Old Kettle Drum Julia Clifford – The Star Above the Garter
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Episode II looks at a musical motif that started off life in Scotland, made its way over to Ireland as a piping tune then travelled to America before ending up being recorded by anarcho punk band the Subhumans.
Tracklist:
Planxty Fanny Power Rosie Stewart – Bunch of Damned Whores Elizabeth Crotty – Touch me if you Dare / Morning Star Nora Cleary – The Holland Handkerchief Paddy in the Smoke - The Chorus Reel Will Powrie – The Drunken Piper / Highland Whiskey / High Road to Linton Paul and Jimmie McGregor - Brochan Lom, Tana Lom / Bodachan A' Mhirein Willie Clancy – Kitty Got a Clinking PJ Conlon – Phil the Fluter’s Ball Subhumans – Work Rest Play Die Brendan Behan – The Captains and The Kings Tommy Lynch – Arada Nonie Lynch – My Good Looking Man Barry Gleeson – The Girls Along the Road
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Episode I looks at the folk motif that connects an Irish Traveller song, an obscure uilleann piping tune and a song by London Oi merchants Cock Sparrer.
Tracklist:
Willie Clancy – The Connaught Heifers / Corney is Coming Jimmy Crowley – The Pool Song Neillidh Boyle – The Moving Clouds talk and tune Séamus Ennis – I’ll mend your pots and kettles O! John Reilly Jr. – The Jolly Tinker Cock Sparrer – I Fit Central Heating Pat McNamara – I Left My Hand The Castle of Dromore – Leo Rowsome Bob Dawson - Don’t Take Me Drugs Away Pat Usher – Wild Rover Louth Mouths – Wild Rover John and Paddy Killourhey – Sporting Paddy / Jimmy Mulqueaney’s Kayne – The Lucky Elopement Tommy Reck – Top it Off Tom Lenihan – Truth in Songs / The Christmas Letter Nora Cleary – Maggie in the Wood
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