Wagonload Of Monkeys

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 149: 17 October 2017 (featuring songs about Liverpool)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 17 October 2017 - featuring songs about Liverpool.

Autumn Leaves - Vashti Bunyan
From the album: Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind
My Blue Tears - Dolly Parton
From the album: Coat Of Many Colors
My Blue Tears – The Incredible String Band
From the album: No Ruinous Feud
Classic Album
Awake Awake - The Full English
From the album: The Full English
Stand By Your Guns - The Full English
From the album: The Full English

Songs about Liverpool
Liverpool Lullaby - Rosie Hodgson
From the album: Rise Aurora
Liverpool Lullaby - Ian Campbell Folk Group
From the album: The Times They Are a-Changin'
Liverpool Lou - Dominic Behan
From the album: A Better Class of Folk
Liverpool Blues - The Vipers
From the album: The Early Days
Leaving of Liverpool - Shane MacGowan
From the album: Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys
Does This Train Stop On Merseyside? - Christy Moore
From the album: Listen

Recent Releases
For The Cause - Cruel Folk
From the album: Love, Loyalty And Other Lies
Cantiga De Santa Maria 42 / Bourrée - The Emily Askew Band
From the album: Alchemy
Ricer - Topette!
From the album: C’est Le Pompon

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Martin Wynne's and The Longford Tinker by The Bothy Band. From the album: 1975 (The First Album)

 

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 148: 10 October 2017 (featuring songs about storms)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 10 October 2017 - featuring songs about storms.

Autumn Tune – Equation
From the album: The Lucky Few
The Moon & St. Christopher (feat. Mary Chapin Carpenter) - Mary Black
From the album: The Best of Mary Black (1991-2001)
Click here for more on the PEEC benefit concert featuring Mary Chapin Carpenter
Classic Album
The Game of Cards - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Dame Durdan - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters

Songs about storms
In Stormy Weather John Renbourn & Wizz Jones
From the album: Joint Control
Weather The Storm - Incredible String Band
From the album: No Ruinous Feud
Storm Of Life - Fear of Drinking
From the album: One Morning When I Went To Work...
Storm In My Heart - Dolores Keane
From the album: Solid Ground
Cold Hailey Rainy Night - The Imagined Village (Check out the video, below)
From the album: The Imagined Village

Recent releases
My Heart's On Fire - Steve Soden & The Sweet Peas
From the album: Welcome To The Asylum
Green Gravel - Peter Knight's Gigspanner
From the album: The Wife Of Urban Law
Peggy And The Soldier - Peter Knight's Gigspanner
From the album: The Wife Of Urban Law 

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Harvest Storm by Altan. From the album: The First Ten Years: 1986-1995

 

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 147: 3 October 2017 (featuring songs about English towns)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 3 October 2017 - featuring songs about, or set in, English towns. 

October Song - The Incredible String Band
From the album: The Incredible String Band
Many Happy Returns - Bridget St John
From the album: Ask Me No Questions
Sparrowpit - Bridget St John
From the album: Jumblequeen
Classic Album
The Seven Wonders - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Four Loom Weaver - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters

Songs about, or set in, English towns
Yarmouth Town – Bellowhead
From the album: Hedonism
Scarborough Fair - The Imagined Village
From the album: Empire & Love
Worcester City - Eliza Carthy
From the album: Anglicana
The Rose of York - The Dovetail Trio
From the album: Wing of Evening
Dirty Old Town - Ewan MacColl
From the album: Black and White-The Definitive Collection

Recent releases
The Road - The Ragman's Band
From the album: The Ragman's Band
A Place Called England - The Young 'Uns
From the album: Strangers
Be The Man - The Young 'Uns
From the album: Strangers

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Richmond Cotillion by Simpson Cutting & Kerr. From the album: Murmurs

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 146: 26 September 2017 (featuring the best selling five folk albums from exactly 30 years ago)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 26 September 2017 - featuring the best selling five British and Irish folk albums from exactly 30 years ago.

Autumn Lullaby - Bridget St John
From the album: Ask Me No Questions
Classic Album
The Grey Funnel Line - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Geordie - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Fountains Flowing - June Tabor & Oysterband
From the album: Ragged Kingdom

Top British & Irish Folk Albums from exactly 30 Years Ago
Irish Rover - The Pogues & The Dubliners
From the album: 25 Years Celebration
The Man With the Cap - Patrick Street
From the album: Patrick Street
Steal Your Heart Away - Paul Brady
From the album: Primitive Dance
Double Cross - Mary Coughlan
From the album: Tired And Emotional
Pair of Brown Eyes - Christy Moore
From the album: Unfinished Revolution

Recent releases
Ageing Special Agent - Skinner & T'witch
Single: Download Ageing Special Agent
Chasing Shadows - Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
From the album: Pretty Peggy
Greenland Whale - Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
From the album: Pretty Peggy

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Clan Ranald/J.B.'s Reel/Paddy Mac's Reel/Kitty Sheain's by Altan. From the album: Runaway Sunday

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 145: 19 September 2017 (featuring a selection from the latest Fatea Showcase Session)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 19 September 2017 - featuring a selection from the latest Fatea Showcase Session. 

Seasons - Neil Halstead
From the album: Sleeping on Roads
City Of Angels - Vin Garbutt
From the album: Word Of Mouth
Punjabi Girl - Vin Garbutt
From the album: Persona...Grata
Classic Album
Singing the Travels - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Silver Whistle - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters

Fatea Showcase Session 38: Autumn 2017 - Changing
The North Sea Ground - Harbottle & Jonas
From the album: Anna is a Dancer
The Roundhouse - The Medlars
From the album: The Medlars
Potion - Christy Scott
From the album: Amaranthine
Shine A Light - Fly Yeti Fly
From the album: Shine A Light In The Dark.
O Mistress Mine - The Rude Mechanicals Band
From the album: Exit, Pursued By a Bear

Download the latest Fatea Showcase Session - free!

Recent Releases
Shoot Them All! (Box On Her Head) - Pilgrims' Way
From the album: Stand & Deliver
Robin Hood & The Bishop - Pilgrims' Way
From the album: Stand & Deliver

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Trip To Breckon by Vair. From the album: A Place In Time

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 144: 12 September 2017 (featuring songs about the harvest)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 12 September 2017 - featuring songs about the harvest.  

Autumn (The Thislesdown's Flying) - Gordon Tyrrall
From the album: A Distance From The Town
Classic Album
The Seven Joys of Mary - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
My Husband's Got No Courage In Him - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Once I Loved You Dear (The Irish Girl) – Quercus
From the album: Nightfall
In the Company of Ravens - Maddy Prior
From the album: Ravenchild

Songs about the harvest
The Harvest Morning by John Clare – Read by David Barnes
From the album: Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1
Harvest Song: We Gets Up In the Morn - The Watersons
From the album: Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs
Harvest Song - Jim Causley
From the album: Fruits of the Earth
John Barleycorn – The Imagined Village
From the album: The Imagined Village
Hey John Barleycorn - Dave & Toni Arthur
From the album: The Lark In the Morning

Recent Releases
Roland The Headless Thomson Gunner – Vair
From the album: A Place In Time
#Deportation Selfie – Calan
From the album: Solomon

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Jolly Good Jigs by Vair. From the album: A Place In Time

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 143: 5 September 2017 (featuring songs from the sea)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 5 September 2017 - featuring songs from the sea.  

Hopping Down In Kent - The Albion Dance Band
From the album: The Prospect Before Us
Classic Album
Doffin' Mistress - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Burning of Auchidoon - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Lass of Lach Royal - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters

Songs from the sea
A Drop of Nelson's Blood - Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends
From the album: The Cambridge Folk Festival 2010/11
Rolling Down The River - Jack Forbes
From the album: Voice & Vision Vol. 2
Santiana - Fisherman's Friends
From the album: Proper Job
Johnny's Gone To Hilo - Jackie Oates
From the album: The Woodworm Project
Hogeye Man - The Jeremiahs
From the album: The Jeremiahs
Lord Franklin - Kevin Burke & Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
From the album: Promenade
Willie Taylor - Julie Murphy
From the album: Folk Awards 2017

Recent releases
Bones and Feathers - Martin Simpson
From the album: Trails & Tribulations
Blues Run the Game - Martin Simpson
From the album: Trails & Tribulations

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Chazza's Circus by Snuffbox. From the album: Playing for Free

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 142: 29 August 2017

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 29 August 2017 - featuring another chance to hear the winners from the 2017 BBC Folk Music Awards. 

If Wishes Were Horses - Kris Drever
From the album: If Wishes Were Horses
When We Roll in the Morning - Kris Drever
From the album: If Wishes Were Horses
Many's The Night's Rest - The Furrow Collective
From the album: Wild Hog
Wild Hog in the Woods - The Furrow Collective
From the album: Wild Hog
Bogie's Bonnie Bell - Daoiri Farrell
From the album: True Born Irishman
Van Diemen's Land - Daoirí Farrel
From the album: True Born Irishman
Smiler - Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton
From the album: Symbiosis

Don't Go Out Tonight My Darling - Rachel Newton
From the album: Here's My Heart Come Take It
Here's My Heart Come Take It - Rachel Newton
From the album: Here's My Heart Come Take It
Auchengeich Mining Disaster - Josie Duncan & Pablo Lafuente
From the album: BBC Radio Folk Awards 2017
Echo Mocks The Corncrake - Songs Of Separation
From the album: Songs Of Separation
Poor Man's Lamentation - Songs Of Separation
From the album: Songs Of Separation
Sisters - Ross Ainslie & Ali Hutton
From the album: Symbiosis

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 141: 22 August 2017

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 22 August 2017 - featuring another chance to hear the winners from the 2016 BBC Folk Music Awards.

52 Hertz - Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
From the album: Tomorrow Will Follow Today (I Scream)
Waiting For The Ferry - The Young 'Uns
From the album: Another Man’s Ground (Hereteu)

Shake Sugaree - Rhiannon Giddens
From the album: Tomorrow Is My Turn (Nonesuch)
Rattlin Roarin Wullie / The Deil's Awa Wi' The'Exciseman / Kelly MacInnes' / Lord MacDonald's / Mary Ann MacIsaac's - Brighde Chaimbeul
From the album: BBC Folk Awards 2016 (Proper)

Mackerel - The Rheingans Sisters
From the album: Already Home (RootBeat)
Lovely Molly - Sam Lee
From the album: The Fade In Time (Nest Collective)

Jolly Waggoners - Sam Kelly
From the album: The Lost Boys (TCR)
The Rising Sun – Leveret
From the album: In The Round (RootBeat0

Madam - The Unthanks
From the album: Mount the Air (RabbleRouser)
Mount The Air - The Unthanks
Mount The Air (RabbleRouser)

The Big Man Set/Waiting for Janet - John McCusker
From the album: BBC Folk Awards 2008 (Proper)

Find out more abut the BBC Folk Music Awards

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Richmond Cotillion by Simpson, Cutting and Kerr. From the album Murmurs (Topic).

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 140: 15 August 2017

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice, for 15 August. Continuing our review of winners from recent BBC Folk Music Awards, here again are some of the winners from the 2014 awards.

Save The Bees – Lau
From the album: Race the Loser (Reveal)
Two Ravens - Lisa Knapp
From the album: Hidden Seam (Navigator)
Willie of Winsbury - Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer
From the album: Child Ballads (Wilderland)

Love Is Life - Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar
From the album: The Queen's Lover (Fellside)
Cha d'fhuair mi'n cadal - The Mischa Macpherson Trio
Free download from Bandcamp
http://mischamacphersontrio.bandcamp.com/track/cha-dfhuair-min-cadal
The Nailmakers' Strike, Pt. 2 - Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin
From the album: Mynd (Dragonfly)
Stand to Your Guns - The Full English
From the album: The Full English (Topic)

Good Man's Wife - Bella Hardy    
From the album: Battleplan (Noe)
Little Birds - Carthy Hardy Farrell Young
From the album: Laylam (Ais)
Man of Newlyn Town - Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick
From the album: Both Ears and the Tail (Gadfly)
Cold, Haily, Windy Night - Steeleye Span
From the album: Please To See The King (Shanachie)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel - De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)