Wagonload Of Monkeys

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 175: 22 April 2018 - featuring May Day songs and BBC Folk Awards winners

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 22 April 2018  featuring a first look at the 2018 BBC Folk Awards winners. 

'Twas On One April's Morning - Show Of Hands
From the album: The Long Way Home
Classic Album
The Blacksmith - Steeleye Span
From the album: Please to See the King
Cold, Haily, Windy Night - Steeleye Span
From the album: Please to See the King

BBC Folk Awards 218 Winners
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Catriona McKay
From the album: Bare Knuckle
Banks of Newfoundland - Siobhan Miller
From the album: Strata
Echo – Talisk
From the album: Abyss
L'air mignonne - Ímar
From the album: Afterlight 4:38
Plains Of Kildare - Andy Irvine & Paul Brady With Donal Lunny & Paddy Glackin
From the album: 70th Birthday Concert At Vicar St 2012 [Live]

Recent releases
If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous - Sarah McQuaid
From the album: If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous
Halsewell – Ninebarrow
From the album: The Waters And The Wild
The Hour Of The Blackbird – Ninebarrow
From the album: The Waters And The Wild

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Picc by Talisk. From the album: Abyss

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 174: 8 April 2018 - special dance tunes pledge drive edition

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 8 April 2018 - a special pledge drive edition featuring an hour Irish dance tunes.

Siesta Set – Dervish
From the album: Spirit
The Cullybacky Hop – Lúnasa
From the album: Sé
Mist In The Morning – Fullset
From the album: Notes After Dark

Hey Jude - De Danann
From the album: The De Danann Collection
25 O'Clock - The Jeremiahs
From the album: The Jeremiahs
Dennis Murphy's Reel/The Bag of Spuds/Macfarley's Reel - Patrick Street
From the album: All in Good Time

Napoleon's 2.0 - Cúig
From the album: New Landscapes
Forty Pound Jeans – Conla
From the album: River Waiting
The Cuckoo's Nest Medley - De Danann
From the album:The De Danann Collection

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Playing out The Kesh Jig/Give Us a Drink of Water/The Flower of the Flock/Famous Ballymote by The Bothy Band. From the album: 1975 (The First Album)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 173: 1 April 2018 - featuring a second recap of the show's classic albums.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 1 April 2018 - featuring part two of a recap of the show's classic albums.

The Foggy Dew - The Chieftains & Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Long Black Veil
Pace-Egging Song - The Watersons
From the album: Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs
Seven Virgins (The Leaves of Life) - The Watersons
From the album: Frost and Fire: A Calendar of Ritual and Magical Songs
Cover Story
Morning Dew - Grateful Dead
From the album: Grateful Dead
Morning Dew - Clannad
From the album: Clannad
Tingles - Elephant Sessions
From the album: All We Have Is Now

Classic Albums Recap
No Sleep Blues - Incredible String Band
From the album: The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
Silver Whistle - Maddy Prior & June Tabor
From the album: Silly Sisters
Man In The Moon - The Full English
From the album: The Full English
Claudy Banks - Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band
From the album: No Roses
Ride On - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On

Recent Releases
Little April Shower/April Come She Will - PicaPica
From the album: Spring & Shade
Jonah and the Whale (feat. Jinx Lennon) - Sophie Coyle & Fintan Lucy
From the album: Blame Me for the Storm

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music The Week Before Easter by Martin Simpson. From the album: Cool & Unusual

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 172: 25 March 2018 - featuring a recap of the show's classic albums.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 25 March 2018 - featuring part one of a recap of the show's classic albums.

The Lullaby of Spring – Donovan
From the album: A Gift from a Flower to a Garde
Cover Story
Before The Deluge - Jackson Browne
From the album: Late For The Sky
Before the Deluge - Moving Hearts
From the album: Moving Hearts: The Platinum Collection
One Last Cold Kiss – Mountain
From the album: Flowers of Evil
Last Cold Kiss - Christy Moore
From the album: Traveller

Classic Albums Recap
Come All Ye - Fairport Convention
From the album: Liege And Lief
The West Coast Of Clare – Planxty
From the album: Planxty
Canadee-I-O - Nic Jones
From the album: Penguin Eggs
May You Never - John Martyn
From the album: Solid Air
Mo Ghile Mear ("Our Hero") - The Chieftains & Sting
From the album: The Long Black Veil

Recent releases
King Tide And The Sunny Day Flood - Billy Bragg
From the min-album: Bridges Not Walls
Full English Brexit - Billy Bragg
From the mini-album: Bridges Not Walls
The Voyage - Johnny Duhan
From the album: The Irishman's Finest Collection

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music High Level Hornpipe/Uncle George's by The Sawdust Band.From the album: The Guv'nor, Vol. 2

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 171: 20 March 2018 - featuring Irish music for St Patrick's Day

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 20 March 2018 - featuring Irish music for St Patrick's Day. 

REMINDER: Starting next Sunday, 25 March, the show moves to 12 noon on Sundays EST (7am in the UK). Please join me then.

Rambles of Spring - Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy
From the album: The Makem and Clancy Collection
Remembering Liam O’Flynn
Merrily Kissed The Quaker – Planxty
From the album: Planxty
Easter Snow - Catherine Ennis & Liam O'Flynn
From the album: Bringing It All Back Home - The Influence of Irish Music
Kitty's Rambles/The Humours Of Ennistymon - L.A.P.D.
From the album: Andy Irvine’s 70th Birthday Concert At Vicar St 2012 [Live] 4:20

Irish music for St Patrick’s Day
Another Day - Burning Bridget Cleary
From the album: These Are The Days
The Holly Bush/McFadden’s Own/The Bucks of Oranmore - The Yanks
From the album: Haymaker
The Wind That Shakes The Barley/The Reel With the Beryle - The Chieftains
From the album: The Best of the Chieftains
Rose Of Allendale - Mary Black
From the album: Mary Black
Gladiators - Andy Irvine
From the album: Way Out Yonder
My Irish Molly-O - De Danann
From the album: The De Danann Collection

Recent Releases
When the Angels Wake You - Brona McVittie
From the album: We Are the Wildlife
The Crow's Visit – The String Sisters
From the album: Between Wind and Water

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

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 170: 13 March 2018 - special edition featuring an hour of recent releases

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 13 March 2018 - a special edition featuring an hour of recent releases.

Old Shoes - Salt House
From the album: Undersong
The River Don't Run - Nick Hart
From the album: Nick Hart Sings Eight English Folk Songs
The Leaving Song - Cara Dillon (with Sam Lakeman)
From the album: Wanderer
Nancy Spain - Christy Moore
From the album: On the Road
Small Time/Secret - PicaPica
From the EP: Spring & Shade
South Lake - Bella Hardy
From the album: Hey Sammy

This Is Not a Television Show - Andy White
From the album: The Guilty & The Innocent
Queen of the Ocean - Skinner & T'witch
Single
Slow Down - The Henry Girls
From the album: Far Beyond the Stars
Through the Trees - Shake the Chains
From the album: Shake the Chains
Postcards - Crayon Angels
From the EP: Postcards
Time To Love - Sarah McQuaid
From the album: If We Dig Any Deeper It Could Get Dangerous

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Whinham's Reel by Proper English. From the album: A Little Cup Of Tea
Closing music Bruntsfield by Effra. From the album: Below Ground

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 169: 6 March 2018 (featuring songs about winter and snow)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 6 March 2018 - featuring songs about winter and snow. 

First Light of Spring - Luka Bloom
From the album: Innocence
Classic Album: Ride On by Christy Moore
Back Home In Derry - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On
The Least We Can Do - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On
Remember The Brave Ones - Moving Hearts
From the album: Dark End Of The Street

Songs about winter and snow
Goodbye England (Covered In Snow) - Laura Marling
From the album: I Speak Because I Can
Coldest Winter - Al Stewart and Dave Nachmanoff
From the album: Uncorked
Red Deer, White Snow – Stooshie
From the album: Stydd
Rain and Snow – Pentangle
From the album: Reflection
The Snow It Melts The Soonest – Ranagri
From the album: Tradition
Follow The Heron - Karine Polwart
From the album: Scribbled In Chalk

Recent Releases
Liberty Ship - Wildwood Jack
From the album: Liberty Ship
The Bigger Picture - Niall McGuigan
From the album: Awareness

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Feabhra = An Erc'h War An Enezeg (Snow On The Island)/Brenda Stubbert's/Thunderhead by Lúnasa. From the album: The Story So Far

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 168: 27 February 2018 (featuring Songs From The Shed)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 27 February 2018 - featuring Songs From The Shed.

The Lonesome Scenes Of Winter - Cara Dillon
From the album: Cara Dillon (Rough Trade)
Classic Album: Ride On by Christy Moore
The Dying Soldier - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (WEA)
El Salvador - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (WEA)

Songs From The Shed
The Artisan - Seth Lakeman
A Song From The Shed: See it on YouTube
Dead Against Smoking - Admiral Fallow
A Song From The Shed: See it on YouTube
No Victory – Edgelarks
A Song From The Shed: See it on YouTube
Am I Drinking Enough? - Mad Dog Mcrea
A Song From The Shed: See it on YouTube
Raise Your Ghosts - Velvet and Stone
A Song From The Shed: See it on YouTube
Country Life - Steve Knightley
A Song From The Shed: See it on YouTube

Recent releases
Murder In The Red Barn - False Lights
From the album: Harmonograph (Wreckord)
Drink Old England Dry - False Lights
From the album: Harmonograph (Wreckord)
West Park - Tom Moore & Archie Churchill-Moss
From the album: Laguna (Bandcamp)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing Music Figueras by The Oran Project. From the album: Music Without Borders (The Oran Project)

More about Songs From The Shed.

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 167: 20 February 2018 (featuring songs about Boston, MA)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 20 February 2018 - featuring songs about Boston, MA. 

Whispers of Summer - Eliza Carthy
From the album: Angels & Cigarettes (Warner Bros)
Classic Album: Ride On by Christy Moore
Among The Wicklow Hills - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (WEA)
Sonny's Dream - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (WEA)
The Wicklow Mountains High - Frank Quinn
From the album: From Galway to Dublin - Early Recordings of Traditional Irish Music (Rounder)

Songs about Boston, MA
Boston City - Damien O'Kane
From the album: Avenging & Bright (Pure)
The Boston Burgler – The Boys of the Lough
From the album: The New Line (Bandcamp)
Boston Rose – Bagatelle
From the album: Greatest Hits (Celtic Collections)
Missing Galway (feat. Sharon Shannon & Frankie Gavin) - Don Stiffe
From the album: Start of a Dream (Claddagh)
Belfast to Boston - Battlefield Band
From the album: Out For The Night (Temple)

Recent releases
The Moment Is Now - The Mellowship Ft Maureen Dewdney, Lukas Drinkwater and Ciaran Algar
From the album: You Belong With Me (Motopia)
View - Wilson McGladdery
From the album: Gus & Gladders (Wilson McGladdery)
Somewhere I Can Be - John Forrester
From the album: Restless (Irregular)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Blue Eyed Boston Boy by Martin Simpson. From the album: Vagrant Stanzas (Topic)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 166: 13 February 2018 (featuring songs for Valentine's Day)

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 13 February 2018 - featuring songs for Valentine's Day.

Winter Is A Coloured Bird – Comus
From the album: Dust On The Nettles (Grape Fruit)
Classic Album: Ride On by Christy Moore
McIlhatton - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (WEA)
Lisdoonvarna - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (WEA)

Songs for Valentine’s Day
It's Our Valentine - Skinner and T'witch
Single (Bandcamp)
Pleasant and Delightful - Stockton's Wing
From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs (Tara)
Oh! My God! I Miss You - Bella Hardy
From the album: With The Dawn (Noe)
I Miss You Like A Train - David Rotheray
From the album: The Woodworm Project (Songs From The Shed)
Do You Love an Apple? - The Bothy Band
From the album: 1975 (The First Album) (Mulligan)
Walk Away Renee - Billy Bragg
From the album: Must I Paint You A Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg (Sony)
Bring Back My Baby - Boss Caine
From the album: The Ship That Sailed (Little Num Num)

Recent releases
A Maid Went To Comber/Till Viola - Rowan Piggott
From the album: Mountscribe (Scribe)
Narration 4 - The Transports
From the album: The Transports: A Tale Of Exile And Migration (Hudson)
The Ballad Of Norwich Gaol - The Transports
From the album: The Transports: A Tale Of Exile And Migration (Hudson)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Chanter 2 by Donald W G Lindsay. From the album: Chanter 2 ( Lindstruments)