Wagonload Of Monkeys

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 275: 29 March 2020 - including music from artists whose North American tours have been cancelled

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 29 March 2020 - including music from artists whose North American tours have been cancelled.

Rambles of Spring - Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy
From the album: The Makem and Clancy Collection
Ballyholland - Tommy Sands
From the album: Fair Play To You All
St. James Hospital - Martin Simpson
From the album: Trails & Tribulations

Artists whose North American tours were cancelled at the last minute
Lots of Drops of Brandy - The Chieftains
From the album: The Essential Chieftains
Ryan Jigs – Calan
From the album: Solomon
Jasper Sea - Sam Lee
From the album: Old Wow
Harvest Storm - Altan
From the album: The First Ten Years: 1986-1995
All For You - The Black Feathers
From the album: Soaked to the Bone
Beyond – Talisk
From the album: Beyond

Recent releases
Jiggle The Old Bones - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer
From the album: Sleep Deprivation
All Is Not Forgotten - Siobhan Miller
From the album: All Is Not Forgotten

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music McCormack's Capers by Chris Gray. From the album: Chris Gray

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 274: 22 March 2020 - including songs about rivers

Today is Mother's Day in Britain. Billy Bragg says: "The coronavirus pandemic is going to affect our lives in ways we'e yet to grasp. In the coming months, most of us will be forced to miss family gatherings, starting with Mother's Day which in the UK falls on this first weekend of isolation.

"Here's a new song, written in the past few days, that touches on the emotional cost of this crisis."

Can't Be There Today - Billy Bragg

The coronavirus pandemic is going to affect our lives in ways we've yet to grasp. In the coming months, most of us will be forced to miss family gatherings, starting with Mother's Day which in the UK falls on this first weekend of isolation. Here's a new song, written in the past few days, that touches on the emotional cost of this crisis. Featuring CJ Hillman on pedal steel Recorded at home 21st March 2020 Engineered and mixed by CJ Hillman Words and music - Billy Bragg Published by Sony/ATV Music Ltd ©2020 Billy Bragg www.billybragg.co.uk Spotify: http://bit.ly/billybraggSP

Posted by Billy Bragg on Saturday, March 21, 2020

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 22 March 2020 - including songs about rivers.

So Early In the Spring - John Renbourn
From the album: So Early In the Spring
Down By The River - The Black Feathers
From the album: Soaked to the Bone
TODAY'S BLACK FEATHERS GIG AT THE COOPERAGE IN HONESDALE IS CANCELLED.
Versatile Heart - Linda Thompson
From the album: Versatile Heart
Stuck on repeat: This Is The Life - Amy MacDonald
From the album: This Is The Life

Songs about rivers
Big River (featuring Bob Fox) - Kathryn Tickell
From the album: Water of Tyne
The Water of Tyne (featuring Hannah Rickard) - Kathryn Tickell
From the album: Water of Tyne
Dear River Thames - Richard Digance
From the album: Working Class Millionaire
Sweet Thames Flow Softly - Jon Boden & Sam Sweeney
From the album: This Is Proper Folk Too!!
The Banks of the Liffey - The Brothers Gillespie
From the album: The Fell

Recent releases
Squirrel Hunters - Peter Croft
From the album: Button Box Breakdown
King Bore And The Sandman - Andy Irvine
From the album: Old Dog Long Road
Longford Weaver/Christmas Eve - Andy Irvine
From the album: Old Dog Long Road

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Waltzes by Ewen Henderson. From the album: Steall

North American tours cancelled

Some British and Irish folk artists have had their North American tours cancelled at the very last minute, plunging them into debt and with no income from the gigs. Sam Lee, The Black Feathers, The Chieftains, Talisk and Callan come to mind. Soon, on The Wagonload of Monkeys, I'll be featuring British and Irish folk artists whose North American tours have been cancelled as result of CV19.

Any more in a similar situation? Please let me know by commenting below or emailing me. And please buy their music to support them at this difficult time. Thanks.

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 273: 15 March 2020 - special pledge drive Irish jigs and reels edition

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 15 March 2020 – a special pledge drive Irish jigs and reels edition. Please call 845 482 4141 to make a pedge. Thank you for your support.

Béla's Reels - The Chieftains
From the album: Down The Old Plank Road - The Nashville Sessions
Merrily Kissed The Quaker – Planxty
From the album: Planxty
The Green Fields Of Woodford – Fullset
From the album: Notes After Dark
The Exelsior/The Mason's Apron - Sean Maguire
From the album: Best Of Sean Maguire

The Cuckoo's Nest Medley - De Danann
From the album: The De Danann Collection
Dennis Murphy's Reel/The Bag of Spuds/Macfarley's Reel - Patrick Street
From the album: All in Good Time
The Navvy on the Line/The Rainy Day - The Bothy Band
From the album: 1975 (The First Album)
The Humours of Tulla/The Bucks of Oranmore - Stockton's Wing
From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs

Clan Ranald/J.B.'s Reel/Paddy Mac's Reel/Kitty Sheain's – Altan
From the album: Runaway Sunday
Kitty's Ramble /The Humours Of Ennistymon - L.A.P.D.
From the album: 70th Birthday Concert At Vicar St 2012
The Ballivanich Reel/The Boy In The Boat/The Stone Of Destiny – Lúnasa
From the album: Sé

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Siesta Set by Dervish. From the album: Spirit

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 272: 8 March 2020 - including songs about more or less exotic animals

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 8 March 2020 - including songs about more or less exotic animals.

First Light of Spring - Luka Bloom
From the album: Innocence
Lay This Body Down (feat. Bernard Butler & Cosmo Sheldrake) - Sam Lee
From the album: Old Wow
Sam Lee in NYC
Arclight - The Black Feathers
From the album: Soaked to the Bone
The Black Feathers at The Cooperage in Honesdale

Songs about more or less exotic animals
The Elephant - Martin and Eliza Carthy
From the album: The Moral of the Elephant
The Spider And The Wolf - Naomi Bedford
From the album:
Eagle - Mick Softley
From the album: Dust On The Nettles - A Journey Through The British Underground Folk Scene 1967-72
I Was An Eagle - Laura Marling
From the album: Once I Was An Eagle
Nellie the Elephant - Mandy Miller
From the album: 75 Songs Remembering Children's Favourites and Junior Choice
The Hippopotamus Song - Flanders & Swann
From the album: The Complete Flanders & Swann

Recent releases
Long Way To The Ground - The Blue Highways
From the album: Long Way To The Ground
Old Friends And Exhausted Enemies - Luke Daniels
From the album: Old Friends & Exhuasted Enemies
Where We All Must Go - Luke Daniels
From the album: Old Friends & Exhuasted Enemies

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Moose on the Loose/Night Ride to Armagh by The Routes Quartet. From the EP: The Routes Quartet

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 271: 1 March 2020 - including Brits and Irish at Folk Alliance

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 1 March 2020 - including Brits and Irish at Folk Alliance.

March - Niamh Cusack
From the album: Summer's End: The Poems of Margaret Buckle
Banks Of Sweet Primroses - Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker
From the album: Vision & Revision: The First 80 Years of Topic Records
Johnny Don't Go - Christy Moore
From the album: This Is The Day
Niel Gow's Lament For The Death Of His Second Wife - Paul Anderson
From the album: Beauties Of The North
Beyond – Talisk
From the album: Beyond
Talisk on tour in the US

Brits and Irish at Folk Alliance International
Black Is The Colour - Cara Dillon
From the album: Cara Dillon
Tullamore to Boston – JigJam
From the album: Phoenix
JigJam on tour in the US
We Are the Foxes - The Bookshop Band
From the album: We Are the Foxes
Baltic Street - Iona Fyfe
Single
The Moon Shone on My Bed Last Night - Sam Lee
From the album: The Fade in Time

Recent releases
The Berry Fields O' Blair - Jim And Susie Malcolm
From the album: The Berries
Broken - Ben Reel
From the album: The Nashville Calling

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Tingles by Elephant Sessions. From the album: All We Have Is Now

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 270: 23 Febuary 2020 - including winners at the latest UK Americana Awards

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 23 Febuary - including winners at this year's UK Americana Awards.

The Snow It Melts the Soonest - Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
From the album: Awake Arise: A Winter Album
The Girl from Cushendun (The Love of My Life) by Andy Irvine
From the album: Abocurragh
Blackbird - Lisa O'Neill
From the album: Heard a Long Gone Song
Lullaby of London - Lisa O'Neill
From the album: Heard a Long Gone Song

Winners at the UK Americana Awards
Little Piece of Heaven - Elles Bailey
From the album: Road I Call Home
Faraway Look – Yola
From the album: Walk Through Fire
Lottery - Jade Bird
From the album: Jade Bird
Something for the Pain - She Drew The Gun
From the album: Revolution of Mind
The Blacksmith Stomp - Noble Jacks
From the album: What the Hammer

Recent releases
Brighton Belle - Ralph McTell
From the album: Hill of Beans
Rose Under the Hill/Shores of Fife - The Mile Roses
From the album: Blue Skies
Take Me Home - Sofia Talvik
From the album: Paws Of A Bear
Latha Dhomh's Mi Buain A' Choirce - Ainsley Hamill
From the album: Belle Of The Ball

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music: Boys of Ballycastle by Cillian Vallely. From the album: The Raven's Rock.

 

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 269: 16 Febuary 2020 - including the songs and singing of Archie Fisher

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 16 Febuary - including the songs and singing of Archie Fisher.

If In Winter (100 Lovers) - Vashti Bunyan
From the album: Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind
Rich Man's Hill – Maz O’Connor
From the album: Sweet Liberties
Cordelia - Maz O'Connor
From the album: Chosen Daughter
Codhladh Sámh - Emma O'Reilly
From the EP: Fractures

Songs and singing of Archie Fisher
Final Trawl - Archie Fisher
From the album: Windward Away
Witch Of The Westmorlands - Barbara Dickson
From the album: Somebody Counts On Me
Lindsay - John Renbourn & Robin Williamson
From the album: Nobody's Fault But Mine (The John Renbourn Anthology 1966-2005)
Mountain Rain - John Renbourn & Wizz Jones
From the album: Joint Control
Dark Eyed Molly - Archie Fisher (with Wendy Grossman, Kathy Westra, Lani Hermann, Ann Mayo Muir & Lorraine Lee)
From the album: The Man with a Rhyme

Recent releases
Both Sides the Tweed - The Tweed Project
From the album: The Tweed Project - EP
Blackbird - Blackbird & Crow
From the album: Ailm
The Garden of England (Seeds of Love) - Sam Lee (video above)
From the album: Old Wow

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music: Sloe On The Uptake by Tiger Moth. From the album: The Imagined Village

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 268: 9 Febuary 2020 - including the songs and singing of Cyril Tawney

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 9 Febuary - including the songs and singing of Cyril Tawney.

We Sing Hallelujah - O'Hooley & Tidow
From the album: WinterFolk Volume 1
Carrowclare - Patrick Street
From the album: All in Good Time
Hedgehog - Edd Donovan And The Wandering Moles
From the album: Making Mountains (Vol. 1)

Songs and singing of Cyril Tawney
Roll Down by Cyril Tawney
From the album: The Transports
The Oggie Man - June Tabor
From the album: Ashore
Grey Funnel Line - Emmylou Harris, Dolores O'Keane, and Mary Black
From the album: Bringing It All Back Home: The Influence of Irish Music
The Broken Token - Cyril Tawney
From the album: Voices: English Traditional Songs
Sally Free and Easy - The Corries
From the album: The Corries in Concert
Chicken On a Raft - The Exmouth Shanty Men
From the album: The Full Shanty

Recent Releases
D Major MacKenzie/Rona's Reel/Mornington - Ross Miller
From the album: The Roke
She Moved Through The Fair – Talinka
From the album: Rainbow Over Kolonaki
Pine Marten - La-Llamas
From the album: Bread And Jam

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music: The Row And The Wee Pickled Tow/The Tram Over The Rhine by Ross Miller. From the album: The Roke

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 267: 2 Febuary 2020 - including songs about small Irish villages

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 2 Febuary - including songs about small Irish villages

Stopping by Woods into A Roving on a Winter's Night - Robert Frost then Steve Tilston & Maggie Boyle
From the album: Midwinter
The Hedgehog's Song - Incredible String Band
From the album: The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers Of The Onion
Ordinary Man - Christy Moore
From the album: Ordinary Man

Songs about small Irish villages
Johnny Don't Go To Ballincollig - John Spillane
From the album: The Wells Of The World
The Road To Dunmore - Mick Moloney & Eugene O'Donnell
From the album: Uncommon Bonds
The Maid Of Culmore - Cara Dillon
From the album: Cara Dillon
Braes Of Moneymore - Andy Irvine With Rens Van Der Zalm
From the album: Parachilna
The Strands Of Magilligan - Damien O'Kane
From the album: Summer Hill
The Girls of Ballytrapeen - Jimmy Crowley
From the album: The Coast of Malabar
Mullaghmore - Christy Moore
From the album: The Box Set 1964-2004

Recent releases
The Final Trawl - Sgoil Chiùil Na Gàidhealtachd
From the album: The Final Trawl
Radio Edit - Sgoil Chiùil Na Gàidhealtachd
From the album: The Final Trawl
A Wee Herd Laddie - Lismore Artists
From the album: Sounds From The Great Garden - A Lismore Gathering

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music: The Humours of Tulla and The Bucks of Oranmore by Stockton's Wing. From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs