Wagonload Of Monkeys

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 413: 27 November 2022 - including folkish covers of rock and pop songs

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice, for 27 November 2022 - including folkish covers of rock and pop songs.

Autumn Lullaby - Bridget St John
From the album: Ask Me No Questions
Remembering Rab Noakes
The Downtown Lights - Rab Noakes
From the album: Standing Up
Dystopia - Talisk
From the album: Dawn

Folk covers of rock and popish songs
Norwegian Wood - Waterson:Carthy
From the album: Rubber Folk
Cum On Feel The Noize - The Imagined Village
From the album: Empire & Love
All Tomorrow's Parties – June Tabor &The Oyster Band
From the album: Freedom And Rain
Innocent When You Dream - Jon Boden
From the album: A Folk Song A Day - June
I'm On Fire - The Staves
From the album: If I Was

Recent releases
She Knows - Storm the Palace
Fatea Showcase Session Winter 2022:Vortex 3:32
Gog Magog - The Trials of Cato
From the album: Gog Magog
She Climbs the Munros – Hushman
From the album: Hushman
Psycho Ceilidh – Pronghorn
From the album: Welcome to Pronghorn County

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Da Cold Nights O' Winter/Da Blue Yow/Da Spirit O' Whiskey by Boys Of The Lough. From the album: Midwinter Night's Dream
Closing music Wheelin' And Dealin' by Simon Mayor. From the album: The Mandolin Album

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 412: 20 November 2022 - including songs about whales and whaling

 

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice, for 20 November 2022 - including songs about whales and whaling.

Autumn Almanac - The Kinks
From the album: The Kink Kronikles
Bellowhead gig
The Old Dun Cow – Bellowhead
From the album: Broadside
Roll The Woodpile Down – Bellowhead
From the album: Broadside
Ruby - Sam Sweeney
Escape Tha

Songs about whales and whaling
The Greenland Whale Fishery Aug 4 - The Watersons
From the album: Early Days
Belly Of A Whale – Roscoe
From the album: The Woodworm Project
The Humpback Whale - Nic Jones
From the album: Penguin Eggs
52 Hertz – Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
From the album: Tomorrow Will Follow Today
Greenland Whale - Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
From the album: Pretty Peggy
Save the Whale - John Shuttleworth
From the album: The Yamaha Years

Recent releases
The World's A Gift - Pauline Vallance
From the album: The World's A Gift
Bird I Do Not Know - Lady Maisery
From the album: tender

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Teen by Mike Vass with Mairearad Green. From the album: Notes from the Boat
Incidental music Da Cold Nights O' Winter/Da Blue Yow/Da Spirit O' Whiskey by Boys Of The Lough. From the album: Midwinter Night's Dream

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 411: 13 November 2022 - including songs about trees

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 13 November 2022 - including songs about trees

The Beauties Of Autumn - The Wilderness Yet
From the album: The Wilderness Yet
Which Side Are You On? - Billy Bragg
From the album: Back to Basics
Billy Bragg at a Starbucks at Buffalo, NY.  BB enters at 16min 11secs.
The Garden Of Jane Delawney - Trees Dust On The Nettles
From the album: The Garden Of Jane Delawney

Songs about trees
The Willow – Julie Mathews
From the album: Intuition
Green Leaved Trees - Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell
From the album: Kite
Jackdaws Rising - Sarah McQuaid
From the album: Walking Into White
Home Boys Home - Luke Kelly
From the album: The Best of Luke Kelly
Old Oak Tree - Ivor Cutler
From the album: Dandruff
Oak, Ash and Thorn - The Unthanks
From the album: Oak Ash Thorn

Recent releases
The Trees They Grow Tall – Landless
From the album: Bleaching Bones
Tender - Lady Maisery
From the album: Tender

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music The Oak Tree/The Pinch of Snuff by Tommy Peoples. From the album: The High Part of the Road

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 410: 6 November 2022 - including a final sample of bands from FolkEast 2022

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 6 Novemberber 2022 - including a final choice of bands from FolkEast 2022.

Seasons - Neil Halstead
From the album: Sleeping on Roads
Cover story
Love At The Five And Dime - Nanci Griffith
From the album: Late Night Grande Hotel
Love at the Five and Dime - Jon Boden
From the album: From the album: A Folk Song a Day: November

FolkEast 2022
Awake, Awake - Peter Knight's Gigspanner Big Band
From the album: Natural Invention
Haul On The Bowline - Peter Knight's Gigspanner Big Band
From the album: Natural Invention
The Bay of Fundy - The Unthanks
From the album: Sorrows Away
Here's The Tender Coming - The Unthanks
From the album: Here's The Tender Coming
FolkEast Festival

Recent releases
The Lights Of Home - Alastair Savage
From the album: Tunes From The River
False True Love - Janice Burns & Jon Doran
From the album: No More The Green Hills
All I Planted - The Magpie Arc
From the album: Glamour In The Grey

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

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 409: 30 October 2022 - including British and Irish country music and bluegrass

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 30 October 2022 - including British and Irish country music and bluegrass.

October Song - The Incredible String Band
From the album: The Incredible String Band
Cover story
Just Like Anything - Jackson C. Frank
From the album: Jackson C. Frank
Just Like Anything - Malcolm Middleton
From the album: Sleight of Heart
FolkEast 2022
Hunter - Christina Alden & Alex Patterson
From the album: Hunter
My Flower, My Companion And Me - Christina Alden & Alex Patterson
From the album: Hunter
FolkEast Festival

British and Irish Country music and Bluegrass
American Voice - Simon Stanley Ward
From the album: Simon Stanley Ward
Pretty Little Girl from Omagh - Shawn Cuddy
From the album: My Favourite Irish Hits
Country Medley: Blanket On the Ground/Ring of File/'57 Chevrolet/Sea of Heartbreak/Snowbird - Susan McCann
From the album: String of Diamonds
Madelaine - Foghorn Leghorn
From the album: Not Before Time
Fuel to My Fire - Midnight Skyracer
From the album: Fire
Old Ties and Companions - The Fountaineers
Single

Recent releases
The Ballad of Springhill – Landless
From the album: Bleaching Bones
Fools Rush In - Eddi Reader
From the album: Light Is In The Horizon

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Fundamental Breakdown by Foghorn Leghorn. From the album: All at Sea.
Incidental music
The Mosstrooper Medley by Simon Mayor. From the album: The Mandolin Album
The Week Before Easter by Martin Simpson. From the album:  Cool & Unusual

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 408: 23 October 2022 - a fund drive special featuring Irish jigs and reels with strange names

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 23 October 2022 - a fund drive special featuring Irish jigs and reels with strange names.

The Maid Behind The Bar - Stockton's Wing
From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs
Lark On The Strand - De Dannan
From the album: Hibernian Rhapsody
The Drops of Brandy - Stockton's Wing
From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs

Kitty Got a Clinking Coming from the Fair – Gatehouse
From the album: Heather Down the Moor
Conlon's Jig/Padraig O'Keefe's Head O' Cabbage/Boys Of Malin - 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
Con Carthy's Favourite/Comb Your Hair & Curl It/The Templehouse – FourWinds
From the album: FourWinds
Five Drunken Landlady's - Usher's Island
From the album: Ushers Island

The Floating Crowbar/Splendid Isolation/The Almost Reel – Lúnasa
From the album: The Story So Far
The Cat In The Corner/John Naughton's Jig - Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
From the album: The Lonesome Touch
Bungee Jumpers - Sharon Shannon
From the album: A Woman's Heart 2
The Exelsior/The Mason's Apron - Sean Maguire
From the album: The Best of Sean McGuire

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Comb Your Hair and Curl It/The Boys of Ballisodare - The Chieftains. From the album: The Chieftains 1

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 407: 16 October 2022 - including a quick look at Eliza Carthy's varied career

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 9 October 2022 - including a quick look at Eliza Carthy's varied career.

The Jovial Man Of Kent (When Autumn Skies Were Blue) – Tundra
From the album: A Kentish Garland
FolkEast 2022
Windmill Hill - Tom Moore & Archie Moss
From the album: Spectres
The Wellerman - The Norfolk Broads
From the album: In the Valley of the Flowers
Pagan Folk Against Fascism
Merlin am - Dahm the Bard
From the album: Pagan Folk Against Fascism
Sweet England - Kate & Corwen
From the album: Pagan Folk Against Fascism

Eliza Carthy
Bushes & Briars - Eliza Carthy & Nancy Kerr
From the album: On Reflection
Whole - Eliza Carthy
From the album: Angels & Cigarettes
Buffalo - Eliza Carthy & Tim Eriksen
From the album: Bottle
Pretty Ploughboy - Eliza Carthy
From the album: Anglicana
Eliza Carthy introduces her Restitute album

Recent releases
Real Change - James J Turner
From the album: Future Meets The Past
Flint Knapped - Jenny Sturgeon & M G Boulter
Single

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Mrs. Capron's Reel by - Eliza Carthy. From the album: Red.

Eliza Carthy interview in The Guardian

FolkEast Festival

 

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 406: 9 October 2022 - including folk rock in six songs

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 9 October 2022 - including folk rock in six songs.

Urge for Going - Luka Bloom
From the album: Keeper of the Flame
FolkEast 2022
Bluey Brink - Spiers & Boden
From the album: Fallow Ground
Bailey Hill/Wittenham Clumps - Spiers & Boden
From the album: Fallow Ground
Cover story
If I Were A Carpenter - Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage
From the album: New Moon Sessions - volume 1

Folk Goes Rock
Come All Ye - Fairport Convention
From the album: Liege And Lief
The Blacksmith - Steeleye Span
From the album: Please to See the King
If I Should Fall from Grace With God - The Pogues
From the album: If I Should Fall from Grace With God
The Widdershins Jig – Skyclad
From the album: The Wayward Sons of Mother Earth
The Shouting End of Life – Oysterband
From the album: The Shouting End of Life
Drink Old England Dry - False Lights
From the album: Harmonograph

Recent releases
Belonging - Dorothy Bird
The Shouting End of Life Belonging
Brookmill Park - Lily Bentley
The Shouting End of Life Norwood Gothic

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Small Coals by Kathryn Tickell. From the album: Northumbrian Voices.

Details of the FolkEast Festival

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 405: 2 October 2022 - including bands named after birds

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 2 October 2022 - including bands named after birds.

The Birds Are Leaving - Boo Hewerdine
From the album: Selected Works
FolkEast 2022
The Isle of Eigg - Katherine Priddy
From the album: The Eternal Rocks Beneath
Cathedrals - John Ward
Single
Poem set to music
Introduction - Dave Walters
From the album: Innocence and Experience

Bands named after birds
Blackbird - Blackbird & Crow
From the album: Ailm
Upon Reflection – Heron
From the album: Dust On The Nettles - A Journey Through The British Underground Folk Scene
Not For Joe - The Old Swan Band
From the album: Fortyssimo
Build - The Housemartins
From the album: Soup: The Best Of The Beautiful South & The Housemartins
Cinnabar - The Magpie Arc
From the EP: EP 2
Maelstrom – Kittiwakes
From the album: Moonshine, Murder, Mountains & Mudflats

Recent releases
Galileo - The Magpies
From the album: Undertow
Escape That - Sam Sweeney
From the album: Escape That
I'm A Rover - Siobhan Miller
From the album: Bloom

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Incidental music Martin Wynne's/Austin Tierney's by Alec Finn & Frankie Gavin. From the album: Masters of Irish Music
Closing music The Politician, The Lighthouse, And The Trained Cormorant by The Owl Light Trio. From the album: Owl Light

Details of the FolkEast Festival

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 404: 25 September 2022 - featuring more folk music against fascism

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for Radio Catskill, for 25 September 2022 - featuring more folk music against fascism.

Poem set to music
Moonlit Apples - Johnny Coppin
From the album: 30 Songs
Forever Young - Beth Orton
From the album: Weather Alive
Performers at this year’s FolkEast Festival
Hornpipes - Stumpy Oak
Not generally available
My Feet Won't Walk Anymore – Reema
From the EP: Rooftops & Riversides

Folk Against Fascism
Four Loom Weaver - Ian King
From the album: Folk Against Facism
Safe House - John Tams
From the album: Folk Against Facism
Call & The Answer - Kris Drever
From the album: Folk Against Facism
Colony - Damien Dempsey
From the album: Folk Against Facism
Under One Sky - John McCusker
From the album: Folk Against Facism

Recent releases
Natural Disaster - Laura Mulcahy
Single
Lady Finella - Iona Fyfe
From the album: Sense of the Place

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Lament For King George V by Paul Anderson. From the album: Beauties Of The North
Closing music Softly Good Tummas/Shropshire Lass by Belshazzar's Feast. From the album: Folk Against Fascism

More details of Beth Orton's US tour

Details of the FolkEast Festival