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Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 226: 21 April 2019 - featuring folk music in suites and theater

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 21 April 2019 - featuring folk music in suites and theater.

The Birds in the Spring - Bob & Ron Copper
From the album: Traditional Songs from Rottingdean (Fledg'Ling)
Classic Album: The Transports
The Ballad Of Henry & Susannah 5 - Peter Bellamy and Dave Swarbrick
From the album: The Transports: A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
Dance: The Convict's Wedding - Fairport Convention
From the album: The Transports: A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
Seen Live
Hatchlings - Emily Portman
From the album: Hatchling (Furrow)
Once I Had a True Love - Rachel Newton
From the album: West (Shadowside)
Be With Me - Ward & Parker
From the album: One (Ward & Parker)

Folk Music in suites and theater
The Shadow of a Gunman - Mel Mercier
From the album: Testament (Heresy)
The Brendan Theme - Shaun Davey
From the album: The Brendan Voyage (Tara)
Under One Sky - John McCusker
From the album: Under One Sky (Navigator)

Recent releases
The Bute Lullaby - Skinner & T'witch
Single (Skinner & T'witch
Same Old Story - James J Turner
Single (James J Turner)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Playing out Jack Seward's/Boys of the Puddle by John McCusker. From the album: Under One Sky (Navigator)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 225: 14 April 2019 - featuring a new selection of songs about birds

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 14 April 2019 - featuring a new selection of songs about birds.

The Birds' Song - Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland
From the album: Together (Fil Campbell)
Classic Album: The Transports
Roll Down - Cyril Tawney
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
The Still & Silent Ocean - Mike Waterson & Norma Waterson
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
Seen Live
Light the Evening Fire - Glymjack
From the album: Light the Evening Fire (Glymjack)

Songs about birds
The Hour Of The Blackbird - Ninebarrow
From the album: The Waters And The Wild (Winding Track)
Blackbird - Lisa O'Neill
From the album: Heard a Long Gone Song (River Lea)
Sweet Nightingale - Jackie Oates
From the album: Saturnine (ECC)
The Lark in the Morning - Steeleye Span
From the album: Please to See the King (Shanachie)
Cuckoo's Nest - Kelly Oliver
From the album: Botany Bay (Kelly Oliver)
Birdsong from the album Sixteen Songbirds by Nick Penny (Bandcamp)

Recent Releases
Earth Is Sleeping - Judy Dyble
From the album: Earth Is Sleeping (Acid Jazz)
Montreal – Talisk
From the album: Beyond (Talisk)
Twister - Marry Waterson & Emily Barker
From the album: A Window To Other Ways (One Little Indian)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Playing out The Cherping Of The Lark by Leveret. From the album: Diversions (Rootbeat)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist - 7 April 2018

The Wagonload of Monkeys takes a week off today as the station focuses on a day of live music in our Big Performance Weekend as part of the Spring Gathering pledge drive. Please support the station by making a secure pledge online or on the phone at 845 482 4141. Thank you.

The Wagonload of Monkeys will be back next week, focusing on songs about birds.

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 224: 31 March 2019 - jigs and reels pledge drive special

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 31 March 2019 - a special spring pledge drive edition featuring 100% Irish jigs and reels. Thank you for making a pledge, everyone at WJFF appreciates your support. (Just call 845 482 4141 if you haven't yet pledged.)

The Bow Legged Tailor/The Galway Jig/April Fool/O'Lochlainn's - Mick Moloney & Eugene O'Donnell
From the album: Uncommon Bonds (Green Linnet)
Junior Crehan's Favourite/Corney Is Coming – Planxty
From the album: Planxty (Shanachie)
Stolen Purse – Lúnasa
From the album: The Kinnitty Sessions (Lunasa)

Dennis Murphy's Reel/The Bag of Spuds/Macfarley's Reel - Patrick Street
From the album: All in Good Time (Green Linnet)
The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet - The Bothy Band
From the album: 1975 (Alliance)
Napoleon's 2.0 – Cúig
From the album: New Landscapes (Cúig)
The Green Fields Of Woodford – FullSet
From the album: Notes After Dark (FullSet)

Tall Tales: My Former Wife/The Mystery Inch/The Dregs of Birch – Goitse
From the album: Tall Tales & Misadventures (Goitse)
The Gooseberry Bush/The Nine Pint Coggie - The Yanks
From the album: The Yanks (Yanks)
The Midnight Muse - The Jeremiahs
From the album: The Jeremiahs (Jeremiahs)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Playing out Conlon's Jig/Padraig O'Keefe's Head O' Cabbage/Boys Of Malin by De Danann. From the album: The De Danann Collection (Bci/Eclipse)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 223: 24 March 2019 - featuring songs about migration

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, on 24 March 2019 - featuring songs about migration.

First Light of Spring - Luka Bloom
From the album: Innocence (Skip)
Classic Album: The Transports
The Humane Turnkey 2 - Martin Carthy
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
The Green Fields Of England - The Watersons
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
A Hornpipe/The Sailor's Delight – Leveret
From the album: Diversions (Rootbeat)
Ellis Knowles' No.7/The Honey Moon – Leveret
From the album: Diversions (Rootbeat)

Songs about migration
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore - The Johnstons
From the album: The Best of Irish Folk (Castle)
The City Of Chicago - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On (Atlantic)
The Village Bell - Boo Hewerdine
From the album: The Ballads of Child Migration: Songs for Britain's Child Migrants (Delphonic)
English, Half English - Billy Bragg & The Blokes
From the album: Cool As Folk (GOTT)
Refugee Lullaby - Kara J Richards
Single (Soundcloud)
Donate to the Community Kitchen

Recent releases
Sweet Lass Of Richmond Hill - Ruth Notman & Sam Kelly
From the album: Changeable Heart (Pure)
John Barleycorn - Thom Ashworth
From the album: Head Canon (Thom Ashworth)
The City & The Tower - Thom Ashworth
From the album: Head Canon (Thom Ashworth)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music The Bull Ring/The Lady's Bright Knot by Leveret. From the album: Diversions (Rootbeat)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 222: 17 March 2019 - featuring classic Irish songs for St Patrick's Day

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, on 17 March 2019 - featuring classic Irish songs for St Patrick's Day.

Whiskey in the Jar - The Dubliners
From the album: The Very Best Of... (EMI)
Black Velvet Band - The Dubliners
From the album: A Drop of The Hard Stuff (EMI)
The Parting Glass - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
From the album: The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem In Person At Carnegie Hall [Disc 2] (Sony)
The Galway Races - The Dubliners
From the album: The Very Best Of... (EMI)
Jug of Punch - The McPeake Family
From the album: Wild Mountain Thyme (Topic)
Molly Malone - Ronnie Drew
From the album: The Best Of Ronnie Drew (Talking Elephant)
The Wild Colonial Boy - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
From the album: The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem In Person At Carnegie Hall [Disc 2] (Sony)
Irish Rover - The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
From the album: The Clancy Brothers And Tommy Makem In Person At Carnegie Hall [Disc 1] (Sony)

Danny Boy - De Dannan
From the album: Hibernian Rhapsody (Shanchie)
Maggie - De Danann
From the album: The De Danann Collection (Bci/Eclipse)
My Irish Molly-O - De Danann
From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh - Planxty
From the album: Planxty (Shanchie)
Lakes of Pontchartrain - Paul Brady
From the album: The Liberty Tapes (Compass)
Salonika - Jimmy Crowley (feat. Mick Murphy, Johnny Murphy, Chris Twomey & Mìcheál O'Domhnaill)
From the album: The Boys of Fair Hill (Free State)
Will Ye Go, Lassies, Go - The McPeake Family
From the album: Wild Mountain Thyme (Topic)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music The Teetotaler/St. Anne's by De Danann. From the album: The De Danann Collection (Bci/Eclipse)

 

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 221: 10 March 2019 - featuring British and Irish acts at Folk Alliance International

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, on 10 March 2019 - featuring British and Irish acts at the Folk Alliance International Conference.

Spring Fling - The Jeremiahs
From the album: The Femme Fatale Of Maine (Jeremiahs)
G & T Blues - Gordon Giltrap & Martin Taylor
From the album: A Matter of Time (Prestige)
The Last of England - Gordon Giltrap & Paul Ward
From the album: The Last of England (Psychotron)
Classic Album: The Transports
The Humane Turnkey – 1 - Martin Carthy
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
The Plymouth Mail - Vic Legg
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)

Brits and Irish who played at Folk Alliance International in Montreal
Wasteland - Maz O'Connor
Single (Gilded Lily)
A Token - Rachel Newton
From the album: West (Shadowside)
Black Widow – Moxie
From the album: Planted (Lyte)
Polly On The Shore - Bella & Polly
From the album: Bella & Polly (Bella & Polly)

Recent Releases
The Great Tomorrow - The Young 'Uns
From the album: The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff (Hereteu)
Lady All Skin And Bone - Eliza Carthy
From the album: Restitute (Topic)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Cowboy & The Pussycat by Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium. From the album: Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium (Isle)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 220: 3 March 2019 - featuring music from acts seen live recently.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, on 3 March 2019 - featuring music from acts seen live recently.

So Early In the Spring - John Renbourn
From the album: So Early In the Spring (Transatlantic)
Classic Album: The Transports
The Ballad Of Henry & Susannah 4 - Peter Bellamy And Dave Swarbrick
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
The Black And Bitter Night - Mike Waterson
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
The Wedding Song - Skinner & T'witch
Single (Bandecamp)

Acts Seen Live Recently
Friendship - Eliza Carthy
From the album: Restitute (Topic)
Died for Love - Martin Carthy
From the album: The Moral of the Elephant (Topic)
The Triplet Hornpipe - Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman
From the album: FireWire (Old Bridge)
405 - Christopher Moody & the Underground Kings
Single (CMUK)
White Water - The Old Grey Dogs
Not released

Recent Releases
For Queen Nell - Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium
From the album: Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium (Isle)
Spencer The Rover - Katie Spencer
From the album: Weather Beaten (GUK)
Apple Of My Eye - Damien Dempsey with Wildwood Kin
From the album: Union (Sony)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Roger by Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium. From the album: Innes Watson's Guitar Colloquium (Isle)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 219: 24 February 2019 - featuring women covering the songs of Richard Thompson

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, on 24 February 2019 - featuring women covering the songs of Richard Thompson.

Turning Into Winter - Jack the Lad
From the album: It's Jack the Lad (Virgin)
Meet Me On the Corner – Lindisfarne
From the album: The Best of Lindisfarne (EMI)
Classic Album: The Transports
The Ballad Of Norwich Gaol - Martin Winsor
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
Sweet Loving Friendship - Mike Waterson & Norma Waterson
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)

Covers of Richard Thompson songs
The Great Valerio - Barb Jungr
From the album: Waterloo Sunset (Linn)
Beeswing – CarterDolby
From the album: Rhythm & Time (CarterDolby)
How Will I Ever Be Simple Again - Christine Collister
From the album: Songbird (Fledg'ling)
Never Again - Shirley & Dolly Collins
From the album: For As Many as Will (Topic)
Genesis Hall - June Tabor
From the album: Beat the Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson (Capitol)
Farewell, Farewell - Fairport Convention
From the album: The Best Of Sandy Denny (Universal-Island)

Recent Releases
She Never Blamed Him - Seth Lakeman
From the album: The Well Worn Path (Cooking Vinyl)
Drink 'Til I'm Dry - Seth Lakeman
From the album: The Well Worn Path (Cooking Vinyl)
Weather Beaten - Katie Spencer
From the album: Weather Beaten (Katie Spencer)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Pilot by Connla. From the album: River Waiting (Connla)

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 218: 17 February 2019 - featuring winners from the UK Americana Awards

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, on 17 February 2019 - featuring winners from the UK Americana Awards.

Hide! The Storm Is Coming - Heg And The Wolf Chorus
From the album: Raising The Fires (Bessie)
Hummingbird - John Smith
From the album: Hummingbird (Commoner)
John Smith live in NYC
Classic Album: The Transports
The Ballad Of Henry & Susannah: 3 - Peter Bellamy and Dave Swarbrick
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)
I Once Lived In Service - Norma Waterson
From the album: The Transports - A Ballad Opera By Peter Bellamy (Free Reed)

Winners At This Year’s UK Americana Awards
Soon Enough - Bennett Wilson Poole
From the album: Soon Enough (Aurora)
Be More Kind - Frank Turner
From the album: Be More Kind (Polydor)
Southern Wind - Dean Owens
From the album: Southern Wind (At the Helm)
Kindness - Ben Glover
From the album: Shorebound (Ben Glover)
Crook of His Arm - Maz O'Connor
From the album: The Longing Kind (Restless Head)

Recent Releases
A Day at the Races/The Fox on the Downs - Ben Walker
From the EP: The Fox on the Downs (Folkroom)
The Night Was Still - Katherine Campbell
From the album: Robert Burns: Tune Unknown (Katherine Campbell)
Fair Weather Beggar - Claire Hastings
From the album: Those Who Roam (Luckenbooth)

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Incidental music Jigs, Strathspey & Reel by John McCusker. From the album: Under One Sky (Navigator)