Wagonload Of Monkeys

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 540: 11 May 2025 - including songs about rfarm animals.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 11 May 2025 - including songs about farm animals.

Gathering Rushes In The Month Of May - Shirley & Dolly Collins
From the album: Anthems In Eden
Remembering Wizz Jones
One Grain of Sand - Wizz Jones
From the album: Right Now
When I Leave Berlin - Wizz Jones
From the album: When I Leave Berlin

Songs about farm animals
Chickens In The Garden - Carthy Hardy Farrell & Young
From the album: Laylam
Cowsong - Kate Rusby
From the album: 10
The Price of the Pig - Tim Lyons
From the album: Big Guns & Hairy Drums
The Sheepstealer - Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
From the album: Skin and Bone
Sheepshearing - The Watersons
From the album: For Pence And Spicy Ale
Dancing in the Cow Shed - The Rheingans Sisters
From the album: Already Home
Clasped To The Pig – FourWinds
From the album: FourWinds

Recent releases
The Wind That Shakes The Barley - Martin Carthy
From the album: Martin Carthy
Scarborough Fair - Martin Carthy (With Sheena Muckherjee)
From the album: Transform Me Then Into A Fish
The Handsome Cabin Boy - Martin Carthy (With Eliza Carthy)
From the album: Transform Me Then Into A Fish

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Grey Mare's Tail by Pig Dyke Molly. From the album: Pig Dyke Molly: The Music - 2009
Closing music The Pigfarm Suite – Mozaik. From the album: Changing Trains

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 538: 4 May 2025 - including songs about reptiles.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 4 May 2025 - including songs about reptiles.

The Month of May - Bob & Ron Copper
From the album: Traditional Songs from Rottingdean
The Birds in the Spring - Bob & Ron Copper
From the album: Traditional Songs from Rottingdean
Martin Simpson, previously of Ithaca
Greenfields of America - Martin Simpson
From the album: Leaves of Life
Heartbreak Hotel - Martin Simpson
From the album: Trails & Tribulations

Songs about reptiles
The Great Sea Snake - Kings Of The South Seas
From the album: Kings of the South Seas
The Frog's Wedding – Len Graham
From the album: Ye Lovers All
The Frog Up the Pump – Fairport Convention
From the album: Gottle O' Geer
The Snake with the Eyes of Garnet - Shane MacGowan & The Popes
From the album: The Snake
Snakeskin - Julie Felix
From the album: Clotho's Web
Lakes Of Ponchartrain - Martin Simpson
From the album: Sad or High Kicking

Recent releases
Big Skies & Water Meadows - Thorpe & Morrison
From the album: Grass and Granite
The Frog And The Mouse - Bity Booker
From the EP: The Frog, The Mouse, The Ship, The Cabin Boy
Bobbing Joan - Sam Baxter & Merle Harbron
From the album: Sam Baxter & Merle Harbron

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music The Pigfarm Suite by Mozaik. From the album: Changing Trains
Closing music Bobbing Joan by Sam Baxter & Merle Harbron. From the album: Sam Baxter & Merle Harbron

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 538: 27 April 2025 - including songs about selkies.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 27 April 2025 - including songs about selkies.

Padstow May Song - Lisa Knapp
From the album: Till April is Dead
The Night Before May Day - Lisa Knapp
From the album: Till April is Dead
The Preacher's Blues - Hot Vultures
From the album: Onwards!

Songs about selkies
Selkie Song - Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage
From the album: Awake
Selkie - Boy The Lost Words: Spell Songs
From the album: The Lost Words: Spell Songs
The Grey Selkie of Sule Skerry – Landless
From the album: Lúireach
Selkie - Siobhan Miller & Kris Drever
From the album: All Is Not Forgotten

Recent releases
Lily-Rose - Samantha Whates & MG Boulter
From the EP: Flower Days
Man Of Poor Fortune – Hungrytown
From the album: Circus For Sale
Turbulent Waters - Three Idle Women
From the album: All Hands Together
Slow - Peggy Seeger
From the album: Teleology

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music The Frog Up the Pump by Fairport Convention. From the album: Gottle O' Geer
Incidental music Write Me a Few of Your Lines by Hot Vultures. From the album: Vulturama!
Closing music The Blackthorn Stick/Saddle the Pony by The McPeake Family Trio. From the album: Traditional Dance Music of Britain & Ireland

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 537: 20 April 2025 - including songs about hares.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 20 April 2025 - including songs about hares (aka jackrabbits).

April Blues - Eddi Reader
From the album: Light Is In The Horizon
Inspired by Alien Water by Ian A. Anderson
Wizard Shep - The Sun Also Rises
From the album: The Sun Also Rises
Hello Stranger Blues - Hot Vultures
From the album: Onwards!
Baby What You Want Me To Do - The English Country Blues Band
From the album: Onwards!

Order Alien Water by Ian A. Anderson

Songs about hares (aka jackrabbits)
Hares On The Mountain - Jonny Kearney & Lucy Farrell
From the EP: The North Farm Sessions
The White Hare - Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band
From the album: No Roses
The Creggan White Hare - Daoirí Farrell
From the album: The First Turn
The Hare's Lament - Ye Vagabonds
From the album: The Hare's Lament
The Granemore Hare - Al O'Donnell
From the album: Al O'Donnell 2

Recent releases
Ponte Carlo - Andy Tagger
From the album: Ponte Carlo
River and fish - Amy Hopwood
Single
The Whole Town Knows - Poor Creature
From the album: All Smiles Tonight

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Oh the Days When I Was Young/Young Collins Rant by Leveret. From the album: Forms.
Closing music The Bull Ring/The Lady's Bright Knot by Leveret. From the album: Diversions

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 536: 13 April 2025 - including songs about rats.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 13 April 2025 - including songs about hares (aka jackrabbits).

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One April Morning - Norma Waterson
From the album: Introduction To Norma Waterson
Inspired by Alien Water by Ian A. Anderson
The Great Dust Storm - Heron
From the album: Twice as Nice & Half the Price
Grey Lady Morning – Dave Evans
From the album: Les Cousins

Order Alien Water by Ian A. Anderson

Songs about rats
Stanley the Rat - Cyril Tawney
From the album: Navy Cuts
Rats - John Reed & The Folded Arms
From the album: The Breeding Ground Of Vile
In the Quartermaster's Stores - Ronald Frankau & Tommy Handley
From the album: The Golden Age of British Comedy
The Mice Are At It Again Joe Ryan & Eddie Clarke, Maeve Donnelly, Maighréad Ní Dhomhnaill & Sean Corcoran
Sailing Into Walpole's Marsh
The Ratcatcher's Daughter - The Seven Dials Band
From the album: The Music of Dickens and His Time
The Waterford Boys/The Humours of Scariff/The Flanel Jacket - The Dubliners
From the album: St. Patrick's Day Celebration

Recent releases
Our House - Christina Alden
Single
Basket Of Eggs - Gigspanner Big Band
From the album: Turnstone
Dunstable Downs - Polly Paulusma
From the album: Wildfires

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music The Bull Ring/The Lady's Bright Knot by Leveret. From the album: Diversions
Closing music Jockey to the Fair/Room for the Cuckolds by Ashley Hutchings. From the album: Son of Morris On

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 535: 6 April 2025 - our special spring fund drive Irish jigs-and-reels show.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 6 April 2025 - our special spring fund drive Irish jigs-and-reels show.

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The Teetotaler/St. Anne's - De Danann
From the album: The De Danann Collection
Morrison's/The Tailor's Thimble/Wellington's - De Danann
From the album: The De Danann Collection

The Cullybacky Hop – Lúnasa
From the album: Sé
McLeod's Farewell/Morning Nightcap/The Malbay Shuffle – Lúnasa
From the album: The Story So Far
Dennis Murphy's Reel/The Bag of Spuds/Macfarley's Reel - Patrick Street
From the album: All in Good Time
The Mouth of the Tobique/Billy Wilson - Patrick Street
From the album: All in Good Time

The Flags Of Dublin/Ger Quigley's/Fred's Favourite – FourWinds
From the album:FourWinds
Paddy Fahy's/The Gaelic Club/Parnell's March – FourWinds
From the album: FourWinds
Martin Wynne's/The Longford Tinker - The Bothy Band
From the album: 1975 (The First Album)
The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet - The Bothy Band
From the album: 1975 (The First Album)

The Drops of Brandy - Stockton's Wing
From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs
The Humours of Tulla/The Bucks of Oranmore - Stockton's Wing
From the album: Jigs, Reels & Songs

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 534: 30 March 2025 - including songs about whales and whaling

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 30 March 2025 - including songs about whales and whaling.

So Early In the Spring - John Renbourn
From the album: So Early In the Spring
Ancient vinyl re-discovered
Penguin Cafe Single - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
From the album: Music from the Penguin Cafe
Turquoise - Donovan
From the album: The Very Best of Donovan

Songs about whales and whaling
The Greenland Whale Fishery Aug - 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
Upton-on-Severn Stick Dance - Boss Morris
From the album: Boss Morris
Fisher's Lullaby - Fiona Soe Paing
From the album: Sand, Silt, Flint
Halfway To Summer - Colin Macduff
From the album: Halfway To Summer

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Lynch's Barn Dances by Patrick Street. From the album: All in Good Time
Closing music The High Level Hornpoipe by The High Level Rabnnters. From the album: High Level.

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 533: 23 March 2025 - including songs about foxes

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 23 March - including songs about foxes.

The Lark In The Morning - Steeleye Span
From the album: Please To See The King
Ancient vinyl re-discovered
It's All Just Talk - Clive Gregson & Christine Collister
From the album: Home and Away: Deluxe Edition
Dogs and Ferrets - Steeleye Span
From the album: Commoners Crown
Barrack Street - Nic Jones
From the album: Penguin Eggs

Songs about foxes
Daddy Fox - The Witches Of Elswick
From the album: Women Folk
Reynardine - Fairport Convention
From the album: Liege And Lief
Reynardine - Show Of Hands
From the album: Country Life
Dido Bendigo - The Watersons
From the album: The Watersons
Reynard the Fox - Sweeney's Men
From the album: Sweeney's Men
The Foxhunt - Brass Monkey
The Complete Brass Monkey

Recent releases
Hawk & Crow - Lisa Knapp & Gerry Diver
From the album: Hinterland
Pretty Polly - Ian A. Anderson
From the album: Onwards!

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Wheelin' And Dealin' by Simon Mayor. From the album: The Mandolin Album
Closing music The Lark In The Morning/Rakish Paddy/Fox-hunter's Jig by Fairport Convention From the album: Liege And Lief

 

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 532: 16 March 2025 - a St Patrick's Day edition featuring the Irish Folk Music Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 16 March - a St Patrick's Day edition featuring the 2025 Irish Folk Music Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

Saint Patrick Was A Gentleman/Irvine's Polka - Christy Moore
From the album: The Iron Behind The Velvet
Mary From Dungloe - Emmet Spiceland
From the album: The Best Ever Collection Of Irish Pub Songs
Trip To Gort - Zoë Conway, Dónal Lunny and Máirtín O'Connor
From the album: In Full Sail (Faoi Lán Seol)
Before the Deluge - Moving Hearts
From the album: Moving Hearts

Produced by Donal Lunny
Sonny - Emmylou Harris, Dolores O'Keane & Mary Black
From the album: Bringing It All Back Home
Bound For Van Dieman's Land - Daoirí Farrell
From the album: The First Turn
Mná na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) - Kate Bush
From the album: Common Ground: Voices of Modern Irish Music
Fisherman's Blues - The Waterboys
From the album: Fisherman's Blues
From the album: The Moorlough Shore - Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: Sean-Nós Nua

Recent releases
Long Lankin - Lisa Knapp And Gerry Diver
From the album: Hinterland
Wasteland - Jim Ghedi
From the album: Wasteland

Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Foxhunter's Jig by Beer Belly. From the album: Paddy's Boots
Closing music Junior Crehan's Favourite/Corney Is Coming by Planxty. From the album: Planxty

Wagonload of Monkeys Playlist 531: 9 March 2025 - including winners at this year's RTE Irish Folk Music Awards

This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill on 9 March including winners at this year's RTE Irish Folk Music Awards.

Springtime It Brings on the Shearing - Martyn Wyndham-Read
From the album: Emu Plains
The 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar - Dave Swarbrick
From the album: Swarbrick
Longford Weaver/Christmas Eve - Andy Irvine
From the album: Rainy Sundays... Windy Dreams

2025 RTE Folk Music Awards
Trip To Gort - Zoë Conway, Dónal Lunny & Máirtín O'Connor
From the album: In Full Sail (Faoi Lán Seol)
Coaine - Rois
Single
Chasing the Hare - Alannah Thornburgh
Single
Welcome Home Gráinne - Natalie Ní Chasaide & Iarfhlaith Ó Domhnaill
From the album: The Devil's Dream
When You're Ready - Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet
From the album: It's Been a While, Buddy
My Lagan Love - Landless
From the album: Lúireach
Saol Aoibhinn/Life Delightful (Act 1 Scene 7) - John Spillane
From the album: Fíoruisce (The Legend of the Lough)

Recent releases
Fire and Fury - Amy Hopwood
Single
Woody Guthrie's Chains - Reg Meuross
From the album: Fire & Dust: A Woody Guthrie Story

Theme musicThe Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Trip To Gort by Zoë Conway, Dónal Lunny & Máirtín O'Connor. From the album: In Full Sail (Faoi Lán Seol)
Closing music Paddy In London/A Tailor I Am/Adam and Eve - Zoë Conway, Dónal Lunny & Máirtín O'Connor. From the album: In Full Sail (Faoi Lán Seol)