This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice, for 5 May 2015, featuring the winner and beaten finalists in the Best Original Song category at the recent 2015 BBC Folk Music Awards.
Rambles of Spring - Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy
From the album: The Makem and Clancy Collection (Shanachie)
Innocence: Introduction - Dave Walters
From the album: Innocence and Experience (Fellside)
Down by the Salley Gardens – Clannad
From the album: Clannad: Christ Church Cathedral (ARC)
The Song of the Wandering Aengus – Donovan
From the album: HMS Donovan (BGO)
Streets Of London - Roy Bailey
From the album: Past Masters (Fuse)
Streets Of London - Ralph McTell
From the album: Folk Festival: A Celebration Of Music Recorded At The Sidmouth International Festival (Delphonic)
Finalists in the 2015 BBC Folk Music Awards - Best Original Song category
The Pitmen Poets - Jez Lowe
From the album: The Ballad Beyond (Tantobie)
The Spider And The Wolf - Naomi Bedford
From the album: A History Of Insolence (Dusty Willow)
The Necklace of Wrens - The Gloaming
From the album: The Gloaming (Brassland)
Swim To The Star - Peggy Seeger and Calum MacColl
From the album: Everythng Changes (Appleseed)
New and Recent Releases
The House at Rosehill - Top Floor Taivers
From the EP: Top Floor Taivers (Top Floor Taivers)
Logie O'Buchan - Iona Fyfe
From the album: The First Sangs
Kronos Reel - Catriona McKay
From the album: Harponium
Theme Music
The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel - De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music
Tip Top Hornpipe/Primrose Polka - Brass Monkey. From the album: The Complete Brass Monkey
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