This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by Graham Rice for WJFF, for 16 May 2017 - featuring songs about the foxes.
The Month Of May - The Copper Family
From the album: A Song For Every Season
Pleasant Month of May - Lisa Knapp
From the album: Till April is Dead
Classic Album
The Foggy Dew - The Chieftains & Sinéad O'Connor
From the album: The Long Black Veil
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You ? - The Chieftains & Van Morrison
From the album: The Long Black Veil
Songthrush at Dawn - Nick Penny
From the album: Calling up the Dawn Album available direct from Nick Penny.
Songs about foxes
Reynard the Fox - Sweeney's Men
From the album: Sweeney's Men/The Tracks of Sweeney
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
Sally Wheatley - Bob Fox
From the album: Folk Legacy: Live
Recent Releases
Aberdeen Blues - Luke Daniels
From the album: Making Waves
Caterpillars - Kate & Raphaël
From the album: Les Objets Trouvés
Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly (Erin)
Closing music Humours of Tulla/The Foxhunter's Reel/St. Anne's Reel by Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain. From the album: The Best of Aly and Phil.
My favorite one : Reynard the Fox
Posted by: Sussman | 24 May 2017 at 08:54 PM
It's a great song, isn't it. The fox, in calling for a pen to write his will as he faces the end, acquires a special dignity - in particular because he leaves his worldly goods to those hunting him.
Posted by: Graham Rice | 26 May 2017 at 08:51 AM