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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)

Posted by on 24 March 2019 at 04:00 PM |

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