[For reasons that I don't understand, if you want to see a translation of the lyrics as the song progresses - and, I assure you, you really do - it has to be watched on the YouTube site here - https://youtu.be/U7-dxzp6Jvs ]
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This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill, on 27 March 2022 - including songs about migration.
Written In Green - Bella Hardy
From the album: Songs Lost and Stolen
SHUM - Go_A
Single
A Calling-On Song - Steeleye Span
From the album: Hark! The Village Wait
The Blacksmith - Steeleye Span
From the album: Hark! The Village Wait
Songs about migration
I Ain't Got No Home - Billy Bragg
From the album: Tooth & Nail
Wayfairing Stranger – Connla
From the album: The Next Chapter
Life In A Paper Boat - Kate Rusby
From the album: Life In A Paper Boat
Refugee Lullaby - Kara J Richards
Single
The City Of Chicago - Christy Moore
From the album: Ride On
The Village Bell - Boo Hewerdine
From the album: The Ballads of Child Migration
Recent releases
Echo - Lady Nade & Boo Hewerdine
Single
Western Tidal Swell - Iona Lane
From the album: Hallival
A Red Light in a Darkroom - Mr. Alec Bowman-Clarke
From the album: A Place Like Home
Corner Of The Room – Oysterband
From the album: Read The Sky Master
Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Closing music The Mosstrooper Medley by Simon Mayor. From the album: The Mandolin Album