This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill, on 30 April 2023 - including songs about rats.
One April Morning - Norma Waterson
From the album: Introduction To Norma Waterson
Seven Songbirds
The Blackbird - Nick Penny
From the album: Sixteen Songbirds
Blackbird - Lisa O'Neill
From the album: Heard a Long Gone Song
Cover story
Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
From the album: Aftermath
Paint It, Black - The False Beards
From the album: Ankle
Run for Home – Lindisfarne
From the album: The Best of Lindisfarne
Folk East website
The Maiden's Leap - Amy Goddard
From the album: Secret Garden
Amy Goddard's website
Songs about rats
Stanley the Rat - Cyril Tawney
From the album: Navy Cuts
The Rodent Mariners - Charley Noble
Not released
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 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
Cut and Run - Jenny Sturgeon & Alice Allen
Single
The Legend of Lily Pond Lake - Laura Mulcahy
From the album: Sub Nubibus Margarita
Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Jockey to the Fair/Room for the Cukolds by Ashley Hutchings. From the album: Son of Morris On
Closing music Bass Hornpipe by Leveret. From the album: Forms