This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill, on 7 May 2023 - including irreverent songs marking the coronation.
Pleasant Month of May - Lisa Knapp
From the album: Till April is Dead
Austerity Alphabet - Jez Lowe
From the album: The Ballad Beyond
Folk East website
Seven Songbirds
The Robin – Nick Penny
From the album: Sixteen Songbirds
The Robin - Karine Polwart
From the album: Laws Of Motion
Marking the coronation with irreverent songs about royalty
Kings and Queens of England - Pete Coe
From the album: Long Company
King Knapperty - Martin Carthy (featuring Dave Swarbrick)
From the album: Crown of Horn
Cheering the Queen - Cyril Tawney
From the album: Navy Cuts
Wee Wee German Lairdie - Five Hand Reel
From the album: Five Hand Reel
Elizabeth My Dear - The Stone Roses
From the album: The Stone Roses
I'm Henry the Eighth I Am - Harry Champion
From the album: Music Hall Greats, Vol. 1
Goozeberries and Bilberries - Ivor Cutler
From the album: Dandruff
Recent releases
The Fowler - Jon Wilks (Featuring Jackie Oates & Lukas Drinkwater)
From the album: Before I Knew What Had Begun I Had Already Lost
Keefa Hill – Gnoss
From the album: Stretching Skyward
Theme music (just this once) Here's a Health Unto His Majesty by P. M. Adamson and The Fictitious Danceband. From the album: Keeping The Old Tunes Alive
Incidental music The Princess Royal by The John Kirkpatrick Band. From the album: Force of Habit
Closing music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
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