This is the playlist for The Wagonload Of Monkeys, hosted by me, Graham Rice, for Radio Catskill, on 4 June 2023 - including songs about press gangs.
5 Years Time - Noah & The Whale
From the album: Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Shadow Boxing - Martyn Joseph
From the album: 1960
Seven Songbirds
The Nightingale – Nick Penny
From the album: Sixteen Songbirds
Sweet Nightingale - Jackie Oates
From the album: Saturnine
The Nightingale/For Kate - Eliza Carthy & Norma Waterson
From the album: Gift
Songs about the press gang
Arthur McBride and the Sergeant - Paul Brady
From the album: The Liberty Tapes
All Things Are Quite Silent - Steeleye Span
From the album: Hark! The Village Wait!
Polly On The Shore - Shirley & Dolly Collins
From the album: Love, Death And The Lady
The Press Gang - Brass Monkey
From the album: Head of Steam
Banks of Sweet Dundee Pt. 1 - Wolf People
From the album: Steeple
Recent releases
Hert - Catriona Price
From the album: Hert
Other People's Lives - Terence Blacker
From the album: Meanwhile
Theme music The Teatotaler/St. Anne's Reel by De Danann. From the album: The Star Spangled Molly
Incidental music Lynch's Barn Dances by Patrick Street. From the album: All in Good Time
Closing music Neachtain's Wing by Ímar. From the album: Awakening
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