Fire Draw Near

This episode looks at the ballad Santiano aka Santiana aka Santy Anno aka Santy Anna aka The Plains of Mexico. Tracklist Henry Lundy and David "Pappie" Pryor – Bay of Mexico The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem – Santy Anno The Watersons – The Plains of Mexico Pusser's Rum ft. Stan Hugill – Santiano Meredydd Evans – Santiana The Weavers – The Bay of Mexico Odetta – Santy Anno The Kingston Trio - Santy Anno Dave Van Ronk – Santy Anno The Men Of The Robert Shaw Chorale – Santy Anna A.H. Rasmussen – Chantey interview Hugues Aufray – Santiano Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Aim Spirente Sea Shanty Metal – Santiana https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

FDN LIII has been a long time coming...Included therein are songs of resistance, songs of magic and songs of being human. Life, Death, Love, Rage, Joy and Suffering. You know the drill. Sit by the Fire Draw Near. Free Palestine. Artwork designed by Palestinian artist Abdal Latif Muhanna and published by the Foreign Information Department of the PLO in 1982. X Tracklist Zeinab Shaath – The Urgent Call Of Palestine Marcel Khalife Oumeima El Khalil – My Teacher Palestinian Student Karmel Group – Al Intifada Was Jabal Al Thawra Robert Sarazin Blake – Don’t Use Our Death and Pain Daniel Kahn, Psoy Korolenko – Oh you Foolish little Zionists Rola Azar – Ya Teir Elsnono Áit Ait – Henry Martin Gazelle Twin & NYX – Fire Leap Wailing Sídhe – Corrag Derrick Morgan – Three Drunken Night Mark Lanegan – The Cherry Tree Carol Richard Bégin – Lavrador Jack Sheehan & Isa Gordon – My Heart Biological (Loch Erne’s Shore) Doyle & Andersson – Baffled Knight Leonard Barry – Tom Busby's / The Humours of Ballingary Ian Lynch - The Rocks of Palestine https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the song Eggs and Marrowbones aka Marrowbones aka The Old Woman from Wexford aka The Old Woman from Oxford aka The Old Woman from Boston aka The Old Woman of Slapsadam aka An Old Woman’s Story aka The Rich Old Lady aka The Auld Man and the Churnstaff aka Tippig it Up to Nancy. Artwork by Carol Roe - https://youtu.be/laBE2X5tBMw Tracklist: John Reilly – Tipping it up to Nancy Joe Heaney – Old Woman of Wexford Red Mick McDermott – Marrowbones Sarah Makem – Canny Ould Lad Janet Gibson Lynch – The Old Woman from Kelso George Inglis Fraser – The Toon O’Kelso Jimmy Knight – Marrowbones Ken Peacock – Old Woman from Dover Helen Fultz – Holy Boly Horton Barker – There Was An Old Lady Hedy West – Johnny Sands Peggy Seeger – Rich Old Lady Dorothy Olsen - Marrowbones https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode LII is dedicated to the memory of Shane McGowan. It features some of my favourite Pogues songs as well as tracks by John Francis Flynn, Andy the Doorbum, Dulcidrone, Of the Clay and more. Tracklist The Pogues – Boys from County Hell The Pogues – The Old Main Drag Mick Moloney and Frank Harte – Conversation, June 1982 Pandy Corporation – Polly Vaughan feat. Sive Sestri Koushlevi – Da Znaesh, Maicho, Da Znaesh Andy the Doorbum – Little Deaths: the dirge of renewal Dulcidrone – Winter Bracken John Francis Flynn – Kitty Of the Clay – Geordie The Pogues – A Pair Of Brown Eyes https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad The Maid on the Shore. Tracklist: A.L. Lloyd – The Maid on the Shore Peggy Seeger – The Fair Maid by the Shore Isla Cameron – The Maid on the Shore Tom Kines and Jean Price – The Maid on the Shore Frankie Armstrsong – The Maid on the Shore John Lyons – The Maid on the Shore Hedy West and Bill Clifton – The Maid on the Shore John Roberts and Tony Barrand – The Maid on the Shore John Kirkpatrick – The Maid on the Shore Niamh Parsons – The Maid on the Shore Eliza Carthy – The Maid on the Shore https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode LI is a spooky Halloween special coming straight from the swamps of Louisiana to steal your soul away. This episode features guest presenter Summer Newman of Holy Locust fame and showcases some of the creepiest traditional tunes and songs, rambling digressions on the calendar custom of Samhain / Halloween in Irish folk and fairy lore as well as some Dungeon Synth and experimental tracks for good measure. Tracklist Paul Miles and His Red Fox Chasers – Did You Ever See The Devil, Uncle Joe The Voice Squad – I Am Stretched On Your Grave Mick O’Brien & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – An Manglam / The Fairy Reel / I Have No Money Ruskavellas – Ballad of the Twelve Marys Swan Arcade – Go from My Window Maire O'Sullivan – The Fairy Lullaby Dean Gitter – The Suffolk Miracle Mag Doyle – The Banshee (story) Micho Russell – The Banshee (reel) Dónal Maguire – Willie O Sunken Grove – Upon a Hill, Fairy Folk are Gathering Len Graham – Sweet William's Ghost Rónán Galvin – Taibhse Chonaill The Copper Family – Babes in the Wood Eddie Noack – Psycho Matmos – Zealous Order Of Candied Knights https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad Young Ramble Away aka Derry Down Fair aka Brimbledown Fair aka Burlington Fair aka Brocklesby Fair. Tracklist Frank Purslow & John Pearse – Young Ramble Away The Young Tradition – Derry Down Fair Chapter Three – Ramble Away Al O’Donnell – Ramble Away Jean Redpath – Rambleaway Derek Sarjeant & Hazel King – Ramble Away George Withers – Brimbledown Fair Tommy Tourish – Ramble Away Mel, Mel and Julian – Ramble Away Johnny Flynn – Rambleaway Joe Hickerson – Ramble Away Tattiebogle – Rambleaway https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode L was recorded in a parking lot aka car park on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in the sweltering heat. Join me as I attempt to articulate what it's like to reach the 50th episode of Fire Draw Near. This episode features tracks that are actually new, tracks that are new to me and tracks that I hope are new to you. Tracklist Tenores di Bitti – Ite m'Importa sa Vida (ballu lestru) Swan Arcade – Babylon Pádraic Keane, Páraic Mac Donnchadha & Macdara Ó Faoláin – Elizabeth Kelly's Delight / The First Slip / Hardiman the Fiddler Sallows – The Unfortunate Lass Chirgilchin – Lonely Man The Critics Group – My Husband's Got No Courage In Him Nihiloxica – Endongo Frank Purslow and John Pearse – Rap A Tap Tap John Francis Flynn – Mole In The Ground ØXN – Love Henry Paddi Benson, Grace Lemon & James Patrick Gavin - A Primer https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad Molly Bawn aka Polly Vaughn aka The Shooting of His Dear aka The Fowler aka Peggy Baun aka Molly Bond aka Molly Banding aka Molly Vaughan aka At the Setting of the Sun aka The Shooting of His Dear aka As Jimmy Went A-Hunting. Tracklist: John Maguire – Molly Bawn Lowry Elizabeth Cronin – Molly Bawn Séamus Ennis – Molly Bawn Robin Roberts – Molly Bawn The Dubliners – Molly Bawn The Swinging Swan – Molly Bawn Harry Cox – The Fowler Phoebe Smith – Molly Vaughan Anne Briggs – Polly Vaughan The Furrow Collective – Polly Vaughn Marlais – Polly Vaughan The Dillards – Polly Vaughn Peter, Paul & Mary – Polly Von Sally Sloan – Molly Baun Lavery https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XLIX is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Shuhada' Sadaqat aka Sinéad O'Connor and features versions of traditional songs recorded by her. There are also tracks from Uilleann Piper Joey Abarta's new album, Dragon Slumber, Frank Harte, Jimmy O'Brien Moran and more. Tracklist Sinéad O’Connor – Paddy’s Lamentation Sinéad O’Connor – Her Mantle So Green Cormac Cannon – The Gold Ring Ragnar Vigdal - Jesus Din Søde Forening at Smage Liam Weldon – One Starry Night Joey Abarta – Any Ol' Jig Will Do_The Black Rock_Top it Off Sinéad O’Connor – Lord Franklin Dragonslumber – Phrygian Boys of Leisure Frank Harte – Molly Malone Jimmy O’Brien Moran – An Briste Bréidín, Na Ceannabháin Bhána Joey Abarta – The Lament for Limerick Sinéad O’Connor – The Parting Glass https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad The Farmer’s Curst Wife aka the Women are Worse than the Men aka The Old Man under the Hill aka The Devil and the Farmer's Wife aka The Old Woman and the Devil aka The Battle Axe and the Devil aka The Farmer and the Devil aka The Carle o' Killyburn Braes aka The Farmer's Wife aka Jack's Wife aka Kellybumbraes aka Ten Little Devils The Devil and the Fanner's Wife aka The Devil's Song aka The Old Devil Come to my Plow aka The Old Jokey Song aka The (Old) Scolding Wife. Tracklist A.L. Lloyd – The Devil and the Ploughman Walter Pardon – The Devil and the Farmer’s Wife Gordon Hall – Farmer’s Curst Wife The City Waites – Lillibullero Frankie Armstrong – Devil and the Farmer’s Wife Jimmy White – The Devil Maggie Murphy – Killyburn Brae Dominic Behan – The Women are Worse than the Men Margaret Dunne – There was an Old Woman from Conner in Hell Thomas Moran – The Farmer’s Curst Wife Bill and Belle Reed – Old Lady and the Devil Captain Pearl R. Nye – Old Woman under the Hill Joe Hubbard – The Farmer’s Curst Wife Hobart Stallard – The Old Lady and the Devil Lena Armstrong and Etta Jones – The Farmer and the Devil Jean Ritchie - The Farmer's Curst Wife Civilization IV – Colonization – The Farmer’s Curst Wife https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Alexis Zoumbas – Doina Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Eileanóir na Rún Unknown - Nuvenapreghiera Per La Novena di Natale Amelia Dawley, Mary Moran – Gullah Song Group Of Men From Andros Island – Dig My Grave X-Seamen’s Institute – Santiano Sarah Ghriallais – An Sceilpín Draighneach Pererin - Llongau Caernarfon Maxime Martelot, Aude Giuliano – La Chanson de Craonne Metro Radomsky – Baryshnia A Cantata Di Li Pasturi – Pastorale Planxty – The Well Below the Valley https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad the Crabfish aka the Codfish aka the Crayfish the Lobster aka Tommy Doddler. Tracklist Nora Cleary – The Codfish Mickey Connors – The Crabfish Barry Gleeson – Mr. Crabfish Harry Cox – The Catfish Charlotte Renals – The Crabfish Cecil Sharp Centenary Collective – The Crabfish Tony Barrand and John Roberts - Crayfish Ron and the Rude Boys – The Lobster David Sear and Oscar Brand – The Codfish song Salty Dick – The Crabfish Dan and Bonnie Milner – The Crabfish Lomax the Hound of Music and Tom Chapin – The Crabfish Wren of Iniquity – The Old She Crab https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XLVII features a lot of new music from the likes of Holy Locust, Ora Cogan, Gabriel McArdle, Diarmuid Ó Meachair, Sourdurent, Mike Oberst and Padang Food Tigers, as well as some classics from the wider world of Irish traditional music and song. Holy Locust – Sorrowhead Ora Cogan – Katie Cruel Tommy Reck – Port an Bhráthair / Port Shean tSeáin Gabriel McArdle – Johnny and Molly Diarmuid Ó Meachair – John J. Kimmel Medley Sourdurent - La Dumenchada Mike Oberst – School Days Over Frank Harte – Charladies Ball Padang Food Tigers – O, Worshipful Company Of Sleepers Holy Locust – Beneath the Wheel https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad The Golden Vanity / The Sweet Trinity aka The Turkish Reveille aka The Turkish Revoloo aka The Turkey-Rogherlee aka The Turkey Shivaree aka The Merry Golden Tree aka The Golden Willow Tree aka The Green Willow Tree aka The Golden Vallady aka The Golden Furnity aka The Golden Fenadier aka The Golden Victory aka The Golden Merrilee aka The Mary Golden Tree aka The Gallant Victory aka The Golden Vanitee aka The Gold China Tree aka The Yellow Golden Tree aka The Weep-Willow Tree aka The French Galilee aka The Green Willow Tree aka The Sweet Kumadee aka The Bold Trellitee aka The Bold Grandee aka The Lowland Sea aka The Pirate Ship. Image by Pamela Coleman Smith!!! Tracklist: Andy the Doorbum – The Turkish Reveille Paul Clayton – The Turkish Reveille Odetta – The Golden Vanity The Carter Family – Sinking In The Lonesome Sea Justus Begley – The Golden Willow Tree Warde Ford – The Low Lands Low (Golden Willow Tree) Almanac Singers – The Golden Vanity Brothers Four – The Gallant Argosy Martha Reid – The Golden Vanity Duncan Williamson – The Golden Vanity Bill Cameron – The Golden Vanity Benjamin Britten – The Golden Vanity Boudewijn de Groot – Noordzee Assassin’s Creed – The Golden Vanity https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XLVI is respectfully dedicated to the memory of singer, songwriter, civil rights activist, musician, and all round legend Joe Mulheron who passed away earlier this month. It features a couple of songs by him as well as an unexpected early 80s anarcho-punk link with The Mob, new tracks from Jrpjej, Lainey Dempsey, Razen and Synth Widow, some risque slip jigs by Mary-Grace Autumn Lee alongside some classics by Pat Usher and James 'Ironhead' Baker and also a track for Seán Keane who also sadly passed away this month. Joe Mulheron – Free State Adjudicator Men of No Property – No Time for Love if they Come in the Morning The Mob – Cry of a Morning Jrpjej – Hakurıne Batmırze yi wored (feat. Myst) Lainey Dempsey – The Lum Hat Wantin the Croon Mary-Grace Autumn Lee – CENSORED / Come Upstairs with Me / Chloe's Passion / Hardiman the Fiddler Pat Usher – Wild Rover Pat Usher – The Prayer of Sheil James Ironhead Baker – Go Down Old Hannah Razen – A Postcard From Olivier Synth Widow – Wayfaring Stranger Sean Keane with Liam O’Flynn – The Maiden That Jigs It in Style / The Girl of the Big House / Alasdruim's March

This episode looks at the ballad the Keach i the Creel aka The Cunning Clerk aka The Wife and the Creel aka The Wee Toon Clerk aka The Rock in the Same Auld Creel aka The Little Scotch Girl aka Coochie Coochie Coo Go Way. Tracklist Jimmy McBeath – The Keach in the creel Gordeanna McCullough – The Wee Toun Clerk Michael Gallagher – The Keach in the Creel Packie Manus Byrne – The Creel Larry Mulligan – The Creel Jamesie McCarthy - Coochie Coochie Coo Go Way The Bothy Band – Pretty Peg / Cregg’s Pipes Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbick – The Ride in the Creel Peggy Seeger – The Little Scotch Girl Subway to Sally – The Keach in the Creel The Dubliners – The Sick Note https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XLV was recorded by a very groggy me in a hotel room in Paris. It features some duuurty Cajun tunes, (yet another) Marlais song, an unlikely song sung by Shane McGowan, an unlikely Polish folk / Reggae crossover, some tunes from the new women's piping CD by Na Píobairí Uilleann as well as lots more gems from the outer reaches of the traditional folk multiverse. Illo is of the Beast of Gévaudan because I'm in Paris and it was May Day yesterday. Tracklist Beau Cheval – Beau Cheval John Lyons – The Maid on the Shore Ross Daly and Djamshid Chemirani – Pervane Shane MacGowan - She Moved Through The Fair Trebunie Tutki and the Twinkle Brothers - Mój Dom/The Day I Build My House Claire Fennell - Slán Le Máigh Mary MacGrath – As I Went Walking Marais and Miranda – John Riley Pamela Schweblin – The Maids of Ballinacliffy, John Nestor in Action Marlais - Bird in the Bush Beau Cheval – Mort Dans Le Fossé https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

This episode looks at the ballad Willie O’Winsbury aka Lord Thomas of Winsbury aka Johnnie Barbour aka the Rich Shipowner’s Daughter aka Tom the Barber aka John Barlow from the Isle of Man aka O Will You Marry My Daughter Janet aka Fair Mary aka What Aileth Thee Tracklist: Sweeney’s Men – Willie O’Winsbury Joe McCafferty – John Barbour Robert Cinnamond – There was a Lady Lived in the West Fran MacPhail – John Barber Mary McGrath – Johnny Barden Sally Connors – Johnny Barnes Anita Best and Pamela Morgan – John Barbour Peggy Seeger – John Barbour Betsy and Bryce Whyte – Willie O’Winsbury Pentangle – Willie O’Winsbury Paul Giovanni and Magnet – Procession https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XLIV takes a look at versions of the traditional songs that made their way onto Lankum's fourth album False Lankum, as well as a cello version of A Stór Mo Chroí, a song by Genoese Anarchist Fabrizio De André and a recent anti-racist ballad from New Zealand! Tracklist Finn – A Stór Mo Chroí Fabrizio De André – Un Blasfemo (Dietro Ogni Blasfemo C'è Un Giardino Incantato) Jean Ritchie – Go Dig My Grave Died For Love – Jasper Smith Gordon Bok – Clear Away in the Morning Cormac Begley – Master Crowley's / The Roscommon Francie and Mickey Byrne – Master Crowley's (Miss Patterson's) The Deadlians – Newcastle Luke Cheevers – The Waterford Sea Captain Frank Feeney – Lord O’Bore Beanie Entwistle and Joe Yorke – Monday Morning Sammy from New Zealand – The Battle of Wellington https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear