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Folk Files
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Welcome to Folk Files, a podcast hosted by Olivia Harding that seeks to uncover the mysteries of folk music throughout the ages and dive deep into the tangled history of murder ballads, sea shanties, rebel songs, and other music that has withstood the test of time!
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He goes bare, he lives by the air, and he wants no drink nor money…or does he? In this episode, we explore the songs and stories surrounding Tom of Bedlam. Where did the modern tune come from? And why is the title misleading? Hold on to your hat and your sanity for this musical journey to Pluto’s kitchen and beyond.Host: Olivia HardingSpecial thanks to: Aaron J. MortonCheck out Basic Folk: https://basicfolk.com/Musical excerpts:ARTIST: HeritageWORK: Mad Tom of BedlamSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gAxNVcyKm4ARTIST: The HalliardWORK: Boys of BedlamSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0EUadGMU3YARTIST: Catherine BottWORK: Mad MaudlinSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSNoYGtdDiUARTIST: Country Dance & Song SocietyWORK: Tom O’Bedlam’s SongSOURCE: https://cdss.org/publications/listen/song-of-the-month/january-2022-song-of-the-month/ARTIST: David Pryor (Recorded by Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth BarnicleWORK: When the Whale Get StrikeSOURCE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-alan-lomax-collection-deep-river-of-song-bahamas-1935/2675148ARTIST: Kate PriceWORK: Mad Tom of BedlamSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubPeBpchVxMARTIST: Old Blind DogsWORK: Bedlam Boys/Rights of ManSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMkmbfW_XKEARTIST: Steeleye SpanWORK: Boys of BedlamSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz9tggUNlIUARTIST: Music the GatheringWORK: Tom of BedlamSOURCE: LVL 3 - https://www.musicthegathering.com/store/lvl-3-digital-album
Greenland Whale Fisheries is the featured song in this episode of Folk Files. While delving into the origins of the song, we will explore other ballads about Greenland and dip our toes into the extensive history of whaling. Well row’d, jolly trouts!
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to: Pegmouth, ARRR!!!, and Aaron J. Morton
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: ARRR!!!
WORK: Greenland Whale Fisheries
SOURCE: Plunderstruck (2010)
ARTIST: Peter, Paul, and Mary
WORK: Greenland Whale Fisheries
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKsJrFy4Q_E
ARTIST: The Watersons
WORK: The Greenland Whale Fishery
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMQYfRexUU
ARTIST: A.L. Lloyd
WORK: The Greenland Whale Fishery
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOzI4IEkF0
ARTIST: David Pryor (Recorded by Alan Lomax and Mary Elizabeth Barnicle)
WORK: When the Whale Get Strike
SOURCE: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-alan-lomax-collection-deep-river-of-song-bahamas-1935/2675148
ARTIST: Stan Rogers
WORK: Northwest Passage
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY8LoM47xI
ARTIST: Clanna Morna
WORK: Bonnie Ship the Diamond
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i51KjpPvRKU
ARTIST: Judy Collins
WORK: Farewell to Tarwathie
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV29xK2xyZ4
ARTIST: Whales! (recorded by the Oceania Project)
WORK: Whale Song
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WabT1L-nN-E
Happy Holidays! In this episode of Folk Files, we will explore the history, lore, and significance of plants in Christmas carols, with a special emphasis on the Holly and the Ivy!
Host: Olivia Harding
Special Thanks To: Aaron J. Morton
Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Trio of Nyckelharpas (from The Nyckelharpa Effect)
WORK: The Holly and the Ivy
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86dkwTJWWZk
ARTIST: Golden Bough
WORK: The Holly and the Ivy
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmOshQR0ohI
ARTIST: Sara Stowe
WORK: Green Groweth the Holly
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK8lhhhJMrw
ARTIST: Magpie Lane
WORK: The Holly and the Ivy
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U75XxVMNPf4
ARTIST: Cornwall County Youth Choir
WORK: St. Day Carol
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7blutTNm1E
ARTIST: Jean Ritchie
WORK: Cherry Tree Carol
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnAVmDszkEA
ARTIST: The King’s Singers
WORK: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7y05TrzeHo
ARTIST: Apollo5
WORK: A Spotless Rose
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzN1UzVa7zA
ARTIST: Vienna Boys Choir
WORK: O Tannenbaum
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9U1gJy8AvE
ARTIST: Kate Rusby
WORK: Mistletoe Bough
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJD8Q9d3_6c
ARTIST: Steeleye Span
WORK: Mistletoe Bough
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTM7fZNxLiY
ARTIST: The Bird and the Bee
WORK: 12 Days of Christmas
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rh55aMvP-lU
ARTIST: St Mary’s College Choir
WORK: Pukeko in a Ponga Tree
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uV7xoRU7Fw
Welcome to Filk Files! But what is Filk? And why are there so many aliens, adventurers, hobbits, muppets, and nerds in this episode?
Host: Olivia Harding
Guest Speakers: Daisy O’Danny, Marc Gunn, Andrew McKee, Dan Marcotte
You can find the full interviews with each guest speaker (including a video interview with the Brobdingnagian Bards!) as well as other goodies on the Folk Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast. All the proceeds from this month’s purchases will be donated to the RESCU Foundation.
Special Thanks To: Aaron J. Morton
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Arthur Rowan
WORK: Trooper’s Lament
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgMrUDGiOC4
ARTIST: Rowan and the Rose
WORK: Australian Shore
SOURCE: https://www.rowanandtherose.com/product-page/favorite-things-2016-digital
ARTIST: Daisy O’Danny
WORK: The Irish Rover
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz1SDrNhaLc
ARTIST: Dan the Bard
WORK: Fred the Ranger
SOURCE: https://www.danthebard.com/category/all-products
ARTIST: Weird Al Yankovic
WORK: The Saga Begins
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEcjgJSqSRU
ARTIST: Brobdingnagian Bards
WORK: If I Had A Million Ducats
SOURCE: https://brobdingnagianbards.bandcamp.com/track/if-i-had-a-million-ducats-2
ARTIST: Brobdingnagian Bards
WORK: Hobbit’s Dance
SOURCE: https://brobdingnagianbards.bandcamp.com/track/hobbits-dance
ARTIST: Daisy O’Danny
WORK: Boot and Rally
SOURCE: https://www.patreon.com/c/folkfilespodcast/shop
ARTIST: Mikey Mason
WORK: Best Game Ever
SOURCE: https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/best-game-ever
ARTIST: Mikey Mason
WORK: Shades of Gray
SOURCE: https://mikeymason.bandcamp.com/track/shades-of-gray
ARTIST: Roll That Die
WORK: Bard City
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtmZRJMlrFc
ARTIST: Tom Smith
WORK: A Boy and His Frog
SOURCE: https://tomsmith.bandcamp.com/track/a-boy-and-his-frog
Episode 9 is all about birds! Embark on a journey around the world to sample bird songs and birdsong. Along the way, listen to the mockingbird, help the blackbird find his missing pieces, and rumple up the cuckoo’s nest. Note: This was recorded on the road (away from the studio) so please excuse any loss of audio quality!
Host: Olivia Harding
Join the Folk FIles Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Beatrice Harrison
WORK: “Actually recorded in Beatrice Harrison's Garden, Oxted”
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/QPxT95WwIBM?si=wreVzzkJVYWt6kWt
ARTIST: Recorded by the BBC
WORK: “Nightingales Sing As RAF Bombers Fly”
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_MHqW5KVds&t=4s
ARTIST: Sam Lee
WORK: Blackbird
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDQMVFgRv10
ARTIST: Unknown
WORK: Sarika Keo Euy
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-jcF5jr6Ic
ARTIST: Cote Godoy
WORK: En Un Lejano Bosque
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-buGB5jM_IE
ARTIST: Savanna Tríóïð
WORK: Sa ég spóa
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoiihIzaD5g
ARTIST: Mohamed Fawzi
WORK: Zahab al-leil
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdPNR47biiI
ARTIST: The Brown Madrigal Singers
WORK: Of All the Birds That I Do Know
SOURCE: 2010 Holiday Concert
ARTIST: Steeleye Span
WORK: Drink Down the Moon
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGBhvJuNBw
ARTIST: Oberkirchen Choir
WORK: Kuckuck, Kuckuck
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/s8J8aGe0Pe8?si=RM3Wrkz8fjCdbbK6
ARTIST: Rising Appalachia
WORK: Cuckoo
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/h6ow2Z5Jh9Y?si=0mi84w2KziN1hBtv
ARTIST: Cosmo Sheldrake
WORK: Cuckoo Song
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/cbQyFZmuA58?si=UgLUJ7K6o9B5VHAF
ARTIST: Tonton Dezirab
WORK: Ti Zwazo
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/b5zzeW6YuJc?si=NNm7daTxNo0LONaq
ARTIST: Mitamaiyu Primary
WORK: Kanyoni Kanja
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x4nSfjchvg
ARTIST: Dolly Parton and Stuart Duncan
WORK: Listen to the Mockingbird
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/vqYYkWwfYhs?si=PU0fHePemEcx4jko
ARTIST: Music the Gathering
WORK: Misirloucuckoo’s Nest
SOURCE: https://www.musicthegathering.com/store/lvl-3-digital-album-esexe
“Shady Grove” is an Appalachian folk song that is often linked to the English ballad “Matty Groves”. But what is the actual relationship between them? This episode of Folk Files discusses the meaning of “Shady Grove” and untangles the origins of these two songs.
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to: Aaron J Morton.
Join the Folk Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Doc Watson
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0f-dCMSVKQ
ARTIST: Jean Ritchie
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFw78zP39Y4
ARTIST: Jennifer Goree
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.ghostmeat.com/jennifergoree.html
ARTIST: Michael Johnathon
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvsTIvwgNI0
ARTIST: Jerry Garcia and the Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZBuFXlISkQ
ARTIST: Billy Strings
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGScvVTHqQo
ARTIST:The Kingston Trio
WORK: Old Joe Clark
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS7dH-CYed0
ARTIST: Kentucky Thorobreds
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46eBbMhB-TI
ARTIST: Hedy West
WORK: Barbara Allen
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTAsbdztMY
ARTIST: Music the Gathering
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.musicthegathering.com/store/lvl-3-digital-album-petnc-8c8hy
ARTIST: Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl
WORK: Matty Groves
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdyUqIfGa1Y
ARTIST: Martin Carthy
WORK: Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt7-hYd7PdM
ARTIST: Fairport Convention
WORK: Matty Groves
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it7BP5PckI
ARTIST: Music the Gathering
WORK: Shady Grove
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aacCgKWGoWg
This month’s episode focuses on folk songs from the British Isles where the main character dresses, acts, or lives in a way that challenges gender norms. It also offers a glimpse into the work of “Queer Folk”, an English organization that highlights traditional songs with LGBTQIA+ themes.
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to: Shiloh DeFabia, Lafayette Matthews, and Aaron J Morton.
Learn more about Queer Folk: https://www.queerfolk.co.uk/
Join the Folk Files Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FolkFilesPodcast
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Sophie Crawford and George Sansome (Queer Folk)
WORK: Jack Went A-Sailing
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sRO-DVLprA
ARTIST: Philip Langridge, arr. Benjamin Britten
WORK: Sweet Polly Oliver
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ7ulITPfqs
ARTIST: Gog Magog Molly
WORK: The Polychromatic Parrot (at Sidmouth)
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVELKeXEf8Q
ARTIST: TransAction Theatre
WORK: The Ballad of the Female Husband
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbKZuYRL5VM&t=0s
ARTIST: Sophie Crawford (Queer Folk)
WORK: Our Captain Calls All Hands
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9e7nWijLR0
ARTIST: Ian Robb
WORK: The Female Rambling Sailor
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdWBhmsktJU
ARTIST: Gavin Atkin
WORK: Short Jacket and White Trousers
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FDJsEtgrns
ARTIST: A.L. Lloyd
WORK: Sovay the Female Highwayman
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh_KXPXmgI8
ARTIST: Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise
WORK: Billy Taylor
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34HIv_MgH54
ARTIST: Finbar Furey
WORK: New York Girls
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGqSEFaa94Y
ARTIST: Nic Jones
WORK: Barrack Street
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nmS1iCbqe4
ARTIST: Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones
WORK: The Tailor’s Breeches / New Year’s DaySOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqjiL7PWUZA
ARTIST: Amy Thatcher and Holly Clarke (Queer Folk)
WORK: That Lulu Business
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx6ecSBsjPQ
April is dead and summer is a-coming in! This episode of Folk Files explores the tradition of May songs and festivals, specifically focusing on Hal an Tow and the Flora Day celebrations in Cornwall. Morris dancing, maypoles, and the origin of May Day are also discussed.
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to: Stephen Winick, Donna Smith, Aaron J. Morton, The Soup
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Marc Block
WORK: Hal an Tow
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgBzSNOc3A8
ARTIST: Ranarim
WORK: Maj vare välkommen
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wXcJiGH-o
ARTIST: The Halekulani Girls
WORK: May Day is Lei Day
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3GuJp2PZPU
ARTIST: The Watersons
WORK: Hal an Tow
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5kyvYoiS8c
ARTIST: Helston Flora Day, recorded by artcornwall.org
WORK: Hal an Tow
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rftBZKbZRg
ARTIST: Shirley Collins And The Albion Country Band
WORK: Hal-an-Tow
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5vUj6j8hjI
ARTIST: David Hansen
WORK: The Helston Furry Dance
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tGk9RODnRw
ARTIST: The Ashdown Forest Morris Men, recorded by Britclip
WORK: May Day 2024
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXhh8ClqDaw
ARTIST: Lillian Short
WORK: Robin Hood
SOURCE: Vance Randolph Collection AFC 1941/001: AFS 5263 B2 (https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2022/05/more-about-hal-an-tow-early-evidence-of-a-may-song/)
ARTIST: Roger Miller
WORK: Oo-De-Lally
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsyG3-IlY3Y
ARTIST: Richard Thompson
WORK: Sumer Is Icumen In
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKikjYdf1DA
ARTIST: Lisa Knapp
WORK: Till April is Dead
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe-WWMHQASg
Wayfaring Stranger is the featured song in this episode of Folk Files, which explores the history of Appalachia, shape note tradition, and the difficulties of tracing the origins of early American folk music.
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to: Aaron J. Morton, Jo Morton, Lucas "Whiskey Richards" Husted, and Mary White-Harding
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Jack White
WORK: Wayfaring Stranger
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25P08So3rfI
ARTIST: Cherokee National Youth Choir
WORK: North Wind
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_7j3qx-Qrs
ARTIST: Detlef Korsen
WORK: Ich Bin Ein Gast Auf Erden
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0ia7MiVqRc
ARTIST: Ireland Sacred Harp Convention
WORK: Wayfaring Stranger
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dL4AVKA6tM
ARTIST: The United Shape Note Singers of West Georgia and the Associated Note Singers of Atlanta
WORK: What a Happy Time
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUwHIEb19Ug
ARTIST: Texas Sacred Harp Singers
WORK: What Wondrous Love
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRpV9H9ZpB0
ARTIST: ARRR!!!
WORK: The Ballad of Captain Kidd
SOURCE: Let’s Get Kraken: https://arrr-pirates.bandcamp.com/album/lets-get-kraken
ARTIST: Rhiannon Giddens
WORK: Wayfaring Stranger
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1Z4PAZX9Bs
ARTIST: Ewan McColl
WORK: Dowie Dens of Yarrow
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NfTplWa0mg
ARTIST: Second Wind
WORK: Wayfaring Stranger
SOURCE: Deco Lounge, April 6 2024
This episode of Folk Files traces the roots of popular sea shanties to Black work songs and African folk traditions.
Full list of referenced works: https://jmp.sh/gcOBH83N
To jump into the Black origins of country music, start here:
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/10/black-country-music-legacy/671818/
https://time.com/5673476/ken-burns-country-music-black-artists/
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to Cherie and Michael Albert
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Paul Clayton and the Fo’c’sle Singers
WORK: Haul Away Joe
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x73TAgmZYAM
ARTIST: The Longest Johns
WORK: Spanish Ladies
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3wzlHYzsg8
ARTIST: Ed Lewis and Prisoners from Parchman, Mississippi
WORK: I Be So Glad When the Sun Goes Down
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/C-zlSq4mWiE?si=fnGu-f8ZgGbMmv0-
ARTIST: Music the Gathering
WORK: Sundown Below
SOURCE: LVL 1
ARTIST: Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
WORK: Donkey Riding
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgfLP3gMh0Y
ARTIST: David Coffin
WORK: Roll the Old Chariot
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJtgjG0x9Mw
ARTIST: Planxty
WORK: Sally Brown
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Bq4-fCH0c
ARTIST: Sam Lee
WORK: Knock a Man Down
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NoUAQhY-g8
ARTIST: Bernard Wrigley et. al.
WORK: Haul Away for Rosie
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1DugYkOOd0
ARTIST: Coon Creek Girls
WORK: Jim Along Josie
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztG-7-P_G-w
ARTIST: Lead Belly
WORK: Haul Away Joe
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEoHm1GBQtU
ARTIST: The Barroualie Whalers
WORK: Tinnego
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwL5lpVt1Mk
ARTIST: The Menhaden Chanteymen
WORK: [Title Unknown]
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geAJI6he75I
Ahoy! This episode of Folk Files explores the strange history of Mingulay, the island at the center of the Mingulay Boat Song. The episode also delves into the difference between sea shanties and fo’c’sle songs and discusses the tradition of naming songs “[Scottish Island] Boat Song”.
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to Aaron J. Morton, Asia Lupo, Marc Mills, Arne Parrott, Joseph Maurer, Cherie Hopton Albert, and Michael Albert
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: ARRR!!!
WORK: Mingulay Boat Song
SOURCE: Scourge of the Open Waters
ARTIST: Tom Sullivan
WORK: Paddy Lay Back
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLLf4eC5pRA
ARTIST: Mystic Seaport Sea Music Festival demonstration on the Joseph Conrad
WORK: Blood Red Roses
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syAn2xv5HSU&t=48s
ARTIST: The Longest Johns
WORK: Mingulay Boat Song
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDt81x1B8nk
ARTIST: Robin Hall & Jimmy McGregor with the Galliards
WORK: Mingulay Boat Song
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF3CpSf7NxQ
ARTIST: Harbottle and Jonas (from Folk at the Corner House)
WORK: Mingulay Boat Song
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecuxgrISx0A
ARTIST: The Kilt Lifters
WORK: Queen Mary’s Escape
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7XpB1I-FSk
ARTIST: Mairi MacInnes
WORK: Cuachag Nan Craobh
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=298ngsE8dTY
ARTIST: Bear McCreary (feat. Griogair Labhruidh)
WORK: The Skye Boat Song
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnsVFslhy6I
ARTIST: Music the Gathering
WORK: Mingulay Boat Song (WIP)
SOURCE: Soon to be released on LVL 3. Check here for updates: https://www.musicthegathering.com/
In this holiday episode of Folk Files, we explore the old, wild, wonderful world of wassailing. Wæs hæl!
Host: Olivia Harding
Special thanks to Aaron J. Morton.
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: The Brown University Madrigal Singers
WORK: Wassail Song, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
SOURCE: 2010 Holiday Concert
ARTIST: Magpie Lane
WORK: The Somerset Wassail
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhWNp9vh39E
ARTIST: The King’s Singers
WORK: Here We Come A Wassailing
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YUGXr8FcdY
ARTIST: Ian Giles
WORK: God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nppGaVz_8cw
ARTIST: Electra Women’s Choir
WORK: Yorkshire Wassail
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCXM9G9uyt4
ARTIST: Unknown, recorded by Smithsonian Folkways
WORK: John Canoe Music
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIdRnL7vRU
ARTIST: Lady Maisery, Jimmy Aldridge, and Sid Goldsmith
WORK: Cornish Wassail
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo1aGvEUtcI
ARTIST: Phil Tanner
WORK: The Wassail Song (Gower)
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqCxKtHr778
ARTIST: Rhodri McDonagh
WORK: Deck the Halls (Welsh version)
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGuTncYncbU
Welcome to Folk Files, a podcast hosted by Olivia Harding that seeks to uncover the mysteries of folk music throughout the ages and dive deep into the tangled history of murder ballads, sea shanties, rebel songs, and other music that has withstood the test of time!
In this inaugural episode, we will discuss the meaning of "folk music" and explore the origins of the song "Health to the Company".
Special thanks to Misti Bernard, Jerry Barry, and Aaron J. Morton.
ARTIST: Sherrill Milnes, Liberty Tree Wind Players, American Fife Ensemble, Jon Spong
WORK: Liberty Song
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZI1MJuszYM
ARTIST: Vin Garbutt
WORK: We May Or Might Never All Meet Here Again
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1Hg5V5YWWg
ARTIST: The Chieftains
WORK: Here's a Health to the Company
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkuDYhdVers
ARTIST: The Minstrels of Mayhem
WORK: Health to the Company
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7PVJuo4yw4
ARTIST: Owain Phyfe
WORK: A Health to the Company
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcS88F1jR4U
ARTIST: Winnie Ryan
WORK: I Am a Poor Girl and My Life it is Sad
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goAyQLQA1xg
ARTIST: Silly Wizard
WORK: If I was a Blackbird
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXi_uYP0tlM
This episode of Folk Files discusses songs involving infanticide. “The Well Below the Valley” and “The Cruel Mother” stand at the center of this heartbreaking voyage through historical records, Scandinavian folklore, and murder ballads.
Host: Olivia Harding
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Special Thanks To: Aaron J. Morton
Note: Because it’s always true in folk songs, when I refer to pregnant people in general, I say “women”. However, the difficulties I discuss (postpartum maladies, access to medical care, etc.) affect people of all genders.
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Christy Moore
WORK: Well Below the Valley
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylZGw7tfAHI
ARTIST: Polly Paulusma
WORK: The Maid and the Palmer
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUILSHtxYWI
ARTIST: Sähköpaimen
WORK: Mataleena på Källebro
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAk_knoRDdE
ARTIST: Brass Monkey
WORK: The Maid and the Palmer
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIeZ953yUc4
ARTIST: Hack-Poets Guild
WORK: Cruel Mother
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pzvqeBHsSg
ARTIST: Alasdair Roberts
WORK: The Cruel Mother
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIOANdvjRqY
ARTIST: Bryndís Sveinbjörnsdóttir
WORK: Móðir mín í kví, kví
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtKTkSMO5Us
ARTIST: Shirley Collins
WORK: The Cruel Mother
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a3DuJrjwts
ARTIST: Ewan MacColl
WORK: Sheath and Knife
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=787wXkYcdHY
ARTIST: Nick Hart
WORK: Lucy Wan
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TihjH0G_0H0
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