Folk Files

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=1NoUAQhY-g8 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=1NoUAQhY-g8

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=dhWNp9vh39E 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=_nIdRnL7vRU 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