26 December 2004
This was a pre-recorded program for the Christmas season.
THROW ANOTHER CHAIRLEG ON THE FIRE / Artisan / Paper
Angels / Bedspring Music
THE FIRST NOEL / Tracey Silverman and Thea
Suits-Silverman / A Winter Solstice V / Windham Hill
* EUCALYPTUS CHRISTMAS / Graham Seal / Barbed Wire
Ballads / Unvarnished Productions
THE BELLS OF DUBLIN / The Chieftains / Bells Of Dublin /
BMG
IL EST NE / The Chieftains with Kate & Anna
McGarrigle / Bells Of Dublin / BMG
A CHRISTMAS CAROL / Tom Lehrer / Bah Humbug / Greentrax
GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN and GOOD KING WENCESLAS /
Loreena McKennitt / A Christmas Radio Sampler 1999 /
Quinlan Road
LEADING OF THE STAR / Ann & Phil Case / Holiday
Sampler / Dry Run Recordings
APPLE-TREE WASSAIL / The Watersons / For Pence And Spicy
Ale / Topic
JOY HEALTH LOVE AND PEACE / The Watersons / Sound Sound
Your Instruments Of Joy / Topic
THE POACHER'S CHRISTMAS / The Kipper Family / The Ever
Decreasing Circle / Dambuster
THE MAN THAT SLITS THE TURKEYS' THROATS AT CHRISTMAS /
Robin Laing / Bah Humbug / Greentrax
THE BOAR'S HEAD / The Chieftains with The Voice Squad /
Bells Of Dublin / BMG
ORKNEY WASSAIL / Ceilidh Friends / The Spirit Of Giving /
Ceilidh Friends
FIRST CHRISTMAS / Stan Rogers / Between The Breaks /
Fogarty's Cove
JESU JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING / John Palmes / Mouthbow:
Small Voices / self published
ES IST EIN' ROS ENTSPRUNGEN and CHRISTMAS BELLS / Joel
Mabus / How Like The Holly / Fossil Records
* STILLE NACHT / Melbourne Austrian Choir / Christmas In
Australia / self published
CHRISTMAS MORNING / Loudon Wainwright III / Bah Humbug /
Greentrax
CELEBRONS LA NAISSANCE and VEN A CANTARLE JESUS / Steve
Eulberg / 'Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime / Owl Mountain
Music
IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR / Diane Taraz / Hope!
Says The Holly / Raisin Pie Music
KING JOHN'S CHRISTMAS / Gerri Gribi / Home For Christmas
/ Lilyfern Records
A DANCE DUET / The Chieftains with Kathryn Tickell /
Bells Of Dublin / BMG
I SAW THREE SHIPS / William Pint & Felicia Dale /
When I See Winter Return / Waterbug
AULD LANG SYNE / Keltik Elektrik / Edinburgh Hogmanay
Party Mix / Greentrax
19 December 2004
The featured album was SONGS FROM SINGOUT! V.48#4 www.singout.org The
compilation album accompanying the latest edition of
SingOut! magazine, which SingOut! members receive four
times each year. 'Come All Ye' is proud to be a
SingOut! Radio Partner. The following tracks were
scattered through the program:
MERCY (Kate McDonnell); BINGO (John
Langstaff); JUST ONE SPARK (Pegleg Ferret);
ORADEA ( Maria Kalaniemi Trio); NELLY WAS A LADY
(Alvin Youngblood Hart); BETTER WHEN YOU TAKE IT
SLOW (Kieran Kane)
THE BONNY WEE LASS WHO NEVER SAID NO and
HOLYROOD HOUSE / Iain MacKintosh and Brian McNeill /
Stage By Stage / Greentrax
THE SLIPRAILS AND THE SPUR / Aoife Clancy / Silvery Moon
/ Appleseed
SOME MUSICIAN WAS TO BLAME / Amos Garrett / Acoustic
Album / Stony Plain
AN TRI IS A RIAN / Randal Bays & Daithi Sproule / The
Independence Suite / Celtic Crossings
HAPPED IN MIST / Wendy Weatherby / A Breath On The Cold
Glass / Lochshore
XARRERU / Sabugo Tente Firme / The Bagpipes Of Spanish
Asturias / ARC Music
* NOTHING REALLY MATTERS / Dave McFarlane / Dave
McFarlane's One Day / www.davemcfarlane.com
WASHINGTON'S MARCH / R Jones, J Miller, J Nelson / All
I've Got's Done Gone / Vigortone
* FLAG OF EUREKA FOR ME / John Dengate / The Follies Of
Pollies / Larrikin
* YE ECONOMIC RATIONALISTS / Shiny Bum Singers / Chorus
Of Rebel Voices / 2XX
* THROW THE KIDS / Shiny Bum Singers / Chorus Of Rebel
Voices / 2XX
* BOOK 'EM ALL / Shiny Bum Singers / Chorus Of Rebel
Voices / 2XX
THE HUMOURS OF TULLYCRINE / Niall & Cillian Vallely /
Callan Bridge / Compass Records
* WELCOME HOME / The Hottentots / Graceful / www.thehottentots.com
FROM GREENLAND / Barbara Dickson / McCalman Singular /
Greentrax
DUNCAN JOHNSTONE / Ossian / Dove Across The Water / Iona
THE TIDE FLOWS INTO MILTOWN / Tim O'Brien / Two Journeys
/ Sugar Hill
12 December 2004
The featured album was JIGZAG LIVE! by JIGZAG
www.jigzag.com (Black
Market Music). Very popular Sydney trio finally
captured in concert mode doing what they do so well
- bouncing off an enthusiastic and responsive
audience. Original songs and tunes, good production
and great energy throughout. The following tracks
(all * Australian content) were scattered through the
program:
BOTTLE; STRONGER THE TREE; SWEET BASIL;
30 SECONDS OF HAPPINESS; THE CHAINSAW WEDDING
ARRANGEMENT; LITTLE THINGS
* THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER / The Fagans /
Kitchen Dance / Mossbawn Music
* GALILEO / The Fagans / Kitchen Dance / Mossbawn Music
* GOORIANAWA / Warren Fahey / A Panorama Of Bush Songs /
ABC Music
LADY ANN MONTGOMERY'S REEL / Tony McManus / Ceol More /
Greentrax
GRASSHOPPERS IN MY PILLOW / Amos Garrett / Acoustic Album
/ Stony Plain
THE LITTLE CARPENTER / Matt McGinn / The Best Of Matt
McGinn Volume 2 / Greentrax
DON'T TOUCH THAT GREEN LINNET / Tommy Peoples / The
Independence Suite / Celtic Crossings
* CRUISCIN LAN / Triantan / Triantan / www.indie-cds.com
* AMONG PRODDY DOGS AND PAPES / Alistair Hulett / Dance
Of The Underclass / Intercord
WEE RABBIT / Kennedy's Kitchen / Kennedy's Kitchen / www.kennedyskitchen.com
RICH MAN'S WAR / Steve Earle / Songs From Sing Out!
v.48#4 / www.singout.org
* STARRY NIGHT FOR A RAMBLE / Bill Case & Maureen
Aston / Home Sweet Home / Dulcetone Recordings
WOULDN'T BE SO BAD / Alison Krauss And Union Station /
Lonely Runs Both Ways / Shock
* I SAW THREE SHIPS / Dawn Egan / Yulefest / EMI
WHA'S LIKE US / Jim Malcolm / McCalman Singular /
Greentrax
SHEPHERDS ARISE / Finest Kind / Feasts & Spirits /
Fallen Angle Music
A TIGHT-FISTED HAND AT THE GRINDSTONE / John D. Huston /
Feasts & Spirits / Fallen Angle Music
DANCING DUSTMAN / At The Racket / Mirth-Making Heroes /
Racket Records
* SHEARERS ON THE WALLABY / Martin Doherty / Many Roads /
self published
DON'T BET MONEY ON THE SHANGHAI / BR5-49 / Beautiful
Dreamer / American Roots Publishing
5 December 2004
The program included interviews with ROB WILLIS
(Australian folklorist, collector, author, performer and
general folk raconteur) and JANE HARDING (singer, writer
and community radio presenter on 2WAR-FM in
Coonabarabran, NSW).
The featured album was NAUTILUS by STEVE AND ROS BARNES www.steveandrosbarnes.com
(Western Wave Recordings). These well known West
Australian performers offer eleven songs and two
instrumentals - all originals - on an album recorded in
the UK, featuring production and musical input from Julie
Matthews and Chris While and additional accompaniment
from several other English folk legends. Good
songs, good arrangements and well presented. The
following tracks (all * Australian content) were
scattered through the program:
BUSINESS AS USUAL; NAUTILUS; ANCHOR AND
SAIL; THE VELVET TRAIL; WATER TO THE
TRENCHES; TREASURE OF THE QUIET TIMES
THE NEW BROOM and SPOON RIVER / Damp In The
Attic / I Was ... Flyin' It / Magnetic Music
STREETS OF FORBES / Martin Carthy / A Collection / Topic
REINLENDER EFTER OLE OKSAS / Spaelimenninir / Flod Og
Fjora / Tutl
* THE PILLIGA YOWIE / Mick James / The Pilliga Yowie /
Beatntrack
* SALTONS / Senor Cabrales / Live At The Warpstanza /
Warpstanza Gallery
THE DEVIL UISGE BEATHA / Robin Laing / The Water Of Life
/ Greentrax
* THE MORNING OF THE FRAY / Collector / Pumpkin &
Bear / www.speedlink.com.au/users/usnothem
* COWBELLS AND ALPHORNS / W.A. Swiss community group /
archive recording / National Library of Australia
* MARCH STRATHSPEY AND REEL SET / Melbourne Scottish
Fiddle Club and friends / Reel Cool / www.tellingtales.net
SLIPJIGS AND REELS / Fairport Convention / Jewel In The
Crown / Woodworm Records
SHAPINSAY POLKA / Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley / Mither
O' The Sea / Greentrax
DAN MURPHY'S SLIDE / Sliabh Notes / Gleanntan / Ossian
THE BOLD NAVVY MAN / Billy Ross & John Martin / Braes
Of Lochiel / Springthyme
28 November 2004
The featured album was WHY THE LONG FACE by SUZZY AND
MAGGIE ROCHE (Red House Records www.redhouserecords.com)
Interesting songs, including some originals, and sweet
vocals. The following tracks were
scattered through the program:
I DON'T HAVE YOU; BROKEN PLACES; WHO CARES; ONE SEASON;
FOR THOSE WHOSE WORK IS INVISIBLE
BOTANY BAY / Kate Rusby / 10 / Compass Records
HORACE / Shooglenifty / Venus In Tweeds / Greentrax
* WATSON'S CREEK / Collector / Pumpkin & Bear / www.speedlink.com.au/users/usnothem
* THE SEIZURE OF THE CYPRUS BRIG / Collector / Pumpkin
& Bear / www.speedlink.com.au/users/usnothem
IF THE RIVER WAS WHISKEY / Jim Watson / Willie's
Redemption / Barker Records
INGA'S WALTZ / Steven Spence / Spencie's Tunes / www.spenciestunes.com
COLD STRINGY PIE and FIRST CHILL OF AUTUMN /
Brian Peters / Sharper Than The Thorn / PUG
* NUMBER TWENTY-TWO / Margaret Walters / For The Future
And The Past / self published
INSTRUMENT AUCTION / Ken Waldman / Music Party / www.kenwaldman.com
SCOTTISH 3/4 PIPE MARCHES / Kevin Macleod / Springwell /
Greentrax
FAIR HELEN OF KIRKCONNEL / Emily Smith / A Day Like Today
/ Foot Stompin' Records
RIGHT ON TIME / Eric Bibb / Natural Light / Manhaton
Records
TAM LIN / Ashley Hutchings (Fairport Convention) / 5 /
Talking Elephant
HOLD ON TO ME BABE / Ian F.Benzie / So Far / Lochshore
* REEL BEETROOT / Spoot O' Skerry / Noxious Reeds / www.geocities.com/spootoskerry
ANY KING'S SHILLING / Roy Bailey / Never Leave A Story
Unsung / Fuse Records
* THE MORNING MIST / Brian Owens & Tom Dunlop / Nos
Na Gaoithe / self published
21 November 2004
The featured album was JOURNEY HOME by BILL STAINES (Red
House Records). This is his 24th recording and
includes a mix of traditional and contemporary songs,
with three originals, all sung in a mature but smooth and
mellow voice. The following tracks were scattered
through the program:
ROMPIN' ROVIN' DAYS; STEWBALL; JOURNEY
HOME; HOBO'S LULLABY; TELL OL' BILL;
PRETTY SARO
YOU COULDN'T HAVE COME AT A BETTER TIME / Luka Bloom /
Bringing It All Back Home / BBC
* FAREWELL DEAREST NANCY / Trouble In The Kitchen / When
The World Was Wide / www.troubleinthekitchen.com
* THE RAINY DAY / Trouble In The Kitchen / When The World
Was Wide / www.troubleinthekitchen.com
ROLLING DOWN TO RIO / Tom Lewis / Mixed Cargo / Borealis
QUEEN OF ARGYLL and THE SOFT HORSE REEL /
Ceolbeg / Not The Bunnyhop / Greentrax
* BARBARY ALLEN / Us Not Them & Friends / Sleepers / www.speedlink.com.au/users/usnothem
THE DROVER'S ROAD and ANY MICK'LL DO / Brian
McNeill / No Gods / Greentrax
DANCE CAMP and HOW I LOVE THIS TANGO /
Kristina Olsen / All Over Down Under / Take A Break
FINCAIRN FLAX / The Makem Brothers with Mickey and Liam
Spain / Like Others Did Before Us / Red Biddy
SANTIAGO / Show Of Hands / Live / Isis Records
* MAZURKA SET / Growling Dogs / Australian Fiddle Tunes /
greganol@optushome.com.au
SONG OF CHOICE and LA BRUXA / Solas / The
Words That Remain / Shanachie
ETTRICK LADY / The Corries / The Compact Collection /
Lismor
HERSTORY / The Granary Girls / Sowing Seeds / Good Grains
Music
TOM'S TUNE / Brendan Power / Tradish / Tethnik Records
LADY LOTHIAN'S LILT SET / Rob MacKillop / The Clear
Stream / Greentrax
14 November 2004
The featured album was ARCTIC PARADISE 2005, a
promotional sampler of contemporary Finnish folk music
produced by the Finnish Music Information Centre www.fimic.fi
The album covers a wide range of instrumental and vocal
styles performed in Finland, all given new interpretation
by the artists. The CD is complemented by a
substantial information booklet introducing the
performers and their music. The following tracks
were scattered through the program:
NAPOLEON (Maria Kalaniemi Trio); LITEN VISA DANSAR
(Marianne Maans); MIETTE (Johanna Juhola);
KOUKKURINKI (Arto Jarvela); PUISTOLAN PAAVIN
PAREMPI SOTTIISI (Plektronite); JOKIJENKKA (Frigg)
THE LEFT-HANDED FIDDLER and WE WORK THE BLACK
SEAM / Battlefield Band / Celtic Hotel / Temple Records
LET THE BAND PLAY DIXIE / Tom Paxton, Anne Hills, Bob
Gibson / Best Of Friends / Appleseed
* BOB IN THE WASH HOUSE / Fred Pribac / The Push on The
Corner / Bugswatters@yahoo.com
WALTZING'S FOR DREAMERS / Four Men And A Dog / Barking
Mad / Cross Border Media
* THE SWAGGIES HAVE ALL WALTZED MATILDA AWAY / Wongawilli
/ After The Tradition / www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
WAGONER ONE STEP / Rayna Gellert / Ways Of The World /
Yodel-ay-hee
* CROSS OF NAILS / Enda Kenny / Six Of One / self
published
PAPA CAUGHT A CATFISH / Joel Mabus / Golden Willow Tree /
Fossil Records
* THE ROAR OF THE CROWD / Home Rule / Write Me A Letter /
www.hwy.com.au/~homerule
MATT HYLAND / Andy M Stewart / Donegal Rain / Green
Linnet
CALLIOPE MEETS FRANK / Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
/ Fire & Grace / Culburnie
A RANCHER TURNS 80 / Bill Staines / Journey Home / Red
House Records
ONE TOO MANY MORNINGS / Bob Dylan / Bob Dylan's Greatest
Hits Vol.III / CBS
JIG JAZZ / Brendan Power / Tradish / Tethnik Records
* THE SUGAR AND THE GRAIN / Bernard Carney & Peter
Grayling / No Time Like The Future / Tempo
THE CHIMP AND THE POODLE / Davie Robertson / Star O The
Bar / Greentrax
7 November 2004
Today's program included a two part musical documentary,
A SWAG OF MEMORIES - REMINISCENCES OF THE SYDNEY BUSH
MUSIC CLUB, produced for the Bush Music Club by Rob
Willis and myself as part of the Bush Music Club's 50th
anniversary celebrations this year. It features
interviews sourced from the National Library of Australia
archives, interviews recorded specifically for this
project, interviews from our own collections, as well as
music from National Library of Australia collections and
from commercially released recordings. A SWAG OF
MEMORIES was produced as two stand-alone halves of just
under 26 minutes each.
The following musical tracks are included:
* GYPSY TAP SET / Heritage Ensemble and Southern Cross
Bush Band / Bush Music Club
* THE HUT THAT'S UPSIDE DOWN / The Bushwhackers /
Australian Bush Songs / Wattle Recordings
* RAMBLING SAILOR / Sally Sloane / Sharing The Harvest /
National Library of Australia
* POLKA SET / Heritage Ensemble and Southern Cross Bush
Band / Bush Music Club
* COLLECTED TUNES FOR THE FORBES LANCERS / Emu Creek Bush
Band / Quadrille Mania / self published
* MANCHESTER HORNPIPE / Alan Scott and friends /
Travelling Through The Storm / Fanged Wombat
* TRAIN TRIP TO GUILDFORD / John Dengate / Jamberoo - The
First Ten Years / Illawarra Folk Club
* VARSOVIENNA SET / Heritage Ensemble and Southern Cross
Bush Band / Bush Music Club
* LITTLE FISH / Jamie Carlin / Sharing The Harvest /
National Library of Australia
* MAZURKA / Sally Sloane / Sharing The Harvest / National
Library of Australia
* THE LANCERS 5TH FIGURE SET / Heritage Ensemble and
Southern Cross Bush Band / Bush Music Club
* GOORIANAWA / Duke Tritton / Sharing The Harvest /
National Library of Australia
* MANCHESTER GALOP SET / Heritage Ensemble and Southern
Cross Bush Band / Bush Music Club
The rest of the program included the following tracks:
LIAM FARRELL'S / John Carty / Yeh, That's All It Is /
Shanachie
MAGGIO / Riccardo Tesi & Banditaliana / The Rough
Guide To The Music Of Italy / World Music Network
SWANNANOA TUNNEL / The Stairwell Sisters / The Stairwell
Sisters / Yodel-ay-hee
* DUNNO HOW TO LIVE THAT CLEAN / Greg Champion / North
& South / ABC Country
JONAH / Sister Rosetta Tharpe / Songs From SingOut!
v.47#4 / www.singout.org
DEEP SEA WORLD / Fine Friday / Gone Dancing / Foot
Stompin' Records
* GALAXY REDSHIFT BLUES / Fred Watson / Galaxy Redshift
Blues / fgw@aaoctn.aao.gov.au
* THE STARMAN'S DAUGHTER / Fred Watson / Galaxy Redshift
Blues / fgw@aaoctn.aao.gov.au
BARRETT'S PRIVATEERS / Stan Rogers / Between The Breaks
... Live / Fogarty's Cove
SLIAVE GALLION BRAES / Five Hand Reel / Five Hand Reel /
Rubber Records
THE PIPE TUNES / Shooglenifty / Venus In Tweeds /
Greentrax
I LOVE YOU QUEEN ELIZABETH / Washboard Hank and the
Country Squires / Hoorah For Washboard Hank / A Major
Label
31 October 2004
The featured album was LE BAL by XAVIER VIDAL
(Dralhe). Songs and tunes, based in Occitan
tradition, featuring a fiddler and singer from Quercy in
southern France. (Occitan ~ Acquitaine?) Infectious
music with solid production, supported by comprehensive
sleevenotes written, unfortunately for me, mostly in the
Occitan language. The following tracks were
scattered through the program:
POLKA DE PRAYSSAC; SCOTTICHE DE ROBERT FABEN;
PAS DE LOP; VISTE FACH; LA NOVIA;
SCOTTICHE DE PLANARD
* JOHNNY WALKER'S SHOES / Pigram Brothers / Sampler -
National Folk Festival 2004 / www.folkfestival.asn.au
* ACROSS THE WESTERN SUBURBS / Warren Fahey / Larrikins,
Louts and Layabouts / ABC Music
COMPANY'S COMING / Dick Warwick / Out West To Outback / dwarwick@mindspring.com
EN EL CIELO NO HAY CERVEZA / Flaco Jimenez / Squeeze Box
King / Compadre Records
THE YELLOW PIPER / Kristina Olsen / The Truth Of A Woman
/ Take A Break
MONT D'AR GALON / Gwenael Kerleo / Telyn Y Celt - Trad
Harps / Sain
* BLACKWOOD AND BOX / Neil Adam / Aussie Lullaby /
Telling Tales
* THE GREAT NORTHERN LINE / Collector / Pumpkin And Bear
/ www.speedlink.com.au/users/usnothem
UNDER AMERICAN SKIES / Tom Paxton & Anne Hills /
Under American Skies / Appleseed
MADELEINE / Larry Unger & Ginny Snowe / Waltz Time /
Black Socks
* ST PETER / Alan Scott / Travelling Through The Storm /
Fanged Wombat
BURNT DOWN HOUSE / Ken Waldman / Burnt Down House / self
published
THE SPORTS AT LISTOWEL / Sliabh Notes / Along
Blackwater's Banks / Ossian
DURANGO / Eileen Hemphill-Haley / E's World / H2Tunes
* WET SEASON BLUES / Harvest Moon Band / In Some Old Shed
/ Collective Effort
THEY LIED / Jay Mankita / Dogs Are Watching Us / http://jaymankita.com
HEY DONALD / Scottish Women / Scottish Women / Greentrax
REEL DE MONTREAL / Bill Spence with Fennig's All-Star
String Band / The Hammered Dulcimer Returns! / Front Hall
Records
* BLOWERING DAM / The Settlers / Songs Of The Snowy
Mountains / BMG
24 October 2004
The featured album was OFF THE MAP by ARCHIE FISHER
(Greentrax), a welcome CD re-release of songs recorded in
1985 during a tour of Canada and America with Garnet
Rogers. Fisher's, among the most mellow of Scottish
voices, is in great form on this album. The
following tracks were scattered through the program:
THE WINTER IT IS PAST; THE LAIRD OF UDNY; ETTRICK; MALLIE
LEIGH; THE BOATIE ROWS
CABRALIEGA / Llan De Cubel / Llan De Cubel IV / Iona
PARTY IN MY PANTS / Emily Smith / A Day Like Today / Foot
Stompin' Records
* THERE MAY BE TIME / Craig Dawson & Simone Olding /
So Near Yet So Far / Angel Train
IT AIN'T ALL HONEY & IT AIN'T ALL JAM / New Victory
Band / One More Day And Then / Backshift Music
BLACK JACK DAVID / Norman & Nancy Blake w/ Tim
O'Brien / The Unbroken Circle / Dualtone
BEAR CREEK BLUES / John Prine / The Unbroken Circle /
Dualtone
* WALTZES NO.1 / Jane Brownlee & David De Santi /
Australian Traditional Dance Tunes Volume#2 / www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
* GALICIAN PASTICHE / Queensland Police Pipes & Drums
/ Pandora's Other Box / self published
LOUISE / John Vandiver / I Found A Dream / Jelly Roll
Records
BUS 109 / Kate Campbell / The Portable Kate Campbell /
Compadre Records
LE REVE DU DIABLE / Le Reve Du Diable / Le Reve Du Diable
/ le tamanoir
* THE ROSE OF ALLANDALE / Lynne & Denis Tracey / Red
Fox / Crafty Maid Records
MY HEART'S TONIGHT IN IRELAND / Mozaik / Live From The
Powerhouse / Hummingbird Records
* THE KING / Wheeze and Suck Band / Vincent Street / Fire
and Thorn Music
THE PIPER AND THE MAKER / Mairi Campbell & Hamish
Moore / The Piper And The Maker / Greentrax
SEONAIDH'S TUNE SET / Fin Moore & Simon Bradley / The
Piper And The Maker / Greentrax
SUGAR BABE / Ralph McTell / Stealin' Back / Essential
Records
* THE TRIP TO SLIGO / Brian Owens & Tom Dunlop / Nos
Na Gaoithe / self published
17 October 2004
The featured album was HELL & HIGH WATER by REAL
TIME (Big Sky Recordings) www.realtime.uk.net
Many familiar songs and tunes given new interpretation
and good production by an accomplished quartet (supported
by some very accomplished friends). The following
tracks were scattered through the program:
THE WATER IS WIDE; FINE FLOWERS IN THE
VALLEY; ANGEL OF THE NORTH; REELS; BONNIE
SHIP THE DIAMOND
I WANNA BE LIKE YOU and MCHATTIE'S WALTZ /
The Waybacks / Devolver / Fiddling Cricket Music
* KATE KELLY / Barry McDonald and Marooan / Where The
Sun-Lights On The Dew-Drops Shine / Harbourtown Records
* JACKSON KNOX'S SCHOTTISCHES / Barry McDonald and
Marooan / Where The Sun-Lights On The Dew-Drops Shine /
Harbourtown Records
DREAM / Hans Theesink / Acoustic Rainbow Volume 19 / www.acousticrainbow.com
WRITING A SONG FOR YOU / Ben Sands / Acoustic Rainbow
Volume 19 / www.acousticrainbow.com
THE MAIDS OF MOUNT CISCO / Brendyn Montgomery & Mike
Considine / Mountain Air / self published
BALLAD OF A BALLGAME / Christine Lavin / Sometimes Mother
Really Does Know Best / Appleseed
* TRAVELIN' BLUES / Hildebrand / Early Live Recordings /
self published
GLORISHEARS and INDIAN TEA / Wood, Wilson,
Carthy / Wood, Wilson, Carthy / R.U.F. Records
TALK ABOUT SUFFERING and SALLY ANNE / Barbara
Lamb / Fiddle Piggy / Lots of Coffee Records
* THE NEVER NEVER LAND / Loaded Dog / Dusty Gravel Road /
hugatree@iinet.net.au
* SPRINGTIME ON THE WALLABY / Dave de Hugard / Songs Of
The Wallaby Track / Dave@deHugard.zzn.com
* ONE MORE ROLL OF THE DICE / Spot The Dog / Maldon Turns
Thirty / www.maldonfolkfestival.com
* AS IF HE KNOWS / Eric Bogle / Maldon Turns Thirty / www.maldonfolkfestival.com
THE WHISKEY SET / J.P.Cormier / A Mandolin Collection /
Patio Records
10 October 2004
The featured album was IN PAPER HOUSES by PETE COE www.backshift.demon.co.uk
(Backshift Music). New release from a respected
English singer and multi-instrumentalist, well known from
a thirty five year career performing traditional and more
recent English folk material. Combines social
comment and excellent musicianship. The following tracks
were scattered through the program:
SEVEN WARNINGS; I ONLY SPOKE PORTUGUESE; OLD
MAN'S ADVICE; PENNY FOR THE PLOUGHBOYS;
BOSTON BURGLAR
YOU CAN'T SAVE EVERYBODY / Kieran Kane & Kevin Welch
/ You Can't Save Everybody / Dead Reckoning
* DODDY MURPHY'S FIRST SET / Mulligan's Flat /
Strathnairn / Angel Train
ALL THE WAY BACK HOME / macAlias / The Best Of Scottish
Music Vol.2 / Greentrax
BIRLINN REEL / Rod Paul / The Best Of Scottish Music
Vol.2 / Greentrax
GROUNGHOG / John Palmes / Mouthbow: Small Voices / johnpalmes@gci.net
FUNERAL FOOD / Kate Campbell / Sing Me Out / Compadre
Records
PASUCAIS DE COANA / Tejedor / Llunaticos / Aris Musica
RIGGED OUT / Frank Harte & Donal Lunny / The Hungry
Voice / Hummingbird Records
* TANZ TANZ YIDELEK / Moving Harps / Maldon Turns Thirty
/ www.maldonfolkfestival.com
* THE FOGGY DEW / Danny Spooner / Maldon Turns Thirty / www.maldonfolkfestival.com
THE GALWAY GIRL and THE DIAMOND MOUNTAIN /
Sharon Shannon & Friends / The Diamond Mountain
Sessions / Hummingbird Records
* NO HESITATION RAG / Shake Sugaree / Shake Sugaree /
self published
* DOWN TO WATER / Dave McFarlane's One Day / Sometimes
The Best Laid Plans / www.davemcfarlane.com
TRUST ME / Rise / Posing As Human / www.riseband.co.uk
* A DUTCH SEA SHANTY / Cornelus Vanderburg / Verandah
Music / Verandah Music
DON'T BET MONEY ON THE SHANGHAI / BR-549 / Beautiful
Dreamer: The Songs Of Stephen Foster / American Roots
Publishing
CAMPTOWN RACES / The Duhks / Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs
Of Stephen Foster / American Roots Publishing
* THE COPPERS COPPED THE LOT / Jim Low / Dancing In The
Dust / Mountain Tracks
MR FISHER'S OLD GERMAN WALTZ / Chirps Smith / Down In
Little Egypt / Vigortone Records
IT'S ABOUT OIL / Amy Martin / Hail To The Thief II / www.georgeandjulius.com
* MAZURKAS / Jane Brownlee & David De Santi /
Australian traditional Dance Tunes Volume #2 / www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
3 October 2004
The featured album was AN RAICIN ALAINN by
LASAIRFHIONA NI CHONAOLA www.lasairfhionamusic.com
www.aransinger.com
A young singer from the Aran Islands, whose beautiful
voice brings a lighter approach to traditional sean-nos
singing. Interesting variety in an album of songs
in Irish, including some instrumental accompaniment,
particularly on more recent compositions. The
following tracks were scattered through the program:
AN RAICIN ALAINN; BEAN PHAIDIN; BIMSE FEIN AG
IASCAIREACHT; UNA BHAN
YOU CAN'T TAKE THAT ON THE TRAIN and CHARLES
LYNCH'S / New Victory Band / One More Dance And Then /
Backshift Music
PONY BOY / Mozaik / Live From The Powerhouse /
Hummingbird Records
ONE VOICE / The Wailing Jennys / 40 Days / Shock Records
BEESWING and CRISTELLE'S / Beneche / The
Morning After / www.beneche.co.uk
LA PLAGE ST. PIERRE / The Country Masters / The Country
Masters / Patio Records
* MASTER MCDERMOTT'S / Brian Owens & Tom Dunlop / Nos
Na Gaoithe / self published
IN FLORIDA / Tom Paxton / Hail To The Thief II / www.georgeandjulius.com
IF YOU WERE MY SON I'D WHACK YOU ONE / Faith Petric /
Hail To The Thief II / www.georgeandjulius.com
REAL ESTATE / Frederick Dagg / Fred Dagg Anthology /
Columbia
AY PALOMA / Boka Halat / Tides / www.tradarts.org
THE KINGS AND QUEENS OF ENGLAND / Pete Coe / Long Company
/ Backshift Music
* JOSHUA EBENEZER FRY / O'Leary & Hildebrand /
Together Again ... Again / greganol@optushome.com.au
WANDERING WILLIE / A Fraser, M Johnstone & N Haas /
Legacy Of The Scottish Fiddle Vol 2 / Greentrax
BLACK CAT PIDDLED IN THE WHITE CAT'S EYE / John Palmes /
Mouthbow: Small Voices / johnpalmes@gci.net
* LET IT RAIN / Tiffany Eckhardt / Maldon Turns Thirty / www.maldonfolkfestival.com
* WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE / Pat Drummond / The Age Of
Dissent / Shoestring Productions
THE RIGS OF BARLEY / Emily Smith Band / A Day Like Today
/ Foot Stompin' Records
THE FIREFLY HORNPIPE / The North Atlantic Strings / The
North Atlantic Strings / Patio Records
© B Cameron
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