Sunday 25 May 2008

Show 5 24/05/2008

Music Played
Time Artist - Song (Album)

18:03 Rachel Unthank & the Winterset - Lull II: My Lad's a Canny Lad (The Bairns)
18:04 Jock Tamson's Bairns - Donal Don / Piper's Cave (May You Never Lack a Scone)
18:11 Jim Moray - Barbara Allen (Jim Moray)

Album of the Week: Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
18:16 Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi
18:19 Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon

18:22 Johnny Flynn - Tickle Me Pink (A Larum)
18:27 Bob Dylan - Girl from the North Country (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan)
18:31 Bob Dylan - Country Pie (Nashville Skyline)
18:33 Julie Fowlis - Biodh An Deoch Seo `N Laimh Mo Ruin (Mar A Tha Mo Cridhe)

Album of the Week: Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon

18:38 Joni Mitchell - Morning Morgantown
18:42 Joni Mitchell - Rainy Night House

Folk On / Folk Off
18:47 Hot Chip - Made in the Dark (Made in the Dark)

18:50 Pogues - Dirty Old Town (Rum, Sodomy & the Lash)
18:55 Bon Iver - Skinny Love (For Emma, Forever Ago)
18:57 Show of Hands - If I Needed Someone (Witness)

Tuesday 20 May 2008

Show 4 17/05/2008

RaW Folk's fourth show spanned a classic spectrum, from the sublime (music) to the ridiculous (speech)... unfortunately the latter is preserved in the download version [link expired] - music, as I've mentioned, must be restricted to ten second clips. Still worth a listen to jog your memory!

If you caught the show on Saturday, I'd be very interested to read any opinions you have regarding the new Eliza Carthy track, Mr Magnifico. I've listened a few times now and I'm still not quite sure what to make of it - taking storytelling through song a step too far, perhaps? Or do you think it's innovative and engaging - and I just don't get it?

Plus don't forget to vote in this week's Folk On / Folk Off poll (top left of this blog's homepage). The track in question is Homesick by Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience and the poll closes at midday this Saturday (24th May). Results to be announced on the next show!

Music Played
Time Artist - Song (Album)

Album of the Week: Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
18:03 Simon & Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair / Canticle

18:07 Seth Lakeman - Kitty Jay (Kitty Jay)

Album of the Week: Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

18:13 Simon & Garfunkel - A Simple Desultory Philippic (or how I was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)
Theme Time Radio Minute (Crying)
18:17 Bruce Springsteen - O Mary Don't You Weep (We Shall Overcome - The Seeger Sessions)

18:23 Waterboys - Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Room to Roam)

Album of the Week: Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

18:27 Simon & Garfunkel - Cloudy
18:29 Simon & Garfunkel - Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall

18:32 Karine Polwart - Daisy (Scribbled in Chalk)

Folk On / Folk Off
18:36 Kings of Convenience - Homesick (Riot on an Empty Street)

18:40 Kathryn Williams & Neill MacColl - Grey Goes (Two)
18:44 Salsa Celtica - Grey Gallito (The Grey Cockerel) (El Camino)
18:51 Eliza Carthy - Mr Magnifico (Dreams of Breathing Underwater)

Album of the Week: Simon & Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

18:56 Simon & Garfunkel - A Poem on the Underground Wall
18:58 Simon & Garfunkel - 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

Wednesday 14 May 2008

Show 3 10/05/2008

The broadcast passed smoothly enough this week but technical difficulties hampered the recording, meaning the download is short and sweet. Clicketh here [link expired].
Sir Bob chose "Kite" as his theme - playing Eddi Reader - and Angus & Julia Stone were voted a Folk On hit. Tracklisting below.

Music Played
Time Artist - Song (Album)

18:03 Pogues - Fiesta (If I Should Fall from Grace with God)
18:08 Kate Rusby - Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [single]

Album of the Week: Seth Lakeman - Freedom Fields
18:13 Seth Lakeman - The White Hare
18:17 Seth Lakeman - Final Lot

18:20 Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (The Times They Are A-Changin')
Theme Time Radio Minute (Kite)
18:24 Eddi Reader - Kiteflyer's Hill (Angels & Electricity)

Album of the Week: Seth Lakeman - Freedom Fields

18:30 Seth Lakeman - Lady of the Sea
18:34 Seth Lakeman - The Charmer

Folk On / Folk Off
18:38 Angus & Julia Stone - Private Lawns (Chocolates and Cigarettes EP)

18:42 Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick - Oh Dear Oh! (Life and Limb)

Album of the Week: Seth Lakeman - Freedom Fields
18:45 Seth Lakeman - Take No Rogues
18:49 Seth Lakeman - The Setting of the Sun

18:53 Prelude - After the Goldrush (After the Goldrush)
18:57 City Waites - Two Magicians (The English Tradition)

Monday 5 May 2008

M'aidez!

If you would like to recommend an artist you think I should be playing, or request a specific track, then please do so by commenting below. I can't promise anything but all suggestions are gratefully received - thanks for helping out.

Enjoy the May bank holiday festivities, should you be partaking. I will be celebrating later by seeing Kate Rusby live. Until then - can anyone see a maypole?

Sunday 4 May 2008

Show 2 03/05/2008

Interesting show this week, characterised by brass, politics, shameless advertising of this blog and downright bungling to finish. Tracklisting below - download the abridgement here [link expired].

Music Played
Time Artist - Song (Album)

18:03 Luka Bloom - Peace on Earth (Innocence)

Featured Album: Bellowhead - Burlesque
18:06 Bellowhead - Jordan 4:08

18:10 Mr. David Viner - Corrina, Corrina (Mr. David Viner)
18:15 Karine Polwart - Sorry (This Earthly Spell)

Featured Album: Bellowhead - Burlesque
18:19 Bellowhead - One May Morning Early
18:22 Bellowhead - Sloe Gin

18:28 Bob Dylan - It Ain't Me Babe (Another Side of Bob Dylan)
Theme Time Radio Minute (Colour)
18:33 Billy Bragg - From Red to Blue (William Bloke)

Folk On / Folk Off

18:37 Tilly & the Wall - Rainbows in the Dark (Bottoms of Barrels)

Featured Album: Bellowhead - Burlesque
18:43 Bellowhead - Rigs of the Time
18:46 Bellowhead - London Town

18:50 Ralph McTell - Streets of London (Spiral Staircase)

18:58 Luka Bloom - City of Chicago (Innocence)