Fire Draw Near

Episode XXXVI was made in the North Woods of Minnesota and features songs recorded along the way by Summer Newman and Katee Rose as well as tracks by FDN favourite Marlais, West of Roan, Swan Arcade, Frank Harte Liam O'Flynn, Gay, Conor and Seán McKeon and more!

Tracklist

Gay, Conor and Seán McKeon – The Humours of Lisheen / The Gallowglass / The Cordial

The Dubliners – Three Lovely Lassies from Kimmage

Frank Harte – The Twangman

Swan Arcade – Go From My Window

Liam O’Flynn and Catherine Ennis – Easter Snow

Summer Newman Katee Rose – I Saw A Blackbird

West of Roan – The Grieving Hour

Summer Newman – Single Girl

Summer Newman – January Man

Katee Rose – Three Babes

Katee Rose – Henry Lee

Marlais - Prae

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This episode looks at the ballad The Lass of Roch Royal aka The Lass of Loch Royal aka The Lass of Aughrim aka Lord Gregory aka Annie of Lochroyan.

Tracklist:

Elizabeth Cronin – Lord Gregory

Ollie Conway – Lord Gregory

Thomas Moran – Lord Gregory

Lisa Hannigan – The Lass of Aughrim

Dave Maguire – The Lass of Aughrim

Peggy Delaney – The Maid of Aughrim

Isla St. Clair – Annie of Lochroyan

Ewan MacColl – Lord Gregory

The Corries – Lord Gregory

The Lass of Roch Royal – Peggy Seeger

The Lass of Roch Royal – Paul Clayton

Judy Collins – Lord Gregory

David Patrick Kelly – The Lass of Aughrim

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One more for all the weirdos out there! This one ponders ideas relating to the existence and nature of traditional song arrangement and features tracks by all kinds of wonderful and fantastic oddballs such as FDN favourites DJackulate and Marlais, as well as Deviant and Naive Ted, Logan Bragg, Nathan Salsburg, JPH, Anna and Elizabeth, Cedric Dind-Lavoie and Jumpleads.

'The idea of a living tradition is that it stays active whilst relevant, present and does not become a museum piece. Within the world of folk music, it could be argued that the tradition itself is the act of passing on a song, not the preservation of a general aesthetic. It has far more to do with the individual approach than maintaining a homogeny. ' - Marlais 2016

Tracklist

DJackulate – Rocky’s Couch

Deviant and Naïve Ted – Send in the Hounds

Logan Bragg – Black Jack Davey

Jumpleads – Poor Old Horse

Jumpleads – This Day the Stag Must Die, Johnny Cope

Marlais – My Bonny Boy

Tom Ennis and John Gerrity – Miss Thornton / The Merry Blacksmith / The Bush in Bloom

Anna and Elizabeth – Margaret

Cedric Dind-Lavoie –Je viens là-bas du pâturage (avec la famille Brideau, 1977)

Nathan Salzberg - IV

JPH – A Holy Hour

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One more for all the weirdos out there! This one ponders ideas relating to the existence and nature of traditional song arrangement and features tracks by all kinds of wonderful and fantastic oddballs such as FDN favourites DJackulate and Marlais, as well as Deviant and Naive Ted, Logan Bragg, Nathan Salsburg, JPH, Anna and Elizabeth, Cedric Dind-Lavoie and Jumpleads.

'The idea of a living tradition is that it stays active whilst relevant, present and does not become a museum piece. Within the world of folk music, it could be argued that the tradition itself is the act of passing on a song, not the preservation of a general aesthetic. It has far more to do with the individual approach than maintaining a homogeny. ' - Marlais 2016

Tracklist

DJackulate – Rocky’s Couch

Deviant and Naïve Ted – Send in the Hounds

Logan Bragg – Black Jack Davey

Jumpleads – Poor Old Horse

Jumpleads – This Day the Stag Must Die, Johnny Cope

Marlais – My Bonny Boy

Tom Ennis and John Gerrity – Miss Thornton / The Merry Blacksmith / The Bush in Bloom

Anna and Elizabeth – Margaret

Cedric Dind-Lavoie –Je viens là-bas du pâturage (avec la famille Brideau, 1977)

Nathan Salzberg - IV

JPH – A Holy Hour

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This episode looks at Lord Lovel aka Lord Lovat aka Lord Levett.

Tracklist

Tom Lenihan – Lord Levett

Nora Cleary – Lord Levett

Sara and Rita Keane – Lord Donegal

Jeannie Robertson – Lord Loval

The Hennessys – Lord Loval

Spriguns of Tolgus – Lord Lovell

The Broadside – Lord Lovell

Walter Pardon – Lord Lovel

Frank Profitt – Lord Lovel

Susan Ruth Brown – Lord Lovel

Peggy Seeger – Abe Lincoln Stood At The White House Gate

Lord Lovel Karaoke

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Episode XXXIV features music songs, bird songs, harmony songs, prison songs, drill songs, Irish songs and Sicilian songs.

Tracklist:

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill – The Night Poor Larry Was Stretched

Planxty - Pat Reilly

Nightingales and Beatrice Harrison - The Derry Air

David Harper - The Turfman from Ardee

Skara Brae - An Cailín Rua

The Voice Squad - The Banks of the Bann

Francie Byrne - The Wild Irishman

Wade Ward - Old Jimmy Sutton

Rosa Balistreri - Buttana di to ma

The Dubliners – Lag Song

Ronnie Drew – Easy and Slow

Sello - Process

Sello feat. Offica - Oggy

Seán ‘ac Dhonncha - Liam Ó Raofille

Denis Murphy - The Queen of O’Donnell

Joe Mulherron - The Wee White Turban

Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill - O’Reilly’s Greyhound / Palmer's Gate

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This episode looks at the ballad Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship aka Stock or Wall aka The Keeper of the Game aka He Rolled Her to the Wall aka The Song of Riddles aka The Laird o' Roslyn's Doughter.

Tracklist

Frank Harte – He Rolled Her to the Wall

Thomas Moran – Captain Woodburn

Rose McCartin – The Keeper of the Game

Sarah Makem – You and I in One Bed Lie

Maggie Murphy – Stock or Wall

Willie Clancy – The Song of Riddles

Jean Redpath – Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship

Joe Rae – The Laird o' Roslyn's Doughter

Gordeanna McCulloch – Captain Wedderburn

Alasdair Roberts – Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship

Captain Pearl R. Nye – Between Me and the Wall

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This episode concentrates on recent releases that have come under my radar over the last while as well as some Anne Briggs and Moldy Peaches thrown in for good measure. Concertina, mandolin, guitar, voice, fiddle, bronze age horns, chest rattling bass, dulcimer, drums and more!!!

Tracklist:

Cormac Begley – To War

Ye Vagabonds – The Humours of Glin

Ye Vagabonds – Go Away and Come Back Hither

Bryony Griffith and Alice Jones – Wanton Lasses Pity Her

Mary Grace Autum Lee – Carolan’s Cup

Jrpjej - Koje Berdykuo Mykhamety Igybz

Anne Briggs – The Recruited Collier

An Galar Dubh – Cónocht

Dulcidrone – Gauze Like

Mama’s Broke – Narrow Line

The Moldy Peaches – Steak for Chicken

Cormac Begley - Rolling in the Barrel / O'Neill's March / Tralee Jail

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This episode looks at the ballad The Trees the Grow Tall aka The Trees They Grow So High aka Long A-Growing aka Young But Growing aka He’s Young But He’s Daily A-Growing aka The Bonny Boy aka Lady Mary Ann aka Young Craigston.

Tracklist

Joe Heaney – My Bonny Boy is Young

Joe Holmes – My Bonny Boy is Young

Landless – The Trees the Grow Tall

Maija Sofia – The Trees they Do Grow High

Lizzie Higgins – The College Boy

Lizzie Higgins – Lady Mary Ann

AL Lloyd – The Bonny Boy

Spriguns of Tolgus – The Trees They Do Grow High

Robin and Barry Dransfield – The Trees They Do Grow High

Nathan Hatt – He’s Young But He’s Daily A-Growing

Joan Baez – The Trees They Do Grow High

Paul Clayton – Young But Growing

Sally Sloane – Young But Growing

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Episode XXXII was cobbled together on my travels around the USA and is now online - featuring new songs and interviews with Andy the Doorbum and others as well as numerous iterations of the tune The Girl I left Behind Me by The Pogues the Skillet Lickers, Sweeney's Men, Seán MacDonnchadha, Cisco Houston and more, some songs from the South East of Ireland, a song in a dead Irish language, as well as some murderous transatlantic fun. ***Note - because of the limited nature of my resources while travelling the audio quality of this episode is not as good as that of others. I also seem to have become confused about the nature of concepts relating to past, present and future. Please excuse these inconsistencies and have confidence that both my audio and neurological hardware will be back to their normal state next month!*** https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear #firedrawnear #endlessdescentofthetraditionaryweirdo

Tracklist:

Sweeney’s Men – Waxie’s Dargle

The Skillet Lickers – The Girl I left Behind Me

CPNPC – The Girl I Left Behind Me

Sean MacDonnachadha – An Spailpín Fánach

The Pogues – The Rare Ould Mountain Dew

Cisco Houston – Mysteries of a Hobo’s Life

Seán Óg Ó Tuama - Wexford Mummers Song

Paddy Berry – The Forth Men and Bargy Men

Elspeth Ann – Mercy Me

Lloyd Chandler – A Conversation with Death

Dellie Norton – Young Emily

Maggie Murphy – Young Edmund

Andy the Doorbum – The Unquiet Grave

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