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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This episode looks at the ballad Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight aka the Gowans Sae Gae aka The Water o' Wearie's Well aka The Outlandish Knight aka May Colvin aka Along the North Strand

Tracklist

Angus Mohr – Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight

Polly Paulusma - Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight

Judith Weir - Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight

Freb Hunt-Bull - The Water of Wearie’s Well

Corny McDaid – False Lover John

Kitty Cassidy – Along the North Strand

Jumbo Brightwell – The False-Hearted Knight

Shirley Collins – The Outlandish Knight

Charles S. Brink – Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight

Tim Eriksen – Castle by the Sea

JE. Mainer and the Mountaineers – Six King’s Daughters

Rum – Heer Halewijn

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Episode XXXI looks at possible influences for the tune to a Ewan MacColl song and features piping, fiddling, singing, tunes that sound like other tunes, the Cradle ov Filth and more!

Tracklist:

Peat and Diesel – Western Isles

Joe Byrne – Snowy Breasted Pearl

Luke Kelly – The Bonnie Shoals of Herring

Ewan MacColl – The Famous Flower of Serving Men

Matt Cranitch, Paul De Grae & Jackie Daly – Sliabh na mBan

Mama’s Broke – Just Pick One

Unknown Suonata For Bagpipe And Triangle

Rättviks Spelmanslag - Gärdebylåten, gånglåt (Marching Tune from Gärdeby)

Elizabeth Cronin – Níl Mo Shláinte ar Fónamh

Elizabeth Cronin – Ten Weary Years

Early Grave Band – Nuke Power

C.B. Fernando & H.D Manuel – Manaram Sidevi

The Clovers – Rotten Cocksucker’s Ball

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This Episode looks at the ballad The False Knight Upon the Road, aka The False Knight, aka The Smart Schoolboy, aka The False False Fly, aka The Child Upon the Road aka False Fidee, aka Où Vas-tu, Mon P’tit Garcon?

Tracklist

Norman Kennedy – The False Knight Upon the Road

Bella Higgins and Andrew Stewart – The False Knight Upon the Road

The Bitter Withy – The False Knight Upon the Road

Barry Gleeson – The False False Fly

Frank Quinn – The False Knight Upon the Road

Tim Hart and Maddy Prior – The False Knight Upon the Road

Phillip Langridge – The False Knight Upon the Road

Mary Eppler – The Knightman

Edmund Henneberry –The False Knight Upon the Road

Helene Baillargeon and Alan Mills - Où Vas-Tu, Mon P'tit Garçon?

Amps For Christ –The False Knight Upon the Road

Fleet Foxes –The False Knight Upon the Road

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Episode XXX is one for the weirdos featuring new tracks by Junior Brother, D.C Cross, the Deadlians, Brìghde Chaimbeul as well as hurdy gurdys, didgeridoos, throat singing, cheeky mash-ups and your oul one.

Tracklist

DJ Dolphin Boy - Bazouki Fuckers

Junior Brother - No Country for Young Men

Topette - Winstanley's / Le Trois Canards

Pól Ó Ceallaigh and Jimmy O'Brien-Moran - An Laib Scapithe / Íoc an Cúntas

D.C. Cross - South Albury Take-Away Before the Big Rip-off

Sally Sloane - I've Been a Wild Boy

Reconciliation - Kerry Polka

Dinny 'Jimmy' Doyle and Larry Griffin - Tommy Murphy Was a Soldier Boy

Oidupaa Vladimir Oiun - A Thin Mountain Ash

Yat Kha - Go Lassie Go

David Watson - Glossal

Brìghde Chaimbeul and Dimcho Enchev - S/T

Barney Grubbs - Pigeon on the Gate

The Deadlians - I Don't Want to Ride Your Oul One Anymore

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This episode looks at The Gosport Tragedy aka The Cruel Ship's Carpenter aka Pretty Polly

Tracklist

The Gosport Tragedy - Ethel Findlater

Sam Larner – Pretty Polly

Trees – Pretty Polly

The Dublin Murder Ballad - Jeannie Robertson

Miss Brown - Frank Harte

Miss Brown – Joe Heaney

Richard Dawson – The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter

Ted Ashlaw – The Cruel Ship’s Carpenter

Pretty Polly - Addie Graham

The Coon Creek Girls – Pretty Polly

Congo Cowboys – Pretty Polly

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