A tale of imprisonment, a plucky wife and a ransom paid for freedom
This song is also known as The Lady of Gight or Gight's Lady.

I sing tunes related to the ballad and look at its background and varying scenarios

A song of an outsider who seduces a young girl, I will also look at the Irish variation written by Dr George Sigerson 
The podcast ends with a performance by Jane and Amanda Threlfall sing the English version collected by Percy Merrick.

A ballad of would-be seduction foiled by herbal magic. It includes talking animals and an unsavory suitor. 
The end performance is by Nick Dow, accompanied by Nigel Cantor on violin.

A song of an arranged marriage. 
I will sing some of the tunes associated with the song and look at its background and publishing history 

A dark tale of jealousy and thoughtless murder and in early versions, supernatural revenge. 
I also look at the ballad The Berkshire Tragedy which is often mistakenly linked to the The Two Sisters ballad.
As well as tracing the known history of the song I sing samples of the different tunes associated to the ballad and finish on a full performance.

A ballad of two lovers, deadly murder, and a ghostly visit.  I will also look at a later rewrite of the ballad The Constant Farmer's Son.
I will sing samples of the tunes and end on a full performance of Bruton Town sung by Nick Caffrey and accompanied on guitar by Nick Dow

A song of seduction, highwaymen and capture with great tune.

Today's podcast is The Two Magicians, a ballad of seduction involving magic and shape changing. A look at its known history with sung samples of the tunes and a final full performance from Caffrey, McGurk, Madge

A tale of a family feud against the hero, his murder, and its effect on his true love. 

The Bold Fisherman (aka Flowing Down the Tide).  This song can be seen as a broken token song or an allegory of early Christian symbols. I will explore some of the theories linked to this song, sing tune examples and end with a live  performance from Amanda and Jane Threlfall accompanied by Roger Edwards and Martin Ellison.