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Our 205th episode, which aired on June 25, 2017, and featured music and conversation with Danny Carnahan. Danny Carnahan – The Coleraine Jig/Green Hills of Glentown/Maids of Mt. Kisko, Journeys of the Heart Danny Carnahan – Fly My Way, Sky In Your Pocket Interview with Danny Carnahan, part one Danny Carnahan – The Ballad of Capel Street, Sky In Your Pocket Interview with Danny Carnahan, part two Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie – Farewell to the Gold/Loser, No Regrets Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie – Flying, Continental Drift Interview with Danny Carnahan, part three Wake the Dead – Dark Star/And Your Bird Can Sing, Deal Interview with Danny Carnahan, part four Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie – Frana/Valse, Continental Drift
Our 200th episode, which aired on May 21, 2017. Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie – Till The Stars Come Down, Cut and Run Touchstone – The Mooncoin Jig/The High Reel/The Plover’s Wing, Jealousy Homeland – Leaving of Liverpool, The Show Aoife Granville – A Parcel Of Land/Conal’s/The Dublin Lads, Sráid Eoin Shuffle J.P. Cormier – Ireland, Somewhere in the Back of My Heart J.P. Cormier & Dave Gunning – Poor Ellen Smith, unreleased preview track Maxim Cormier – The Cape Breton Medley, Maxim Cormier 2 Julie Fowlis – Touch the Sky, Brave (Original Score) Patrick Ball – Carolan’s Receipt for Drinking, Celtic Harp Vol. I: The Music of Turlough O’Carolan The Bothy Band – Music in the Glen, Old Hag You Have Killed Me Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill – John Naughton’s Reel/Another Paddy Fahy Reel, The Lonesome Touch Jerry Holland – My Cape Breton Home, Helping Hands
Our fiftieth episode, which aired on July 4, 2014. Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie - Till the Stars Come Down, Cut and Run Billy McComiskey - Keogh's/Maggie Lynn's, Outside the Box Liz Knowles - The Blacksmith, The Celtic Fiddle of Liz Knowles Kevin O'Donnell - Factory Girl, Deep Is The Well Seamus Egan with Dave MacIsaac & Hilda Chiasson - The Cape Breton Set, A Week in January Solas - The Poor Ditching Boy, The Turning Tide Growling Old Men - Crooked Jack/Tarbolton Reel, Occupational Hazards Scythian - The Hills of Donegal, Immigrant Road Show Eileen Ivers - Geese In The Bog/The Wandering Minstrel/The Pride Of Moyvane/The Low Road To Glin/The High Road To Glin - Traditional Irish Music Hogeye Navvy - Being A Pirate, Poor Old Horse Liz Carroll - Tinsel, On the Off Beat
The FolkCast Festive Selection Box - bursting with good things for the season of Christmas, Yule and Saturnalia, with specially selected music and readings. Beware the Abbot of Unreason! Produced and presented by 'Folkie' Phil Widdows, featuring Babba The Festive Programme: "What's in the shed?" featuring Phil & Babba Sentimental Song by Reid Jamieson from the album "Songs For A Winter's Night" (2012) Fairytale Of New York by Christy Moore from the album "Live At The Point" (1994) All I Want For Christmas Is My Upper Plate by Homer & Jethro Single Release (1953) Christmas In Bed by Terence Blacker from the album "Lovely Little Games" (2012) Frost On The Gatepost (Instrumental) by Whapweasel from the album "Skirl Naked" (1998) with excerpts from "Christmas": A Dictionary Of English Folklore by Jacqueline Simpson and Steve Roud (2000) "Christmas Is Coming…" by Dominic Behan from the album "The Singing Streets" (1958) Deck The Halls by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from the album "A Sound Of Christmas Past" (2014) Babba's Bad Christmas (part one) Snow on Snow (The Bleak Midwinter) by Rue Royale from "Christmas EP 2009/2010" Old December by Thea Gilmore from the album "Strange Communion" (2009) Santa Will Find You by Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (vocals: Eddi Reader) from the album "Phil Cunningham's Songbook" (2015) "Over the housetops and through the snow…" from the animated film "Merry Christmas" (1950) Silver Bells by Lorrie Newman Keating from the EP "Memories Of The Season" (2015) Dear Santa by Mike Reinstein and the Christmas Daysies from the EP "Dear Santa" (2015) Babba's Bad Christmas (part two) The Boar's Head Carol by The Voice Squad from the album "Concerning Of Three Young Men" (2014) Festival Of Lights by Under A Banner from the album "Close To The Clouds" (2014) Phil is confronted by Babba's "Reindeer"…. Christmas Is Killing Me by 100 Mile House from the EP "New Year" (2011) Jingle Bells by River Whyless Single release (2014) Babba's Bad Christmas (part three) Solstice Carol by Catt Kingsgrave Digital release (2015) Carol Of The Bells by The Last Bison from the EP "Sleigh Ride" (2013) Through Your Eyes On Christmas Eve by Abney Park from the album "Through Your Eyes On Christmas Eve" (2012) Gaudete E Personent Hodie by Angelo Branduardi from the album "Futuro Antico I" (1996) River by Kirsty Almeida Digital release (2015) Excerpt from "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding And Other Stories" By Agatha Christie, read by Hugh Fraser The Winter Wind by Marina Florence Single Release (2015) Three Boats by Commoners Choir Digital release (2015) Santa, Teach The World To Fly by Skinner & T'witch Single release (2015) When Christmas Day Is Near by Ange Hardy From the EP "When Christmas Day Is Near" (2015) A Dram To Warm The Piper by Danny Carnahan and Robin Petrie from the album "Journeys To The Heart" (1984) Phil & Babba discover Santa's secret identity… Merry Christmas from Everyone at FolkCast! For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk
A hand-gathered harvest of music and poetry for the season. Take a walk with us from September to December, through Halloween and Guy Fawkes' Night. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows, featuring readings by Babba and Phil. Golden Sun by Phil Manzenera from the album "Vozero" Silver And Gold by Kim Lowings & The Greenwood from the album "This Life" Out Of Season by John Conolly from the album "Send Us A Postcard" Small High Whistle From A Bird by Maia from the album "Maia" September Road by Jane Thomason from the album "September Road" Harvest Moon by Peter Lacey from the album "Last Leaf" Summer Fades by Smoke Fairies from the album "Through Low Light And Trees" The Man In Green by Show Of Hands from the album "Lie Of The Land" Trees Turn To Fire by Jon Budworth from the album "Trees Turn To Fire" Autumn Sounds by The Vessels from the album "The Vessels" England's Skies by David Gibb & Elly Lucas from the album "Up Through The Woods" Setting Sun by Salt House from the album "Lay Your Dark Low" Birdsong by Ninebarrow from the album "When The Blackthorn Burns" Autumn Leaves by Feast Of Fiddles from the album "Still Live" Autumn Leaves by Deborah Rose from the album "Soul Be My Soul" Harvest by Nick Cook from the album "Mistaken" October Sky by Taylor Brown Trio from the album "Notebook" Soul, Soul by John Kirkpatrick from the album "Every Mortal Place" We'll Be Ghosts by Brooke Bentham single release The Ghost On The Moors by Ange Hardy from the album "Bare Foot Folk" Penny For The Guy by Danny Carnahan and Robin Petrie with The Missing Pieces from the album "Cut And Run" A Cob-Coaling Medley by The Oldham Tinkers from the album "Best O' T' Bunch" December Snow by The Moody Blues from the album "December" For full details and links to artists' websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk