Quite by chance rather than design, most of this mix features folk music from the late sixties and early seventies.
Music Played
Sandra Kerr & John Faulkner – Song of Choice
Originally written by Peggy Seeger from a compilation called World of Folk (released on Argo in 1971)
Dave Swarbrick with Trevor Lucas – Street of Forbes
from The Great Australian Legend (Topic Records 1971)
Pentangle – Lord Franklin
from Cruel Sister (Transatlantic Records 1970)
Fairport Convention – Si Tu Dois Partir
from Unhalfbrickling (Island Records 1969)
John Renbourn – Faro Annie
from So Clear (Transatlantic Records 1973)
Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band – Murder Of Maria Marten
from No Roses (Pegasus 1971)
Trees – Streets of Derry
from On The Shore (CBS 1970)
Pentangle – Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
from The Pentangle (Transatlantic Records 1968)
Allan Taylor – Robin Hood
from Sometimes (United Artists Records 1971)
Bert Jansch – Watch the Stars
from The Black Swan (Sanctuary Records 2006)
Richard Thompson & Linda Thompson – Never Again
from The Life And Music Of Richard Thompson (Boxset release on Free Reed 2006)
Christy Moore – The Ludlow Massacre
from Prosperous (Tara 1972)
Steve Ashley – Finite Time
from Stroll On (Gull 1974)
Wizz Jones – Dazzling Stranger
from The Legendary Me (The Village Thing 1970)
June Tabor (written by and feat Richard Thompson alongside Danny Thompson) – Mrs Rita
Always (Topic Records Boxset 2005)
Fotheringay – The Sea
from Fotheringay (Island Records 1970 – this is from the Remastered version from Fledg’ling Records 2004)
Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band – The White Hare
from No Roses (Pegasus 1971)
Silly Wizard – Carlisle Wall
from Silly Wizard (XTRA 1976 – Reissued this year on Talking Elephant)
Photo by Sandra Ahn Mode