The latest Folk Show is an extra long one featuring Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas, Julie Fowlis, Skipper’s Alley, Dougie MacLean, Daoiri Farrell, Christy Moore, Andy Irvine & Paul Brady, Battlefield Band, The Boys of the Lough (featuring Robin Morton who recently passed away), Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger, Breabach, Kris Drever, Éamonn Coyne & Megan Henderson, Martin Carthy, June Tabor, Harry Cox, The High Level Ranters, Paddy Tunney, The Bothy Band, Planxty, Sharon Shannon, Ushers Island (who are on tour in November), Heidi Talbot & John McCusker, Fotheringay, The Bonny Men, Mary Bergin, Jeannie Robertson.
Music Played on Folk Show: Episode 104
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas – Calliope Meets Frank
Julie Fowlis – Hug Air A’Bhonaid Mhòir (Celebrate the Big Bonnet)
Skipper’s Alley – Francie Manus Byrne’s/Bill The Weaver’s
Dougie MacLean – Edmonton Airbus/Craigie Dhu
Daoiri Farrell – McShane
Christy Moore – Rambling Robin
Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Lough Erne Shore
Battlefield Band – The Shipyard Apprentice
The Boys of the Lough – Jackson and Jane
Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger – Blackleg Miner
Breabach – Winter Winds
Kris Drever / Éamonn Coyne / Megan Henderson – Parcel Of Rogues
Martin Carthy – Willie’s Lady
June Tabor – While Gamekeepers Lie Sleeping
Harry Cox – The Pretty Ploughboy
The High Level Ranters – The Auchengeich Disaster
Paddy Tunney – The Lowlands of Holland
The Bothy Band – The Streets of Derry
Planxty – The Bonny Light Horseman
Sharon Shannon – The Curra Road
Ushers Island – Five Drunken Landlady’s
Heidi Talbot & John McCusker – William Hall
Fotheringay – The Way I Feel
The Bonny Men – Jenny’s Welcome To Charlie
Mary Bergin – Portanna: A) Tom Billy’s, B) The Langstern Pony
Jeannie Robertson – An Old Man Came Courting Me
The image used for this week’s show was taken by the photographer Katheleen Price who took extensive photographs across Ireland. The image was taken in the 1930s and you can find more of Kathleen’s work, alongside Manuscript Collections, stories from the Schools’ Collection (1937–38) and more via https://www.duchas.ie/
Photo credit: Landscape: Two people standing on rocks by Dúchas © National Folklore Collection, UCD is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.