Histories in Songs
The program for June 8, 2013, featured some history lessons in song.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Tilston | Rolling Down This Roman Road | Such & Such (Market Square Music) |
| Pete Morton | Naseby Field | Swarthmoore (Harbourtown) |
| New Set | ||
| Gordon Bok | These Dry Stone Walls | Return to the Land (Folk-Legacy) |
| Anne Lister | The Hag of Beara | Singing on the Wind (Hearthfire Music) |
| June Tabor | A Tale from History | Quercus (ECM) |
| New Set | ||
| Seán Tyrrell | The Rainbow's Treasure; Message of Peace; Famine, Rebellion, Sold Out; The Woman Cried | A Message of Peace (s/p) |
| Tom Russell | The Man from God Knows Where | The Man from God Knows Where (Hightone) |
| Gay & Terry Woods | Dunlavin Green | Lake Songs from Red Waters (Hux) |
| Isla St Clair | Smile in Your Sleep | Inheritance (Moidave Music) |
| Melanie O'Reilly | The Crossing | Women Who Left (Mistletoe Music) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Lee | Natick | Natick (Waterbug) |
| Lee Murdock | Our Vanquished Hero | Here We'll Stand (Depot) |
| Joanne Shenandoah | Please Sign Here | Once in a Red Moon (Canyon) |
| Jack Gladstone | When the Land Belonged to God | Buffalo Cafe (s/p) |
| Priscilla Herdman | The Coming of the Roads | Darkness into Light (Flying Fish) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Martin Simpson | O Jerusalem / Go Down Moses, Wayfaring Stranger | A Closer Walk with Thee (Gourd Music) |
| Richard Shindell | Reunion Hill | Reunion Hill (Shanachie) |
| De Dannan (with Mary Black) | Paddy's Lamentation | Anthem (Dara) |
| Jack Hardy | The 111th Pennsylvane | Civil Wars (Prime) |
| New Set | ||
| Tom Russell | The Sky Above, The Mud Below | The Rose of the San Joaquin (Hightone) |
| Jim Ringer | The Hubbardville Store | The Band of Jesse James (Philo) |
| Martin Simpson | A Psalm of Life (faded) | A Closer Walk with Thee (Gourd Music) |