Remembering Tommy Peoples; Songs from the Mabinogion; Ballads
On the program for August 11, 2018, we remembered great Donegal fiddler Tommy Peoples, shared songs from the Welsh epic Y Mabinogi (the Mabinogion), and celebrated the return of Sussex balladeer Shirley Collins to music with some classic ballads.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| The Bothy Band | The Tar Road to Sligo / Paddy Clancy’s | 1975: The First Album (Green Linnet) |
| Tommy & Siobhán Peoples | Jigs | (online) |
| Tommy Peoples | Kitty Come Down to Limerick / Mamore Gap | The Quiet Glen / An Gleann Ciuín (Tommy Peoples Publishing) |
| New Set | ||
| Altan | Tommy Peoples’ / The Windmill / Fintan McManus’s | The Best of... (Green Linnet) |
| The Bothy Band | Julia Delaney | 1975: The First Album (Green Linnet) |
| Tommy Peoples with Alec Finn | The Colliers / Bob McQuillan’s / The Spike Island Lassies | Waiting for a Call (Shanachie) |
| Tommy Peoples | Hector the Hero / The Coffin Ships | The Quiet Glen / An Gleann Ciuín (Tommy Peoples Publishing) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Stanley Greenthal | Eilean Beag a’Chuain / Sileas | First Song (Madrona Ring) |
| Damh the Bard | Introduction | Y Mabinogi: The First Branch (s/p) |
| Robin Williamson with Dewi Savage | Pwyll | Music for the Cerddoriaeth ar Gyver y Mabinogi (Flying Fish) |
| Damh the Bard | Who Is This Coming? | Y Mabinogi: The First Branch (s/p) |
| Robin Williamson | Naming Pryderi | Music for the Cerddoriaeth ar Gyver y Mabinogi (Flying Fish) |
| Damh the Bard | Rhiannon | Y Mabinogi: The First Branch (s/p) |
| Robin Williamson with Bethan Jones | Cradlesong | Music for the Cerddoriaeth ar Gyver y Mabinogi (Flying Fish) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Shirley Collins | “There’s Never Been a Merrie England” | The Ballad of Shirley Collins (Earth) |
| Shirley Collins | Cruel Lincoln (Child 93) | Lodestar (Domino) |
| Alasdair Roberts | Molly Bawn | No Earthly Man (Drag City) |
| Olivia Chaney | Oxford Girl | Shirley Inspired (Earth) |
| Graham Coxon | Cruel Mother (Child 20) | Shirley Inspired (Earth) |
| Emily Portman | Two Sisters (Child 10) | The Glamoury (Furrow) |
| New Set | ||
| Meg Baird | Sweet William and Fair Ellen | Dear Companion (Drag City) |
| June Tabor | Earl of Aboyne (Child 235) | Ashes and Diamonds (Green Linnet) |
| Sam Lee and Friends | Jonny o’ the Brine (Child 114) | The Fade in Time (The Nest Collective) |
| New Set | ||
| Slate Islands | Proud Maisrie (Child 219) | Shirley Inspired (Earth) |
| Shirley Collins | Lovely Joan (Roud 592) | The Power of the True Love-Knot (Fledg’ling) |
| The Owl Service | North Country Maid | John Barleycorn Reborn (Cold Spring) |
| Shirley & Dolly Collins | Rambleaway (Roud 171) | Anthems in Eden (BGO) |
| Dáithí Sproule | September (faded under outro) | A Heart Made of Glass (Green Linnet) |