Words on Birds
On September 19, 2026, we took our show title from a sweet old song by Still on the Hill.
First hour playlist:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Alisa Fineman | One Lone Bird | Better with Time (Hummingbird Music) |
| Wayfaring Strangers | Strange Bird | Shifting Sands of Time (Rounder) |
| Xavier Rudd | Spirit Bird | Spirit Bird (SideOneDummy) |
| New Set | ||
| Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy | Lark in the Clear Air | A Pocket of Wind Resistance (Hudson) |
| Spell Songs | Barn Owl | Let the Light In (Quercus) |
| Spell Songs | Swifts | Let the Light In (Quercus) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita | Dual Rising | Echo (Bendigadig) |
| New Set | ||
| Spell Songs | Bells Fall Still | In Thin Air (Hudson) |
| Eliza Gilkyson | Solitary Singer | Redemption Road (Silver Wave) |
| Judy Mayhan | Swallow Song | When I Think of You (s/p) |
| Still on the Hill | Words on Birds | Chaos & Calm (s/p) |
| Laurie Lewis | When the Night Bird Sings | Birdsong (Spruce & Maple Music) |
Second hour playlist:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Mary Oliver | Wild Geese | single (s/p) |
| Spell Songs | Ride the World’s Winds | In Thin Air (Hudson) |
| Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy | Labouring and Resting | A Pocket of Wind Resistance (Hudson) |
| David Olney | Lenora | Migrations (Loudhouse) |
| Spell Songs | Migration | In Thin Air (Hudson) |
| New Set | ||
| Laurie Lewis | The Wood Thrush’s Song | Birdsong (Spruce and Maple Music) |
| Wood Thrush | online | single (s/p) |
| Kitty Macfarlane | Starling Song | Namer of Clouds (Navigator) |
| Sam Lee | The Tan Yard Side: Singing with Nightingales | Old Wow+ (Cooking Vinyl) |
| BrightSide Blue | Raven | single (s/p) |
| New Set | ||
| Anke Summerhill | Raven | The Roots Run Deep (Sky & Earth Music) |
| Maddy Prior | Dance on the Wind | Ravenchild (Park) |
| Alisa Fineman | First Smoke and the Raven Song | Cup of Kindness (Hummingbird Music) |
| Laurie Lewis | Let the Bird Go Free | Birdsong (Spruce and Maple Music) |
| (faded) Jay Ungar & Molly Mason | The Harvest Home Suite: Summer | Harvest Home (Angel) |