Fire Draw Near

The Wild Rover Part I looks at the historical and sociological background of 17th century England; a culture which gave rise to a body of song known as the Alehouse Ballads. It was from this group of ballads that the song which was to become the Wild Rover emerged from in the year 1678. Featuring performances from Cormac Dermody, Adrian Edwards, Paul Denman, Beanie Entwistle, Joe Yorke, Radie Peat and Marshall Morris the Travelling Woodsman of the Fosseway. Do yourself a favour and check out Brian Peters' 2015 article The Well-Travelled 'Wild Rover' Folk Music Journal Vol. 10, No. 5 (2015), pp. 609-636, which I relied on heavily while creating this podcast. https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XII looks at the song Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, exploring it's origins as well as musical precursors dating back to an English country dance published in 1651 and forward in time to Metallica's 1988 breakthrough single One. Also featured is the second installment of Lomax Does Ireland, as well as two widely differing versions of Scottish tune, The Flowers of Edinburgh. Tracklist: Latitude 37 – Divisions on Paul’s Steeple Christine Townley – John Anderson, My Jo Leola Lucey – Cruiskeen Lawn Frank Harte – By Memory Inspired Frank Harte – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye The Sheppards – When Johnny Comes Marching Home The Clash – The English Civil War Johnny Cash – Ghost Riders in the Sky Metallica – One Seán Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and Diarmuid Ó Riordáin - Dé Bheatha-sa, a Thaidhg Seán Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and Diarmuid Ó Riordáin - Cucúín Peggy Scanlon – One Day for Recreation Alasdair Roberts – The Flowers of Edinburgh Bullion – Blue Pedro https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode XI. This episode features the first of a new segment looking at Alan Lomax's seminal 1951 Irish collecting trip. Alongside this are songs from Planxty, Marlais, Sarah Ghriallais, Frank Harte, Séamus Ennis, Elizabeth 'Bess' Cronin, as well as some of the earliest recordings of Irish music. Tracklist: Planxty – The Raggle Taggle Gypsies / Tabhair Dom do Lámh Marlais – Meeting is a Pleasure Sarah Ghriallais – Skibereen Frank Harte – Building Up and Tearing England Down Percy Ridge – Western Cowboy Séamus Ennis – Through Dublin City Séamus Ennis – Bain an Ceann Caol De Séamus Ennis – The Woman of the House Elizabeth Cronin – A Bhean Úd Thíos Elizabeth Cronin – Siúl, a Ghrá Elizabeth Cronin – Lanigan’s Ball Dinny Delaney – The Last Glimpse of Erin Mary Hoare – An Cáilín Deas Crúite na mBó Planxty – The West Coast of Clare campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode X looks at the Child ballads in Ireland. Tracklist: Al O’Donnell – Lord Abore and Mary Flynn Mary Baylon – Johnny Scott John Reilly – The Well Below the Valley Dónal Maguire – The Grey Cock Elizabeth Cronin – Lord Gregory Tom Lenihan – The Holland Handkerchief Mary Delaney – Buried in Kilkenny Martin Howley – The Old Armchair Frank Harte – Captain Wedderburn’s Courtship Lisa O’Neill – The North Strand / The Croppy Boy https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode IX looks at the practice of keening (ag caoineadh) in Ireland as well as some sea shanties and other bits and pieces from the forgotten strange wilderness on the edge/centre of the Irish Tradition. Tracklist: Seán Potts and Paddy Moloney – Julia Delaney Johnny McDonagh / Seán ‘ac Dhonncha – Morrissey and the Russian Sailor Pat Mitchell – The Concertina Reel Mícheál Quinn – The Dark Eyed Gypsy Elizabeth White – Piping Imitation Margaret Barry – Talk of Keening Kitty Gallagher – Keening Peadar Broe – The Lament for Owen Roe Vincie Boyle – Patrick Sheehan Unknown – Billy O’Shea The Buskers – Billy O’Shea Swan Arcade – Roll Alabama Roll Beanie and Joe – Monday Morning Lyngfarer – Foldereiden Horace Wright – O’Brien is Trying to Learn to Talk Hawaiian Varo – The Doffing Mistress Paul Robeson – The Castle of Dromore Leo Rowsome – The Castle of Dromore https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode VIII looks at the heartwarming and sometimes grisly world of traditional children's songs. Tracklist: The Deadlians - Newcastle Frank Harte – Gough’s Immortal Statue The Clancy Children – Are You Ready for a War? Swan Arcade – The Bright Shining Morning Eoin Dillon – Codladh Sámh Jimmy O’Dea – Rathgar Leo Rowsome – My Darling Asleep / Whelan’s Jig Ewan MacColl and Dominic Behan – Singing Games and Ring Games Fergus Russell – It’s Whiskey I Adore Eoin Ó Riabhaigh – Bluegrass in the Backwoods Frank Harte – Fair Rosa The Kipper Family – The Trunch A to Z Florrie Forde – Oh Oh Antonio! The Clancy Children – So Early in the Morning Spud – The Lucan Dairy The Clancy Children – Frosty Weather Sweeney’s Men – Dance to Your Daddy Judy Garland – The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow Unknown – Táimse agus Máire Frank Harte – Henry My Son https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode VII. Various songs and tunes from the forgotten strange wilderness on the edge/centre of the Irish Tradition. Tracklist: Luke Kelly – The Hot Asphalt Paul Robeson – Kevin Barry Peter Browne – Fountain’s Hornpipe / Gan Ainm Joe Heaney – Amhrán na hEascainne Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd – Paddy Doyle / Whiskey Johnny Ewan MacColl – Queen Eleanor’s Confession Paddy Keenan – O’Neill’s March The Flanagan Brothers – Our Back Yard Edward Cronin – Banish Misfortune Sweeney’s Men – Dicey Reilly Pat Mitchell – Máirseáil Alasdruim Ceoiltoirí Chualainn – Raithineach a Bean Beag Neillidh Boyle – Talk of Getting Music from the Fairies / Tiarna Mhuigh Eo https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode VI looks at the piper Patsy Tuohey and the song Darling Nelly Grey, which spawned another song in the docks of Liverpool before winding up in the Jamaican mento tradition. Tracklist: Dónal Maguire – Heenan and Sayers Helen Diamond – The Sea Apprentice Patsy Touhey- The Steampacket / The Morning Star / Miss MacLeod’s Reel Patsy Touhey – The Shaskeen Reel Alan Woods – The Widow of Westmoreland J.W. Myers – Darling Nellie Grey A.L. Lloyd – Maggie May The Beatles – Maggie May Charles Welsh and Chorus – Mango Time Walter Pardon – The Little Ball of Yarn The Dubliners – Maloney Wants a Drink R.L. O’Mealy – The Harvest Home Brian O’Rourke – Late News John Reilly Jr. – False Lankum The Raineys – Come Down from the Mountain Katie Daly Tommy Lynch – Falling Apart Willie Clancy – Talk of Garrett Barry / The Fogging Reel Bernard Wrigley – The Treadmill Song Odetta – The Foggy Dew https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode V looks at a shared musical link between Ireland and the Caribbean. Tracklist: Mary Fuller – Oh What a Life Seán Potts and Paddy Moloney – Did You Wash Your Father’s Shirt / The Mountain Top Barry Gleeson – My Darling Old Bit of a Stick Bernard Delaney – The Beauty Spot Elizabeth Cronin – Little Pack of Tailors / What Would You Do? Séamus Ennis – Kitty Lie Over Brian O’Rourke – Drumsnot The Flanagan Brothers – The Half A Crown Song Bill Rogers – West Indian Weed Woman The Meditations – Woman Piabba Tom Crean – Half a Crown Andy Cash – The Half Crown Jimmy Crowley – Boozing Cath and Phil Tyler – Our Captain Cried All Hands https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode IV - A look at accumulative songs and more from a van in the USA. Tracklist: Thomas Moran – The Boat that First Brought Me Over Sheila Smith – Father Pray Build me a Boat Séamus Ennis – First You Must Learn the Grip Jimmy O’Brien Moran – James Bourke’s / Fraher’s Tom Lenihan – Bonny Boy in Blue Jerry O’Reilly – Lovers and Friends Johnny Doherty – The Coolin Bridget Fitzgerald – An Seanduine Dóite Liam Weldon – Monkeyland / Blue Tar Road Vincent Campbell – Vincent Campbell’s Mazurka’s Patsy Johnston – The Old Sow Séamus Faye – Spórt Killian Flanagan – I Drank it All Ronnie Drew – The Herring Song Pat McNamara – The Rattling Bog Jack French – The Barley Mow https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode III is a Valentine's Day special that wades through the filthiest songs in the Irish Traditional repertoire. Tracklist: Fergus Russell – 50 Shades of Grey Brian O’Rourke – Carnations Planxty – Junior Crehan’s Favourite / Corney is Coming Florrie Forde – Hold Your Hand Out Naughty Boy Nora Cleary – The Little Ball of Yarn Walter Pardon - The Little Ball of Yarn Derek Bell – Hungarian Folk Dances Luke Cheevers – The Cuckoo’s Nest Jeannie Robertson – She is a Rum one Willie Clancy – An Phis Fhliuch Martin Howley – Blow the Candle Out Len Graham – Tumbling Through the Hay Sharon Shannon - The Cat's Miaow, Tickle Her Leg, Drag Her Around The Road, Saltón D'uvéu (the Reel Of Oviedo) Anne Briggs – The Stonecutter Boy Pops Johnny Connors – Old Ballymoe Tommy McGuigan - The Old Kettle Drum Julia Clifford – The Star Above the Garter https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode II looks at a musical motif that started off life in Scotland, made its way over to Ireland as a piping tune then travelled to America before ending up being recorded by anarcho punk band the Subhumans. Tracklist: Planxty Fanny Power Rosie Stewart – Bunch of Damned Whores Elizabeth Crotty – Touch me if you Dare / Morning Star Nora Cleary – The Holland Handkerchief Paddy in the Smoke - The Chorus Reel Will Powrie – The Drunken Piper / Highland Whiskey / High Road to Linton Paul and Jimmie McGregor - Brochan Lom, Tana Lom / Bodachan A' Mhirein Willie Clancy – Kitty Got a Clinking PJ Conlon – Phil the Fluter’s Ball Subhumans – Work Rest Play Die Brendan Behan – The Captains and The Kings Tommy Lynch – Arada Nonie Lynch – My Good Looking Man Barry Gleeson – The Girls Along the Road https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear

Episode I looks at the folk motif that connects an Irish Traveller song, an obscure uilleann piping tune and a song by London Oi merchants Cock Sparrer. Tracklist: Willie Clancy – The Connaught Heifers / Corney is Coming Jimmy Crowley – The Pool Song Neillidh Boyle – The Moving Clouds talk and tune Séamus Ennis – I’ll mend your pots and kettles O! John Reilly Jr. – The Jolly Tinker Cock Sparrer – I Fit Central Heating Pat McNamara – I Left My Hand The Castle of Dromore – Leo Rowsome Bob Dawson - Don’t Take Me Drugs Away Pat Usher – Wild Rover Louth Mouths – Wild Rover John and Paddy Killourhey – Sporting Paddy / Jimmy Mulqueaney’s Kayne – The Lucky Elopement Tommy Reck – Top it Off Tom Lenihan – Truth in Songs / The Christmas Letter Nora Cleary – Maggie in the Wood https://campsite.bio/firedrawnear