FolkCast

FolkCast’s Ken Nicol pays tribute to one of his greatest guitar influences: John Renbourn. Plus the pick of the latest releases, and Story Behind The Song delves into a legend that has been 700 years in the making! FolkCast is produced and presented by “Folkie” Phil Widdows Music featured: North Sea Holes by Boreas Digital single release (released September 2015) Tuesday Night Troubadour by Andy Harding Unreleased Don’t Forget by Beggar’s Bridge from the album “Short Stories, Tall Tales” (September 2015) Craro by Scott Wood Band from the album “Upsurge” (September 2015) The Rain by Wood, Wire & Words from the album “It’s A Barbecue Day” (2015) Cat Nip Rag by Ken Nicol from the album “Things” (September 2015) Ken’s Classic A Tribute To John Renbourn Recorded and produced by Ken Nicol exclusively for FolkCast Watershed by Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin from the album “Watershed” (September 2015) Snow Blind by NE3Folk from the album “Show Us Your Reds” (September 2015) Small Town Man by Nigel Brown from the album “Time Looks On” (September 2015) The Story Behind The Song presented by Babba Dunwich Bells by Union Jill from the album “Respectable Rebellion” (2013) Close To The Wind by Celandine from the album “She’s Like The Swallow” (August 2015) Lord Randall by Lucy Ward from the album “I Dreamt I Was A Bird” (October 2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

As Summer fades, enjoy the wonders of Autumn with the Crackler! Featuring: Summer Fades To Fall by Don Amero from the album “Refined” (2015) Hi The Cuckoo! by Paul Green Digital Release (2014) ’Tis Autumn by Geraldo & His Orchestra B-side to the 78rpm single release “Soft Shoe Shuffle” (1942) Look At September, Look At October / Tommy Randell’s by Spoil The Dance from the album “Northern Common” (July 2015) with It’s September - poem by Edgar Albert Guest The Orchard by Talis Kimberley from the album “Queen Of Spindles” (2012) Hopping Down In Kent by The Albion Dance Band from the album “Live In Concert” (1993) Harvest Will Come by Ashley Hutchings (guitar and vocals by Ken Nicol) from the album “Human Nature” (2003) The Old Bearded Man written and read by Dahm The Bard (recorded exclusively for FolkCast - August 2015) John Barleycorn by Oysterband with Steve Knightley and June Tabor from the album “The Big Session Volume 1” (2004) Gather My Fruit by Little Miss Higgins from the album “Across The Plains” (2010) Apple Picking Season by The Riverside from the album “Apple Picking Season” (2013) Now Westlin Winds by Dick Gaughan from the album “Handful Of Earth” (1981) Autumn Seed by Gill Sandell & Chris T-T from the album “Walk Away, Walk Away” (March 2015) Embers by March To May from the album “The Water’s Edge” (April 2015) October Sun by Tudor Lodge from the album “Runaway” (2003) Weathercock by Phil Beer from the album “Plays Guitar And Fiddle. Sings A Bit” (2014) “As the nights draw in…” by David Drever, Convenor, General Teaching Council for Scotland with Fair Drawin’ In by Clype (featuring Jenny Sturgeon) from the album “Clype” (July 2015) Halloween Is Black As Night by Jackson C. Frank from the album “Fixin’ To Die” (2014) Jack O Lantern by Gilmore & Roberts from the album “Conflict Tourism” (released: September 18 2015) Rose Hip November by Beautiful Junkyards from the album Beautiful Junkyards (2013) Guy Fawkes Night by Luke Daniels & John Dipper from the album Sleeping Giants (2012) with Bonfire Night - read by Ron Hynes from the album “Hard Light - 32 Little Stories By Michael Crummey” (2003) Welcome In Another Year (Bonfires) by Blanche Rowan & Mike Gulston from the album “The Dance Goes On” (2013) Milk And Honey by Sandy Denny from the album “Sandy Denny (Complete Edition)” (2010) Three Bonny Ships by Na-Mara from the album “Navajos & Pirates” (May 2015) FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows For full details see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk. Be kind to hedgehogs!

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month we ask: "What does the term 'singer-songwriter' mean to you?" Let us know by email or on Facebook FolkCast is produced and presented by "Folkie" Phil Widdows Music featured: Rio by Kelly Oliver Double A-side single (released: September 26th 2015) Jock Speaks/Head High by Ross Ainslie from the album "Remembering" (released: September 18th 2015) Long Stride by Eleven Magpies from the album "Eleven Magpies" (released: July 2015) buy the album online Waterboy by Breda Mayock from the album “Breda Mayock” (released: March 2015) Drunken Sailor by Liability from the album “Never Believe You’re Dead” (released: January 2012) Navajos & Pirates by Na-Mara from the album “Navajos & Pirates” (released: May 2015) Immigrant Heart by Mark Gamon from the album “Deck” (released: July 2015) Doing The Best I Can by Emily Barker from the album “Land Of Hope & Fury” (released: July 2015) Homes For Heroes by The Jamie Freeman Agreement from the album “Land Of Hope & Fury” (released: July 2015) Do As I Say by James Leclaire & The Cable 22’s from the album “These Weights” (released: September 17th 2105) Slow I Go by Paul Doffing from the album “Songs From The (Quaking) Heart” (released: May 2015) The Mary-Ellen Carter by KC Barber from the album “We’ll See A Beautiful Day” (released: March 2015) Babba presents… The Story Behind The Song Wreckers by The Changing Room from the album “Behind The Lace” (released: 2015) The Marshal’s Dance by Captain Morgan’s Rum Do from the album “Thames, Sails And Scalliwag’s Tales” (released: May 2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast: the podcast that brings you the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month we REWIND to bring you more music from some of the albums released over the last 12 months and more. FolkCast is produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows FolkCast 110 - July 2015 − Music featured: English Folk Song Suite (Part 1) by TradArrr from the album “Cautionary Tales” (released June 2015) The Sailor’s Farewell by Ange Hardy from the album “The Lament Of The Black Sheep” (released September 2014) Sailor Go Down by Reg Meuross from the album “England Green & England Grey” (released September 2014) Sea Shanty For Bessie Harker by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP “A Tale Of Sailors” (released November 2014) The Laxey Reels by Barrule from the album “Manannan’s Cloak” (released May 2015) King Of The River by Skinner & T’witch from the album “Rise” (released October 2014) Die Die Die by Buffo’s Wake from the album “Carniphobia” (released October 2014) Aye Fly by The Demon Barbers from the album “Disco At The Tavern” (released March 2015) Upward Spiral / Brink by The Urban Folk Quartet from the album “The Escape” (released May 2015) The Workhouse by Greg Russell and Ciaran Algar from the album “The Call” (released July 2014) Old Tobacco Tin by Fabian Holland from the album “A Day Like Tomorrow” (released April 2015) Big Bad Betsy by KC Barber from the album “We’ll See A Beautiful Day” (released March 2015) Small Town Princess by Jane Thomason from the album “September Road” (released September 2014) Old Molly Oxford / The Princess Royal by James Delarre and Saul Rose from the album “Cabin Fever” (released February 2014) The Bold Princess Royal by Pete Coe and Alice Jones from the album “The Search For Five Finger Frank” (released April 2014) Lyonness by The Sea Kings from the album “The Sea Kings” (released December 2014) Sibelious by Mather Robinson Band from the album “A Carousel Of Fools” (released June 2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast 109 - June 2015 New releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music, plus a couple of previews and a classic track, too! MUSIC FEATURED You Should Have Been There by The Mather-Robinson Band from the album “A Carousel Of Fools” (2015) Can’t Find The Cure by Skerryvore from the album “Decade” (2015) The On On / The Getaway / Control Zed by The Urban Folk Quartet from the album “The Escape” (2015) Don’t Stop by Ken Nicol from the album “Things” (to be released September 2015) Bill Bixby by Eric Peter Schwartz from the album “Casual Ghosts” (2015) Row You Up River by Maple Bee from the album “Little Victories” (2015) Your Love Is A Weapon by Sandy Kilpatrick from the album “The Shaman’s Call” (2015) Two Magicians by The Dovetail Trio from the album “Wing Of Evening” (to be released September 2015) Lifeboat by The Sea Kings from the album “The Sea Kings” (2015) Icebreaker by Seafoxes Online demo (2015) The Journey by Riotous Assembly from the album “Magna Carta And All That…” (2015) Babba presents The Story Behind The Song The Grand Conversation On Napoleon by Martin & Eliza Carthy from the album “The Moral Of The Elephant” (2015) Plains Of Waterloo by Little Johnny England from the album “Tournament Of Shadows” (2009) Song For Larry by Hot Tamale from the album “Sunnyland” For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

The Soundtrack for the Season! Grab your picnic blanket or a folding chair and enjoy more than an hour of superb sounds to keep you sizzling all summer long Summer Is A-Comin’ by Merry Hell, from the album “The Ghost In Our House And Other Stories” (2015) Sun Song by Laura Veirs, from the album “Warp And Weft” (2013) “A few days by the sea…” Newsreels, (1950s) English Seaside Postcards by Paul McGladdery and Gaynor Wilson, recorded especially for FolkCast (2015) Picnic by Peter Knight’s Gigspanner, from the album “Doors At Eight (Live)” (2011) Haymaking by Dora Greenwell Country Life by Whapweasel, from the album “Festivalis” (2012) Summerfly by Teresa Doyle and Doug Riley, from the album “Summerfly” (2004) “Oh boy, Lake Platatuki!”, from ‘It’s Higgins, Sir!’ American Radio Show (1951) Lake Song by The Decemberists, from the album “What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World” (2014) Lilac Time by Anne-Marie Sanderson, from the EP “Shadows & Sparks” (2015) “I’ve always loved the idea of summer and sun and all things hot…”, from the film “Frozen” (2013) Wonderful Day by Lee Maddison, from the album “Weightless” (2014) Underneath A Blue And Cloudess Sky by Seasick Steve, from the album “You Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks” (2011) Sunshine Saturday by David Dee Moore, from the album “The Sun, The Moon, The Stars… and Other Moving Objects” (2013) The Swallow by Thomas Aird Swallows by Abbie Lathe, from the album “Low Summer” (2011) Summer! Rain!, from British newsreel (1954) Rain by Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston, from the album “Miranda Sykes & Rex Preston” (2012) “…atomic bombs, flying saucers or the eclipse!”, British newsreel (1954) Caught In The Rain by Steve Knightley, from the album “Track Of Words - Retraced” (2009) The Weather Forecast, from British newsreels (1947) Weatherman by Stormy Mondays, from the EP “On My Radio” (2010) Lazybones by Joe Brown (with Sam Brown), from the album “The Very Best of Joe Brown: 50th Anniversary” (2008) How Can I Compare Thee? by Skinner And T’witch, from the album “Rise” (2015) “Thinking of Europe”, from ‘Our Miss Brooks’ Summer Vacation’, American Radio, 1955 Forest Of Summer by Fairytale, from the album “Forest Of Summer” (2015) Solstice Call by Gaia Consort, from the album “Evolve” (2004) Wickerman by Damh The Bard, from the album “Sabbat” (2015) Head Home by Blackmailed & Bereft, single release (2014) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast is the UK’s original independent podcast dedicated to folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Presented and produced by croaky Folkie Phil Widdows. MUSIC FEATURED Hearts Of Oak by Terence Blacker from the album “Lovely Little Games” (2012) Jock Hawk’s Adventures In Glasgow by Robyn Stapleton from the album “Fickle Fortune” (2015) Spider’s by The Peatbog Faeries from the album “Blackhouse” (2015) Between The Pines by Rura from the album “Despite The Dark” (2105) Nottamun Town / Pretty Polly by TradArrr from the album “Cautionary Tales” (2015) The King Of The Sea (Ree NY Marrey) by Barrule from the album “Manannan’s Cloak” (2105) Colli Llanwddyn by The Foxglove Trio from the album “These Gathered Branches” (2015) The River by Fabian Holland from the album “A Day Like Tomorrow” (2015) You Want Holy War You Got It by James Black unreleased (2015) Warface by Mike Reinstein from the album “A Long March Home” (2015) Hope by Ian Roland from the album “How That Dust Jumps” (2015) The Week Before Easter by Peter Knight’s Gigspanner from the album “Layers Of Ages”(2015) Babba presents The Story Behind The Song Where Is Colin? by David Hughes from the box set “Cropredy Capers” (2004) Being the true tale of how one Fairport Convention fan got to be on-stage at the Cropredy Festival … posthumously! And then vanished… Peggy Airey by Gilmore & Roberts (from their forthcoming album to be released in September 2015) Rubber Chicken by Chad Mason from the album “May 14 And More” (2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

The April 2015 podcast from FolkCast: the home of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. This month: a torrent of great new music from some of our favourite artists, plus some names new to us. Babba tells the Story Behind one of the best folk songs of the 20th Century, and we pay tribute to a folk music hero who has recently passed away. Song On The Times by Mawkin from the album “The Ties That Bind” (2015) Ain’t No Trouble by Luke Jackson from the EP “This Family Tree” (2015) Murder In Trust by Tom Fitton from the EP “The Marsh Road And Other Tales” (2015) My Home by The Moon Band from the album “The Moon Band” (2105) Song For Home by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP “Make It Rain” (2015) Home by Fairport Convention from the album “Myths And Heroes” (2015) Ranzo by The Demon Barbers from the album “Disco At The Tavern” (2015) Amant Volage by Le Vent Du Nord from the album “Tetu” (2015) Time Machine by Damh The Bard from the album “Sabbat” (2015) The Line by Roseanna Ball from the album “Geography” (2014) Babba presents The Story Behind The Song: And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle (1971) Heaven’s Inside You by James J Turner from the EP “Singer-Songwriter” (May 1st 2015) The Smasher by Rura from the album “Despite The Dark” (2015) Can’t Keep From Crying by John Renbourn (1944-2015 R.I.P) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast 106 - March 2015

A podcast all about the wonders of Spring. Good news! You’ve survived the winter! Let’s celebrate the coming of Spring with FolkCast’s March Into May 2015, a progression in music and verse from the slow departure of old man winter to the birth of the summer. And in Spring, my fancy turns to just one thing! Anyone fancy a ride on my pogo stick? Spring Song by Charlie Chaplin, from the film “Limelight” (1952) Written In Green by Bella Hardy, single release (2011) Exile Of The Winter King by Phil Widdows (2015) featuring Looking Through by Mike Vass, from the album “DecemberWell” (2012) Come The Springtime by Lee Maddison, from the album “Weightless” (2012) “Everybody discovered it was Spring…” radio broadcast (March 1947) First Light Of Spring by Luka Bloom, from the album “Innocence” (2005) Gloomy Winter’s Noo Awa’ by North Atlantic Trio, from the album “Some Part Of Something” (2013) Echoes From The Gates Of Darkness by Darren Sant Spring Warning by Terence Blacker, released online “Spring, Spring, you lovely thing…” Harold Peary as The Great Gildersleeve (radio, March 28th 1943) Spring Song by Laura Veirs, from the album “Hello I Must Be Going” (2012) Spring Season by Amazing Blondel, from the album “Evensong” (1970) Farewell Winter by Matthew Tomayko, from the album “Pilgrim Window” (2010) The Snows They Melt The Soonest by De-Malebysse (demo) Making Maple Syrup ~ Excerpt from “Charles Kuralt’s Spring” read by Charles Kuralt (1997) Maple Syrup Time by Pete Seeger, from the album “One Meat Ball” (2006) Transformation Of Energy by Night An’Fey Antlered Crown And Standing Stone by Damh The Bard, from the album “Antlered Crown and Standing Stone” (2012) “This is also a story of Spring…” from “Family Theatre” Radio Drama, April 1951. April Fool’s Day by S.J. Tucker, from the album “Blessings” (2008) April Come She Will by Tracy Grammar, from the album “Book of Sparrows” (2008) Easter Sunday can occur anytime between March 22nd and April 25th… The Rochdale Coconut Dance by Threepenny Bit, from the album “Pantomime Cannon” (2014) April Song by Jolly Jack, from the album “ Seasons, Ceremonies & Rituals- The Calendar In Traditional Song” (2006) April Friend by Nancy Kerr & James Fagan, from the album “Strands Of Gold” (2006) Shropshire Lad: Cherry Trees by A. E. Housman (1887) Cherry Blossom by Paul McGladdery, released online (2014) “What’s it like being in love..?” - radio show (March 1947) Spring Cleaning by Fats Waller, (originally release 1937) “…Lamb Bites Wolf…”, excerpt from British Newsreel (1949) One Morning In May by Kyle Carey, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, from the EP “One Morning In May” (2013) Sumer Is Incumen In by Richard Thompson, from the album “1000 Years Of Popular Music” ( One Man’s Morris / Ampthill Sunrise by Life And Times, from the album “Charivari” (2001) The Beltane Fire Dance by Beltane Border Morris Cotton Hill by Fairytale, from the album “Forest Of Summer” (2015) “The Cuckoo comes in April…” Traditional rhyme First Cuckoo Of Spring by Danni Nicholls, from the album “A Little Redemption” (2013) Weaving The Summer by Spiral Dance, from the album “The Quickening” (2006) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

The February 2015 podcast from FolkCast, featuring new releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and roots music. Presented and produced by Phil Widdows Wake The Dead by Joe Innes & The Cavalcade from the album “Folkroom Presents Anthology Three” (2015) Fire by King Eider (single release - February 23rd 2015) The Farmer’s Bride by Jemima Farey (unreleased) Susie by Gareth Lee and Annie Baylis from the EP “A Little Light” (2014) Wreckers by The Changing Room single release 2015 Jackdaw Rising and Yellowstone by Sarah McQuaid from the album “Walking Into White” (2015) Scottish Reels by Ian Carmichael from the album “Ten Years On” (2015) Francie Manus Byrne’s/Bill The Weaver’s by Skipper’s Alley from the album “Skipper’s Alley” (2015) Fast Dance by Tom Kitching from the album “Interloper” (March 2015) Grim And Grimy Folk Six Dukes by Mishaped Pearls from the album “Thamesis” (2014) The Story Behind The Song presented by Babba “Caraboo” featuring Queen Caraboo by Martin & Eliza Carthy, from the album “The Moral Of The Elephant” (2014) and Princess Caraboo by Freshly Ground, from the album “The Good Red Earth” (2013) My Friends Are Rich by India Electric Co. from the album “The Girl I Left Behind Me” (2015) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

FolkCast - the podcast that brings you the latest sounds from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and other roots-type musical genres. Theme Music: Fisherman’s Priest by Ken Nicol Produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows Sons Of The Soil (The Ploughboys’ Song) by Garry Blakeley from the album “The Wheel Of The Year” (2012) Calm Your Demons by Nick Edward Harris from the album “The Tall Trees” (2015) Ain’t No Grave by Zeptepi (live version on the EP “Live 07​.​06​.​2014”) Rags And Bones by Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls from the EP “Rags And Bones” (2014) Hanging Johnny/Nail ‘Em Up by Jay Terrestrial and Firepit Collective from the album “To The Lost” (2014) The Folk Laureate The Ballad of Blaster Jack by Dave Alton (An original poem inspired by true events) with Sandblaster’s Blues by Terry Easton from the album “Claremont 2:05pm” Take Me To The Sea by The Reid Jamieson Band from the album “Juniper’s Kitchen” (2014) Mori No Kuma San (The Bear in The Woods) by Sean Moyses and Ken Aoki from the album “Plectrum Banjo x 2” (2014) Wishfully Dreaming by John Jenkins Unreleased Right Here by Daria Kulesh from the album “Eternal Child” (2015) Shadows & Sparks by Anne-Marie Sanderson from the EP “Shadows & Sparks” (2015) Babba presents The Story Behind The Song Too Close To The Wind Song written by Stuart Marson, performed by Bandersnatch from the album “Round And Round” (2006) Farewell by Skipinnish from the album “Western Ocean” (2014) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk

The updated revision of FolkCast’s music for a fiery New Year’s Eve, full of drinking songs, tradition, jigs, reels, hangovers and repentance! This is an updated and revised edition of 2012’s show. Latest revision: December 2014 Music featured: Landlord by Blackbeard’s Tea Party Bring Us In Good Ale by Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band The Stonehaven Fireballs by Life And Times 100 Pipers / Rockin’ All Over The World by The Red Hot Chilli Pipers The Drinkers by Swill And The Swaggerband Just The One by The Levellers One Last Drink by Enter The Haggis This Last Year by Krista Di Gregorio New Year by 100 Mile House Tar Barrel In Dale by The Unthanks New Year’s Day by Mary Chapin Carpenter Auld Lang Syne by Caroline Herring One Good Year by Miranda Sykes and Rex Preston Carol For The New Year by Nowell Sing We Clear Hogmanay by Peter Nardini Drinking Song and Stool Of Repentance by The Duncan McFarlane Acoustic Band Happy New Year by Frank Turner and Jon Snodgrass New Year’s Song by Over The Rhine Auld Lang Syne by Jimi Hendrix

The FolkCast Festive Selection Box - bursting with good things for the season of Christmas, Yule and Saturnalia, with specially selected music and readings. Produced and presented by Folkie Phil Widdows featuring Babba and special guest star Ashley Hutchings with an exclusive appearance by Santa Claus. Introduction (from “Santa’s Workshop” 1932) Could It Be Christmas by Jon Lindsay, single release (2011) “Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa!” ~ Bart Simpson. The Reindeer Boogie by Hank Snow, single release (1953) Sleigh Ride by Christmas Accordion, single release , with “Sly Little Santa” by Mrs CS Stone (1912) . Father Christmas Down Hounslow High Street by Robb Johnson & The Irregulars – from the album “The Ghost Of Love - A Christmas Song Suite” (2009) St Benedict’s Christmas Fair by Lisa Redford, single release (2013) “Shoes”, written and read by Ashley Hutchings, with Christmas Shoes by Saxophone Dreamsound, from the album Sax Christmas (2014) into All I Want For Christmas Is Some Rockin’ Shoes by Johnny Aitken, single release (2009) “If ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ were candles and nuts we’d all have a merry Christmas!” Christmas At Sea by The Longest Johns, from the EP “Christmas At Sea” (2013) Winter by John Smith, from the album The Fox And The Monk (2006) Christmas In No Man’s Land by Maggie Boyle, from the album “Won’t You Come Away” (2012) Silent Night by Andrews Massey, from the album Make Merry (2013) with “The Star”, written and read by Ashley Hutchings. Silent Night by Anne Marie Sanderson, single release (2014) with all proceeds to Amnesty International. Someone by Barry Allen, from the album “Where The Heart Is” (2012) Keep The Flame by Johnny Coppin, single release (2011), This Time Of Year (Second Version) by Runrig, from the album Stepping Down The Glory Road (2013) “The Queen’s Christmas Message” read by Babba. Christmas Rose by Blackheart, single release (2012) “Burn Logs Burn” written and read by Ashley Hutchings into Burn Logs Burn, by The Albion Christmas Band, from the album “A Sound In The Frosty Air” (2011) Footprints by Bella Hardy, from the album Bright Morning Star (2012) “Smoking Bishop” read by Phil & Babba, to Punch by Lunasa, from the album “The Kinnitty Sessions” (2004) “Eggnog 1887” read by Babba & Phil. Who Spiked The Eggnog? by Straight No Chaser, from the album “Christmas Cheers” (2009) The Little Drummer Boy by Ringo Starr, from the album I Wanna Be Santa Claus (1999) Carol Of The Bells by Marillion, single release (2014) “Extract from ‘Orlando’ by Virginia Woolf”, written and read by Ashley Hutchings. God Rest Ye by Andrews Massey, from the album Make Merry (2013) “Tinsel” read by Phil & Babba Snow White Lies by Zoe Wren, from the album The FolkStock Christmas Present (2014) “Boxing Day” read by Phil & Babba The Wren Boys’ Song by Nowell Sing We Clear, from the album “Nowell Sing We Four” (2007) Good King Wenceslas by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from the album “A Sound Of Christmas Past” (2014) Send Phil Some Brandy by Wood, Wire And Words - specially recorded for FolkCast (2014) For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk Merry Christmas from Everyone at FolkCast. It’s our finger in YULE ear!

New releases from the worlds of folk, folk-rock, singer-songwriter and other roots-type musical genres, plus Babba looks at the history, heritage and differences between Father Christmas and Santa Claus. FolkCast is produced and presented by Phil Widdows Music featured: Three Sailors by Heg & The Wolf Chorus from the EP “A Tale Of Sailors” Lazarus Dance by Jez Lowe from the album “The Ballad Beyond” The Shaming Of Agnes Leman by The Familiars from the album “Martyred Hearts” The Rise And The Fall by Iain Till from the EP “The Rise And The Fall” Carry The Fire by Jeremy Tuplin from the EP “Carry The Fire” For The Love Of A Lady by Norm Straus from the album “The Color Of Everything” Spellbound Or Hellbound by Any O’Neill & CeeCee from the album “Admissions” Mr Senator by Ryan Fox (single release) Trading in Futures by Until The Bird from the album “Pale Clouded Yellow” Babba presents… THE STORY BEHIND THE SEASONAL FOLK CHARACTER “Father Christmas versus Santa Claus” including music by Diana Ross & The Supremes - Greg Lake - Houghton Weavers - Kludo White - Lord Weatherby - Jon Lajole The Cafe Song by Pete Morton from the album “Economy” Just The One by The Levellers and Bellowhead from the album “Just The One” Sleeping In The Gutter by The Blue Pig Orchestra from the album “From The Storm” Drink Up & Go by Heed The Thunder from the album “Cokaigne” For full details and links to artists’ websites, see the ShowNotes at www.folkcast.co.uk