This week’s show, we conclude our two-part feature examining adventurous takes on traditional music by contemporary artists carrying those traditions forward. We feature music from Bellowhead, Pentangle, Brass Monkey, and many more. Expanding twists on traditional music … this week on The Sing Out! Radio Magazine.
Episode #20-05: Trad. Arranged By Pt. 2
Host: Tom Druckenmiller
Artist/”Song”/CD/Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways
Richard Thompson / “Dundee Hornpipe-Poppy Leaf Hornpipe” / Strict Tempo / Elixir
Steeleye Span / “The Blacksmith” / Hark! The Village Wait / Sanctuary
Laura Smyth & Ted Kemp / Wild Rover” / The Poacher's Fate / Broken Token
John Kirkpatrick / “Here's Adieu to Old Enhland” / From Here: English Folk Field Recordings / From Here
The Albion Country Band / “Morris Medley” / Battle of the Field / BGO
Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band / “Van Dieman's Land” / No Roses / Castle
Richard Thompson / “New Fangled Flogging Reel-Kerry Reel” / Strict Tempo / Elixir
Bellowhead / “Go My Way” / Broadside / Navigation
Peter Bellamy / “Oak, Ash and Thorn” / Electric Eden / Universal
The Pentangle / “The Cuckoo” / Basket of Light / Transatlantic
Broom Bezzums / “Alston Flower Show-Stagshaw Bank Fair-The Lads of Alnwick” / Wine From A Mug / Steeplejack
Brass Monkey / “The Handweaver and the Factory Girl” / The Complete Brass Monkey / Topic
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer”(excerpt) / Songs of Hope and Struggle / Smithsonian Folkways