Fire Draw Near

FDN LXIII is a special episode focusing on shape note singing in the United States. It is ... more

I have just recently gotten my vinyl and CD collections back from where they were stored f... more

Episode LXI is a lengthy heady blast through all of the amazing music that has come my way... more

This episode looks at the ballad Blackwater Side aka Blackwaterside aka Down by Blackwater... more

FDN LX was recorded in a bedroom in the 9th Ward in New Orleans. Upon reflection it featur... more

This episode looks at the song Hares on the Mountain aka Blackbirds and Thrushes aka If Al... more

Episode LVIX is an eclectic collection of traditional material arranged and performed alon... more

This episode looks at the song the Boston Burglar aka Botany Bay aka the Louisville Burgla... more

Episode LVIII is a spotlight on the Appalachian region of the USA, based around an intervi... more

Episode LVII is a grim Halloween special featuring some creepy favourites! Artwork is a Ge... more

This episode looks at the ballad Fair Margaret And Sweet William aka Lady Margaret And Swe... more

Fire Draw Near Episode LVI turns a focussed ear to the liminal weirdos at the very fringes... more

This episode looks at the ballad the Suffolk Miracle aka the Holland Handkerchief aka the ... more

Fire Draw Near Episode LV is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Heather Wood ' - outs... more

This episode looks at the ballad Maids When You’re Young Never Wed an Old Man aka An Old M... more

Fire Draw Near Episode LIV features wrens, bitterns and cailleachaí. Roisin El Cherif - Si... more

This episode looks at the song Paddy Works on the Railway aka Paddy on the Railway aka Poo... more

This episode looks at the ballad Santiano aka Santiana aka Santy Anno aka Santy Anna aka T... more

FDN LIII has been a long time coming...Included therein are songs of resistance, songs of ... more

This episode looks at the song Eggs and Marrowbones aka Marrowbones aka The Old Woman from... more

Episode LII is dedicated to the memory of Shane McGowan. It features some of my favourite ... more

This episode looks at the ballad The Maid on the Shore. Tracklist: A.L. Lloyd – The Maid o... more

Episode LI is a spooky Halloween special coming straight from the swamps of Louisiana to s... more

This episode looks at the ballad Young Ramble Away aka Derry Down Fair aka Brimbledown Fai... more

Episode L was recorded in a parking lot aka car park on the outskirts of Austin, Texas in ... more

This episode looks at the ballad Molly Bawn aka Polly Vaughn aka The Shooting of His Dear ... more

Episode XLIX is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Shuhada' Sadaqat aka Sinéad O'Conn... more

This episode looks at the ballad The Farmer’s Curst Wife aka the Women are Worse than the ... more

Alexis Zoumbas – Doina Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Eileanóir na Rún Unknown - Nuvenapreghie... more

This episode looks at the ballad the Crabfish aka the Codfish aka the Crayfish the Lobster... more