Folk magazine about the present and the past, from freak folk to minstrels. We are searching for mythical creatures and allegoric stories in roots music. The ancient lyrics that have been passed down are filled with references to the mystical parts animals play in a society where nature still heavily influenced every day life. But hints about metaphysical occurrences are also dropped. We selected a dozen of old, but still current songs referencing odd birds. There are especially many in British folk music. You will hear for example more of Steeleye Span, Martin Simpson, Barry Dransfield and others. But with artists like Malicorne, Hölderlin Express, Doc & Merle Watson, the broadcast isn’t entirely Anglo-Saxon.
Steeleye span – Hark the village wait – RCA Victor SF 8113.
1. Twa Corbies. (trad). 2.04.
The hare and the moon – We bring you a king with a head of gold – Cold Spring CSR100CD.
2. The Three Ravens. (trad). 2.43.
Show of hands – Cold cuts – Hands On Music HMCD17.
3. Crow on the Cradle. (Sidney Carter). 3.48.
Doc & Merle Watson – Live at Freedom Park, Charlotte.
4. The Cuckoo. (trad). 3.46.
Martin Simpson – Bootleg USA – High Bohemia records.
5. Icarus. [Live]. (Anne Lister). 5.55.
Barry Dransfield – Barry Dransfield – Polydor 2383 16006.
6. The Werewolf. (trad). 3.44.
Barry Dransfield – Wings of the sphinx – Rhiannon Records RHYD5010.
7. Wings of the sphinx. (Dransfield, Carol Morrison). 4.40.
Bob Pegg – The last wolf – Rhiannon Records RHYD5009.
8. The Mermaid. (Pegg). 3.52.
Chris Foster – All things in common – Topic Records 12TS391.
9. Unicorns. (Bill Caddick). 4.08.
Hölderlin express – Hölderlin Express – Akku disk ADCD3025.
10. Der Yeti. (Olav Kraus). 7.08.
Malicorne – Le Bestiaire – Ballon noir BAL 13012.
11. Les Transformations. (trad). 7.48.
Pete Morton – Courage, love and grace – Harbourtown HARCD029.
12. The Lion and the Lamb. (TV Smith). 4.02.
