Last updated on April 5, 2021
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The Old Songs Podcast was launched in January, 2020. Each episode looks at a traditional song (or song deeply related to traditional music) and dissects it in geek-level detail. It is hosted by traditional folk singer, researcher and writer, Jon Wilks, in conversation with well-known and much-loved singers who have a particular attachment to the specific song in discussion.
Here’s a list of everyone who has been on the Old Songs Podcast so far. Clicking on each title below will take you to the song page, where you can listen in full.
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A list of The Old Songs Podcast episodes
Ep1: ‘Henry Martin / Lofty Tall Ship’ Ft. Nick Hart
Ep3: ‘On Humber Bank’ ft. Ben Walker
Ep4: ‘The Sweet Nightingale’ ft. Jackie Oates
Ep5: ‘An Acre of Land’ ft. Paul Sartin
Ep6: ‘Hard Times of Old England’ ft. Billy Bragg
Ep7: ‘Dives and Lazarus’ ft. Nick Hart
Ep8: ‘Hal-An-Tow’ ft. Lisa Knapp
Ep9: ‘Myn Mair’ and a Brief Introduction to Welsh Traditional Music, ft. Owen Shiers (Cynefin)
Ep10: ‘The Leaving Of Liverpool’, ft. Jim Moray
Ep11: ‘Lord Gregory’, ft. Burd Ellen
Ep12: ‘Banks of Green Willow’, ft. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
Ep13: ‘The Cruel Mother’, ft. Rosie Hood