Archived Playlists:  January - June 2014

'Come All Ye' is a folk music radio program broadcast on 2MCE-FM each Sunday from 12 to 2pm, heard across the central west of NSW, Australia, in the cities of Bathurst (92.3 Mhz) and Orange (94.7 Mhz), and streamed as well. Bruce Cameron has hosted 'Come All Ye' since 1976, making it the longest running folk / acoustic / roots program on Australian radio still with its original presenter.

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(Intro theme: HERON ELECTION JIG / Silly Wizard / Silly Wizard / XTRA)

29 June 2014

Today's program was presented by my 2MCE-FM colleague (and Señor Cabrales bandmate), Roger Hargraves.

MACLEAN OF PENNYCROSS / Arthur Robertson / Scottish Fiddlers To The Fore / BBC

LA MORENA / Los Super Seven / Los Super Seven / RCA

DZIRANI DZAR / Isabel Bayrakdarian / Gomidas Songs / Nonesuch

THE STUMBLE / Peter Green and John Mayall's Bluesbreakers / A Hard Road / Decca

SCARBOROUGH FAIR - CANTICLE / Simon & Garfunkel / Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme / CBS

SCARBOROUGH FAIR / Shirley Collins / False True Lovers / Fledg'ling

YOU CAN CALL ME AL and THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE and ALL AROUND THE WORLD OR THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS / Paul Simon / Graceland / Warner Bros

TONKI RA BOLAEA MOTSOALLE / Tao Ea Lesotho / Nyatsi Tloha Pela'ka / Kijima

ANGIE / Simon & Garfunkel / Sounds Of Silence / CBS

LORD MAYO and DOWN AMPNEY / Davey Graham / The Compleat Guitarist / Kicking Mule

BLUE MONK and HARES ON THE MOUNTAIN / Davey Graham / Folk Routes New Routes / Fledg'ling

SWEET ENGLAND / Shirley Collins / Sweet England / Topic

JUST AS THE TIDE WAS FLOWING and BANKS OF THE BANN and POOR MURDERED WOMAN / No Roses / Albion Country Band / Castle Music

OEDIPUS REX / Tom Lehrer / An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer / Decca

COMPLAINTE POUR STE-CATHERINE / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Kate & Anna McGarrigle / Warner Bros

NIGHEAN DUBH NIGHEAN DONN / Mary Jane Lamond / Gaelic Songs Of Cape Breton /

PLAYING IN THE HALL and THE BEAR'S COVE JIGS / Ray & Greg Walsh / Generations / self published

SUR LE PONT D'AVIGNON / La Bottine Souriante / La Traversee D'Atlantique / Green Linnet

NIEL GOW'S FIDDLE / various / Cape Breton Violin Music / Rounder

THE FIELD BEHIND THE PLOUGH / Stan Rogers / North West passage / Fogarty's Cove

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22 June 2014

The featured album was the self-titled debut release by THE FRIEL SISTERS www.frielmusic.com Three young multi-instrumentalist sisters from Glasgow, with strong family ties to the Donegal musical tradition. An excellent first recording and a group to watch develop into the future. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

HELVIC HEAD; TIR CHONAILL; BONAPARTE CROSSING THE RHINE; THE BLUE HILLS OF ANTRIM

HIGH ON A MOUNTAIN and SIR LUCAS DE SOMERVILLE / Tangleweed / Where You Been So Long? / Squatney

SEA FEVER and L'AUBERGE AU CREPUSCULE / The Two Sisters / Songs & Chansons / Acoustics

* THE MAN WITH THE CONCERTINA / Dave de Hugard / Magpie Morning / Sandstock Music

MUINEIRAS FLORENCIO / Pancho Alvarez / Florencio, O Cego Dos Villares / Boa Music

GALOP CONTRA / Habadekuk / Kaffepunch / Go' Danish

LEAVE TOWN / James Keelaghan / House Of Cards / Boreallis

COLD BLOW / The Maeve Gilchrist Trio / Reaching Me / self published

WE NEED A WILL / Dick Warwick / Cowboy Poetry Plus / dickwarwick@mindspring.com

THE GIRL WHO BROKE MY HEART / The Gloaming / The Gloaming / Real World-Planet

THE BLYTH SAILOR'S FAREWELL / Chris Hendry and Johnny Handle / Here Dwells My Heart / Hooky Mat Records

NESKATO GAZTE TRONPATIA / Aintzina / The Ultimate Guide To Spanish Folk / ARC

TAKE THESE CHAINS and BOOTH SHOT LINCOLN / Uncle Earl / She Wailts For Night / Rounder

OLD KING COAL / The Oldham Tinkers / That Lancashire Band / Topic

COME, SEE THE BOYS GO ROUND / Paul & Liz Davenport / Wait For No Man / Hallamshire Traditions

FARE THEE WELL BLUES and CIDER / Bruce Molsky / Soon Be Time / Compass

ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S BLUES / Gerry O'Beirne & Rosie Shipley / Yesterday I Saw The Earth Beautiful / Shipwhistle Records

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15 June 2014

The featured album was THE MORAL OF THE ELEPHANT by MARTIN & ELIZA CARTHY (Topic-Planet). The first time this father and daughter, members of the hugely respected "first family of English folk", Waterson:Carthy, have recorded as a duo. Interesting material and stylishly presented. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

HER SERVANT MAN; BLACKWELL MERRY NIGHT; THE ELEPHANT; QUEEN CARIBOO

THE RAMBLING SHUILER and SKAMAKAREN / Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer / Red House / Wetfoot Music

SHAWNEETOWN / Goodwin & Gray / As The Crow Flies / Steeplejack Music

LE SOUS-MARIN S'EN VA / Skolvan / Kerzh Ba'n' Dans / Keltia Musique

* PRETTY JESSIE / Alan Musgrove / A Young Man And Able / self published

STOLT SIGNILD / Phonix / Nu / Go' Danish

IN SEARCH OF MANANNAN / Barrule / Barrule / Wardfell Records

NEVER PUT TO SEA BOYS / Linda Thompson / Won't Be Long Now / Topic-Planet

THE OLD HILL / Breabach / Urlar / Breabach Records

APARIMA TE MAEVA / various / Heiva I Tahiti / ARC Music

POLKA ELEWIJT / MANdolinMAN / Old Tunes, Dusted Down / ARC Music

LA NERACOISE / Duo LaGrange Rutkowski / Musique Artisanale / self published

KEEP YOUR LAMP TRIMMED & BURNING / Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin / Return / www.jodyandkate.com

DESPERTADERA / Biella Nuel / The Ultimate Guide To Spanish Folk / ARC Music

LOCK-KEEPER / Stan Rogers / From Fresh Water / Borealis

DEALAI'S NO. 1 & 2 / Teada / In Spite Of The Storm / Gael Linn

BAROQUE 'N' REEL / Mauvais Sort / Droit Devant / NG

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8 June 2014

The featured album was THE LIBERTY TO CHOOSE (A Selection Of Songs From The New Penguin Book Of English Folk Songs) (Fellside) An interesting collection of songs performed by some prominent English folk performers. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

THE BAFFLED KNIGHT (Lucy Ward); THE MOLECATCHER 9 Brian Peters); BONNY LIGHT HORSEMAN (Bella Hardy); THE HUNGRY FOX (Brian Peters & James Findlay); FAITHFUL SAILOR BOY (Bella Hardy)

DOWN THE BROOM and THE GALWAY SHAWL / Patrick Street / On The Fly / Loftus Music

* SUSAN COLLEY'S VARSOVIENA / Warren Fahey's Australian Bush Orchestra / Warren Fahey's Australian Bush Orchestra / ABC Music

BUY US A DRINK / The Malkies / Suited And Booted / Limbo

* THE MAN WHO STRUCK O'HARA / Welcome Strangers / Nuggets From Here And There / self published

* POP HOLLAND'S / Welcome Strangers / Nuggets From Here And There / self published

WALKING IN MY SLEEP / Highwoods Stringband / Live! / Mudthumper Music

BALLARAT JIG and THREE BROTHERS / Battlefield Band / Zama Zama / Temple Records

THE LOCHABER DANCE / Tony McManus / The Maker's Mark / Greentrax

HELLO IN THERE / John Prine / This Way Up - John Prine Live / Oh Boy

JERRY'S BEAVER HAT and THE COTTON MILL SONG / Craob Rua / The More That's Said The Less The Better / Lochshore

* DOWN THE RIVER / Loaded Dog / That There Dog O' Mine / www.loadeddog.net.au

XIGUES DE TORNER / Llan De Cubel / Un Tiempu Meyor / Fono Astur

CHILLY WINDS / Old Buck / Old Buck / www.oldbuckmusic.com

AUVERGNE POLKA / Belshazzar's Feast / Drop The Reed / WildGoose

DICEY RILEY / Sweeney's Men / The Legend Of Sweeney's Men / Castle Music

BIG JOHN'S REEL and NED EAMON AN CHNOIC / Boys Of The Lough / Twenty / Lough

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1 June 2014

The featured album was GACH SGEUL - EVERY STORY by JULIE FOWLIS www.juliefowlis.com (Machair Records) The fourth studio album from an excellent Hebridean Gaelic singer. Very good accompaniment and impressive arrangements. A winner. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

LOVE, LET ME HOME TO MY MOTHER; DANNS' A LUIDEAGAN ODHAR; SMEORACH CHLANN DOMHNAILL; PUIRT-A-BEUL SET

* YE JACOBITES BY NAME / The Fagans / Cobargo 2009 / www.cobargofolkfestival.com

* ALL FOR ME GROG / Peter Hicks / Cobargo 2009 / www.cobargofolkfestival.com

THE DANCING MASTER / Danny & Aki / Danny & Aki / www.dannyandaki.com

* BULLY IN THE ALLEY / Roaring Forties / Life Of Brine / www.roaringfortiesfolk.com

SCOTCH CAP / The Harp Consort / Spanish Gypsies / BMC

CAILIN DEAS CRUITE NA MBO / Lumiere / My Dearest Dear / ABC Classics

PORRUSALDA / Juanito Tapia / Tapiatarren Trikitixa / Triki

BOOMER'S STORY / Ry Cooder / The UFO Has Landed / Rhino

* SOLDIER'S JOY / No Such Thing / Dancing 'Til Dawn / self published

* BELLA CIAO / I Viaggiatori / Suitcase Serenata / www.viaggiatori.com.au

IL FRATE CONFESSORE / La Ciapa Rusa / Anthology / Robi Drobi

THE BURNT LEG / Vamm / Vamm / www.vamm.co.uk

* DUST OF URUZGAN / Fred Smith / Dust Of Uruzgan / www.fredsmith.com.au

* MAZURKAS / Barry McDonald / Still A Long Way From Home / UNESCO

* THE LAD FROM ERIN'S ISLE / Barry McDonald / Still A Long Way From Home / UNESCO

* GALWAY / Kate Delaney / A Moment In Time / self published

THE SAILOR'S WAY / Hughie Jones / Maritime Miscellany / Fellside

* THE MUDGEE MEDLEY / Dave de Hugard / Songs of The Wallaby Track / self published

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25 May 2014

The featured album was INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING (Nonesuch). The Coen brothers' film is described as being "inspired" by a week in the life of folk singer Dave Van Ronk, centred on Greenwich Village in New York in 1961. A fascinating glimpse into an important period in the folk revival. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

HANG ME, OH HANG ME (Oscar Isaac); FARE THEE WELL (DINK'S SONG) ( Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford); THE ROVING GAMBLER (The Down Hill Strugglers); THE STORMS ARE ON THE OCEAN (Nancy Blake); FAREWELL (Bob Dylan); GREEN GREEN ROCKY ROAD (Dave Van Ronk)

* THOSE BOLD BUSHRANGERS / Collector / Collector / www.rowethmusic.com.au

* SALLY'S REELS / Collector / Collector / www.rowethmusic.com.au

BOGGLE HOLE PIRATES / Paul & Liz Davenport / Wait For No Man / Hallamshire Traditions

LADY DOROTHEA / Blazin' Fiddles / Six / www.blazinfiddles.com

A MARESCA / A Cumpagnia / I Voce Di E Pelle / Casa Musicale

BECAUSE HE WAS A BONNY LAD and THE LUXBOROUGH GALLEY / Burgess, Adin & Wingard / Doggerland / Sjelvar

AWAKE AWAKE / The Full English / The Full English / Topic

THE SKINNY SCOT / Rannok / Rannok / Go' Danish

* ASHES / Eric Bogle with John Munro / A Toss Of The Coin / Rouseabout

BRATISLAVA / Corquieu / Suana / Tierra Discos

THE BOHEMIAN DREAMS / Noctambule / Travel In The Shadows / Noctambule Music

RETOUR / Trio Dhoore / Modus Operandi / Appel Records

* TROPNALO ORO / Chaika / Fiddling On / www.illawarrafolkfestival.com.au

A SHORT STORY / Dick Warwick / Cowboy Poetry Plus / self published

GARRIGOU POLKA / Les Souffleurs De Reve / Somi Vertadier / Modal

HANS THOMSEN / Spaelimenninir / Malargrot / Tutl

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18 May 2014

The featured album was THE WILSON FAMILY ALBUM by THE WILSON FAMILY www.thewilsonfamilyalbum.co.uk (Harbourtown). This is a CD reissue of a 1991 release by a well known group of singing siblings from the north east of England. They accurately describe the CD as "An eclectic mixture of tradition songs and contemporary social comment". Great harmonies and songs to make you think. A very fine effort. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

JOHN BARLEYCORN; BEGGARS CAROL; THE JOLLY PLOUGHBOYS; SOMEWHERE IN JAPAN

* LILLIBULERO / Nicole Murray & Emma Nixon / The Wish List / www.thewishlist.net.au

THE BEE TOUR / Maja & David / Nord / Go' Danish

JACK OF DIAMONDS / John McCutcheon / Sprout Wings And Fly / Rounder

* TO HER DOOR / Paul Kelly / Songs From The South / Mushroom

COMIN' THROUGH THE RYE / Eddi Reader / The Songs Of Robert Burns / Reveal

* CIAO BILLABONG / Wongawilli / NFF Highlights 2009 / www.folkfestival.asn.au

LADS DANCE / Sandor Fodor / Hungarian Folk Music From Transylvania / Hungaroton

* SILK & FIRE / Putty Road / Breakfast At The Blue Wren Cafe / puttyroadmusic@yahoo.com.au

* OUTSIDE QUINTY / Putty Road / Breakfast At The Blue Wren Cafe / puttyroadmusic@yahoo.com.au

TROMBONE SCOTTISH / Basco / The Crow In The Walnut Tree / Go' Danish

LAY DOWN YOUR WEARY TUNE / Marley's Ghost / Haunting Melodies / Sage Arts

* MOUTH MUSIC / Gordon McIntyre & Kate Delaney / Caledonia Dreaming / Blackwater Productions

DEVIL IN THE KITCHEN and FORD O' KABUL RIVER / Blackbeard's Tea Party / Whip Jamboree / Proper

COURENTA / Silvio Peron / Courente E Balet / Felmay

* ACROSS THE WESTERN PLAINS / Loaded Dog / Hair Of The Dog / www.loadeddog.net.au

* PHIL'S JIG / Loaded Dog / Hair Of The Dog / www.loadeddog.net.au

TIME TO RING SOME CHANGES / The Albion Band / Rise Up Like The Sun / Harvest

* RIVER OF JORDAN / The Hobart Smiths / Old Time Blues / Coal River Records

BOYS OF BALLISODARE / Malcolm Dalglish & Grey Larsen / Thunderhead / Flying Fish

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11 May 2014

The featured album was THE PALM OF YOUR HAND by ROGER WILSON www.littlebackroom.com (Harbourtown). The first solo release by this well-respected English fiddler and singer-songwriter, from 1988 and long overdue as a featured album. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

THE UNLIKELY TRIP; MOTHER'S DAY; JACK FRAZER AND LUCY BROWN; SLEEPY EYED JOHN

* HAY DE GIE / Senor Cabrales / Aqui / www.senorcabrales.com

CAPTAIN KIDD / Hughie Jones / Maritime Miscellany / Fellside

* THE FAREWELL ADDRESS / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville

* JACKSON'S FAVOURITE / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville

* RED-EYE / Enda Kenny / Baker's Dozen / www.endakenny.com.au

DOBRUDZANATZ / Balkan Playboys / Balkaninis / Felmay

BUAIN NA RAINICH / Eddi Reader / Vagabond / Reveal-Planet

FRIEZE BRITCHES / Maire Ni Chathasaigh & Chris Newman / Out Of Court / Old Bridge Music

MY BONNY LABOURING BOY and LORD DUNEAGLE / Nuala Kennedy / Noble Stranger / Compass-Planet

THE LADS LIKE BEER / Blazin' Fiddles / Six / www.blazinfiddles.com

* WHEELBARROW BROKE / Barry McDonald / A Rude Inheritance / self published

* THE HUNGRY MILE / Margaret Walters / Steadfast / www.margaretwalters.com

KITTY O'NEIL'S CHAMPION JIG / Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever / Storymap / Reveal-Planet

DARK EYED MOLLY / Stan Rogers / Turnaround / Borealis

MY YOUNG MAN / Kate Rusby / Little Lights / Pure Records

* SHAEFFER'S WALTZ / Harvest Moon Band / In Some Old Shed / Collective Effort



Come All Ye was in recess from 19 January to 4 May while our band, Señor Cabrales, was performing at a series of festivals and while I was travelling for a few weeks.



12 January 2014

The featured album today was FIDDLING ON, a selection of tracks by artists performing next week at the 2014 ILLAWARRA FOLK FESTIVAL www.illawarrafolkfestival.org.au The following tracks were scattered through the program:

KING GANAM STYLE (Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Kings); * NARIEL CREEK (Enda Kenny); * SEESY RIDER (Frank Povah); * BROTHER JOE AND ME (Bob Campbell)

MY BONNY LABOURING BOY and ASTURIAS PART TWO / Nuala Kennedy / Noble Stranger / Compass-Planet

* NOW I'M EASY / Blackwood / At Home / Making Music

* ROLLING IN THE RYEGRASS / Blackwood / At Home / Making Music

* THE TATTIE HOWKIN' / Alistair Huklett & Dave Swarbrick / Saturday Johnny And Jimmy The Rat / Red Rattler

GOOD COMPANION / Brian Peters / Gritstone Serenade / Pugwash Music

CAROLAN'S CONCERTO / The Chieftains with the Belfast Harp Orchestra / The Wide World Over / RCA Victor

GUADALUPE / The Chieftains with Linda Ronstadt & Los Lobos / The Wide World Over / RCA Victor

THE BOYS THAT BROKE THE GROUND / The McCalmans / Songs From Scotland / Greentrax

BOW BUTTS / Drones & Bellows / The Dancing Dog / Go' Danish

BAMFIELD'S JOHN VANDEN and CAMBRIDGE SET / The Bills / Let Em Run / Borealis

SALLY FREE AND EASY and STANDING IN THE RAIN / The Three City Four / Smoke & Dust / Fuse Records

* FACTORY LAD / Wheeze & Suck Band / Wheeze & Onion / Fire & Thorn

UPP MED TUPPEN / MP3 / Dansa Dansa / www.miamarin.com

TWO DAYS TO GO and WILLIE AND MARY / Deanta / Whisper Of A Secret / Green Linnet

HANG ME, OH HANG ME / Oscar Isaac / Inside Llewyn Davis / Nonesuch

* PADDY'S BOCCADILLO / Senor Cabrales / Aqui / www.senorcabrales.com

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5 January 2014

The featured album was ON THE OFF BEAT by LIZ CARROLL www.lizcarroll.com This is the latest release by the well known Irish style fiddler, who grew up learning traditional fiddling at the feet of the great Chicago traditional musicians. This fine album comprises all but one original tunes. The following tracks were scattered through the program:

BARBRA STREISAND’S TRIP TO SAGINAW; THE FRUIT AND THE SNOOT; JEROME LACEY; NEVER FAR AWAY; LIAM CHILDS

DO YOU BELIEVE IN ME and MR & MRS NOAH / Steve Gillette & Cindy Mangsen / Berrymania

JAKE LEG WOBBLE / Sheesham and Lotus / Everytime

* DUMB THINGS / Paul Kelly / Songs From The South

HUG AIR A’ BHONAID MHOIR / Julie Fowlis / Cuilidh

* THE WASH HOUSE SET / Growling Dogs / Australian Fiddle Tunes

EL BESU / Felpeyu / Tierra

NANCY JANE / Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies / Western Swing Chronicles Vol: I

THE LASS OF KILLIECRANKIE - MONYMUSK / Len Graham / The One Tradition

HOW LONG / Uncle Earl / She Waits For Night

TRAVELLING PEOPLE / The Three City Four / Smoke & Dust

FREIGHT TRAIN BLUES / Balfa Toujours / La Pointe

MYLECHARAINE’S MARCH and LANGNESS / Barrule / Barrule

* I AM A YOUTH THAT’S INCLINED TO RAMBLE / Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton / Summer’s Lonesome Tale

BOLD GENERAL WOLFE / Martin Simpson / Purpose & Grace

TAE THE BEGGIN’ / Ossian / Dove Across The Water

STORMALONG / Maz O’Connor / Upon A Stranger Shore

SINGLE GIRL MARRIED GIRL / Levon Helm / Dirt Farmer

* BELLA CIAO / Suitcase Serenata / I Viaggiatori

THE SANDS OF MEXICO / The Chieftains & Ry Cooder / San Patricio

LIVE FROM MATT MOLLOY’S PUB / The Chieftains / The Wide World Over

THE DOON REEL / Milestone At The Garden / Milestone At The Garden