Worlds of Trad Christmas Special

Subject: RE: Worlds of Trad Christmas Special
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 19 Dec 08 - 01:46 PM

Magic the two of them. The recording of the Shepherds was made by Doc Rowe, Sutton Bonington, 1988. I was there at the time and recorded the same performance on my own machine, as I found out when I came to check dates and times.

More's the pity that I wasn't there when Phil Tanner recorded FPAHDES. Alas it was a bit before my time.

Subject: RE: Worlds of Trad Christmas Special
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Dec 08 - 11:56 AM

I LOVE these two, esp!!:

Fair Phoebe and her Dark Eyed Sailor.
Mrs Jamieson's favourite/Parnell's March.

Subject: RE: Worlds of Trad Christmas Special
From: katlaughing
Date: 19 Dec 08 - 11:19 AM

Just tuned in, Fred. Thanks!!

Subject: Worlds of Trad Christmas Special
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 19 Dec 08 - 08:34 AM

Hi folks. Just to let everyone know that the December 2008 edition of Worlds of Trad Internet Radio has been successfully uploaded and will be circling the globe until Wednesday January 21st 2009.

As per the time of the year, this month's epistle is loaded with festive melodies from The Liverpool Céilí Band, Benton Flippen, The Gulf Coast Seven and Norman Edmonds. There's the usual colloquy of colloquial carols from Derbyshire, Shropshire and all points north, south, east and west; Harry and Harry and Walter Sealy inculcate us into the mysteries of wassailing; and Bob Copper sings a macabre Christmas eve song that will put you off playing hide and seek for life.   

Butterbeans and Susie tell us Papa ain't No Santa Claus, and Lil McClintock says he ain't one either. Almeda Riddle, the Stanley Brothers and Makvirag sing of the delights of Bethlehem, while the Putipu Band of Capri and Lightnin' Hopkins wish us all the best for the new year.

Returning to matters mundane, Len Graham and Willie Clancy disgorge ditties of marital discord; Walter Pardon, George Dunn, Bunk Johnson, Turk Murphy, Lonnie Johnson and Georgia White introduce us to some characters you wouldn't want to trust your wallet with; Martin Hayes brings us some Irish dance music; and three Northumbrian Shepherds bring us some Northumbrian dance music. I asked them to bring a lamb as well, but they left it with someone more deserving. There's some rare fiddling from Canada, some scorching finger picking from Blind Blake, Ramon Montoya, Los Errantes y Sus Guitarras, and Virginia's own E C Ball; there's some more from that brand new monster blues compilation from Fat Possum; and there's a mellifluous clarinet solo from Acker Bilk. No. I haven't flipped. Wait till you hear it.

Oh, and there's a couple of tracks from an important CD of the Agape Children's Choir from Durban in South Africa. Important because these kids are not only marvellous singers, they're AIDS orphans, and the CD is a fund raiser for their orphanage. Do yourselves and them a favour. Have a listen to the choir, remember it's Christmas, and get your credit cards out.

The complete playlist is below and Myspace users can also find it at http://www.myspace.com/

To hear the programme, visit http://www.live365.com/stations/oneworldmusic
, and click on the yellow speaker button. If you haven't logged on you'll need to follow the onscreen instructions to download the station player. Then wait a moment until the ads clear, press the yellow PLAY button and the station will be on the air. Then if you press the green button to the right, you can set Worlds of Trad as a preset. That will save you having to search the next time you listen in.

What a triumph! Santa Claus goes round the world just once a year and it takes him the whole night. Worlds of Trad does it every month in just three hours. And we haven't even got any reindeer. Peace on earth to everyone.

Fred McCormick.

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December 2008 Worlds of Trad Playlist.
                                
The Mistletoe Bough. Bob Copper. Topic. 12TS 328. Sweet Rose in June
GETTIN' READY FOR CHRISTMAS DAY. Rev. J M GATES and CONGREGATION. Dust to Digital. DTD - 01. Goodbye, Babylon
Paidín O' Rafferty. Len Graham. Topic. 12TS 334. Wind And Water
I Buried my wife and danced on top of her. Willie Clancy. Claddagh. CC 39. Pipering of Willie Clancy Vol 2
It Was Dark and the Moon 'luminated the Sky. Arthur Howard. Hill and Dale. HD 006. Merry Mountain Child
ALTAI KHANGAIN MATGAAL. Egschiglen. Heaven and Earth. HE 4. Gobi
Orchestre de Mariage. Group of Langa Musicians. Playasound. PS 65184. Musiques Populaires du Rajasthan
Bright Golden Store. Walter Pardon. EFDSS. CD02. A Century of Song
My Little Grey Horse. George Dunn. Topic. TSCD 663. Voice of the People Vol.13:They ordered their pints of beer
Ace in the Hole. Bunk Johnson, Turk Murphy
Crowin' Rooster Blues. Lonnie Johnson. Jass. J-CD-626. Street Walkin' Blues
Walking the Street. Georgia White. Jass. J-CD-626. Street Walkin' Blues
Christmas eve/The Mountain road/The Glenallen. The Liverpool Ceili Band. Rex. LPR 1006. Off To Dublin
Breaking Up Christmas. Benton Flippen. Rounder. CD 0326. Old Times, New Times
Santa Claus Blues. The Gulf Coast Seven. Classics. 662. 1925-37
Island Boy. Dennis Pitre. Rounder. CD 7014. Fiddlers of Prince Edward Island
The Mason's Apron. The Northern Traditions. Union Grove. SS-5. 47th Union Grove Old Time Fiddlers Convention
Star of Bethlehem. Almeda Riddle. Arkansas Traditions. None. How Firm a Foundation
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem. Stanley Brothers. King. KG-0950-1. King Years, The; 1961-1965
Hastings Street. Blind Blake/Charlie Spand. Old Hat. CD-1004. Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s. 1926 - 1937
Taranta. Ramon Montoya. Chant du Monde. LDX 274879. Ramon Montoya: Grandes Cantaores du Flamenco Vol 5
La Tragedia del Estadio. Los Errantes y Sus Guitarras. Smithsonian Folkways. CD SF 40020. Mountain Music of Peru 1
Crazy Fingers. E C Ball. Rounder. 0072. Fathers Have a Home Sweet Home
Entrance of Father Christmas. Symondsbury Mummers. Rounder. 11661-1719-2. Songs of Christmas from the Alan Lomax collection
Betlehem Betlehem. Makvirag. Nota. MC 010. Christmas Carols 1
O Holy Night. Sammy Rimington's International Jazz Band. Sam Records. CD 008. O Holy Night
Kristjani Dragi, Vstanite in Nas Nocoj Poslusajte (Christians ). Naxos. 76053-2. Winter Kolednica; Seasonal Carols From Slovenia
Taladh an Leinish Losa (Christ Child Lullaby). South Uist Crofters. Rounder. 11661-1719-2. Songs of Christmas from the Alan Lomax collection
Big Road Blues. Houston Stackhouse. Fat Possum. FP1114-2. George Mitchell Collection
Big Road Blues. Tommy Johnson. Document. DOCD-5001. Document
Happy Day. Agape Children's Choir. EMI. We Are Together
Lily of the Valley. Jim Robinson. Riverside. RLP393. Plays Spirituals and Blues
Lo The Eastern Magi Rise. Coal Aston Carollers. Village Carols. VCF 101. Festival of Village Carols
On Christmas Day. May Bradley. EFDSS. CD02. A Century of Song
Breaking Up Christmas. Norman Edmonds. Rounder. CD 1702. Southern Journey 2
Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree). Butterbeans & Susie. Dust-to-Digital. DTD-02. Where Will You Be Christmas Day.
Don't Think I'm Santa Claus. Lil McLintock. Document. DOCD-5160. Georgia Blues & Gospel (1927 - 1931)
Burgundy Street Blues. Acker Bilk. Lake. LACD 230. Clarinet Jamboree
Arvanitikos [Dance Melody]. Athanosios Vardakas & Company. Topic. TSCD 907. Folk Music of Greece
Wassail Song. Harry & Walter Sealy. Topic. 12T 197. Folk Songs of Britain, The Vol 9: Songs of Ceremony
Fair Phoebe and her Dark Eyed Sailor. Phil Tanner. EFDSS. LP 1005. Phil Tanner
Mrs Jamieson's favourite/Parnell's March. The Shepherds; Will Atkinson, Willy Taylor, Joe Hutton. Topic. TSCD 669. Voice of the People Vol.19:Ranting and Reeling
Tatter Jack Walsh-Cook in the Kitchen. Martin Hayes. Green Linnet. GLCD 1178. A Celebration of Fifty Years
Uirchill an Chreagain. Aodh O Duibheannaigh . Gael Linn. CEFCD 184. Seoltaí Séidte (Setting Sail). Ceolta Éireann 1957 - 1961
Father I stretch Out My Hands to Thee. Sammy Rimington's International Jazz Band. Sam Records. CD 008. O Holy Night
New Year's Day Tarantella. Putipu Band of Capri. Rounder. 11661-1719-2. Songs of Christmas from the Alan Lomax collection
Happy New Year Blues. Lightnin' Hopkins. Dust-to-Digital. DTD-02. Where Will You Be Christmas Day
Vela. Agape Children's Choir. EMI. We Are Together.
Prosperity. Wiregrass Sacred Harp Singers. New World. NW 80433-2. The Colored Sacred Harp
That Ain't It. John Henry Barbee. Fat Possum. FP1114-2. George Mitchell Collection
Hold My Body Down. Robert "Nighthawk" Johnson. Fat Possum. FP1114-2. George Mitchell Collection.