Was Donna Richmond's murder the end of a string of burglaries and homicides in small-town California? Was the wrong person convicted? This podcast provides new information and insight into Donna's case. We also detail a string of ransacking burglaries, the murder of another young teen, and the shooting of a father protecting his daughter as she was being kidnapped. The police came close to catching the ransacker, but he shot his way out. Were all of these crimes committed by the same person? ...
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The Old Songs Podcast explores old songs – traditional, industrial, street ballads – one at a time. Learn where they came from, where they've been, who sung them and who sings them still. Most of the series is available on Mixcloud. Presented by traditional singer, Jon Wilks.
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep10 – ‘The Bury New Loom', ft. Jennifer Reid
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Today, I'm talking to broadside ballads singer, Jennifer Reid. Although Jenn has been involved in researching and singing these songs for a decade, I'm ashamed to say that she only turned up on my radar when she appeared as the ballad-singing bar owner, Barb, in the recent BBC adaptation of The Gallows Pole. I've since discovered that she's a force…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep9 – ‘Lord Douglas’, ft. Jim Moray
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It’s been a while, hasn’t it? But, like buses, you wait ages for an Old Songs Podcast episode and then two come along in quick succession. Because this edition is the first in a two-part thing. Today, we’re chatting to Jim Moray about passing the two-decade mark as a professional musician, about one of my favourite of his traditional arrangements, …
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep8 – ‘Princess Royal’, ft. John Spiers
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Episode 8 of the second series of The Old Songs Podcast, supported, so very kindly, by the English Folk Dance and Song Society, is an unusual one as it focuses on an old tune rather than an old song. Prepare yourself to delve into the background of one of the most well-known Morris dancing tunes, 'Princess Royal'. Joining Jon Wilks to discuss the t…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep7 – ‘The Gloucestershire Wassail / The Wassailing Song’, ft. Jon Wilks
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This Christmassy episode of the Old Songs Podcast turns the tables slightly, as Nick Hart interviews Jon Wilks about a traditional folk song of wintery note, 'The Gloucestershire Wassail' [Roud 209]. The pair chat about the history of the song, where it was collected, where it travelled to, what the lyrics might refer to, the definition of wassaili…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep6 – ‘When I was on Horseback/ The Unfortunate Rake’, ft. Debbie Armour (Burd Ellen)
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Roud 2 goes under so many titles, it might be easier just to stick with 'Roud 2' and be done with it. Whether you know it as 'When I was on Horseback' or 'The Unfortunate Rake', or any of the other titles you may find, it's a grizzly old song with a fascinating history. And who better to discuss it with than Debbie Armour of Burd Ellen, always a fu…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep5 – ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’, ft. Emily Portman and Rob Harbron
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Emily Portman, Rob Harbron and Jon Wilks discuss the traditional ballad, ‘The Trees They Do Grow High’ [Roud 31], a song that Emily and Rob have recorded for their new album, Time Was Away. Subjects covered include the duo’s first encounter with traditional folk music, their work with the English Folk Dance and Song Society, Emily’s interpretations…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep4 – ‘Shallow Brown’, ft. Angeline Morrison
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'Shallow Brown' [Roud 2621] is a much-loved and rather mysterious traditional folk song. Collected on both coasts of the United States, as well as the South coast of England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Canada, the most common versions of this mesmerising sea shanty hint at heart-breaking experiences of the transatlantic slave trade. In this, the …
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep3 – ‘The Brisk Lad’, ft. Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith
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'The Brisk Lad' [Roud 1667] was collected from Edith Sartin by the Hammond brothers in 1906 in Corscombe, Dorset. Also known as 'The Sheepstealer' and 'All I Have is My Own', it has been performed and recorded by many traditional folk singers over the ensuing century (and a bit). Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith chose to speak about the song here f…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep2 – ‘Sweet Lemany’, ft. Hannah Martin
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'Sweet Lemany' [Roud 193] is a traditional folk song that has entranced countless singers, not least Hannah Martin of Edgelarks, SykesMartin, Gigspanner and Saltlines. The song is an aubade (a piece of music for the morning) and features mystical lyrics that may (or may not) refer to a druidic figure and the magic of early summer. Ahead of her perf…
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The Old Songs Podcast: Se2Ep1 – ‘Lucy Wan’, ft. Nick Hart
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the traditional ballad, ‘Lucy Wan’ [Roud 234] can be found in the first episode of the second series of The Old Songs Post, featuring the English traditional ballad singer, Nick Hart. On this page you’ll find all the notes, links, track listings, etc, mentioned in the podcast itself. It can be heard by click…
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Ep13: The Old Songs Podcast - 'The Cruel Mother' ft. Rosie Hood
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The voice you hear at the beginning of this episode is the voice of the late, great traditional singer, Cecilia Costello, one of Birmingham’s finest, explaining how her father would present this week’s song back in her childhood in Victorian England. ‘The Cruel Mother’ is a huge song, and even that’s an understatement, but it’s also a song that rea…
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Ep12: The Old Songs Podcast - 'Banks of Green Willow' ft. Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne
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Episode 12 of The Old Songs Podcast opens with the earliest known recording of this week’s Old Song, The Banks of Green Willow [Roud 172]. It’s the sound of David Clements, singing in either 1906 or 1909 – we’ll come to that later – recorded on wax cylinder by either Charles Gamblin and George Gardiner, or the legendary composer, Ralph Vaughan Will…
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Ep11: The Old Songs Podcast - 'Lord Gregory' ft. Burd Ellen
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In the last episode, number 10, we chatted with Jim Moray, so I thought for a bit of consistency I’d use his version of this episode’s song to kick us off. That’s off his album The Outlander, and that’s the wonderful Josienne Clarke – who we must get on this podcast one day – singing with him. So, the song is Lord Gregory, and my guest this week is…
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Ep10: The Old Songs Podcast - 'The Leaving of Liverpool' ft. Jim Moray
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OK then. This one’s an epic. In this episode, Jim Moray and Jon Wilks discuss the traditional song, “The Leaving Of Liverpool” [Roud 9435], where it came from, and the fascinating journey it went on to become one of the best-known songs in the cannon. Along the way they touch on the history of sea shanties, the idea that songs can have a nationalit…
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Ep9: The Old Songs Podcast – 'Myn Mair' ft. Cynefin
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“Every song needs an address.” So quotes Owen Shiers of Cynefin later on this in podcast – a sentence, I think, that sums up so much of what The Old Songs Podcast is all about. I lived for several years in North Wales, and perhaps I was too young and too busy being a young person to develop any serious interest in Welsh culture – something I’ve reg…
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Ep8: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘Hal-An-Tow’ ft. Lisa Knapp
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I’m writing this intro at 11:45pm on April 30th, desperate to get the podcast done in time for the very start of May. Why? You’ll see why over the next hour or so. In the traditional calendar, no month quite rivals this one. From the perspective of traditional song, it’s also the calendric home of one of my favourites. ‘Hal-An-Tow’, or Roud 1520 to…
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Ep7: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘Dives and Lazarus’ ft. Nick Hart
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‘Dives and Lazarus’ may seem like an odd song to look at in early April, given that it’s commonly thought of as a carol. But that’s the nature of The Old Songs Podcast. If the guest wants to discuss Christmas carols in April, then who am I to question their motives? It’s another unusual episode, recorded in the confines of coronavirus lockdown. My …
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Ep6: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘Hard Times of Old England’ ft. Billy Bragg
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An Old Songs episode for these hard times, and one featuring a legend I’ve long admired: Mr Billy Bragg. I had been meaning to record something on “Hard Times Of Old England” for some time, but hadn’t had the time or contacts to do it justice. The coronavirus situation offered me time in abundance, and it just so happened that my ideal interviewee …
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Ep5: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘An Acre of Land’ ft. Paul Sartin
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I didn’t have to travel far to meet this week’s guest, my friend, kinda neighbour and fellow Whitchurch Folk Club organiser, Paul Sartin. In the wider folk world he’s probably best known as a member of Faustus, Belshazzar’s Feast and, or course, a former member of Bellowhead. But it’s Paul’s encyclopaedic knowledge of traditional folk music, and, i…
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Episode 42 Part 2 - Good Luck To You - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i…
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Episode 42 Part 1 - Hell On Earth - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info…
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Episode 41 - Add It Up - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Ep4: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘The Sweet Nightingale’ ft. Jackie Oates
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In the fourth episode of The Old Songs Podcast, we’re going on a journey. For an hour or so of your time, we’ll be exploring unaccompanied singing, and we’ll doing so in the company of one of my favourite traditional ballad singers, Jackie Oates, and the traditional Cornish song, ‘The Sweet Nightingale', collected by Sabine Baring-Gould (amongst ot…
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Ep3: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘On Humber Bank’ ft. Ben Walker
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In this week’s episode, Jon chats to virtuoso guitarist, Ben Walker, about “On Humber Bank”, an old song that was collected aurally in 1877 and purports to be the suicide note of an abused woman. Ben came to the song via a collector called Ken Stubbs, known for recording traditional singers such as George Maynard and, in this case, Ern Baxter, and …
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Ep2: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘Tam Lin’ ft. Jim Moray
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In this episode of The Old Songs Podcast, traditional folk musicians Jim Moray and Jon Wilks geek out about "Tam Lin". For more info on the episode, head to https://jonwilks.online/the-old-songs-podcast/ep2-the-old-songs-podcast-tam-lin-ft-jim-morayBy The Old Songs Podcast
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Ep1: The Old Songs Podcast – ‘Henry Martin / Lofty Tall Ship’ ft. Nick Hart
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Traditional folk musician, Nick Hart, discusses 'Lofty Tall Ship' (or 'Henry Martin') with singer/presenter, Jon Wilks. For more info on this episode of The Old Songs Podcast, head to: https://jonwilks.online/the-old-songs-podcast/ep1-the-old-songs-podcast-henry-martin-lofty-tall-shipBy The Old Songs Podcast
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Episode 40 Pt3 - Court of Public Opinion - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo…
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Episode 40 Pt2 - A Falling Out - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa…
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Episode 40 Pt1 - Warped Imagination - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in…
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Ep 39 Free of The Consequences of His Crimes
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Episode 39 - Free of The Consequences of His Crimes - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…
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Episode 38 - May There Never Be Another One - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…
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Episode 38 - Figuring Up Figures - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor…
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Episode 36 - For Identification Purposes Only - For interactive maps, go to 12-26-75.com/ Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f…
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Episode 28 PS - Scroggin Lamb Family Reunion Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Episode 35 - De-Ciphering Bates - Interlude music "Jazz Drums (2017)," by the Artist “Jetsounds,” used with permission under the Creative Commons License;; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," licensed by Jamendo Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Episode 34 - Penal Code 141C Part 2 - Clips from The Paper Trail Podcast, Episode #117: “Special Report – DA remains confident in Clifton conviction” Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artist "Lone Tree Music," license…
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Episode 34 - Penal Code 141C Part 1 - Clips from The Paper Trail Podcast, Episode #117: “Special Report – DA remains confident in Clifton conviction” Published January 12, 2019. Interlude music "Knife," by the Artist "As Bulk Or Item," used with permission under the Creative Commons License; Intro and Outro music "Spooks in the House," by the Artis…
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