Welcome to Part II of Folk Files’ exploration of the history of folk instruments! Learn about the origins and etymology of accordions, concertinas, harmonicas, bagpipes, whistles, and a sampling of percussion! (Recorded with a head cold - please excuse any stuffiness).Host: Olivia HardingSpecial thanks to: Aaron J. MortonSupport Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcastMusical excerpts:ARTIST: Duo SynkroWORK: Live at Paris Bal FolkSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XgiYjo1HEARTIST: Wu WeiWORK: Sheng performance with Helsinki PhilharmonicSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xios4KtjG2AARTIST: Mark KloegWORK: Cantiga 100SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtWazpkuz7oARTIST: Paul YoungWORK: Michael’s JigSOURCE: https://youtu.be/f8TX7jO-_es?si=AWS2GmtPtNJhMRMcARTIST: Sofia RosWORK: La CampanellaSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ARC2YxsbE0ARTIST: Nick AriondoWORK: Flight of the BumblebeeSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxTOwXEy2MoARTIST: Yuxin DingWORK: The EntertainerSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8kmUkDwgIsARTIST: Sonny Boy WilliamsonWORK: Bye Bye BirdSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-PhBryFuIMARTIST: Carlos VivesWORK: Hijo de VallenatoSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzwHmeJAmUARTIST: Piper Jones BandWORK: Live at the Loch Norman Scottish Festival 2023SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teJu3_eJGnMARTIST: Chris McMullanWORK: The Limerick LamentSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Dm3EpfuxuG0ARTIST: Christy BarryWORK: Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Music (Doolin Style)SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpN36I9xr-oARTIST: Spokes MashiyaneWORK: A song off the 1959 album “King Kwela”SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adyM1Gx1lHUARTIST: John Joe KellyWORK: Bodhrán solo from “Island Songs”SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi1G-A-wdu0ARTIST: Abby “The Spoon Lady” and Lyle RickardsWORK: I’ll Fly AwaySOURCE: https://youtu.be/Ibye4LNpWD8?si=Y5wPiddyQXs5Pmj1ARTIST: Dom FlemonsWORK: How To Play the Bones with Dom FlemonsSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMokBr9cTxM
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Episode #2.5 - Strings Attached
This episode of Folk Files takes a departure from folk songs to talk about folk instruments! Learn about the history, ancestors, and etymology of folky string instruments, including the banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar!Host: Olivia HardingSpecial thanks to: Aaron J. MortonCheck out Basic Folk: https://basicfolk.com/Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast?redirect=trueMusical excerpts:ARTIST: Ekona DiattaWORK: GambiaSOURCE: https://youtu.be/FHCpjVrGDNk?si=90XYIILixvtyxtMRARTIST: The Harper and the MinstrelWORK: Cantiga 353SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVrfqvHVbdUARTIST: Valentina NicolaiWORK: Il BallerinoSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfx7WcyG5sIARTIST: Ragnhild HemsingWORK: ValdresgutenSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSVDG8ZFNwARTIST: Chris ThileWORK: Jessamyn’s ReelSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88q9syere0QARTIST: RAVNWORK: In Nature #2SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cCM04Qvx2wARTIST: Edward FosterWORK: Ja Nus Hons PrisSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mfDscXoY8AARTIST: Bernardo de PaceWORK: The Wizard of the MandolinSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHfQTzDnz9sARTIST: Rolf LislevandWORK: UnknownSOURCE: https://youtu.be/jUd_Tl3N3wE?si=X60gcIMUodA_J3wZARTIST: Mariachi Juvenil PerlaWORK: El CascabelSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SVCsqs3VscARTIST: Justin JohnsonWORK: Justin Johnson Plays the Diddley BowSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Ic3j7f5GUARTIST: Miles Caton (Sinners 2025 Soundtrack)WORK: Travelin’SOURCE: https://youtu.be/1hC9X81x7nY?si=xW18W3o91LS2RTEaARTIST: Sol HoopiiWORK: PaloloSOURCE: https://youtu.be/kPzqjmgi2-I?si=PC7eTQXuaPmCuRceARTIST: The Lady VictoriaWORK: King of the FairiesSOURCE: https://youtu.be/QuYm9wvTvkc?si=v2wN0FT2YmDgk_RvARTIST: Frontier Culture MuseumWORK: O du lieber AugustineSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTAtHhG7H6AARTIST: Joni MitchellWORK: California (Live)SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5BnE5_lPqEARTIST: Scott MarshallWORK: UnknownSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvBSXocQog0ARTIST: UnknownWORK: OrganistrumSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg5J1cQs7CM
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Folk Files #2.4 - I Am A Roving Gambler
This episode explores the variations, history, and geography of the bluegrass song “The Roving Gambler.”Host: Olivia HardingSpecial thanks to: Ashford King, The Cecil Sharp House/Ralph Vaughan Williams Library, and Aaron J. MortonCheck out Basic Folk: https://basicfolk.com/Listen to Ashford King: https://open.spotify.com/album/1IZwE0c1mzOQtd3nnWn8nE?si=A5AenKxXRvmAiM_duUVHPgSupport Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast?redirect=trueMusical excerpts:ARTIST: Doc WatsonWORK: The Roving GamblerSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhTcFh_jAnMARTIST: Larry SparksWORK: Roving GamblerSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVrfqvHVbdUARTIST: Albert SalleeWORK: Roving GamblerSOURCE: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/OzarkFolkSong/id/1771ARTIST: Donna EverettWORK: Roving GamblerSOURCE: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/OzarkFolkSong/id/1221ARTIST: Rambling Jack ElliottWORK: Roving GamblerSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B5BHG5G1P8ARTIST: The CorriesWORK: Roving JourneymanSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5LzHSci1LgARTIST: Harry BrazilWORK: Rambling IrishmanSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDaC883iJjoARTIST: Tom WillettWORK: The Roving JourneymanSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_DoReXQMRMARTIST: Delia MurphyWORK: Roving JourneymanSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bztY9bHbbVAARTIST: Samantha BumgarnerWORK: The Gamblin’ ManSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfszrzc51Q&t=121sARTIST: Leroy GardnerWORK: Gambling ManSOURCE: https://digitalcollections.uark.edu/digital/collection/OzarkFolkSong/id/2942ARTIST: The Wolfe TonesWORK: Paddy Lay BackSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QqpcENtS-sARTIST: Joan BaezWORK: The Trees They Do Grow HighSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh7Lcw0ZIWcARTIST: The Staple SingersWORK: Move Along TrainSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fdbij67yUsARTIST: Alison KraussWORK: Down to the River To PraySOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SZv7JJqcNYARTIST: Clancy Brothers and Robbie O’ConnellWORK: MoonshinerSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du8Naz_iAg4ARTIST: Johnny WhistletriggerWORK: Guerrilla ManSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB1OweaWbxcARTIST: Ashford KingWORK: Roving GamblerSOURCE: https://open.spotify.com/track/5rkkQsz2EC9VaFTnAJWAHJ?si=213e5631c1a04ca0
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Folk Files #2.3 - No Land is Alone
From 1986-1991, a “Singing Revolution” took place in the Baltic states, leading to their independence from the Soviet Union. This episode of Folk Files looks at the rich musical history that paved the way for the Singing Revolution to occur and provides an introduction to Estonian folk and choral music. (Apologies for any horrible Estonian pronunciation).Host: Olivia HardingSpecial thanks to: Cliff S., Ramona Holmes, and Aaron J. MortonCheck out Basic Folk: https://basicfolk.com/Musical excerpts:ARTIST: Singers at Laulupidu 2019WORK: Mu isamaa on minu armSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTdOiCa0-4oARTIST: Tuule KannWORK: Estonian Folk Music Instrument: KANNELSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lqpRd9kU_oARTIST: Timo Lige / Students from HiiumaaWORK: Kiigelaul (A Swinging Song)SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x5QslTDXW4ARTIST: Written by L. Raudkepp, Composed by J. Aavik WORK: Hoia, jumal EestitSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O9D0ZN1kkIARTIST: Singers at Laulupidu 2019WORK: KoiSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_cCvMuDLTgARTIST: Eteläsuomalaisen Osakunnan LaulajatWORK: Kangakudumise laulSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izYbVvt-DPoARTIST: Singers at Laulupidu 2014WORK: Mis need ohjad meida hoidvadSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHuaIz6ZK6sARTIST: Tartu Boys ChoirWORK: Mu isamaa on minu armSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oX4yvG5ApUARTIST: Tartu Boys ChoirWORK: Veel kaitse Kalev oma lapsiSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdpHz4s7-4ARTIST: Ell TaburWORK: Lenda, lenda, lepalindSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oSswM_7sBYARTIST: Tallinna KammerkoorWORK: Priiuse hommikulSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru-picL-OzoARTIST: Tallinna Meestelaulu SeltsWORK: Üks kindel linn ja varjupaikSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B37doTWWFwkARTIST: Singers at Laulupidu 2019WORK: TuljakSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k2lsqm8JLkARTIST: Singers at Öölaulupidu 2008WORK: Ei ole üksi ükski maaSOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3BSN0P8-no
Surprise! This is not an episode of Folk Files: It's an episode of Basic Folk! Basic Folk, produced by the Bluegrass Situation, is a podcast that features honest conversations with folk musicians. Hosted by Cindy Howes and Lizzie No, Basic Folk approaches interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions. Since 2018, this podcast has dignified under the radar roots musicians by providing a platform that they might not otherwise have.This episode features Carolyn Kendrick, whose latest project explores the complex themes of moral panic, tradition, and the figure of the devil aka Satan aka Lucifer. The LA-based songwriter opens up about the inspiration behind her album "Each Machine." She shares her unexpected journey into researching the devil, sparked by a podcast project that ended up overtaking her life, leading her to interview the leader of the Satanic Temple, among many others. This deep dive into the topic became a way for her to process the overwhelming political and cultural landscape. Check out the links below to hear more from Basic Folk!https://basicfolk.com/https://www.facebook.com/basicfolkpod/https://www.instagram.com/basicfolkpod/Carolyn Kendrick Links:Each Machine on Bandcamp: https://carolynkendrick.bandcamp.com/album/each-machineWebsite: https://www.carolynkendrick.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolynbkendrick/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carolynkendrickmusic Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carolynbkendrick
Welcome to Folk Files, a podcast hosted by Olivia Harding that seeks to uncover the mysteries of folk music throughout the ages and dive deep into the tangled history of murder ballads, sea shanties, rebel songs, and other music that has withstood the test of time!
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