A festive mix feat. Olivia Chaney, Steve Tilston, Anne Briggs, Bert Jansch, Dick Gaughan, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Jean Ritchie, Martin Carthy and more.

My first festive mix of the year featuring Olivia Chaney, Steve Tilston, Anne Briggs, Bert Jansch, Dick Gaughan, Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith, Coope, Boyes & Simpson, Martha Tilston, Jean Ritchie, Blind Boy Grunt (Bob Dylan)/Richard Fariña/Eric Von Schmidt, Nadia Cattouse, Jethro Tull, Johnny Cunningham, Susan McKeown & Aidan Brennan, Martin Carthy (with June Tabor), Richard Thompson, Chris Wood, Ewan McCall and Peggy Seeger, Lal Waterson, Bernard Wrigley and David Strawbridge & Tim Laycock.

Enjoy

1. Olivia Chaney – Waxwing
2. Steve Tilston – Roving on a Winter’s Night
3. Anne Briggs – Fire And Wine
4. Bert Jansch – The January Man
5. Dick Gaughan – The Snows They Melt The Soonest
6. Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith – Winter Berries
7. Lady Maisery and Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith – The Old Churchyard
8. Coope, Boyes & Simpson – The Meadowhall Carol
9. Martha Tilston – Winter Flowers
10. Jean Ritchie – Wintergrace
11. Blind Boy Grunt/Richard Fariña/Eric Von Schmidt – Xmas Island
12. Nadia Cattouse – Red & Green Christmas
13. Jethro Tull – First Snow in Brooklyn
14. Johnny Cunningham, Susan McKeown & Aidan Brennan – A Christmas Childhood
15. Johnny Cunningham, Susan McKeown & Aidan Brennan – My Singing Bird
16. John Kirkpatrick – Wassail
17. Martin Carthy – Hunting The Cutty Wren (w/ June Tabor)
18. Richard Thompson – The Snow Goose
19. Chris Wood – Turtle Soup
20. Ewan McCall and Peggy Seeger – Moving on Song
21. Lal Waterson – Christmas Is Now Drawing Near at Hand
22. Bernard Wrigley – The Wassail Song
23. David Strawbridge & Tim Laycock – The Humstrum

Photo by Toa Heftiba

Source: Folk Show – Episode 128 (a Festive Winter Mix)