Aug 13, 2019
Why learn old songs from your neighbors, when the airwaves are brimming with NEW music? And how can a rooster’s crow affect singing technique? Hear stories behind Len Graham’s life of song in this month’s Cuppa Tea chat. No matter the aperture, apertoire, or repertoire, Len’s got a story (and a song) to suit the situation.
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Music Heard
on IMS Episode 32
all music traditional,
unless otherwise indicated
Song: “The Wheels of the World,” from Do Me
Justice
Artist: Len Graham
Tune: “Meaning of Life,” from Production Music Made for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “Chimes,” from Production Music Made for Irish Music
Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Song: “Fair Rosa,” and “Early in the Morning AKA When I Was
Young,” sung live in the Lounge for Irish Music
Stories
Artist: Len Graham
Tune: “Slip Jig Dreams,” from Production Music Made for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Song: “As I Roved Out” excerpt, sung live in the Lounge for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Len Graham
Song: “As I Roved Out,” from The Heart Is
True
Artist: Sarah Makem
Tune: “Celtic Grooves,” from Production Music Made for Irish
Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton
(guitar)
Song: “Now Westlin Winds" (AKA Western Winds), sung live in
the Lounge for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Len
Graham
Tune: “Little Bird Lullaby,” from Production Music Made for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Tune: “John’s Theme,” from Production Music Made for Irish
Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Song: “The Moorlough Shore,” sung live in the Lounge for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Len Graham
Tune: “The Girl that Broke My Heart,” from Celtic Mouth
Music
Artists: Joe Holmes & Len Graham
Tune: “Farewell to Whiskey,” from The Star Above the
Garter
Artists: Denis Murphy & Julia Clifford
Song: “Rambling Irishman,” from The Best of
DeDannan
Artist: DeDannan
Song: “New York Bay,” from Max Hunter Collection #455 (c/o
Missouri State University, Duane G. Meyer
Library)
Artist: Bertha Lauderdale
Tune: “Hometown Lullaby,” from Production Music Made for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Song: “The Parting Glass,” from After
Dawning
Artists: Joe Holmes & Len Graham
Song: “Ye Lovers All,” from Ye Lovers All
Artist:
Len Graham
Tune: “Bb Intro Groove,” from Production Music Made for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Matt Heaton (guitar)
Song: “Fox and the Hare,” from When I Was
Young
Artists: Len Graham and Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin
Song: “Where the Moorcocks Crow,” from The Road
Taken
Artists: Len Graham & Brian Ó Hairt
Song: “The Keeper of the Songs,” from live at
WGBH
Artist: Robbie O’Connell
Song: “The Lowlands of Holland” [intro and outro only], sung
live in the Lounge for Irish Music Stories
Artist: Len
Graham
Tune: “The Blackbird,” from The Star Above the
Garter
Artists: Denis Murphy
Song: “The Royal Blackbird,” sung live in the Lounge for
Irish Music Stories
Artist: Len Graham
Song: “The Parting Glass” [outro lilting], from After
Dawning
Artists: Joe Holmes & Len Graham
Tune: “The Blackbird,” from Cover the
Buckle
Artists: Seán Clohessy, Sean Mccomiskey, And Kieran
Jordan
Song: “Rooster Crow,” recorded by Benjamin Nelan
used under Creative Commons license