http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens Showcasing the best of the British Isles Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:53:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Featuring synth-y Silly Wizard, a take on the child ballad Edward from Steeleye Span, Incredible String Band, and Alan Stivell. [audio:http://static.wuog.org/specialty/down-by-the-salley-gardens/unedited/Salley-Gardens-02-07-2010.mp3] And this is what Brahms did with Edward (can you hear the blood dripping?): [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6pHawY2zJg[/youtube] http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2010/02/07/27-incredible-synth-band-edward-edward/ Samples from Andy Votel's (Super Furry Animals, Gruff Rhys) compilation on Finders Keepers: Welsh Rare Beat (pun on the famous dish Welsh rarebit/rabbit), and the Chieftains's 1987 debut in China.  [audio:http://static.wuog.org/specialty/down-by-the-salley-gardens/unedited/Salley-Gardens-01-24-2010.mp3] source http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2010/01/28/welsh-rabbit/ Featuring Bill Whelan's Connemara Suite [audio:http://static.wuog.org/specialty/down-by-the-salley-gardens/unedited/Salley-Gardens-01-17-2010.mp3] Do you see the profile? Taken just outside of Galway, Ireland. http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2010/01/24/january-17-2009/ I know this is a bit late, but it's probably one of my most magical sets. [audio:http://static.wuog.org/specialty/down-by-the-salley-gardens/unedited/Salley-Gardens-12-06-2009.mp3] The Mari Lwyd ("Grey Mare") is a Welsh new year tradition, and involves a mare's skull, lots of singing, and rhyming competitions. Image copyright Michelle Griffiths http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2010/01/17/celtic-holiday-special/ I bought a hammered dulcimer and Drag City reissued some Bert Jansch. The product: [audio:http://static.wuog.org/specialty/down-by-the-salley-gardens/unedited/Salley-Gardens-01-10-2010.mp3] http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2010/01/17/january-10-2010/ So I played an entire album: Blodeugerdd, Song of the Flowers: An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song (Smithsonian Folkways, 2009), Click! [audio:http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/files/2009/10/Salley-Gardens-10-04-2009.mp3] It's Welsh and wunderbar! http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2009/10/11/blodeugerdd-song-of-the-flowers/ [audio:http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/files/2009/09/Salley-Gardens-09-27-2009.mp3] http://shows.wuog.org/down-by-the-salley-gardens/2009/10/04/september-27-2009/