Elvira Madigan Dickie Lubber and other curious folk ballads An interesting collection of both well known and obscure folk & folk-rock classics, many of traditional origin. Songs that have a tale to tell and, more often than not, an encoded moral to pass on... by the people  about regular people, for the people . Interspersed as usual with some kicking instrumentals, tunes that likewise often held hidden meanings for those who were in the know... English, Irish, Scottish, American and Australian singers & players of instruments.   ^^stream & download^^ TAP PLAY ONCE THEN TWICE to play here or tap building icon to enter the internet archives page & stream or d/l^^     Folk rock legends  Fairport Convention  and their Aussie counterparts  The Bushwackers  feature heavily with some amazing electric-heavy 1970's recordings. Live and studio recordings from  Fairport Convention , including a reunion with Sandy Denny for  J...

  It's time to ring some changes or else hit the road...   Stomping folk rock selection from across the years that strays into progressive territory here & there with Curved Air & The Deviants. Jeff Mangum's Neutral Milk Hotel push the boundaries with their reverb-heavy take on traditional sounds. Showcasing some good old Geordie music with Kathryn Tickell, Lindisfarne & Jack The Lad. Features some amazing death ballads  later on. Listen to Time To Ring Some Changes by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at Continuous mix 2.5hrs Download via the streaming link thanks for passing through    

 Everyday lives of regular people reflected in their songs and melodies Listen to Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man by Old Timer in Isan on hearthis.at     Continuous mix 2hrs36  Download from the above hearthis stream Thanks for listening

    Songs of Dissent Tales of Oppression   Charting a timeline of popular revolt & rebellion through music & song. The legacy of these ancient songs and commentaries on the events they portray have long been championed by folk singers & musicians while politically-minded punk bands in turn looked to the them for inspiration, passing on the tradition & messages to wider audiences & subsequent generations Songs from as long back as the Great Revolt 1381 & Digger's Rebellion 1649, then the war years, Miners Strike 1984, Poll Tax 1990 & the CJB 1990s and songs that record numerous other events & atrocities. Not forgetting the current HOUSING CRISES & the unspeakable erosion of civil rights as exemplified by the current JUST STOP OIL strugges. Free the M25 Five! The legends & music of olden revolts crossed the Atlantic with the colonists where the protest tradition flourished, assimilating different styles and creating new ...