Apocalypse, Remembering World War I

Folk Music & Beyond for May 28, 2011
Hour 1: Apocalypse!

Austin Lounge Lizards, "Jesus Loves Me," Lizard Vision, 2:56 Flying Fish

Eliza Gilkyson, "Hiway 9," Land of Milk and Honey, 4:01 Red House Records

Tom Lehrer, "So Long Mom," The Remains of Tom Lehrer, 2:15 Rhino

Bob Dylan, "Talkin' World War III Blues," Bob Dylan in Concert, Brandeis University 1963, 5:30 Columbia

Mark Spoelstra, "Civil Defense Sign," The Best of Broadside 1962–1988, 3:47 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Tom Lehrer, "Who's Next," The Remains of Tom Lehrer, 2:01 Rhino

Mannheim Steamroller, "Door 3," Fresh Aire II, 2:50 American Gramophone

Steve Earle, "Ashes to Ashes," Jerusalem, 4:01 Artemis Records

Joan Baez, "Day after Tomorrow," Day after Tomorrow, 5:31 Razor & Tie

Eliza Gilkyson, "Milk and Honey," Land of Milk and Honey, 3:34 Red House Records

Steve Earle, "God Is God," I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, 4:00 New West

The Rowan Brothers, "Sword of Faith / Soldier of the Cross," Sibling Rivalry, 4:57 Asylum Records

Danko, Fjeld, Andersen, "Women 'Cross the River," Ridin' on the Blinds, 3:26 Rykodisc

Joel Mabus, "Study War No More," Golden Willow Tree, 4:10 (self-produced)

Midway Music

The Chieftains, "The French March," The Year of the French, 4:50 Shanachie

First Song

The Scottish Pals Singers (including the McCalmans), "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," Far, Far from Ypres, 2:51 Greentrax

Second Set

Ian McCalman, "Bombed Last Night," Far, Far from Ypres, :44 Greentrax

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick, "High Germany," Both Ears and the Tail, 2:44 Gadfly

Iain Anderson, "In Flanders" (reading), Far, Far from Ypres, 1:02 Greentrax

June Tabor, "Will Ye Go Tae Flanders," Always, 3:49 Topic

Jim Malcolm, "Jimmy's Gone Tae Flanders," Far, Far from Ypres, 4:43 Greentrax

Fairport Convention, "Battle of the Somme," Fairport Unconventional, 4:51 Free Reed Music

Third Set

Iain Anderson, "In Memoriam (poem)," Far, Far from Ypres, 1:55 Greentrax

Nathan Rogers, "Hold the Line," True Stories, 2:59 Halfway Cove Music

David Olney, "1917," Through a Glass Darkly, 5:19 Philo/Rounder

Joan Baez, "I Saw a Vision of Armies (Walt Whitman)," Baptism, 1:16 Vanguard

Richard Thompson, "Sam Jones," You? Me? Us? 3:55 Capitol

June Tabor, "Lay This Body Down," Abyssinians, 2:51 Topic

Fourth Set

Iain Anderson / Heather Heywood, "MacCrimmon," Far, Far from Ypres, 3:19 Greentrax

June Tabor, "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda," Always, 6:21 Topic

Fairport Convention, "Flowers of the Forest," Fairport Unconventional, 3:59 Free Reed Music

The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Drumming, "The Bloody Fields of Flanders Set (faded)," Far, Far from Ypres, 3:58 Greentrax