Episode 14 will be broadcast on RTÉ lyric fm on 15th August at 7pm
Folk to Pop
From the 1950s onwards sound recording make it easier to capture and preserve folk music, musicians, songs and singers like the blind Hungarian fiddler Zerkula or Irish sean nós singer Labhrás ó Cadhla. It’s a folk legacy which flows into modern music and composition/performance inspiring the folk music revival led by people like Pete Seeger, Ewan McColl and in Ireland Dominic Behan and Luke Kelly. This episodes features Simon & Garfunkel, Peggy Seeger, Roberta Flack, Christy Moore, Moving Hearts, Paul Brady and Karan Casey. We Hear Julie singing ‘The Reaper’ a traditional song she learnt from June Tabor and we get the story behind the folk song Scarborough Fair.
Folk to Pop
From the 1950s onwards sound recording make it easier to capture and preserve folk music, musicians, songs and singers like the blind Hungarian fiddler Zerkula or Irish sean nós singer Labhrás ó Cadhla. It’s a folk legacy which flows into modern music and composition/performance inspiring the folk music revival led by people like Pete Seeger, Ewan McColl and in Ireland Dominic Behan and Luke Kelly. This episodes features Simon & Garfunkel, Peggy Seeger, Roberta Flack, Christy Moore, Moving Hearts, Paul Brady and Karan Casey. We Hear Julie singing ‘The Reaper’ a traditional song she learnt from June Tabor and we get the story behind the folk song Scarborough Fair.