Episode XII looks at the song Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye, exploring it's origins as well as musical precursors dating back to an English country dance published in 1651 and forward in time to Metallica's 1988 breakthrough single One. Also featured is the second installment of Lomax Does Ireland, as well as two widely differing versions of Scottish tune, The Flowers of Edinburgh.
Tracklist:
Latitude 37 – Divisions on Paul’s Steeple
Christine Townley – John Anderson, My Jo
Leola Lucey – Cruiskeen Lawn
Frank Harte – By Memory Inspired
Frank Harte – Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye
The Sheppards – When Johnny Comes Marching Home
The Clash – The English Civil War
Johnny Cash – Ghost Riders in the Sky
Metallica – One
Seán Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and Diarmuid Ó Riordáin - Dé Bheatha-sa, a Thaidhg
Seán Eoin Ó Súilleabháin and Diarmuid Ó Riordáin - Cucúín
Peggy Scanlon – One Day for Recreation
Alasdair Roberts – The Flowers of Edinburgh
Bullion – Blue Pedro
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