Rose Island Radio is a commmercial-free internet radio station broadcasting from Charlestown, Indiana. (Listen Now) We offer a growing selection of traditional folk songs of the British Isles and early American. Our catalogue includes vintage and new interpretations of traditional folk songs from the British Isles and across the pond…
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Here are the show notes to Episode 9 of VITAL FOLK, which explores the origins of April Fools' Day and features a selection of traditional folk songs from the British Isles and earl America that highlight the fool.
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Here are the show notes to Episode 8 of VITAL FOLK, which explores the bold and gallant poachers of the English countyrside as told in traditional folk songs.
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Here are the show notes to Episode 7 of VITAL FOLK, which explores the dangerous and dreary business of Greenland Whaling and the story of the Bonny Ship The Diamond as told in traditional folk songs.
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Here are the show notes to Episode 6 of VITAL FOLK explores the folk songs that sprang up around the presidency and death of President Garfield and the execution of his assassin Charles Guiteau.
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This episode of VITAL FOLK features traditional folks songs from the British Isles and early America about clever and cunning women. Including Broomfield Hill, Basket of Eggs, Pretty Polly Oliver and Katie Morey.
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The enigmatic figure of Napoleon Bonaparte as told in traditional English folk songs tonight on VITAL FOLK.
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As he prepares to hang from the gallows, one man’s confession and fury are unleashed in the song “Jack Hall”…Tonight on VITAL FOLK.
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It’s high levels of raging water and passion, and low levels of parental virtue and ethics. as we explore The Drowned Lovers or Clyde’s Water tonight on VITAL FOLK.
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Tonight, we will visit the shores of Nova Scotia and the Highlands of Scotland as we delve into infatuation and love from a distance in Young Munro on VITAL FOLK.
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Folk songs make us laugh, cry, cringe, hurt and smile. They help us imagine how we might face our own daily struggles and the monumental challenges of our day. And you thought you were just listening to a bit of clever poetry attached to a catchy tune!