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The Owl Service

Alternative folk music collective The Owl Service pick an hour of music.

Alternative folk music collective The Owl Service pick an hour of music.

The group share a playlist of traditional folk songs which have shaped their new album Tied To The Land, ahead of its release tomorrow. Their selection features beloved recordings by Joan Baez, Steeleye Span and Pentangle, as well as some lesser-known gems.

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Last Thursday 00:00
BBC Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Owl Service

    Wake The Vaulted Echo

    • Wake The Vaulted Echo EP.

  • Stone Angel

    The Gay Goshawk

    • Stone Angel.
    • Acme.

  • Pentangle

    A Woman Like You (Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1968)

    • Sweet Child.
    • Castle Communications.
    • 5.

  • Shirley Collins / Dolly Collins

    Bonnie Boy

    • The Power of the True Love Knot.
    • Fledg'ling.
    • 1.

  • Brenda Wootton

    The Mermaid

    • Boy Jan... Cornishman.
    • Plant Life.

  • Steeleye Span

    The Blacksmith

    • Hark! The Village Wait.
    • Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

  • Dave & Toni Arthur

    Female Rambling Sailor

    • Morning Stands On Tiptoe.
    • Transatlantic.
    • 3.

  • Mrs Sarah Makem

    I Courted a Wee Girl

    • Ulster Ballad Singer.
    • Topic.
    • 9.

  • Midwinter

    Maids and Gentlemen

    • The Waters of Sweet Sorrow.
    • Prog Temple.

  • Joan Baez

    The Trees They Do Grow High

    • Joan Baez, Vol. 2.
    • Vanguard Records.
    • 2.

  • Joan Mills & Michael Raven

    Robin Hood's Dance

    • Robin Hood's Dance.

  • Ray Fisher

    Bonny At Morn

    • The Bonny Birdy.
    • Trailer.

  • Shirley Collins / Dolly Collins

    Barbara Allen

    • The Power of the True Love Knot.
    • Fledg'ling.
    • 14.

  • The Owl Service

    The Sea

    • A Tribute To Sandy Denny.
    • Fruits de Mer Records.

Broadcast

  • Last Thursday 00:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music