Common Sense Songs, hosted by Graham and Barbara Dean, airs every Wednesday from 8- 10 p.m. on WBCR-lp 97.7fm Great Barrington MA, streaming at  < The show is repeated Friday from 3.00 to 5.00 p.m. The show can also be heard for 2 weeks on Spinitron.

       Now is the month of maying. Some traditional British customs to start the show and then celebrations of some May birthdays.

"Come Lasses and Lads/Packington's Round", John Roberts ,Tony Barrand, Fred Breunig and Steve Woodruff, To Welcome In The Spring, Golden Hind Music.

"Northill May Song", John Roberts, Tony Barrand, Fred Breunig and Steve Woodruff, To Welcome In The Spring, Golden Hind Music.

"Gloucestershire Hornpipe/ Mr. Trill's Song", Ashley Hutchings, Morris On The Road, Talking Elephant Records.

"Sharp On Morris", Albion Christmas Band, An Albion Christmas, Talking Elephant Records.

"Staines Morris", The Morris On Band, Morris On, Universal - Island Records.

"Happy Man", from Son Of Morris On, EMI.

"Fieldtown Processional/ Glorishears", from Son Of Morris On, EMI.

"Monk's March", John Kirkpatrick, Plain Capers, Free Reed.

"Following The Old 'Oss', Finest Kind, From Shore to Shore, Fallen Angle Music.

"Swinton May Song", The Watersons, For Pence and Spicy Ale, Topic.

"May Song", Lady of Autumn, Beggar's Velvet, Old and New Tradition.

"Morris Tune/ The Rose/ Trunkles", Brass Monkey, Sound and Rumour, Topic.


"Singing Through the Hard Times", Magpie, Dan Schatz, Emma's Revolution, Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer and Friends, Singing Through the Hard Times, Righteous Babe Records.

"I've Got to Know", Utah Phillips, I've Got to Know, AK Press.

"The Charge on Mother Jones', Utah Phillips, The Long Memory, Red House.

"Harry Orchard", Utah Phillips, The Long Memory, Red House.

"Eddie's Song", Utah Phillips, Starlight On The Rails, AK Press.

"Ship's Gonna Sail", Group Song, Long Gone, Waterbug.


"Kokomo Kid", Guy Davis, Kokomo Kid, MC Records.

"Baby Please Don't Go Down to New Orleans", Guy Davis and Fabrizio Poggi, Sonny and Brownie's Last Train, MC Records.

"I've Looked Around", Guy Davis, Be Ready When I Call, MC Records.

"We All Need A Little KIndness In This World", Guy Davis, Legacy, Red House.


"Anderson's Coast", John Roberts and Deb Cowan, Ballads Long and Short, Golden Hind Music.

"Sally Free and Easy", John Roberts, A Shellback Singer, Golden Hind Music.



Please send CDs to P.O.Box 332, Great Barrington, MA 01230. We are unlikely to use downloads

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