Saturday Edge Episode July 26, 2025

On A Mission

8:00am - 12:00pm

Anecdotal notes about the Mission Folk Music Festival and music down the years since its inception in 1988 (I am a founder of this event). Surprise Album of the Week: Teddy Thompson, recorded LIVE at The Rogue last June. Plenty of my favourite artists - leading up to my next show, which will be on my birthday next Saturday. Lots of unapologetic self-indulgence alert!

Track Listing:

Music For A Found Harmonium
Patrick Street · Irish Times
Tolon (feat Yemi Alade)
Fatoumata Diawara · Songlines #189 Top of the World CD
Balan Diamou
Kanazoé Orkestra · Balabeatz
Balimaya
Balimaya Project · Songlines #171 Top Of The World CD
Is Anyone There?
Kayhan Kalhor & Toumani Diabate · The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere
When Nobody Takes My Hand
Sousou & Maher Cissoko · Made of Music
Kourou
Daby Touré & Chris Velan · Café Nomadica by Putumayo
Boundaries (feat. Selcuk Suna)
Okan · Espiral
Como Como
Rumbaristas · Sampler
Maiea (feat. Megan Henderson)
Moana & The Tribe · ONO
Aua Atu Rā
Marlon Williams · Te Whare Tīwekaweka
The Halvening
Morgan Toney · Heal The Divide
Banish Misfortune
Nava · Tapestry
Avant De S'En Aller
Cordes En Folie · O Expresso
Il N'y A Qu'un Seul Dieu
Les Charbonniers De L'enfer ·
Jolie Louise
Headlong Hearts · What We Call Forever
Up & Rise
Hazmat Modine · Extra Deluxe Supreme
It's Alright (feat. K.C. Jones & Jamie Lynn Fontenot)
Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate · Bayou Moonlight
If You Ain't Got Love
The Revelers · The Revelers
Jai Alai
Tom Russell and the Norwegian Wind Ensemble · Aztec Jazz
Ramblin' Man
Unfaithful Servants · The Unfaithful Servants
Going Down The Road
JSD Band · JSD Band
Louder
Patty Larkin · Red=Luck
White Rabbit [Live]
June Tabor & Oyster Band · Fire & Fleet: A Tour Memento 2019
Persuasion
Teddy Thompson · Live at The Rogue 2024
The One I Can't Have
Teddy Thompson · Live at The Rogue 2024
You Don't Know Me
Teddy Thompson · Live at The Rogue 2024
Back Burner
The Eisenhauers · Back Burner
Amsterdam
Mary Gauthier · Dark Enough to See the Stars
Woody and Pete
Beppe Gambetta · Single
No Gods & Precious Few Heroes
Dick Gaughan · Sail On
No Time For Love
Moving Hearts · Moving Hearts
Fiddle Or A Gun
Oysterband · Deserters
Dark Star / Maids Of Mitchelstown / And Your Bird Can Sing
Wake the Dead · Deal
Sweglish: Modally Challenged
Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas · SYZYGY
Scartaglen / The Hunters Purse / The Reconciliation
Danú · The Pearl Album-Live in Celebration
Sheephaven Bay
The Friel Sisters · Northern Sky
An Phis Fliuch
The Unwanted · Music From The Atlantic Fringe
Farewell To Whalley Range / Edinburgh Rock / Jock Brown's 70th / Lad O'Beirne's
Cécilia · Accent
Suil a Gra
Anita Best & Pamela Morgan · The Colour of Amber
Running The Goat
Figgy Duff · Close To The Floor
Harvest Home
Nomos · I Won't Be Afraid Anymore
Traditional Reel / Smilin' Katie / The White Houses of Shieldaig
Ryan Young · Ryan Young
Annie's New Heart: Egypt Road / Liz Kelly / Annie's New Heart
Beolach & Breabach · Celtic Colours Live 2019
Across The Line
Bellowhead · Burlesque
Ye Mariners All
Waterson:Carthy · Waterson:Carthy
King Of The Pipers
Altan · Harvest Storm
Jig For Sham / The Dawn Wall / Johnny Ds / Timewaver
Flook · Sanju
Bal Loudieg: Heuliaddenn Gaouet Ha Daerou / Gouel Hollvedel / Bal Loudieg
Lúnasa · Live In Kyoto
Ma Louise
Le Vent du Nord · 20 printemps
Canadee-I-O
Nic Jones · The Ultimate Guide to English Folk
Tear-Drop Two-Step
Jez Lowe & The Bad Pennies · Bede Weeps
Dr. Gilbert / Devils Of Dublin / Black Pat's
Lúnasa · Otherworld