OTBT Mix 10 July 2026

A mix for broadcast on Ginger Feather FM next week. It has a theme of the sea, boats, ships and sailors with two tracks from the new album by Cara titled Our Ship is Ready. I think this is the second mix with this theme that I've done but there are so many folk songs inspired by the sea.

And if you like Megson's take on The Silent Boatman, check out the version by George Clinton's band Parliament. It's a beautiful recording of the Ruth Copeland song.

Listen to the mix at your leisure on Mixcloud. 

Steve Knightley - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
Cara - Our Ship is Ready
Miranda Sykes - Sea Glass
Kris Drever - Braw Sailin' on the Sea
Megson - The Silent Boatman
Life and Times - Where the Working Boats Went
The Bad Shepherds - Shipbuilding
Claire Hastings - I Missed The Boat
Odette Michel w/ Phil Beer - Rolling Shores Of England
Cara - The Sinking Ship
Fara - West Tide Story
The Rosie Hood Band - Wild Man of the Sea
The Mizzen Crew - Jack Was Every Inch A Sailor
Skipinnish - The Island
Rackhouse Pilfer - Two Oceans
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc - Da Greenland Mans Tune

Many thanks to Kim Edgar for the free download of the Cara album.