Acheulean Age – Episode July 19, 2025
Whelp, coyotes are still in the neighbourhood looking to snack on my wee dog, so I've taken to carrying a big bell with me when I take him for walks - a handmade, tempered bell from northern India, made by local shepherds who use the bells to keep track of their sheep; each bell is a unique tone due to its nature of being handmade and hammered. Truly experienced sheepherders can even tell which sheep is nearby or in distress from that unique sound of the ringing bell! So far, it's been pretty good at telling the coyotes to back off. I do feel a bit like a mad monk or druid on the loose, walking through the storms we've been having lately, ringing my bell and walking my dog. The secret to living a storybook life is to romanticize everything, especially such magical experiences and unusual visuals as trilling out a bell in the rain. And here's the perfect soundtrack for doing just that (without bells, you'll have to bring your own to ring along)!
Tracklist
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Lord, You've Been Good To Me
Johnny Curtis • Native American Country Gospel -
Wash Away
Caltha, featuring Sofia Burke • Chicken Liver Testimony -
Polka Pit
The Dreadnoughts • Polka Pit -
Cigarettes And Whiskey (Oberek)
Ed Guca & The Polish Canadians • Still Playin' Polka -
Sel De Mer
Daniel Stark • SINGLE -
An Interesting Dream
Yellowjackets • Fasten Up -
Infinite Romances
The Crowleys • Strange Seasons -
Sunshine
Robert Seer • Undertones -
That Lucky Old Sun
Big Mama Thornton • Stronger Than Dirt -
This Infinite Dream I Call You
Sheldon Agwu • Kintsugi -
Glass Half Warm
Gerald Clayton • Ones & Twos -
Wine Song
Robbie Basho • Venus In Cancer -
Hicks The Pirate
June Lazare • Folk Songs of New York -
The Last Saskatchewan Pirate
The Arrogant Worms • Arrogant Worms -
We'll Rant And We'll Roar
Omar Blondhahl • 16 Songs Of Newfoundland -
Ghost Chickens In The Sky
Moosebutter • See Dee -
Do You Want To Get Married
Eve Goldberg • A Kinder Season -
Beeswing
Willi Carlisle • Winged Victory -
Scotty MacMillan's G Minor Jig
Jean Hewson • Six Strings North Of The Border -
I'm Just Trying To Get Home
Donovan Woods, featuring William Prince • Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now -
Alouette!
Alan Mills • French Folk Songs For Children -
Let's Get Back To Me And You
Alan Jackson • The Bluegrass Album -
The Mad Trapper of Rat River
Stanley G. Triggs • Bunkhouse And Forecastle Songs Of The Northwest -
The Rifle Boys
LaRena Clarke • A Canadian Garland: Folksongs From The Province of Ontario -
Fugitives Dream
Bruce Springsteen • Tracks II: The Lost Albums: LA Garage Sessions '83 -
Granny Rock
Little Moose & The Hunters • Rural Rockin Hicks