Who Killed Cock Robin? It was I, said the Sparrow. But where did the song come from? And what does it mean? Explore a world of birds, nursery rhymes, mythology, and history in this month’s episode.
Host: Olivia Harding
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Yuri Gohen: @yurigohenfolksong
Who Killed Cock Robin by Yuri Gohen: https://yurigohen.bandcamp.com/album/who-killed-cock-robin
https://open.spotify.com/album/5I5HTXbYVPOxc7MtKFU9jX?si=LXPUC86NQ1iamUUntn4GtA
Musical excerpts:
ARTIST: Peggy Seeger
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.y outube.com/watch?v=hVTcXtK_8Qo
ARTIST: Tim Hart and Friends
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjGyLkGJBlI
ARTIST: King’s Singers
WORK: Of All the Birds
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnr6Oxybkq4
ARTIST: Dana and Susan Robinson
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/HqP26mqO4GY?si=xS2SAHX8BItCQ00U
ARTIST: Jean Ritchie
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otcP8CCCt3c
ARTIST: Glenn Yarbrough
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACX6OS6oO5k
ARTIST: Richard Dyer-Bennet
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://youtu.be/lhTXFbYn3WY
ARTIST: John Jacob Niles
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-_lfkMQGPs
ARTIST: Robin Roberts
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB9eTpc-G1U
ARTIST: Silly Symphony
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GK66CFljA0
ARTIST: St. Michael’s Junior School for Girls in Cumberland
WORK: Cock Robin is Dead and Lays in his Grave
SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YteMR9prrQ
ARTIST: Yuri Gohen
WORK: Who Killed Cock Robin?