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?

SOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40-TqWBPoDs