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Folk Files #2.9 - I Said the Sparrow
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- Folk Files
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- Oct 20, 2025
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- 1973
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Summary
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 Support Folk Files: https://www.patreon.com/c/FolkFilesPodcast 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…