| Artist | Title | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Phillips | Sumer is Icumen In | ||
| Polyteknikkojen Kuoro | Helan går | ||
| Petters Erik Eriksson, Hans Brimi, Mauno Jarvela & Levy Wilsen | The Fiddle: Kvitbergjen, springleik | ||
| Frifot | I denna ljuva sommartid | ||
| Tom McHaile | Set Dance: King of the Fairies | ||
| In Harmony's Way | Oro Mo Bhaidin | ||
| Dalla | Tansys Golowan (Midsummer Bonfire) | ||
| Trouvere Medieval Minstrels | Sumer is Icumen In | ||
| Donka Paneva and Mitka Petkova from Malomir Village, Yambol District | Ivan Na Rada (Ivan spoke to Rada) | ||
| Skandinieki | Ligojati, Ligojati | ||
| Stalti Family | Midsummer Song | ||
| Tim Rayborn | Kupala | ||
| Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble | Porushka | ||
| Zeellia | Summer Solstice/Kupala Na Ivana | ||
| Nutopia | Fern Flower | ||
| Skandinieki | Celies, Brālīti |
Midsummer Solstice
This episode explores some of the better and lesser known celebrations and songs of the midsummer solstice in Europe. In the process it addresses some of the perennial questions of this holiday, like: What is a maypole? Why are all of those Russians bathing together? And how can I find buried treasure when all I’m wearing is this garland of mugwort? And what’s all this about human sacrifice?