Our 104th episode, which aired on July 17, 2015, and was recorded LIVE in the studio to celebrate our second anniversary. The Dardanelles – McCarthy’s, The Eastern Light Touchstone – Jack Haggerty, The New Land Nuala Kennedy – The Wee Whistle Set, recorded live in-studio Cathie Ryan – Johnny Be Fair, recorded live in-studio J.P. Cormier & Tim Edey – G Jigs, Once J.P. Cormier – Ireland, Somewhere in the Back of My Heart Live Performance: Donald Jones – Frank’s Reel/The Turnpike Reel/The Road ...
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr 56 min
Our 106th episode, which aired on July 31, 2015. Blackie O'Connell & Cyril O'Donoghue - An Bhean Tinceara/Antara, Friars Green We Banjo 3 - Gonna Write Me A Letter, Live in Galway Billy McComiskey - Nora Sweeney/Elizabeth Cullen, Out of the Box Sharon Shannnon with the Waterboys - Saints and Angels, Collaborations Bonnie Rideout - Corn Riggs/The Old Grey Cat/Ships A' Sailing, Gi' Me Elbow Room Kila - Electric Landlady, Gambler's Ballet Le Vent du Nord - La Cavalier et la Belle, La Part du Fe...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 105th episode, which aired on July 24, 2015. Wolfstone – Tinnie Run, The Chase Fernhill – Dole Teifi, Whilia Jeremy Spencer & Sean Leahy – Flood on the Road to the Glenties, The Side Over Nuala Kennedy – Matt Hyland, Noble Stranger Donal Lunny – Lucky Luck Day, Coolfin Eric Bogle – No Man’s Land, By Request Chrissy Crowley – The Departure, The Departure The Chieftains and Great Big Sea – Lukey/Lukaloney, Fire in the Kitchen Joanie Madden – Aggie White’s/Miss Thornton/Rip the Calico – A W...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 103rd episode, which aired on July 10, 2015. Rachel Davis - In The Drive'ers Seat, Rachel Davis We Banjo 3 - Pressed for Time, Live in Galway Donal Lunny - Glentown, Coolfin Paul McKenna Band - Michael Hayes, Elements Liz Knowles - Jigs for John, The Celtic Fiddle of Liz Knowles Donal Clancy - Heave Away My Johnny, Songs of a Roving Blade Oisin Mac Diarmada - Mary Brennan's Favourite/The White Leaf, Ar An Bhfidl Dublin City Ramblers - John O Dreams, Best of the Dublin City Ramblers Phil Cunn...
Feb 22, 2017•59 min
Our 102nd episode, which aired on July 3, 2015. Dervish - Apples in Winter, From Stage to Stage FullSet - Sleepy Ned of Newport, Notes After Dark Aoife Granville - Boys of Biscay, Sraid Eoin Shuffle Foolin in Doolin - Plains of Waterloo, Live in McDermotts Touchstone - Bolen's Fancy/The Dunmore Lasses/The Maid Behind the Bar/The Glass of Beer, The New Land Claudine Langille - Eighteen Years Old Today, The Fin and the Feather Interview with Claudine Langille Gypsy Reel - The Teazer, The Long Trai...
Feb 22, 2017•59 min
Our 101st episode, which aired on June 26, 2015. We Banjo 3 - Sail Away Ladies/Because It's There, Live in Galway We Banjo 3 - Lonesome Road, Live in Galway Brenda Stubbert - Lester's Set, In Jig Time Michael McGoldrick/John McCusker/John Doyle - Long Black Hair, Live Arcady - Toss the Feathers/Fermoy Lasses/Man of the House, Many Happy Returns Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever - Farewell to Stromness, Storymap Lunasa - Pontevedra to Carcarosa, La Nua Beoga - Our Captain Calls All Hands, How to Tun...
Feb 22, 2017•59 min
Our ONE HUNDREDTH episode, which aired on June 19, 2015. The Tossers - Never Enough, Agony Jerry Read Smith - Willie Coleman's/Tom Morrison's/The Banshee, The Strayaway Child Trilogy Jerry Holland - Golden Legs/Lively Steps/Garmont Smiddy's, Helping Hands The Elders - Appalachian Paddy, Wanderin' Life & Times Martin Hayes - Rakish Paddy, Under The Moon Danu - Never Tire of the Road/Greenfields of America, Seanchas Tim Edey - Crossing to the Cape, Sailing Over the Seventh String J.P. Cormier ...
Feb 22, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-ninth episode, which aired on June 12, 2015. We Banjo 3 - Padraig O'Keefe's/The Foxhunter's Slip Jig/Roddy MacDonald's, Live in Galway Scythian - Follow Me Up to Carlow, Immigrant Road Show Gillian Head - Trad. Blast, Spirit Solas - Sorry, The Turning Tide Nuala Kennedy - Voodoo, Noble Stranger Alan & John Kelly - The Parting Glass/The Duke of Leinster, Fourmilehouse Silly Wizard - A Scarce O'Tatties/Lyndhurst, So Many Partings Sean Hoffman & Nolan Ladewski - The High Walls of...
Feb 22, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-eighth episode, which aired on June 5, 2015. The Bothy Band - Old Hag You Have Killed Me, Old Hag You Have Killed Me Danu - The Willow Tree, Buan Michael Hurley - The High Level/Dunmore Lasses/Old Maids of Sligo, The Killaville Sessions Brenda Stubbert - New Cape Breton Jigs, Music All Around Bonnie Rideout - Mrs. Gunn's Strathspey/Sweet Molly/Wise Maid, Kindred Spirits Gypsy Reel - Sonny's Dream, Live in Vermont Tommy Maguire - Jimmy Keane's/The Cuckoo, Kiss Me Kate Green Fields of A...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-seventh episode, which aired on May 29, 2015. FullSet - Up and About, Notes After Dark Floating Crowbar - When A Man's In Love/Tuttle’s/Sgt. Early's Dream/The Tempest, The Torn Jacket Troy MacGillivray - Dr. Fiona’s Cuthill’s Hornpipe/Touring with Kristine/Glasgow Session/Dr. Kevin and Denise O’Halloran, When Here Meets There Shirley Collins - The Queen of May, Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways Richard Thompson - The Random Jig/The Grinder, Strict Tempo The Town Pants - D...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-sixth episode, which aired on May 22, 2015. Blackie O'Connell & Cyril O'Donoghue - Keg of Brandy, Friars Green The Bonny Men - Harvest Moon, The Bonny Men Ron Kavana - Further Catastrophe, Irish Ways Silly Wizard - Moneymusk Lads, Caledonia's Hardy Sons Kimberley Fraser - The Madames, Falling On New Ground The Town Pants - The Boys of the Old Brigade, Coming Home The Fureys and Davey Arthur - Ned Walsh/The Piper's Chair, Banshee Shaskeen - Walking Up Town, Walking Up Town Tom Byrn...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-fifth episode, which aired on May 15, 2015, which featured the music of Stan Rogers. Stan Rogers - The Witch of Westmoreland, unreleased live show from May 28, 1983 Tommy Makem & Liam Clancy - The Mary Ellen Carter, We've Come A Long Way Stan Rogers - The House of Orange, unreleased live show from May 28, 1983 Stan Rogers - Arts Funding, unreleased live show from May 28, 1983 Stan Rogers - White Squall, unreleased live show from May 28, 1983 Stan Rogers - Plenty of Hornpipe, Fogar...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-fourth episode, which aired on May 8, 2015. Liz Carroll et al - Blind Daniel the Piper/Crow Street, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Liz Carroll et al - Lady Gordon's Minuet, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Interview with Marty Fahey and Liz Carroll, part three Triona Ni Dhomhnaill - Carolan's Farewell to Music, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Liz Carroll et al - The Lough Derg Cross/A Tale of a Tub/The Po...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-third episode, which aired on May 1, 2015. Liz Carroll et al - The Plane of the Plank/The Knight of Glin's Jig, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Interview with Marty Fahey and Liz Carroll, part one Liz Carroll et al - Planxty Charles Bunworth/Rose & Kathleen's Slip Jig, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Kieran O'Hare - The Dark Slender Boy, Ireland: Crossroads of Art and Design 1690-1840: The Music Interview with Marty Fahey and L...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-second episode, which aired on April 24, 2015. The Outside Track - Belladrum Outhouse, Curious Things Given Wings Jim McCann - From Clare to Here, Jim McCann Barleycorn - Heather Breeze/My Love is in America, My Last Farewell J.P. Cormier - Hometown Battlefield, The Chance Interview with J.P. Cormier, Part One J.P. Cormier - Mary Goes Round, Somewhere In The Back Of My Heart Interview with J.P. Cormier, Part Two J.P. Cormier - The Unfinished Song, The Chance J.P. Cormier - The Jesu Ji...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninety-first episode, which aired on April 17, 2015, and featured groundbreaking Irish and Scottish music from the 1970s. Planxty - Slip Jigs: The Kid on the Mountain/An Phius Fhluich, The Well Below The Valley Planxty - The West Coast of Clare, Planxty The Bothy Band - The Priest/Mary Willie's/This Is My Love Do You Like Her, After Hours The Bothy Band - Is Trua Nach Bhfuil Me In Eiri, The Bothy Band Silly Wizard - The Auld Pipe Reel/The Brolum, Caledonia's Hardy Sons Silly Wizard - Donald ...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our ninetieth episode, which aired on April 20, 2015. Gerry O'Connor - Brendan O'Regan's Reels, No Place Like Home Oysterband - Bury Me Standing, Meet You There Willie A. Taylor - The Pearl Wedding/Nancy Taylor's Reel, Classic Celtic Music From Smithsonian Folkways The Kilfenora Ceili Band - Barndances: The Bluebell Polka/The Primrose, Ten Years of Ceili House Kris Drever - Rodney's Glory: Air/Rodney's Glory/Jim Donoghue's, Black Water Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble - Hope to See...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-ninth episode, which aired on April 3, 2015. Eoin Duignan - Tuatha De Dannan, Pagan Irish-Cath Finntragha The Elders - Fisherman, Story Road The Bonny Men - The Slides, The Bonny Men Damien Mullane - Galway Bay, 13 Kimberley Fraser - Flee As A Bird, Falling On New Ground J.P. Cormier - Gilgarry's Glen, Another Morning The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur - Ship In Full Sail/Badenloch/Hardiman's, Banshee John Renbourn - The English Dance, The Black Balloon John Renbourn - Mist Covered M...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-eighth episode, which aired on March 27, 2015. Shane Cook & Jake Charron - Say Old Man Can You Play the Fiddle, Head to Head NEW TO YOU: Mike Mullins - Ballad of St. Anne's Reel, Windows of Time Aoife Granville - The Flowers of Brooklyn Reels, Samhain So Dave MacIsaac - Gaelectric Blues, Nimble Fingers Dervish - The Coolea Jigs, 21 Years From Stage to Stage Dervish - Red Haired Mary, 21 Years From Stage to Stage Interview with Cathy Jordan of Dervish Dervish with Vasen and Mike Ma...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-seventh episode, which aired on March 20, 2015, and featured Celtic music played on the mandolin. Fiontan Ó Meachair - The Salamanca/The Hunter's House/Ms. McCloud, Irish Traditional Mandoline The Chieftains and the Punch Brothers - The Frost Is All Over, Voice of Ages Touchstone - The Flowing Tide/Cooley's, The New Land The Johnstons - Kilfenora Jig, Bitter Green Tempest - Reels on Fire, Fifteenth Anniversary Collection Planxty - Baneasa's Green Glade/Mominsko Horo, Cold Blow and the...
Feb 21, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-sixth episode, which aired on March 13, 2015. Tannahill Weavers - Donald MacLean's Farewell to Oban/Dunrobin Castle/The Wise Maid/Iain's Jig, Land of Light The Black Family - Wheel the Perambulator, The Black Family Jolly Beggarmen - Tripping Up The Stairs, Traditionally Irish Carl MacKenzie - The Spot Where My Forefathers Dwelt/Lovat's Restoration/Darling of the Uist Lasses, Music from the Simon Fraser Collection Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry - Farewell to Connaught/Liz Carr...
Feb 20, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-fifth episode, which aired on March 6, 2015. Blackie O'Connell & Cyril O'Donoghue - The March of the High King of Laois, Friars Green Aoife Granville - Isle of St. Helena, Saimhin So Qristina & Quinn Bachand - Lark in the Morning/The Miller's Maggot/The Donegal Lass, Family CLOSET CLASSIC: John Kirkpatrick Band - The Swirling Serpent/Beast of Burden, Force of Nature The Outside Track - Fishcakes and Brandy, Fast Company Dervish - The Masters Return, From Stage to Stage Liz Car...
Feb 20, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-fourth episode, which aired on February 27, 2015. We Banjo 3 - The Fox, single Altan - The Tin Key/Sam Kelly's Jig/Gravediggers, The Widening Gyre Les Amis Creole - Jolie Bassette, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac - Hoireann o Rathill iu o, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Maeve Gilchrist & Nic Gareiss - The Sandhunter, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain - Dr. Donaldson/The Anvil Reel, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Morg...
Feb 20, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-third episode, which aired on February 20, 2015, and featured music from Tempest. Tempest - Coalminers, 15th Anniversary Collection Tempest - Captain Morgan, The 25th Anniversary Concert Interview with Lief Sorbye, part one Golden Bough - The Blind Harper of Lochmaben, The Boatman's Daughter Lief Sorbye - Busker's Lament, Across the Borders Interview with Lief Sorbye, part two Tempest - September Jig, The Tracks We Leave Tempest - The Tracks We Leave, The Tracks We Leave Interview wit...
Feb 20, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-second episode, which aired on February 13, 2015. Altan - Maggie's Pancakes/Piobaire an Cheide/The Friel Deal, The Widening Gyre Tempest - Rantin' Rovin' Robin, The Tracks We Leave The Chaisson Family - On the Fly: The Flower in the Garden/The Idle Road/The Boys of the Town/Ships Are Sailing/The Hills of Glenorchy, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Laura Smith - I Built A Boat, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas with Nic Gareiss - Farley Bridge, Celtic Colour...
Feb 20, 2017•59 min
Our eighty-first show, which aired on February 6, 2015. We Banjo 3 - Shove the Pig's Foot A Little Further in the Fire/Fine Times at Our House, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Vasen - Fanny, Celtic Colours Live Volume Two Sharon Shannon - Sally May Melia, Renegade Blackie O'Connell & Cyril O'Donoghue - If I Never Spend A Morning Without You, Friars Green Éamon Doorley, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Julie Fowlis & Ross Martin - Cailíní Deasa Mhuigheo/Eadar Alba Is Éirinn/Mrs. Ramsay Of Barton/Ti...
Feb 20, 2017•59 min
Our eightieth show, which aired on January 30, 2015. The Chieftains with Imelda May - Caroline Rua/The Ladies' Pantalettes, Voice of Ages Breabach - George White's Favourite, The Big Spree Troy MacGillivray, The Talisker High Bass Set, Where Here Meets There The Elders - Saint Patrick's Battalion, Story Road The Alt - Going For A Soldier Jenny/The Chandelier, The Alt Danu - Waltz/March: Caisleán Rathanáin, Buan Blackie O'Connell & Cyril O'Donoghue - The Old Pigeon on the Gate/Ah Surely, Fria...
Feb 19, 2017•59 min
Our seventy-ninth episode, which aired on January 23, 2015. The Elders - Hangover Hill, Story Road The Elders - Moore Street Girls, Live at the Uptown Theater Wendy MacIsaac - First Figure, Off the Floor Danu - Slide Set, Buan Interview with Benny McCarthy of Danu Danu - Fiona's Arrival/O'Connell's Trip to Parliament, Seanchas Danu - Passage West, Buan The Bothy Band - The Pipe on the Hob/The Hag at the Churn, After Hours Planxty - Nancy Spain, Live in Dublin Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - An Clár Bog...
Feb 19, 2017•59 min
Our seventy-eighth episode, which aired on January 16, 2015. Barrule - Mylecharaine's March, Barrule Jamie Smith's Mabon - Lady of the Woods, Windblown Vishten - Tempete des Glaces, Mosaik Kornog - Dans Plinn, Kornog Robin Huw Bowen - Cider Apples/The Angels Hornpipe, The Sweet Harp of My Land Siwsann George - Can y Bugail, Traditional Songs of Wales Hevia - La Linea Trazada, Tierra Del Nadie Carlos Nunez - Moonlight Piper, Brotherhood of Stars Brian Friel - Bakgarden, Karusell Hazelius Hedin - ...
Feb 19, 2017•59 min
Our seventy-seventh episode, which aired on January 9, 2015. Tim Edey Trio - The Shetland Set, Live in Scotland the Tpot Sessions Tim Edey Trio - The Dunning Weavers, Live in Scotland the Tpot Sessions The Alt - The Green Gowned Lass/Danger Mouse/Dan Breen's, The Alt The Alt - Willie Angler, The Alt Wendy MacIsaac - 2nd Figure, Off the Floor Wendy MacIsaac - 3rd Figure, Off the Floor Donal Clancy - Mrs. McGrath, Songs of a Roving Blade Donal Clancy - Eileen Aruin, Songs of a Roving Blade CLOSET ...
Feb 19, 2017•59 min