Our 136th episode, which aired on February 26, 2016. Altan - John Doherty's Reels, Runaway Sunday Altan - White Birds, The Widening Gyre Interview with Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh of Altan Altan - The Ardara Girls/The Backdoor Highlands/Fáscadh mo Léine (The Wringing of my Shirt)/Reel in A/Ciaran Tourish’s Reel, Gleann Nimhe - The Poison Glen Altan - A Moment In Time, Runaway Sunday Paul McKenna Band - Lonely Man, Paths That Wind Interview with Paul McKenna Paul McKenna Band - He Fades Away, Paths That...
Feb 25, 2017•59 min
Our 135th episode, which aired on February 19, 2016, and featured the music of Turlough O'Carolan. Catriona McKay - Carolan's Concerto, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Dublin City Ramblers - O'Carolan's Draught, 20 Great Irish Ballads, Rebel Songs & Instrumentals John McCutcheon - Planxty George Brabazon/Si Bheag Si Mohr, The Wind That Shakes the Barley John Renbourn - Three Pieces by O'Carolan: The Lamentation of Owen Roe O'Neill/Lord Inchiquin/Carolan's Concerto, The Hermit Derek B...
Feb 25, 2017•59 min
Our 134th episode, which aired on February 12, 2016. Battlefield Band - Easy Peasy, Lineup Dervish - Lover's Token, Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions 2014 Liz Carroll et al. - The Droning Old-Aged Woman/Byrn's March, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Liz Carroll et al. - The True Love of My Heart, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock & Aoife Ni Bhriain - [It Was] A Magic Mist That Came Over Me One Night And Put Me Astray, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design ...
Feb 25, 2017•59 min
Our 133rd episode, which aired on February 5, 2016. Liz Carroll et al. - Blind Daniel The Piper/Crow Street, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Liz Carroll et al. - A View from the North, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Interview with Marty Fahey Liz Carroll et al. - The Lough Derg Cross/A Tale of a Tub/The Potter's Wheel, Ireland: Crossroads of Art & Design Open the Door for Three - High Germany, Open the Door for Three Paul Cranford - Jigs in B Flat, The Lighthouse Paul McKenn...
Feb 25, 2017•59 min
Our 132nd episode, which aired on January 29, 2016. Open the Door for Three – Rat in the Thatch, The Penny Wager Open the Door for Three – The Penny Wager, The Penny Wager Burning Bridget Cleary – Madam I’m A Darling, These Are The Days Burning Bridget Cleary – Chloe’s Passion, These Are The Days Silly Wizard – Mrs. Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Bob, “Live” Again Jamie Smith’s Mabon – The Space Between, The Space Between Wendy MacIsaac – Stephanie and Jackie, Timeline Lau – Butch...
Feb 25, 2017•59 min
Our 131st episode, which aired on January 22, 2016. Brian Friel - Totanka Yotanka, Karusell Barrule - In Search of Manannan, Barrule Jamie Smith's Mabon - Whiskey Burp Reels, Windblown Llan de Cubel - A La Mar Fui Pos Naranxes, IV Mercedes Peon - O Mar, Isue Milladoiro - Muiniera De Vilanova, Castellum Honesti Vishten - Without Words/Belle Vue, Vishten Live Alan Stivell - Cease Fire, Brian Boru Dalla - Crantock Games, Rooz Vasen - Flippen, Keyed Up Kasir - The Broad Walk, Chilling On A Sunday
Feb 25, 2017•59 min
Our 130th episode, which aired on January 15, 2016, and featured a tribute to the late Andy M. Stewart. Silly Wizard - Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart), Caledonia's Hardy Sons Silly Wizard - The Parish of Dunkeld/The Curlew, "Live" Again Silly Wizard - The Valley of Strathmore, "Live" Again Andy M. Stewart & Manus Lunny - Tae the Weaver's Gin Ye Go, At It Again Andy M. Stewart - The Ramblin' Rover, By the Hush Silly Wizard - Miss Shepherd/Sweeney's Buttermilk/MacGlinchey's Reel, "L...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 129th episode, which aired on January 8, 2016. Trian - Humours of Balleyconnell/Reel Eboulement/Richie Dwyer's, Trian II Catherine-Anne MacPhee - Mouth Music, Canan Nan Gaidheal Larry Gavin, Micheal O'Rourke & Charlie Lennon - The Broken Bridge/Golden Shadows, Two Miles to Tulla Mick Moloney, Jimmy Keane & Robbie O'Connell - The Mickey Dam, There Were Roses Paddy O'Brien - Poll Ha'Penny/Gerry Egan's, Mixing the Punch Damien O'Kane - The Banks of the Bann, Areas of High Traffic Patric...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 128th episode, which aired on January 1, 2016. Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - The New Post Office/The Pigeon on the Gate/The New Custom House, Welcome Here Again Natalie MacMaster - The Newcastle Hornpipe/The Second Star Hornpipe/Mrs. Forbes of Leith/Mary Clare/Jabe Meadow, Road to the Isle The Celtic Nots - Mary K/Banks of Lough Gowna/New Mown Hay, Not Music Gypsy Reel - Newry Town, Live in Vermont J.P. Cormier - The New Brick Road, X8: A Mandolin Collection Dave Gunning - The New Highw...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 127th episode, which aired on December 25, 2015. We Banjo 3 - Deck the Halls with Lots of Banjos, unreleased Coig - I Heard Three Jigs, Carols Barra MacNeils - Christmas Ceilidh, Christmas II Barra MacNeils - A-Walking Christmas Morning, O Christmas Three Maggie Sansone et al. - Christmas Carousing/Ale Is Dear/New Christmas, A Scottish Christmas J.P. Cormier - In the Bleak Midwinter, Noel: A J.P. Cormier Christmas Yo-Yo Ma with Natalie MacMaster - A Christmas Jig/Mouth of the Tobique Reel, S...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 126th episode, which aired on December 18, 2015, and featured our 2105 year-end wrap-up. Altan - Maggie's Pancakes/Piobaire An Cheide/The Friel Deal, The Widening Gyre We Banjo 3 - The Fox, single release Wendy MacIsaac - The First Figure, Off the Floor Danu - Passage West, Buan Socks in the Frying Pan - Spaceships and Frying Pans, Return of the Flying Sock Monsters from Outer Space Socks in the Frying Pan - Slipjigs and Reels, Socks in the Frying Pan Blackie O'Connell and Cyril O'Donoghue -...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 125th episode, which aired on December 11, 2015. Daimh - Coddywatch, Tuneship The Once - Jack the Sailor, Row Upon Row of the People They Know Sharon Shannon & Friends - The Bungee Jumpers, Live at Dolan's Kenneth MacKenzie - Backstreet, Kinnon Beaton & Friends: Tunesmith Barra MacNeils - Green Tree Set, O Christmas Three The Elders - Thirteen Days, Story Road Catherine McEvoy with Steve Cooney - Elizabeth Kelly's Favorite/Follow Me Down to Limerick, The Home Ruler Comas - The Rambli...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 124th episode, which aired on December 4, 2015. Realta - Jimmy's Return/John Brennan's/Trip to Cullenstown, Open the Door for Three Open the Door for Three - Beeswing, Open the Door for Three Ashley MacIsaac - Constitution Breakdown, Live at the Savoy Troy MacGillivray - Ridge's Polkas, Live at the Music Room Deaf Shepherd - Jean Carignan, Synergy Wrigley Sisters - Halloween Flit, Huldreland Interview with J.P. Cormier J.P. Cormier - The Island, Another Morning Luka Bloom - Lonesome Robin, H...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 123rd episode, which aired on November 27, 2015. Celtic Ceili - Lord McDonald's, Last Night's Fun T with the Maggies - Wedding Dress, T with the Maggies Aly Bain with the Boys of the Lough - Kerryman’s Daughter/O’Keefe’s Plough/The Sligo Maid/The Humours of Ballinahinch/Gravel Walk/Out by East Da Vong, Aly Bain & Friends Aodan Coyne - Welcome Poor Paddy Home, If We Only Knew Tommy Basker - The Braes of Auchentyre/The Glen Where My Love Lives/Miss Scott, The Tin Sandwich Dmitri Alano - Th...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 122nd episode, which aired on November 20, 2015, and featured Celtic music played on the five-string banjo. Tony Furtado - Jenny's Wedding/Rakish Paddy, Full Circle Tony Furtado - Road to Donegal/Bean An Ti Ar Lar, Rounder Banjo Extravaganza "Live" Interview with J.P. Cormier J.P. Cormier - Banjomusk, Take 5: A Banjo Collection Bill Keith - Ricketts Hornpipe, Something Auld Something Newgrass Something Borrowed Something Bluegrass CLOSET CLASSIC: Dave Hum - Mason's Apron, Celtic and Bluegras...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 121st episode, which aired on November 13, 2015. J.P. Cormier - Tenor Set #2, Take Five: A Banjo Collection Jim Hanlon - Remembrance Day, The Cormier Sessions Vol. 1 Jig to a Milestone - Merrily Kiss the Quaker's Wife/The Kid on the Mountain, Crawford's Pub Black Irish Texas - Red Haired Mary, EP Tony McManus - The Sweetness of Mary/The Piper's Bonnet, Tony McManus Damien O'Kane - Greenfields of America, Areas of High Traffic Oisin McAuley - The Quebec Reels, Far From the Hills of Donegal Pa...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 120th episode, which aired on November 6, 2015. Socks in the Frying Pan - The Finale, Socks in the Frying Pan Makem & Spain Brothers - Crossroads Ceili, Up the Stairs The Gloaming - The Sailor's Bonnet, The Gloaming The Gloaming - Freedom/Saoirse, The Gloaming The Poozies - The Great Debate, Changed Days Same Roots Lucy Ward - Song for Lola, I Dreamt I Was A Bird Marc Boudreau - Contentment Is Wealth, Steppin' It Up Matt MacIsaac - Rocking the Baby/Victoria Road/Mason's Apron, The Piping...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 119th episode, which aired on October 30, 2015. Marie Fielding & An Tra - Tuttle's Reels, An Tra John Doyle - Farewell to All That, Shadow and Light Joe Derrane and Carl Hession - Farrell O'Gara/The Flogging Reel, Return to Inis Mor Paddy O'Brien - Rigney's/Ambrose Moloney's, Banks of the Shannon Lau - Souter Creek, Lightweights and Gentlemen Kris Drever/John McCusker/Rodney Woomble - Out of Light, Before the Ruin Micheal Healy - The Galway Bay/Princess Beatrice, Pleckin' About Vasen - N...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 118th episode, which aired on October 23, 2015. Seamus Ennis - Rainy Day/First You Must Learn the Grip, 40 Years of Piping Patrick Street - Music For A Found Harmonium, Irish Times Matt Molloy - Boys of the Town/Jackson's Jig/Connaughtman's Rambles, Stony Steps June Tabor - No Man's Land/Flowers of the Forest, Ashes and Diamonds Joe Burke and Charlie Lennon - Master Crowley's/The Jug of Punch, The Bucks of Oranmore Tannahill Weavers - Gray Bob/Cutty’s Wedding/Loch Carran/Gray Bob, Capernaum ...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 117th episode, which aired on October 16, 2015. Troy MacGillivray and Shane Cook - A Winston Jig in A/Boston Life/Traditional Jig/Mary’s Return Home/Ottawa Valley Fiddle Camp 2007, When Here Meets There Adrianne and Mike - The Storm, Where the Heart Lies Paddy Keenan - Dinny O'Brien's/Garden of Daisies, Na Keen Affair Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael McGoldrick and Jim Murray - Summer's Coming, Tunes Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder - Goin' to the Ceili, Instrumentals We Banjo 3 - L...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 116th episode, which aired on October 9, 2015. Liz Carroll & John Doyle – Fremont Center/Vornado/Minutemen, In Play The Barra MacNeils – Chasing the Sun, 20th Anniversary Collection Album Ryan J. MacNeil – Oh Wheels What Can the Matter Be, Piper Jerry Holland – Forneth House/O’er the Moor Among the Heather/Sir Archibald Dunbar/Kiss the Lass You Love Best/The Uist Lasses’ Darling/Sir David Davidson of Cantry/Celtic Ceilidh, Parlor Music We Banjo 3 – Over the Waterfall/Liberty Polka, Roots...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 115th episode, which aired on October 2, 2015. The String Sisters - Shetland Fiddle Diva/Kinyon's Jig/Kinyon's Reel/Lad O'Bierne's, Live Adrienne and Mike - The Fortunate Ones, Where the Heart Lies Liz Doherty & Fiddlesticks - Lime Hill/Sarah's Fiddle/Laurel's Reel/The Mortgage Burn, Ten Years of Ceili House The Barra MacNeils - Caledonia, Closer to Paradise Ashley MacIsaac - B Flat Clogs and Reels, Live at the Savoy Mac Morin - The Diel's Lochy, Mac Morin Brenda Stubbert - The Kylebrack...
Feb 24, 2017•59 min
Our 114th episode, which aired on September 25, 2015. Dawn and Margie Beaton - Medley of Fiddle Tunes, unreleased recording live at Celtic Colours Interview with Dawn Beaton of Celtic Colours Dawn and Margie Beaton - Just Jigs, A Taste of Gaelic We Banjo 3 - Poor Old Liza Jane/Dance Boatman Dance, Live in Galway Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac - Air a' Ghille Tha Mo Run, Seinn Interview with Wendy MacIsaac Wendy MacIsaac - Magnificent 7, Off the Floor Beolach - Memories of Father Charlie M...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 113th episode, which aired on September 18, 2015, and featured historic Cape Breton music. Angus Chisholm - Glengarry's Dirk/The Bonnie Lass of Fisherrow/The Bird's Nest, The Early Recordings of Angus Chisholm Winston Fitzgerald - Crossing the Minch/Farmer's Daughter, Winston Fitzgerald and the Radio Entertainers John Allan Cameron - Medley of Pipe Tunes, Here Comes John Allan Cameron John Allan Cameron - Banks of Sicily, Here Comes John Allan Cameron Cape Breton Symphony - Flowers of Edinbu...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 112th episode, which aired on September 11, 2015. Socks In The Frying Pan - Spaceships and Frying Pans, Return of the Giant Sock Monsters from Outer Space Scythian - If Ever You Were Mine, Scythian Live Vol. 1 Irish Airs - Stone Table Dance, The Hightail Sessions Wild Colonial Bhoys - Shouting In A Hurricane, On Our Own Chrissy Crowley - Sailing, The Departure Shane Cook and Jake Charron - Kilts On Fire, Head to Head Deb Shebish - Julia Delaney's/MacArthur Road, Kitchen Fiddle Johnandrew Bel...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 111th episode, which aired on September 4, 2015. Socks in the Frying Pan - The Kitchen Sink Set, Return of the Giant Sock Monsters from Outer Space Socks in the Frying Pan - The King's Shilling, Return of the Giant Sock Monsters from Outer Space Scythian - Jigsaw, Old Tin Can Scythian - Back Home In Derry, Old Tin Can Interview with Erin O'Rourke of Indy Irish Fest Pogey - Pour Me Another Whiskey Irish Airs - Foggy Dew, The Hightail Sessions Interview with Chris Cunningham of the Irish Airs ...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 110th episode, which aired on August 28, 2015. Kevin Henderson - Da Fields O Foula, Fin Da Laand Ageen Scythian - Jacobites, Immigrant Road Show Scythian - Fields of Athenry, Immigrant Road Show Pogey - The Ugly Pig medley, Welcome to the Show Scott Benson - MS7R, Point Aconi Wild Colonial Bhoys - Smell the Roses, On Our Own Interview with Adam Coolong of the Wild Colonial Bhoys, part one Wild Colonial Bhoys - Falling Through The Cracks, On Our Own Interview with Adam Coolong, part two Wild ...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 109th episode, which aired on August 21, 2015, and featured the Indianapolis Ceili Band. Indianapolis Ceili Band - Reels: Glen Allen/The Hunter's House/Rakish Paddy, Every Wednesday Night Indianapolis Ceili Band - Jigs: The Old Kilfenora/The Old Favorite/Jim Ward's, Every Wednesday Night Indianapolis Ceili Band - Barndances: The New Broom/Around the Fairy Fort/If We Hadn't Any Women In The World, Every Wednesday Night Indianapolis Ceili Band - Peace In Erin, Every Wednesday Night Interview w...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 108th episode, which aired on August 14, 2015, and featured music from past All-Ireland winners. Trian - Little Man with the Brown Shoes/Ducks in a Row/The Butterfly Reel/Pauline Conneely’s, Trian II John Carty - The Kilfenora Set: The Munster Buttermilk/The Old Favourite/Jim Ward’s/I Will If I Can, I Will If I Can Damien Mullane - The Game Changer, 13 Comas - Joe Tom's/The Brocca/The Donegal Lass, Charge Martin Hayes - Pat Canny's/Come West Along the Road, Under the Moon Jimmy Keane - Tom A...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min
Our 107th episode, which aired on August 7, 2015. Scythian - Immigrant Stomp, Immigrant Road Show Pogey - Joe Neil, Welcome to the Show Teada - The Jig Of The Dead/I Have A House Of My Own With A Chimney Built On The Top Of It/Paddy Breen's/The Bird's Call, Ainneoin Na Stoirme Lau - Unquiet Grave, Lightweights and Gentlemen Kinnon Beaton and Friends featuring Shelly Campbell - The Old CN Line, Tunesmith Socks In The Frying Pan - Slipjigs and Reels, Socks In The Frying Pan The Kells - Ben's Favor...
Feb 23, 2017•59 min