Our 196th episode, which aired on April 23, 2017. Gerry O’Connor – The Reconciliation Set, Myriad Dougie MacLean – Turning Away, Indigenous Three Mile Stone – Wheels of the World/Queen of the Rushes/John Dwyer’s/Christmas Eve, Three Mile Stone Noctambule – Since I Was Begotten, The Waking Interview with Marla Fibish and Bruce Victor of Noctambule Noctambule – Mad Girl’s Love Song, The Waking Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley – The Saucy Polka/Nelly, The Morning Star Chrissy Crowley – The Chisholm...
Apr 26, 2017•58 min
Our 195th episode, which aired on April 16, 2017, and paid tribute to the Murphy Roche Irish Music Club and School of Irish Music. Katie Grennan – Gold Ring/Johnny O’Leary’s, Murphy Roche: The Tradition Continues Michael Foreman – Bere Island/Broken Pledge/Martin Wynne’s #2, Murphy Roche: The Tradition Continues Interview with Mike Chole Interview with Tim Jedlicka The Kids of Murphy Roche – A Tribute to Maurice Lennon: Coillte Barndance, Murphy Roche: The Tradition Continues Lexia Kennedy – The...
Apr 23, 2017•58 min
Our 194th episode, which aired on April 9, 2017. NEW TO YOU: Mick, Louise & Michelle Mulcahy – The Rose in the Heather/The Killavill Jig/An Buachaillin Bui, The Reel Note The Tannahill Weavers – The Rovin’ Heilandman, Land of Light Leanne Aucoin – Jason and Katherine’s Wedding, All Set Karan Casey & John Doyle – False Lover John, Exile’s Return Cathal Hayden – The Ocean Jigs, Hooked On Banjo Celtic Fiddle Festival – Laride/Gavotte, Rendezvous Seamus Maguire, Manus Maguire & Daithi Sp...
Apr 17, 2017•59 min
Our 193rd episode, which aired on April 2, 2017. CLOSET CLASSIC: Dochas – Neilidh O’Boyle’s Highland/Duloman na Binnt Bui/Sean ‘sa Cheo, Dochas Alan Kelly Gang – The Sleeping Policeman, The Last Bell Beoga – Forscarbaken/Mickey the Pipes/The Trip to Cullenstown, Live at Stockfisch Studio The Makem and Spain Brothers – Nancy-O, Up the Stairs Tony DeMarco – Paddy on the Turnpike/The Scholar, The Sligo Indians Tony DeMarco – The Sligo Indians/Paddy Clancy’s/Larry Redican’s/The Rambling Pitchfork, T...
Apr 09, 2017•58 min
Our 192nd episode, which aired on March 26, 2017. CLOSET CLASSIC: Dochas – Neilidh O’Boyle’s Highland/Duloman na Binnt Bui/Sean ‘sa Cheo, Dochas Alan Kelly Gang – The Sleeping Policeman, The Last Bell Beoga – Forscarbaken/Mickey the Pipes/The Trip to Cullenstown, Live at Stockfisch Studio The Makem and Spain Brothers – Nancy-O, Up the Stairs Tony DeMarco – Paddy on the Turnpike/The Scholar, The Sligo Indians Tony DeMarco – The Sligo Indians/Paddy Clancy’s/Larry Redican’s/The Rambling Pitchfork, ...
Apr 02, 2017•58 min
Our 191st episode, which aired on March 19, 2017, and featured Paddy's Day music. The Dubliners – The Rocky Road to Dublin, The Dubliners The Clancy Brothers with Tommy Makem – The Wild Colonial Boy, The Boys Won’t Leave the Girls Alone The Kilkennys – Galway Girl, Meet the Kilkennys Paddy Reilly – The Galway Races, Best of Paddy Reilly Eddie and Finbar Furey – Colonel Fraser, The Lonesome Boatman The Irish Rovers – The Orange and the Green, The Unicorn The Wolfe Tones – The Foggy Dew, The Foggy...
Mar 26, 2017•59 min
Our 190th episode, which aired on March 12, 2017. Breabach – The Poetic Milkman, Urlar CLOSET CLASSIC: Danny Carnahan – The Bailliff’s Daughter of Islington/The Mad Otter’s Holt, Journeys of the Heart NEW TO YOU: New Road – Errigal Braes/Cam Ye by Athol, Stone Walls & Street Lights Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac – Oran a’ Mheirlich/The Thief’s Song, Seinn Foolin in Doolin – Heather Breeze/Poor Timmy, The Recession Sessions Laurence Nugent – The Morning Dew/The Rising Sun/Sean Og’s, Th...
Mar 22, 2017•58 min
Our 189th episode, which aired on March 5, 2017, our first show on WICR the Diamond. John McSherry – The King of Dal Buinne, The Seven Suns Bua – Soldier Soldier, Down the Green Fields Kyle MacDonald – Noise, Kyle MacDonald NEW TO YOU: Maurice McGrath – Willie Clancy and the Pipes, Winsome Ways Calum Stewart & Lauren MacColl – Rise Ye Lazy Fellow, Wooden Flute and Fiddle Jackie Daly & Matt Cranitch, The Rockmills Hornpipe/Freddie Kimmel’s Hornpipe, Rolling On Danu – Snug in the Blanket/P...
Mar 11, 2017•58 min
Our 188th episode, which aired on February 24, 2017. New Road – Ben’s Brogues/The Whinny Hills of Leitrim/The Leitrim Quickstep/Jig for Johnny, Stone Walls and Street Lights Socks in the Frying Pan – When First I Came to Caledonia, Without a Paddle The Maguires – Fergal O’Gara/The Hunter’s House/Speed the Plough, Little Giants and Other Oxymorons Raylene Rankin – Lambs in Spring, Lambs in Spring Danu – Brown-Eyed Bridget, Buan Danu – Lord Gregory, Buan Danu – The Chicago Set, Buan Danu – Muirisí...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 187th episode, which aired on February 17, 2017, and featured Celtic music played on mandolin and mandolin-family instruments. Kevin MacLeod – David Glen’s Old Pipe Reels, Highland Strands Fiontan O Meachair – Bothar Na Faille/Travellin’ Trollope, Irish Traditional Mandoline Planxty – The Old Torn Petticoat/The Dublin Reel/The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Cold Blow and the Rainy Night Tom Walsh – As I Roved Out, Fired Up J.P. Cormier – The Frozen Dish Set, X8: A Mandolin Collection Lief Sorb...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 186th episode, which aired on February 10, 2017. Slainte Mhath – The Congress/Farewell to Erin, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Le Vent du Nord – La Marche du Iroquois/Papineau, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Andrea Beaton and Hilda Chaisson – King George IV/King George V/Marry Me Now/The King’s Reel/Missing Marc/Dillon Brown’s Fancy, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Cyril McPhee & Archie Fisher – We Remember You Well, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Unusual Suspects of Celtic Colours – ...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 185th episode, which aired on February 3, 2017. Fin Moore, Sarah Hoy, Mike Vass and Andrea Beaton – The Dance Set: The Kames Lassies/Little Donald in the Pigpen/Mary’s Fancy/The Ale Is Dear, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Ur: The Future of our Past – The Puirt Set, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Liz Carroll, Troy MacGillivray & Trevor Hutchinson – The Tune-back Set: A Tune-back for Andrea Beaton/The Golden Legs/Who Has the Conn?/Johnny D’s, Celtic Colours Live Volume Four Dougie MacLea...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 184th episode, which aired on January 27. 2017. Danu – The Coachman’s Whip, When All Is Said And Done John Doyle – The Arabic, Shadow and Light Patrick Street – The Coalminer/Heather Breeze/Turf House, Made In Cork Bua – John Joe Hartnett’s/Spellan the Fiddler, Down the Green Fields The Yanks – Gander in the Pratie Hole, Haymaker The Barra MacNeils – Dancing We Would Go, Closer to Paradise Na Mooneys – Morning Dew, Na Mooneys Na Mooneys – Maire Mhor, Na Mooneys John and Maggie Carty – The Tu...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 183rd episode, which aired on January 20, 2017. Milladoiro – Muineira de Chantada, Castellum Honesti Le Vent du Nord – Rosette, Dans les Airs Barrule – Europop Vona, Barrule Dalla – Seventeen Come Sunday, Rooz Llangres – Nena Maria, Maqueta Rapalje – The Raggle Taggle Gypsy, Celtic Fire Si Mhor – Iron Legs, Celtomania Jamie Smith’s Mabon – Caru Pum Merch, Windblown Matthew Horsley – Centenary March/Ballydesmond March, Australian Waters Crasdant – The Gray Lad, Welsh Traditional Music Vasen –...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 182nd episode, which aired on January 13, 2017. Shooglenifty – The Grampian Television Jig/Horace Show of Highfield/The Old..., Venus in Tweeds We Banjo 3 – Little Liza Jane, String Theory John McSherry, Donal O’Connor & Sean Og Graham – No Room to Wriggle in the Cauldron, Ulaid Douglas Cameron – Canadians on a Bender to the Wedding, Douglas Cameron The Yanks – The Holly Bush/McFadden’s Own/The Bucks of Oranmore, Haymaker Fuchsia Band – Colcannon, Gra Da Raibh Alison Perkins & Nicola...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 181st episode, which aired on January 6, 2017. Crasdant – Nos Galan (New Years Eve), Nos Sadwrn Bach (Not Yet Saturday) Van Morrison – Celtic New Year, Magic Time Colin Grant – Newmill Brig, Colin Grant Albion Country Band – New St. George/La Rotta, Battle of the Field Conor Keane & Kevin Griffin – New Mown Meadow/The Dublin Reel/The Steampacket, Celtic Roots & Celtic Moods Horslips – New York Wakes, Live at Sigma Sound John Renbourn – New Nothynge, The Nine Maidens Kate Rusby – Hark...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 180th episode, which aired on December 30, 2016, and featured our 2016 year-end wrap-up. Realta – The Rakes of Clonmel/The Glenshane Pass/O’Leary’s Motorbike, Clear Skies We Banjo 3 – Happiness, String Theory Cillian Vallely – The Cottage in the Grove/Kiss the Maid Behind the Barrel/Master Crowley’s, The Raven’s Rock. Open the Door for Three – The Penny Wager, The Penny Wager Joe Derrane with John McGann & Seamus Connolly – Chief O’Neill’s/The First of June, The Boston Edge J.P. Cormier ...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 179th episode, which aired on December 23, 2016. We Banjo 3 – Deck the Halls with Lots of Banjos, single release The Elders – Christmas Day, single release Liam O’Flynn – An Droichead, Windham Hill Celtic Christmas IV Altan – Soillse Na Nollag, Windham Hill Celtic Christmas J.P. Cormier – Carol of the Bells, Noel: A J.P. Cormier Christmas J.P. Cormier – I Saw Three Ships, Noel: A J.P. Cormier Christmas Barra MacNeils – For Mary For Joseph, O Christmas Three Barra MacNeils – The Parting Set, ...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 178th episode, which aired on December 16, 2016. We Banjo 3 – Island Orchard, String Theory Lief Sorbye – I Won’t Drift Away, Across the Borders Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald – Steppin’ in the Garden, A Day at the Lake The Elders – Naughty Bridget, Story Road Josie Nugent – Reel for Mary Maguire/Paddy on the Turnpike/Molly Bawn, Modal Citizen John Redmond – Aimee and Faye’s Polka/Mother’s Brown Bread/Annsha’s Marathon, Box Sets Kevin Madden – The Lark in the Strand/Rosemary Lane/Boys of t...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 177th episode, which aired on December 9, 2016, and featured part two of our tribute to Planxty. Planxty – The Irish Marche, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – Baneasa’s Green Glade/Mominsko Horo, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – Timedance, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – Nancy Spain, Between the Jigs and the Reels Interview with Andy Irvine of Planxty, Part Three Planxty – East at Glendart/Brian O’Lynn/Pay the Reckoning, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – The Go...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 176th episode, which aired on December 2, 2016, and featured a tribute to Andy Irvine of Planxty. Patrick Street – A Prince Among Men, All in Good Time Patrick Street – The Winding Stairs/Ride A Mile, Made in Cork Sweeney’s Men – Willie O’Winsbury, Sweeney’s Men Sweeney’s Men – Exile’s Jig, Sweeney’s Men Andy Irvine – The Close Shave/East of Glendart, Abocurragh Andy Irvine – Come With Me Over the Mountain/A Smile in the Dark, Rain On The Roof Moziak – Pony Boy/Never Tire of the Road, Live f...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 175th episode, which aired on November 25, 2016, and featured part one of our tribute to Planxty. Planxty – Junior Crehan’s Favorite/Corney is Coming, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – The Aconry Lasses/The Old Wheels of the World/The Spike Island Lasses, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – True Love Knows No Season, Between the Jigs and the Reels Planxty – Accidentals/Aragon Mill, Between the Jigs and ...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 174th episode, which aired on November 18, 2016. The Outside Track – The Wrong House/Ann Lacey’s, Light Up the Dark Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald – O Cha Teid Cha Teid Meise, A Day At The Lake Brid Harper – The Knotted Cord/The Coast of Austria/The First Century Reel, Brid Harper Aselin Debison – Some Days, Sweet Is The Melody Oisín Mac Diarmada – Mixing the Punch/Both Meat and Drink, The Green Branch Nuala Kennedy – Le Funambule (The Tightrope Walker), Behave the Bravest Noel O Grady, He...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 173rd episode, which aired on November 11, 2016. Le Vent du Nord – La Traversee, Dans le Airs Dave Gunning – When the Cold Weather Comes, No More Pennies Kevin Madden – Love At The Endings/The Fairy Reel/The Humours Of Tulla, The Sugar Loaf Brid Harper – Jig for Johnny and Finn from Fairymount, Brid Harper Baal Tinne – Toss the Feathers/Shoemaker’s Daughter, The Clearing Andy M. Stewart and Manus Lunny – The Exile of Erin, At It Again Karen Beaton – Polka/Mairi’s Wedding/The Crooked Stovepip...
Feb 27, 2017•59 min
Our 172nd episode, which aired on November 4, 2016. John McSherry – Dance of the Siog, The Seven Suns John McSherry, Dónal O'Connor & Seán Óg Graham – Roll It There Roisin, Ulaíd Nathan Gourley & Joey Abarta – Cheer Up Old Hag/The Pretty Brown Girl/Church Street, Copley Street The Fenians – Take Her In Your Arms, Band of Rogues Kyle MacDonald – Cope, Kyle MacDonald Planxty – Follow Me Up to Carlow, Planxty Archie MacAllister – The Black Hole Set, A Fiddler’s Tapestry Richard & Linda ...
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
Our 171st episode, which aired on October 28, 2016, and featured the Chieftains in collaboration with guest artists. The Chieftains with Bela Fleck – The Ladies’ Pantalettes/The Belles of Blackville/First House in Connacht, Down the Old Plank Road The Chieftains with Bela Fleck, Jeff White, Tim O’Brien & John Hiatt – Down the Old Plank Road, Down the Old Plank Road The Chieftains with Leahy – Madam Bonaparte/The Devil’s Dream/The Mason’s Apron, Fire In The Kitchen The Chieftains with the Enn...
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
Our 170th episode, which aired on October 21, 2016. J.P. Cormier & Tim Edey – Live at Celtic Colours 10/15/16, unreleased, courtesy of Celtic Colours Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill – Paul Ha’penny/The Garden of Butterflies/The Broken Pledge/The Mother and Child Reel/Toss the Feathers, The Lonesome Touch The House Band – Rocky Road to Dublin, Another Setting Gabe McVarish – All the Capers, Eclection Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever – Goat Walk, Storymap John McCusker – Emma and Jamie’s Weddin...
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
Our 169th episode, which aired on October 14, 2016. Altan -- Tommy Peoples/The Windmill/Fintan McManus', Island Angel Battlefield Band -- The King's Shilling, Out for the Night Jerry Holland -- Beauties of the Ballroom/The Tripper's/Miss MacGregor's Favorite, Master Cape Breton Fiddler Sean Keane & Matt Molloy -- Dargai/The Marquis of Huntley/The Mathematician, Contentment is Wealth Doolin' -- The Road to Glenntain, Doolin' Doolin' -- Itinerant Singing Boy, Doolin' Mick McAuley -- Star of Sl...
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
Our 168th episode, which aired on October 7, 2016.
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
Our 167th episode, which aired on September 30, 2016. Le Vent du Nord – Du Labrador A Montmagny, Dans les Airs Archie Fisher – Fiddle Farewell, Celtic Colours Volume X Kenneth & Angus MacKenzie – The Currie Cousins, Piob is Fidheall Dougie MacLean – Solid Ground, Real Estate Tim Edey – Ava’s Dance, Sailing Over the Seventh String J.P. Cormier – Hall of Dreams, The Messenger Interview with J.P. Cormier Tim Edey & J.P. Cormier – The E-flat Set, Once Robbie & Isaac Fraser – The Glencoe ...
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
