As the fall season settles in, ourdoor activies turn to the indoors and there's no better indoor activity than an Irish pub and there no better way to embrace an Irish Pub than with a pint, a piece of turf on the fire and a bit of pub music and today we feature pub music from the Irish Rovers, Conor O'Mahoney, and The High Kings and then it's a bit of a country music set from up and comer, Sina Theil with a Zac Brown cover, Tom Sullivan, Marian Kirby and Michael Farrell then some new music from ...
Oct 24, 2021•58 min
The Irish and the world recently lost Paddy Maloney, the founding member of the Chieftains. Paddy did more to bring Irish music to the masses than any artist of his time collaborating with Van Morrison, Leahy, Sting, Mick Jagger, Ricky Skaggs, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and the Rolling Stones among the crossover artists and bands. Today we celebrate the legacy of Paddy Maloney and the Chieftains. Tune in each Sunday afternoon from 12 noon to 1pm on 750AM WNDZ or live stream it on www.globalir...
Oct 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min
The autumnal season takes root in the Windy City Irish Radio studios this week where Mike and Tim feature some of the best fall songs to celebrate it's arrival. Plus, Tim and Mike celebrate October baseball with their beloved Chicago White Sox hanging in the balance as they approach game 3 of the five game playoff and the White Sox first home game of the series. This week feature's music from The Furey's with Davey Arthur, Beoga, Aoife Scott, Begatelle, Slide, Back West, Strings and Things, Plan...
Oct 10, 2021•59 min
150 years ago this week, the Chicago Fire ravaged the city of Chicago and forever changed the landscape of the City of Big Shoulders. This afternoon Windy City Irish Radio celebrates the Hog Butcher of the World with musicians who have graced the Windy City over the years and a special exclusive exonerating Mrs. O'Leary and her cow and revealing the true culprit of the Chicago Fire. Mike and Tim celebrate Chicago with music from Christy Moore, The Drovers, Maurice Lennon, Kevin Flynn, Michael Mc...
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Twas 72 years ago that a Jersey boy was born. He of County Kildare ancestors with names such as Garrity, O'Farrell, McNicholas and Kelly went on to be quite the cool rockin' Daddy in the USA. This week on Windy City Irish Radio the lads celebrate the birthday of The Boss, Bruce Springsteen, featuring songs from Bruce himself with Lúnasa piper extraordinaire Cillian Vallely, Northern Irish rockers The Logues and Solas. While they are at it, Mike and Tim also pay a birthday tribute to gone-too-soo...
Sep 26, 2021•56 min
Sep 25, 2021•55 min
As the days of summer are waning and harvest days are upon us, Mike and Tim spin a mix of new and classic Irish songs and tunes. In a tribute to the late great Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, the boys spin a Rolling Stones classic by Paul Brady and the Forest Rangers, music from Jiggy, Villagers, Christy Dignam, The Script, Socks in the Frying Pan, John Spillane, David Keenan, We Banjo 3, Ryan Sheridan and Hozier, plus a heartwarming story about Gaelic Storm, The Byrne Brothers and a whole ...
Sep 12, 2021•58 min
After their tour was halted in March of 2020 due to the pandemic, the High Kings replaced sold out shows with a new album and multiple social media appearances until this week! The High Kings return to the states and finish off what they set to do in 2020 with a 32-show tour starting in St. Paul, MN in early September including a stop off her in Chicago at the MAC Theater in Glen Ellyn on September 12th. Darren Holden of the High Kings joins Mike and Tim for a full hour of the High Kings with mu...
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 1 min
With the dog days of summer slowly loosening it's grip, Mike and Tim keep the summery vibes alive in the Windy City Irish Radio studios. This week, Tim and Mike feature tracks from Connla, The High Kings, Christy Moore, Chicago Reel, The Whileaways, Tupelo, The Chieftans, Open the Door for Three, Damian Rice, and the bard himself, Rory Makem. It's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio. Check us out live on www.globalirishradio.com, on our website, www.windycityirishradio.com or live on 750AM ...
Aug 29, 2021•58 min
Nanci Caroline Griffith was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter, raised in Austin, Texas, who split homes in Nashville, Tennessee and Dublin, Ireland. Griffith appeared many times on the PBS music program Austin City Limits starting in 1985. In 1994 she won a Grammy Award for the album Other Voices, Other Rooms and she performed at the Irish American Heritage Center's Irish Fest in Chicago, Illinois. Nanci loved the Irish and the Irish reciprocated that love 1000 times over. We honor N...
Aug 22, 2021•59 min
After a long pandemic induced hiatus, the ever popular Milwaukee Irish Fest returns with a line up of some of the best Irish bands in the world. Today, we feature bands that will be performing at Milwaukee Irish Fest from August 20th through the 22nd featuring Scythian, Eileen Ivers, Runa, Seamus Egan, The Drowsy Lads, Danny Burns, Cherish the Ladies, Mike Maloney, Jimmy Keane and Pat Broaders, Gaelic Stork, Jeff Ward, and Rory Makem. The Fest is back and you can hear the prelude right here on W...
Aug 15, 2021•58 min
As we roll into the dog days of summer, Windy City Irish Radio pours on the heat with music from The Pogues, The Jeremiahs, Altan, a new one from George Murphy and the Rising Sons, Poor Man's Gambit, Elvis Costello, Sharon Shannon, Eamon O'Leary, Colm Gavin, and Phil "coulter with Liam Clancy! It's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio at www.windycityirishradio.com.
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr
Today on Windy City Irish Radio, Mike and Tim welcome singer-songwriter, bandleader, author, playwright and the host of Sirius XM's Celtic Crush, Larry Kirwan of Black 47 to the show. The lads discuss Larry's 25 years with NYC rockers Black 47, his brand new book, Rockaway Blue and the upcoming pre-Broadway opening of the new musical Paradise Square Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre in Chicago. It's a fascinating hour of Irish radio featuring one of Irish America's most fascinating characters....
Aug 07, 2021•1 hr
As the calendar turns and the summer enters it's second half, we here at Windy City Irish Radio like to avoid talking about the "dog days". Instead we want to celebrate the remaining weeks of a favored season. Tune in for music from Mundy, Boxing Banjo, NYC rockers The Narrowbacks, classic rockers Thin Lizzy, the great Rory Gallagher, Paul Brady, and George Murphy and The Rising Sons. There's also a classic from The Saw Doctors and more from the lads in Beoga with Foy Vance, Doolin’, Orla Fallon...
Aug 01, 2021•56 min
As July rolls on so do we at Windy City Irish Radio. This Sunday we feature a lot of new music from many of your old favorites featuring music from Seo Linn, Altan, The Mad Ferret Band, Inhaler, U2, Scythian, Screaming Orphans, Hayley McKay, Elephant Sessions, Sina Theil, and Ashley & Simpson. Tune into Windy City Irish Radio each Sunday from noon to 1pm or catch the live stream at www.globalirishradio.com or catch the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr
With summer in full swing, the boys of Windy City Irish Radio fill your Sunday afternoon with a mix of the best of the best, this week featuring Mick Flannery and Susan O'Neill, The Gothard Sisters, Michael McGovern, The High Kings, Sean Dunphy, Declan O'Rourke, Ciaran Cooney, the Outside Track and then it's a family affair combo featuring Roisin O and Mary Black and Aoife Scott with Frances Black. You can listen to Windy City Irish Radio live each Sunday from noon to 1pm or listen to the live s...
Jul 18, 2021•1 hr
It's Independence Day!! From sea to shining sea AND across the pond, Irish eyes are smiling as the Windy City Irish Radio lads celebrate our nation's birthday. George Washington himself declared that without his Irish comrades the Revolutionary War would not have been won. So many years later, the heroes of the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolutionary War looked up to the ideals of the new America as hope for fostering the same freedoms from Britain that the U.S. had secured. Tune in today for ...
Jul 04, 2021•58 min
Jun 27, 2021•58 min
It's Father's Day in the Windy City Irish Radio studio and Mike and Tim pay tribute to dear ol' Dad with music from Rory Makem, Larry Kirwan and Ronan Keating with Yusuf / Cat Stevens. A VERY Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there! There's also a whole bunch of brand new music to be heard on this week's show including new releases from favorites The Byrne Brothers, Tupelo, JigJam, Dervish's Cathy Jordan with Seamie O'Dowd, and Hermitage Green with The Trews. Also listen for tracks from Lú...
Jun 20, 2021•1 hr
Come in from the blistering heat and join the lads as they are set to keep you cool with the sounds of summer from The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, Liz Carroll with Jake Charron, Runa, Ashley Davis, The Byrne Brothers, Josh Okeefe, Hothouse Flowers, Cherish the Ladies and BackWest. Tim and Mike also spin new tracks from Scythian, Sharon Shannon with Jim Murray and Jack Maher, and Maca. Listen to Windy City Irish Radio every Sunday afternoon from Noon - 1PM CST on WNDZ 750AM Chicago and on ...
Jun 13, 2021•1 hr 1 min
With summerlike temps around the Midwest, the school year coming to a close, and world is returning to some level of normalcy, there's plenty to celebrate. This week we welcome the warm breezes and sunny days with host of new music from Dublin singer songwriter, Chris Short, Galway's Dave Curley with Lunasa, Dingle's very own concertina Queen, Caroline Keane, a newly released single from Sharon Shannon and Jon Allen, live music from Mick Flannery, a new release from Andy Irvin and Donal Lunny be...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr
From the banks of the Black River in County Mayo, Mark O'Donnell of Billow Wood joins us live in the Windy City Irish Radio studios for an hour of music off their newest album, Walls of Caves, and a few other nuggets of pure gold and stories of a year we hope to never see the likes of again. Join Mike, Tim and Mark O'Donnell of Billow Wood on Windy City Irish Radio each Sunday afternoon from 12noon to 1pm on WNDZ 750AM or catch the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.
May 30, 2021•1 hr 1 min
On the eve of his 80th, Windy City Irish Radio celebrates singer songwriter, Irish want-a-bee, Bob Dylan's eighth decade Windy City Irish Radio-style with Bobby Zimmerman's finest songs performed by outstanding Irish artists Finbar Furey, Robbie O'Connell, The Clancy Brothers, Doolin, Alison Brown, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Paul Brady, Mary Black, George Murphy and the Rising Sons, Old Blind Dogs, Altan, Joe Chester, and even one from ol' Bobby himself! It's all right here on Windy City Iri...
May 23, 2021•58 min
As the world emerges from it's pandemic cocoon, hope springs eternal here in the Windy City Irish Radio studios with lots of brand new music featuring Imelda May's new album The 11 Hour and music from Nella, Fay Field, Brian Mullen, Aaron McDonnell, Asleep at the Reel, Colm Gavin, Pauly Fagan, Murphy's Lawyer, Sara Noone, Grainne Brady, and Emily Magner Hurley plus exciting news of the reopening of two cornerstones of Chicago's Irish American community, Gaelic Park and the Irish American Heritag...
May 16, 2021•59 min
She dressed you, fed you, attended to you're bumps and bruises, counseled and endlessly worried about you. That's right, we're talking about dear ol' mom and this week we pay tribute to all the moms out there with a special mother's day special featuring music from my mom's favorite, the King - Elvis Presley, as well as Baile an Salsa, Scythian, We Banjo 3, a entire set of cover tunes and songs from the likes of Frankie Gavin & DeDannan, The Screaming Orphans, House of Hamill, and Broken Bis...
May 09, 2021•1 hr
It's the Merry Merry Month of May and the Chicagoland sun in shining brightly. Join Tim and Mike on Windy City Irish Radio for a cuppa and plenty of brand new music from some of our favorite Irish artists. Yes, more new music from Dublin's Declan O'Rourke , Scotland's Gnoss German-born Irish artist Sina Theil , County Kerry tradsters Beoga, Rebel songsters Mise Eire, Dubliner with Sarah Talbot, former The Young Folkers Elgin, and Danny Burns. And still more tunes and songs from trad heroes Connl...
May 02, 2021•59 min
Despite a slow down in touring, the High Kings haven't stopped making their brand of high energy music with their latest album release, Home From Home. Hope springs eternal with plans to resume touring in the U.S. starting in September and a new project soon to be announced. Darren Holden joins Tim and Mike for an hour of music from the High Kings. Tim and Mike also announce their collaboration with Global Irish Radio. It's a jam packed hour of music from the High Kings. Tune in each week from 1...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr
Join the lads this week on Windy City Irish Radio as they spin more new music and play some old classics. Tune in for new releases from The Guinness Brothers, Mick Flannery and SON, formerly The Young Folk now called Elgin, Nashville singer-songwriter from Dublin Josh Okeefe, Hothouse Flowers Fiachna Ó Braonáin, Oscar Blue, Ava( Éabha McMahon), and The High Kings. And listen for some old favorites from Ciaran Mac Gowan, Declan O'Rourke, Natalie MacMasterr, and The Pogues. Join us every Sunday fr...
Apr 18, 2021•58 min
This week on Windy City Irish Radio features new music from the singer, songwriter and producer triple threat Imelda May, who has released two singles ahead of her new album release expected in just a few short weeks. Additionally, we feature music from Davey Furey's recently released album from last December, a new one from Kansas City's very own Tallymoore, a new single from Trad supergroup Strings and Things, a classic from Celtic Country artist, Michael Farrell, new releases from Dublin song...
Apr 11, 2021•57 min
Whether dressed in clover or your finest Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it, it's Easter Sunday and Windy City Irish Radio starts off the day with glorious show marking the end of the Lenten season and the start of new beginnings featuring music by Orla Fallon Official Page, Martin Hayes, Hothouse Flowers, Tommy Makem, Dervish, Kennedy's Kitchen, and The Waterboys. Easter has a slightly different meaning in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora as we commemorate the anniversary of the East...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr
