Playlist for July 23, 2008

First Hour:
The Poozies – Infinite Blue [Scotland]:
– Hogties Reel – 6:30
– The Shepard's Wife/Allen Carr – 4:36
– The Mill House/Rabbit Stew/Freddie's Reel – 4:54

Steve Ashley – Time and Tide [U.K.]:
– The Birds of the Country – 1:44
– Friends of the Rivers – 2:19
– Down the Line – 6:04
– Pub Carpets – 1:42
– Best Wishes – 2:41

Loreena McKennitt – Live in San Francisco [Canada]:
– Santiago – 5:24
– She Moved Through the Fair – 5:33
– The Bonny Swans – 6:25

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – Irish Astrology


Peregrino Gris – Peregrino Gris [Costa Rica]:
– El Rocio Sobre la Hierbra – 5:28
– Ronda de los Elfos – 4:56
– El Dragon que Emergio de las Tinieblas – 5:55

Michael Black – Michael Black (self–titled) [U.K.]:
– My Father Loves Nikita Kruschev – 3:18
– Billy O’Shea – 3:26
– The Deserter – 4:09
– Earl’s Lane/Old Hag You Have Killed Me/Sparks – 3:20
– When the Boys are on Parade – 4:48

Third Hour:
Christy Moore – One Voice, A Life in Song: BBC Radio 1 Show 2000

Various Artists – Celtic Compass:
– Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry – Rolling Waves – 3:20
– Kate Rusby – I Wish – 4:06

Playlist for July 16, 2008

First Hour:
Tim O’Brien – Two Journeys [U.S.]:
– Mitch Ryan’s Lament – 3:19
– The Apple Press/The Apple Cart – 3:34
– Demon Lover – 5:20
– Norwegian Wood – 4:05

Boys from County Nashville – Celtic Tribute to Led Zeppelin: Long Ago and Far Away:
– Black Mountain Side – 3:51
– The Battle of Evermore – 3:59
– Bron-Y-Aur Stomp – 4:14
– Going to California – 3:45

Kíla & Oki – Kíla & Oki [Ireland/Okinawa]:
– Ni Liom Fein – 5:47
– Haon Do – 4:22
– Last Mile Home – 5:30

Second Hour:
The Duhks – Migrations [Canada]:
– The Fox and the Bee – 3:26
– Who Will Take My Place – 3:39
– Domino Party! – 4:07
– Out of the Rain – 3:21

Various Artists – Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys:
– Richard Thompson – Mingulay Boat Song – 4:13
– John C. Reilly – My Son John – 1:38
– Loudon Wainwright III – Turkish Revelry – 4:21
– Bill Frisell – Spanish Ladies – 2:22
– Sting – Blood Red Roses – 2:44
– Teddy Thompson – Sally Brown – 2:55
– Rufus Wainwright & Katie McGarrigle – Lowlands Away – 3:25
– Eliza Carthy – Rolling Sea – 4:49
– Bono – Dying Sailor to His Shipmates – 4:44
– Lucinda Williams – Bonnie Portmore – 3:36

Third Hour:
Moving Hearts – Live in Dublin [Ireland]:
– The Lark – 13:22
– Category – 3:11

Mouth Music – The Order of Things [Scotland/U.K]:
– Maisie's an Earth Girl – 5:48
– Quiet Lands of Erin – 5:10
– Sea of Love – 4:47

The Love Hall Tryst – Songs of Misfortune [U.K.]:
– Joan of Arc (The Ballad of La Pucelle) – 3:46
– Female Rambling Sailor – 3:54
– Shallow Brown – 3:48
– Do Not Fear the Dark – 4:22

Playlist for July 9, 2008

First Hour:
Various Artists – New Celtic Dimensions:
– Ross Kennedy & Archie McAllister – The Gathering Storms Medley – 3:55
– The Hudson Swan Band – My Collier Laddie – 3:46
– Rory Campbell – Breton Set Medley – 4:20
– Anna Murray – A Ghaoil Saoil Am Faigh Mi Thu/Hacking Windows
– Tabache – Jug Of Brown Ale Medley – 4:11
– The Iron Horse – Glasgow Peggy – 2:29
– JCB with Jerry Holland – Boo Babys Lullaby – 2:35
– Old Blind Dogs – The Barnyards Of Delgaty – 4:07
– Whirligig – The Harper Medley – 3:53
– Oige – The North Sea Chinaman Medley – 3:16
– Tannas – Nach Fhreagair Thu Cairistonia – 3:56
– Canterach – Blackthorn Stick Medley – 4:24
– Craobh Rua – Wearing The Britches – 3:52

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic - Interview with Pat McCullough, of Celtic Connection


Planxty – The Woman I Loved So Well [Ireland]:
– True Love Knows No Season – 5:31
– Johnny of Brady’s Lea – 6:34

Steeleye Span – Time [U.K.]:
– Harvest of the Moon – 4:12
– The Cutty Wren – 2:49
– Go From My Window – 5:17
– The Song Will Remain – 4:14

Third Hour:
Marc Gunn – Whiskers in the Jar [U.S.]:
– Molly Malone, The Cat’s Perspective – 3:53
– Kitty at the Door – 3:57
– To Catch a Cat – 2:33
– The Old Woman and Her Cat – 2:11
– Kitty's Rambles/Dowd's 9 Lives/Jenny's Chickens – 4:11

Various Artists – Putumayo Presents Dublin to Dakar:
– Alan Stivell & Youssou N'Dour – A United Earth – 5:33
– Brigid Boden – One Glimpse of You – 3:51
– Baka Beyond – Soiridh Leis – 6:14
– Oysterband – Street of Dreams – 3:13

Robin & Barry Dransfield – Up to Now [U.K.]:
– The Rout of the Blues – 2:38
– The Morpeth Rant/Nancy – 2:05
– Bold Nelson’s Favorite/Bold Nelson’s Praise/The Princess Royal – 4:01
– The Werewolf – 3:51

Playlist for July 2, 2008

First Hour:
Various Artists – New Folk Roots & Traditional Music From Northern Ireland [Ireland]:
– Henry McCullough – Belfast to Boston – 7:00
– Harry Bradley – Reels: George White's/The Hut In The Bog
– Anthony Toner – Eventually – 2:59
– West Ocan String Quartet – Queen of the Scals – 2:35

Ariella Uliano – So We’ll Go No More A–Roving [Italy]:
– The Oak and the Ash – 3:45
– My Jolly Plough Fellows – 4:09
– So We’ll Go No More A–Roving – 1:59
– Skye Boat Song – 5:13

Kerstin Blodig & Ian Melrose – Kelpie [Norway/U.K.]:
– Kraka – 3:06
– Kelpie – 2:49
– Haelling Fra Elverum – 5:06
– The Battle of Waterloo – 5:35

Second Hour:
Kornog – On Seven Winds [Brittany]:
– The Shuttle Rins – 3:15
– Dans Plinn – 4:43
– Gavotten – 2:52
– Varbishka Ratchenitza – 4:44

Le Vent du Nord – Dans les airs [Canada]:
– Rosette – 3:48
– La Veillée Chez Poirier – 2:59
– Petit Reve III – 2:43
– Du Labrador A Montmagny – 3:50
– La Fille Et Les Dragons – 5:06

Mark Saul – Mixolydian [Australia]:
– Prelude and Theme in E Minor – 1:22
– The Gateless Gate – 4:09
– Journey to the Centre of the Celts – 5:02
– E Minor End Theme – 5:28

Third Hour:
David Munnelly – Swing [Ireland]:
– An Carraigin – 4:09
– Singing Land – 4:24
– Between the Tides – 4:15
– The Taproom Set – 4:30

Todd Menton – Punts [U.S.]:
– The Bonny Ship the Diamond – 2:15
– The Blacksmith – 3:33
– Martinmas Time – 3:44
– South Australia – 2:34
– Two Slip Jigs, Two Set Dances, Breton Dance – 5:24

Gaelic Storm – Gaelic Storm [U.S.]:
– Hills of Connemara – 3:11
– Tell Me Ma – 2:43
– Sammy’s Fancy – 4:29
– McCloud’s Reel/Whup Jamboree – 3:05
– The Road to Liskeard – 3:08

Playlist for June 25, 2008

First Hour:
Angus Lyon & Ruardih Campbell – Simple Tricks [Scotland]:
– Boo’s – 3:39
– Spirits – 4:05
– Mirrlees Lane – 4:51
– Grehan’s Farewell – 3:24
– Hen’s March – 1:32

Susan McKeown – Lowlands:
– The Hare’s Lament – 3:08
– Goodbye and Farewell – 2:02
– Young Nancy Oberlin – 2:17
– Lord Baker – 8:48

Various Artists – Celtic Soul:
– Old Blind Dogs – The Bonnie Earl O’Moray – 4:00
– Angus Lyon – Hardington Mains – 3:37
– Canterach – The Highland Brigade at Magersfontein – 4:09
– Old Blind Dogs – Trip to Pakistan/Glen Kabul/The Fourth Floor – 5:08

Second Hour:

Ellie Blair’s Celtic Craic – Interview with Judith Joyner (formerly of Green Linnet Records)

Banshee in the Kitchen – Live at the Painted Sky [U.S.]:
– The M&M Set – 4:48
– Caliche Sparrow – 6:19
– North Sea Banshee – 5:42

Knot Fibb’n – Live at Byrne’s Pub [U.S.]:
– The Butterfly/The Galway Hooker – 4:29
– Morrison's/Calliope House Jig – 3:01
– Arthur McBride/Kathleen Marie – 4:45
– Scotch Sally/Spatter The Dew/Drowsy Maggie – 5:05

Third Hour:
Various Artists – Celtic Music Live from Mountain Stage:
– Tannahill Weavers – The Trooper & the Maid – 3:30
– Battlefield Band – The Devil Whiskey – 4:33
– Four Men and a Dog – Struggle On – 3:56
– Andy Irvine – Never Tire of the Road – 3:38
– Black 47 – Different Drummer – 4:06
– Dougie MacLean – Eternity – 4:10
– Oysterband – Here's to You – 3:12

Various Artists – Bringing It All Back Home:
– April the 3rd – Donal Lunny & Friends – 4:34
– Paul Brady – Nothing But the Same Old Story – 5:13
– The Everly Brothers – Rose Connolly – 3:16
– Sharon Shannon – Kevin Griffins – 3:29
– De Dannan – Humours of Galway – 3:32
– Richard Thompson – Dimming of the Day – 3:40
– Voice Squad – The Parting Glass – 3:15

Playlist for June 18, 2008

First Hour:
Sharon Shannon – Diamond Mtn. Sessions [Ireland]:
– A Costa de Galicia – 3:24
– The Galway Girl – Steve Earle – 3:01
– A Man of Constant Sorrow – Jackson Browne – 3:35
– On the Banks of the Old Ponchertrain – Hothouse Flowers – 4:26
– The Pernod Waltz – 2:03

Eliza Carthy – Dreams of Breathing Underwater [U.K.]:
– Rosalie – 3:45
– Mr. Magnifico – 6:06
– Little Bigman – 5:01
– Rows of Angels – 3:13

Mediaeval Baebes – Worldes Blysse [U.K.]:
– Kinderly – 1:57
– All Turns to Yesterday – 2:12
– Love Me Broughte – 3:04
– Beatrice – 4:22
– Ecci Mundi Gaudium – 1:56
– Erthe Upon Erthe – 2:50

Second Hour:
Hank Dogs – Half Smile [U.K.]:
– Same New – 4:37
– Let Alone Me – 4:05
– Whole Way – 3:45
– Little Door – 3:03

Various Artists – Nordic Roots 3:
– Maria Kalaniemi & Aldargaz – Ahma – 4:05
– Aly Bain & Ale Moller – The Full Rigged Ship / The New Rigged Ship – 3:07
– Karen Tweed & Timo Alakotila – Riverside Aby – 5:21
– Hoven Droven – Malort – 3:34

Various Artists – Transatlantic Sessions (Volume Two):
– Paul Brady – Arthur McBride & The Sargeant – 6:25
– Aly Bain – Bonaparte’s Retreat – 3:49
– Eddi Reader – Footsteps Fall – 3:45
– Iain MacDonald – Puirt a Beul – 3:14

Third Hour:
Tom Russell – The Man from God Knows Where [U.S.]:
– The Man from God Knows – 2:47
– Wayfarin’ Stranger – 1:10
– Patrick Russell – 4:20
– Mary Clare Malloy – 3:30
– Ambrose Larsen – 4:50
– Old Northern Shore – 4:05
– Anna Olsen’s Letter Home – 2:58
– Eg Er Framand – 1:21
– When Irish Girls Grow Up – 3:12
– Wayfarin’ Stranger – 1:05

Ian F. Benzie – I’se the B’y [Scotland]:
– The Martinmas Time – 4:46
– I’se the B’y – 2:26
– Gi'e Me a Lass Wi' a Lump o' Land – 2:39
– Cam Ye O’er Frae France – 3:25
– Canadee–I–O – 3:51
– Bogie’s Bonnie Belle – 5:31

Playlist for June 11, 2008

First Hour:
Lunasa (Lúnasa) – Sé [Ireland]:
– The Cullybacky Hop – 4:52
– Absent Friends/Ivory Lady – 5:27
– The Dingle Berries – 4:53
– Road to Barga – 3:01

Caroline Lavelle – A Distant Bell [U.K.]:
– Banks of the Nile – 6:10
– No More Words – 2:28
– The Trees They Do Grow High – 3:10
– Farewell to Music – 3:12

Deaf Shepherd – Even in the Rain [Scotland]:
– Millennium Village – 4:57
– The Bonnie Lass o Wellwid Ha' – 3:13
– Mince:The World's End/There's Time to Wait/Mince in a Basket – 5:39
– Póilin Ní Lionsaigh – 3:32

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – Irish Astrology

Rachel Hair – Hubcaps and Potholes [Scotland]:
– Hubcaps And Potholes/Noon Lasses Jig/Noon Lasses Reel – 4:20
– Marie's Tune/Art O'Keefe's – 3:39
– Starry–Eyed Lads/The Alamo/The Rolling Waves – 4:34
– Chandni Cowk – 3:26

Matt and Shannon Heaton – Blues Skies Above [U.S.]
– The Black Bird – 4:16
– Giant of the Road – 3:24
– The Shady Spot – 3:56
– Death and the Lady – 4:20

Third Hour:
Fairport Convention – Old, New, Borrowed, Blue [U.K.]:
– Mr. Sands Is in the Building – 2:09
– Crazy Man Michael – 5:11
– Widow of Westmoreland’s Daughter – 4:08
– The Deserter – 5:45

Various Artists – Putumayo Presents Celtic Tides:
– Old Blind Dogs – The Birkin Tree – 2:45
– Ashley MacIsaac & Mary Jane Lamond – Sleepy Maggie – 5:35
– Dougie MacLean – Caledonia – 4:57

Great Big Sea – Rant and Roar [Canada]:
– The Night Pat Murphy Died – 3:02
– Dancing With Mrs. White – 2:07
– Lukey – 3:10
– The Old Black Rum – 2:29
– Rant and Roar – 2:40
– Mari–Mac – 2:31
– The End of the World – 2:41

Playlist for June 4, 2008

First Hour:
Connie Dover – If Ever I Return [U.S.]:
– Fear an Bhata (The Boatman) – 3:13
– The Holland Handkerchief – 7:55

Sean Doyle – The Light and the Half–Light [Ireland]:
– Let Mr. Maguire Sit Down – 2:37
– The Flower of the County Down – 3:00
– He Thinks of His Past Greatness When A Part of the Constellations of Heaven – 0:49

Marc Gunn – Soul of a Harper [U.S.]:
– The Lady of Setliff Manor – 2:23
– The Barrel Song – 2:28
– My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose – 2:06

Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie – No Regrets [U.S.]:
– Loser – 3:32
– Caravelino Colorado – 5:34
– Dimming of the Day – 3:17
– The Shores of Old Blighty – 5:48

Second Hour:
Stanley Greenthal – All Roads [U.S.]:
– Legnala Rodne – 4:37
– Arbororetum Kopanica – 3:37
– The Bookbinder – 5:19
– Waling Watmough – 4:07

Randal Bays – Salmon’s Leap [U.S.]:
– The Golden Gardens/Salmons Leap – 3:12
– The Ragged Hank of Yarn/Rolling The Barrel/In the Tap Room/The Ten Pound Float – 4:17
– The First Hard Rain/Ryan’s Rant – 3:50
– The Shores Of Lough Graney/Ormond Sound – 3:06
– Maurice O’Connor/Carolan’s Welcome – 3:46

Andy Irvine – Way Out Yonder [Ireland]:
– They’ll Never Believe It’s True/Froggy’s Jig – 5:05
– Way Out Yonder – 3:48
– When the Boys Are on Parade – 4:43
– On a Distant Shore – 4:47

Third Hour:
Horslips – Roll Back [Ireland]:
– The Man Who Built America – 3:46
– Huish the Cat – 2:32
– Mad Pat – 4:09
– Cuchulainn’s Lament – 3:51
– Ace and Deuce – 2:04
– Long Weekend – 4:08

The Waterboys – Kiss the Wind [Scotland]:
– Follow the Fellow Who Fiddles – 1:52
– John Coogan Is Going – 2:39
– Martin Decent – 2:06
– The Stolen Child – 6:42
– This Old Boat – 2:56

The Prodigals – Needs Must When the Devil Drives [U.S.]:
– Tipping It Up to Nancy – 2:25
– The Drunken Warbler – 3:45
– The Night Visit – 3:42
– The Belturbet Churchyard – 3:04

Marc Gunn – Soul of a Harper – The Parting Glass – 3:26

Playlist for May 28, 2008

First Hour:
Dolores Keane – The Best of Dolores Keane [Ireland]:
– Galway Bay – 3:40
– Let It Be – 2:47
– Far Away in Australia – 2:47
– A Place in Your Heart – 4:30

Liadan (Líadan) – Traditional Irish Music and Song [Ireland]:
– Dan O'Connell's Favourite/ The Race Classic/ The Gullane (Polkas) – 3:31
– P Stands for Paddy – 2:54
– Broom of the Cowdenknowes – 5:08
– An Spailpin Fanach – 3:17
– The Road to Glountane/ The Glountane Highland – 2:20

Allan Yn Y Fan – Belonging [Wales]:
– Girl on a Rock – 3:47
– Gyrru'r Ymlaen/Rural Assets – 3:02
– Galloping Hiberniaism – 3:09
– Spoot O’Skerry/Willafjord – 4:00
– Road to Lisdoonvarna – 3:29

Second Hour:

Ellie’s Celtic Craic – The Blarney Stone

Mick McAuley – An Ocean’s Breadth [Ireland]:
– Road to Maclatchey/The Grian Ri Reel – 3:43
– Rain and Snow – 3:45
– Colito Fortusa – 2:58
– The Humours of Trailbane/The Houseboat Jig – 2:57
– Bury Me Not – 5:01

Various Artists – Intuition:
– Bonnie Light Horseman (Kate Rusby) – 5:22
– Leather Britches/Miller’s Reel (Kathleen Deighton) – 1:36
– Road to Eden (Julie Matthews) – 4:09
– Bonnie Kate/Jenny's Chicken (Kathleen Deighton) – 2:17
– Polly Parker (Kathryn Roberts) – 2:29

Third Hour:
Kate Rusby – Awkward Annie [U.K.]:
– Awkward Annie – 3:11
– High on a Hill – 4:33
– The Village Green Preservation Society – 3:21
– Blooming Heather – 4:51

Various Artists – Rubber Folk:
– Norwegian Wood (Waterson/Carthy) – 3:11
– You Won’t See Me (Paul Brady) – 4:01
– Michelle (Ralph McTell) – 3:14
– What Goes On? (Boo Hewerdine & Eddi Reader) – 3:42
– I’m Looking Through You (Martin Simpson) – 2:09
– In My LIfe (June Tabor) – 2:16
– Wait (Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman) – 3:05
– If I Needed Someone (Show of Hands) – 3:41

David Gray – A Thousand Miles Behind [U.K.]:
– Long Black Veil – 3:50
– One Too Many Mornings – 2:38
– I Think It’s Going to Rain Today – 2:30
– Buckets of Rain – 3:21

Playlist for May 21, 2008

First Hour:
Hoover the Dog – New Tricks [Wales]:
– Freewheeling – 3:27
– The Dark End of the Street – 5:20
– Broad Street – 7:05

Pol Mac Adaim – Forsaken Land [Ireland]:
– Trip to Jerusalem – 3:20
– The Foggy Dew – 7:20
– Mise Eire – 1:59
– An t–Idirnaisunta – 2:57
– Connolly Was There – 2:13

Celtic Chakra – Moving Stones [Germany]:
– Fandango – 3:58
– Brenda’s – 4:21
– Rory Gallagher’s – 3:52
– Mouth of Tobique – 4:52

Second Hour:
Café Musique – The Dancer [U.S.]:
– The Dancer – 3:34
– La Vie En Rose – 3:20
– Sylvi – 2:32
– Hernando’s Hideaway – 4:01
– Crested Hens – 5:00

Ballycotton – A La Cut [Austria]:
– Lucky Lonely Lover – 4:33
– Sunday – 4:47
– Hillibilikiller – 4:23
– Another Day – 4:24

The Irish Brigade – Live at the Half Time Rec [U.S.]:
– Reels: Eddie MoLony's/The New Policeman/London Lasses – 4:01
– The Night Visit – 3:11
– Jig Selection – 4:32
– Peggy Sue – 2:18
– The Big Mistake – 4:45

Third Hour:
Various Artists – Transatlantic Sessions 2 (Volume One):
– Tribute to Peadar O’Donnell (Jerry Douglas) – 5:43
– Hummingbird (Eddi Reader) – 3:36
– Bachelor’s Walk (Breda Smyth) – 4:05
– 40 Shades of Green (Roseanne Cash) – 4:22

Sin É – Deep Water Dropoff [Ireland]:
– Rhubarb – 4:21
– Serial Transperencies – 7:12
– Don’t Mieuve/Different Old Rubbish – 4:26

Christy Moore – Smoke & Strong Whiskey [Ireland]:
– Aisling – 3:21
– Whacker Humphries – 3:34
– Green Island – 5:29
– Encore – 3:44

Playlist for May 14, 2008

First Hour:
Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain – Best of Aly and Phil [Scotland]:
– Michael Coleman's Jig/Gingerhog's No. 2/Give Me A Drink Of Water/Jiggy Jig – 4:14
– Waiting for the Federals – 3:24
– Colours of Cape Breton – 4:45
– Charlie Hunter's Jig/The Mouse In The Cupboard/The Rosewood – 2:57

Lau – Live [Scotland]:
– Sea – 6:19
– Butcher Boy – 4:23
– Gallowhill – 7:11

Michael McGoldrick – Fused [Ireland]:
– Watermans – 4:24
– Fisher Street – 4:23
– Donal Og – 6:28

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic - Cornwall: A Celtic Nation

Kornog – On Seven Winds [Brittany]:
– Gavotten Ar Menez – 3:50
– Sir Aldingar – 4:56
– Helen of Kirkconnel – 4:19
– Trip to Flagstaff – 3:42

Kerstin Blodig & Ian Melrose – Kelpie [Norway/U.K.]:
– Bedlam Boys – 4:17
– Paddy Goes to Tunisia – 3:19
– Nelaugvatn Reels – 2:29
– Polska Efter Lars Orre – 3:44

Third Hour:
Todd Menton – Punts [U.S.]:
– The Galway Races – 2:34
– 1952 Vincent Black Lightning – 4:34
– Three Polkas – 2:34
– Down By the Sally Gardens – 3:56
– Johnny You’re a Rovin’ Blade – 4:13

The Paperboys – Molinos [Canada]:
– While You Were Sleeping/The Breathing Method/The Jaunt – 5:37
– Swallow’s Tail Jig/Cabin Ceilidh Swallow’s Tail Reel – 3:33
– Oh Maria – 3:40
– Ray’s Ukrainian Wine Cellar Polka/Nell’s Afterthought – 2:06
– I've Just Seen a Face – 3:26

Various Artists – Putumayo Presents Celtic Crossroads:
– Cara Dillon – She’s Like the Swallow – 3:16
– Peatbog Faeries – Captain Coull’s Parrot – 4:43
– Ashley MacIsaac – To America We Go – 3:39
– Emer Kenny – Parting Glass – 4:19

Playlist for May 7, 2008

First Hour:
Niall Vallely/Paul Meehan/Caoimhin Vallely – Buílle [Ireland]:
– The Wrong House/The Baltimore Fox – 4:49
– Singing Stream Air– 5:31
– Mullacreevie/Dunmore Lasses – 5:10

Karan Casey – Distant Shore [Ireland]:
– Another Day – 4:05
– The Ballad of Tim Evans – 3:09
– Just a Note – 3:33
– Lord McDonald's – 3:16
– The Jute Mill Song – 3:04

Niall & Cillian Valley – Callan Bridge [Ireland]:
– Rio – 4:33
– Muireann’s Jig – 3:38
– Malfunction Junction – 4:31
– Once in a Blue Moose – 4:05

Second Hour:
Gan Bua – Live at Martyrs’ [U.S.]
– Up In the Garret/Seáinín Dá Bhfaigheadh/Perrywig Jockey – 3:45
– Drumnagarry/Dúlaman Na Binne Bui/Thady Casey’s – 3:20
– Hares Dream – 3:42
– Maire Mhor/Dinny Delanys – 3:26
– Sadhbh Ní Bhruinnella – 3:15

Patrick Street – Live from [Ireland]:
– McKenna’s Jigs – 3:33
– My Son In Amerikay – 3:21
– Stewball and the Monaghan Grey Mare – 4:10
– Music for a Found Harmonium – 4:09

Dick Gaughan – Gaughan Live! [Scotland]:
– What You Do With What You’ve Got – 4:11
– The Accrington McBrides/Mulvihill's Hornpipe/The Wexford Assembly – 4:56
– Thomas Muir of Huntershill – 3:56
– Geronimo’s Cadillac – 4:17

Third Hour:
The Fenians – Have Fun or Get Out! [U.S.]:
– Raggle Taggle Gypsy – 2:55
– Come Out Ye Black and Tans – 3:19
– You Couldn't Have Come at a Better Time – 4:36

Richard Thompson – Action Packed: Best of the Capitol Years [U.K.]:
– Turning of the Tide – 2:57
– Cold Kisses – 4:26
– Walking the Long Miles Home – 4:12

Le Gop! – The Bouree [France]:
– Jour de Feu – 4:34
– Ouaf Ouaf – 3:13

Salsa Celtica – The Great Scottish Latin Adventure [Scotland]:
– Rumba Escocia/Cro Chinn T–Saile – 2:49
– Yo Mi Voy/Maggie's Pancakes – 3:29

Various Artists – Shite ‘n’ Onions, Vol. 2:
– Blaggards – Drunken Sailor – 2:40
– The Peelers – Plastic Paddy – 3:25
– Jugopunch – Blackheart – 3:32
– The Town Pants – The Weight of Words – 3:54

Playlist for April 30, 2008

First Hour:
Banshee in the Kitchen – Even Hotter Water [U.S.]:
– Shoe – 3:58
– Jewish Girl – 3:46
– Comb Sonja – 2:51
– The Right Set – 6:28

Karan Casey – Ships in the Forest [Ireland]:
– Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye – 4:23
– Black is the Colour – 4:59
– Town of Athlone – 2:52
– Erin’s Lovely Home – 5:39
– I Once Loved a Lass – 5:20

+Phone Interview with Karan Casey

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – “The Celtic Druids”


Whisky Trail – White Goddess [Italy]:
– Linda – 4:33
– The Green Jacket – 2:56
– Up and Down – 5:05
– The Hag – 3:10

Celtish – Centrifusion [U.K.]:
– When My Love and I Parted – 8:22
– Lobsters Revenge – 4:35
– Time to Be Moving On – 4:03

Third Hour:
Knot Fibb’n – Turning [U.S.]:
– Cooley’s/Miss McLeod’s – 4:06
– Wave Over Wave/The Eavesdropper – 3:18
– The Merry Blacksmith/Father Kelly's/Uncle's Lucky Charms – 3:55
– Bridget Donaghue/Morning Headache – 3:32
– F#m set: Red's Salty Jig/Cathal McConnell's/Cliffs of Moher – 3:32

MacCrimmon’s Revenge – Ecstasy [Canada]:
– Drone – 1:38
– Harding Lake – 3:43
– Nutune – 5:44
– Pangur Ban – 4:56

The Prodigals – Momentum [U.S.]:
– I Say I Know – 2:49
– Down With a Smile – 2:47
– New Gallipoli – 4:43
– Music in the Abbey – 4:48

Playlist for April 23, 2008

First Hour:
Capercaillie – Roses and Tears [Scotland]:
– The Aphrodisiac – 4:17
– A’ Racan a Bh’ Againne – 4:43
– Rose Cottage Reels – 6:19

Martin Simpson – Prodigal Son [U.K.]:
– Pretty Crowing Chicken – 2:55
– Little Musgrave – 3:23
– La Rivolte – 1:55
– Kit’s Tune/When a Knight Won His Spurs – 5:21

Jamie RT & Andy Hillhouse – Spark [Canada]:
– The New Reel/La Grande Recontre – 3:21
– Fisherman’s Blues – 4:04
– Mrs. Bromley’s – 2:35
– Beeswing – 4:44
– Turn Out the Lights and Kiss Me Goodnight – 2:28

Second Hour:
Shooglenifty – The Arms Dealer’s Daughter [Scotland]:
– Glenuic Hall – 5:00
– The Nordal Rhumba – 5:12
– Tune for Bartley – 6:36

Frifot – Flyt [Sweden]:
– Kappa grå – 2:36
– Gummistöveln – 1:42
– Svedins polska – 2:29
– Sommarvalsen – 4:20
– Enhörningen – 3:21
– Stenbocken – 3:13

Allan Yn Y Fan – Off the Map [Wales]:
– Pibddawns Na Nog – 2:35
– Mon/Penguin Shuffle/Famous Jimmy Murray – 2:19
– Rathawaun/Clare Jig/Declan's Dilemma – 3:14
– Tipsy Butterfly – 1:50
– Gravel Walk/Da New Rigged Ship – 2:49
– Kilcoy's March/Dick Gossip's Reel/Cwmcarn Capers – 3:45

Third Hour:
Henry Marten’s Ghost – High on Spirits! [Ireland]:
– Two Reels – 2:13 (4)
– Three Polkas – 3:23 (6)
– Star of the County Down/Monaghan Jig – 5:06 (8)
– Rights of Man – 2:51 (10)
– The Irish Rover – 4:24 (11)

Bi Beò – Beò an Dúil [North Uist/Scotland]:
– Beo an Duil – 5:18
– Oigridh Sholais – 2:49
– Hougharry Reel – 4:29
– Seoladh – 3:50

Siobhan – McGravy’s Iron Liver [Canada]:
– Roll Me to the Ground – 2:26
– Canon in D – 4:17
– Recruiting Sergeant – 2:48
– The Celbot – 4:19

Mutiny – Co–Op Brewery [Australia]:
– Eighty Punks and an Old P.A. – 2:08
– Abbotsford Co–Operative Brewery – 3:20

Playlist for April 16, 2008

First Hour:
Jamie Smith – Jamie Smith (self-titled) [Scotland]:
– The Toast – 3:12
– The Silver Spear – 3:27
– Bogbeat – 3:23
– Who’s On the List – 3:44
– The Scotia – 3:27

Striding Edge – Striding Edge (self-titled) [U.K.]:
The Carlisle Reel – 4:04
Sally Grey – 5:56
Never Love Thee More – 4:44

Sharon Shannon – Spellbound: The Best of Sharon Shannon [Ireland]:
– Blackbird – 3:59
– Cavan Potholes – 4:10
– The Magic Foot - 3:20
– A Song of the Rosy Cross - 1:39
– Reel Beatrice – 2:37
– Spellbound – 2:41

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – an interview with Donna Brown, coordinator of the 20th Annual Rio Grande Valley Celtic Festival and Highland Games


Banshee in the Kitchen – If We Were Us [U.S.]:
– Ships – 5:43
– The Girls – 4:46
– War Hent – 5:45

Céide – Like A Wild Thing [Ireland]:
– The Dunmore Lasses/Mother’s Reel – 3:10
– John the Baptist – 3:40
– Within a Mile of Dublin/Ballinasloe Fair/Mickey Finn's – 4:11
– If I Had a Boat – 6:18

Third Hour:
Lehto & Wright – The Thrashing Machine and Other Stories [U.S.]:
– The Earl of Otherwhere – 2:36
– Down Where the Drunkards Roll – 4:03
– Comiciamento di Gioia – 5:16
– Nancy Spain – 3:36
– The Other Earl of Otherwhere – 1:48

Bad Haggis – Wine Dark Sea [U.S.]:
– Barcos – 4:36
– Rocky Road to Dublin – 5:46
– Prayers – 6:31

Various Artists – New Folk Records Sampler [U.S.]:
– The Irish Brigade – Rocky Road to Dublin – 3:25
– John Wright – Well May the World Go – 3:08
– Darren Crossey – City of Chicago – 3:16
– Colm O’Donnell – Ireland My One True Love – 4:00
– Laura MacKenzie – Dugan’s Dream – 3:40

Playlist for April 9, 2008

First Hour:
Rita Eriksen & Dolores Keane – Tideland [Ireland/Norway]:
– Den Dag Kjem Aldra – 3:36
– Low, Low Lands of Holland – 3:44
– Ung Aslaug – 4:20
– The Great Northern Ocean – 4:36

David Francey – Right of Passage [Canada]:
– Leaving Edmonton – 2:24
– Ballad of Bowser MacRae – 3:09
– Kansas – 2:52
– Ferry to Cortez – 1:26
– Stone Town – 2:36
– Promised Land – 2:47
– All Lights Burning Bright – 2:49

Lasairfhíona Ni Chonaola – An Raicín Álainn (The Beautiful Comb) [Ireland]:
– An Raicín Álainn (The Beautiful Comb) – 2:14
– Bean Pháidín (Páidín's Wife) – 2:19
– Casadh an Tsúgáin (The Twisting of the Rope) – 4:01
– Oileán na Teiscinne (Song of the Teiscinn) – 2:30
– Bímse Féin ag Iascaireacht (I Myself Go Fishing) – 1:24
– Amhrán an Phúca (Song of the Pooka) – 1:47
– De Thaisme (Coincidence) – 3:20

Second Hour:
Robin Williamson – Five Bardic Mysteries [Scotland]
– The Spoils of Annwn – 5:11
– The Woodcutter’s Song – 4:04
– Three Celtic Nature Poems – 7:45

Benjy Wertheimer & Michael Mandrell – Notes from Celtistan [U.S.]:
– Iberian Nocturne – 7:38
– Banish Misfortune – 2:25
– Road Dogs – 5:50

Fluxus & Hoover the Dog – Okavango [Belgium/Wales]:
– Whalebones – 5:55
– Lucky Seren – 5:08
– Only a Boy – 4:13
– ik droom dat ik wakker word – 1:31

Third Hour:
Gan Bua – Gan Bua [U.S.]:
– The Exile of Erin/Reel/A Punch in the Dark – 4:25
– Missing You – 4:47
– Down in the City – 6:20

Celtic Nots – Untied [U.S.]:
– Seinn – 4:23
– Johnny’s Wedding Set – 3:00
– Bum Inna Sling/Cold & Frosty Morning – 3:46
– The Old Days – 7:26

Enter the Haggis – Casualties of Retail [Canada]:
– Musicbox – 4:09
– Congress – 5:14
– Moved Through the Fair – 4:06
– Down with the Ship – 4:44

Playlist for April 2, 2008

First Hour:
Cathie Ryan – Somewhere Along the Road [Ireland/U.S.]:
– Carrick-a-Rede – 4:03
– Somewhere Along the Road – 4:24
– Raking and Roguing: Ó Boro Braindí Braindí/Éirigh a Shinéid – 3:20
– Grace O’Malley – 3:14

Brian Kelly – The Plain of Jars [Ireland]:
– Road To Roscahill/Tub O'Curry – 2:52
– Myra’s Tune – 3:36
– McDermotts/Road To Cashel/Lucky In Love – 3:42
– The Dawn/Richard Dwyer's/Larry Redigan's – 3:49
– The Distraction/The Charleston – 3:34

Andy Irvine – Rain On the Roof [Ireland]:
– My Heart’s in Ireland Tonight – 3:50
– Come with Me Over the Mountain/A Smile in the Dark – 4:32
– Take No Prisoners/Old Brunswick – 2:44
– Never Tire of the Road – 5:06

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – “Celtic Mythological Creatures: The Selkie”

Mason Daring – Secret of Roan Inish Original Soundtrack:
FILM LISTING
Return to Roan Inish 1 – 3:01
Fiona – 1:30
Scampering Away – 0:51
Selke Song – 1:58
Return to Roan Inish 2 – 3:26
Fion's Lullaby – 0:48
Fiona Meets Tadgh – 0:52
Fiona In the Fog – 1:53
Closing Credits – 3:34

Whisky Trail – Chaosmos [Italy]:
– Air – 4:49
– Stars – 6:29
– Flavours – 4:55

Third Hour:
Flogging Molly – Float [U.S.]
– Float – 4:53
– Us of Lesser Gods – 3:20
– On the Back of a Broken Dream – 3:22
– The Story So Far – 4:11

Wake the Dead – Blue Light Cheap Hotel [U.S.]:
– Down the Days – 6:19
– St. Stephen/The Old Bush/The Tattoo/The Okarina – 9:53

Gaelic Storm – How Are We Getting Home? [U.S.]:
– Stain the Grout – 3:24
– An Cailin Deas Rua – 4:36
– Cab Ride to Kingston – 3:35
– Short a Couple a’ Bob – 3:07
– The Lone-Star Stowaway – 3:19

Playlist for March 26, 2008

First Hour:
Lúnasa – The Story So Far … [Ireland]:
– McLeod's Farewell/Morning Nightcap/The Malbay Shuffle – 4:16
– The Miller of Drohan – 3:06
– Cregg's Pipes/Uist Ree/John Doherty's – 3:37
– Jerry O'Sullivan's/The Dimmers – 3:40

Saltfishforty – Goose Music [Scotland/Orkney Islands]:
– The Sisters – 3:08
– Tongadale Stroganoff – 4:31
– Tabasco Twist – 2:11
– Woolypigjigs – 4:09
– Closing Time – 2:05

Dave Flynn – Draíocht [Ireland]:
– The Tempest in Mali – 6:13
– The Mad Magician – 4:00
– The Mad Magician’s Daughter – 1:23
– The Magical Reel/Cinderella’s Slipper – 4:30

Second Hour:
Evergreen – Riding Towards Life [Israel]:
– Poor Scholar – 3:53
– Little Fairy – 5:04
– Pravoto – 4:43
– Tripping Up the Stairs – 3:45

Baka Beyond – Rhythm Tree [Africa/Europe]:
– Sad Among Strangers – 4:49
– Hush Hush – 5:38
– Shimina – 6:27

Hughes de Courson – O'Stravaganza: Vivaldi in Ireland [France/Ireland]:
– O'Stravaganza – 3:46
– Ceol Cuàine – 4:21
– Jig Della Inquietudine – 4:30
– Bunch of Rushes – 1:56

Third Hour:
Searson – House Party [Canada]:
– Give’r – 5:25
– Hurleys – 3:46
– The Prophecy – 4:31
– Canadian Girl – 3:47

Red Shamrock – As Hot As Irish [Switzerland]
– Soup of the Day – 4:56
– Whistling – 3:30
– Star of the County Down – 3:38
– Queen of Argyll – 2:54
– Stolen Apples – 2:28

The Tiller’s Folly – A Ripple in Time [Canada]:
– John Tod – 3:55
– Jigs: Calico Hills/The Bride's Veil/Sparrow Hawk/The Freshet – 3:51
– Twenty–Three Camels – 3:17
– Water at the Bar – 2:58
– Farewell to Ardoon – 4:22

Playlist for March 19, 2008

First Hour:
Daithi Sproule – The Crow in the Sun [Ireland]:
– Tune For Mairéad And Anna Ni Mhaonaigh – 3:37
– The Humours Of Lauderdale/The Roseville – 3:39
– The Lady From York/Angela's Jig – 4:47
– David’s Guitar – 3:00

Karan Casey – Ships in the Forest [Ireland]:
– Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye – 4:23
– Town of Athlone – 2:52
– Erin’s Lovely Home – 5:39
– I Once Loved a Lass – 5:20

Celtish – Imago [U.K.]:
– Wind That Shakes the Barley – 4:14
– Manic Des – 4:27
– Nyffryn Clwyd – 2:57
– Barrel of Monkeys – 4:27

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – “How Scotland Sings Her Story”. How history was weaved through music.


Cliar – Gun Támh [Scotland]:
– Strathspeys & Reels – 5:19
– Brown–Haired Girl of the Beautiful Tresses – 3:42
– Cailleach An Airgid (The Hag With The Money) – 3:13
– Bruce's Reels: Falon About/Helium Disciples/Braes Of Auchtertyre – 3:50

Knot Fibb’n – True [U.S.]:
– Sally Gardens/Silver Spear – 3:27
– The Derby Ram – 3:16
– Far Away – 3:51
– The Closer Set – 5:30

Third Hour:
Jiggernaut – In Search of More [U.S.]
– Down Where the Drunkards Roll – 4:44
– The City Boy Set – 2:53
– Cullen Anderson – 4:20
– Solsbury Hill – 4:03

Bad Haggis – Trip [U.S.]:
– The Hag at the Churn – 4:31
– Reels Part One (The Boys On The Hilltop) – 3:31
– Reels Part Two (My Love Is In America) – 3:10
– Little Spark – 4:17
– Level 4 – 2:05

Wild Colonial Bhoys – Irish in America [U.S.]:
– It’s a Hard Life Wherever You Go – 4:28
– Once – 3:00
– Irish in America – 5:18
– I Am Ireland – 4:19

Playlist for March 12, 2008

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

First Hour:
Nuala Kennedy – The New Shoes [Scotland]:
– Dolphin School – 4:27http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
– A Bhean Ud Thios – 4:03
– The New Shoes – 7:20

The Celtic Fiddle Festival – Equinoxe [Ireland/Canada/France/U.K.]:
– Twilight in Portroe/The House of Hammell/Austin Tierney’s/Twilight in Portroe – 4:55
– Ton Bale/Dans Fisel – 4:42
– Sir Sydney Smith’s March – 3:35
– Louis’ Waltz/Schottische – 3:15

Pól MacAdaim – If We Don't Help Them Now [Ireland]:
– Leg of the Duck/Pat O’Raffertys – 4:05
– The Well Below the Valley – 7:43
– I Don’t Know – 3:37

Second Hour:
MacCrimmon’s Revenge – Ransom [Canada]:
– The Cuillims of Rhum – 4:22
– Langurel – 2:48
– Kulsko Horo – 2:54
– Sandy’s New Chanter Set – 4:20
– Dimitri's Suspicious About The Cows In The Trees – 3:51

An Dóchas – Dragonfly [U.S.]:
- Ashplant / Hanley's / Otter's Nest – 2:40
– Boat – 2:13
– Heather Breeze/Fermoy Lassies/Dunmore Lassies (Set Of Lassies) – 4:22
– An Rince Crann – 2:44
– Jug Of Punch/Ronde De Loudec (Leprechaun Dance) – 3:20

Instinkt – Hur! [Denmark]:
– Brombaer – 1:56
– Brombaerdance – 3:11
– Lulus Mood – 6:01
– Laekkermasen – 3:20
– Hvirveldansen – 2:11

Third Hour:
Donal Lunny – Cool Fin [Ireland]:
– Glentown – 5:07

Kevin Burke – Open House [Ireland]:
– Untitled Reel/Queen Of The May/The Congress – 4:36

Bothy Band – Celtic Graces [Ireland]:
– The Maids Of Mitchelstown – 3:16

Different Drums – New Day Dawning [Ireland]:
– Lilty Reels – 4:06

Mick Moloney/Jimmy Keane/Robbie O'Connell – Kilkelly [Ireland]:
– The Green Fields of America – 21:23

Van Morrison & Chieftains – Irish Heartbeat [Ireland]:
– Star of the County Down – 2:41
– My Match is Made – 3:31
– I’ll Tell Me Ma – 2:29
– Carrickfergus – 4:23