Playlist for March 31, 2010

First Hour:
Dave Swarbrick & Simon Nicol – Close to the Wind (1984) [U.K.]:
– Si Bheag Si Mhor – 8:25
– Close to the Wind – 4:54
– The Dark and Slender Boy – 4:30

Dougie MacLean – Indigenous (1991) [Scotland]:
– Rite of Passage – 4:47
– Turning Away – 5:27
– Eternity – 4:11

Kíla – Soisín (2010) [Ireland]:
– The Kissing Gate – 5:20
– The Bearne Waltz – 4:20
– Katy’s Tune – 3:28
– Miles Na bPíobairaí – 4:31

Second Hour:
Tejedor – Texedores de Suaños (2006) [Spain]:
– L’Angliru – 2:48
– Siete D’Ochobre – 4:19
– Camín de Los Sentios – 3:34
– Pola Lliberta – 6:02

Ambrozjin – Krakalin (2006) [Belgium]:
– Krakalin – 3:48
– Down in Sulamonia – 2:59
– Kuifje in Bergom – 4:08
– Sometimes It’s Gold – 3:59
– Joséphine – 3:21

Another Fine Day – Salvage (2000) [U.K.]:
– Scarborough Fair – 5:45
– Irish in China – 5:44
– Cutting Branches – 7:20

Third Hour:
Dave Gibb – Avalon (2007) [Scotland]:
– Absolution – 4:33
– James of the Glan – 5:03
– Avalon – 4:56
– The Shores of Paradise – 3:24

The Secret Commonwealth – The Secret Commonwealth (2008) [U.S.]:
– The Molly Maguires – 3:22
– If the Sea Was Made of Ale – 2:48
– Suil a Ruin – 3:06
– The Sea Road Home – 3:10
– I'll Tell Me Ma/Highland Harry/Dennis Murphy's Polka – 4:22

The Tossers – On a Fine Spring Evening (2008) [U.S.]:
– Katie at the Races – 2:21
– The Unfamous Paula Spencer – 3:37
– Whiskey Makes Me Crazy – 1:21
– 221b/The Sneaky Priest (The Gloria Scott) – 1:50
– Breandan O Beachain – 2:39
– The Humors of Glendart/Ingenish/On the Fly – 3:06
– Get Back – 2:44

Playlist for March 24, 2010

First Hour:
Back of the Moon – Luminosity (2007) [Scotland]:
– Lumsden’s Rant – 3:18
– Joey Beauty’s – 4:05
– The Brewer Lad – 3:06
– The Final Trawl – 4:41
– Voodoo Chili – 4:19

Jenna Reid – Laughing Girl (2008) [Scotland]:
– William and Eileen Reid – 3:20
– The Wild White Swan – 3:08
– The Five Mile Chase – 3:12
– Niel Gow’s Lament for the Death of His Second Wife – 4:19
– Da Cappie Stane – 4:13

Breabach – The Desperate Battle of the Birds (2010) [Scotland]:
– Father Michael’s – 5:24
– Baby Broon’s – 4:16
– Shoals of Herring – 3:44
– The Waterhorse’s Lament – 4:24

Second Hour:
Slua Si – The Emigrant’s Fate (2008) [Russia]:
– Road to Errogie/Merry Harrier's/Farrel O'Gara's – 2:56
– Bill Harte's/Trip to Sligo/Maids of Selma – 3:04
– An tOilean Ur – 3:08
– The Wind That Shaked the Barley/Hunter's Purse/Green Mountain – 3:20
– Carraroe/Hearty Boys of Ballymote/Frost Is All Over/Eddie Kelly's #2 – 5:00

Rún – Samhein (2008) [Ukraine]:
– A Short Moment of Serenity – 1:13
– Wired to the Moon – 3:55
– Black-Haired Lass – 3:15
– Farewell to Sanity – 4:28
– Na Maighte Mora – 5:25

Ogam – Celtic Season (2006) [Republic of Moldova]:
– G Jigs – 2:48
– Em Jigs – 3:24
– Sky Boat Song – 4:13
– Donald McGillavry – 4:48
– Star of the County Down – 4:04

Third Hour:
The Chieftains & Ry Cooder – San Patricio (2010) [Ireland/U.S.]:
– San Campio – 2:47
– The Sands of Mexico – 4:47
– Sailing to Mexico – 2:02
– March to Battle (Across the Rio Grande) – 4:12
– Lullaby for the Dead – 4:38

McDermott’s 2 Hours – Goodbye to the Madhouse (2007) [Ireland]:
– Molloy – 3:58
– Crusaders – 4:25
– Stand By Yourself – 3:58
– Lie Down and Dream of Ireland – 5:07

Amadan – Hell-Bent 4 Victory (2004) [U.S.]:
– Smuggler’s Run – 3:15
– Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shores – 5:10
– Johnny Cope/Green Groves of Erin – 3:58
– Rose City/The Morning Dew – 4:59

Playlist for March 17, 2010

First Hour:
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Irish Folk (2007) [Ireland]:
– Brian Hughes – The Ships Are Sailing/Ambrose Moloney's/The New Mown Meadows – 3:11
– Declan Masterson - Ríl Jimmy O'Reilly/Cailíní Deasa Mhaigh Eo/Sín Chugam Anuas An Tácla – 3:49
– Séan Ryan – London Lasses/Coast of Austria – 3:19
– Séan Tyrrell – Mattie – 3:26
– Moving Cloud – Paddy’s Fahy’s Reel/The Ewe Reel – 2:28

Various Artists – Now & In Time to Be (The Works of Yeats) (1997) [Ireland]:
– Richard Harris – Under Ben Bulben – 0:48
– Shane MacGowan/Cafe Orchestra - An Irish American Foresees His Death – 2:00
– Mike Scott/Sharon Shannon – A Song of the Rosy-Cross – 1:40
– Sinead Lohan – The Fish – 3:15
– Christy Moore – The Song of Wandering Aengus – 3:31
– The Waterboys/Tomas MacEoin – The Stolen Child – 6:50
– William Butler Yeats – The Lake Isle of Innisfree – 1:43
– Richard Harris – Under Ben Bulben – 0:30

Various Artists – Common Ground: Voices of Modern Irish Music [Ireland]:
– Sharon Shannon – Cavan Potholes – 4:10
– David Spillane & Donald Lunny – Whistling Low/Errigal – 4:08
– Andy Irvine – My Heart's Tonight In Ireland – 3:36
– Liam Ó Maonlai – Cathain – 3:27
– Christy Moore – Bogie's Bonnie Belle – 3:18

Second Hour:
Ron Kavana – Irish Songs of Rebellion, Resistance and Reconciliation (2006) [Ireland]:
– Easter 1916/Caoimhneagdh Roisin – 1:13
– To Welcome Paddy Home – 2:43
– The Shan van Vocht – 2:05
– Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye – 3:35
– Brennan on the Moor – 3:00
– The Gand Aul' Dame Britannia – 2:14
– The Pursuit of Farmer Michael Hayes – 3:59
– Robert Emmett's Last Words/Scaffold Passage – 1:27
– Cry Cry Cry – 4:11
– Force of Argument/Lament of Limerick – 2:38
– The Wearing of the Green – 3:15
– The Patriot Game – 5:20
– Home Fire/Beyond the Pale – 4:12
– The Boys of County Cork – 2:39
– Follow Me Up to Carlow – 2:57
– God Bless England – 2:12
– Truth and Understanding – 4:08
– Sands of Time/Kesh Jig – 4:48
– Sea Around Us – 2:40

Third Hour:
Van Morrison & Chieftains – Irish Heartbeat (1988) [Ireland]:
– Star of the County Down – 2:41
– I’ll Tell Me Ma – 2:29
– Carrickfergus – 4:23

Christy Moore – The Christy Moore Collection (1981-91) [Ireland]:
– Delirium Tremens – 3:34
– The Night Visit – 3:21
– The Reel in the Flickering Light – 4:35

Horslips – Greatest Hits (1972) [Ireland]:
– High Reel – 2:43
– An Bratach Ban – 2:06
– Silver Spear – 2:02

Moving Hearts – Moving Hearts (self-titled) (1981) [Ireland]:
– Hiroshima, Nagasaki Russian Roulette – 4:31
– Downtown – 3:13

Luka Bloom – Riverside (1990) [Ireland]:
– An Irishman In Chinatown (Luka Bloom) – 3:09
– You Couldn’t Have Come at a Better Time – 2:54

The Pogues – If I Should Fall from Grace With God (1988) [Ireland]:
– If I Should Fall from Grace With God – 2:19
– Lullaby of London – 3:33
– Sit Down By the Fire – 2:19
– South Australia – 3:28
– The Irish Rover – 4:09

Playlist for March 10, 2010

First Hour:
Solas – The Turning Tide (2010) [Ireland]:
– Hugo’s Big Reel – 3:12
– A Sailor’s Life – 2:49
– Grady Fernando Comes to Town – 3:01
– Sadhbh Ni Bhruiinealliagh – 3:12
– A Tune for Roan – 4:50

Slide – The Flying Pig (2001) [Ireland]:
– Connie the Soldier – 4:53
– The Flying Pig – 4:16
– Stay a While – 4:00
– Japanese Stair – 4:44

Sharon Shannon – Renegade (2007) [Ireland]:
– Freemount Bypass – 5:04
– The Curra Road – 3:46
– Madonna Groove – 3:07
– The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – 3:00
– Gaffo’s Ball – 3:33

Second Hour:
Dún An Doras – Rua (2005) [Czech Republic]:
– The Lowlands of Holland – 3:22
– The Flaring Pot – 5:17
– Came Ye O’er Frae France – 2:25
– Farranfore – 5:05
– Bean Pháidín – 1:40

Dealan – Creuant Els Mons (2007) [Spain]:
– Creuant Els Mons – 7:03
– Retrospectland – 4:00
– 7 D Reels – 6:01

Rachel Barton Pine – Scottish Fantasies for Violin and Orchestra (2009) [U.S.]:
– Scottish Rhapsody "Prince Charlie" – 13:06
– Medley of Scots Tunes – 5:56

Third Hour:
The Bad Shepherds – Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera! (2009) [U.K.]:
– Humours of Tullah/Teenage Kicks/Whisky in the Jar/The Merry Blacksmith – 4:30
– Once in a Lifetime/Pinch of Snuff – 4:39
– London Calling/Manchester Calling/The Monaghan Jig – 3:47
– Yan, Tyan, Tethera, Methera! – 5:07

The Men They Couldn’t Hang – Devil on the Wind (2009) [U.K.]:
– Devil on the Wind – 5:03
– The Ragged Shoreline – 4:10
– Reservoir – 4:26
– Heartbreak Park – 4:26

Black 47 – Bankers and Gangsters (2010) [Ireland]:
– Izzy’s Irish Rose – 5:31
– Wedding Reel – 4:32
– The Long Lost Tapes of Hendrix – 6:20

Playlist for March 3, 2010

First Hour:
Lúnasa – The Leitrim Equation (2009) [Ireland]:
– John McKenna's Jig/The Cloone Reel/The Hollybush – 4:15
– Handsome Sally/Sunny Banks/Reel of Rio – 3:08
– The Stig Jig – 2:23
– The Mighty Ros/Susan Sweeney's Jig – 4:01
– Maguire's Welcome To Fermanagh/The Donegal Reel – 3:21

Aoife Clancy – Soldiers and Dreams (1997) [Ireland]:
– Fighting for Strangers – 3:56
– Two Sisters – 4:05
– Summertime Is Coming – 3:43
– Rambling Boys of Pleasure – 4:34

Pól Mac Adaim – Internationale (2004):
– Lord Baker – 7:59
– Three Wise Reels – 4:32
– The Lakes of Ponchartrain – 6:33

Second Hour:
Loreena McKennitt – A Mediterranean Odyssey: From Istanbul to Athens (2009) [Canada]:
– Marco Polo – 4:36
– Sacred Shabbat – 3:13
– Santiago – 6:08
– Tango to Evora – 5:01

Bellowhead – Umbrellowhead (2010) [U.K.]:
– Rachael McShane – The Fisherman – 4:27
– Benji Kirkpatrick – Wallbreaker – 4:36
– Jon Boden – Beating the Bounds – 4:31
– Hannah James & Sam Sweeney – Gaol Song – 4:10

Shooglenifty – Murmichan (2009) [Scotland]:
– The Vague Rant – 4:04
– Glenfinnan Dawn – 5:41
– Would You Like an Olive, Wes? – 3:16
– Dolphin’s Delta Dotteral – 5:08

Third Hour:
Jim Causley – Lost Love Found (2007) [U.K.]:
– Polly Vaughan – 3:50
– The Wild Rover – 3:47
– Shule Rune – 4:00
– Traitor’s Love – 3:13
– Autumn Days – 2:28

Christoph Nolte – The Rocky Road (2009) [Germany]:
– Horo Haradala Horo – 1:48
– The Bonnie Ship the Diamond – 2:07
– Follow Me Up to Carlow – 2:52
– Ca’ the Yowes – 4:20
– Are Ye Sleeping, Maggie? – 3:53
– Rattlin’ Roarin’ Willie – 2:16

Show of Hands – Arrogance Ignorance and Greed (2009) [U.K.]:
– Lowlands – 2:21
– Evolution – 3:26
– Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) – 4:13
– Secret World – 5:06
– The Keys of Canterbury – 3:44