Playlist for December 10, 2008

First Hour:
Beolach – Variations [Canada]:
– Norman's Reel – 3:38
– Corporal AB/Sarty Party/Will Ye Not Come back to You Toon – 5:11
– Memories of Father Charlie MacDonald – 1:53
– Toss the Fiddles/Bras d'Or House/Castle Bay Scrap/My Great Friend John Morris – 5:58

Davy Spillane – Pipedreams [Ireland]:
– Undertow – 3:17
– Midnight Walker – 4:49
– Rainmaker – 4:39
– Corcomroe – 3:54

Bag o' Cats – Out of the Bag [Scotland]:
– Raven – 5:08
– Inverleith Park – 3:14
– Making Hay – 4:43
– Halkidiki – 3:21

Second Hour:
Mychael Danna & Jeff Danna – A Celtic Tale [Canada]:
– A Celtic Tale – 43:00

Loreena McKennit – Ancient Muse [Canada]:
– Beneath a Phrygian Sky – 9:32

Third Hour:
The Clumsy Lovers – After the Flood [Canada]:
– Groove Set – 3:16 (2)
– Highland Skip – 1:31 (11)
– Playera – 2:29 (13)

The Clumsy Lovers – Under the Sheets [Canada]:
– Streams of Whiskey – 4:40
– If I Should Fall from Grace – 2:55
– Where the Streets Have No Name – 3:20

Jacky Tar – Splatt! [New Zealand]:
– Two Rocks and a Hard Place – 3:52
– Dum Rock Song – 4:08
– Little Cascade – 3:46
– Plastic Wooden Fish – 4:21

Captain Tractor – East of Edson [Canada]:
– Drunken Sailor – 3:01
– London Calling – 4:04

Levellers – Levelling the Land [U.K.]:
– The Boatman – 5:57
– The Riverflow – 3:06

Playlist for December 3, 2008

First Hour:
Sharon Shannon – Libertango [Ireland]:
– The Seven Joys of Mary (w/Sinéad O’Connor) – 4:59
– The Burst Mattress – 6:12
– The Wishing Well – 4:36

Mick McAuley & Winifred Horan – Serenade [Ireland]:
– The Punch Set – 3:41
– After the Gold Rush – 4:39
– The Ballygar Jigs – 4:23
– The Chorus Reels – 4:19

Planxty – Cold Blow and the Rainy Night [Ireland]:
– Johnny Cope – 5:16
– Dennis Murphy's/The 42 Pound Cheque/John Ryan's Polka – 3:08
– P Stands for Paddy I Suppose – 4:37
– The Hare in the Corn/The Frost Is All Over/The Gander in the Pratie Hole – 4:23

Second Hour:
Madredeus – Faluas do Tejo [Portugal]:
– Lisboa, Rainha do Mar – 5:11
– Na Estrada de Santiago – 4:35
– Lá De Fora – 4:31

Gabriel Yacoub – The Simple Things We Said [France]:
– The Simple Things We Said – 4:46
– Dame: Petite Dame – 3:00
– Pluie D’elle – 3:19
– You Stay Here – 2:35
– Beauté/12th Song Of The Thunder – 3:50

Martin Simpson – Righteousness & Humidity [U.K.]:
– Horn Island – 3:41
– Some Dark Holler – 2:31
– Rico – 4:22
– Georgie – 6:24
– Ghost in the Pines – 1:31

Third Hour:
Fairport Convention – Unhalfbricking [U.K.]:
– Si Tu Dois Partir – 2:21
– Who Knows Where the Time Goes – 5:08
– Percy’s Song – 6:49
– The Ballad of Easy Rider – 4:55

Moving Hearts – Dark End of the Street [Ireland]:
– Dark End of the Street – 4:55
– Downtown – 2:26
– Allende – 3:35
– Half-Moon – 5:02

The Fables – A Time [Canada]:
– Down East Day – 4:06
– Dance, Dance, Dance – 3:08
– O’Brien – 3:58
– Miss Monahan's/Pigeon on the Gate – 4:54
– As I Roved Out – 2:57

Playlist for November 26, 2008

First Hour:
Brothers 3 – The Journey That Lies Before [U.S.]:
– Pidgeon On the Gate – 4:43
– Buttermilk Mary – 4:56
– Da Shetlands – 6:20

Wendy Weatherby – Two Loves [Scotland]:
– Canongate Breeks – 3:01
– Bobbin John – 4:39
– Poppies From the Somme – 4:30
– Church On Sunday/Two Loves – 4:47

The BorderCollies – The Road from Swannanoa [U.S.]:
– Thunderhead Jig Set – 3:30
– Carraig Rua – 2:46
– Willie Taylor/Shawn's Lament – 4:19
– MacArthur Road Set – 3:35
– Lassie Like That – 3:56

Second Hour:
Shoormal – Migrant [Scotland]:
– Angel Whispers – 3:41
– Bohus – 5:00
– Last of the Light – 4:16
– Pilgrim – 3:03
– Laeverik – 3:25

Gerry O’Beirne – Half Moon Bay [Ireland]:
– Off the Rocks at Clahane – 5:17
– Caperucita – 3:26
– The Shades of Gloria – 5:21
– The Glass Boat – 4:40

Donnybrook – You’re Standin’ In My Light [U.S.]:
– Pigeon On the Gate/Father Kelly's/Castle Kelly – 5:25
– She Moved Through the Fair – 6:36
– Galway's Grey Hillside – 2:47
– Men of Aran/Mrs. Creehan's – 2:18
– Traditional Wedding Reel – 3:14

Third Hour:
Molly’s Revenge – Revenge Is Sweet [U.S.]:
– Thai Iced Tea Set – 3:59
– Whistle Reels – 2:26
– Crooked Jack – 3:18
– Send Me a Postcard – 4:57
– George’s Little Gems – 2:56

Black Irish Band – Into the Arms of the Sea [U.S.]:
– Sink Them Down – 1:32
– Rickets Hornpipe/The Columbia Bar – 4:14
– Spanish Ladies – 2:31
– Twenty Thousand Leagues – 3:12
– Old Maui – 2:51
– The Night They Stretched Larry – 2:35

Theodore Fontaine – La Guerre et son Amant [Canada]:
– L'amour et la bière – 2:31
– J'ai oublié – 3:29
– L'envie – 3:26
– L'amour est con – 3:08
– La pluie viendra balayer – 4:44

Playlist for November 19, 2008

First Hour:
Altan – Local Ground [Ireland]:
– Eirigh's Cuir Do Chuid Eadaigh – 3:18
– Adieu My Lovely Nancy – 3:15
– The Roseville – 2:21
– The Wind and Rain – 4:03
– Dun Do Shuil – 4:03

Capercaillie – Roses and Tears [Scotland]:
– Him Bó – 4:21
– Don’t You Go – 5:02
– Barra Clapping Song – 4:37
– Oran Sugraidh – 3:57

Band of Hope – Rhythm and Reds [U.K.]:
– Nonesuch the Chesire Rounds/ The Lancashire Hornpipe/Boxing Day – 7:45
– Ballad of Vic Williams – 3:12
– Blood Brother – 3:18

Second Hour:
Loreena McKennitt – Living Room Concert [Canada]:
– The Dark Night Of The Soul – 3:44
– The Stolen Child – 3:13
– The Lady Of Shalott – 4:17
– Seeds Of Love – 2:56

Anna Murray – Tri Nithean/Three Kings [Scotland]:
– Ailean Duinn – 4:44
– The Pipers Controversy/Duncan Johnston – 3:02
– Doctor Finlay’s Chord Book – 2:20
– Puirt A Beul – 3:18
– Traditional Wedding Reel – 3:14

Third Hour:
Wake the Dead – Wake the Dead (self–titled) [U.S.]:
– My Marianne/The Wheel – 3:45
– Lord Inchiquin/Sugaree – 8:35
– Row Jimmy – 6:41

Clan Alba – Clan Alba (self-titled) [Scotland]:
– No Gonnae Leave Here – 5:24
– Growing Wings – 3:13
– Canan Nan Gaidheal – 4:27
– Childhood’s End – 4:37

Oysterband – Holy Bandits [U.K.]:
– The Road to Santiago – 3:29
– Moving On – 3:50
– Rambling Irishman – 5:02
– Here’s to You – 4:00

Playlist for November 13, 2008

First Hour:
Seamus Egan – A Week in January [Ireland]:
– Fermoy Lasses – 4:10
– The Congress Set – 4:49
– Cape Breton Set – 3:52
– Tim Hobins – 2:04
– Weep Not for the Memories – 5:01

Carmina – My Crescent City [U.K.]:
– Blessed Are the Broken – 5:41
– Lord Franklin – 6:52
– December Song – 4:28

Cantrip – Piping the Fish [Scotland]:
– War Hent Kerrigouarc'h/The Bear Dance – 5:03
– The Bonniest Lass – 3:21
– Òran Na Maighdeann–Mhàra – 4:17
– The Queen of Argyll – 4:38

Second Hour:
Irishields – The Last Night in Doolin [Italy]:
– Gallagher Frolic/Calliope House – 3:50
– Slow Air Flute/Cooley’s Reel/Concertina Reel – 4:40
– The Last Night in Doolin – 3:05
– Miss Susan Cooper/Craig’s Pipe – 2:20
– Fare Thee Well – 3:12

Frigg – Oasis [Finland]:
– Daavid Ja Minä – 3:17
– Mäenpään Heikin Valssi – 3:21
– Tepeq – 4:33
– Solberg – 2:19
– Return from Helsinki – 4:41

Agghir – Agghir (Self–Titled) [France]:
– Le Cercle de Pierre – 4:52
– Un Pour Douze : The Road To Eyrein – 4:35
– Légende – 5:12
– Terres de Roches – 4:14

Third Hour:
Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey – Lead the Knave [Ireland]:
– Lead the Knave/Bunker Hill – 3:15
– Micho Russel's/The Yellow Cow/Jigging the Donkey – 3:27
– The Hunter’s Purse – 3:16
– E Minor Reel/Lads of Laois – 2:49
– The Cottage In The Grove/Lad O'Byrnes/Derry Craig Wood – 3:59

Linda Thompson – Versatile Heart [U.K.]:
– Stay Bright – 1:31
– Katy Cruel – 2:23
– Day After Tomorrow – 5:04
– Blue & Gold – 3:03
– Whiskey, Bob Copper and Me 2:50
– Stay Bright – 1:46

Various Artists – Imagined Village [U.K.]:
– Paul Weller, Martin & Eliza Carthy – John Barleycorn – 5:42
– Eliza Carthy – Acres of Ground– 4:48
– The Village Band – Pilsdon Pen – 5:18

Playlist for November 5, 2008

Yankee Celtic Consort – Wander the Wood [U.S.]:
– John Marr’s Fancy/Glass of Beer – 3:36
– Haste to the Wedding/Bonnie Blue Flag/Battle Cry of Freedom – 4:54
– Keelhaulin’ the Bos’n – 2:49
– Arran Boatsong – 4:49

Cara Dillon – After the Morning [Ireland]:
– Bold Jamie – 5:00
– The Streets of Derry – 4:26
– Walls – 3:03
– Grace – 3:16

Donnie Munro – Heart of America [Scotland]:
– A´Coiseachd Trath – 5:31
– Mo Chruinneag Bhoidheach – 1:37
– Cha till – 3:43
– October Song – 4:51

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – The Scottish Harp

ULC Quintet – Masquerade [Denmark]:
– The Svabo/Dreamer Set – 3:02
– Minuette – 4:33
– Sonderho Suite – 9:37

Tornaod – An Douar Hagus An Speir [France]:
– Al Labous Marv – 5:37
– Cliffs of Aranmor – 6:44
– Distro al Labous – 3:39

Third Hour:
Christy Moore – Prosperous [Ireland]:
– The Raggle Taggle Gipsies/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh – 4:25
– I Wish I Was in England – 2:06
– The Hackler From Grouse Hall – 2:32
– Spancillhill – 4:53
– Rambling Robin – 2:21

The Tim Malloys – Bloody Irish Music (Live at Kieran's Irish Pub) [U.S.]:
– The Men Behind the Wire – 2:09
– The Night Visit – 3:14
– I’ll Tell Me Ma – 2:33
– The Boys From the County Hell – 3:56
– The Foggy Dew/Black & Tan – 6:02

Flogging Molly – Whiskey on a Sunday [U.S.]:
– Drunken Lullabies – 4:55
– The Wanderlust – 3:37
– Another Bag of Bricks – 4:05
– Tomorrow Comes a Day Too Soon – 3:39

Playlist for October 29, 2008

First Hour:
Angus Lyon & Ruaridh Campbell – 18 Months Later [Scotland]:
– Drowsy Maggie (Variations on a Theme) – 7:07
– The Trains (Live from NYC) – 3:15
– Mirrlees Lane – 4:28
– Washington Square Park – 3:06

New Celeste – It’s a New Day [Scotland]:
– Stumlin’ & Stottin’ – 4:51
– The Posie/Scottish Brawl – 5:33
– It’s a New Day – 3:46
– Dance of Ios – 2:45

Various Artists – Maggie’s Music Sampler [U.S.]:
– Maggie Sansone – Miss Patterson’s/Johnny’s Gone to France – 3:25
– Al Petteway – Spindrift – 3:11
– Sue Richards – O’Farrell’s – 3:10
– Bonnie Rideout – Bog on Lochan/Drowsy Maggie/Sleepy Maggie – 2:56
– Robin Bullock – For Ireland I’d Not Tell Her Name – 4:16

Second Hour:
Fotheringay – Two [U.K.]:
– Wild Mountain Thyme – 3:51
– Late November – 4:39
– Gypsy Davey – 3:42
– Silver Threads and Golden Needles – 4:45

Ian F. Benzie – So Far [Scotland]:
– The Laird O’ Drum – 3:57
– Silver Dagger – 1:57
– Carrickfergus – 4:58
– Cold Blow and the Rainy Night – 2:04
– Are Ye Sleepin’ Maggie – 4:04

Various Artists – The Imagined Village [U.K.]:
– John Copper, Sheila Chandra & Simon Emmerson – 'Ouses, 'Ouses, 'Ouses – 6:21
– Tunng – Death and the Maiden Retold – 3:49
– The Gloworms – Kit Whites I & II – 4:45

Third Hour:
John Doyle – Evening Comes Early [Ireland]:
– North Sea Holes – 2:34
– Crowley’s/Johnny D’s – 3:17
– Crooked Jack – 4:55
– The Wheels of the World – 3:31
– The Morning Dew and the Morning Star – 3:43

Moving Cloud – Welcome, Who Are You? [Denmark]:
– The Wild Colonial Boy – 3:59
– The New Found Out/Round the World/Ormond Sound – 3:07
– What Will You Do?/April Rain – 3:04
– The Girl I Left Behind/The Moth – 3:23
– The Peeler and the Goat/The Plastered Peeler – 3:33

Rock Salt & Nails – More & More [U.K.]:
– Someday – 4:32
– Jack Broke the Prison Door Set – 4:32
– Tilly Plump Set – 5:27
– Forced to Return/Spootiskerry – 3:33

Playlist for October 22, 2008

First Hour:
Chulrua – The Singing Kettle [U.S.]:
– Hughie Travers/John Byrth’s/Boil The Breakfast Early – 2:59
– Asha, Asha – 3:50
– The Golden Wedding/Paddy Murphy’s Wife – 3:52
– Bridget Flynn – 3:45
– Rocky Road – 5:01

The Chieftains – Tears of Stone [Ireland]:
– Bonnie Raitt – A Stor Mo Chroi – 3:46
– Natalie Merchant – The Lowlands of Holland – 3:46
– Joni Mitchell – The Magdalene Laundries – 4:59
– Diana Krall – Danny Boy – 5:28

Norah Rendell & Brian Miller – Wait There Pretty One [U.S.]:
– Alexander/Paddy Fahy’s – 3:49
– Jackson’s/Heathery Breeze – 3:13
– Qui me Passera le Bois (Who Will Help Me Through the Woods?) – 3:16
– Dinny Delaney’s/Limestone Rock/Lad O’Beirne’s – 2:48
– Let the Mystery Be – 2:33

Second Hour:
Various Artists – TransAtlantic Ticket [U.K.]:
– Pentangle – Light Flight – 3:14
– Bert Jansch – Angie – 3:12
– Dave Swarbrick – Grey Daylight/The Hawk/The Ten Pound Fiddle – 1:47
– John Renbourn – Sugar Babe – 4:32
– Pentangle – Goodbye Pork Pie Hat – 3:34

Fairport Convention – The Wood & the Wire [U.K.]:
– The Wood & the Wire – 4:08
– A Year and a Day – 4:14
– The Good Fortunes – 3:59
– Rocky Road – 5:01

Steeleye Span – Below the Salt [U.K.]:
– The Bride’s Favorite/Tansey’s Fancy – 3:11
– Rosebud in June – 3:42
– Royal Forester – 4:32
– King Henry – 7:09
– Saucy Sailor – 5:45

Third Hour:
Kíla – Lemonade & Buns [Ireland]:
– The Compledgegationist – 5:35
– An Fiomianai – 3:51
– Rachael's Reel – 3:58
– Epicy – 5:16

The Bucks – Dancin’ to the Ceili Band [Ireland]:
– Dancin’ to the Ceili Band – 3:24
– Rashers ‘n’ Eggs – 3:25
– Courtin’ in the Kitchen – 4:24
– The Bucks Set – 5:45

Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 1 Sound Magic [U.K.]:
– Whirl–Y–Reel 1 – 7:20
– Dark Moon, High Tide – 4:05
– Whirl–Y–Reel 2 – 5:22

Playlist for October 15, 2008

First Hour:
The Chieftains – Fire in the Kitchen [Ireland]:
– Great Big Sea – Lukey/Lukaloney – 3:54
– Ashley MacIsaac – My Home/The Contradiction/Julia Delaney – 4:14
– Mary Jane Lamond – A Mhairi Bhoidheach – 5:11

Téada – Inne Amarach [Ireland]:
– Delia Keanes/The Horses Leotard/Sean Buí/The Dawn Chorus – 4:55
– Planxty Crilly/MIcho Russells/Mickey Calaghans – 5:11
– Port Aitheantais na gCaipiní/Johnnys So Long At The Fair – 2:27
– Bonnie Ann/John Kellys/The Boy In The Boat – 3:47

Mary Custy – After 10:30 [Ireland]:
– Gavottes – 3:16
– After 10:30 – 2:39
– Road to Miltown – 3:58
– The Little Shepherdess – 7:05

Second Hour:
Various Artists - Nua Teorainn:
– Old Blind Dogs – Forfar Sodger – 5:52
– Lunasa – Rosie's Reel – 2:33
– Martin Hayes – Green Gowned Lass – 3:32
– Patrick Street – Stewball and the Monaghan Grey Mare – 4:09
– Kevin Burke – The Butterfly – 2:28
– Reeltime – The Trucks of Bohermore – 5:27
– Shantalla – Cam Ye O'er Frae France? – 4:43
– Kila – Tine Lasta – 4:51

Various Artists - Indigenous Tribes:
– Paul Mounsey – Alba – 5:16
– Rock Salt & Nails – Forced to Return/Spootsferry – 3:32
– Runt O’ the Litter – Reconciliation Set – 3:20
– Hamish Imlach – Reprobate’s Lament – 3:03
– Bongshang – Floggin’ Set– 2:02

Third Hour:
The Fables – Tear the House Down [Canada]:
– Old Woman From Wexford/Mulvhills/The Dawn – 7:41
– Cock of the North/Morrisons Jig/Drowsy Maggie – 5:16
– Frog in the Well – 3:27

Tempest – The Double Cross [U.S.]:
– Black Eddy – 5:29
– Whoever You Are – 4:11
– Cabar Feidh – 3:13
– Eppy Moray – 5:35

The Duhks – Fast Paced World [Canada]:
– Adam’s 3-Step – 2:07
– Toujours Vouloir – 4:46
– Ship High in Transit – 3:14
– Magalenha – 2:01
– New Rigged Ship – 4:00

Playlist for October 8, 2008

Heidi Talbot - In Love And Light - Ireland
1 - If You Stay
2 - Cathedrals
6 - Glenlogie
12 - When They Ring The Golden Bells

Celtic Brittany - Compilation
3 - La Fregate de Paimboeuf - Tonnerre De Brest
7 - The Dance Of Francois - Amzer Zo
9 - Colour Of Blue Night - Gwendal
15 - Pretty Lass - Bleizi Ruz

Theresa Kavanaugh - The Seventh Veil - Ireland
4 - Rachel’s Waltz
5 - The Seventh Veil/The Belles Of Tipperary
7 - Brown Queen Of The Fair/The New House/Miss Brown’s Fancy
8 - Maggie Dan’s/Bubbling Wine/Sarah’s Fancy

Gypsy Soul - The Journey - USA
2 - One More Day
4 - Scarborough Fair
7 - Letting Go
10 - The Snow, The Sea

Cool Celtic Cuts - Alex Keane/Ian Morton - Scotland
3 - Beyond
7 - Distant Land
10 - Mid Summer Pipes
13 - In From The Cold

The Prodigals - Go On - USA/London/Ireland
3 - Comrades In The Dark
5 - The Immigrant
6 - The Open Reel
9 - Long Ago

Billy Connolly’s Musical Tour Of New Zealand - Scotland
1 - Billy’s Bobby Theme
2 - Billy’s Fast Waltz
6 - Wandering Soul featuring Kate Rusby
9 - Billy’s Strathspey


Faire Celts - A Woman’s Voice - Compilation
2 - The Voice - Eiamear Quinn - Ireland
3 - Hebridean Hale-Bopp - Karen Matheson - Scotland
5 - Can You See The Border - Keri Steele/Nina Loretto - Canada
6 - This Piece Of Earth - Jenny Schaub - Sweden

Leahy - Lakefield - Canada
1 - Mission
3 - Down That Road
10 - Borrowed Time
11 - Stand Up

Close
Heidi Talbot
5 - Time

Playlist for October 1, 2008

First Hour:
Evergreen – The Unseen Dance [Israel]:
– The Unseen Dance – 4:05
– The Green Mountain Set – 3:51
– Sunbeam – 3:26
– The Mason’s Apron – 3:59

Whippersnapper – Promises [U.K.]:
– Whenever – 3:02
– An Sean Bhean Bhocht/The Gipsy's Rest/Atholl Highlanders' Farewell to Loch Katrine – 5:47
– John Gaudiejohn Broke the Prison Door – 4:52
– Carolanning: Mrs. Bermingham/Mrs. Maxwell/John Jameson – 4:37

Gráda – Cloudy Day Navigation [Ireland]:
– Cooler at the Edge – 4:47
– Carousel of Life – 4:03
– Maria Letizia’s – 5:04
– Steerer John Begg – 4:39

Second Hour:
Solas – For Love and Laughter [Ireland]:
– Eoin Bear's Reel/Tune For Sharon/The Rosa Reel – 4:02
– Seven Curses – 3:52
– Tilly's Jig/The Happy Traveler – 4:11
– Mollaí Na Gcuachi Ní Chuilleanáin – 4:08
– Merry Go Round – 4:35
– Sunday's Waltz/Solo Double Oh – 5:06
– Vital Mental Medicine/The Pullet – 3:39
– Sailor Song – 4:10
– There Is Time – 3:25
– John Riordan's Heels/Hoban's White House/The Lisnagun Jig – 4:21
– The Gallant Hussar – 4:10
– My Dream of You – 4:52

Third Hour:
Martin Carthy/Martin Simpson/Martin Taylor/Juan Martin – Martins4 [U.K.]:
– Jasper Songbird/Spoonful – 7:55
– Vuelo – 6:05
– Barrack Street Stroll – 3:03

The Elders – Racing the Tide [U.S.]:
– Send a Prayer – 4:55
– Cousin Charlie – 3:29
– Gonna Take a Miracle – 4:01
– Story of a Fish – 3:25

Richard Thompson – Front Parlour Ballads [U.K]:
– Let It Blow – 4:52
– Miss Patsy – 3:58
– Old Thames Side – 4:03
– My Soul, My Soul – 5:33
– The Boys of Mutton Street – 2:54

Playlist for September 24, 2008

First Hour:
Lunasa – The Merry Sisters of Fate [Ireland]:
– The Merry Sisters of Fate – 2:54
– Inion Ni Scannlain – 2:47
– Aoibhneas – 4:21
– Scully’s – Lunasa – 4:12
– Morning Nightcap – 4:55

Awen Magic Land – Awen Magic Land (Self-Titled) [Spain]:
– El Buscador - 5:32
– Maria Conduce - 5:08
– Scottish Des Fées - 5:58

Solas – The Edge of Silence [Ireland]:
– Darkness, Darkness – Solas – 4:59
– Prelude #1/Black Annis – 6:31
– Clothes of Sand (Nick Drake) – 4:13

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – Patsy Seddon Interview

Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane – Eastwind [Ireland]:
– Chetvorno Horo – 3:51
– Antice – 5:44
– Hard on the Heels – 5:57

Kornog – Kornog (Self-Titled) [Britany]:
– Laride/Kejaj – 2:11
– Gavotte Pourlet – 1:49
– Child Noryce – 3:29
– Air Pour Faire Pleurer La Mariee – 3:51
– Gouel Hollvedel – 1:44
– Lassie Wi’ the Yellow Coatie – 2:49

Third Hour:
Cormac – Cormac (Self-titled) [Italy]:
– Mist on the Mountain / Paddy Taylor - 5:44
– Who Are You? - 4:19
– Polkas - 3:17
– Shetland Reel - 2:46
– Chronos Reel / Reel Around The Sun – 3:51

Ron Kavana – Home Fire [Ireland]:
– Home Fire/Beyond the Pale – 3:08
– Johnny Go Easy – 4:07
– The Barleycorn/Kerry Polka/The Wren's Polka – 4:31
– Young Ned of the Hill – 5:00

Here Be Dragons – Alcohol & Rain [Wales]:
– Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell – 3:29
– Rhiannon – 3:53
– The Modena Rambler / Rhamp Penllyn – 4:11
– Siobhan – 2:44
– The Hair of the Dog That Bit Me – 2:48

Playlist for September 17, 2008

First Hour:

Spotlight on Greentrax Recordings

Malinky – 3 Ravens [Scotland]:
– Leaving Rum – 3:50
– The Rovin’ Ploughboy – 2:41
– Yorkston Athletic – 4:34
– The Trawlin’ Trade – 2:32

Mark Dunlop – Islands on the Moon [Scotland]:
– The Nightingale – 3:43
– Jigs – 3:53
– Shane Crossagh – 7:25
– A 1798 March – 2:35

Jeana Leslie & Siobhan Miller – In a Bleeze [Scotland]:
– Edward – 3:57
– Mad Tom of Bedlam – 3:43
– Lochaber to Argyll – 3:12
– Midlothian Miners/Eynhallow Soond – 2:44
– John Stewart – 4:42

Second Hour:
Le Vent du Nord – Les Amants du Saint-Laurent [Canada]:
– Train de vie – 5:16
– Du Haut du Balcon – 1:54
– Le bon buveur/Le reel du quatrieme – 4:03
– Cre mardi/La turlutte du rang des Sloans – 4:33

Catriona McKay – Starfish [Scotland]:
– Sand Dollar – 4:07
– Lums O’Lund – 4:31
– Little Impulse – 4:41
– Mareel – 4:45

Annbjorg Lien (Annbjørg Lien) – Waltz With Me [Norway]:
– Sula Mountain – 4:52
– The Fiddle – 4:12
– Masques – 4:55
– Waltz With Me – 2:48

Third Hour:
The Paperboys – The Road to Ellenside [Canada]:
– String of Horses – 2:32
– Comfort and Kind – 3:22
– El Baile del Puma – 3:03
– Waiting – 4:24
– La Vibora – 3:48

Black Rat – Rich Pickings [U.K.]:
– Bradgate Park – 2:05
– Jane – 5:04
– Hares and Braces/Timothy Taylor’s – 3:56
– Farewll To Inverin / Seamus O'Curran's Fancy – 4:45

Great Big Sea – Fortune’s Favour [Canada]:
– England – 3:46
– Banks of Newfoundland – 3:26
– Company of Fools – 4:02
– Rocks of Merasheen – 4:05
– Dance Dance – 2:50

Playlist for September 10, 2008

First Hour:
Beòlach – Beòlach (self-titled) [Canada]:
– An Drochaid Chiiuiteach/Scottsville Reel/Fox Hunter/Walkin' The Floor – 4:41
– Rector At The Feis/Untitled/Marianne's Reel/Pibroch O'Donnel Dubh – 6:24
– Bovaglie's Plaid – 2:32
– Lothian Lasses/Freddy's Reel/Reel For Spanky/Mutt's Favorite – 4:24

Ariella Uliano – Tanto Gentile E Tanot Onesta Pare [Italy]:
– Mary Hamilton – 5:14
– Accadde Di Maggio – 2:59
– La Sexte Estampie – 2:28
– She’s Like the Swallow – 5:00
– Canzona Di Bacco – 0:19

Matt & Shannon Heaton – Dearga [U.S.]:
– Alternate Routes – 3:22
– Tell Her I Am – 3:33
– Three Days to Go – 3:05
– Keeper of the Game – 4:20

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic - The Celtic Writer and Philosopher John O'Donohue


Bùrach – Deeper [Scotland]:
– The Birds Set – 4:33
– A Turn Up for the Books – 3:41
– The Life And Times Of Johnny Hattersfield – 3:33
– Flora Whistles a Scandanavian Tune – 5:21

The Gaels – Bachelor’s Quay [U.S.]:
– Lark In The Morning/Tripping Upstairs/Trip To Athlone (Jigs) – 4:10
– The Hiring fair/Jenny's Chickens – 4:39
– Green Mountain/Kerry Lasses/Father O’Grady’s Visit to Bocca – 5:01
– Welcome Paddy Home – 3:10

Third Hour:
Celticana – Soldier’s Daughter [U.S.]:
– As I Roved Out – 4:50
– William Morris – 4:11
– Sonny Brogan/Drunken Sailor/Toss The Feathers – 7:05

Keltik Elektrik – Edinburgh Hogmanay Party Mix [Scotland]:
– Caledonia – 4:33
– Lexy Macaskill – 4:53
– Blue Dalzell – 4:22
– New Mullindhu – 2:59

Gaelic Storm – What’s the Rumpus? [U.S.]:
– Don’t Let the Truth Get in the Way – 3:31
– Beidh Aonach Amarach – 4:12
– Death Ride to Durango – 4:35
– Floating the Flambeau – 4:08

Playlist for September 3, 2008

First Hour:
Liz Carroll – Lake Effect [U.S./Ireland]:
– The Rock Reel/Morning Dew/Reeling on the Box Reels – 3:22
– The Ornery Upright/Sass Is Back Reels – 3:27
– Spinning out of the Turn/Tom and Martin [Jigs] – 3:02
– A Day and an Age [Air] – 5:47

Calasaig – Making for the Shore [Scotland]:
– The Dancer/Philip Begg's Conundrum/John Murray's – 4:42
– My Son John/Miss Thompson – 3:05
– Sally Gardens – 3:16
– Ramsden's Rant/Laura Beaton's Reel/Cough Up The Donal – 3:29
– Avonhaugh – 3:23

Salmon’s Leap – Salmon’s Leap (self–titled) [U.S.]:
– Kerry Reel/Old Copperplate – 2:17
– I Know My Love/Returned Yank – 2:52
– Eanach Cuain – 3:28
– Galway to Graceland – 3:45
– New Policeman/London Lassies – 2:17
– Preab San OL – 1:37

Second Hour:
Fromseier Rose – Contradiction [Denmark/U.S.]:
– Popcorn Behavior – 4:27
– Crazy Man Michael – 4:34
– The Butterfly/Waterman’s – 3:27
– Blantyre Explosion – 3:17

Roundstone Buskers – Roundstone Buskers (self–titled) [U.S.]:
– The Tree/High Road to Linton – 2:45
– Petronella/Liberty – 3:00
– Farewell to Ireland – 4:52
– Pig n Whistle – 7:14

Cleia – This Side of Main [Canada]:
– Bennan On the Moor – 3:29
– Open Air Reels – 3:38
– Johnny Harling’s (With Ourselves) – 2:21
– Newry Highwayman – 3:12
– November Reels/At My House – 4:27

Third Hour:
Laura MacKenzie – Laura & the Lads [U.S.]:
– Bird’s Hill – 5:46
– Toss the Feathers – 3:59
– Piper on Horseback – 2:26
– Galician/Asturian Set – 4:55

Mackeel – Plaid [Canada]:
– Haul Away Joe – 4:23
– In and Out of the Harbour – 4:20
– Drunken Sailor – 5:12
– Nova Scotia Hands – 3:16

Folk Underground – Buried Things [U.S.]:
– Lord Redfern’s Return – 2:23
– Port of Amsterdam – 3:32
– Galbally Farmer/TID (Things in D) – 3:40
– Our Station – 3:05
– Sweet Violets – 1:37
– Sea Wolf – 1:51

Playlist for August 27, 2008

First Hour:
Crasdant – Not Yet Sunday [Wales]:
– Pultague’s Teapot – 3:40
– The Port Eynon Whim – 5:18
– Not Yet Saturday – 4:42
– The Crown Jigs – 3:08

Chulrua – Down the Back Lane [Ireland]:
– I'm The Boy For Bewitching Them/The Man Who'll Never Be Able/The Night Poor Larry Got Stretched – 3:39
– Lough Melvin's Shore/Tom Bawn's Reel – 5:35
– An Ghaoth Aniar Aneas/Down The Back Lane/At Home In The Kitchen – 3:20
– Lament For Captain Henry O'Kane / The Drover – 4:01

Breabach – The Big Spree [Scotland]:
– Kilbowie Cottage – 4:35
– The Rolling Hills – 4:22
– George White’s Favourite – 3:33
– Lochaber No More – 4:21

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic – Aine Minogue Interview

Cantrip – Silver [Scotland]:
– Whiskey Garlic Fried Rice – 4:04
– Felix the Wrestler – 3:10
– Strathspeys & Reels – 5:49
– All the Seasons in a Day – 4:05

Enoch Kent – One More Round [Canada]:
– Jamie Raeburn – 3:16
– Itches in Me Britches – 2:37
– Bonnie Wee Country Lass – 3:00
– Supper Is Na Ready – 0:35
– The Banks of Newfoundland – 4:35
– The Crematorium – 2:44

Third Hour:
Various Artists – Absolutely Irish [Ireland]:
– The King’s Shilling – 3:56
– Before The Storm/The Black Rogue/The Lass Of Ballintra/The (Other) High Reel – 3:28
– Lark In The Morning/Cannabhan Ban/Humours Of Ballyloughlin – 4:02
– Fair London – 4:47

Craicmore – Too Bad For Heaven … Too Good For Hell [U.S.]:
– Sí Do Mhameó í – 4:17
– Cape Clear Set – 9:31
– Puirt-a-beul – 2:00
– I’ll Tell Me Ma – 2:33

Gael Force – Celtic Storm [U.S.]:
– Star of the County Down – 3:52
– Streets of London – 5:13
– In the Dead of Winter – 1:37
– Johnny Jump Up – 4:44
– Ethan, Dylan & Jess – 1:32

Playlist for August 20, 2008

First Hour:
Aidan O'Rourke – Sirius [Scotland]:
– Bah Humburg – 6:35
– The Santa Cruz Redwoods – 6:36
– People’s Park, Pt. 2 – 2:26

Dolores Keane & John Faulkner – Sail Óg Rua [Ireland]:
– The Wee Weaver – 2:35
– Poirt: Eddie Kelly's Set – 3:28
– Moll Dubh an Ghleanna – 5:17
– Rileanna: Galtee Ranger/Denis Murphy's/The Doon Reel – 2:51
– Galway Bay – 3:33

Jesse Autumn – The Black Rose [U.S.]:
– Donegal Lass – 3:17
– Blackberry Blossom – 3:05
– Carolan’s Cap – 5:41
– Country Down – 4:59

Second Hour:
Robin Williamson – Five Humourous Tales of Scotland and Ireland [Scotland]:
– The Piper’s Revenge – 3:59
– The Rights of Man – 1:04
– Wee Jack – 6:14
– The Downfall of Paris – 2:20
– The Man Who Never Dreamed at All – 5:51
– Eleanor Plunkett – 0:45

Shira Kammen – Music of the Waters [U.S.]:
– Downstream – 6:36
– Coconino – 2:15
– Boathag – 3:22
– Grey Funnel Line – 2:42

Various Artists – Untamed: Next Generation Celtic:
– Kila – Gwerzy – 4:44
– Peatbog Faeries – Alexander MacAskill of Berneray Harris – 5:36
– Shooglenifty – Bjork’s Chauffeur – 4:43
– Lunasa – Bealtainne – 3:58

Third Hour:
The Paperboys – The Road to Ellenside [Canada]:
– La Primavera – 4:01
– California – 3:56
– Fragile – 5:14
– Sheep’s Ass – 4:26

Slide – Overneath [Ireland]:
– Spry Slides – 4:39
– Overneath the Moon – 4:03
– King of the Mill – 5:03
– Old Man Lynch – 3:31

Gaelic Storm – What’s the Rumpus? [U.S.]:
– Darcy’s Donkey – 3:06
– Mechanical Bull – 4:25
– Human to a God – 3:55
– The Samurai Set – 3:50
– The Night I Punched Russel Crowe – 3:16

Playlist for August 13, 2008

First Hour:
Capercaillie – Choice Language [Scotland]:
– The Sound of Sleat – 4:29
– When You See a Pretty Girl – 4:57
– Sort of Slides – 5:14

Altan – Runaway Sunday [Ireland]:
– A Moment in Time – 3:17
– Ciaran’s Capers – 3:29
– Cití Ní Eadhra – 3:06
– Flood In The Holms/Scots Mary/The Dancer's Denial – 3:52
– Gleanntáin Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair – 3:28

Various Artists – Celtic Colors of the World - Music From the Four Corners:
– Susan McKeown – Bushes & Briars – 3:58
– Loch Ness – Puirt A Baroque – 3:04
– Dervish – Ar Eirinn Ni Neosfainn Ce Hi (For Ireland I Won't Tell Her Name) – 6:41
– O’Sullivan/Harrington/DeGrae – O'Sullivan's/Callaghan's – 2:21

Second Hour:
Ellie’s Celtic Craic: Bits from Scottish Life Magazine

Frifot – Sluring [Sweden]:
– Mikkel Per/Kus Erik – 4:54
– Dubbelpipan – 3:53
– Blomstertid – 2:10
– Simlångsvalsen – 3:32
– Aftonkoral – 2:29

Russian Celtic Orchestra – Reelroad [Russia]:
– La Sanconette – 3:51
– Cup of Tea – 4:28
– Krakovyak – 4:20
– So Baltiyskogo So Vzmoriya – 4:09

Third Hour:
The Mollys – This is My Round [U.S.]:
– On We Go/Drink to Me – 5:25
– Three Drunken Maidens – 1:56
– Old Woman’s Lament – 5:02
– The Haggis – 2:57

Oysterband – Pearls from the Oysters [U.K.]:
– New York Girls – 3:04
– Too Late Now – 4:22
– Star of the County Down – 4:11
– The Curragh of Kildare – 3:31

The Pogues – The Ultimate Collection [Ireland]:
– Sally MacLennane – 2:44
– Dirty Old Town – 3:45
– Repeal of the Licensing Laws – 2:10
– The Sunnyside of the Street – 2:43
– Thousands are Sailing – 5:27

Playlist for August 6, 2008

First Hour:
Billy McComiskey – Outside the Box [U.S.]:
– Keogh's/Maggie Lynn's – 3:59
– The Diamond/Sleepless Nights – 4:44
– The Way To Shercock/Nell Davy's – 3:08
– The Grey Fox – 2:58
– Frances Keegan/The Ring Finger/The Maid I Ne'er Forgot – 3:24

Danú – When All is Said and Done [Ireland]:
– The Highest Hill – 4:21
– Ó Dheara, 'Sheanduine – 3:24
– Only Nineteen Years Old – 3:08
– Gerry’s Set – 5:12

Various Artists – Songs from the Heart: a Collection of Irish Ballads:
– Niamh Parsons – I Know My Faith (Is Worth Much More Than Me) – 3:53
– Trian – The Death of Queen Jane – 5:13
– Mick Moloney – John of Dreams – 3:21
– Cherish the Ladies – My Own Native Land – 4:00

Second Hour:
Garcia – Woven Ways [Czechoslovakia]:
– Nil Na La – 3:07
– Lung Ching – 2:54
– The Curragh of Kildare – 4:01
– Via/Happy Man Burrito – 3:11
– May Morning Dew/The Snows They Melt the Soonest – 4:01

Donnie Munro – An Turas: Live at Celtic Connections [Scotland]:
– Chi Min Tir – 5:19
– Heart of America – 6:07
– An Eala Bhan – 4:25
– Mo Chruinneag Bhoidheach – 0:58

Whisky Trail – San Frediano: An Irishman in Florence [Italy]:
– Up and Down – 5:36
– Banshee Steps – 3:23
– Copperplate – 4:30
– Witch’s Courses – 4:06

Third Hour:

Spotlight on Borealis Records

Jean and Christina – August Gale [Canada]:
– Breakwater Boys Breakdown/Clyde Wells' Dream/The Meech Lake Breakdown – 4:02
– Frank Stamp's Tune – Tom Lake's Favourite – 2:28
– The Privateer – 3:52
– Jim Rumbolt's Tune/Father's Jig/Esau Payne's Tune – 2:59
– Le Bon Vin – 3:27

Tanglefoot – Dance Like Flames [Canada]:
– The Whisky Trick – 2:51
– Paddle Like Hell – 5:09
– When Dad & Uncle Archie Lost the Farm – 4:42
– Maggie – 4:32

Beyond the Pale – Routes [Canada]:
– Eavesdropping – 3:40
– Icebreaker – 1:47
– ChasenJah – 3:52
– Sirbish – 1:21
– Gyration – 4:59

Playlist for July 30, 2008

First Hour:
June Tabor and Martin Simpson – A Cut Above [U.K.]:
– Admiral Benbow – 2:49
– Flash Company – 2:50
– Strange Affair – 5:54
– Heather Down on the Moor – 2:50
– Riding Down to Portsmouth – 1:10

Sharon Shannon – Tunes [Ireland]:
– The Cat’s Miaow – 3:56
– The Road to Corrandulla – 4:33
– Calum's Road – 3:31
– Mickey Joe Mike – 2:49
– The Bass Rock – 3:36

Therese Schroeder–Sheker – Queens Minstral [U.S.]:
– Gaude Virgo – 1:18
– Two Villancicos – 1:12
– Je muir, je muir – 1:17
– Domino – 2:06
– Jesu dulcis memoria – 5:07

Méav – Méav (self-titled) [Ireland]:
– Si do Mmaimeo – 2:17
– One I Love – 2:54

Second Hour:
Arabesque – Glen Road to Cordoba [U.S.]:
– Glen Road to Cordoba – 4:31
– The Gneeveguilla Set – 3:31
– Malinesque – 2:37
– Sailing to Nantucket – 2:20
– Shifting Sands – 3:52

Various Artists – Best of Both Worlds:
– Baka Beyond – Spirit of the Forest – 5:35
– Marta Sebstyen – Tavasz, Tavasz – 4:45
– Malicorne – La Mule – 3:48
– Toumani Diabate – Jarabi – 5:08
– Mouth Music – Crathadh 't 'Aodaich & Zbadba – 5:59
– Jerry O’Sullivan – Colonel Fraser – 3:59
– Dzintars – Blow Wind Blow – 3:08

Third Hour:
Spirit of the West – Save this House [Canada]:
– Old Sod – 3:23
– Doin’ Quite Alright – 2:43

Spirit of the West – Tripping Up the Stairs [Canada]:
– An Honest Gamble/Tripping up the Stairs – 4:34
– Homelands/The Kesh/The Blackhorn Stick – 4:01
– When Rivers Rise – 3:37

Horslips – Greatest Hits [Ireland]:
– High Reel – 2:43
– Trouble (With a Capital “T”) – 3:27
– King of the Fairies – 3:31
– An Bratach Ban – 2:06
– Silver Spear – 2:02

The Peelers – Liquordale [Canada]:
– Sweet Mary of the Bogs – 1:27
– The Glen Will Rise Again – 2:33
– Sons of Molly/Catharsis – 4:50

Siobhan – Welfare State [Canada]:
– Jakey’s Gone to Germany – 3:17
– Red Deer of Jura – 2:56
– Box of Wine – 2:17