Playlist for May 28, 2009

First Hour:
Allan Yn Y Fan – Cerddoriaeth Geltaidd o Gymru [Wales]:
– Hen Ferchetan/Coleg y Brifysgol Abertawe – 3:31
– Jizaique/Ms. Gina Morgan's Delight at the Prospect of Matrimony – 4:09
– Lisa Lan – 4:09
– The Brown Bull of Cill na Móna/The Tipperary Temptress – 3:03

Archie Fisher – Windward Away [Scotland]:
– Speak Your Name – 4:15
– Final Trawl – 3:32
– Silver Coin – 2:46
– Star of Belle Isle – 3:32
– Cuillins of Home – 2:34

Cathie Ryan – Somewhere Along the Road [Ireland]:
– Carrick–A–Rede – 4:04
– Somewhere Along the Road – 4:25
– Raking and Roguing – 3:20
– High On a Mountain – 3:31
– Grace O’Malley – 3:14

Second Hour:
Kris Drever – Black Water [Scotland]:
– Patrick Spence – 3:46
– Honk Toot – 4:00
– Harvest Gypsies – 3:26
– Rodney’s Glory – 4:54

Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie – Cut and Run [U.S.]:
– Girls in Black – 4:30
– Penny for the Guy – 4:18
– Spoils of War – 3:53
– The Mango Song – 4:09

Old Blind Dogs – The World’s Room [Scotland]:
– To The Beggin’ I Will Go – 3:32
– Bannockburn Road – 5:43
– Edward – 5:09
– The Ritual – 4:39

Third Hour:
The Fenians – A Distant City Street [U.S.]:
– The Good Ship Calibar – 4:11 (4)
– The Rising of the Moon – 3:23 (10)
– Bold O’Donahue – 2:40 (12)
– The Band Played Waltzing Matilda – 7:16

The Mahones – Here Comes Lucky [Canada]:
– One Last Shot – 3:33
– Is This Bar Open ‘til Tomorrow – 4:09
– The Battle of Auchtermuchty – 1:31
– Whiskey Devils – 2:56
– Will You Marry Me – 3:02

The Chieftains – Another Country [Ireland]:
– Wabash Cannonball – 3:22
– Cotton–Eyed Joe – 2:37
– Finale: Did You Ever Go A–Courtin', Uncle Joe/Will The Circle Be Unbroken – 12:06

Playlist for May 20, 2009

First Hour:
Niamh Parsons – Heart’s Desire [Ireland]:
– My Lagan Love – 3:12
– Jenny Picking Cockles/Colliers – 2:44
– A Kiss in the Morning Early – 2:55
– The Brown Bull of Cill na Móna/The Tipperary Temptress – 3:03
– Tide Full In – 2:27
– Bramblethorn – 3:05

Neal Hellman – Oktober County [U.S.]:
– Durango – 3:56
– Robertson’s Unreel – 2:15
– Little St. Anne – 3:55
– Sheebag Sheemore – 4:47
– Oktober County – 3:21

Nic Jones – Penguin Eggs [U.K.]:
– Canadee–I–O – 5:57
– Barrack Street – 4:29
– Planxty Davis – 2:47
– Farewell to the Gold – 5:19

Second Hour:
Maria Kalaniemi – Ahma [Finland]:
– Kaamos – 6:20
– Lovina – 3:10
– Nibe – 3:32
– Arctic Paradise – 4:10

Susan McKeown & Lindsey Horner – Mighty Rain [Ireland]:
– Stone Boat – 2:41
– If Not For You – 2:50
– In the Garden – 4:17
– Donal Nua – 4:23
– Let There Be New Flowering in the Field – 2:39

Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Union Cafe [U.K.]:
– Scherzo and Trio – 6:57
– Yodel 3 – 3:27
– Organum – 3:50
– Silver Star of Bologna – 4:06

Third Hour:
Kips Bay – Into the Light [Ireland]:
– The Unemployment Line – 5:22
– Aires De Pontevedra – 3:46
– Dandelion Girl – 4:27
– My Angel Boy – 4:46

The American Wake – Tell No Tales [U.S.]:
– She Swears Like a Sailor – 3:46
– The Drinking Jolly Roger – 3:09
– Ballydesmond – 1:42
– The Doryman – 4:08
– Ballydesmond (reprise) – 1:08
– What Did the Deep Sea Say – 3:02

Nick Drake – Five Leaves Left [U.K.]:
– River Man – 4:22
– Three Hours – 6:17
– Cello Song – 4:50
– Man in a Shed – 3:56
– Fruit Tree – 4:51

Playlist for May 13, 2009 (Guest host: Ellie Blair)

First Hour:
Various Artists – The Future Sound Of Gaeldom [Scotland]:
– James Browns March - Michael McGoldrick
– New Day Dawning - Tartan Amoebas
– Las Temporadas - Big Sky
– Hi Horo - Alyth McCormack

Burach - Unstoppable [Scotland]:
– The Fool Inside
– Abby’s Jig/The Jilting
– Lochtairlort Rain/A Storm In The West/Jacobs Ladder
– Through The Night/Edinburgh Takeaway

Kate Price - Deep Hearts Core [U.S.]:
– The Labyrinth
– The Journey On
– Siuil A Ruin

Second Hour:
Kevin Burke’s Open House - Hoof And Mouth [Ireland/Scotland/U.S.]:
– The Okarina/The Tattoo
– Hoof And Mouth
– The Slit Rock/The Pipe On The Hob/Blue Adder
– Paddy The Caffler/Polka/Tolka Polka

Heather McLeod - Crossing Tides [Scotland]:
– Walk The Block
– Sunshine
– Fantasy
– Red Mist

Sian James - Pur [Wales]:
– The Girl Who Was Refused
– There Is My Sweetheart
– Wilt Though Go My Blackbird
– A Longing For Meirionydd

Third Hour:
Eleanor McEvoy - What’s Following Me [Ireland]:
– A Glass Unkissed
– Precious Little
– Whisper A Prayer To The Moon
– All That Surrounds Me

The Funky String Band - Mongrel Unleashed [Scotland]:
– Tommy Shades
– The Corkhill Set
– Sarah Hoy’s
– Wat Ye Wha I Met Yestreem

Fraser Fifield - Slow Stream [Scotland]:
– Slow Stream
– Strathspey A93
– South Of Here

Playlist for May 6, 2009

First Hour:
Various Artists – Folk 'n' Hell [Scotland]:
– Shooglenifty – The Pipe Tunes – 4:54
– Coelbeg – The Jolly Beggar/The Man in Black – 5:22
– The Humpff Family – Beaujolais Nouveau – 3:06
– Rock Salt & Nails – Grandmother's Eyes – 3:14

Aine Minogue – The Twilight Realm [Ireland]:
– King of the Faeries – 4:31
– The Mermaid – 2:24
– Deandai, Deandai – 2:36
– Gloine an Beoir – 1:09
– The Selkie – 4:07
– Rince Na Sidhóga – 1:41

Norma Waterson – Norma Waterson (self–titled) [U.K.]:
– Black Muddy River – 4:21
– God Loves a Drunk – 4:41
– There Ain't No Sweet Man (Who's Worth the Salt of My Tears) – 2:54
– Anna Dixie – 3:42

Second Hour (hosted by Ellie Blair):
Saoirse - Celtic Eclectic [USA]:
– Donald McGillavry
– Farewell To Tarwaithe

Dalla - Rooz [Cornwall]:
– The Smith's Fire
– King Of Sweden
– Midsummer Bonfire
– Crantock Games

Susan McKeown/Cathy Ryan/Robin Spielberg - Mother Songs Celebrating Mothers and Motherhood [Ireland/USA]:
– Mother Of Mine
– Rock me To Sleep Mother
– Mother's Celebration

Third Hour:
Oysterband – Liberty Hall [U.K.]:
– Bonnie Susie Cleland – 5:31
– Liberty Hall – 4:10
– Barnstead Downs – 3:39
– St. Peter’s Tea Gardens – 2:48
– Six Grey Men – 3:45

Ashley MacIsaac – Ashley MacIsaac (self–titled) [Canada]:
– Save Me from Tomorrow – 4:03
– To America We Go – 3:42
– Chorus Jig/The King’s Reel – 2:51
– Bog an Login – 2:05
– Fairy Dance – 3:38

Hothouse Flowers – Into Your Heart [Ireland]:
– Alright – 4:36
– Magic Bracelets – 3:41
– Si Do Mhamo I – 6:36

Playlist for April 29, 2009

First Hour:
Capercaillie – Secret People [Scotland]:
– Tobar Mhoire (Tobermory) – 3:50
– Four Stone Walls – 3:16
– The Whinney Hills Jigs – 6:10
– The Harley Ashtray – 4:07
– Oran – 2:25

William Pint & Felicia Dale – The Set of the Sail [U.S.]:
– Tom Bowling – 3:36
– Jack Tar Ashore – 5:13
– Fire Down Below – 5:08
– Adieu les Filles de Mon Pays – 3:13

Bua – An Spealadóir [U.S.]:
– Lus Na mBanríon/Cuckanandy/Rince Philib A' Cheoil – 3:30
– Johnny Henry's/Martin Wynne's No. 4/Miss MacDonald – 4:31
– The Caladh Thaidhg Regatta/The Skye Road/The Four–Fingered Fisherman – 5:02
– A Mhisg A Chuir An Nollaig Oirnn/Bòg A' Lochain/Seallaibh Curraigh Eòghainn – 4:51

Second Hour:
Ballycotton – Mondland [Austria]:
– Letting Go – 2:52 (4)
– The Flood – 5:35 (6)
– Mondland – 2:22 (8)
– Variations on a Moment – 7:10

The Keltz – The Seas Are Deep [Scotland/India]:
– O’Carolan’s Dream – 3:55
– The Lads of Mull – 3:46
– The Seas Are Deep – 2:50
– The Dam Buster’s Jig – 3:48
– Salutaris Hostia – 2:20

Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila – May Monday [U.K./Finland]:
– Seven Years/Hokpers Vals – 5:23
– Melting/Return to the Stewarty/A Quiet Autumn – 8:09
– Boda – 4:17

Third Hour:
Christy Moore – Listen [Ireland]:
– Does This Train Stop on Merseyside – 3:33
– Shine On You Crazy Diamond – 5:07
– The Ballad of Ruby Walsh – 3:39
– Duffy’s Cut – 3:31
– The Disappeared (Los Desaparacidos) – 3:19

Various Artists – Hands Across the Water: A Benefit for the Children of the Tsunami:
– Jon Randall, Máirtin O'Connor & Alison Brown – Get Through It – 4:35
– Tim O'Brien & Lúnasa – Fair and Tender Ladies – 5:57
– Sharon Shannon & Jackson Browne – A Man of Constant Sorrow – 3:38
– John Prine, Fiona Prine & Dermot Byrne – 'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose – 2:57
– Jerry Douglas & Ciaran Tourish – In the Sweet By and By – 2:02

Great Big Sea – Play [Canada]:
– Ordinary Day – 3:11
– Donkey Riding – 2:22
– Seagulls – 2:17
– Recruiting Sargeant – 3:41
– Jakey’s Gin – 2:54
– Rigadoon – 3:01

Playlist for April 22, 2009

First Hour:
Altan – The Blue Idol [Ireland]:
– Daily Growing – 4:54
– Uncle Rat – 2:12
– The Blue Idol – 3:06
– Cuach mo Lon Dubh Buí – 3:03
– Gweebarra Bridge – 3:46

Ben Edom – Spindrift [Scotland]:
– Streets of London/Donna Donna – 3:43
– Banish Misfortune/The Tenpenny Bit/Old Hag You Have Killed Me – 3:45
– The Gaelic Set – 5:27
– The Gray Girls – 3:27
– Broom of the Cowdenknowes – 2:55

Bill Jones – Two Year Winter [U.K.]:
– The Holland Mistress – 3:49
– Night–time Jigs – 3:55
– The Story of Our Darling Grace – 2:49
– Diddling Set – 4:09
– The Haymakers – 3:34

Second Hour:
Bachué – The Butterfly [Scotland]:
– Khazie/ Trip to London/ Cleveland Park – 4:16
– Mirk Mirk Is the Midnight Hour – 5:58
– Gin Ye Kiss My Wife I'll Tell the Minister/Ted's Rant – 6:55

Madredeus – Existir [Portugal]:
– Matinal – 3:25
– Tardes De Bolonha – 3:05
– O Ladráo – 2:50
– O Pomar Das Laranjeiras – 4:21
– Solsticio – 4:15

Modena City Ramblers – La Grande Familia [Italy]:
– Clan Banlieue – 3:57
– Giro di Vite – 2:03
– La Mondina /The Lonesome Boatman – 2:02
– Al Dievel/La Marcia del Diavolo – 3:28
– Il fabbricante dei sogni – 3:22
– La banda del sogno interrotto – 2:59

Third Hour:
Fairport Convention – Close to the Wind [U.K.]:
– Cup of Tea/Loaf of Bread/Miss Monohan’s – 3:19
– London River – 3:00
– Mock Morris/The Green Man/The Cropredy Badger/Molly on the Jetty – 4:56
– Close to the Wind – 6:12

Four Men and a Dog – Long Roads [Ireland]:
– She’s On My Mind – 3:36
– Nancy – 4:52
– The Sally Gardens – 6:35
– Over the River She Goes – 3:32

Bill Grogan’s Goat – Bill Grogan’s Goat (self–titled) [U.S.]:
– As I Roved Out – 4:20
– Three Drunken Maidens – 4:06
– South Australia – 5:14
– The Banks of the Roses – 3:12

Playlist for April 15, 2009

First Hour:
Molly’s Revenge – Raise the Rafters [U.S.]:
– The Rainy Day – 4:13
– Mary and the Gallant Soldier – 5:27
– The Roving Bachelor – 3:27
– The Close Shave – 4:41

Malinky – Flower & Iron [Scotland]:
– Cows & Cottongrass – 3:56
– The Shipyard Apprentice – 4:20
– Why Should I? – 3:54
– The Road Tae Drumleman – 4:56

Brothers 3 – … Again [U.S.]:
– Lark in the Morning/Langstrom’s Pony – 4:34
– The Wind That Shakes the Barley – 3:46
– Dwyer’s Hornpipe – 3:02
– Willie Macintosh – 1:42
– A Fig for a Kiss/The Butterfly/Morrisson’s Jig – 4:50

Second Hour:
Rachel Hair – The Lucky Smile [Scotland]:
– Back Home – 5:06
– Tsunami Jack – 5:08
– I Lost My Harp in Barcelona – 3:11
– Leis an Lurgainn – 3:21

Genticorum – La Bibournoise [Canada]:
– La Grondeuse Opossum – 4:07
– Le Brandy Culotté – 5:54
– Pinson et Cendrouille – 4:05
– Valse Beaulieu – 4:10

Ariella Uliano – A.U. (almost) a Compilation [Italy]:
– So, We’ll Go No More A Roving – 2:02
– Salley Gradens – 4:27
– My Jolly Plough Fellows – 4:06
– Danza Italiana – 2:29
– Canto D’Autunno – 3:03

Third Hour:
Celtic Nots – Not Music [U.S.]:
– Eamonn’s Reel/The Shepherd’s Daughter – 2:31
– Shady Grove – 5:37
– An Nighean Dubh – 7:42
– Bum In a Sling – 2:27

The Eighteenth Day of May – The Eighteenth Day of May [U.K.]:
– Sir Casey Jones – 3:17
– Highest Tree – 3:27
– Hide & Seek – 3:07
– Monday Morning’s No Good Coming Down – 3:22
– Flowers of the Forest – 5:10

Enter the Haggis – Gutter Anthems [Canada]:
– Intro – 1:12
– The Litter and the Leaves – 4:43
– Cameos – 4:36
– Did You Call Me Albatross? – 1:17
– Sea of Crutches – 5:27
– Bury My Demons – 0:39

Playlist for April 8, 2009 (Guest host Ellie Blair)

First Hour:
Smoky Finish - The Rock “N” Reel Connection [Austria]:
– Being Drunk Set
– Clear This Planet Immediately
– The Queen Of Argyll
– Mullah Set

Capercaillie - Sidewaulk [Scotland]:
– Alasdair Mhic
– Fisherman’s Dream
– The Sidewaulk Reels
– Both Sides Of The Tweed

Paddy Rasta - Listen To Your Heart [Scotland]:
– Meditation
– Freedom
– Molly Malone
– Forty Shades Of Green

Second Hour:
Karen Ashbrook/Paul Oorts - Celtic Café [USA]:
– Behind The Bush In The Garden/Sgt Early’s Dream/Lady Anne Montgomery
– Belgian Jigs
– Valse Petit Dejeuner

Stand Easy - Tainted [USA]:
– Western Thursday/Braes Of Melinish
– Watch Me
– 1,000 Curses On Love
– Leaving Lismore/Donald McLeod

Johnny Cunningham/Susan McKeown - Peter And Wendy [Scotland/Ireland]:
– Two Is The Beginning Of The End/On These Magic Shores
– Stories To Tell
– The Landing
– The Wolves Of Neverland
– Neverbird

Third Hour:
Keltik Elektrik - Hotel Kaledonia [Scotland]:
– Trans-Highland Express
– Disko Breizh
– Julia Meets The Skyeman

Eddie Reader - Peacetime [Scotland]:
– Mary And The Soldier
– Aye Waulkin-O
– Ye Banks And Braes O Bonnie Doon
– Peacetime

Phamie Gow - Dancing Hands [Scotland]:
– Dancing Hands
– Goodbye To The Sea And The Sailors
– Highflyer
– Indian Summer

Playlist for April 1, 2009

First Hour:
Matt & Shannon Heaton – Lover’s Well [U.S.]:
– Brad’s Honeybees – 3:15
– Bay of Biscay – 5:06
– New Married Couple – 3:31
– Golden Glove – 4:58

Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Scottish Music [Scotland]:
– The Cast – The Scots Callan O’Bonnie Dundee – 5:22
– Dick Gaughan – Erin–Go–Bragh – 4:31
– Bert Jansch – Just a Dream – 3:42
– Old Blind Dogs – Malcolm Ferguson/Finbar Saunders – 3:56

Robin Williamson – Just Like the River and Other Songs for Guitar [Scotland]:
– The Silence Between the Words – 2:27
– Jordan Is a Hard Road – 3:50
– Matt Groves and Lady Bernard – 7:00
– Down in Cupid’s Garden – 2:17
– Song for Bina – 2:33

Second Hour:
Ron Kavana – Irish Ways (Disc 4) [Ireland]:
– Fenians, the Land League and Parnell – 5:36
– The Wife of the Bold Tenant Farmer – 3:05
– The Uncrowned King / the Pinch O'Snuff – 3:22
– Revival and Rising – 5:46
– The Foggy Dew – 6:05
– Easter 1916 – 1:06
– War of Independence and Civil War – 6:34
– Four Green Fields – 5:37
– Cry, Cry, Cry – 4:34
– Free State to the Troubles – 5:12
– In the Smoke – 4:59
– The Travellin' People/Death Chant of the Navaho – 4:45
– You Northern Gaels – 0:38
– Reconciliation – 3:31
– Old Ireland / New Ireland – 7:29
– Lovers and Friends – 4:16
– Irish Ways – 4:59

Third Hour:
Perry Rose – Hocus Pocus [Ireland/Belgium]:
– Glasgow – 3:04
– Top of the World – 3:45
– Hocus Pocus – 2:53
– Julia Delaney & Martin Wynne’s – 2:25
– Come Around – 3:21
– The Old Copperplate – 2:46

Molly’s Revenge – Raise the Rafters [U.S.]:
– The Rainy Day – 4:13
– Mary and the Gallant Soldier – 5:27
– The Close Shave – 4:41

Playlist for March 25, 2009

First Hour:
Malinky – Flower & Iron [Scotland]:
– Pad the Road Wi Me – 3:14
– The Broomfield Hill – 4:09
– The Drunken Duck – 4:53
– The Ploughboy and the Maid – 3:57

Lauren MacColl – Strewn With Ribbons [Scotland]:
– The Prophet – 5:03
– Honesty – 5:12
– Lost My Heart On Friday – 3:13
– Highland Wedding – 2:45

Bodega – Under the Counter [Scotland]:
– The Stomping Ground – 4:05
– Puirt – 4:06
– Balaich An Iasgaich – 4:09
– Missing Tramp – 4:32

Second Hour:
Ron Kavana – Irish Ways (Disc 3) [Ireland]:
– Young Robert Emmet – 2:20
– Robert Emmet's Last Words/Scaffold Passage – 1:28
– Emmet's No More – 0:25
– After '98 – 1:38
– The Plains of Waterloo – 3:58
– The Whiteboys – 3:22
– Buachaillín Bán – 2:11
– Daniel O'Connell – 3:53
– Daniel O'Connell & Érin Go Bragh – 1:05
– Further Catastrophe – 4:42
– O'Connell's Dead – 0:22
– The Praties/The Lord's Prayer – 2:34
– The Great Hunger – 7:00
– Mad Visions – 1:50
– The Famine Year – 0:47
– Skibereen – 5:47
– Diaspora – 6:26
– The New Road – 4:42
– Canada–I–O – 3:42
– The New Dominion – 0:14
– Crossing the Niagara – 1:20
– Bound for South Australia – 2:01
– The Plains of Emu – 0:38
– Adieu and Farewell – 5:15
– On the Tide – 0:22
– No Irish Need Apply – 3:28
– The Battle of Bull Run – 0:26
– Muldoon, the Solid Man – 5:04

Third Hour:
Andy Irvine – Rude Awakening [Ireland]:
– Never Tire of the Road – 4:04
– Viva Zapata! – 4:29
– Allan McLean – 5:05

The Elders – Pass It On Down [U.S.]:
– Love of the Century – 5:07
– Devil’s Tongue – 4:31
– Highlands – 4:33

The Zydepunks – Finisterre [U.S.]:
– Dear Molly – 2:34
– When My Ship Comes In – 3:41
– One More Chance – 2:25
– Cuando Crecerán Los Flores – 4:22
– Song for Mike – 3:54

Playlist for March 18, 2009

First Hour:
Various Artists – Hidden Treasures: Irish Music in Chicago:
– John Williams – Micho’s Jig/Mikey’s Reel – 2:59
– Aine Meenaghan – This Night is Dark – 3:23
– Joseph Sobol – O’Sullivan’s March – 3:15
– Jim McCandless – Beat the Devil – 3:23
– Maureen O’Shea – The Blacksmith – 3:19
– Bruach Na Carraige Báine – Dennis Cahill – 2:46

Various Artists – New Folk Roots & Traditional Music From Northern Ireland (Disc 1) [Ireland]:
– Four Men and a Dog – Maybe Tonight – 3:42
– Meabh O'Hare & Conor Byrne – War Hent Trabrin/The Navigator – 3:54
– Eilidh Patterson – That Was Then, This Is Now – 3:23
– Croabh Rua – O'Leary's Motorbike/Elizabeth Kelly's Delight/The Humours of Ballingarry – 4:02
– Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin – Cara Caoin (Beloved Friend) – 4:29
– West Ocan String Quartet – Queen of the Scals – 2:35
– Pat McManus – Aye – 3:54
– Eamon Friel – The Waltz of the Years – 4:12
– Robert Watt – Highland Pipe Medley – 5:01

Second Hour:
Ron Kavana – Irish Ways (Disc 2) [Ireland]:
– Wild Geese – 0:18
– Suil a Ruin – 7:28
– Penal Days – 0:23
– The Penal Laws – 2:32
– Farewell to Granuaille – 0:11
– Deorai – 1:17
– Rambiling Irishman – 3:36
– The Bardic Tradidtion and the Death of O'Carolan – 3:57
– An Entree – 0:10
– A Modest Proposal – 1:36
– John Barry – 0:31
– American War of Independence – 1:18
– At the Siege of Valley Forge – 0:19
– Sean Bhean Bhocht – 2:06
– The Rights of Man – 2:21
– The Summer Soldiers – 3:55
– 1798 and the United Irishmen – 3:46
– Dunlavin Green – 5:37
– Boolavogue – 4:49
– Forging of the Pikes – 0:38
– Who Fears to Speak of '98 – 0:21
– Roddy Mccorley – 3:55
– A Winter's Tale – 0:28
– By Memory Inspired – 2:37
– Truth and Understanding – 6:16
– The Union – 0:31
– The Shamrock Shore – 4:22

Third Hour:
Christy Moore – Live At the Point [Ireland]:
– Welcome To The Cabaret – Live at the Point – 4:52
– Delirium Tremens – 4:37
– Go Move Shift – 2:06
– Casey – 3:51
– Fairytale of New York – 5:48

The Pogues – The Ultimate Collection [Ireland]:
– Sally MacLennane – 2:44
– Dirty Old Town – 3:45
– Repeal of the Licensing Laws – 2:10
– Young Ned of the Hill – 2:45
– Thousands are Sailing – 5:27
– The Irish Rover – 3:39
– The Sunnyside of the Street – 2:43

Playlist for March 11, 2009

First Hour:
Various Artists – Songs of My Irish Homeland [Ireland]:
– Patrick Street – The King of Ballyhooley – 4:08
– Cherish the Ladies – The Galway Rover – 3:47
– House Band – The Rocky Road to Dublin – 6:23
– Déanta – The Benedy Glen – 5:52
– The Green Fields of America – Kilkelly – 7:05

The Chieftains – The Essential Chieftains [Ireland]:
– Mo Ghile Mear – 3:20
– Guadalupe – 2:51
– The Squid Jiggin’ Ground – 3:16
– Shennandoah – 3:52
– Il Est Né/Ca Berger – 5:19

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem – Songs of Ireland & Beyond [Ireland]:
– God Bless England – 3:05

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem – Songs of Rebellion [Ireland]:
– Rising of the Moon – 2:29
– The Foggy Dew – 3:31
– Whack fol the Diddle – 2:16
– Eamonn an Chniuic – 2:31

Second Hour:
Ron Kavana – Irish Ways (Disc 1) [Ireland]:
– Songs of Our Land – 0:56
– Seevocuda – 3:52
– Before History’s Tale Began – 0:35
– The Invaders – 2:20
– Arrival of the Celts – 3:14
– St. Patrick – 1:30
– Partial Catastrophe – 6:51
– A Pagan Cult Survives – 2:46
– The Wran – 5:37
– The Vikings and Brian Ború – 1:48
– Weep Now for Poor Róisín – 2:47
– Macmurrough and the Normans – 2:47
– The Bards – 1:35
– Henry VIII – 1:40
– For All His Wives ... – 0:12
– A Royal and Reasonable Fellow – 2:15
– Irish Slaves – 0:25
– Elizabeth and the Planters – 4:25
– Liza – 0:11
– Follow Me Up to Carlow – 3:05
– Cromwell, Agent of a Wrathful God – 2:31
– Young Ned of the Hill – 4:16
– Lament for Ireland – 0:21
– Remember the 12th – 1:21
– Derry, the Boyne, Aughrim and the Treaty of Limerick – 2:40
– Sean O'dhuibhir A'gleanna – 4:26
– A Farewell to Patrick Sarsfield – 0:22
– Both Sides of the Boyne – 3:54

Third Hour:
Various Artists – The Rough Guide to Irish Music [Ireland]:
– Frankie Gavin – The Night Cap (The Frost Is All Over) – 2:46
– The Prodigals – The Morning After – 3:08
– Séamus Quinn & Gary Hastings – Paddy Killoran's Highland – 2:09
– Paddy Keenan & Tommy O'Sullivan – Antara (The Twirly Haired Girl) – 4:05
– Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola – Bean Pháidín (Páidín's Wife) – 2:19
– Ciarán ó Maonaigh & Dermot McLaughlin – Loughisle Castle – 1:17
– Mary McPartlan – Slieve Gallion Braes – 2:36
– Séamus Creagh & Aidan Coffey - Hughie Travers (The Cat In The Corner) – 3:10
– Paul Brady – Mary And The Soldier – 3:56
– Matt Molloy – A Stór Mo Chroí (The Primrose Lass) – 4:12
– Séamus Begley & Jim Murray – An Seanduine – 4:07
– Cran – Taimse 'N Arrears – 3:14
– Paul Moran & Fergal Scahill The Cúil Aodha Slide (Dan Patsy's Slide) – 2:20
– Lúnasa – The Walrus – 2:40
– Helen Roche – As I Roved Out – 4:17
– Paul McGrattan – The Lark On The Strand (The Geese In The Bog) – 3:50
– Altan – The Humours Of Castlefin (Nia's Dance) – 3:26
– Gerry O'Connor – Cam A' Lochaigh (The Curve Of The Lake) – 3:22

Playlist for March 4, 2009

First Hour:
Silver Arm – Never Despair [U.S.]:
– The Britches Full Of Stitches/Jer O'Connell's/Din Tarrant's – 4:09
– Come Up the Stairs – 4:29
– Seven Gypsies – 4:57
– Dogs Among The Bushes/Cronin's/Sergeant Early's Dream – 4:00

Tony McManus – The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions) [Scotland]:
– The Maids Of Mitchelstown – 2:53
– The Rolling Waves/Martin Wynne's – 2:58
– Lochaber Dance/Chole’s Passion – 3:34
– The Laird of Drumblaire/The Margaree Reel – 2:51
– Valse de Bélugas – 4:59

Éamon Doorley/Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh/Julie Fowlis/Ross Martin – Dual [Ireland]:
– Dà Bhfaigheann Mo Rogha De Thriúr acu/Dhannsamaid Le Ailean/Cairision' Nigh'n Eòghainn – 3:45
– An Eala Bhàn – 4:20
– An Cóisir/ Chuirinn Mo Ghiollan A Dh'iomain Nan Caorach – 2:49
– Cailíní Deasa Mhuigheo/Eadar Alba Is Éirinn/Mrs. Ramsay of Barton/Tie the Bonnet Tight – 4:03
– A Riogain Uasail – 3:26

Second Hour:
Ruth MacKenzie – Kalevala: Dream of the Salmon Maiden [U.S.]:
– In the Blue Woodland – 6:02
– Swimming On the Surface – 4:57
– Medley For Swedish Säckpipa – 2:57
– Flowed a Tear – 5:03

Baka Beyond – Spirit of the Forest [Africa/Europe]:
– The Man Who Danced Too Slowly – 6:08
– Ngombi – 4:53
– Bounaka – 6:57

Oi Va Voi – Digital Folklore [U.K.]:
– 7 Brothers – 6:03
– Od Yeshoma – 5:51
– Tatar Love Song – 5:21

Third Hour:
John Martyn – Solid Air [Scotland]:
– Over the Hill – 2:52
– Don’t Want to Know – 3:01
– Go Down Easy – 3:36
– May You Never – 3:43
– The Easy Blues – 3:22

Peter Townsend & Rafael Rudd – The Oceanic Concerts [U.K.]:
– Raga – 1:45
– The Ferryman – 7:14
– Kitty’s Theme – 3:04
– Let My Love Open the Door – 2:43
– Magic Grace – 2:50

Alias Ron Kavana – Coming Days [Ireland]:
– Medley: Galtee Mór/Irish Ways, Jigs – Daniel O'Connoll/Saddle the Pony/Merrily Kiss the Quaker/The Kinnegard Slashers/Annie Mulligans's – 12:14
– If I Had a Rocket Launcher – 4:18
– Cajun Ceili – 3:34

Playlist for February 25, 2009 (Guest Host Ellie Blair)

First Hour:
The Finlay Macdonald Band – Re-Echo [Scotland]:
– Back To Bergamo
– Salsa’s
– Up The Duduk
– Miss Elliot’s
– New Breton’s

Various Artists - Celtic Circle (Disc One):
– Clannad - Too Late To Turn - Ireland
– Susan McKeown/Natalie Merchant - The River - Ireland/USA

Various Artists - Celtic Circle (Disc Two):
– Sarah MacLachlan - Drawn To The Rhythm - Canada
– Lisa Lynne - Fields Of Gold - USA

Eileen Ivers - Immigrant Soul [Ireland]:
– Darlin Corey featuring Tommy McDonnell
– Afro Jig
– Reconciliation
– Paddy In Zululand

Second Hour:
– Heidi Talbot - Distant Future [Ireland]:
– In Silence I Go
– Jealousy
– Geography
– Distant Future

Aidan O’Rourke - Sirius [Scotland]:
– Falun Fine
– Bah Hamburg
– Hinba

Ewan Wilkinson - Lost In The Day [Scotland]:
– Lost In The Day
– Kelvin’s Purling Stream
– Aye Waulkin O
– Far From The Sea

Third Hour:
Alan Stivell - Journee A La Maison [Brittany]:
– Let’s Clink Glasses
– The Apple Tree
– After Dinner
– North Of Midnight Islands

Moving Hearts - Live In Dublin
– The Lark
– Finore

Niamph Parsons - Hearts Desire [Ireland]:
– Rigs Of Rye
– Banks Of The Clyde

Playlist for February 18, 2009

First Hour:
Capercaillie – Nádurra [Scotland]:
– Skye Waulking Song – 4:38
– Michael’s Matches – 4:15
– Tighinn Air A'Mhuir Am Fear Phosas Mi – 3:46
– Argyll Lassies – 4:48

Alan & John Kelly – Fourmilehouse [Ireland]:
– Mrs Crehan's/Quinn's/The Boys Of Portaferry – 3:03
– The One That Was Lost/The Hag's Purse/The Black Rogue – 4:09
– The Cacus Reel/Lady On The Island/Megettrick's – 3:48
– Jer Quigley's/The Bunch Of Green Rushes – 3:27
– The Sporting Pitchfork/The Diplodocus/Charlie Mulvihill's – 4:05

Le Vent du Nord – Mesdames et messieurs! En concert à Mémoires et Racines [Canada]:
– L’heure bleue – 4:39
– La Fille et les dragons – 5:22
– Petit rêve III – 3:17
– Cré mardi – 5:00

Second Hour:
Liz Carroll & John Doyle – Double Play [Ireland]:
– A Pound a Week Rise – 4:23
– The Hare’s Lament/Pat Mahon’s Jig – 4:18
– Castle Kelly/Galway Rambler – 4:16
– Down at the Wakehouse/The True Love of My Heart – 4:20

Mellow Candle – The Virgin Prophet: Unreleased Sessions 1969-1970 [Ireland]:
– Heaven Heath – 2:38
– Waterman Weatherman – 4:02
– Buy or Beware – 2:52
– Lords of the Green Grass – 2:00
– Silver Song – 4:11

Flibbertigibbet – Whistling Jigs to the Moon [South Africa]:
– The Blackleg Miner – 1:31
– An Suisin Ban – 3:14
– Medley: The Rose Tredd/The Chanter's Song/Humours of Whiskey – 3:17
– Blackberry Bush/Blackberry Blossom – 2:42
– The Brisk Young Widow/Sheffield Hornpipe – 3:11
– Shepherd O Shepherd/Linnen Hall – 1:19
– Four Drunken Maidens/Rolling in the High Grass – 2:40

Third Hour:
Richard Thompson – The Chrono Show: Live Versions of Vintage Favourites [U.K.]:
– Watch Me Go – 4:30
– Jack O' Diamonds – 3:36
– Meet On the Ledge – 3:10
– The Poor Ditching Boy – 3:43
– Nobody's Wedding – 3:00
– I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight – 3:15
– The Great Valerio – 6:02
– I'll Regret It All in the Morning – 3:26
– Hokey Pokey – 3:57
– For Shame of Doing Wrong – 4:47
– Banish Misfortune – 2:17
– Did She Jump or Was She Pushed – 4:19
– The Hand of Kindness – 5:05
– Devonside – 3:35
– Sibella – 4:18
– She May Call You Up Tonight (With Teddy Thompson) – 2:40

Playlist for February 11, 2009

First Hour:
Beoga – The Incident [Ireland]:
– Lamped – 3:37
– Antics – 3:23
– Mary Danced With Soldiers – 4:20
– Mister Molly’s – 4:06
– On the Way – 3:09

Natalie MacMaster – Yours Truly [Canada]:
– Farewell to Peter – 4:05
– David’s Jig – 4:49
– Julia’s Waltz – 5:42
– Mother Nature – 3:27

Jiggerypipery – The Drift [U.K.]:
– Nelson Mandela/Moira – 5:57
– The Drift – 4:52
– Johnny Come Down to Hilo/Powderham Castle – 5:29
– Flora MacNeil – 2:12

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

Väsen – Live at the Nordic Roots Festival [Sweden]:
– JTT – 5:52
– M. Nykänen – 3:41
– Shapons Vindaloo – 7:13

Dazkarieh – Dazkarieh (self–titled) [Portugal]:
– About Sadar – 2:45
– Troligh Ol Jighil 1 – 2:19
– Troligh Ol Jighil 2 – 3:27
– Miafarê Boi – 7:20
– Cly – 1:34

Third Hour:
The Sevens – Celtic Groove Brand [U.S.]:
– Christy Barry’s Jig/The Shores of Austria/Crock of Gold – 4:52
– I Truly Understand – 3:20
– Forlorn Queen – 2:55
– Carpenter’s Helper/The Palisades/Van Morrison’s – 4:27
– Redigan’s/Dark Hollow – 3:56

Amadan – Sons of Liberty [U.S]:
– Amore de mes Amores/Gates of Aberdeen – 4:05
– McBeal Mutiny – 4:13
– Botany Bay – 3:17
– Cadence to a Drunken Arms Dealer – 4:10

Enter the Haggis – Let the Wind Blow High [Canada]:
– Enter (Medley) – 3:26
– Donald Where’s Your Trousers – 4:11
– The Train – 4:48
– Bagpipes on Mars – 3:27
– Mexican Scotsman – 4:29

Playlist for February 4, 2009

First Hour:
Beginish – Stormy Weather [Ireland]:
– I'm Waiting For You/ Touch Me If You Dare/ The Gooseberry Bush – 4:44
– The Lúradins Jig/The Yellow Tinker – 3:45
– The Gullane Polka/Downey’s/Johnny O’Leary’s/Stormy Weather – 3:50
– Bainne An Ghabhair Bháin (The White Goat's Milk) – 5:17

Kate Rusby – The Girl Who Couldn’t Fly [U.K.]:
– Game of All Fours – 3:40
– Mary Blaize – 3:22
– Bonnie House of Airlie – 5:41
– Moon Shadow – 4:25

E.J. Jones – The Willow [U.S.]:
– End of the World – 6:39
– Breton Dance – 2:56
– Bayou Reels – 5:44
– The Oak Table – 4:19

Second Hour:
Hector Zazou – Lights in the Dark [France]:
– Song Of The Dead – 3:10
– Keening of the Three Marys – 4:11
– Song of the Passion – 5:08
– Mary’s Lament – 5:39

Thalweg – Berbero-Celtic [Algeria]:
– Toughach Aiejig – 4:14
– Aman – 3:20
– Tchina – 5:45
– Ad Ezzi Ssaa – 3:40

Les Negresses Vertes – Mlah [France]:
– La Valse – 1:31
– Zobi la Mouche – 3:25
– C'Est Pas La Mer A Boire – 4:31
– Voilà L'été – 4:06
– Il – 3:30

Third Hour:
June Tabor and the Oysterband – Freedom and Rain [U.K.]:
– Mississippi – 3:21
– Lullaby of London – 2:44
– Valentine’s Day Is Over – 3:28
– All Tomorrow’s Parties – 3:51
– Pain or Paradise – 3:15

Glengarry Bhoys – Rhoots [Canada]:
– In a Big Country – 3:37
– Apple Hill Jigz – 3:17
– M'en Va a La Fontaine (Zigue Zon) – 4:48
– Moss Park – 3:35
– Fears – 3:21

The Zydepunks – … and the streets will flow with whiskey [U.S.]:
– Lowlands of Baghdad – 2:48
– Bwamba's Rambles – 4:11
– Reel & Jig Set – 3:03
– Die Schwimmbadpiraten – 6:59

Playlist for January 28, 2009

First Hour:
Tommy Sands with Moya & Fionan – Let the Circle Be Wide [Ireland]:
– The Song Sings On – 4:13
– Send for Maguire – 3:11
– A Stor Mo Chroi – 3:56
– Ballyvalley Brae – 3:34
– Let the Circle Be Wide – 2:37

Siúcra – Here Among Strangers [U.S.]:
– The Strands Of Magilligan – 3:01
– Piper’s Despair/The Earl’s Chair/Richard Dwyer’s – 3:59
– Peggy-O – 3:05
– High Reel/Paddy Fahy's/Cottage In the Grove – 3:30
– One Last Cold Kiss – 3:16

R. Beth Hicks – My Heart Says Goodbye [U.S.]:
– Bygone Days – 2:27
– Loueta’s Waltz – 4:21
– Amazing Grace – 3:06
– Snow Falling – 3:38
– Untitled – 2:19

Second Hour:
David Hyams – Miles to Go [Australia]:
– The Journey to Ireland – 3:42
– New Year's Day/Renewing the Fire/A Place in the Sun – 3:18
– The Speckled Hen/Three for the Road – 2:38
– Miles to Go (Part 2) – 4:10
– Storming the Barricades – 3:29

Ranarim – Morning Star [Sweden]:
– Welcome Blessed Spring – 4:18
– Bless the Sheep – 2:26
– The Elderly Brothers – 3:06
– Lyby Lasse – 1:29
– A Bird from Afar – 3:44
– The Sailor’s Song – 1:55

Whapweasel – Pack of Jokers [U.K.]:
– Hanging Off the Edge – 2:48
– Pack of Jokers – 5:21
– Toots Suite – 4:26
– Destination Venus – 4:35

Third Hour:
Horslips – Roll Back [Ireland]:
– Trouble (With a Capital T) – 3:53
– Faster Than the Hound – 4:13
– The Power and the Glory – 3:13
– Long Weekend – 4:08
– My Love Is in America – 3:01

Damien Dempsey – To Hell or Barbados [Ireland]:
– Kilburn Stroll – 5:11
– Chase the Light – 4:15
– The City – 7:41

The Young Dubliners – With All Due Respect: The Irish Sessions [U.S.]:
– Follow Me Up to Carlow – 3:37
– If I Should Fall From Grace With God – 2:25
– I’ll Tell Me Ma – 2:52
– Ashley Falls – 4:10
– The Leaving of Liverpool – 3:36

Playlist for January 21, 2009

First Hour:
Eamonn Coyne & Kris Drever – Honk Toot Suite [Ireland]:
– House Jigs – 3:33
– The Viking Bride – 4:04
– Roscommon Reels – 3:16
– Cock–a–Doodle – 2:47
– The Peninsula Set – 4:16

Lauren MacColl – When Leaves Fall [Scotland]:
– When Leaves Fall – 6:15
– The Futterat with the Grey Tail – 3:56
– Salt Fish and Dumplings– 6:03

The McDades – For Reel [Canada]:
– The Rocky Road to Dublin – 5:46
– One Over The Eight/Bog An Lochain – 4:11
– Tae the Weavers – 4:07
– Riley's/The Primrose/'Neath The Moonlight – 2:55

Second Hour:
Castles of Gold: Songs and Stories of Irish Immigration
Told by Frank McCourt & Roma Downey – Sung by Pan Morigan
– The Stories They Brought/Our Ship It Is Ready to Sail Away – 8:06
– Preparing to Leave/Thousands Are Sailing – 8:03
– The Goodbye/Greenfields of Amerikay – 7:44
– To Be Left Behind/A Stor Mo Chroi – 7:23
– Becoming An American/Castles of Gold – 9:09
– The Arrival/Stormy Seas/The Highlander – 8:39
– The Immigrant's Return/The Hill of Knocknashee/The Busy Bee – 10:22

Third Hour:
Christy Moore – King Puck [Ireland]:
– Before the Deluge – 5:14
– Lawless – 3:39
– Sodom and Begorra – 3:36
– Me and the Rose – 13:29

Casey Neill Trio – Skree [U.S.]:
– Hare of Kilgrain – 4:35
– Saints of the Ditches – 4:54
– Dusty Windmill Set – 3:11
– I’m on Fire – Portland West – 3:48

Gaelic Storm – Bring Yer Wellies [U.S.]:
– Scalliwag – 3:32
– Bare in the Basin – 3:25
– Devil Down Below – 3:26
– The Salt Lick – 3:43
– Don’t Go for “The One” – 2:10

Playlist for January 14, 2009

First Hour:
The Green Fields of America – The Green Fields of America (self-titled) [Ireland]:
– The Rambling Irishman – 3:41
– Planxty Miss Maxwell – 2:24
– Down By the Tanyard Side – 2:55
– In The Woods Of Old Limerick/Felix The Cat/The Music Teacher – 4:10
– The Catalpa – 4:14

Sarah McQuaid – I Won’t Go Home ‘Til Morning [Ireland/U.S.]:
– The Chickens They Are Crowing – 5:33
– West Virginia Boys – 2:09
– Shady Grove/Cluck Old Hen – 2:23
– Wonderous Love – 3:11
– Only An Emotion – 3:33

Molly’s Revenge – The Western Shore [Canada]:
– Air Tune – 4:35
– Mickey Dam – 4:05
– Youth Inclined to Ramble – 5:39
– The Northern Shore – 3:41

Second Hour:
Gerry O’Beirne – The Bog Bodies and Other Stories [Ireland]:
– Dancing Sweeney – 2:31
– Fergus River Roundelay – 3:54
– Stranger in Texas – 3:39
– Clonycavan Man – 7:24

Beyond the Pale – Consensus (Live in Concert) [Canada]:
– Tarrastaman – 4:59
– Bulcharescu – 3:42
– Reunion – 6:08
– Nign 107 – 2:24

Reelroad - Guliau, Guliau [Russia]:
– Osier - 4:39
– Rain in the Yard - 2:28
– Poppy on the Hill - 4:59
– Flax - 3:41
– You Are the Dawn – 1:54

Third Hour:
Fine Friday – Gone Dancing [Scotland]:
– Cold Blow – 3:24
– Helicopter – 2:31
– Spacehoppers – 2:31
– Slip Jigs and Reels – 5:32
– Ceilli in the Cave – 2:40

Robin Williamson – Five Humourous Tales of Scotland and Ireland [Scotland]:
– The Kintail Witches – 5:49
– The Lad with the Goatskin – 10:25

The Stone Soup Band – Free Night in Dublin [U.S.]:
– Courtin’ in the Kitchen – 3:06
– Whiskey in the Jar – 3:55
– The Sea Set: Life Of A Drunken Sailor/What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor/Rakes Of Mallow/South Australia – 10:43