Tag: Show Notes

It is full-on spring, and we’re soaring into the vibrant landscape of Celtic music. Today’s show features tunes and songs from a variety of styles: traditional, chamber Celtic, English folk rock, contemporary and fusion, and then flies out into a bit of jazz and beyond. Enjoy!

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12:01: The Cast – The Duke of Gordon’s birthday-London Lasses-Da Eye Wifie-The Fyrish Reel
12:04: Steve Baughman – Bonnie Prince Charlie
12:06: Omnia – Eleanor Plunkett
12:09: Abby Newton – Sister Jean
12:14: Steeleye Span and Sir Terry Pratchett – Band of Teachers
12:18: Moving Cloud Orchestra – Moon & Seven Stars-Scatter the Mud-Three Peas in a Pod
12:22: Valerie Rose – For Your Love
12:27: The Casey Sisters – The Earl of Cork’s Allemand
12:29: The Casey Sisters – The March from Irishtown
12:31: The Casey Sisters – The Bandonbridge Hornpipe
12:33: Quadriga Consort – Cliffs of Dooneen
12:35: Seamus Byrne – Track 1 from Forest and Streams,
and Poem: “The Wandering Aengus” by W. B. Yeats
12:39: Solasta – The Cowslip Set
12:45: Jamie Leeming – Heartsong
12:50: Kate in the Kettle – Push and Spark
12:54: Karine Polwart – King Of Birds
12:58: Spookytree – Lochaber No More

The beginning of May is the flowering time of year, when life is full on in every way. In this show we’ll immerse ourselves in the human experience of life, loss, and love.

12:01: Solas – The Wind That Shakes the Barley
12:03: The Poozies – Ma Plaid / Freya Dances
12:13: Goitse – Boodlin’
12:17: Lunasa – Lady Ellen
12:20: Christine Primrose – Coinnichidh mi gleann an fhraoich (When The Evening Mist Comes Swirling Near)
12:23: Dougie MacLean – Home
12:29: Sharlene Wallace – Air
12:32: Quadriga Consort – Miss Noble (Turlough O’Carolan)
12:37: Julie Fowlis – Lon-dubh (Blackbird)
12:43: Lady Maisery – Order and Chaos
12:46: Songs of Separation – Echo Mocks the Corncrake
12:52: Beoga – Eochaid
12:57: Ed Sheeran – Galway Girl

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