Image: Andrea Cooper and Fiona Ritchie with WFAE-FM in 1985 (photo: private collection)
Week 37 (#2155)
Fiona selects music loved by listeners in the first decade of ‘Thistle’, including William Jackson’s Wellpark Suite, Davy Spillane’s Atlantic Bridge, and Celtic harp from Breton musician Alan Stivell.
(See the full Thistle & Shamrock Highlights list.)
Leaving Brittany/The Pernod Waltz…by Relativity from Relativity (Green Linnet)
Suite Irlandaise…by Alan Stivell from 70/95 Zoom (Keltia III)
Coisich a’ Rùin…by Capercaillie from Get Out (BMG)
E. Minor Reel/Lads of Laois…Arty McGlynn and Nollaig Casey from Lead the Knave (Ringsend Road)
Green Grow the Rashes…by Dougie MacLean from A Robert Burns Selection (Dunkeld)
By the River of Gems…by Davy Spillane from Atlantic Bridge (Tara)
Theme from Harry’s Game…by Clannad from PastPresent (BMG)
[ID excerpt] The Flying Reel…by Touchstone from The New Land (Green Linnet)
Gavotte…by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVDaudio)
Song for Ireland…by Mary Black from Looking Back (Grapevine)
Now Westlin Winds…by Dick Gaughan from Handful of Earth (Topic)
The Wellpark Suite: Life in the City, The March of the Workers…by William Jackson Composition (Mill Records)
How Can I Live at the Top of a Mountain?…by The Bothy Band from After Hours (Green Linnet)
The Glencoe Dance Set (Live)…by Natalie MacMaster from My Roots are Showing (Rounder)