Image: Julie Fowlis and band. (copyright 2021 Julie Fowlis)
Week 31 (#1993)
For NPR’s 50th anniversary, Fiona Ritchie hand-picks more classic Celtic songs and instrumentals by passionate performers from across the decades. Each one has played a part in defining the sound of Thistle through NPR’s five decades.
Sovay…by John Doyle from Evening Comes Early (Shanachie)
The Titanic…by Moving Hearts from Live In Dublin Compass)
Will Ye Gang, Love…by The Black Family from The Black Family (Dara)
Our Kate…by Kathryn Tickell from Debateable Lands (Park)
The Devil’s Courtship/An Dro…by Battlefield Band from Happy Daze (Temple)
Rugadh mi ‘n teis meadhan na mara…by Julie Fowlis from Uam (Shoeshine)
[ID excerpt] Lead the Knave…by Arty McGlynn and Nollaig Casey from Lead the Knave (Ringsend Road)
Turning Away…by Dougie MacLean from Caledonia Cantata (Dunkeld)
Caoineadh Eoghain Ruadh…by Arty McGlynn and Nollaig Casey from Lead the Knave (Ringsend Road)
The American Stranger…by The Tannahill Weavers from Land of Light (Green Linnet)
The Queen of Argyll…by Silly Wizard from ‘Live’ Again (Birnam CD)
Ride On…by Christy Moore from Ride On (Green Linnet)
Stór, A Stór, A Ghrá…by Altan from Blackwater (Virgin)
Shifting Sands…by Davy Spillane from The Best of The Thistle & Shamrock, Vol 1 (Hearts O’ Space)