Image: Welsh musician, author and broadcaster Cerys Matthews i(also Vice President of the housing and homelessness charity Shelter Wales).
Week 33 (#2099)
Although radio has its own national celebration day (Aug 20th), every week on Thistle we celebrate the medium that connects us. This week, we feature music from radio broadcasters and artists who have a home on public radio.
Balfour Road/The Weatherman…by Kinnaris Quintet from Free One (kinnarisquintet.bandcamp.com)
Dancing on the Wireless…by The Shee from A Different Season (theshee.com)
The Old Songs…by Eamon Friel from Atlantic Light (Thran)
Tra Bo Dau…by Cerys Matthews from Hullabaloo (Rainbow)
Roly Gentle/Hot Rivets/Tartar Frigate/Closed Face Reel…by Kathryn Tickell from The Best of Kathryn Tickell (Park)
The Ballad Tree (theme)…by Cerys Matthews from Hullabaloo (Rainbow)
[ID excerpt] Hypnotica…by Sultans of String from Refuge (sultansofstring.com)
Mary MacDonald/Auld Stewarts of Fothergill/Clydesdale Lasses…by Bruce MacGregor from Kissin’ is the Best of A’ (Brechin All Records)
This is the News…by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (christinekydd.com)
Radio Edit…by Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd from The Final Trawl (Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd)
Lord of the May…by Archie Fisher from A Silent Song (Red House)
Voice on the Airwaves/Ian Charles Hodgson of Balmore…by Pete Clark from Now & Then (musicinscotland.com)
La Tarara…by Cerys Matthews from Explorer (cerysmatthews.co.uk)
The Wee Dollop/The Houseboat…by Liz Carroll from Liz Carroll (Green Linnet)
Weather Update…by Sultans of String from Refuge (sultansofstring.com)