Karine Polwart

Week 26: June 25, 2020 (#1935)

Another chance to hear Fiona Ritchie with special guest Karine Polwart, the Scottish songwriter, spoken-word performer, and essayist. We enjoy music from Karine’s album Laws of Motion and Karine talks to Fiona about the lasting impact of 18th-and 19th-century Scots and Irish migrations in North America, and more.
All tracks from Karine Polwart’s CDs

Laws of Motion…from Laws of Motion (Hudson Records)
Lark in the Clear Air…from A Pocket of Wind Resistance (Hudson Records)
Remember the Geese…from A Pocket of Wind Resistance (Hudson Records)
Salters Road…from Traces (Borealis Records) Follow the Heron…from Threshold (Borealis Records)
[ID excerpt] Labouring and Resting…from A Pocket of Wind Resistance (Hudson Records)
[excerpt] Behind our Eyes…from This Earthly Spell (Hegri Music)
Terminal Star (Live at Celtic Connections)…from Threshold (Borealis Records)
I Burn But I Am Not Consumed…from Laws of Motion (Hudson Records)
Matsuo’s Welcome to Muckhart…from Laws of Motion (Hudson Records)
Rivers Run…from Threshold (Borealis Records)

Shine

Week 25 June 18 (#1934)
This week we embrace the brightest time of the year with music that lifts us into light and positivity, featuring the latest release from Eileen Ivers, Scatter the Light.

Sadhbh Ni Bhruineallaigh…by Solas from The Turning Tide (Compass)
Chase the Blues Away…by Eileen Ivers from Scatter the Light (Musical Bridge)
Atlantic Light…by Eamon Friel from Atlantic Light (Thran)
The Roscommon Reel/The Ballymahon Reel/Father Newman’s…by Caroline Keane from Shine (CarolineKeaneMusic.com)
Lon-Dubh…by Julie Fowlis from Live At Perthshire Amber (Machair)
Shine…by Eileen Ivers from Scatter the Light (Musical Bridge)
[ID excerpt] When You’re Gone I Say Your Name …by Caroline Keane from Shine (CarolineKeaneMusic.com)
Lightseekers…by Lorraine Jordan from Send My Soul (lorrainejordan.net)
The Murroe Polka/The Taur Polka/Mick Duggan’s Polka…by Caroline Keane from Shine (CarolineKeaneMusic.com)
Sail Away…by JigJam from Phoenix (jigjam.ie)
La Perruca…by Llan de Cubel from La Liuz Encasa (llandecubel.com)
Matalalluna…by Llan de Cubel from La Liuz Encasa (llandecubel.com)
Marchando…by Llan de Cubel from La Liuz Encasa (llandecubel.com)
Gratitude…by Eileen Ivers from Scatter the Light (Musical Bridge)

Song Beat

Week 24 June11 (#1933)
Hebridean tweed workers’ songs, rowing songs, hiking songs, mouth music – their lyrics take a back seat to their integral rhythms that lighten the work. Get into the rhythm of the song this week with Catherine-Anne MacPhee, Ossian, Christy Moore and many more.

Celtic Society’s Quickstep/42nd Highlander’s Farewell…by John Cunningham from Fair Warning (Green Linnet)
Sunny…by The Poozies from Changed Days, Same Roots (Compass)
Alasdair Mhic Cholla Ghasda…by Capercaillie from Sidewaulk (Green Linnet)
Miss Campbell of Sheeness/Balindore/Irish Jig…by Capercaillie from Sidewaulk (Green Linnet)
Don’t Forget Your Shovel…by Christy Moore from The Time Has Come (Green Linnet)
Tunnel Tigers…by Sean Keane from Turn a Phrase (Kells)
Mouth Music/ Eddie Curran’s Favourite…by Dolores Keane & John Faulkner from Broken Hearted I’ll Wander (Mulligan)
The Lady’s Dance…by Daimh from The Pirates of Puirt (Goat Island Music)
ID Excerpt: Sitting in the Stern of a Boat…by Alasdair Fraser from Return to Kintail (Culburnie)
Iomramh Eadar Il‘a‘s Uist/The Source of Spey…by Ossian from St. Kilda Wedding (Iona)
Charlie, Oh, Charlie…by Ossian from Borders (Iona)
Arran Boat Song…by Darol Anger with Alasdair Fraser from Diary of a Fiddler (Compass)
Pull Down Below…by Forebitters from Ships May Come…And Ships May Go (Forebitters)
The Waulking of the Fauld…by Ferintosh from Ferintosh (Ferintosh.com)
Puirt…by Catherine-Ann MacPhee from Suil Air Ais (Greentrax)
Long Distance Runner…by The Easy Club from Chance or Design (R2 Records)

Swannanoa Memories

Week 23 June 04 (#1932)
Join Fiona at the Swannanoa Gathering in the North Carolina mountains for highlights from some of her many musical encounters at Traditional Song Week.

Sligo Creek…by Al Petteway from Caledon Wood (Maggie’s Music)
Concertina reel: The Fair at Ballyandreen…by Brian O’Hairt  Recorded live at The Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week  (Recording not available) 
Home's Across the Blue Ridge Mountains...by Little Windows from Just Beyond Me  (Little Windows) 
How Can I Keep From Singing?...by Julee Glaub joined by Brian O’Hairt and audience live at  Swannanoa Gathering  (Recording not available) Mandolin polka…by Claudine Langille  Recorded live at The Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week  (Recording not available)    Farewell to Nova Scotia…by Claudine Langille  Recorded live at The Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week  (Recording not available)   
[ID Excerpt] Red-Haired Boy…by Al Petteway from Acoustic Journey (Maggie’s Music)  
The Pinery Boy…by Dáithí Sproule  Recorded live at The Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week  (Recording not available)  Black Waters…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays)
Old George’s Square….by Jean Ritchie  Recorded live at The Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week  (Recording not available)  
Shady Grove…by Jean Ritchie  Recorded live at The Swannanoa Gathering's Traditional Song Week  (Recording not available)    
Maggie’s Reel…by Al Petteway & Maggie Sansone from Caledon Wood (Maggie’s Music) 

Essential Celtic

Week 22 May 28 (#1931)
Learn how to inject a Celtic core into your music library that reflects past and present, honors tradition, and celebrates the spirit of innovation. Fiona Ritchie has some suggestions to enhance any personal music collection.

Maudabawn Chapel/The Wild Irishman/The Moher Reel…by Kevin Burke & Micheál O Domhnaill from 20th Anniversary Collection Green Linnet Records (originally on Portland) (Green Linnet)
Níl sé ina Lá…by Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Dónal Lunny from Idir an Dá Sholas (Between Two Lights) (Green Linnet)
Gaeltacht…by Alan Stivell from Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Rounder)
Sliabh Gallion Braes…by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner, Eamonn Curran from Farewell to Eirinn (Wundertüte)
The Atlantic Reels…by Brian McNeill from 20 Year Profile of Greentrax (Greentrax)
Puirt a beul…by Karen Matheson from Downriver (Compass)
Mary Kelly¹s/ Glesca Tabla/Belle¹s Fancy…by Martyn Bennett from The Piper & the Maker (Greentrax)
ID Excerpt: Suite des Montagnes…by Alan Stivell from Zoom (Keltia/Disques Dreyfus)
She is Like the Swallow…by Karan Casey from Songlines (Shanachie)
The Winding Hills…by Seamus Egan from When Juniper Sleeps (Shanachie)
Lassie Lie Near Me…by Dick Gaughan from Prentice Piece (Greentrax)
John Brennans (Silver Spire)/Drag Her Round the Road…by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples from Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples (Mulligan)
The Sands O¹ the Shore…by Heather Heywood, Corrina Hewat, Chris Miles from Scots Women: Live From Celtic Connections 2001 (Greentrax)
Molindinar…by William Jackson from The Wellpark Suite (Iona)
Blair Atholl/The Cairdin o¹t/Lexy McAskill…by Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaitre from The Celtic Fiddle Festival (Green Linnet)

Shift and Change

Week 21 May 21 (#1930)
Christine Kydd is a leading singer of traditional and contemporary Scottish songs.  The Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame inductee is also a popular music educator, working with all age groups to bring song to the heart of communities.  Christine talks about choosing the material to include in her album Shift and Change, and introduces the cast of musicians who contributed.

Slave's Lament...by Chantan from Primary Colours (Culburnie Records)
Sailor Laddie...by Christine Kydd from Dark Pearls (Culburnie Records)
Braes o' Balquidder...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (Greentrax)
The Wild Geese/Norland Wind...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change
(Greentrax)
Blue Murder...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (Greentrax)
[ID excerpt] Old & Strong...by Janet Russell & Christine Kydd from Janet
Russell & Christine Kydd (Greentrax)
Just Another Rolling Stone...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change
(Greentrax)
This is the News...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (Greentrax)
Trilogy for Peace: The Waters of the World, All Shall Be Well, Peace
Round...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (Greentrax)
Shift and Change...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (Greentrax)
The Back o' Reres Hill...by Christine Kydd from Shift and Change (Greentrax)

From the Archives

Week 19 May 7 (#1928)
Host Fiona Ritchie revisits memorable moments from the past decade of her radio shows.

Two Shetland Reels...by Solas from All These Years (Thl Records)
The Stride/Tom Doherty's/The Contradiction/Viva Galicia…by Solas from The Words That Remain (Shanachie) Pastures of Plenty…by Solas from Reunion (Compass)   
Black Annis…by Solas from Reunion  (Compass)   
Lia Fail: The Stone of Destiny (excerpt)…by William Jackson from Duan Àlbanach (Mill Records)
Iona Theme…by Ossian from Dove Across the Water (Iona)
[ID Break: All These Years...by Solas from All These Years (Thl Records)
Bonnie Border Lass (guitar intro)...by Archie Fisher from Windward Away (Red House)
Silver Coin...by Archie Fisher from Sunsets I've Galloped Into... (Greentrax)
Adam Cameron...by Archie Fisher from Will Ye Gang, Love (Green Linnet)
The Kid on the Mountain...by Alison Kinnaird (with Patsy Seddon) from The Harp Key (Temple)
The Judges Dilemma/The Inverness Gathering...by Sileas from Delighted With Harps (Green Linnet)
May Colvin...by Sileas from Play on Light  (Greentrax)
Roarie Bummlers...by Solas from All These Years (Thl Records)

Harpers

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Week 18 April 30 (#1927)
Hear innovation on an ancient instrument with harpers William Jackson, Maire Brennan, Gráinne Hambly, and Alan Stivell all feature in an hour dedicated to small harps.

Harp de Vies…by Alan Stivell from Back to Breizh (Disques Dreyfus) 
Calman the Wolf...by Savourna Stevenson from Celtic Harp (Cooking Vinyl) 
The Pure Land...by William Jackson from Inchcolm (Linn) 
The Crib of Perches/Garrett Barry’s...by Gráinne Hambly from Between the Showers  (Shamrock)
Mo Robairneach Gaolach...by Catherine-Ann MacPhee from Sùil Air Ais: Looking Back (Greentrax)
6/8 and Jigs...by Wendy Stewart from Standing Wave (Greentrax)   
Johnnie Cope...by Ceolbeg from Seeds to the Wind (Greentrax)
ID EXCERPT: Flying to the Fleadh…by Gráinne Hambly from Between the Showers (Shamrock) 
Harpsong...by Moya Brennan from Two Horizons (Decca)  
Full Fathom Five...by Méav from Silver Sea (Celtic Collections)   
Comb Your Hair and Curl It...by Kim Robertson from The Spiral Gate (Narada)  
Sunny...by The Poozies from Changed Days, Same Roots (Compass)   
The Great Debate...by The Poozies from Changed Days, Same Roots (Compass)   
E Kreiz Breizh...by Alan Stivell from Beyond Words (Disques Dreyfus)

New Spring Sounds

Week 17 April 23 (#1926)
The flow of music is never-ending and a spring tide of new recordings is bound to yield some great music. Fiona handpicks some of the best new sounds from rising artists along with the latest from your favorites.

The Rocky Road to Dublin…by Poor Man’s Gambit from Land of Sunshine (poormansgambit.com)
Mountain Road…by Project Smok from Bayview (AED)
Tá Na Báid Go Doimhin S Bhfarraige, Síos Cois Na Tra Agus Amach Chun Na Farraige…by Muireann Nic Amhlaoibbh from Thar Toinn/Seaborne (Ealain)
The Coilsfield House Set…by Brian McNeill from No Silence (Greentrax)
The Yew Tree…by Brian McNeill from No Silence (Greentrax)
[ID Excerpt] Two Little Ducks…by Seamus Egan from Early Bright (THL)
Arran Don’t Change…by David Kirk - unreleased - (Soundcloud)
Marioni’s…by David Foley & Jack Smedley from Time to Fly (Head East)
Time to Fly…by David Foley & Jack Smedley from Time to Fly (Head East)
Bump Bounce…by Seamus Egan from Early Bright (THL)
Billy Taylor…by Debra Lyn from Blue Sun Rises (Palette)
The Land of Sunshine…by Poor Man’s Gambit from Land of Sunshine (poormansgambit.com)

Chris Thile

Photo by Finley Hodgson

Week 16 April 16 (#1925)
Another chance to hear Fiona Ritchie with special guest Chris Thile, the American mandolinist, singer-songwriter and Live From Here host. We enjoy music from Nickel Creek to the Punch Brothers as Chris talks to Fiona about the evolution of Scots, Irish, and American folk music, and more.

All Ashore…by Punch Brothers from All Ashore (Nonesuch)
J.S. Bach Sonata No. 2 in A minor - Allegro…by Chris Thile from Bach Sonatas & Partitas (Nonesuch)
Three Dots and a Dash…by Punch Brothers from All Ashore (Nonesuch)
The Fox…by Nickel Creek from Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill)
Modern Friendship…by Chris Thile from Thanks for Listening (Nonesuch)
[ID excerpt] J.S. Bach Sonata No. 1 in G minor - Adagio…by Chris Thile from Bach Sonatas & Partitas (Nonesuch)
Club G.R.O.S.S…by Chris Thile from Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Sugar Hill)
Hill Justice…by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile from The Goat Rodeo Sessions (Sony)
Sweet Afton…by Nickel Creek from Nickel Creek (Sugar Hill)
Big Sam Thompson…by Chris Thile from Not All Who Wander Are Lost (Sugar Hill)

ThistleRadio Now

Week 15 April 9 (#1924)
Hear some of the recently added tracks that have grown our playlist to well over 1,000 tracks on ThistleRadio, our popular round-the-clock music channel.

Spanish Lady…by Maighread and Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill from Celtic Women (Putumayo)
Between the Day and Night…by Eamon Friel from Atlantic Light (Thran)
The Gap of Dreams/Nia’s Jig/The Beekeeper…by Altan from The Gap of Dreams (Compass)
Fare Thee Well, a Stór…by Altan from The Gap of Dreams (Compass)
Built on the Clyde…by Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross from These Were the Hands (Greentrax)
Forth Bridges…by Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross from These Were the Hands (Greentrax)
Cutty Sark…by Alexander McCall Smith and James Ross from These Were the Hands (Greentrax)
[ID Excerpt] Iggie and Squiggie Set…by James Ross from James Ross (Greentrax)
Matsuo’s Welcome to Muckhart…by Karine Polwart from Laws of Motion (Hudson)
Ailein Duinn Nach Till Thu An Taobh-Seo…by Capercaillie from Celtic Women (Putumayo)
Strip the Willow Set…by Cassie and Maggie from The Willow Connection (CassieandMaggie.com)
I Courted a Wee Girl…by Dervish from Live in Palma (Compass)
Hellbound Train…by Red Hot Chilli Pipers from Music for the Kilted Generation (REL)

ThistleRadio Then

Week 14 April 2 (#1923)
An hour of some well-loved classic tracks from our ThistleRadio music channel, winner of ‘Best Music Show: Country/Folk/Blues’ in the 2017 Online Radio Awards.

Steel and Stone (Black Water)...by Kris Drever from Black Water (Compass)
 Reel de Chicoutimi/Reel St. Jean/Reel Eboulement...by Chris Norman from The Beauty of the North (Dorian)  
Shanagolden...by Dervish from The Thrush in the Storm (Whirling Discs)
Keeping up with Calum...by Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac from Seinn (Factor) 
Hoireann ó Rathill iù ó...by Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac from Seinn (Factor) 
The Devil's Courtship...by Battlefield Band from Happy Daze (Temple) 
Ridee...by Session A9 from Session A9 (RAJ) 
[ID EXCERPT]  Bard Dance...by Enya from Enya (Atlantic)    
The Sailor Boy...by The Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Green Linnet)
Spike Island Lasses...by Dan Ar Braz from Made in Breizh (Tinder)
May Colven...by Emily Smith from Ten Years (White Fall) 
Parting Friends...by Stuart Mason from Tradition (Native Home Music) 
Jig-Só...by Calan from Dinas (Sain) 
Cutting the Chord...by Savourna Stevenson from Cutting the Chord (Eclectic) 

Scent of Spring

Week 12 March 19 (#1921)
Spring is in the airs… and the jigs, reels and songs as we put out a musical welcome mat for the first signs of the season.

Echo’s Calling...Joe McKenna from The Irish Low Whistle (Shanachie)
The March Air...by Nightnoise from Shadows of Time (Windham Hill)
Brighid’s Kiss...by La Lugh from Celtic Woman 2  (Lughnasa)
Morning Dew...by Kim Robertson from Dance to Your Shadow (Narada) 
Yellow on the Broom...by Sheena Wellington from Clearsong (Dunkeld) 
Logan Water/Pennan Den...by Ossian from The Carrying Stream (Greentrax) 
ID Excerpt: Piper’s Despair…by Kim Robertson from Dance to Your Shadow (Narada Media) 
May Morning Dew...by Moving Hearts from The Storm (Son Records) 
Til the Sun Comes Up...by Katie McMahon from After the Morning (Paradigm) 
Even in the Rain...by Deaf Shepherd from Even in the Rain (Deaf Shepherd)
The Crow in the Sun...by Liz Carroll from Lost in the Loop (Green Linnet) 
The Nightingale...by Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle from At the Little Theatre (Park) 
Inner Sound...by The Whistlebinkies from Inner Sound (Lochshore)  

New Releases

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Week 11 March 12 (#1910)
Time to check into the latest new music arriving in the Thistle & Shamrock mailbox.

Gloomy Winter…by Jim and Susie Malcolm from The Berries (Beltane)
This Side of Ten Minutes & that Side of Ten Minutes…by Ryan Molloy and Fergal Scahill from One Day: November Woods (ryanmolloyfergalscahill.bandcamp.com)
Ailein Duinn…by Ainsley Hamill from Belle fo the Ball (ainsleyhamill.com)
The Green Woods Back Home…by Ainsley Hamill from Belle fo the Ball (ainsleyhamill.com)
Squirrel Hunters…by Peter Croft from Button Box Breakdown (Peter Croft)
Òran a’ Bhranndaidh…by Ewen Henderson from Steall (Old Laundry Productions)
The Turning Tide…by Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones from Old Tin (Dittyville.com)
[ID excerpt] The Hill Gathering…by Arthur Cross and Davy Clincart from Sounds from the Great Garden (clincartmusic.com)
The Merchant of Venice…by Mel Mercier from Testament (Heresy)
Lady Dysie…by Jim and Susie Malcolm from The Berries (Beltane)
A Wee Herd Laddie…by Mairi Campbell and Davy Clincart from Sounds from the Great Garden (clincartmusic.com)
Wise Woman…by Jennifer Allan from Sounds from the Great Garden (clincartmusic.com)
My Island…by Lismore Primary School from Sounds from the Great Garden (clincartmusic.com)
The Otter and the Kestrel by Amy Bowman from Sounds from the Great Garden (clincartmusic.com)
Aye Right!…by Ross Miller from The Roke (Avontoun Records)

Hometown Song

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Week 10 March 5 (#1919)
This week, artists from both sides of the Atlantic commemorate personal connections to their hometowns.

Dirty Old Town...by The Easy Club from Scottish, Rhythm & Swing (Green Linnet) 
March Up Fifth...by Eileen Ivers from Crossing the Bridge (Sony) 
Sweet Thames Flow Softly...by Planxty from Planxty (Shanachie)
Lost in the Loop...by Liz Carroll from Lost in the Loop (Green Linnet) 
John Cunningham's Return to Edinburgh/Heather Bells/The Bell Reel/The Limerick Lasses...by Relativity from Relativity (Green Linnet) 
Festival LIghts...by Nick Keir from Fishing Up the Moon (Nick Keir) 
[ID excerpt] The Smoky Chimney...by Eoghan O'Sullivan, Gerry Harrington, Paul De Grae from The Smoky Chimney (Kells) 
Dublin Diner...by Michelle Burke from Step Into My Parlour (Kilcronat) 
The Glasgow Lasses/The Scottish Lovers...by Battlefield Band from Beg & Borrow (Temple)
Piccadilly...by Rita Connolly from Valparaiso (Tara) 
Farewell to Govan...by Liam O'Flynn from The Given Note (Tara) 
To the Homeland...by Maura O'Connell from Walls & Windows (Sugar Hill) 
A Glasgow Celebration...by Billy Jackson from The Wellpark Suite (Iona) 

The Gathering: Ed Miller

Week 9 February 27 (#1918)
Join Fiona Ritchie at the Swannanoa Gathering’s Traditional Song Week with her guest, Scottish folk singer Ed Miller. We’ll follow Ed’s journey from Edinburgh, Scotland to Austin, Texas and hear some of the songs that have accompanied him along the way.

Green Grows the Laurel…by Ed Miller with Brian McNeill from Lowlander (Wellfield)
The Twa Corbies…by Ed Miller - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
The Broom o’ the Cowdenknowes…by Ed Miller - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
Diamond Joe…by Ed Miller - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
[ID excerpt] Lowlander…by Ed Miller with Brian McNeill from Lowlander (Wellfield)
London Town…by Ed Miller and Rich Brotherton with Kevin Burke from Follow the Music (Wellfield)
The Rolling Hills of the Borders…by Ed Miller with Karine Polwart from Never Frae My Mind (Wellfield)
Follow the Music…by Ed Miller - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019

Roots and Branches

Week 8 February 20 (#1917)
Explore the evolving sounds that contribute to a new Celtic music.

Wynne’s…by We Banjo 3 from Roots to Rise Live (webanjo3.com)
The Man Who Sold New York…by Finlay Napier from VIP Very Interesting Persons (Cheerygroove)
Into the Perfect Night…by Cerys Matthews from Explorer (Tigeregg)
Gonna Write Me a Letter…by We Banjo 3 from Roots of the Banjo Tree (webanjo3.com)
John Brown/The Lost Indian/SailAway Ladies…by We Banjo 3 from Roots of the Banjo Tree (webanjo3.com)
Labour Song by Solas (featuring Dick Gaughan) from Shamrock City (THL)
[ID excerpt] Air Tune…by We Banjo 3 from Roots of the Banjo Tree (webanjo3.com)
Lettre à Durham…by Le Vent du Nord from Tromper Le Temps (Borealis)
La Tarara…by Cerys Matthews from Explorer (Tigeregg)
Jesusita En Chihuahua…by Kevin Burke from Made in Sligo (Loftus)
An Droichead (The Bridge)…by Liam O’Flynn from The Piper’s Call (Tara)
Morning Wings…by Davy Spillane from Pipedreams (Tara)
Clans…by Ross Ainslie from Wide Open (Great White)
Timeless…by Moya Brennan and Cormac de Barra from Timeless (Beo)

Songs of Love and Life

Week 7 February 13 (#1916)
Traditional and contemporary folk songs often stray beyond the notion of romantic love to gush on everything from mountains to music to single malt whisky. Join us for love songs with a difference.

Venus in Tweeds...by Shooglenifty from Venus in Tweeds (Greentrax)
The Gowden Locks of Anna…by MacAlias from Highwired (Greentrax)
Jim Batty’s/The Bloom of Youth…by Michael McGoldrick & John McSherry from At First Light (Vertical Records)  
To The Homeland…by Maura O’Connell from Walls & Windows (Sugar Hill)  
I Love the Trees…by Nomos from Set You Free (Green Linnet)
Suite de Ridees…by Tony McManus from Ceol More (Greentrax)   
Voices of the Land…by Maire Brennan from Maire (Atlantic)    
Gi’e Me Lass Wi’ a Lump o’ Land…by Ian F. Benzie from I’se The B’y (Lochshore)
ID Excerpt: Dans Fisel...by Tony McManus from Tony McManus (Greentrax)  
A’ The Airts…by Ceolbeg from Seeds to the Wind (Greentrax)  
Wild West Waltz…by Wendy Stewart from About Time (Greentrax)     
The Beauty Spot/The Maid Behind the Barrel…by Danu from All Things Considered (Shanachie)
More Than Just a Dram…by Robin Laing from The Angel’s Share (Greentrax)
Aibreann - The Last Pint…by Lunasa from Lunasa (Compass)   
Tail Toddle Finale…by Skyedance from Skyedance - Live in Spain (Culburnie)  

Belonging

Week 6 February 6 (#1915)
This week, Fiona Ritchie features excerpts by Mairi Campbell, Kathryn Tickell, Cathy Jordan and other artists who travel homeward in songs and instrumentals..

Minnie's House...by Campbell Gray from Pulse (mairicampbell.co.uk)
All the Way Home...by Cathy Jordan from All the Way Home (Blix Street)
Iona Homecoming...by Melissa Du Puy, Marty Young, Steve Young from Legacy (legacyalbum.net)
A Place Called Home...by Barbara Dymock from Hilbert's Hotel (Liftfire Recordings)
The Fiddle...by Kathryn Tickell from Northumbrian Voices (KathrynTickell.com)
Will Atkinson...by Kathryn Tickell from Northumbrian Voices (KathrynTickell.com)
Wildflowers & Grass...by Kathryn Tickell from Northumbrian Voices (KathrynTickell.com)
Allery Burn...by Kathryn Tickell from Northumbrian Voices (KathrynTickell.com)
[ID excerpt] What the Devil Ails Ye?...by Campbell Gray from Pulse (mairicampbell.co.uk)
Side by Side...by Campbell Gray from Pulse (mairicampbell.co.uk)
Red Roof...by Campbell Gray from Pulse (mairicampbell.co.uk)
She is Waiting...by Campbell Gray from Pulse (mairicampbell.co.uk)
We Are More...by Campbell Gray from Pulse (mairicampbell.co.uk)
Home Ground...by Battlefield Band from Home Ground (Temple)

Debuts

Week 5 January 30 (#1914)
Look to the next era for this music with the refreshing sounds of first time artists on Thistle, a debuting venue, a new line-up, and recordings from both sides of the Atlantic.

Old Hoose...by Haltadans from Light Ida Lum (birnamcd.com)
Suas Síós...by Kila from Fare thee Well to Sessions from the Shop (dinglerecordshop.com)
City of Chicago...by Luka Bloom from Fare thee Well to Sessions from the Shop (dinglerecordshop.com)
Off the Rocks of Clahane...by Gerry O'Beirne from Fare thee Well to Sessions from the Shop (dinglerecordshop.com)
Wayfaring Stranger...by Barry Phillips from Notebook (barryphillipsmusic.com)
We Thought We Knew...by Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Thomas Bartlett from Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh and Thomas Bartlett (Real World)
[ID excerpt] Bãlter Svens Paradpolkett...by the Old Swan Band from Forty Fived (Wild Goose Studios)
The Cold Nights of Winter/Sleep Sound in the Morning...by Stephanie Claussen from The Road Home from Skye (stephanieclaussen.com)
Gun Togainn Air Hùgan...by Fàrsan from Fàrsan (farsanband.com)
The Old Blackbird/Kilcooley Wood...by Laurel Martin from Larks & Thrushes (laurelmartin.com)
The Civil War Song...by The Crannua Collective from The Crannua Collective (daisy rings music)
Cén Taobh Den Leaba...by The Crannua Collective from The Crannua Collective (daisy rings music)
Tyskan/Stjuls På Kãllhagen...by the Old Swan Band from Forty Fived (Wild Goose Studios)