New Sounds for Summer

Image: Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran debuts a new ‘folk inspired’ song on this week’s show (photo courtesy of the artist).

Week 28 (#2094)
Fiona Ritchie hand-picks from new releases recently received, acquired, picked up, and passed along.

Woman of the House...by Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy (feat. Rhiannon Giddens) from Canvas (DLL Music)
Egyptian Jig...by Global Trad Underground from Gypsyland (myspace.com/globaltradunderground)
One Fine Day...by John Doyle & Mick McAuley from John Doyle & Mick McAuley (johndoylemickmcAuley.com)
Dance Arnold Dance...by Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy from Canvas (DLL Music)
Dalriada...by Paul Anderson from Iona (Fingal)
Pull for Iona...by Paul Anderson  from Iona (Fingal)
The Longships...by Paul Anderson from Iona (Fingal)
Mystique Mi-Raisin...by The Gaulway Ramblers from The Gaulway Ramblers (The Gaulway Ramblers)
[ID excerpt] I.S.L....by by Global Trad Underground from Gypsyland (myspace.com/globaltradunderground)
Up on a Rock...by Low Lily from Angels in the Wreckage (lowlily.com)
To the Rock...by Rachel Hair & Ron Jappy from Élan (rachelhair.com)
Bon Garçon...by Mary Beth Carty from Crossing the Causeway (Mary Beth Carty)
The Hills of Aberfeldy...by Ed Sheeran from Subtract (Asylum)
Eileen's Farewell/Lady Crysler of Collingwood/Alasdair's Right Arm...by Natalie & Brittany Haas from Haas (Padiddle)
The Bird Feeder/The Banks/Annie G's...by John Doyle & Mick McAuley from John Doyle & Mick McAuley (johndoylemickmcAuley.com)

Play It Again

Image: Album art from “Thylacine” by Australian band Austral.

Week 27 (#2093)
Hear more new music from an assortment of artists featured on recent New Releases and Debuts shows, with Breabach, Diamh and more.

Suite Ambiant…by Arthur Coates from Trapdoor (Arthur Coates)
Lochanside…by Breabach from Fàs (Breabach Records)
Dear Green…by Breabach from Fàs (Breabach Records)
Chì mi thu (Òran Eilidh)…by Gillebride MacMillan from Sèimh - The State of Calm (Dealas)
Thunderberg…by Austral from Thylacine (australband.com)
Pound a Week Rise…by Austral from Thylacine (australband.com)
[ID break] Nancy…by Tom Ward from Cobbled Together (Greentrax)
An Dubh Ghleannach…by Diamh from Sula (diamh.net)
St. Queran’s…by Gavin Marwick from Whitsun (gavinmarwick.co.uk)
A Flame of Gold…by Gavin Marwick from Candlemas (gavinmarwick.co.uk)
The Parting Glass…by Dylan Pearse from Songs From the North Country (dylanpearse.com)
Lili’s…by James Kerry from Source (jameskerrymusic.com)
Woodford Nights…by Austral from Thylacine (australband.com)

Shine

Image: Emmy nominated Irish-American fiddler Eileen Ivers (photo courtesy of the artist).

Week 26 (#2092)
Shine
This week we embrace the bright summer months with music that lifts us into light and positivity, featuring Eileen Ivers, Caroline Keane, and Llan de Cubel.

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)

World of Light

Image: Ullapool, Scottish Highlands. (Photo credit: Gordon Ritchie)

Week 24 (#2090)
Music from Jenny Sturgeon’s album inspired by ‘The Living Mountain’, the masterpiece of nature writing by Nan Shepherd (1893-1991) wherein she described her journeys into the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland. Published in 1977, it is hailed as “the finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain.” (The Guardian)

Paddy Ryan’s Dream/The Winding Roads of Advance/Danny Meehan’s/Tim Fitzpatrick’s…by Téada from Coiscéim Coilligh (as the days brighten) Gael Linn
The Bonny Irish Boy…by The Greenfields of America from The Greenfields of America (Compass)
Lunan…by Dougie and Jamie MacLean from Flo (Dunkeld)
Young Man on a Mountain…by Karine Polwart from Laws of Motion (Hudson)
Eirlandia…by Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning from Eirlandia (Ark)
Tara Hill…by Jeff Johnson and Brian Dunning from Eirlandia (Ark)
Nowhere Else I’d Rather Be…by Jenny Sturgeon from From the Skein (Tamarach)
Linton…by Jenny Sturgeon from From the Skein (Tamarach)
[ID EXCERPT] Air and Light…by Jenny Sturgeon from The Living Mountain (Hudson)
The Plateau…
Water…
Frost and Snow…
Air and Light…
The Plants…
Birds, Animals, Insects…
Being…by Jenny Sturgeon from The Living Mountain (Hudson)

Fresh Summer Sounds

Image: Perthshire Skies (photo by Fiona Ritchie)

Week 24 (#2090)
This week we listen to some new music emerging in time for Summer.

If It Plays…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
Verticulos…by James Kerry from Source (jameskerrymusic.com)
The Flower of Magherally…by Dylan Pearse from Songs From the North Country (dylanpearse.com)
Chaid Mis’ a dh’Eubhal Imprig…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
Miss MacGregor’s Traditional Jigs…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
Tha Ghaoth an Iar a’Gobachadh…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
[ID excerpt] Blue Eyed Stranger…by James Kerry from Source (jameskerrymusic.com)
Flit Friday/St. Brandane’s Day Fair/The Summer Term/Sobrach…by Gavin Marwick and Wendy Stewart from Quarterdays: Whitsun (gavinmarwick.co.uk)
Dolly MacDonough…by Simon Mayor from Carolan (Acoustics)
Carolan’s Concerto…by Simon Mayor from Carolan (Acoustics)
Gallowa Hills…by Jo Miller from A’ the Way to Galloway (Jo Miller)
Altsasaig…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
Laoidh Fhearchair Eòghainn…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)
PUFF PUFF…by Diamh from Sula (Goat Island Music)

Suzy Bogguss

photo credit: https://www.suzybogguss.com/

Week 23 (#2089)
Join Fiona Ritchie at the Swannanoa Gathering’s Traditional Song Week with her guest, the multi-million selling Country Music recording artist Suzy Bogguss. The singer songwriter chats about the roots of American song, how her music has evolved, and shows the live audience why she was such a favourite in her many appearances through the years on A Prairie Home Companion.

Shady Grove…by Suzy Bogguss from American Folk Songbook (Loyal Dutchess)
Wayfaring Stranger…by Suzy Bogguss - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
Night Rider’s Lament…by Suzy Bogguss - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier…by Suzy Bogguss from American Folk Songbook (Loyal Dutchess)
[ID excerpt] Wildwood Flower…by Suzy Bogguss from American Folk Songbook (Loyal Dutchess)
Hickory Wind (short excerpt)…by Suzy Bogguss - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
Letting Go…by Suzy Bogguss - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
Today I Started Loving You Again…by Suzy Bogguss - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019
Red River Valley…by Suzy Bogguss - recorded live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering 2019

Small Matters

Image: pianist Antoni O’Breskey (photo by Milena Giacomazzi)

Week 22 (#2088)
This week Fiona Ritchie explores natural details in music with songs that celebrate the wildlife right under our noses, and wild spaces on our doorsteps.

The Chrystal Year/Foxes’ Rock…by Flook from Ancora (Flatfish)
Raindrops/The First of May…by Deiseal from The Long, Long Note (Starc)
Wildwood Flower…by Al Petteway and Amy White from High in the Blue Ridge (Fairewood Studios)
Dance of the Swan… by Dowally from Early Bird (dowally.com)
Drunken Spider…by Antoni O’Breskey from Samara (nomadpiano.com)
Cuillins of Home…by Archie Fisher from Homeward Away (Red House)
Swallowtail…by Martyn Bennett from Martyn Bennett (Eclectic)
[ID excerpt] The Quiet Glen…by Marla Fibish from The Bright Hollow Fog (Noctambule Music)
Mouse Jigs…by Flook from Haven (World Village)
’S ionadh rud a chunnaic mi/Faca tu saor an t-sàbhaidh/A chur nan gobhar as a’ chreig…by Maggie MacInnes from Port Bàn (Marram Music)
The Soaring Kestrel/Leddy from Cavan…by Lilt from Lilt X (Lockhouse)
Àill/Gleann…by Whyte from Maim (Theatre Guleòr)
All the Pretty Little Horses…by Suzy Bogguss from American Folk Songbook (Loyal Dutchess)
McGoldrick’s Jig/The Fading Light…by Amadama from Way back When (Anadama.com)

More Time to Play

Image: Maddy Prior (singer) and band (photo courtesy of Classic Rock)

Week 21 (#2087)
This week we revel in the extended medleys from some of our favorite artists.

Gavotte...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)    
Toss the Feathers/College Groves/Pinch of Snuff/The Earl'sChair/The Woman of the House/The Girl That Broke My Heart/The Drunken Tinker/Paddy Cronin's/McFadden's Handsome Daughter/The Hunter's Purse/Toss the Feathers...by Kevin Burke from If The Cap  Fits (Mulligan)  
The Fabled Hare...by Maddy Prior from Year (Park) 
[ID Excerpt] Merrily Kissed the Quaker...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)  
Gaeltacht...by Alan Stivell from Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Rounder) 
Magheracloone/Norland Wind...by Battlefield Band from Rain, Hail or Shine (Temple)  
Welsh Arrow Suite...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)  

Heading West (with Peggy Seeger and Alan Reid)

photo: Peggy Seeger

Week 20 (#2086)
Recorded live at the Birnam Book Festival, American folksinger, songwriter and activist Peggy Seeger is joined by Scots singer and songwriter Alan Reid, with host Fiona Ritchie, to explore the transatlantic travels of songs.
Roving Gambler...by Peggy Seeger from Bring Me Home (Appleseed Recordings)
The Road of Tears...by Alan Reid - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
Mary Parker's Lament...by Peggy Seeger - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
It Was A' For Our Rightful King...by Alan Reid - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
Weevily Wheat...by Peggy Seeger - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
ID excerpt: Sally Goodin...by Peggy Seeger from Peggy Seeger Live (Appleseed Recordings)
The Gypsy Laddie...by Alan Reid - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
The Hippies and the Beatniks O...by Peggy Seeger - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
Lichtbob's Lassie...by Alan Reid - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
Katie Cruel...by Peggy Seeger - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
Goodnight Irene...by Peggy Seeger with Alan Reid and audience - live performance at Birnam Book Festival
Sourwood Mountain...by Peggy Seeger from Peggy Seeger Live (Appleseed Recordings)

Belonging

Photo: Kathryn Tickell “Northumbiran Voices”

Week 18
230504 (#2084)
With music from Mairi Campbell, Kathryn Tickell, Cathy Jordan and other artists, we 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)

Ballads

Sarah McQuaid onstage at Kulturort Alte Molkerei Bocholt, Germany, Wednesday 4 March 2020. Photo by Jörg Detering.

Week 17 April 27, 2023 (#2083)
This week, discover characters and dramatic events in the narrative songs and storytelling of traditional, broadside, and contemporary ballads.

The Diamond Ring…by Karen Matheson from Still Time (Vertical)
Willie of Winsbury…by Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer from Child Ballads (Wilderland)
Ode to Billie Joe…by Sarah McQuaid from I Won’t Go Home ‘Til Morning (sarahmcquaid.com)
The Parting Glass…by Len Graham from Collected (storyandsong.com)
Sheath and Knife…by Jean Redpath from Now & Then (jeanredpath.com)
[ID excerpt] In the Pines…by Sarah McQuaid from I Won’t Go Home ‘Til Morning (sarahmcquaid.com)
Thousands Are Sailing…by Planxty from Thousands Are Sailing (Shanachie)
Rambling Irishman…by De Dannan (with Dolores Keane) from Thousands Are Sailing (Shanachie)
Fair Nottamun Town…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays)
The Ballad of Hiram Hubbard…chat and performance with Jean Ritchie (and John Ritchie) at The Swannanoa Gathering, 2008
None But One…by Jean Ritchie from None But One (Greenhays)
Wayfaring Strangers/British Field March…by Timothy Cummings with Caleb Elder and Pete Sutherland from The Piper in the Holler (Birchen Music)

Harp on Guitar

Image: Robin Bullock and Steve Baughman, featured on this week’s show.

Week 15 (#2081)
This week, we’ll hear how well the ancient music of the Celtic harp is suited to arrangements by guitar masters including Tony McManus, Steve Baughman, and Pierre Bensusan.

Mrs. Judge…by Steve Baughman from Once Upon a Harp (CelticGuitar.com)
Bridget’s Hawaiian Cruise…by Steve Baughman from Once Upon a Harp (CelticGuitar.com)

My Home Town…by Tony Cuffe and William Jackson from The Clear Stream (Greentrax)

Suite de Ridées…by Tony McManus from Ceol More (Greentrax)

Heman Dubh/The Lost Piper March…by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (Dadgad Music)
Drumleman…by Tony McManus and Julia Toaspern from Live in Concert (Greentrax)

[ID excerpt] Lady Gethin…by Steve Baughman from Once Upon a Harp (CelticGuitar.com)

The Battle of Harlaw…by Ronn McFarlane from The Celtic Lute (Sono Luminus)

Bogie’s Bonnie Belle…by Rod Paterson and Wendy Stewart from Scottish Harps (Greentrax)

Si Bhig, Si Mhor/The Rakish Paddy…by Pierre Bensusan from Musiques (Windham Hill)

Banish Misfortune…by Robin Bullock from The Lightening Field (Azalea City)

Mrs. Maxwell’s Second Air…by Steve Baughman from Once Upon a Harp (CelticGuitar.com)

Planxty Llanthony/Loftus Jones…by John Renbourn from Traveller’s Prayer (Shanachie)

Roots

Image: Breton harper and instrumentalist Alan Stivell, featured on this week’s show.

Week 14 (#2080)
The foundation for today’s Celtic roots music scene was established in a lively recording scene 50 years ago. Check out some of the artists who elevated the profile of this music through the 70s and 80s.

The Presbyterian Hornpipe/The Watchmaker’s Daughter/The Hurricane…by Battlefield Band from There’s a Buzz (Temple)
Scarce o’ Tatties…by Silly Wizard from ‘Live’ Again (Birnam CD)
Rambling Irishman…by Dolores Keane and De Dannan from Thousands Are Sailing (Shanachie)
Drowsy Maggie…by The Chieftains from The Chieftains Collection - Volume Two (Claddagh)
Brian Boru in French…by Alan Stivell from Back to Breizh (Dreyfus)
Corryvreckan…by William Jackson from Composition (Mill)
Erin…by Martyn Bennett from Martyn Bennett (Eclectic)
[ID excerpt] The Methlick Style…by Natalie MacMaster from Cape Breton Girl (eOne)
Gortavale Rock/The Road to Poynton by Kinnaris Quintet from Free One (Kinnaris Quintet)
The Final Trawl…by Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd from The Final Trawl (Sgoil Chiùil)
June Apple…by JigJam from Phoenix (jigjam.ie)
The Little Cascade…by Sìleas from Delighted With Harps (Green Linnet)
Chilly Winds…by The Shee from Different Season (Shee)
F Medley…by Natalie MacMaster from Cape Breton Girl (eOne)
The Bunch of Green Rushes/Salt Creek…by We Banjo 3 from Live in Galway (WB3CD)

Folktronica

Image: from Barry Reid’s album “Breathing Space” featured on this week’s show.

Week 12 (#2078)
Studio production techniques bring together acoustic instruments with electronic rhythms, synthesisers, and samples. Featured are pioneering composer and virtuoso Martyn Bennett and musician/studio engineer Barry Reid.

If Six Was Twelve…by Barry Reid from Breathing Space (https://www.spad.org.uk/)
Chi Mi Na Morbheanna…by Mouth Music from Mouth Music (Triple Earth)
The Unknown…by Barry Reid from Breathing Space (https://www.spad.org.uk/)
Galleon…by Cerys Matthews from Explorer (RCM)
In Their Footsteps…by Jamie MacLean from Footsteps from Home (Dunkeld)
Nothing To Do With It…by Dougie Maclean and Jamie MacLean from Who Am I (Dunkeld)
Break of Day (Chillout Mix)…by Twin Peaks from Celtic Clubland (R2)
[ID Excerpt]. Dumji…by Jamie MacLean from Footsteps from Home (Dunkeld)
Peter Stewart, 1910…by Martyn Bennett from Glen Lyon (footstompin’)
Buain a’ Choirce (Reaping Song), Swallowtail…by Martyn Bennett from Glen Lyon (footstompin’)
The Firth…by Barry Reid from Breathing Space (https://www.spad.org.uk/)
Uplift…by Barry Reid from Breathing Space (https://www.spad.org.uk/)
Mid-Summer Pipes…by Twin Peaks from Celtic Clubland (R2)

Irish Songs at Swannanoa

Image: Northern Irish singer and song collector Len GrahamScottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini (photo by Shamil Tanna courtesy of the artist).

Week 10 (#2076)
This week, we revisit Irish song contributions from across the years at the Swannanoa Gathering’s Traditional Song Week, with Cathy Jordan, Len Graham, and Cathie Ryan.

Dewdrops on the Corn/Pat McKenna’s/The Cook in the Kitchen…by Skylark from All Of It (Green Linnet)
Welcome Paddy/Snorin’ Biddy/All the Way Home…by Cathy Jordan live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering
The Pinery Boy/DADGAD guitar solo…by Dáithí Sproule live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering
Eileen McMahon…by Cathy Jordan featuring Eddi Reader from All the Way Home (Blix Street)
[ID Excerpt] Miss Johnston's...by Len Graham and Brían Ó hAirt from In Two Minds (http://www.storyandsong.com)
Here I Am Amongst You/Rambling Irishman…by Len Graham live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering
Mo Nion Ó…by Cathie Ryan live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering

An Seanduine Dóite… by Cathie Ryan  from The Music of What Happens (Shanachie)            

Somewhere Along the Road…by Cathie Ryan live at Traditional Song Week, Swannanoa Gathering
The World’s End (Reels)…by Dervish from Live in Palma (Compass)

Vintage

Image: a Victorian Stroh violin of the type used in the early recording era by James Scott Skinner, heard in this week’s show.

Week 9 (#2075)
Join host Fiona Ritchie to explore music captured on 10” shellac discs and some wax cylinders by pioneering artists from a century ago. As well as music from the early recording era, you’ll also hear digital re-masters of recordings and tune versions by today’s artists.

Shetland Reels…by Catriona Macdonald from Bold (Peerie Angel Productions)
Boys of the Lough/Mary Walker/McFadden’s/Dylan’s…by Brendan Mulvihill from Masters of the Folk Violin (Arhoolie)
Lord McDonald/Ballinasloe Fair…by Michael Coleman from The Wheels of the World - Vol. 1 (Yazoo)
Hector the Hero…by Tony McManus from Tony McManus (Greentrax)
The Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord/Marquis of Huntly’s Farewell/The Ten Pound Fiddle…by James Scott Skinner from The Strathspey King (Temple)
The Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord…by Celtic Fiddle Festival from Rendezvous (Green Linnet)
The Laird o’ Drumblair…by James Scott Skinner from The Strathspey King (Temple)
Cutting Bracken/Brisk Bob/The Laird o’ Drumblair…by Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaitre from The Celtic Fiddle Festival (Green Linnet)
[ID excerpt] Cradle Song…by Alasdair Savage from Alone With History (Woodland)
Mouth Music/Eddie Curran’s Favourite…by Dolores Keane and John Faulkner from Broken Hearted I’ll Wander (Mulligan)
Drowsy Maggie…by Patsy Touhy from The Wheels of the World - Vol. 2 (Yazoo)
Crossing the Bridge…by Eileen Ivers from Crossing the Bridge (Sony)
Tell Her I Am/The Trip to Sligo…by Michael Coleman from The Wheels of the World - Vol. 2 (Yazoo)
Ballydesmond Polkas…by Kevin Burke from Sligo Made (Loftus)
If You Were Mine…by Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac from Seinn (turtlemusik)
Money Musk/Johnny will You Marry Me/Keel Row…by James Morison Orchestra from The Wheels of the World - Vol. 1 (Yazoo)

Welsh Dragon 🐉

Week 8 (#2074)
A red dragon on a white and green background: Wales surely has one of the world’s coolest flags. Even if you don’t fly the dragon or wear a daffodil or leek on St. David’s Day, you’ll enjoy delving into the distinctive world of Welsh music this week.

Blodau’r Flwyddyn…by Crasdant from Nos Sadwrn Bach | Not Yet Saturday (Sain)
Yma o Hyd…by Dafydd Iwan from Kindred Spirit (Keltia Musique)
Castell Caernarfon/Pib Ddawns Aberhonddu/Llys Warpool…by Ar Log from The Best of Ar Log (Sain)
Y Darlun…by Lleuwen Steffan from Penmon (Gwymon)
Yr Hen Gwcw…by Neil Browning from Scwîsbocs (Sain)
Suo Gân…by Tudur Morgan from The Celtic Lullaby (Elipsis Arts)
[ID excerpt] Clychau Aberdyfi…by Ar Log from The Best of Ar Log (Sain)
All Through the NIght…by Adagio Trio from Celtic Heart (Adagio Trio)
Glan Môr Heli…by Carreg Lafar from Celtic Planet (Hearts of Space)
The Flowing Tide/The Gypsies/The Roaring Hornpipe…by Debi Benton Grosjean, Lars Johannesson, Jack Gilder, Chris Caswell from Celtic Voyage (Gourd Music)
Canu Myfanwy…by Lleuwen Staffan from Music of Wales (Sain)
Spirit of Solva…by Meic Stevens from Music of Wales (Sain)
Harbwr Corc,,,by Cerys Matthews from Explorer (Tigeregg)
Welsh Arrow Suite…by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (Dadgad Music)

Celtic Fusion

Image: Scottish singer/songwriter Paolo Nutini (photo by Shamil Tanna courtesy of the artist).

Week 7 (#2073)
Expand your horizons by exploring the global reach of music from Celtic roots, with cross cultural collaborations.

Lovers of Light…by Afro Celt Sound System from Volume 2: Release (Narada)
Honeycomb…by Luke Jackson from Journals (First Take)
Les Barricades Mystérieuses (baritone guitar)…by Tony McManus from Mysterious Boundaries (Greentrax)
Òran an-t-Saighdeir…by Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIsaac from Seinn (Factor)
Uplift…by Barry Reid from Breathing Space (Barry Reid)
The Hamars o’ Syradale…by the Chair from The Road to Hammer Junkie (lovethechiar.com)
[ID excerpt] Sandy Boys…by Timothy Cummings from The Piper in the Holler (Birchen Music)
Over the Waterfall…by Michelle Shocked from Arkansas Traveller (PolyGram)
Black is the Color…by Rhiannon Giddens from Tomorrow is My Turn (Nonesuch)
Linkum Doddie/Jenny Nettles…by Timothy Cummings from The Piper in the Holler (Birchen Music)
Carolina Rua/The ladies Pantalettes…by The Chieftains with Imelda May from Voice of Ages (Hear Music)
Lundu…by The Chieftains with Carlos Núñez from Voice of Ages (Hear Music)
Hard Times Come Again No More…by The Chieftains with Paolo Nutini from Voice of Ages (Hear Music)
Rjukan…by Kyle Warren from Relentless (Greentrax)

Salm and Soul

Week 5 (#2071)
Some years ago, Scottish Gaelic psalm singers met and sang with the Mount Zion CPCA Church Gospel Choir from Alabama to explore the connections and contrasts in the performance styles and traditions of African-American and Hebridean psalm singing. We revisit this unique musical gathering and the creative exchanges it still inspires.

Swallowtail…by Martyn Bennett from Martyn Bennett (Eclectic)
Oran Do Mhartainn…by Calum Martin with Isobel Ann Martin, Fraser Fifield and Malcolm Jones from Salm & Soul (Ridge)
Bethesda/Bangor…by Fraser Fifield and Malcolm Jones from Salm & Soul (Ridge)
Kilmarnock…by Calum Martin and the congregation of Back Free Church, Isle of Lewis from Salm: Volume 1 (Ridge)
Sing Halleluiah…by Mt. Zion CPCA Church Choir & Friends from Salm & Soul (Ridge)
Dundee. Salm 103…by The Gaelic Psalm Singers from Salm & Soul (Ridge)
It’s Gonna Rain…by Mt. Zion CPCA Church Choir & Friends from Salm & Soul (Ridge)
[ID excerpt] I Love to Praise His Name…by Irvin Anderson from Salm & Soul (Ridge)
Inexile…by Capercaillie with Sibeba (now Hijas Del Sol) from Beautiful Wasteland (Survival)
Co Ni Mire Rium…by Capercaillie with Sibeba (now Hijas Del Sol) from Beautiful Wasteland (Survival)
Oran nam Mogaisean…by Martyn Bennett and Margaret Bennet from Glen Lyon (Foot Stompin’)
Fhir a, Leadain Thlàth…by Martyn Bennett and Margaret Bennet from Glen Lyon (Foot Stompin’)
Medley: Loch Rannoch by Martyn Bennett / Amazing Grace and Stornoway excerpts by Mt. Zion CPCA Church Choir and The Gaelic Psalm Singers / The Kitchen Piper by Martyn Bennett from Salm & Soul (Ridge)

Burns Supper

Image: Robert Burns Birthplace Museum (National Trust for Scotland)

Week 4 (#2070)
We celebrate the timeless songs of Robert Burns, when celebrations of his legacy in words and music are held throughout the world.

The Lea Rig…by The Paul McKenna Band from Between Two Worlds (Greentrax) 
Now Westlin Winds…by Dick Gaughan from Gaughan Live! At the Trades Club (Greentrax) 
Ae Fond Kiss…by Corrina Hewat from My Favourite Place (Foot Stompin’)
Braw Lads o’ Gala Water…by Ed Miller from Lyrics of Gold (Wellfield)  
Highland Mary…by Jim Malcolm from Acquaintance (Beltane) 
Rigs o’ Barley…by Emily Smith from A Day Like Today (Foot Stompin’) 
[ID excerpt] Brose and Butter…by Corrina Hewat from My Favourite Place (Foot Stompin’) 
The Slave’s Lament…by Feisty Besoms from Auld Flames (Feisty Besoms)  
Parcel of Rogues in a Nation…by Rod Paterson from Songs from the Bottom Drawer (Greentrax) 
Ye Jacobites…by Eddi Reader from Eddi Reader Sings the Songs of Robert Burns (Compass)  
Aye Walkin’ O…by Jock Tamson’s Bairns from Rare (Greentrax) 
O My Luve’s Like a Red, Red Rose…by June Tabor from Rosa Mundi (Green Linnet)  
Auld Lang Syne…by Jim Malcolm from Acquaintance (Beltane) 
Ye Banks and Braes o’ Bonie Doon…by Ferintosh from Ferintosh  (Ferintosh.com)