Thistle and Shamrock

March 19, 2015 Program 1660: Made in America (March 19, 2015) Week 12 Travel from the 1920s with legendary fiddlers Michael Coleman and James Morrison, to the thriving 1970s session scene and hear the evolving sound of Irish traditional music in the United States. Paddy Fay’s / Tatter Jack Walsh/Hole In the Boat…by Laurence Nugent from The Windy Gap  (Shanachie) Lord MacDonald/Ballinasloe Fair…by Michael Coleman from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 1 (Shanachie) The Night Pat Murphy Died…by The Flanagan Brothers from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 2 (Shanachie) The Tractor Driver/ A Tune For the Girls…by Liz Carroll from Lake Effect (Green Linnet) Barrel Rafferty’s Reel…by Mike Raggerty & Mick Moloney from Traditional Irish Music in America- The East Coast  (Rounder) I’m Leaving Tipperary…by Pate White from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 1 (Shanachie) Sailing Home…by Frank Quinn & Joe Maguire from The Wheels of the World, Vol.1 (Shanachie) My Irish Molly-o…by DeDanann from The Star Spangled Molly (Shanachie) ID Excerpt: The Piper’s Despair/Julia Delaney’s…by Eileen Ivers from Dear Old Erin’s Isle (Nimbus) Rakish Paddy/The Wheels of the Worlds…by James Morrison from The Wheels of the World, Vol.1 (Shanachie) Killarney…by Deirdre Connolly from A Song in Turn (Glentrague Records) Drowsy Maggie/Scotch Mary/Flogging Reel…by Patrick J. Touhey from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 2 (Shanachie) A Tribute to Ed Reavy…by The Green Fields of America from  Live in Concert (Green Linnet) The Conspiracy/Nuala’s Bonnet/The Croton Dam/The Invasion…by Jerry O’Sullivan from The Invasion (Green Linnet)

March 12, 2015 Program 1659: Live from Ireland (March 12, 2015) Week 11 Re-live some great sets of Irish music, including years of live performances presented by Fiona with The Chieftains, Cherish the Ladies, and more. Darlin' Corey...by Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul (live recording - not available) Brian Boru's March/Nine Points of Roguery/The Magpie/Pretty Girls...by The Chieftains from Live from Dublin (RCA Victor) Mo Níon Ó...by Cathie Ryan (recorded live at the Swannanoa Gathering) The Rambling Irishman...by Len Graham & Brían Ó hAirt from In Two Minds (buamusic.com) The Royal Blackbird...by Cathal McConnell & Len Graham from For the Sake of Old Decency (Sage Arts) An Sagairtin...by Brían ÓhAirt (recorded live at Swannanoa Gathering) [ID excerpt] Jig: Greenfields of America...by Brían ÓhAirt and Julee Glaub (recorded live at Swannanoa Gathering) Crossing the Bridge...by Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul (live recording - not available) Luna/Reels...by Cherish the Ladies, featuring Donna Long and Liz Knowles (recorded live, NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC) The Pinery Boy…by Dáithí Sproule (recorded live at Swannanoa Gathering) The Crow in the Sun…by Dáithí Sproule (recorded live at Swannanoa Gathering) How Can I Keep From Singing?...by Julee Glaub (recorded live at Swannanoa Gathering) Banish Misfortune/Morning Dew/Arkansas Traveller/Wild Irishman...by The Chieftains from Live from Dublin (RCA Victor) http://www.npr.org/2015/03/26/395505280/the-thistle-shamrock-made-in-america http://www.npr.org/2015/03/18/393783651/the-thistle-shamrock-live-from-ireland