Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/28/452509425/the-thistle-shamrock-new-releases-and-debuts

October 22, 2015

Program 1691: New Releases and Debuts (October 22, 2015)  Week 43 Host Fiona Ritchie handpicks new sounds of this summer, combining artist debuts with the latest from musicians whose music has helped shape the Celtic sound. Punter's Graveyard...by Blackbeard's Tea Party from Reprobates (Blackbeard's Tea Party) Lord of the May...by Archie Fisher from A Slient Song (Greentrax) Fan mar a bhfuil tu a chladhaire/The House Keeper/Petticoat Loose...by The Casey Sisters from Sibling Revelry (Old Bridge Music) Lamane for General Monroe...by The Casey Sisters from Sibling Revelry (Old Bridge Music) All the Pretty LIttle Horses...by Sophia Magallanes from Old Clichés (Brechin All Records) Leather Britches...by Charlie MacCoy from Celtic Dreams (charliemccoy.com) V'la l'bon Vent...by Lizzy Hoyt from New Lady on the Prairie (Blue Crown Productions) [ID Excerpt] Valse du Chef de Gare...by Dan Possumato from Mostly Melodeon (danpossumato.com) Cannily, Cannily...by The Unthanks from The Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl (Compass) The Young Birds...by Jack Steadman & Jamie MacColl (Bombay Bicycle Club) from The Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl (Compass) Thirty-Foot Trailer...by Eliza Carthy from The Joy of Living: A Tribute to Ewan MacColl (Compass) The Parting Glass...by Archie Fisher from A Slient Song (Greentrax) Glory Bound...by The Mae Trio from September (www.themaerrio.com) Step Dance Set...by Wendy MacIsaac from Off the Floor (wendymacisaac.com) Phillip & Marina Anderson of Springlands/Lime Hill/McKinnon's Brook/Hamish the Carpenter...by Gordon Gunn from Wick to Wickham (Greentrax) New Lady on the Prairie CD Released October 1st, 2014 Produced by John Reischman and Lizzy Hoyt 1. New Lady on the Prairie 2. Movement Never Lies 3. The Pantheon (Les Justes de France, Jean Moulin, Marie Curie) 4. V'la l'bon vent 5. Next to me 6. Wars of Germany 7. Relentless 8. Quiet Space and my Heart 9. The Blacksmith 10. Jubilee Reels 11. White Feather 12. Danny Boy Musicians Lizzy Hoyt - vocals, fiddle, guitar (all ex 4,9,10), harmonies (4), harp (7), accordion (3), shaker (1) John Reischman - mandolin, octave mandolin Joe Phillips - bass (all ex 9) Becky Moonen - harmonies Nathan McCavana - bodhran (2,6,9,10) Craig Bignell - percussion (4,5,7) Andy Hillhouse - guitar (4,9,10) Keith Rempel - bass (9), harmonies (4) Jeremiah McDade - whistle (6,8) Ivan Rosenberg - dobro (2) Christine Hanson - cello (8) Home CD Released June 20th, 2010 Produced by Jeremiah McDade 1.  Traditional Jigs 2.  Star of the County Down 3.  St. Anne's Reel 4.  Together Forever 5.  Chickadee's Delight 6.  Picture on my Heart 7.  Vimy Ridge 8.  Song for the Mira 9.  Devil in the Kitchen 10.  Jolene 11.  Bb Set 12.  Home 13.  Suzy's Reel 14.  Ashokan Farewell http://lizzyhoyt.com/discography/ My Red Shoes CD Released July 10th, 2007 Produced by Lizzy Hoyt, Eli Barsi and John Cunningham 1.  Beaumont Rag 2.  Wednesday Night Waltz 3.  My Red Shoes 4.  Oh Atlanta 5.  Mom's Jig 6.  Who Will Watch the Homeplace 7.  Grandpa Kinsella's Waltz 8.  Benmore 9.  Arkansas Traveler 10.  Blackberry Blossom 11.   A Soft Place to Fall 12.  Grandfather Polka 13.  In My Life https://soundcloud.com/lizzy-hoyt http://www.cbc.ca/daybreakalberta/2014/08/ #Celtic

Concrete Blonde - Mexican Moon 6/10/10

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/22/450824093/the-thistle-shamrock-len-graham

October 15, 2015

Program 1690: Len Graham (October 15, 2015)  Week 42 Fiona Ritchie meets the legendary singer and song collector from Northern Ireland to chat about the connections between Scotland, Ireland and Appalachia, with plenty of time for some songs from Len’s long career. Green Grows the Laurel...by Skylark from Raining Bicycles (Claddagh) One Morning in May...by Len Graham & Brían Ó hAirt from Raining Bicycles (Claddagh)   The Braes of Balquidder..by Skylark from All of It (Green Linnet) Seventeen Come Sunday...by Skylark from Raining Bicycles (Claddagh) Young Hunting/Elzig's Farewell...by Sheila Kay Adams from All the Other Fine Things (Granny Dell) [ID Excerpt] The Frost is All Over...by Len Graham & Brían Ó hAirt from In Two Minds (www.buamusic.com) Miss Johnston's/Man of Aran...by Len Graham & Brían Ó hAirt from In Two Minds (www.buamusic.com) The Rambling Irishman...by Len Graham & Brían Ó hAirt from In Two Minds (www.buamusic.com) The Royal Blackbird...by Cathal McConnell & Len Graham from For the Sake of Old Decency (Sage Arts) Wagoner's Lad...by Sheila Kay Adams from All the Other Fine Things (Granny Dell) Níl na Lá/The Wind that Shakes the Barley...by Len Graham & Brían Ó hAirt from In Two Minds(www.buamusic.com) #celtic

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/14/448687287/the-thistle-shamrock-bass-rock

October 08, 2015

Program 1689: Bass Rock (October 08, 2015)  Week 41 Contributions by acoustic and electric bass to Celtic music are subtle, imaginative and, with players like Alain Genty, firmly in the foreground. Le Petit Encrier…by Tony McManus & Alain Genty from Singing Sands (Greentrax)   Broom of Cowdenknowes…by Savourna Stevenson, June Tabor, Danny Thompson from Singing the Storm (Cooking Vinyl)   The Ramnee Ceilidh/Release Da Hounds…by Croft No. Five from Attention All Personnel (Foot Stompin’)  Worcester City…by Eliza Carthy from Anglicana (Topic) Trois Messagers…by Alain Genty from Une Petite Lanterne (Keltia Musique) At Dawn of Day/Grey-haired Woman from Raasay…by Capercaillie from Choice Language (Vertical)   ID Excerpt: A Forest Plin…by Alain Genty from La Couleur du Milieu (Coop Breiz) Dans Tro Lors…by Annie Ebrel & Riccardo Del Fra from Voulez Loar – Velluto di Luna (Gwerz)   She’s in the Attic…by Shooglenifty from Radical Mestizo (Compass) May Colvin…by Sìleas from Play on Light (Greentrax) Smile/Mrs Elizabeth Thoumire…by Simon Thoumire Three from Waltzes for Playboys (Acoustic Radio) That’s the Way It Is…by Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle from Passe Avant (Park Records) Peter Man...by The Kathryn Tickell Band from Air Dancing (Park) #Celtic

Bonnie Rideout

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/08/446874997/the-thistle-shamrock-harlaw

October 01, 2015

Program 1688: Harlaw (October 01, 2015)  Week 40    Music and song has carried the story of the Battle of Harlaw through six centuries.  Fiddler Bonnie Rideout led a gathering of musicians to record ancient music of the battle. Travel back in time with them and music historian John Purser who tells us of this legendary conflict in the age-old struggle between war and peace. Rothiemurchus Rant...by Bonnie Rideout and Grant Herreid from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch)  Battel Harloe...by Al Petteway from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) Black Donald's March to Harlaw...by Paula Glendinning and Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) Harlaw Brosnachadh...by Allan MacDonald and Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch)  Cogadh no Sith - War or Peace...by Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch)  Battel Garlan...by Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) Battel Harloe...by Ronn MacFarlane from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) ID excerpt: Battel Harloe …by William Jackson from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) The Battle of Harlaw, Ballad...by Andrew Hunter, William Taylor,  and Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) Battel Garlan...by Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch)  Battel Harloe...by Chris Norman from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) The Battle of Harlaw, Ballad...by Elizabeth Stewart from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) The Battle of Harlaw Piobaireachd...by Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) Cath nan Eun - Battle of the Birds...by Barnaby Brown and Bonnie Rideout from Harlaw Scotland 1411 (Tulloch) \ #thistle and shamrock #celtic #scotland

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Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/01/445000064/the-thistle-shamrock-brian-mcneill-at-swannanoa

September 24, 2015

Program 1687: Brian McNeill at Swannanoa (September 24, 2015)  Week 39  Join Fiona and the multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/singer Brian McNeill as they share conversation and music at the Swannanoa Gathering in the North Carolina Mountains. St. Christopher And The Magpie...by Brian McNeill from To Answer the Peacock (Greentrax)    The Steel Grey Skies/The Boy's Lament for his Dragon...by Brian McNeill performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available. (The Boy's Lament for His Dragon can be found on Brian MacNeill's cd "The Road Never Questions", and also on "Live & Kicking" by Brian MacNeill & Iain MacKintosh) The Lads o' the Fair...by Brian McNeill performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering -  (The Lads o' the Fair can be found on Battlefield Band's cd "Live Celtic Folk Music") The Baltic Tae Byzantium...by Brian McNeill from The Baltic Tae Byzantium (Greentrax) [ID excerpt] The Gilded Shadows...by Brian McNeill from The Busker and The Devil's Only Daughter (Temple)   When the Laverock Sang in the Morning...by Brian McNeill performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available. (The Laverock Sang can be found on Brian MacNeill's cd "Unstrung Hero") Bring the Lassie Hame...by Brian McNeill performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available. (Bring the Lassie Hame can be found on Brian McNeil's cd "The Baltic Tae Byzantium")

http://www.npr.org/2015/10/01/445000064/the-thistle-shamrock-brian-mcneill-at-swannanoa