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November 05, 2015

Program 1693: Canada (November 05, 2015) Week 45 Travel through the Canadian Maritimes and out to the west to hear the vibrant traditions of authentic Celtic music from Canada. The Maid Behind (McGlinchey’s) Bar/Frankie Gavin’s…by Tony McManus from Pourquoi Quebec? (Greentrax)  My Ain Kind Dearie/Tommy’s Tarburas/Early Dawn/Stephanie Wills….by Richard Wood from Fire Dance (Iona)  Crodh Air a’Bhruaich…by Mary Jane Lamond from Làn Dùil (Wicklow) Matapat…by Bourque, Bernard & LePage from Matapat (Borealis)     Superfly…by Beòlach from Beòlach (Beolach)   The Mystic’s Dream…by Loreena McKennitt from Live in Paris and Toronto (Quinlan Road)  ID Excerpt: La Turlutte a “Pit”…by Bourque, Bernard & Lepage from Matapat (Borealis)   Welcome to the Trossachs…by Natalie MacMaster from Live (Greentrax) Coyote Way….by Leahy from In All Things (Narada Media) Bovaglie’s Plaid…by Beòlach from Beòlach (Beolach)  It Ain’t Funny…by Pamela Morgan from On A Wing and a Prayer (Amber Music)  Reel a Delphine/Par Derriere Chez Mon Pere…by Barachois from Encore (House Party Productions)    If You Were Mine…by Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIssac from Seinn (Turtle Musik)

 

October 29, 2015 Program 1692: Tales for All Hallow’s Eve (October 29, 2015)  Week 44 Hear supernatural tales in music from Celtic roots to mark the transition from old year to new in the ancient calendar. Swelkie/The Teran…by Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley from Mither o’ the Sea (Greentrax) The Loch Ness Monster…by The Whistlebinkies from Albannach (Greentrax) King Orfeo…by Malinky from The Unseen Hours (Greentrax) Les Elfes…by Jean-Michel Veillon from Er Pasker (Coop Breizh) The House Carpenter…by Jacqui McShee’s Pentangle from  A Stroll Through the Park (Park) King of the Fairies/The Blackbird…by Sarah McQuaid from When Two Lovers Meet (Sarah McQuaid) [ID excerpt] A Traveler's Dream...by Maggie Sansone from A Traveler’s Dream (Maggie’s Music) Brownie of the Black Hags….by Fiona Ritchie- narration, Margaret Kennedy, Janis Nilsen- music (not available) Tam O’Shanter…by Fiona Ritchie - narration, Rab Handleigh- music (not available) A Traveler's Dream...by Maggie Sansone from A Traveler’s Dream  (Maggie’s Music)  http://www.npr.org/2015/11/04/454588063/the-thistle-shamrock-tales-for-all-hallows-eve #Celtic