Saturday, May 21, 2016

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/19/478715459/the-thistle-shamrock-swannanoa-memories-part-1

May 12, 2016
Program 1720: Swannanoa Memories - part 1 (May 12, 2016) Week 19
Join Fiona at the Swannanoa Gathering in the North Carolina mountains, for highlights from her many musical encounters at Traditional Song Week.
Craggy Pinnacle…by Al Petteway and Amy White from High in the Blue Ridge (Fairewood Studios)
Fiddle solo…by Brian McNeill performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available.
The Lads o' the Fair...by Brian McNeill performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available. (The Lads o' the Fair can be found on Battlefield Band's cd "Live Celtic Folk Music")
Pretty Polly…by David Holt from Grandfather’s Greatest Hits (High Windy)
Soldier’s Joy/Mississippi Sawyer/Arkansas Traveler by David Holt from Grandfather’s Greatest Hits (High Windy)
Shady Grove…by Doc Watson & David Holt from Legacy (High Windy)
[ID Excerpt] Up on Flat Top Mountain…by Al Petteway and Amy White from High in the Blue Ridge (Fairewood Studios)
8th of January/Cumberland Gap… by Sheila Kay Adams, Bruce Green, Carl Jones from All The Other Fine Things (Granny Dell Records)
Pretty Fair Miss… by Sheila Kay Adams performed live at Traditional Song Week 2009, Swannanoa Gathering, NC - recording not available
Mo Níon Ó...by Cathie Ryan performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available (Mo Níon Ó can be heard on Cathie Ryan's CD "Through Wind and Rain")
Óró, 'Sheanduine Dóite...by Cathie Ryan from Through Wind and Rain (Mo Leanbh)
Somewhere Along the Road...by Cathie Ryan performed live at the Swannanoa Gathering - recording not available (Somewhere Along the Road can be heard on Cathie Ryan's CD "Somewhere Along the Road")
Craggy Pinnacle…by Al Petteway and Amy White from High in the Blue Ridge (Fairewood Studios)
 
May 05, 2016
Program 1719: Tales of the Riverbank (May 05, 2016) Week 18
Sources of life and timeless inspirations to song-makers, rivers run through many of our well-loved and best-known landscapes.  Their quiet country banks and neglected docksides are now often the focus of rural rediscovery, urban regeneration, and seaside redevelopment.  Hear songs about grand city quays and unspoiled country streams.
I Am A River…by Luka Bloom from Tribe (Big Sky Records)    
Johnny Todd/Far From Home…by Ossian from The Best of Ossian (Iona)
Voyage for Ireland…by Pierre Bensusan from Nice Feeling (Zebra Acoustic)    
Annan Waters…by Niamh Parsons from In My Prime (Green Linnet)   
A Walk on the Shore…by Boys of the Lough from Lonesome Blues and Dancing Shoes (Lough Records)
Sweet Afton…by Tony Cuffe from The Complete Songs of Robert Burns Volume 1 (Linn)
The Afton…by Eddi Reader from Peacetime (Compass) 
[ID excerpt] River…by Enya from Watermark (Geffen) 
Sweet Thames Flow Softly…by Planxty from Planxty (Shanachie)   
Crossing the Bridge…by Kim Robertson from Wood, Fire & Gold (Dargason)  
Both Sides the Tweed…by Dick Gaughan from Prentice Piece (Greentrax)
The Tail o’ the Bank...by Battlefield Band from Celtic Hotel (Temple Records/Flying Fish)
Sitting in the Stern of a Boat...by Alasdair Fraser from Return to Kintail (Culburnie Records)
Ship in Full Sail/The Bohola Jig/Irishman’s Heart to the Ladies... by Bohola from Bohola (Shanachie)
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Saturday, May 7, 2016

Thistle



http://www.npr.org/2016/04/27/475883256/the-thistle-shamrock-wayfaring-strangers

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/05/476942470/the-thistle-shamrock-alan-reid
April 28, 2016
Program 1718:  Alan Reid (April 28, 2016) Week 17
Marking their shared event at Edinburgh’s TradFest, Fiona revisits an encounter with her old friend Alan Reid, the singer and long-time Battlefield Band member who was also her very first radio interviewee.  They reminisce about that meeting and reflect on musical journeys.
Joseph McDonald's Jig/The Snuff Wife/The Thief of Lochaber...by Battlefield Band from Home Is Where The Van Is (Temple)  
Cockle Geordie...by Battlefield Band from Home Is Where The Van Is (Temple)  
The Presbyterian Hornpipe/The Watchmaker's Daughter/The Hurricane...by Battlefield Band from There's a Buzz (Temple) 
The Dear Green Place...by Alan Reid from Collection (Temple)   
The Devil's Courtship...by Alan Reid from Collection (Temple)  
[ID Excerpt] The Wilton Street Dawdle...by Alan Reid from The Sunlit Eye (Temple)
The Last Lighthouse Keeper...by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante from Under the Blue (Red Sands Records)  
The Gairdner's Son...by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante from The Adventures of John Paul Jones (Red Sands Records)  
The Road of Tears...by Alan Reid from Collection (Temple) 
Stovies/Trip to Raasay/The Cailleach With The Crash Helmet...by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante from Under the Blue (Red Sands Records)

 
April 21, 2016
Program 1717: Wayfaring Strangers (April 21, 2016) Week 16
We mark Fiona’s Celtic-Americana event at TradFest, Edinburgh’s annual showcase of Traditional Arts and Culture, by re-tracing the musical migration from Scotland through Ulster to Appalachia.
Benton’s Jig/Benton’s Dream… by Patrick Street from No. 2 Patrick Street (Green Linnet Records) 
It Was a’ For Our Rightfu’ King…by Dougie MacLean from Craigie Dhu (Dunkeld Records)
The Crossing…by Tim O’Brien from The Crossing (Alula Records) 
The Rambling Irishman…by  Len Graham & Brian O’hAirt from In Two Minds (www.buamusic.com)
The Winding River Roe …by  Cara Dillon from Sweet Liberty (Rough Trade Records)   
The Earl o’ Cassillis Lady (The Gypsie Laddies)….by Norman Kennedy from Live in Scotland (Living Tradition)
Gypsy Davy…by Julie Glaub from Blue Waltz (Troubadour-ess Music) 
Wayfaring Stranger/British Field March…by Timothy Cummings from The Piper in the Holler (Birchen Music) 
Young Hunting/Elzig’s Farewell….by Sheila Kay Adams from The Other Fine Things (Granny Dell Records)
Old George’s Square….by Jean Ritchie from None But One / High Hills and Mountains (Greenhays)
Shady Grove…by Doc Watson & David Holt from Legacy (High Windy Audio)   
Rain and Snow…by Pauline Scanlon from Hush (Compass Records) 
A Mountaineer is Always Free…by Pierce Pettis from State of Grace (Compass Records)
The Parting Glass…by Al Petteway & Amy White from High in the Blue Ridge (Fairewood Studios)

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Friday, May 6, 2016

Stabat Mater






https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukxAM-spo8M

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Main category: Stabat Mater settings
Notable composers who have written settings of the Stabat Mater include:
Franz Schubert composed two settings of the sequence, the G minor setting and the F minor setting.
Others, not listed above, include:
Most of the settings are in Latin, but Karol Szymanowski's and Paul Bebenek's are in Polish. George Oldroyd's setting is in Latin but includes an English translation for Anglican/Episcopalian use. The Alfeyev setting is in Russian.
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