Saturday, November 26, 2016

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2016/11/23/503170681/the-thistle-shamrock-the-american-folklife-center-at-40-part-1

November 17, 2016Print
Program 1747:  The American Folklife Center at Forty – part 1 (November 17, 2016) Week 46

In 1976, the American Folklife Center was created at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. Charged with preserving and presenting American folklife, its collections and events also embrace cultures from every corner of the globe, and include about 6 million sound recordings. We join in with the AFC 40th anniversary celebrations as folklorists Nancy Groce and Steve Winick guide us through some of the Center’s remarkable recordings of iconic songs.
Gypsy Davy...by Woody Guthrie from American Folklife Center Archive, Library of Congress
As I Roved Out...by Seamus Ennis from American Folklife Center Archive, Library of Congress
My Son David...by Jeannie  Robertson from American Folklife Center Archive, Library of Congress
Highlander's Farewell to Sicily...by Hamish Henderson from American Folklife Center Archive, Library of Congress
The Times They Are a-Changin'...by Bob Dylan from The Times They Are a-Changin' (Columbia)
[ID excerpt] The Homes of Donegal...by Paul Brady from The Best of Paul Brady (Compass)
Arthur McBride & The Sergeant...by Carrie Grover from American Folklife Center Archive, Library of Congress
Arthur McBride...by Paul Brady from The Best of Paul Brady (Compass)
Selections from a recording made of Jean Ritchie and Norman Kennedy at the Newport Folk Festival, 1966:
Lay Ye Doon
Fair and Tender Ladies
Hop Up My Ladies
Mrs. McLeod's Reel
Natural Blues...by Moby from Play (V2.Mute.EMI)

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2015/12/paul-brady-carrie-grover-bob-dylan-and-arthur-mcbride/

Saturday, November 19, 2016

Thistle



http://www.npr.org/2015/01/23/378350840/the-thistle-shamrock-winter-heat

November 10, 2016Print
Program 1746:  Winter Heat (November 10, 2016)  Week 45
This week’s hot instrumentals and passionate vocals offer the perfect insulation against the winter chill.

Sult Theme…by Sult from Sult: Spirit of the Music (Hummingbird Records)
Tine Gheal…by Anam from Tine Gheal/Bright Fire (Linn Records)    
Double Knuckle Shuffle…by Kila from Tog E Go Bog E (Green Linnet
Ain’t No Sunshine/The Flawless Juggler…by Sileas from Play On Light (Greentrax)   
The Lonesome Scenes of Winter…by Cara Dillon from Cara Dillon (Rough Trade
Melodie Gavotte/Ton A-Boz Gavotenn…by Karma from Nozata (Coop Breizh
Les Dolois…by Bleizi Ruz from Hent Sant Jakez (Shamrock)
ID Excerpt: Tango to Evora…by Loreena McKennitt from The Visit (Warner Bros
Salsa Celtica…by Salsa Celtica from Monstruos Y Demonios-Angels and Lovers (Eclectic
Isn’t It A Little Late…by Eleanor McEvoy from Yola (Blue Dandelion)
The Barachois…by Chris Armstrong from Quantum Leap (Lochshore)
Suite of Mountain Songs…by Asturiana Mining Company from Patrimoniu (Lochshore
England 2 Colombia O…by Kirsty MacColl from Tropical Brainstorm (Instinct)

"England 2 Colombia 0" Kirsty MacColl

Schwanengesang ("Swan Song") by Schubert with English Subtitles arr.Lis...

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2016/11/09/501424820/the-thistle-shamrock-new-fall-sounds

November 03, 2016Print
Program 1745:  New Fall Sounds (November 03, 2016) Week 44

Join Fiona as she uncovers the latest batch of releases, hearing what’s new from established artists and uncovering the emerging talent.
Hirta from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Soay...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Boreray...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Soay...(arr. Rebecca Dale) from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Danses Plinn...by Jeremiah McLane and Timothy Cummings from The Wind Among the Reeds (www.wheezerandsqueezer.com)
Laride 6 Temps...by Jeremiah McLane and Timothy Cummings from The Wind Among the Reeds (www.wheezerandsqueezer.com)
Stac Lee...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Levenish...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Stac Lee - Dusk (arr. Craig Armstrong)...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
[ID excerpt] Stac An Armin...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Stac Dona...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Stac Dona (arr. Christopher Duncan)...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
Dùn (arr. Francis Macdonald, Vocals: Julie Fowlis)...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)
The King of the Sea...by Barrule from Manannan's Cloak (Wardfell Records)
Fir-Hammag Yioogh...by Barrule from Manannan's Cloak (Wardfell Records)
Hirta (arr. James MacMillan)...from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca)

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Thistle


http://www.npr.org/2014/07/30/336562743/the-thistle-shamrock-mythography

October 27, 2016Print
Program 1744:  Myth and Legend (October 27, 2016) Week 43

Delve into myth, legend and mystery this week in ballads and tunes of Celtic origin and inspiration.
The Mystics’ Slipjigs…by Maire Breatnach from Angels Candles (Starc)  
King Orfeo…by Malinky from The Unseen Hours (Greentrax)   
Branle…by Old Blind Dogs from The World’s Room (Compass)   
Lupadáin Lapadáin - The Tale of the Mermaid’s Daughter…by John Spillane and Louis de Paor from The Gaelic Hit Factory (EMI Ireland)   
The Sparkling Fairy/Taro’s Blue Eye…by Winifred Horan from Just One Wish (Shanachie)
A Bhean Úd Thíos…by Nuala Kennedy from The New Shoes (Compass)
The Fairy Reel/The Old Torn Petticoat/Our House At Home…by Danu from The Road Less Traveled  (Shanachie)   
Suantraí Sí…by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin from Suantraí, An Irish Lullaby (Shanachie)
ID Excerpt: Charmed…by Rachel Hair from Hubcaps & Potholes (March Hair Records)
Highland Mary…by Jim Malcolm from Aquaintance (Beltane)   
Molly Malone…by Sinéad O’Connor from Sean-Nós Nua (Hummingbird)      
The Devil…by Bodega from Bodega (Greentrax)
Sir Patrick Spens…by June Tabor from An Echo of Hooves (Topic)
Devil’s Advocate…by Chris Stout Quintet from Devil’s Advocate (Greentrax)

BLACKPINK - '붐바야'(BOOMBAYAH) M/V

Gonin-Ish - Tuki To Hangyojin