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http://www.npr.org/2016/12/21/506423018/the-thistle-shamrock-midwinter-music

December 15, 2016 Program 1751:  Midwinter Music (December 15, 2016) Week 50 Travel into the magical traditions of midwinter through some spellbinding music of the season. Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow...by Cherish the Ladies from A Star in the East (Big Mammy) Silent Night...by Phil Cunningham with Karen Matheson from Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (Vertical) Chickadee's Christmas/365 Days till Christmas/A Tribute to Larry Reynolds...by Phil Cunningham and friends from Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (Vertical) Lovely Molly Mae...by Phil Cunningham and friends from Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (Vertical) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/The Reel Beatrice...by Phil Cunningham with Eddi Reader from Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (Vertical)   Mainistir na Búille...by California Revels from Christmas in an Irish Castle (www.calrevels.org) Bán-chnuic Éireann Óighe...by California Revels from Christmas in an Irish Castle (www.calrevels.org)  Wexford Carol...by California Revels from Christmas in an Irish Castle (www.calrevels.org) [ID excerpt] God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen...by Cherish the Ladies from A Star in the East (Big Mammy) Aberystwyth/The Jolly Shepherds...by Bonnie Rideout and guests from A Scottish Christmas - The Celebration (Tulloch) Auld Lang Syne...by Bonnie Rideout and guests from A Scottish Christmas - The Celebration (Tulloch) A Dash for the Presents/Joy to the World/Parnell's March...by Cherish the Ladies from A Star in the East (Big Mammy) Christ Child's Lullaby...by Cherish the Ladies from A Star in the East (Big Mammy)   Tam the Gun/Wee Michael's March/Ack Stirling's March...by Phil Cunningham and friends from Phil Cunningham's Christmas Songbook (Vertical)

December 08, 2016 Program 1750:  Winter Gifts (December 08, 2016)  Week 49 Fiona has as sackful of new releases to share with you that may help you resolve your holiday shopping challenges! Maire Mhor...by Na Mooneys from Na Mooneys (Na Mooneys) Straths City...by Gillian Head from Spirit (gillian-head.com) Silver Dagger...by The High Bar Gang from Someday the Heart Will Trouble the Mind (True North Records) Hirta...arranged by James MacMillan from The Lost Songs of St. Kilda (Decca) The Willow Tree...by Heidi Talbot from Here We Go 1,2,3 (Navigator) Da Scallowa Lasses/Lorna's Reel...by Nordic Fiddler's Bloc from Deliverance (nordicfiddlersbloc.com) Time to Rise...by Heidi Talbot from Here We Go 1,2,3 (Navigator) [ID excerpt] Suffering Ducks ...by Na Mooneys from Na Mooneys (Na Mooneys)  Remember Them With Gladness...by Freeland Barbour, Jane Gardner, Mairi Campbell, Alison Campbell from Freeland Barbour and Friends: The Music and the Land ~ The Concert (Greentrax) My Son John...by Martin Carthy from Freeland Barbour and Friends: The Music and the Land ~ The Concert (Greentrax) Lullaby for Mel/Chris Grace's Jig/Reel of Beer...by Ross Ainslie from Freeland Barbour and Friends: The Music and the Land ~ The Concert (Greentrax) Sarah's Reel/Sam's Reel...by the Occasionals & Guests from Freeland Barbour and Friends: The Music and the Land ~ The Concert (Greentrax) Mons Graupius...by William Jackson with the Scottish Festival Orchestra from Composition (Mill) The Pure Land...by William Jackson with Mairi MacInnes from Composition (Mill) Hanter Dro...by Matthew Olwell (with Shodekeh Talifero - human beatbox) from Cybertrad (cybertrad.com)

I WANT TO BE BAD (from FOLLOW THRU - 1930)

Button up your overcoat 1930

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/07/504680984/the-thistle-shamrock-the-singing-kettle

Program 1749:  The Singing Kettle (December 01, 2016)  Week 48 As we enter the festive season, many parties, concerts and carol singing events are geared toward children for whom this time of year is especially magical. Fiona reaches back into the archives to remember her visit with children’s entertainers Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise. For many years the duo performed as “The Singing Kettle” and their shows often evoked the playful traditions of pantomime, so popular in the UK at this time of year. Norland Wind…by Cilla Fisher from Scotland the Real (Smithsonian Folkways)      Gura Mise Tha Fo È islean…by Maggie MacInnes from Spiorad Beatha (Marram) Letter to Peter Pan…by Liz Carroll from Lost in the Loop (Green Linnet)   Leis an Lurgainn…by Mairi MacInnes from Tickettyboo (Greentrax)      The Song of the Seal…by Karan Casey & Friends from Seal Maiden - A Celtic Musical (Music for Little People) The Youngest Daughter…by Kim Robertson from Searching for Lambs (Gourd Music)  Generations of Change…by Fisher & Trezise from Cilla & Artie (Greentrax) Train to Glasgow…by The Singing Kettle from Greatest Hits Vol 1 (Kettle Records) Down on the Funny Farm…by The Singing Kettle from Singalong Songs from Scotland (Smithsonian Folkways)   Aiken Drum…by The Singing Kettle from Singalong Songs from Scotland (Smithsonian Folkways)     The Sodger Laddie…by Scots Women (featuring Cilla Fisher) from Live From Celtic Connections 2001(Greentrax)     Tail Toddle…by Bonnie Rideout from Gi’me Elbow Room (Maggie’s Music)

Vidia Wesenlund - Sulla meg litt

Vidia Wesenlund - Lova Lova Line - Trash Productions video

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December 24, 2015

Program 1700: A Festive Celtic Celebration (December 24, 2015) Week 52 Join Fiona Ritchie to celebrate the season by exploring festive songs, carols and dances from traditions old and new. Winter Song...by Emily Smith from Songs for Christmas (White Fall Records) The Frost is All Over...by The Chieftains with Punch Brothers from Voice of Ages (Hear Music) Christmas Day is Come...by Caitríona O'Leary and Rhiannon Giddens from The Wexford Carols (Heresy Records) Noel Nouvelet/Patapan...by Maggie Sansone from Cold Frosty Morn at West River (Maggie's Music) O Come O Come Emmanuel...by Ashley Davis with John Doyle from The Christmas Sessions (Daisy Rings Music) Day Dawn...by Dréos from The Clearing (dreosmusic.com) [ID excerpt] Voici La Noel...by Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra from Song of Solstice (Sun Sign Records) I Am Grateful For What I Have...by Sarah McQuaid from Walking Into White (Waterbug Records) Time to Remember the Poor...by Jennifer Cutting's Ocean Orchestra from Song of Solstice (Sun Sign Records) Wintergrace by Debra Cowan and John Roberts from Dear Jean (Compass Records) The Blessings of Mary...by Emily Smith from Songs for Christmas (White Fall Records) Merry Christmas to All and Goodnight...by Ashley Davis with John Doyle from The Christmas Sessions (Daisy Rings Music) Mummer's March/Masters in the Hall...by Maggie Sansone from Cold Frosty Morn at West River (Maggie's Music) Excerpts and verses read by Fiona during a FESTIVE CELTIC CELEBRATION : --from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Source: A Literary Christmas ~ An Anthology, The British Library, 2013 --from Celebration of Life by Jean Ritchie Geordie Music Publishing, 1971 --from Singing Family of the Cumberlands by Jean Ritchie University Press of Kentucky, 1955 --Amazing Peace ~ A Christmas Poem by Maya Angelou Random House, 2005

Time to Remember the Poor

Bria Skonberg with Woody Allen & Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band at Caf...