Saturday, January 28, 2017

John Cunningham - "Archibald McDonald of Keppoch"

Thistle


http://www.npr.org/2017/01/25/511577813/the-thistle-shamrock-new-year-sounds

January 19, 2017
Program 1756: New Year Sounds (January 19, 2017) Week 3

Prepare your way for the year ahead with a fresh musical start and a chance to discover artists whose careers are destined to gather momentum in the coming months.
Sporan Dhomhnaill/Mist on the Glen/Miss Monaghan...by Battlefield Band from Beg & Borrow (Temple)
The Tempest...by Kevin Burke and John Brennan from The Pound Ridge Sessions (Loftus Music)
Children Go...By Eileen Ivers and the Band - iTunes download  
Sunset Land...by John McSherry from...The Seven Suns (Compass Records)
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme...by Cassie & Maggie from The Willow Collection (cassieandmaggie.com)
Strip the Willow Set...by Cassie & Maggie from The Willow Collection (cassieandmaggie.com)
[ID excerpt] The Glasgow Lasses...by Battlefield Band from from Beg & Borrow (Temple)
Óró 'Sé do Bheatha 'Baile ...by Gailfean from Won't You Come Out Tonight (Gailfean.com)
Spike Shaped Glasses/Tom Moylan's/Donegal Traveller...by Gailfean from Won't You Come Out Tonight (Gailfean.com)
Black Is the Colour of my True Love's Hair...by Invisible Stars - Choral Works From Ireland & Scotland (Signum)
The Selkie...by Pippa Reid-Foster from Driftwood Harp (pippareidfoster.com)
Clean Pease Strae...by Sgoil Chiùil na Gaidhealtachd from The Right Path (Sgoil Chiùil na Gaidhealtachd)
The Atlantean...by John McSherry from The Seven Suns (Compass Records)
The Drunken Piper...by Battlefield Band from from Beg & Borrow (Temple)
 
January 12, 2017
Program 1755:  The Long View (January 12, 2017) Week 2

Fiona picks a few favorite extended arrangements of traditional tunes, including classic recordings from Kevin Burke and Alan Stivell.
Gavotte...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)  
Toss the Feathers/College Groves/Pinch of Snuff/The Earl'sChair/The Woman of the House/The Girl That Broke My Heart/The Drunken Tinker/Paddy Cronin's/McFadden's Handsome Daughter/The Hunter's Purse/Toss the Feathers...by Kevin Burke from If The Cap Fits (Mulligan
The Fabled Hare...by Maddy Prior from Year (Park)  
[ID Excerpt] Merrily Kissed the Quaker...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)  
Gaeltacht...by Alan Stivell from Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Rounder)  
Magheracloone/Norland Wind...by Battlefield Band from Rain, Hail or Shine (Temple)  
Welsh Arrow Suite...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)

Saturday, January 21, 2017

Thistle



http://www.npr.org/2015/09/24/443196832/the-thistle-shamrock-the-long-view

January 12, 2017
Program 1755:  The Long View (January 12, 2017) Week 2

Fiona picks a few favorite extended arrangements of traditional tunes, including classic recordings from Kevin Burke and Alan Stivell.
Gavotte...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)  
Toss the Feathers/College Groves/Pinch of Snuff/The Earl'sChair/The Woman of the House/The Girl That Broke My Heart/The Drunken Tinker/Paddy Cronin's/McFadden's Handsome Daughter/The Hunter's Purse/Toss the Feathers...by Kevin Burke from If The Cap Fits (Mulligan
The Fabled Hare...by Maddy Prior from Year (Park)  
[ID Excerpt] Merrily Kissed the Quaker...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)  
Gaeltacht...by Alan Stivell from Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Rounder)  
Magheracloone/Norland Wind...by Battlefield Band from Rain, Hail or Shine (Temple)  
Welsh Arrow Suite...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD Audio)
 
January 5, 2017
Program 1754: Underneath the Stars (January 05, 2017) Week 1
Drawing meaning, guidance and solace from the sun moon and stars, our music looks to the Northern and Western skies this week.
The Moonlight Piper…by Carlos Núñez with The Chieftains from Brotherhood of Stars (RCA Victor)
The Planets....by Kate Rusby from Awkward Annie (Pure Records
The Sound of the Sun: The Three Sea Captains / The Sound of the Sun...by Fred Morrison from The Sound of the Sun (Lochshore
Land of the Setting Sun…by Talitha Mackenzie from Indian Summer (Sonas)
Hunter's Moon/Getting There/The Morris Minor...by Liz Carroll & John Doyle from In Play (Compass)
Such a Night of Stars… by Eamon Friel from Word of Spring (Thran)   
ID excerpt: The Crow in the Sun …by Dáithí Sproule from The Crow in the Sun (New Folk) 
New Moon…by Ceilidh Minogue from Ceilidh Minogue (Greentrax)
Sun, Moon and Stars…by Filska from A Thousand Miles Away (Foot Stompin’)
Laughing With the Moon…by Hilary James & Simon Mayor from Laughing with the Moon (Acoustics Records)
Moondance…by Nightnoise from The White Horse Sessions (Windham Hill)
Lloer Dirion (Tender Moon)...by Carreg Lafar from Profiad (Carreg Lafar
Dark Light…by Davy Spillane from A Place Among the Stones (Columbia

Saturday, January 14, 2017

ThistleShamrock


http://www.npr.org/2015/07/08/421213653/the-thistle-shamrock-underneath-the-stars

January 5, 2017
Program 1754: Underneath the Stars (January 05, 2017) Week 1
Drawing meaning, guidance and solace from the sun moon and stars, our music looks to the Northern and Western skies this week.
The Moonlight Piper…by Carlos Núñez with The Chieftains from Brotherhood of Stars (RCA Victor)
The Planets....by Kate Rusby from Awkward Annie (Pure Records
The Sound of the Sun: The Three Sea Captains / The Sound of the Sun...by Fred Morrison from The Sound of the Sun (Lochshore
Land of the Setting Sun…by Talitha Mackenzie from Indian Summer (Sonas)
Hunter's Moon/Getting There/The Morris Minor...by Liz Carroll & John Doyle from In Play (Compass)
Such a Night of Stars… by Eamon Friel from Word of Spring (Thran)   
ID excerpt: The Crow in the Sun …by Dáithí Sproule from The Crow in the Sun (New Folk) 
New Moon…by Ceilidh Minogue from Ceilidh Minogue (Greentrax)
Sun, Moon and Stars…by Filska from A Thousand Miles Away (Foot Stompin’)
Laughing With the Moon…by Hilary James & Simon Mayor from Laughing with the Moon (Acoustics Records)
Moondance…by Nightnoise from The White Horse Sessions (Windham Hill)
Lloer Dirion (Tender Moon)...by Carreg Lafar from Profiad (Carreg Lafar
Dark Light…by Davy Spillane from A Place Among the Stones (Columbia)
 
December 29, 2016Print
Program 1753:  New Year’s Resolution: Keep Music Live! (December 29, 2016)  Week 52

From the pubs and clubs of home to international festival stages, some great live performances electrify this hour of music as we turn the page on yet another music-filled year.
Glenlogie…by Jim Malcolm from Live in Glenfarg (Beltane
Katie Campbell’s Rambles/Streets of Forbes…by Niamh Parsons from Loosely Connected (Greentrax)
Man of Arran…by Niamh Parsons featuring the Loose Connections from Loosely Connected (Greentrax)
Canan Nan Gaidheal…by Scottish Women & Band from Scottish Women (Greentrax
Trip to Skye…by Skolvan from Live in Italia (Keltia Musique)  
Sir Patrick Spens…by Jim Malcolm from Live in Glenfarg (Beltane
ID Excerpt: Flowers of Edinburgh…by Jim Malcolm from Live in Glenfarg (Beltane
Bogey’s Bonnie Belle…by Christy Moore, Donal Lunny & Jimmy Faulkner from Live in Dublin (Tara Music
The Rocky Road to Dublin/Indian Ate the Woodchuck…by Mozaik from Live From the Powerhouse (Compass)
Breileach…by Capercaillie from Dusk Till Dawn (Survival)  
The Big Set…by The Unusual Suspects from Live in Scotland (Foot Stompin’)
The Kerry Dances…by Frankie Gavin and Stephane Grappelli from Frankie Gavin 2003-2004 Collection (Frankie Gavin)