Saturday, July 30, 2016

Thistle

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/27/487634690/the-thistle-shamrock-clear-sounds

July 21, 2016Print
Program 1730: Clear Sounds (July 21, 2016) Week 29

Enjoy the pure beauty of the unaccompanied voice - solo and layered – along with virtuoso solo instrumentalists.
The Yellow Tinker/The Yellow Pantsuit...by Liz Carroll from On The Off Beat  (lizcarroll.com)
John o' Dreams...by Jean Redpath from A Fine Song for Singing (Philo/Rounder)   
Wedding Waltzes...by Ross Ainslie from Wide Open (Great White
How Can I Keep From Singing?...by Julee Glaub from Fields Faraway (Julee Glaub
Nice Feeling...by Pierre Bensusan from Encore (MVD audio)   
Fill, Fill the Merry Bowl... by Rod Paterson from The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill, Volume III (Brechin All Records)
Dog Bites...by Anna-Wendy Stevenson from Anna-Wendy Stevenson (Eclectic)
[ID excerpt] Red Rocking Chair...by Little Windows from Just Beyond Me (Little Windows
Inis Sui...by Maire Breatnach from The Celtic Heartbeat Collection (Celtic Heartbeat)
The Water is Wide...by Maura O'Connell from The Best of The Thistle & Shamrock, Vol 1 (Valley Entertainment)
The Winter's End...by Liam O'Flynn from The Celtic Heartbeat Collection (Celtic Heartbeat
Captive Song of Mary Stuart...by Jean Redpath from A Fine Song for Singing (Philo/Rounder)  
Alas! Poor Queen...by Jean Redpath from Summer of My Dreams (Philo/Rounder)   
Sandhunter...by Maeve Gilchrist from 20 Chandler Street (Adventure Music
A Group...by Tracey Dares from Crooked Lake (CBC Maritimes)

Saturday, July 23, 2016

Thistle



http://www.npr.org/2016/07/22/487040771/the-thistle-shamrock-essential-celtic

July 14, 2016Print
Program 1729: Essential Celtic (July 14, 2016) Week 28

Learn how to inject a Celtic core into your music library that reflects past and present, honors tradition, and celebrates the spirit of innovation. Fiona Ritchie has some suggestions to enhance any personal music collection.
Maudabawn Chapel/The Wild Irishman/The Moher Reel…by Kevin Burke & Micheál O Domhnaill from 20th Anniversary Collection Green Linnet Records (originally on” Portland”) (Green Linnet) 
Níl sé ina Lá…by Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill, Dónal Lunny from Idir an Dá Sholas (Between Two Lights)   (Green Linnet
Gaeltacht…by Alan Stivell from Renaissance of the Celtic Harp (Rounder
Sliabh Gallion Braes…by Dolores Keane, John Faulkner, Eamonn Curran from Farewell to Eirinn (Wundertüte)
The Atlantic Reels…by Brian McNeill from 20 Year Profile of Greentrax (Greentrax)
Puirt a beul…by Karen Matheson from Downriver (Compass)  
Mary Kelly’s/ Glasca Tabla/Belle’s Fancy…by Martyn Bennett from The Piper & the Maker (Greentrax)
ID Excerpt: Suite des Montagnes…by Alan Stivell from Zoom (Keltia/Disques Dreyfus)
She is Like the Swallow…by Karan Casey from Songlines (Shanachie)   
The Winding Hills…by Seamus Egan from When Juniper Sleeps (Shanachie
Lassie Lie Near Me…by Dick Gaughan from Prentice Piece (Greentrax)
John Brennans (Silver Spire)/Drag Her Round the Road…by Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples from Matt Molloy, Paul Brady, Tommy Peoples (Mulligan
The Sands O’ the Shore…by Heather Heywood, Corrina Hewat, Chris Miles from Scots Women: Live From Celtic Connections 2001 (Greentrax)
Molindinar…by William Jackson from The Wellpark Suite  (Also on The Celtic Suites) (http://wjharp.com) 
Blair Atholl/The Cairdin O’t/Lexy McAskill…by Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian Lemaitre  from The Celtic Fiddle Festival  (Green Linnet)

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Saturday, July 16, 2016

Thistle



http://www.npr.org/2016/07/13/485837966/the-thistle-shamrock-world-beat

July 7, 2016
Program 1728: World Beat (July 7, 2016) Week 27

Circumnavigate the worlds of Celtic music with an hour of Afro-Balkan-Latin-Urban-Country-Celtic fusion.
Whisky & Sangria…by Eileen Ivers from Crossing the Bridge (Sony)
The Road to Corrandulla…by Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Michael Goldrick, Jim Murray from Tunes (Compass)  
Braighe Locheil…by Baka Beyond from East to West (Narada)  
No Place Like Home…by Gerry O’Connor from No Place Like Home (Myriad Media)  
Co Ni Mire Rium…by Capercaillie from Beautiful Wasteland (Survival)
Children of Africa…by Janet Russell & Christine Kydd from Janet Russell  & Christine Kydd (Greentrax)   
Èireann…by Afro Celt Sound System from Afro Celt Sound System Volume 2: Release (Real World)   
ID Excerpt: M'ionam…by Capercaillie from Beautiful Wasteland    (Survival)   
Homage à Gilles Brunet…by La Bottine Souriante from J’ai Jamais Tant Ri (DEP
Fairy’s Lament/Reel a Bouche…by Kim Robertson from The Spiral Gate (Narada)    
Kato Sta Limonadika/The Trip to Amnesia…by  The House Band from Groundwork (Green Linnet)
Zagreb…by Tony McManus, Alain Genty, Soig Siberil from The Clear Stream (Greentrax)  
The Bear’s Rock…..by Andy Irvine & Davy Spillane from East Wind (Tara Music
Marta’s Dance/The Russian Dervish…by Brendan Power from Brendan Power Plays Music from Riverdance   (Greentrax)

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