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November 12, 2015

Program 1694: The Carrying Stream (November 12, 2015) Week 46 It took centuries for a ballad like “Barbara Allen” to work its way through the British Isles and across the Atlantic. Now the music flows freely back and forth as musicians from both sides of the ocean explore and fuse flavors from Celtic, Appalachian and Old Time music. This week they include Dolly Parton, John Doyle, Jean Ritchie and Anaïs Mitchell. Barbara Allen…  by Dolly Parton with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Altan from Heartsongs (Sony Entertainment) Geordie...by Anais Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer from Child Ballads (Wilderland Records) Pretty Saro….by John Doyle from Evening Comes Early (Shanachie Entertainment) The Farmer’s Cursed Wife…by Pete Seeger from American Favorite Ballads, Vol 2 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) Sixteen Come Next Sunday…by Bothy Band from Old Hag You Have Killed Me (Green Linnet) Where are You Going My Pretty Little Miss?...by Doc Watson & Jean Ritchie from Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) Wayfaring Stranger/British Field March…by Timothy Cummings from The Piper in the Holler (Birchen Music) ID Excerpt Craggy Pinnacle...by Al Petteway from High on the Blue Ridge (Fairewood Studios)  The Gypsy Laddie…. by Jack Beck from ~ private recording, courtesy of artist Gypsy Davie…by Julee Glaub from Blue Waltz (Troubadouress Music) Indian Whoop…by Jame Bryan and Carl Jones from Two Pictures  (Martin Records) Single Girl, Married Girl  …by Atwater Donnelly from The Blackest Crow (Rabbit Island Music)  Young Hunting/Elzig’s Farewell….by Sheila Kay Adams from All the Other Fine Things (Granny Dell Records) Black is the Color…by  Sara Grey with Kieran Means from Sandy Boys (Fellside Recordings) Morrison’s Jig…by Al Petteway and Amy White from Racing Hearts (Fairewood Studios)

 

November 05, 2015 Program 1693: Canada (November 05, 2015) Week 45 Travel through the Canadian Maritimes and out to the west to hear the vibrant traditions of authentic Celtic music from Canada. The Maid Behind (McGlinchey’s) Bar/Frankie Gavin’s…by Tony McManus from Pourquoi Quebec? (Greentrax)  My Ain Kind Dearie/Tommy’s Tarburas/Early Dawn/Stephanie Wills….by Richard Wood from Fire Dance (Iona)  Crodh Air a’Bhruaich…by Mary Jane Lamond from Làn Dùil (Wicklow) Matapat…by Bourque, Bernard & LePage from Matapat (Borealis)     Superfly…by Beòlach from Beòlach (Beolach)   The Mystic’s Dream…by Loreena McKennitt from Live in Paris and Toronto (Quinlan Road)  ID Excerpt: La Turlutte a “Pit”…by Bourque, Bernard & Lepage from Matapat (Borealis)   Welcome to the Trossachs…by Natalie MacMaster from Live (Greentrax) Coyote Way….by Leahy from In All Things (Narada Media) Bovaglie’s Plaid…by Beòlach from Beòlach (Beolach)  It Ain’t Funny…by Pamela Morgan from On A Wing and a Prayer (Amber Music)  Reel a Delphine/Par Derriere Chez Mon Pere…by Barachois from Encore (House Party Productions)    If You Were Mine…by Mary Jane Lamond and Wendy MacIssac from Seinn (Turtle Musik)