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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

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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...

Concrete Blonde - Everybody Knows

Wake Up - Rage Against the Machine

Christmas Music: BIG BAND HOLIDAYS (Full Album) - JLCO with Wynton Marsalis

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November 17, 2016

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/

7 Benny Goodman Trio - Body and Soul (Radio Days)

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November 10, 2016

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...

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit, Live from Woodstock 1969 [HD] (Lyrics).

BLACKPINK - '붐바야'(BOOMBAYAH) M/V

KALA RAMNATH CD SINGING VIOLIN

Dark Whispers - Episode 018 - FVCK

François Couperin - Troisième Leçon De Ténèbres À 2 Voix

Sissel Kyrkjebø - Ave Maris Stella

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

November 03, 2016

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)

Leonard Cohen - You Want It Darker (Audio)

Leonard Cohen - Nevermind (Audio)

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October 27, 2016

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

BABYMETAL - ヘドバンギャー！！- Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!! (OFFICIAL)

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October 20, 2016 Program 1743:  Sea Sound (October 20, 2016) Week 42 Images and moods of the sea emerge this week from traditional to new music, including the classical sounds of William Jackson’s work for fiddles, pipes, woodwind and strings: A Scottish Island. Crossing the Sound…by William Jackson from A Scottish Island (Mill Records) The Water is Wide…by Niamh Parsons from Blackbirds & Thrushes (Green Linnet) The Sailor’s Farewell/The Cape Breton Fiddlers Welcome to Shetland/Sweeney’s Buttermilk…by Vinnie Kilduff from The Boys From the Blue Hill (Mulligan Music) Dheanainn Sugradh Ris An Nigh’n Dubh…by Christine Primrose from Without Seeking, Without Asking  (Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraidh  (Temple Records) Crest of the Wave…by Tracey Dares & Paul MacNeil from CastlebayMusic.com  (Castlebaymusic.com) Braw Sailin’ on the Sea…by Ossian from Dove Across the Water (Iona) The Earl of Dalhousie’s Happy Return to Scotland…by Abby Newton from Crossing to Scotland (Culburnie) [ID EXCERPT]  Sitting in the Stern of a Boat …by Alasdair Fraser from Return to Kintail (Culburnie) Storm Warning…by John Whelan and Friends from Flirting with the Edge (Narada) Ready for the Storm…by Kathy Mattea from Time Passes By (Polygram) The Gale…by Shaun Davey with Liam O’Flynn from The Brendan Voyage (Tara) Free and Easy…by Shaun Davey with Rita Connolly from Granuaile (Tara) The Long Ships…by Enya from Watermark (Wea) Sail On…by Dick Gaughan from Sail On (Greentrax) Carraroe/Out On the Ocean…by Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill from Live in Seattle (Green Linnet)

October 13, 2016 Program 1742:  Fiddle Styles (October 13, 2016) Week 41 Sample a variety of fiddle flavors across this hour of tunes from the wide world of Celtic music. Shetland Reels: Three Drunken Fiddlers/Muckla Skerry a’ Three/Robbie Tamson’s Smiddy…by Catriona Macdonald from Bold (Peerie Angel)  The Strayaway Child …by Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Mulligan)  The Sailor Boy…by Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Mulligan)   The Battering Ram/The Kilfenora Jig…by Celtic Fiddle Festival from Rendezvous (Green Linnet)    Jean Mauchline/Tune for Nuala…by Anna-Wendy Stevenson with Malcolm Stitt from Heat the Hoose 2 (Foot Stompin)  Bonnie Border Lass…by Archie Fisher from Windward Away (Greentrax) My Love is in America…by Assembled Fiddlers from My Love is in America (Green Linnet) [ID excerpt] Sillocks and Tatties…by Willie Hunter from Shetland Fiddle Music (Greentrax)    Lament for Andrew & Danny…by Pete Clark from Now & Then (Inver)     Fly We to Some Desert Isle…by Emily Smith from The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill (Brechin All Records)  Suite D’Airs de Loudeac…by Christian LeMaître from Ballade à l’hôtesse (Escalibur) Stony Point…by Fiddlin’ Johnny from Aural History (Meyer) I Must Away Love…by Halali from Halali (Footprint) Arthur Muise/Little Judique/Mary Cotter/Father Hanley’s Jig…by Jerry Holland with Hilda Chiasson from Scottish Fiddle Rally Concert Highlights 1985-1995 (Greentrax)  The Quarff Lassies/Beth’s Tune/The 2nd of May/Bobby Crowe of Balmullo/Da Sooth End…by Filska from Tracks North  (Shetland Arts Trust)

13 Vintage Halloween Jazz Songs from the 1940's, & 50's – Visualized Pla...

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October 13, 2016

Program 1742:  Fiddle Styles (October 13, 2016) Week 41 Sample a variety of fiddle flavors across this hour of tunes from the wide world of Celtic music. Shetland Reels: Three Drunken Fiddlers/Muckla Skerry a’ Three/Robbie Tamson’s Smiddy…by Catriona Macdonald from Bold (Peerie Angel) The Strayaway Child …by Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Mulligan) The Sailor Boy…by Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Mulligan) The Battering Ram/The Kilfenora Jig…by Celtic Fiddle Festival from Rendezvous (Green Linnet) Jean Mauchline/Tune for Nuala…by Anna-Wendy Stevenson with Malcolm Stitt from Heat the Hoose 2 (Foot Stompin) Bonnie Border Lass…by Archie Fisher from Windward Away (Greentrax) My Love is in America…by Assembled Fiddlers from My Love is in America (Green Linnet) [ID excerpt] Sillocks and Tatties…by Willie Hunter from Shetland Fiddle Music (Greentrax) Lament for Andrew & Danny…by Pete Clark from Now & Then (Inver)  Fly We to Some Desert Isle…by Emily Smith from The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill (Brechin All Records) Suite D’Airs de Loudeac…by Christian LeMaître from Ballade à l’hôtesse (Escalibur) Stony Point…by Fiddlin’ Johnny from Aural History (Meyer) I Must Away Love…by Halali from Halali (Footprint) Arthur Muise/Little Judique/Mary Cotter/Father Hanley’s Jig…by Jerry Holland with Hilda Chiasson from Scottish Fiddle Rally Concert Highlights 1985-1995 (Greentrax) The Quarff Lassies/Beth’s Tune/The 2nd of May/Bobby Crowe of Balmullo/Da Sooth End…by Filska from Tracks North  (Shetland Arts Trust)

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October 13, 2016

Program 1742:  Fiddle Styles (October 13, 2016) Week 41 Sample a variety of fiddle flavors across this hour of tunes from the wide world of Celtic music. Shetland Reels: Three Drunken Fiddlers/Muckla Skerry a’ Three/Robbie Tamson’s Smiddy…by Catriona Macdonald from Bold (Peerie Angel) The Strayaway Child …by Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Mulligan) The Sailor Boy…by Bothy Band from Out of the Wind Into the Sun (Mulligan) The Battering Ram/The Kilfenora Jig…by Celtic Fiddle Festival from Rendezvous (Green Linnet) Jean Mauchline/Tune for Nuala…by Anna-Wendy Stevenson with Malcolm Stitt from Heat the Hoose 2 (Foot Stompin) Bonnie Border Lass…by Archie Fisher from Windward Away (Greentrax) My Love is in America…by Assembled Fiddlers from My Love is in America (Green Linnet) [ID excerpt] Sillocks and Tatties…by Willie Hunter from Shetland Fiddle Music (Greentrax)  Lament for Andrew & Danny…by Pete Clark from Now & Then (Inver)   Fly We to Some Desert Isle…by Emily Smith from The Complete Songs of Robert Tannahill (Brechin All Records) Suite D’Airs de Loudeac…by Christian LeMaître from Ballade à l’hôtesse (Escalibur) Stony Point…by Fiddlin’ Johnny from Aural History (Meyer) I Must Away Love…by Halali from Halali (Footprint) Arthur Muise/Little Judique/Mary Cotter/Father Hanley’s Jig…by Jerry Holland with Hilda Chiasson from Scottish Fiddle Rally Concert Highlights 1985-1995 (Greentrax) The Quarff Lassies/Beth’s Tune/The 2nd of May/Bobby Crowe of Balmullo/Da Sooth End…by Filska from Tracks North  (Shetland Arts Trust)

Ministry - No W (music video)

Ministry Let´s go

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October 06, 2016 Program 1741:  Gaelic Voices (October 06, 2016) Week 40 This week, explore the branches of contemporary song sprouting from the roots of some very old vocal traditions. Hòrò hu-ò mo Nigh'n Donn…by Bodega from Bodega (Greentrax) Bha Mise Raoir air an Àirigh…by Kathleen MacInnes from Òg - Mhadainn Shamhraidh (Summer Dawn)  (Greentrax) Dhachaigh/Home…by Paul Mounsey (narrative from Mairead MacLennan) from Dhachaigh Home - the Murdo Macfarlane Songbook (An Lanntair) Leag Iad Am Bom An Raoir…by Alyth McCormack with Lau from Dhachaigh Home - the Murdo Macfarlane Songbook (An Lanntair)  An Dún Aengus…by MacDara from The Love Token (MacDara) Bata is Bóthar…by John Spillane & Louis de Paor from The Gaelic Hit Factory (EMI) [ID Excerpt] Dolphin School...by Nuala Kennedy from The New Shoes (Compass) A Bhean Úd Thíos …by Nuala Kennedy from The New Shoes (Compass) The New Shoes…by Nuala Kennedy from The New Shoes (Compass) Ged is Grianacha Latha…by Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd from Enjoy the Ride  (Sgoil Chiùil na Gàidhealtachd) Tha Na H-uaìn aìr an Tulaich…by Bodega from Under the Counter (Greentrax) Hùg air a' Bhonaid Mhòir…by Julie Fowlis from Cuilidh (Shoeshine) Elav the Terrible…by The Finlay MacDonald Band from ReEcho (Greentrax)

September 29, 2016 Program 1740: More New Sounds (September 29, 2016) Week 39 Fiona handpicks more of the best new sounds from the summer crop of new releases by rising and well-established artists. Here We Go 1, 2, 3 ...by Heidi Talbot from Here We Go 1, 2, 3 (Navigator) The River...by Hamish Napier from The River (Strathspey) Usher's Well...by Barbara Dymock from Leaf an' Thorn (Liftfire Recordings) Fate of the Kelts/Out to Sea...by Hamish Napier from The River (Strathspey) Lovely Molly...by Gillian Frame from Pendulum (Cheery) The Grinder/The Red Crow/The Sisters...by Gillian Frame from Pendulum (Cheery) Fine Flooers...by Gillian Frame from Pendulum (Cheery) [ID excerpt] Spey Cast (Part 2) - The Raft Race ...by Hamish Napier from The River (Strathspey) When First I Came to Caledonia...by Socks in the Frying Pan from Without a Paddle (Michelle Roche Media Relations) No Relation...by Socks in the Frying Pan from Without a Paddle (Michelle Roche Media Relations) Dreva...by Kathy Stewart from Almost Home (Treehouse) Looking Toward Vinegar Hill...by Jon Redmond from Box Sets (Jon Redmond) Si Hwi Hwi...by 9Bach from Anian (Real World) Wind Her Up...by Doolin' from Doolin' (Compass)

Sir Neville Marriner: Masters of Music (Händel / Mozart / Rossini - 1972...

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September 29, 2016

Program 1740: More New Sounds (September 29, 2016) Week 39 Fiona handpicks more of the best new sounds from the summer crop of new releases by rising and well-established artists. Here We Go 1, 2, 3 ...by Heidi Talbot from Here We Go 1, 2, 3 (Navigator) The River...by Hamish Napier from The River (Strathspey) Usher's Well...by Barbara Dymock from Leaf an' Thorn (Liftfire Recordings) Fate of the Kelts/Out to Sea...by Hamish Napier from The River (Strathspey) Lovely Molly...by Gillian Frame from Pendulum (Cheery) The Grinder/The Red Crow/The Sisters...by Gillian Frame from Pendulum (Cheery) Fine Flooers...by Gillian Frame from Pendulum (Cheery) [ID excerpt] Spey Cast (Part 2) - The Raft Race ...by Hamish Napier from The River (Strathspey) When First I Came to Caledonia...by Socks in the Frying Pan from Without a Paddle (Michelle Roche Media Relations) No Relation...by Socks in the Frying Pan from Without a Paddle (Michelle Roche Media Relations) Dreva...by Kathy Stewart from Almost Home (Treehouse) Looking Toward Vinegar Hill...by Jon Redmond from Box Sets (Jon Redmond) Si Hwi Hwi...by 9Bach from Anian (Real World) Wind Her Up...by Doolin' from Doolin' (Compass)

JDCMB: RIP Sir Neville Marriner

JDCMB: RIP Sir Neville Marriner: So sad to hear today of the death of this wonderful conductor . I interviewed him back in 2009 for the magazine of the Musikverein in Vien...

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September 15, 2016

Program 1738: Made in America (September 15, 2016) Week 37 Travel from the 1920s with legendary fiddlers Michael Coleman and James Morrison, to the thriving 1970s session scene and hear the evolving sound of Irish traditional music embedded in the United States. Paddy Fay’s / Tatter Jack Walsh/Hole In the Boat…by Laurence Nugent from The Windy Gap  (Shanachie) Lord MacDonald/Ballinasloe Fair…by Michael Coleman from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 1 (Shanachie)  The Night Pat Murphy Died…by The Flanagan Brothers from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 2 (Shanachie)  The Tractor Driver/ A Tune For the Girls…by Liz Carroll from Lake Effect (Green Linnet)  Barrel Rafferty’s Reel…by Mike Raggerty & Mick Moloney from Traditional Irish Music in America- The East Coast  (Rounder) I’m Leaving Tipperary…by Pate White from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 1 (Shanachie) Sailing Home…by Frank Quinn & Joe Maguire from The Wheels of the World, Vol.1 (Shanachie)  My Irish Molly-o…by DeDanann from The Star Spangled Molly (Shanachie) ID Excerpt: The Piper’s Despair/Julia Delaney’s…by Eileen Ivers from Dear Old Erin’s Isle (Nimbus) Rakish Paddy/The Wheels of the Worlds…by James Morrison from The Wheels of the World, Vol.1 (Shanachie)  Killarney…by Deirdre Connolly from A Song in Turn (Glentrague Records)  Drowsy Maggie/Scotch Mary/Flogging Reel…by Patrick J. Touhey from The Wheels of the World, Vol. 2 (Shanachie)  A Tribute to Ed Reavy…by The Green Fields of America from  Live in Concert (Green Linnet) The Conspiracy/Nuala’s Bonnet/The Croton Dam/The Invasion…by Jerry O’Sullivan from The Invasion (Green Linnet)

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http://www.npr.org/2016/09/08/493017528/the-thistle-shamrock-kickstarters

September 01, 2016

Program 1736: Kickstarters (September 01, 2016) Week 35 In the 1970s a handful of globetrotting bands kicked off the international following for music from Celtic roots. Hear vintage sounds from some of the trailblazers including The Chieftains, Battlefield Band, Clannad, Boys of the Lough, Planxty, Silly Wizard, De Dannan, Ossian, Tannahill Weavers and hear how they all combined to feed a growing worldwide interest. The Sunny Banks/The Rising Sun...by De Danann from The Best of the Irish Folk Festival ~ The Seventies (WunderTüte) Mhaire Bruineall...by Clannad from Clannad in Concert (Shanachie) Planxty Burke...by Clannad from Clannad in Concert (Shanachie) The Flower of Magherally...by Boys of the Lough (featuring Cathal McConnell) from Live at Carnegie Hall (Sage Arts) The Geese in the Bog/The Jig of Slurs...by the The Tannahill Weavers from Live & In Session (Compass) Ready for the Storm...by Dougie MacLean from Live From the Ends of the Earth (Dunkeld) Logan Water/Pennan Den...by Ossian from The Carrying Stream (Greentrax) [ID excerpt] Edmonton Airbus...by Dougie MacLean from Craigie Dhu (Dunkeld) The Longford Weaver...by Andy Irvine & Mick Hanly from The Best of the Irish Folk Festival ~ The Seventies (WunderTüte) Master's Return/Kitty's Wedding...by Liam O'Flynn, Mick Hanly and Andy Irvine from The Best of the Irish Folk Festival ~ The Seventies (WunderTüte) Fionnguala...by The Bothy Band from Live in Concert (Green Linnet) The Blackbird...by Silly Wizard from LIve Wizardry (Green Linnet) Miss Shepherd/Sweeney's Buttermilk...by Silly Wizard from LIve Wizardry (Green Linnet) Rantin' Rovin' Robin...by Battlefield Band from The Best of Battlefield Band (Temple) March of the King of Laois...by The Chieftains from The Wide World Over ~ A 40 Year Celebration (RCA Victor) http://www.harbourtownrecords.com/silly_wizard.html

Michelle Dockery & Michael Kelly - Under the Gripping Beast, Into the Fire

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http://www.npr.org/2014/12/10/369893313/the-thistle-shamrock-music-migration

August 25, 2016

Program 1735: Music Migration (August 25, 2016) Week 34 Fiona Ritchie recalls the connections that captured her attention when she first traveled in the U.S. by exploring what ties her native landscape to the music of the Southern Appalachians. Shady Grove...by Al Petteway & Amy White from Land of the Sky (Maggie's Music) The Cuckoo...by Jean Ritchie from Song Links (Fellside) The Cuckoo...by Al Petteway & Amy White from Land of the Sky (Maggie's Music) The Cuckoo...by The Devil's Interval from Song Links (Fellside) The Devil's Nine Questions...by Bruce Molsky from Song Links (Fellside) Cape Fear...by Ian Hardie from Westringing (Ian Hardie)  Wedding Dress...by T with the Maggies from T With the Maggies (Compass) [ID excerpt] Craggy Pinnacle...Al Petteway from Mountain Guitar (Fairewood) Barbrie Ellen...by Mary Humphries & Anahata from Song Links (Fellside) Sligo Maid...by Kim Robertson from Shady Grove (Gourd)  Barbara Allen...by Cassie Franklin with Southern Brew from Song Links (Fellside) Draggle-tail Gypsies-O...by Benji Kirkpatrick from Song Links (Fellside) Seven Yellow Gypsies...by Dolores Keane from There Was a Maid (Claddagh) Clayton Boone...by Skip Gorman from Song Links (Fellside) Red Haired Boy/Cold, Frosty Morn …by Al Petteway from Mountain Guitar (Fairewood)

Motörhead - Sympathy For The Devil (Bad Magic 2015) - Rolling Stones Cover

Loretta Lynn & Jack White "Portland, Oregon" ‌‌ - Bohemia Afterdark

Portishead Threads sub

Ella Fitzgerald - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

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http://www.npr.org/2014/11/21/365518229/the-thistle-shamrock-islanders

August 18, 2016

Program 1734: Islanders (August 18, 2016) Week 33 It may have originated in sea swept island communities to the North, West and South of the Atlantic archipelago, but this week’s choice of music is far from insular. Da White Wife…by Fiddler’s Bid from Naked & Bare (Greentrax) Ho Ro’s Toigh Leam Fhin Thu…by MacKenzie from The Hear and Now (MacMeanmna) Hillswick/Party Scene…by Chris Stout from Tracks North (Shetland Arts Trust ) Haidh O…by Maggie MacInnes from Peaceful Ground (Marram) Calum Beag O Thir a Mhurain/The Twisted Bridge…by Maggie MacInnes from Spoirad Beatha (Marram) Cailleach An Airgid/Rachainn AShuiridh’Air Oighrig…by Cliar from The Rough Guide to Scottish Music   (MacMeanmna) Donal Agus Morag…by Altan from Harvest Storm (Green Linnet) ID Excerpt: The Corn Holm…by Don Wessells from On Orkney (Harmonichro Records) The Hut on Staffin Island/Sandy MacLeod of Garafad/The Soft Horse Reel…by Relativity from Relativity (Green Linnet) Fiolialgean …by Billy Ross from Shore Street  (Greentrax) Shapinsay Polka/Jimmy o’ the Bu’s Polka/Scapa Flow…by Jennifer and Hazel Wrigley from Mither o’ the Sea  (Greentrax) Tha Mulaidh…by Alyth McCormack from An Iomall -The Edge (Vertical) Martyrdom…by Salm from Salm Vol.1 (Ridge Records) Iona…by William Jackson from A Scottish Island (Mill Records) The Goodnight Song…by Emma Christian from Celtic Voices-Women of Song (Narada Media) The Patterned Carpet Set: Alisdair Fraser’s Compliments to Lorna Mitchell/Reel for Eilidh Shaw/Da Eye Wife…by Rock, Salt & Nails from Midnight Rain (Park Records)

G. P. da Palestrina - Motets for 5 voices

Cigarettes After Sex - Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby

Heart - Stairway to Heaven (Live at Kennedy Center Honors) [FULL VERSION]

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http://www.npr.org/2014/11/06/362000039/the-thistle-shamrock-brittany

August 11, 2016 Program 1733: Brittany (August 11, 2016) Week 32 Intoxicating melodies from Brittany fill the airwaves, with classic Breton bands Kornog and Skolvan, vocalist Annie Ebrel, and the father of pan-Celtic music, Alan Stivell. Suite de Ridees…by Tony McManus from Ceol More (Greentrax)  Boules et Guirlandes…by Skolvan from Swing & Tears (Keltia Musique)   Ar Galon Digorr…by Annie Ebrel, Gilles le Bigot, Davy Spillane from Voix Celtiques -Celtic Voices (Keltia Musiques) Gavotten…by Celtic Fiddle Festival (featuring Christian LeMaitre) from Rendezvous (Green Linnet) Er Pasker/Stella Splendens…by Jean-Michel Veillon from Er Pasker (Coop Breizh) Scotland the Brave…by Jamie McMenemy from Les Grands Airs Celtiques (Keltia Musique)  Dans Plinn…by Kornog from Korong (Green Linnet)  ID Excerpt: An Derez….by Jacques Pellen & Riccardo del Fra from Sorseez  (Gwerz) Toutouig…by Morgan from Born of The Sea   (Telen) Ne Bado Ket Atao…by Alan Stivell from International Tour (Dreyfus Records) Toniou Bale Deus Kreiz Breizh…by Pennou Skoulm from Breton Ballroom (Diffusion Breizh) Le Reve de Sam…by Bagad Bro Kemperle from Ar Gouriz Ruz (Coop Breizh) Hanter-Dro…by Alain Pennec from Alcoves (Keltia Musique)  La Langue de Chez Moi…by Sonerien Du from Au Coeur de la Musique Bretonne (Coop Breizh) Breton Set…by Maggie Sansone from Dance Upon the Shore (Maggie’s Music)

August 04, 2016 Program 1732: Combos (August 04, 2016) Week 31 We revel in the joyous sounds of multi-instrumental line-ups and embrace the unconventional when considering “what-goes-with-what”. The Bunch of Green Rushes/Salt Creek...by We Banjo 3 from Gather the Good (webanjo3.com) Maria's Song/East West...by Matheu Watson from Dunrobin Place (Matheu Watson) Take Your Time...by The Paul McKenna Band from Elements (Greentrax)  Circles of Stone...by Draiocht from Celtic Woman (Celtic Woman Records) New Year's Day...by Skyhook from At the Stringsmith's Forge (Skyhook Music)  Rithill Aill (A WeddingSong)...by Capercaillie from Heart of the Gaels (Narada) [ID excerpt] Taylor Ryan...by Skyhook from At the Stringsmith's Forge (Skyhook Music) Annam Cara/Ships in the Night...by Michael McGoldrick from Aurora (Vertical) Mickey's Reels...by Michael McGoldrick from Aurora (Vertical) Angels Without Wings...by Heidi Talbot from Angels Without Wings (Navigator) Head and Heart...by Luka Bloom from Head and Heart (Big Sky) Banks of the Lee... by Luka Bloom from Head and Heart (Big Sky) Yo Mi Voy...by Salsa Celtica from The Future Sound of Gaeldom (Survival) Jonathan...by Bill Leslie from Scotland - Grace of the Wild (billleslie.com) July 28, 2016 Program 1731: Hot Picks (July 28, 2016) Week 30 Some music is a perfect match for the hot days, warm evenings and cool sea breezes of summertime. Enjoy an eclectic hour of summer sounds. A United Earth I…by Alan Stivell with Youssou N’Dour from Dublin to Dakar (Putumayo) The Shores of Loch Ghamhna/Aolbhneas Ellis Ui Cheallaigh…by Deiseal from The Long Long Note (Starc) Swimming Song…by Maddy Prior from Year (Park Records)  Water Music…by Pierre Bensusan from Musiques (Windham Hill)  Daire’s Dream…by Davy Spillane from Atlantic Bridge (Tara Music)  California….by Eddi Reader from Angels & Electricity (Warner Music)  At The Races…by Nightnoise from The White Horse Sessions (Windham Hill) ID Excerpt: Baka…by Outback from Baka (Hannibal Records) The Pearl Wedding Reel/Country Girl & the Hungarian Fiddler…by Old Blind Dogs from Fit? (Green Linnet) Land of Light…by William Jackson from Land of Light (Mill Records) Moondance…by Nightnoise from The White Horse Sessions (Windham Hill) A Costa de Galicia…by Sharon Shannon & Friends from The Diamond Mountain Sessions (Grapevine)  Marabilla…by Skyedance from Live in Spain (Culburnie)  Two Fifty to Vigo…by Shooglenifty from Venus in Tweed (Greentrax) July 21, 2016 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) July 14, 2016 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)