The Celtic Shores 2005 Audio & Playlist Archive
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December 3
32: Ceol Aduaidh
PLAYLIST
Music from Ulster and the North of Ireland.
November 26
31: Classical Celts
PLAYLIST
Early music from the Green Isles.
November 5 & 11
30: The Road the Gypsies Go: Tribute to Robin Williamson
PLAYLIST
A tribute to Scottish singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and storyteller Robin Williamson.
October 29 & November 4
29: The Rushy Mountain
PLAYLIST
Music from Sliabh Luachra and the Cork-Kerry Border.
October 22 & 28
28: Cherish the Ladies
PLAYLIST
A tribute to some of the great ladies of Celtic Music.
October 7 & 8
27: Celebration of Jean Ritchie
PLAYLIST
A celebration of the life and music of the great Appalachian singer, collector, and dulcimer player
October 1 & 14
26: Songs of the Sea 2
PLAYLIST
Songs and tunes of the sea, as metaphor, narrative, and more, from England, Ireland, Galicia, Asturias, Scotland, and the Big Easy.
September 24 & 30
25: Songs of the Sea 1
PLAYLIST
The first of a two-part special series on songs of the sea, from Ireland, Scotland, England, and more.
September 17 & 23
24: New Releases
PLAYLIST
Great new discs for pipes, button accordion, and "the Magic Square"--great young players from Somerville, Mass; plus a revisit of a classic from the Irish trad revival.
September 10 & 16
23: Martin Carthy
PLAYLIST
A tribute to the great English folk revival singer and guitar player, Martin Carthy.
September 3 & 9
22: Altan
PLAYLIST
A tribute and survey history of the venerable Irish band Altan, led by the great Donegal fiddler and singer Mairead ni Mhaonaigh.
August 27 & September 2
21: Richard Thompson
PLAYLIST
A tribute to the traditional roots, rock 'n' roll fire, and Celtic bagpiping guitar of England's Richard Thompson.
August 20 & 26
20: Farewell to Ireland
PLAYLIST
Songs of immigration and return.
August 13 & 19
19: The Irish BouzoukiPLAYLIST
August 6 & 12
18: Funny Songs
PLAYLIST
Songs of legendary hens and exaggerated goats, homicidal housewives and over-the-top parties, from the Celtic tradition.
July 30 & August 5
17: Acadie- Quebec and PEI
PLAYLIST
July 23 & 29
16: Franke Harte
PLAYLIST
A tribute to the great Dublin-based collector, scholar, and singer, with songs of love and war, passion and parting.
July 16 & 22
15: Jackie Daly
PLAYLIST
Features the music of Jackie Daly, a well known Irish accordionist. It includes performances with Patrick Street, Arcady and John Faulkner.
July 9 & 15
14:Gaelic Song
PLAYLIST
A program of Gaelic-language songs: the old-style or sean-nos songs of Ireland and Scotland in their more modern guises.
July 2 & 8
13: The Golden Age
PLAYLIST
Featrues Brian Conway and The Flanagan Brothers.
June 25 & July 1
12: Far From The Shamrock Shore
PLAYLIST A special feature on folklorist, teacher and musician Mick Moloney's wonderful book/CD history of the Irish emigration to America--Far from the Shamrock Shore.
June 18 & 24
11: Irish Choral Song
PLAYLIST
The rare but beautiful world of Irish choral singing, with a feature on the Voice Squad.
June 11 & 17
10: The Session
PLAYLIST
The ceili (the hooley)- the house party where music, poetry, song, dance, and the crack (good times) all come together.
June 4 & 10
09: Big Songs
PLAYLIST
Songs of great longevity in the Celtic tradition, and the singers who carry them.
May 28 & June 3
08: Free Reeds
PLAYLIST
An exploration of the wild world of free reeds: accordions, melodeons, harmoniums, concertinas, and harmonicas--the infernal button boxes.
May 21 & 27
07: Fiddlers
PLAYLIST
An hour of music from great fiddle players in the Irish tradition, with music from Donegal, Tyrone, Athlone, Longford, and the County of Chicago.
May 14 & 20
06: Heroes I: Andy Irvine
PLAYLIST
The great singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and political activist Andy Irvine.
May 7 & 13
05: The Irish pipes
PLAYLIST
An hour of music for the Irish Union or uilleann bagpipes.
April 30 & May 6
04: Roots and Branches
First in an ongoing series examining the "roots"- the source singers and players of the past, and the "branches"- the young musicians of the Celtic revival, and the music they shared in common.
April 23 & 29
03: The Scots will Rise
PLAYLIST
An hour of songs and tunes from Caledonia.
April 16
02: Voices
Great singers, young and old, in the Irish and Scottish traditions.
April 9
01: "Live" Traditional music from Ireland and the British Isles, live from concerts and festivals around the world.