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Our 581st episode, which aired on February 15, 2026. West of Mabou – Windowsill Jigs, Horizons Realta – Mulroy Bay, Thing of the Earth Colin Farrell, Alan Murray & Dan Lowery – The High Cauled Cap/The Cameronian Highlanders/Miss Ramsay's, Reel O’Grande Frances Cunningham – Cumberland Gap, Alcinoe Graham MacKenzie & Rory Matheson – Vamp City, Take Six Danu – Cutting A Slide/The Fiddle Cushion, Holliston, The Pearl Album: Live in Celebration Sam Proctor – Hanley’s Tweed, Natural Progression CLOSET CLASSIC: Ian Robb & Hang the Piper – Champion at Drivin’ ‘Em Crazy, Ian Robb & Hang the Piper Gillian Boucher & Ewan MacPherson – Seamus Connelly's/Humours Of Lisadell/Reel Of Rio, Heat the Hoose 2 Seamus Begley & Jim Murray – Tír Na n-Óg, Eiri Go La Ciaran O Maonaigh – Frankie's Frolics/The Hunters House, Caillte sa Cheol | Lost in the Music Anna Massie – Thanks for Writing, Two Down Realta – The Red Rock, Thing of the Earth

Our 580th episode, which aired on February 8, 2026. Matt & Shannon Heaton – Cher Ami/Chicken Dinner, Whirring Wings Cassie & Maggie – Fools Gold, Gold & Coal Eileen Ivers – Kitty’s Wedding, Beyond the Bog Road Runa – Until Morning, When the Light Gets In Enda Scahill & Joel Andersson – O’Neill’s March, The Dark Well Kristen Shaw – John McColl’s Farewell/The Sportsman’s Haunt/Colin Rankin’s/Joel Chaisson’s/Joey Beaton’s/The Holland Wedding/Sleepy Maggie, Kristen Shaw Ben Pierro – Brenda Stubbert's/The White Crow, The Third Coast Ivan Drever – Braes of Sutherland, Revisited (The Wolfstone Songs) Tim Collins – Burren Stones/The Flaggy Shore, Weaving the Tune Altan – As I Roved Out, 25th Anniversary Celebration Heather MacIsaac – Hamish the Shih Tzu/Dougal's/Liam Riley's Year in Japan/Fresca/Dr. Alan Cook, The Moon’s Daughter Eileen Ivers – Coming Home, Beyond the Bog Road

Our 579th episode, which aired on February 1, 2026. The Yanks – House of Hamill/Miss McDonald's, The Yanks Mary Beth Carty – A’ Challuinn, single release Planxty – Chattering Magpie/Lord McDonald's, Live in Dublin The Drowsy Lads – Johnny Todd, Wide Awake Ken Perlman – Farewell to Killekrankie/Archie Menzies/The Haggis, Devil in the Kitchen Pine Tree Flyers – Petronella/Green Mountain Petronella/Petronella, Pine Tree Flyers Good Crowd – Man of His Word, Good Crowd (EP) The Bonny Men – The Sun is Burning, The Broken Pledge Ronan Martin – O;d Faithful/The Laddie with the Pladdie/A Mhisg a Chuir an Nollaig Oirnn/Munlochy Bridge/Lucy Campbell/Sandy McIntyre’s Trip to Boston/Charlie Hardie, Ronan Martin Leoin Rua – Are Ye Sleeping Maggie, A l'Auberge du Lion Rouge Rosheen – Suite de Polkas, Musique Celtique Rawlins Cross – Memory Waltz, Celtic Instrumentals

Our 578th episode, which aired on January 18, 2026, and featured our annual Outer Reaches show. Frigg – Jalla Jalla, Frigg Live Le Vent du Nord – Par-dessus le pont, Voisinages Kornog – Gavotten Ar Menez, On Seven Winds - Ar Seizh Avel An Lar – Bold Doherty, Chloe’s Passion Martha Woods – Wild Fives: Morhogh/Morhwyn/Paw Bran, Myghternes a Dhons The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Tune for Lukas/Up Da Stroods Da Sailor Goes, Bonfrost Robert Zielinksi – Garrett Barry's/Brian O'Lynn, The Day Dawn Black Velvet – The Moving On Song, single release VRi – Taflu Rwdins, Tŷ Ein Tadau Tumult – Falskhed i sinde/Hej Fiddeli, Kværn Ceri Rhys Mathews & Jonathan Shorland – Conset y Peipar Coch/Erddigan y Pibydd Coch, Pibau Gadan – Joan’s Polka, May the Divil Tune Your Banjos Carlos Nunez – Tristan Et Iseult, Cinema Do Mar

Our 577th episode, which aired on January 11, 2026. Tern – Smackpolskan, Flyway The McDades – Peggy-O, single release Becky Tracy & Keith Murphy – Nobody's Fool/Mr Roberts/The Puppeteer, Golden The Drowsy Lads – When First Unto this Country, Everybody In Danny Diamond & Brian Miller – The Priest In His Boots, Let Fly The Barra MacNeils – Horses, Geese And One Old Man, All at Once Olivia Barrett – One for Sorrow/Two for Joy, Elsewhere River East River West All Star Band – Too Many Whiskeys Under the Bridge, single release Solas – Coconut Dog/Morning Dew, Reunion: A Decade of Solas Gordon Lightfoot – Drink Yer Glasses Empty, Songbook Elaine Reilly – Seán Quinn’s/St Stephen’s Day, Epiphany: Irish Traditional Music on the Tenor Banjo Sean Og Potts with Manus Lunny – Easter Snow, The Irish Folk Festival: Harvest Storm

Our 576th episode, which aired on January 4, 2026, and featured our annual New Years episode. James Cullinan – Dancing Eyes/Old Man Dillon/The Banks of Newfoundland, Here It Is The Oyster Band & friends – New Jerusalem, The Big Session Vol. 1 Kierah – Charlotte’s Web/Strong Bow/New Custom House /Under the Gun, Strong Bow David Howley – The Newry Highwayman, Of Songs & Tunes Andrea Beaton – The New Stove, The Tap Session Owen Marshall – Flannery's Dream/The New Mown Meadow, Throughline Carlos Sweeney McCartin – Con Curtin’s Big Balloon/The Man of the House/The New Line to Loughaun, The One After It Brad Tuck – Song for Newfoundland, The Rocky Isle Katherine Moller – New Beginnings Medley, Sheila’s Brush Alasdair Fraser & Paul Machlis – Lady Charlotte Campbell's New Strathspey/Lady Charlotte Campbell's Reel, Legacy of the Scottish Fiddle Vol. 1 Danu – The New House/Brown-Eyed Bridget/The Humours of Holliston, The Pearl Album: Live in Celebration Malcolm MacNeil – The New Land, The Bridge

Our 575th episode, which aired on December 28. 2025, and featured our look back at 2025. TRIP – The 50 Reels, In Terra’s Keep Jenn Butterworth – Little Sparrow, Her By Design J.P. Cormier – The Duke of Fife Medley, 50 Years of Guitar Matthew Byrne – Lovely MaryAnne, Stealing Time Gnoss – Bennybeg, single release Danu – The Poor Man’s Fortune/The Long Strand/Reel Gan Ainm, The Pearl Album: Live in Celebration James Cullinan – Atlantic Wave/Lough Mountain/The Fourpenny Bit, Here It Is Cyril MacPhee – Nova Scotia to Me, Back on Track Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta & Owen Marshall – The Primrose Road/The Tramp/Martin Wynne's, Copley Street 2 Enda Scahill and Joel Andersson – The Wind That Shakes The Barley, The Dark Well Dàimh – Còta Mòr, single release Heather MacIsaac – Ali's Waltz/The Sunshine King Boxing Day/Townhouse Session, The Moon’s Daughter

Our 574th episode, which aired on December 21, 2025, and featured our annual holiday episode of Christmas and winter-themed Celtic music. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – St. Nick’s, One Boiled in Lead – Apple Tree Wassail, Silver Blackwater Ceili Band – Apples in Winter/The Green Fields of Woodford/James McMahon's, Music in the Valley Touchstone – White Snow, Jealousy Countercurrent – Her Bright Smile/Skating on the Harborfront, Not So But Far Otherwise Aisling Brendan Conal – Snow on the Tracks/Miss Ramsay’s, Jump Out of It Damien O’Kane & Ron Block – Two Metre Gossip/The Icy Skid, Banjovial Christine Primrose – Last Night My Mind Was.../The Drunkenness That Christmas Brought Us, Celtic Mouth Music Greenfire – The Ice Castle/Old Rag, Greenfire The Glencoe Lads – Shetland: Christmas Day I'da Mornin', Home Port Bohola – Christmas Concerto, Bo-Ho-Ho-Hola The Chieftains – The Dingle Set Dance, The Bells of Dublin John McCutcheon – For Unto Us A Child Is Born, Water from Another Time

Our 573rd episode, which aired on December 14, 2025, and featured music from and conversation with Cape Breton guitarist Malcolm MacNeil. Assynt – Assynt House, Where From Here Cara Dillon – Johnny Lovely Johnny, Hill of Thieves Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey – Rocking the Boat/Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie, Jamland Dane Pedersen – Travelling Alone, Travelling Alone Malcolm MacNeil – The Stubbert Medley, The Bridge Malcolm MacNeil – Bridge Jigs, The Bridge Interview with Malcolm MacNeil Malcolm MacNeil – Gordon’s Hook, The Bridge Malcolm MacNeil – An Eala Bhàn, The Bridge Merry Hell – Lizard on a Log, Rising of the Bold Malcolm MacNeil – Our Highland Queen, The Bridge

Our 572nd episode, which aired on December 7, 2025. Capercaillie – Brenda Stubbert’s Set, Waulkroots Some One's Sons – The Chance to Feel Alive, single release Aisling Brendan Conal – The Skylarks Ascension/Sonny Brogan’s/The Connaughtman Rambles, Jump Out of It Ispini Na hEireann – Johnny Jump Up, Poxtail Soup Brenda Castles – The Shaskeen/The Jolly Tinker, The Light Side of the Tune Graham MacKenzie & Rory Matheson – Take Six, Take Six Malcolm MacNeil – Kyle Tunes, The Bridge Tessa Rose Jackson – By Morning, The Lighthouse Athena Tergis – Paddy Kelly’s/The Drunken Tinker/Con McGinley’s, A Letter Home John Jenkins – The Disappearance, Restless Hearts Ciaran O Maonaigh – Kitty O’Neil’s, Caillte sa Cheol | Lost in the Music Countercurrent – Two Rivers, Not So But Far Otherwise

Our 571st episode, which aired on November 30, 2025, and featured music and conversation with Natalie MacMaster about her new book, I Have A Love Story. Natalie MacMaster – Stumpie, Cape Breton Girl Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Tribute to Buddy, One Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Dance Arnold Dance, Canvas Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Wish You Were Near, Canvas Interview with Natalie MacMaster Natalie MacMaster – Patricia Kelso’s, Sketches Natalie MacMaster – Barndances, Sketches Natalie MacMaster – Killiecrankie, Sketches Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Fiddler’s Despair, One Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Joyous Waltz, One

Our 570th episode, which aired on November 23, 2025, and featured Shawn Collins co-hosting and programming a selection of Celtic music on hammered dulcimer. Dave Neiman & Beverly Woods – Lady Athenry, Balance on Air Dave Neiman & Beverly Woods – Carolan’s Draught, Balance on Air Guy George – Fanny Poer, Dream Castle Rich Mullins – 78 Eatonwood Green, A Liturgy A Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band Dan Landrum & Rich Humphries – Stickman Jig, Landrum/Humphries Karen Alley – Glass Island Reel, Sunlit Strings Dan Landrum & Rich Humphries – Planxty Oleson, Landrum/Humphries Guy George – The Shepherdess, Dream Castle Karen Alley – Twilight Dance, Sunlit Strings Nate Pultorak – The Wandering, Of Trees and Stars and Stuff Scott Williams – Atholl Highlanders, Road to Lisdoonvarna Magical Strings – Hardiman Jigs, Fairy Winds Magical Strings – Galloping Gertie/Caught in the Rain, Fairy Winds Russell Cook – Carrickfergus, Twilight in the Highlands Scott Williams – Three Nightingales, Road to Lisdoonvarna Nate Pultorak – The Road to Lisdoonvarna/Morrison’s Jig/The Blarney Pilgrim, Of Trees and Stars and Stuff Maggie Sansone – Variations on an Irish Air, A Celtic Fair

Our 569th episode, which aired on November 16, 2025, and featured my conversation with Stephen Patrick Clare, executive editor of Celtic Life International magazine. Nova – Redwood, Chasing the Sunset Martha Woods – The Bonny Month of June/Tregajorran Furry, Myghternes a Dhons Aisling Brendan Conal – Jump Out of It Hogan/Conchubhair’s Jig/When Sick, is it Tea you Want, Jump Out of It Aoife Scott – Ireland's Hour of Need, Homebird Interview with Stephen Patrick Clare of Celtic Life International Tim Collins – The Star of Munster/Follow me Down/Miss Monaghan, Weaving the Tune Liz Doherty – Donegal Reel/The Tartar Frigate/The Waves Of Rush, Heat the Hoose 2 Graham MacKenzie & Rory Matheson – Ascension Jigs, Take Six Eliza Carthy – Little Gypsy Girl, Anglicana Alasdair Fraser – The Acrobat/The Shelburne Reel, Portrait of a Scottish Fiddler Ashley MacIsaac – Bishop Alexander MacDonald's Farewell to Victoria/The Tweedale Club/MacLaughlan’s, Piano Music Russell Hunter with Sandy Wright – Annie Laurie, Heat the Hoose 2

Our 568th episode, which aired on November 9, 2025. Ronan Martin – Put Me in the Big Chest/McKenna's/O'er Bogey/Iggie and Squiggie, Ronan Martin Alexandra King – Lose You to Dublin, single release Ed Pearlman – Rory, American Scottish Tabache – Bay of Biscay, Waves of Rush Leah Wollenburg, Alex Sturbaum & Ida Hoequist – Eileen O'Riordan’s/Micho Russel's/Star Above the Garter, Chance CLOSET CLASSIC: Siobhan Peoples & Sean Potts – My Love Is in America/The Launching Of The Boats/The Steampacket, The Irish Folk Festival: Harvest Storm Olivia Barrett – Back It Up, Mac/Coming Down the Causeway, Elsewhere Charles James and The Rise – About A Cow (Radio Edit), single release Tim Collins – Inverness ‘88/Miss Admiral Gordon, Weaving the Tune Scruj MacDuhk – Cragie Hills, The Road to Canso Greenfire – Sean Ryan’s/The Old Favorite/Old Joe’s, Greenfire Leah Wollenburg, Alex Sturbaum & Ida Hoequist – Wooly Mountain Waltz, Chance

Our 567th episode, which aired on November 2, 2025. Fourwinds – Mighty Keith, Allta Gadan – You Were On My Mind This Morning, May the Divil Tune Your Banjos Enda Scahill & Joel Andersson – Slides, The Dark Well Without Willow – Love You Last, single release Cassie & Maggie – Dougie’s Set, Gold & Coal Fiddlers Five – The Lass O' Patie's Mill/Timor The Tartar/Da Merry Boys, Fiddle Music of Scotland Damien O’Kane & Ron Block – Youthful Echoes/Wash and Go & Go and Wash, Banjovial Luka Bloom – The Hill of Allen, Riverside Brenda Castles – Jenny's Welcome to Charlie, The Light Side of the Tune Jenn Butterworth – Jeannie, Her By Design Ciaran O Maonaigh – The Repeal of the Union, Caillte sa Cheol | Lost in the Music Tim Edey – Richard’s Minuet, Little Bird: 22 Compositions 1995-2024

Our 566th episode, which aired on October 12, 2025, part four of our Celtic Colours preview, featuring a conversation with Reilly Graham of the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre. Flook – Koady/The Burning Lion, Sanju Cassie & Maggie – Bow Down, Gold & Coal J.P. Cormier – Steeplechase Lane, 50 Years of Guitar Solas – Far Amerikay, Shamrock City Interview with Reilly Graham of the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Kenneth MacKenzie – Mabou Drones, Cape Breton Live: Take 01 John Pellerin – I Guess It's Jigs, Cape Breton Live: Take 01 Andrea Beaton – Outlander, With Betty & Dave Dane Pedersen – Go My Way, Travelling Alone Doug Lamey – Alex Joe’s Jig, A Step Back in Time Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac – Rinn Mi Còrr is Naoi Mìle (I Travelled More Than Nine Miles), Seinn Dara Smith-MacDonald, Adam Young & Brent Chaisson – The Celtic Heart, Island

Our 565th episode, which aired on October 5, 2025, and featured part three of our Celtic Colours preview, including our conversation with Joella Foulds of Celtic Colours. Solas – Girls on the Line, Shamrock City Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – Dancing on My Own Ground, Home Tim Edey – Bob’s Birthday Hoedown/Mum’s The Word, Little Bird: 22 Compositions 1995-2024 J.P. Cormier – Fleetwood MacInnis, 50 Years of Guitar Interview with Joella Foulds of Celtic Colours Charlie Grey and Joseph Peach – Lands’ End, single release Westward the Light – O’Farrell’s, Flow Country Beolach – Annie's New Heart, recorded live at 2021 ECMA Awards Show Ríoghnach Connolly – Níl Sé Na Lá, Black Lung Malcolm MacNeil – The Silver Spear Set, upcoming album preview Matthew Byrne – Jessie Monroe, Stealing Time Westward the Light – The Braes of Rannoch, Flow Country

Our 564th episode, which aired on September 28, 2025, and featured part two of our Celtic Colours preview and our conversation with Heather MacIsaac. Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – Highland House, Home Mary Beth Carty – Dear Island, Crossing the Causeway The Barra MacNeils – The Keeping It Reel, All at Once Kris Drever – Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mark the Hard Earth Howie MacDonald – Miss Ann Carnagie/Napoleon, Howie MacDonald & His Cape Breton Fiddle James MacLean – Miss Lyall's, James MacLean Doug Lamey – Dear Jerry, A Step Back in Time Heather MacIsaac – Not What You See, The Moon’s Daughter Interview with Heater MacIsaac Heather MacIsaac – Big Barn Little Farm/Jig to Slip/The Ladies Bench, The Moon’s Daughter Solas – The Flowing Bowl, Reunion: A Decade of Solas Ashley MacIsaac & Barbara MacDonald Magone – Beautiful Lake Ainslie, Beautiful Lake Ainslie Heather MacIsaac – Farewell to Aeneas MacIsaac, The Moon’s Daughter

Our 563rd episode, which aired on September 21, 2025, and kicked off our Celtic Colours preview with historic Cape Breton music. Winnie Chafe – The Kitchen Session, Legacy Sons of Skye – Trois Soirees (Three Nights Out), Both Sides of the Water The MacLellan Trio – Bog an Lochan/Flora MacDonald/Charlie’s Brother, The MacLellan Trio Play the Music of Cape Breton Kenzie MacNeil – Looking at This Harbour, From the Archives Howie MacDonald – Gramin/Jabe Meadow/Compliments to Doug MacPhee, Howie MacDonald & His Cape Breton Fiddle Deanie Munroe – Broad Swords: Braes of Mar/Farmer’s Daughter, Scottish Dances with Piper Deanie Munroe Johnny MacLeod – The Rover's Return/Irishman's Heart To The Ladies/Cock O' The North, Traditional Fiddle Music of Cape Breton, Volume 1: Mabou Coal Mines Cyril MacPhee – We'll All Come Back Again, When I Say I Do Dan Joe MacInnis – Farewell to the Glen/Tom Dey/Raigmore House/Bridge of Bucket, Scottish Canadian Fiddle Music Maybelle Chisholm McQueen with Jason Roach – Picks Pennies & Band Aids, Pure Celtic Hearts Buddy MacMaster – Don't Be Teasing Jig Medley, Judique on the Floor Doug MacPhee – The Mason’s Apron, The Reel of Tulloch Kenzie MacNeil – The Barbarian, From the Archives

Our 562nd episode, which aired on September 14, 2025. Enda Scahill & Joel Andersson – Sail Away Ladies, The Dark Well Gadan – Across the Western Ocean, May the Divil Tune Your Banjos Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta & Owen Marshall – The Primrose Road/The Tramp/Martin Wynne's, Copley Street 2 John Jenkins – I Didn’t Want to Change the World, Restless Hearts Florence Fahy – The Trip To Birmingham/The Fairhaired Boy/The Fox On The Prowl, Tunes from the Flaggy Shore Pride of New York – Redican’s Mother/The Bridal/The Humours of Whiskey, Pride of New York Cuas – Polca Deálaí,The Roundabout Polka, Cuas Graham Wells – Morrissey And The Russian Sailor, Traditional Music from Newfoundland Carl MacKenzie – Dannie MacEachern’s Jog/Mr. Morrison’s Jig, Celtic Ceilidh Solas – Tell God and the Devil, Shamrock City Socks in the Frying Pan – Extravaganza Bonanza, Raw & Ril Traditional Fare – A Change of Seasons, Traditional Fare