Celtic Songlines

This week on Celtic Songlines we bring a close to a few wonderful years providing Celtic music on the KDRT airwaves. This final program includes several of my favorite artists and tunes including Ashley Davis, the Pied Pipers, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Al Petteway, Kris Colt, Barley Juice, Niamh Dunne, Danú, Lúnasa and Golden Bough.  Slán go fóill (Goodbye, for now). Next week on Feb 20th, please join me as we begin a new musical adventure with the program "High Country Music Radio." 

This week on Celtic Songlines are selections from Solas' "Sunny Spells & Scattered Showers.".Also featured is Marla Fibish with Martin Hayes, along with Magpiety, Silly Wizard, The Tannahill Weavers, Drónan, Old Blind Dogs, Shirley Collins, the Prairie Druid - Patty Tutty, and the Battlefield Band. 

This week's session of Celtic Songlines features Irish fiddler Gerry O'Connor, Cillian Vallely with David Doocey, The Shee, Dougie MacLean & Jamie MacLean, the Albion Country Band, Shirley Collins, Téada, the 1970's band Shide & Acorn, Clannad, from Bulgaria the band Eriney and Patrick Street. Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

  "Mists Among the Stones" is borrowed from a song title on this week's songlist. As a mid-winter mist settles over our lands the session includes tunes and songs from the UK's Salt House, "Fallow Ground" from John Spiers &  Jon Boden, the band Bellowhead, a trio including Mike McGoldrick, John Musker & John Doyle, the band Runa, Coscán, Sam Sweeney, the Poppy Seeds, The Furrow Collective, Moore, Moss & Rutter. Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

We open our mid-January Celtic Songlines with Danú, David Brewer, a live session from 1967 with Davy Graham, De Dannan, Molly's Revenge with Christa Burch, Niamh Parsons, Kieran Fahy, Clannad, Emily Smith, Kris Colt and the Battlefield Band with Alison Kinnard.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

Tune into this week's session of Celtic Songlines for a musical celebration of a Celtic Winter Solstice. Our holiday playlist features Ashley Davis, Karan Casey with Niall Vallely Music and Robbie Overson, the band Altan, the brilliant Kate Rusby, firedance with Jaiya, The Chieftains, Cara Dillon , Micheál Ó Domhnail with Kevin Burke, some winter, fire and snow with Orla Fallon Official Page, Al Petteway and Lúnasa.

Tune into this week's session of Celtic Songlines for a musical celebration of Winter's Solstice. Our holiday playlist features Ashley Davis, Karan Casey with Niall Vallely and Robbie Overson, the band Altan, the brilliant Kate Rusby, firedance with Jaiya, The Chieftains, Cara Dillion, Micheál Ó Domhnail with Kevin Burke, some winter, fire and snow with Órla Fallon, Al Petteway and Lunasá.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

This week's playlist on Celtic Songlines features a Celtic Solstice with Val Gardena, Paul Candless, from the Netherlands the artist Aythis, The Moon & The Nightspirit, Molly's Revenge with Christa Burch, Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton, Golden Bough, celebrating the Circle of Seasons with Lisa Thiel, from Cape Breton is Ashley MacIsaac, a Scottish song from Bonnie Rideout & Maggie Sansome and, finally, Jethro Tull.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

This week's session of Celtic Songlines features a new release from Cillian Vallely & David Doocey with tunes from The Yew & the Orchard. Also featured are The Wilderness Yet, Emma Langford, Brad Reid, Van Morrison, Emily Smith, The Chieftains, Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter, Golden Bough, Liz Carroll with John Doyle.

This week's session on Celtic Songlines features fiddler Gerry O'Connor, Cherish the Ladies, Ian MacInnes, from Scotland The Shee, Ashley Davis, Anúna with Michael McGlynn, Martin Hayes with The Common Ground Ensemble, from the UK the band Salt House, The Furrow Collective, Runa and the trio Molloy, Brady & Peoples.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

It's an overcast and chilly day, perfect for an hour of Celtic music. This week  is the Battlefield Band with Alison Kinnaird, Culann's Hounds, Boxing Banjo, Patrick Street, Clannad, the nycleharpa with Denmark's Myrkur, the Silly Sisters (Maddy Prior & June Tabor), the band Traffic, Shelley Phillips & Robin Petrie, John Doyle with the Selkie.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

This week's Celtic Songlines features local artist Marla Fibish, Bonnie Rideout with Maggie Sansome and Al Petteway, a bit of Cape Breton with Buddy MacDonald, the Enchatntress Gypsy, Shamanic Songs, Kevin Burke presents Music from an Irish Cottage, Speirs & Boden, John Doyle, Turlough and John Renbourn.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

"Mists Among the Storms" is the title of a featured tune and a theme for this week's Celtic Songlines, featuring a selection from  Michael McGoldrick with Richard Lacy, Barrie Gladden and David Bird, the Poppy Seeds, Niamh Dunne, Coscán, Stick in the Wheel, Leveret, Rúna, Planxty and The Furrow Collective Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

This week's Celtic Songlines includes tunes and songs invoking the sound of the great Highland pipes. We hear from Dougie and Jamie MacLean, the Tannahill Weavers, the Battlefield Band, Lúnasa, Alasdair Fraser with Tony McManus, Iain MacInnes, Boys of the Lough, Banshee in the Kitchen, some fine poetry from Scottish bard Hugh MacDiarmid and Margaret Stewart with Allan McDonald.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

This week on Celtic Songlines we remember the Chieftain's Paddy Maloney. Featured are selections from the Owlsley Stanley Foundation's Bear's Sonic Journals, The Foxhunt, The Chieftains Live in San Francisco. The program also includes a wonderful interview with Paddy Maloney shortly before he passed.  Also featured this week are Van Morrison, the late great Irish piper Willie Clancy, The House Devils, Dervish, briliiant folk artist Anne Briggs, Kevin Burke & John Brennan and Liam Clancy.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. 

This week on Celtic Songlines we go to the KDRT vault for a program featuring NYC's Mac Talla Mor, Martin Hayes & Common Ground, John Doyle with Mike McGoldrick, Dougie MacLean, Ashley Davis, Robert Burns as read by Gordon Kelly, Van Morrison, violinist Florie Brown, Eriney, Magpiety and Silly Wizards. 

This week on Celtic Songlines, a Fire in the Kitchen with the Chieftains and Canada's Natalie MacMaster and Dave MacIsaac, more jigs to dance to with Tommy Martin & Patsy O' Brien, a few tunes from the bands Téada and Kefuffle, pagan folk from Faun, always a treat to include songs from Dougie MacLean and Kate Rusby. We wrap it up with fine music from Clannad and Cúig.  Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.