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Our 539th episode, which aired on January 19, 2025, and featured our annual exploration of the Outer Reaches. Droichead – The Humours of Castlefinn/Sporting Paddy/Cregg’s Pipes, The Banks of Tuira Rapalje – Johnnie Cope/The Geese in the Bog/Turf Lodge, Diamonds (EP) Crasdant – Cwrw da '/Pibddawns Owen Huw, Welsh Traditional Music Kornog – Helen of Kirkconnel, On Seven Winds Dalla – Bishop`s Jig/No Song No Supper, Cribbar Frigg – Kotkanpaa, Frigg Live Carlos Nunez – Dueling Chanters, Carlos Nunez and Amigos En Casa Doolin’ – L’Amour Sorcier, Circus Boy Brother – Bide Awa'/Malcolm Ferguson/The Ballahulish Ferry, Pipe Dreams Bran – Futam, Antlerswood Culture Vannin – The Fathaby Jig, Rinkaghyn Vannin Kejafi – Dearest Lassie O, The Road Adam & David Shapiro – Legends of the Fall, Cape to Clare

Our 538th episode, which aired on January 12, 2025. Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe & Daniel Quayle – Revival of the Fittest, single release Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – Dancing On My Own Ground, Home Kevin Henderson & Neil Pearlman – Tune for Lukas/Talon's Trip to Thompson Island, Burden Lake Gnoss – The River, The Light of the Moon Anna Massie – Out on the Ocean, Two Down Warbelow Range – South of the Grampians/Toss the Feathers, Warbelow Range Tom Delany – The Eavesdropper/The Morning Star/My Love is in America, The Lark’s Call Some One’s Sons – The Best Man, single release Willie Hunter – Glencoe/Compliments To Dan R MacDonald/Mairi MacLennan, The Willie Hunter Sessions Buioch – College Dropout, Buioch Graham Wells – The Hundred Pipers, Graham Wells: Traditional Music from Newfoundland Aoife Scott – Slán Leat, Carry the Day

Our 537th episode, which aired on January 5, 2025. Alex Sturbaum with Jesse Partridge – Humours of Kinvara/The New Custom House/The Bunch of Green Rushes, Slash Mary Black – Brand New Star, Babes in the Wood Brid Harper – Jig for Yvette/Lad O’Bierne’s No. 2/The New Whistle, Brid Harper The Celtic Fiddlers – The New World, Passage Donald Angus and Elizabeth Beaton – The Broken Lantern/Sandy John’s/Rolling Off a Log/Orange & Blue/The New Rigged Ship/Go to the Devil and Shake Yourself, Live at the House Brendan Mulhaire Céilí Band – The Old Copper Plate/The New York Reel/Mulhaire’s No. 6, The Best of the Ceili Bands II Elaine Reilly – The Galway Jig/The New Concert Flute, Epiphany: Irish Traditional Music on the Tenor Banjo Ryan’s Fancy – Newport Town, Newport Town Carlos Sweeney McCartin – The Castle/The Green fields of Woodford/The Newtown Bridge, Carlos Sweeney McCartin Caroline Keane & Tom Delany – The West Wind/The Hare in the Heather/The New Found Out, Never Say Goodbye Say Good Luck De Danann – New Irish

Our 536th episode, which aired on December 29, 2024, and featured our year-end wrap-up. Pine Tree Flyers – Opera Reel/Golden Wedding Reel, Pine Tree Flyers Alan Doyle – Welcome Home, Welcome Home Lane to the Glen – Galloping O'Hogan/The Magpie in the Tree, Lane to the Glen Altan – The Barley and the Rye, Donegal Matt & Shannon Heaton – In Tune with Reality/Aileen Dillane/Brown Weasel, Whirring Winds Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – Made to be Played, Home Ken Perlman – The Marchioness Of Tullibardine/Dinky’s Reel/Little Donald in the Pigpen, Frails & Frolics Boiled in Lead – Hard Times, 40 Years Live Mary Frances Leahy – Return to Skye, First Light Open the Door for Three – William Glen, The Prosperous Gale Tim Edey – The Reculver Polkas 1&2, Little Bird: 22 Compositions 1995-2024 JigJam – Across the Pond, Across the Pond J.P. Cormier – Gilgarry’s Glen, recorded live at Celtic Colours October 18, 2024

Our 535th episode, which aired on December 22, 2024, and featuring our annual holiday episode of Christmas and winter-themed Celtic music. Reverie Road – Snowy Drifts, Reverie Road Matthew Byrne – Serving Girl’s Holiday, Sing Through the Earth & Skies Andy Irvine – Longford Weaver/Christmas Eve, Old Dog Long Road Vol. 1 The McDades – The Huron Carol, A Winter Collection Battlefield Band - Snow On the Hills/Xesus and Felisa, Threads John Gracie – Cape Breton Christmas Morn, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Maighread & Triona Ni Dhomhnaill – Ardí Cuan, Windham Hill Celtic Christmas IV Archie Fisher & Garnet Rogers – The Long And Lonely Winter, Off the Map Dave Gunning – When the Cold Weather Comes, No More Pennies The Barra MacNeils – Christmas Together, Christmas II Jimmy Keane & Pat Broaders – Dear Nuala/Christmas Eve, Bo-Ho-Ho-Hola Tim Edey – The Snowman, A Celtic Christmas

Our 534th episode, which aired on December 8, 2024. Anna Mhoireach – Slieve Russell/Donald Camerons Powder Horn, Out of the Blue Crossroads – The Border Widow's Lament, De Partir C'est Mon Plaisir Pennybrook – The Edge Of Waiting, The Edge Of Waiting Hannah James & Sam Sweeney – The Farmer's Cursed Wife, State and Ancientry GiveWay – Callum’s Road/Para Handy End Theme/Tongadale Reel/Tam Lin, Full Steam Ahead Blair Douglas – Nelson Mandela's Welcome To The City Of Glascow, A Summer In Skye Ivan Hicks & Ned Landry – Cooley’s Reel, Generations Anais Mitchell – Tailor, Young Man in America CLOSET CLASSIC: Flibbertigibbet – The Rose Tree/The Chanter's Song/Humours Of Whiskey, Whistling Jigs to the Moon Rua – You Will Be My Ain True Love, Whisper Caleigh – Connaughtman’s Rambles, Out on a Limb Graham Wells – Ten Minutes Too Late, Graham Wells: Traditional Music from Newfoundland Alex Campbell – Been on the Road So Long, Alex Campbell in Copenhagen

Our 533rd episode, which aired on December 1, 2024, and featured tracks from Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11. Mary Frances Leahy & Troy MacGiullivray – Tunes with Troy, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Boulerice, Demers & Deveaux – Au Canada il y a Des Jolies Filles, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Shane Cook & The Woodchippers – Say Old Man Set, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Mary Jane Lamond et al – Hi Ri Him Bo, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Blazin' Fiddles – Call Her Mum, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn – And Am I Born to Die, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Mairi Chaimbeul & Rose Morrison – Waulking Song Set, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Mairi Britton et al – Nighean Dubh Nighean Donn, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Natalie MacMaster, Tim Edey & Mary Frances Leahy – Professor Blackie Set, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 Tim Edey – Si Beag Si Mor, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11

Our 532nd episode, which aired on November 24, 2024. Beginish – The Plough & Stars, Beginish Cara Dillon – Green Grows the Laurel, Cara Dillon The Irish Descendants – The Eavesdropper/The Connaughtman’s Rambles, Livin’ on the Edge Le Vent du Nord – Louisbourg, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 11 NEW TO YOU: Bobcat Opossum – The Torn Jacket/The Virginia Reel, Look What the Bobcat Dragged In Babineau/Chartrand – Le Grondeuse, Ecoutez Tous Blackthorn – Cooley's/Arkloch Mountain/Russell Daly's, Market Town Miscellany of Folk – 1962, Atlantic Sounds Elaine Reilly – Brackens/The Green Blanket, Epiphany: Irish Traditional Music on the Tenor Banjo Billow Wood – Maisie, single release Talisk – Dystopia, Live at the Barrowlands Darren McMullen – When the Lights Go Down

Our 531st episode, which aired on November 17, 2024, and celebrated Thanksgiving with songs and tunes of plenty. Realta – Girl Of The House/Tom Busby’s/The Bashful Maid/The Flitch Of Bacon, Open the Door for Three Deanta – The Maid That Sold Her Barley, Ready for the Storm Tickle Harbour -- I Didn't Drink The Rum/Jim Keefe’s/Gortnatubrid, Battery Included Silly Sisters – Cakes & Ale, No More to the Dance NEW TO YOU: Marla Fibish & Rebecca Richman – Johnny C’s/The Hag at the Churn/Connie the Soldier, Playdate Battlefield Band – The Whole Chicken in the Soup/Largo’s Fairy Dance/The Kerryman’s Daughter, Beg & Borrow Winnie Chafe – Memories and Molasses, Legacy Dave Gunning – The Red Onion, Lift Johnny Wilmot – The Jug of Punch Medley, Another Side of Cape Breton Jenn & Laura-Beth – Apple at the Crossroads/Elzwick's Farewell, Bound Fiddlers Five – The Silver Spire/The Glass of Beer/The Gravel Walk, Fiddlers Five Clumsy Lovers – Hot Dog, Under the Covers with the Clumsy Lovers Rawlins Cross – Sound of Sleat/Ale I

Our 530th show, which aired on November 10, 2024. Droichead – The Banks of Tuira, The Banks of Tuira John Falkner – McCaffrey, Kind Providence Ciaran Tourish – Port Chuilinn/The Cordal Jig/Paddy Taylor's Jig, Down the Line Pauline Scanlon – I Wonder What Is Keeping My True Love This Night, Gossamer Brid Harper – Bo Mhin Na Toitean/Tartan on the Heather/Johnny Boyle’s Jig/The Atlantic Roar, Brid Harper David Power – The Rainy Day/The Bunch Of Keys, The Eighteen Moloney Angus D. MacColl – Strathspeys & Reels, The Clan MacColl Karan Casey & John Doyle – Sailing Off to the Yankee Land, Exiles Return Aly Bain & Ale Moller – Da Trowie Burn, Fully Rigged Ceoltoiri – Tullochgorum/Murdo Mackenzie Of Torriedon, Celtic Lace Conor Caldwell & Danny Diamond – The Belfast Mountains, North Kasir – Happy Times, Chilling on a Sunday

Our 529th episode, which aired on November 3, 2024. Gerry O'Connor – Moving Cloud, Time to Time Doug Lamey – Muil nam Mórbheann, A Step Back in Time Pine Tree Flyers – Shadows on the Lawn/The Banks of Lough Gowna/The Prince of Seals, Pine Tree Flyers De Dannan – Far Away in Australia, Ballroom Fiddlers Five – Grace Hay’s Delight/Drummond Castle/The Stool o’ Repentance, Fiddlers Five Florence Fahy – The Dragon Fly/The Honey Bee, Tunes from the Flaggy Shore: Traditional Irish Music from County Clare Dervish – Tenpenny Bit, Midsummer’s Night The Dardanelles – The Old Smythe, The Eastern Light Kejafi – Vortex/Twisted, The Road Ceolbeg – Oh Were I On Parnassus Hill, Cairn Water Dave Berry – Dutch Flatt, Morning Walk Ian MacKinnon & Gayle Martin – Trip to Mabou Ridge, Air Races Fiddlers Five – The Centennial Waltz, Fiddlers Five

Our 528th episode, which aired on October 20, 2024, and featured our latest installment of Celtic covers of pop and rock hits. Tim Edey – Isn’t She Lovely, I Got Rhythm The Freels – Cecilia, The Freels Tempest – Masters of War, 15th Anniversary Collection Clumsy Lovers – Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right, Barnburner J.P. Cormier – We Can Work It Out, Take Five: A Banjo Collection Tempest – Norwegian Wood, Thirty Little Turns Doolin’ – Man Smart (Woman Smarter), Circus Boy Deluce’s Patent – Keep Me In Your Heart, Deluce’s Patent Seven Nations – Message In A Bottle, Another Ten Years: A Compilation of Songs 1998-2008 The Duhks – Love Is The Seventh Wave, The Duhks The House Band – Pharoah, The World Is A Wonderful Place: The Songs of Richard & Linda Thompson Kieran’s Irish Pub – 52 Vincent, As They Pass Through Great Big Sea – Gallows Pole, XX Fairport Convention – The Ballad of Easy Rider, Unhalfbricking

Our 527th episode, which aired on October 13, 2024. Aaron O’Hagan & Luke Ward – Green Fields of Woodford/Young Tom Ennis/Tatter Jack Walsh, From the Devil’s Punchbowl Freda Leask – Mandolin Man, single release Sam Sweeney – Want To Fly Want To Flee, Escape That Janice Burns & Jon Doran – The Corncrake, No More the Green Hills Nathan Gourley & Laura Feddersen – Bundle and Go/My Mind Will Never Be Easy, Life Is All Checkered Cillian Vallely & David Doocey – The Worcester Reel, The Yew & The Orchard Katie McNally Trio – John Roy Stewart/Kenny Gillies of Portnalong Skye, The Boston States Seven Nations – Miracle, Thanks for Waiting The Magpies – Colin's Set, Undertow Cyril MacPhee – Civil Conversation, Back on Track CLOSET CLASSIC: Joe McHugh and Barry Carroll – O'Keefe's/The Star Above The Garter, The Long Finger (An Mhéar Fhada) The Dreadnoughts – Sons of Murphy, Legends Never Die Seanie Bermingham – Places I Haven't Been Yet, The First Telling

Our 526th episode, which aired on October 6, 2024, and concluded our four-part Celtic Colours preview. J.P. Cormier – Another Morning, Another Morning Interview with Dawn Beaton of Celtic Colours International Festival (excerpt) J.P. Cormier – The Island, Another Morning Interview with J.P. Cormier J.P. Cormier – The Mathematician/Jenny’s Wedding, online performance summer 2020 J.P. Cormier – Highland Dream, Another Morning Chrissy Crowley – Sailing, The Departure Rum Ragged – The Road to Lushes Bight (Island Stock), Gone Jiggin’ Dara Smith-MacDonald, Adam Young & Brent Chaisson – Mayday, Island Archie Fisher – Silver Coin, Archie Fisher John Doyle & Mick McAuley – Imogene's Waltz/Petie Mack's/The Black & Amber, John Doyle & Mick McAuley Dara Smith-MacDonald, Adam Young & Brent Chaisson – A Mira Melody, Island

Our 525th episode, which aired on September 29, 2024, and featured part three of our 2024 Celtic Colours preview. Genticorum – La Petite Marche, Au Coeur de L’aube Anna Massie – Outdoor Type, Two Down James MacLean – Sean Maguire, James MacLean Mary Beth Carty – Moonlight and Clover, Crossing the Causeway Rum Ragged – Joe Young's/Red Rock Brook/The Earl of Hyndforth’s, Gone Jiggin’ Heather Cameron – Showtime Reels, Never Land Dave Gunning – King George V's Army, A Tribute to John Allan Cameron Dave Gunning – Freeborn Man, A Tribute to John Allan Cameron John Doyle & Mick McAuley – Alone Together/The Roustabout/The Murmuration/Sharpen the Scythe, John Doyle & Mick McAuley Jim Payne & Fergus O’Byrne – My Bonny Blue Eyed Jane, How Good Is Me Life! Rakish – Lightly as the Rain Came Down, Now O Now Jay Ungar & Molly Mason – The Blue River Waltz, Relax Your Mind

Our 524th episode, which aired on September 22, 2024, and featured part two of our Celtic Colours preview. Breabach – Monday Night At Riccardo's, Urlar Mary Jane Lamond & Wendy MacIsaac – Òran a' Mhèirlich/The Thief’s Song, Seinn Dara Smith-MacDonald & Adam Young – Roddie!, The Lake Sessions Irish Descendants – The Dublin Reel, Rollin; Home Interview with Dawn Beaton of Celtic Colours International Festival Carlos Núñez – Reels, En Concert Archie Fisher – Silver Coin, Windward Away Howie MacDonald – Dundas Street/The Westburne/The Cavity Investigator’s, Howie MacDonald & His Cape Breton Fiddle Anna Massie – Big Days, Two Down Allie Bennett – Guitar Jigs, It’s About Time Dwayne Cote – Honouring J.P. Cormier, Solo Volume 1 Chrissy Crowley – Memories of Archie Neil, The Departure

Our 523rd episode, which aired on September 15, 2024, and featured historic Cape Breton music in honor of the Celtic Colours International Festival. Paul MacNeil & Tracey Dares – Captain Archibald Leslie/Hundred Years of Fiddling/Dave MacIsaac/Alec Dan’s/Dave MacIsaac/Malcolm MacPhail, castlebaymusic.com Sons of Skye – Gach Taobh dhe'n Uisge, Both Sides of the Water Angus Chisholm – Miss Campbell's/Jordie's Jig, The Early Recordings of Angus Chisholm Buddy MacDonald & John Ferguson – Ode to Moonshine, Getting Dark Again Jerry Holland – Jenny’s Wedding/Drowsy Maggie/The Shaskeen Reel, Fiddlesticks Collection John Allan Cameron – Guitar Instrumental, Stan Rogers: An East Coast Tribute Buddy MacMaster & Joey Beaton – The Warlocks/Bog an Lochan/Flora MacDonald/Prince Charlie/Tarbolton Lodge/Malcolm Finlay/Traditional Reel, Rooted in Tradition The Barra MacNeils – Ballad of Lucy Jordan, The Question Winnie Chafe – The Chorus Jig Group, Legacy Maybelle Chisholm McQueen – Hello To Betty & Alec Sutherland Set, Pure

Our 522nd episode, which aired on September 8, 2024. Builoch – The Cones, Builoch Ossian – Brose And Butter/Monaghan Jig/Jackson’s Bottle of Brandy, Ossian Lane to the Glen – O’Kelly’s Fancy/The Fiddler’s Contest, Lane to the Glen The Fighting Jamesons – What Does It Mean, Every Day Above Ground Interview with Corey Mahon of Circle City Irish Festival Indianapolis Ceili Band – Out On The Ocean/Banks Of Lough Gowna/Handsome Young Maidens, Emotional Velocity Laughing Jack – Sam Hall, unreleased preview track Angela Usher – The Gillaroo/Rúadhán’s, The Gort Mile Iona Fyfe – Swing and Turn, Dark Turn of Mind Alasdair Fraser & Tony McManus – Lieutenant Maguire's Jig/The Curlew/Sleepy Maggie/Tail Toddle, Return to Kintail Mike Seeger with Ewan MacColl – Jock’s Adventures in Glasgow, Second Annual Farewell Reunion Enda Seery – Tom Steele's/Trip It Up The Stairs, Raining Notes Laura Risk – Jerry’s Waltz, Traverse

Our 521st episode, which aired September 1, 2024, and featured songs and tunes of work for Labor Day. Aidan Connolly – Over the Hills and Far Away/Johnny Mick Dinny's/The Weaver's, The Portland Bow The Battlefield Band – The Shipyard Apprentice, The Battlefield Band Troy MacGillivray – Murray The Woodcarver/Miss Anderson/Jack’s Hall, Musical Ties Donal Clancy – Drill Ye Tarriers, On the Lonesome Plain Silly Sisters – The Old Miner, No More to the Dance Ron Kavana – A Living Wage, Hard Cash Soundtrack Goitse – The Trusty Messenger, Rosc Jim Payne & Fergus O’Byrne – Rig Worker’s Alphabet, Wave Over Wave Freya Raye & Louis Bingham – The Watchmaker, Curlicue Buddy MacDonald – The Chemical Worker’s Song, Live: A Night at the Pub Clive Gregson – The Great Provider, Hard Cash Soundtrack Rita MacNeil – Working Man, Rita MacNeil

Our 520th episode, which aired on August 25, 2024. De Danann – The Broken Pledge/Jenny's Welcome To Charlie, Selected Jigs Reels & Songs Open the Door for Three – Fineen The Rover, The Prosperous Gale Danu – Snug in the Blanket/Patsy Geary's, Seanchas Brad Tuck – Clasped to the Pig, The Rocky Isle The Cottars – Pleasures of Home Medley, Made in Cape Breton Elaine Reilly – Madame Bonaparte/The Boys of Ballysadare, Epiphany: Irish Traditional Music on the Tenor Banjo The Bow Tides – The Power of Three, Sailing On Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts – Hunting The Hare, Kate Rusby & Kathryn Roberts Sharon Shannon – Phil Cunningham Set, Sharon Shannon Honey & The Bear – The Trying, Away Beyond the Fret Fairport Convention – Mason’s Apron, Live in Finland 1971 Chris Norman – La Have River Waltz, Beauty of the North