Show 269 – Memorial Day
(2023-05-20)

[This episode previously aired on 05/23/20] Memorial Day in the US marks the unofficial start to summer, complete with barbecues and family picnics. But it’s a holiday that marks the solemn commemoration of those who died in battles. Celtic music is renowned for its songs celebrating those that fight in wars over the centuries and the sorrow of those left behind. The years may change but the reality of war remains the same.

This week, Katie and Joe play tracks from Ar Re Yaouank, Niamh Parsons, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Mick Moloney-Jimmy Keane-Robbie O’Connell with Liz Carroll, Colleen Raney, Ruth Keggin, Frank Harte & Donal Lunny, FullSet, Christy Moore, Mason & Weed, The Wolfe Tones, Shantalla, and Gordon Duncan.

Our FairPlé score this week is 38.

Playlist:

#	Track	Artist	Release
1	Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses	Nuala Kennedy	Behave the Bravest
2	Battle Swing	Ar Re Yaouank	Best of Ar Re Yaouank
3	The Wounded Huzzar	Niamh Parsons	Blackbirds and Thrushes
4	There Were Roses	Mick Moloney-Jimmy Keane-Robbie O’Connell with Liz Carroll	20th Anniversary Collection
5	Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier	Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh	Foxglove & Fuschia
6	I Wish the Wars Were All Over	Colleen Raney	Linnet
7	Napoleon’s Chanter	Ruth Keggin	Turrys
8	Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses	Nuala Kennedy	Behave the Bravest
9	Lonely Waterloo	Frank Harte-Donal Lunny	My Name Is Napoleon Bonaparte
10	Both Sides the Tweed	FullSet	Notes After Dark
11	The Dying Soldier	Christy Moore	Ride On
12	Mace Bell’s Civil War March	Mason & Weed	Across The Pond
13	The Fighting 69th	The Wolfe Tones	The Anthology of Irish Song
14	John Riley	Shantalla	Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings
15	Battle O’ The Pass Of Creiff-Alex Duthart Drum Salute-Andy Renwick’s Ferret	Gordon Duncan	Thunderstruck