Past Shows

[This episode originally aired 06/12/21] This week, Katie Marie and Joe put together a mix of music featuring women artists, or bands where women command the sound of the group. We were also lucky enough to sit down with Nuala … Read More

[This episode is a rebroadcast from 6/15/19] It’s hard to believe, but we’re halfway through this year already, so Katie and Joe have come up with a whole basket of tunes that celebrate summer and the summer solstice. This is … Read More

[This show originally aired 7/24/21] Katie Marie and Joe take a trip across the Irish Sea and the Channel to visit the Celtic regions of Europe: Brittany and Northern Spain. Featuring different instruments and rhythms, the sounds of Brittany, Galicia, … Read More

[This episode originally aired on 4/23/21] This week, Katie Marie and Joe play an hour of trad music where the guitar, bouzouki, or bodhrán play a crucial role in establishing the rhythm, mood, and drive of a tune or song. … Read More

[Originally broadcast 5/23/20] 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 … Read More

[This episode previously aired 7/17/21] It’s the Three Instruments of the Apocalypse: Accordions, Banjos, and Bagpipes. Although the butt of jokes and subject of cartoons, in the hands of skilled players, these instruments showcase traditional Celtic music in the best … Read More

[This show initially aired 5/15/21] If you’re expecting Scottish music just to be Robert Burns songs and military pipe bands, you’re in for a treat–because this week, Katie Marie and Joe put together a set of high-energy Scottish bands and … Read More

The second Sunday of May is Mother’s Day in the US, and Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of traditional songs and tunes about mothers and motherhood. Our musicians this week: Randal Bays And Roger Landes, Frankie Gavin, … Read More

Katie Marie and Joe celebrate the start of the Celtic Summer by putting together an hour of music celebrating Bealtaine, also known as May Day. It’s one of the more important holidays of the Celtic calendar, as it’s the start … Read More

Show 212 Playlist: # Track Artist Release 1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest 2 Sunshine Reel-Back Bay Reel-Sean Maguire s Nicole Rabata Armorica 3 Early In The Spring John Doyle Evening … Read More