Past Shows

Katie and Joe revisit tunes and songs from the last 10 shows that didn’t make the cut the first time around. Not because of quality, because all these tracks are gems, but because we simply ran out of space or … Read More

Katie has put together a show featuring the “free reeds”: button accordion, piano accordion, and the concertina. A drving force behind Irish and Scottish dancing, the free reed instruments are loud, boisterous, and fun to dance to. You’ll find yourself … Read More

The vernal equinox has happened, and It’s officially spring, but here in the high desert it simply means that there’s still a month and a half remaining of blustery, snowy, slushy weather. So, we selected a bunch of lovely and … Read More

It’s St. Patrick’s Day! We celebrate by bringing you a collection of All-Ireland champions from the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann hosted by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. There’s no “Green Beer Music” here–it’s all tasty and high-energy music from a few of … Read More

It’s International Women’s Day, and Katie has brought in a bunch of great tracks from Celtic artists who happen to be women. From brilliant composers to adept masters of their chosen instruments, the performers Katie has chosen may be familiar … Read More

In a desperate attempt to cajole Spring into arriving more quickly, Katie and Joe play tracks featuring birds. We might have heard a bird outside the studio today. This week, we feature artists Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne, Sharon Shannon, … Read More

Katie Marie has put together a show featuring the guitar, both as a lead instrument and as accompaniment. As a guitarist herself, she appreciates the intricacies of the ornamentation that makes it sound uniquely “Irish” or “Scottish”. Featured artists in … Read More

It’s the downhill side of St. Valentine’s Day. Every other program has been playing songs about Love all pink and rosy, but we decided to explore the darker side of Love: unrequited love, murder, betrayal, and a general, all-around good … Read More

It’s our 5th Raggle-Taggle show, where we rescue songs and tunes that got cut from our last ten shows due to time. Everything deserves a second chance, especially these beautiful tracks. Not only is it our Raggle-Taggle Show, it’s also … Read More

Katie Marie and Joe enjoy the company of The Fire Scottish Band live in the studio. We were lucky enough to catch them in a spare moment, and they played a bunch of tunes and talked about their band. We … Read More