Past Shows

Katie and Joe dig into the collection to bring forth some fine flute players from Irish, Scottish, Breton, and Asturian traditions. All these players are masters of the instrument, such as Matt Molloy, Kevin Crawford, Nuala Kennedy, Sylvain Barou, Muireann … Read More

In this episode, Joe and Katie feature short, intimate interviews with five different musicians who are legendary in Irish music. We collected these interviews at a gathering of Celtic musicians in Asheville, NC, where we asked each artist about their … Read More

It’s Summertime up here in northwestern Nevada, which means it’s typical high desert weather: hot and cold in the same twenty four hour period. There’s no theme this week, but we do have a fine selection of Breton music in … Read More

No theme this week! Just some great Celtic tracks both old and new. We’re still enjoying the new, self-titled release from The High Seas, featuring concertina player, Caitl?n Nic Gabhann. We pulled down new releases from London-based band, Artisan Row, … Read More

This week, Katie and Joe gathered songs and tunes about people leaving their homes to escape violence, poverty, or hunger with the desperate hope of finding a better or safer life elsewhere. The songs not only lament an emigrant leaving … Read More

It’s the solstice, and summer has officially begun! The days are also starting to get shorter, but we’ll ignore that for now. Katie and Joe have chosen some songs and tunes that are ideal for lying on the beach, mowing … Read More

The show ends in a zero, which means that it’s time for us to go through our last nine shows and pick out tracks that didn’t make it into their respective shows. For each show, Katie and Joe pick out … Read More

It’s Fair Plé Day! This is a day that acknowledges not only the contributions of women in Celtic and folk music, but advances the idea that festival promoters and broadcasters give women performers a fair shake. This week, Katie and … Read More

This was an especially difficult playlist to whittle down to a mere two hours. In this episode, Katie and Joe present a more somber playlist dedicated to the men and women killed and wounded in war, and to those who … Read More

Put in the earplugs and hide the cats! Grab your sporran and a mouthful of haggis, because this is a show that features bagpipes of all types. From the veuze and biniou of Brittany, the gaita of Galicia, the great … Read More