Past Shows

The First of May is the Celtic festival of Bealtaine, or Beltane or Calan Mai, which marks the first day of Summer. It was the time to drive cattle to summer pastures, and sacred bonfires were lit. It was time … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe explore beyond the boundaries of Pure Drop trad music and wade through the waters of backup and accompaniment. Frequently belittled by the proponents of straight-ahead, dance music that feature the familiar melody instruments, backup … Read More

From Donegal, to Sliabh Luachra, to Scotland and beyond, the fiddle is the core instrument in traditional Celtic music. This week, Katie Marie and Joe bring you foot-stomping dance music featuring fiddlers from Ireland, Scotland, the US and Canada. The … Read More

Show 316 Playlist: # Track Artist Release 1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest 2 The Poor Man’s Fortune-The Fiddler’s Key-The Blessings Of Silver Trian Trian II 3 Neil Gow’s Lament for … Read More

It’s a Free For All show this week, where Katie Marie and Joe don’t stick to any theme–we just play whatever strikes our fancy. We play tracks from two brand new releases, and Joe takes another deep dive into the … Read More

A tip of the hat and press of the handshake buzzer to April Fool’s Day this week. Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of music full of fun-n-games. We also include songs of trickery and betrayal–because not all … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe both brought our dogs into the studio this week, and, well, they’re behaving like animals–thus inspiring this week’s show. It’s an hour of trad Celtic music featuring animals. This week’s artists include: Nomos, Beth … Read More

Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of Irish musicians playing Irish music in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. There are no pub songs or “green beer” songs here–it’s all Irish traditional songs and dance tunes. Our artists this … Read More

Katie Marie and Joe have so many tasty tracks in their library that they always have music left over after putting together a show. So, they put together “raggle-taggle” shows, where they pick through the unplayed tracks from the last … Read More

In recognition of Women’s History Month, Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of trad Celtic music featuring tunes and songs by women artists. The artists this week: The Shee, Liz Carroll & Jake Charron, Kathryn Tickell, Altan, Cara … Read More