Episodes

Here in the US, it’s the Thanksgiving holiday, traditionally a time for families to travel across the town or across the country to gather for a feast celebrating togetherness and good fortune. Realistically, Thanksgiving is often fraught with stressful differences … Read More

Today is our 19th Raggle-Taggle Show, which features songs and tunes that we had to cut due to time from the past ten shows. We have tons of great Celtic music to share with you, and only an hour each … Read More

It’s the week of Veteran’s Day in the US, which falls on November 11th. This is also Armistice Day, observed in Europe–but often ignored in the Republic of Ireland, due to the fight for Irish independence happening concurrently with World … Read More

Every so often, Katie Marie and Joe put together a show featuring music from women artists or from bands dominated by women. Why do we do this? As Niamh Parsons told us once, more girls learn musical instruments than boys, … Read More

The veil between this material world and the spirit realms has grown thin, and Katie and Joe spin up some tracks to celebrate Samhain–pronounced “sah-wen”–also the time of Hallowe’en. We play tracks of autumn and the supernatural, and the Celtic … Read More

This week, we feature piping from around the Celtic nations. Here in the States, when someone mentions bagpipes, folks conjure up an image of the Great Highland Bagpipes and regimental pipers in full highland garb. But, as we explore in … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe pull up some Scottish traditional music featuring (mostly) Scottish performers. If fiery fiddling and tight piping is your thing, this is the show for you. This week, we feature Rob Van Sante & Alan … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe revisit one of our favorite topics: the Irish Wooden Flute. There isn’t much singing this week, as we feel that the voice and the energy of these flute players do the heavy lifting well … Read More

This week, Katie and Joe watched people fleeing fires, floods, war, and poverty to find safety and a better life elsewhere, even if only temporarily. We put together a playlist commemorating the journeys that people have made over the centuries, … Read More

It’s the Autumnal Equinox this week, and we don’t know about you, but we’re ready for summer to be over. In between the extreme weather and the wildfires across the country, this hasn’t been the best summer experience here in … Read More