Episodes

In Mid-October, Scotland hosts the Royal National Mòd, an international celebration of Scottish culture, the Gàidhlig language, and traditional music. Based on the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru in Wales, this festival features stringent competitions in poetry, storytelling, and music, encouraging the … Read More

Katie Marie and Joe kick off October with a sampler of spooky songs and autumnal tunes. Celtic music is renowned for the prevalence of delightful music dealing with the supernatural and the changing seasons, and we have more than enough … Read More

Every ten shows or so, Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour featuring tracks that we had to cut from the previous shows simply because we ran out of time. As Katie says, you deserve to hear these tracks … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of traditional Celtic music not bound by any theme or holiday. Joe did go on a shopping spree and purchased some releases that had been on his wishlist for a … Read More

September 21st is the Autumnal Equinox, and Katie Marie and Joe celebrate the first days of Fall with an hour of traditional and contemporary Celtic music with a dreamy Autumn feel. The artists this week: Kevin Crawford, Charlie Cares, The … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe enter the start of the Fall season–but not in the US, where it is still Summer until the Autumnal Equinox in a couple of weeks. We celebrate with a fresh harvest of new releases … Read More

Show 336 Playlist: # Track Artist Release 1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest 2 Crooked Jack Ed Miller Generations of Change 3 The Mickey Dam Ciarán Cooney RED 4 The State … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe keep company with an hour of Rakes, Rascals, and Sports. Not just Celtic music, but folk music from around the world features songs about the folks–both men and women–that are the center of attention … Read More

The history of Ireland and America is intricately bound by stories of emigration and immigration. Driven by the Great Hunger in 1847, millions of Irish left their homes and sailed west in a desperate bid for a better life, and–if … Read More

[Previously aired 7/29/23] With the recent spate of opressive heat baking the country, even reaching up to the high desert of northwestern Nevada, it’s definitely the Dog Days of Summer. Even though we don’t know the origin of that odd … Read More