Episodes

Thugamar Féin an Samhradh Linn–“We Have Brought The Summer With Us.” It’s Bealtaine, one of the four major Celtic fire festivals, so Joe and Katie dig up joyful tunes and songs dealing with Bealtaine, the first of May, and the … Read More

Katie and Joe just started dealing with roofing contractors–which led to this week’s subject: drinking. Wherever there is Celtic music anywhere in the world, a song or tune about alcohol is not far behind. The pub has always been the … Read More

Here in the US, we just endured “tax day” where Americans calculate how much they owe the Federal government. Katie and Joe put together a show where we examine the inevitablitity of both Death and Taxes. We bring out a … Read More

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