Episodes

This week, Katie Marie and Joe put together a Free For All show, which means that we have an hour of music that isn’t linked by any theme, except this week, most of our tracks are from 2023 releases. We’re … Read More

Show 276 Playlist: # Track Artist Release 1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest 2 Desert Storm Rounding Malin Head Zoë Conway Zoë Conway 3 The Lark of Mayfield Niamh Varian-Barry Wings … Read More

[This episode originally aired on 7/2/22] It’s Independence Day in the US, commemorating the separation of the American colonies from the British Empire. As the young nation muscled its way westward, desperate people watched from across the Atlantic and saw … Read More

Show 274 Playlist: # Track Artist Release 1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest 2 Puirt a Beul 2 Solenn Lefeuvre & Gilles Le Bigot Glad 3 Smeorach hiann Domhnaill Bodega Bodega … Read More

The summer solstice is coming up, and Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of music celebrating the golden, lazy days of summer. The artists this week: James Keane, Karine Polwart with Pippa Murphy, Zoë Conway, Jason O’rourke & … Read More

This week, Katie Marie and Joe dive into the sounds of the Irish wooden flute and pennywhistle. Easy to play and yet difficult to master, both the whistle and the wooden flute are equally capable of evocative melancholy and flashy … 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 … Read More

Every ten shows, Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of music featuring the tracks that had to get cut from previous shows simply because we ran out of time. These tracks definitely deserve a second chance. This week, … Read More

[This episode previously aired on 05/23/20] Memorial Day in the US marks the unofficial start to summer, complete with barbecues and family picnics. But it’s a holiday that marks the solemn commemoration of those who died in battles. Celtic music … Read More

[This is a rebroadcast from 05/15/21] If you’re expecting Scottish music just to be Robert Burns songs and military pipe bands, you’re in for a treat–because this week, Katie Marie and Joe put together a set of high-energy Scottish bands … Read More