Winter Solstice…it’s the first day of Winter. The return of the sun is celebrated–using different themes, of course–across most all religions. This week, Katie looks at a tiny sliver of Winter- and Solstice-themed Celtic music.She features artists: Siucra, Shantalla, Liz Knowles, Walking On Air, Catherine-Ann MacPhee, Mick Moloney & Athena Tergis, Todd Denman, Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn, The High Seas, Steph Geremia, Dervish, FullSet, and Poor Man’s Gambit.
Playlist:
| # | Track | >Artist | Release |
| 1 | Winter In Craughwell | Siucra | Here Among Strangers |
| 2 | Gloomy Winter | Shantalla | Turas |
| 3 | Tunes With Johnny Finbar Dwyer’s Fancy-Ríl Uí Sheachnasaigh-Finbar Dwyer’s (Feat. Johnny Connolly & Pat Broaders) | Liz Knowles | Making Time |
| 4 | Last Winter Was a Hard One | Walking On Air | Music of Ireland, Scotland & Beyond |
| 5 | Chi Mi’n Geamhradh | Catherine-Ann MacPhee | I See Winter |
| 6 | The Wren Song (Live) | Mick Moloney & Athena Tergis | An Irish Christmas (Live from Irish Arts Center) |
| 7 | Christmas Eve | Todd Denman | A Celtic Peace |
| 8 | The First Of May-The Blackbird | Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn | Angelina Carberry & Martin Quinn |
| 9 | The Drunken Landlady, Christmas Eve, The Abbey Reel | The High Seas | The High Seas |
| 10 | Christmas In Spiddal-Donegal Mazurka (Mazurkas) | Steph Geremia | Up She Flew |
| 11 | Apples in Winter | Dervish | Decade |
| 12 | The First Of Winter | FullSet | Notes Between The Lines |
| 13 | Pass The Baby (The Wren/Pass The Baby/Kiss The Bride/Reconciliation) | Poor Man’s Gambit | Kind Providence |
| 14 | The Gleanntán Reel/The Sandymount Reel/The Beauty Spot/The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn/The Midnight Reel | Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, Paul Doyle, Michelle O’Brien, Troy Bannon & Cyril O’Donoghue | Geantraí |