Katie and Joe are up to their eyeballs in either work or familial obligations during these holidays, so we’re airing an encore presentation of show 49 originally aired Jan 5th, 2019.Katie and Joe take a musical journey around the world, featuring Celtic music from everywhere except the Celtic nations and the US. It’s truly amazing how much good Irish music there is outside of Ireland, in spite of these bands’ home countries having no cultural connection to the music of Ireland.In this episode, we feature Mervent (Russia), Tricolor (Japan), Droichead (Finland), Shantalla (Belgium), Black Velvet (Israel), Shannon (Poland), Salsa Celtica (Cuba & Scotland), Kozo Toyota & Keisuke Kubo (Japan), Bardic (Germany), Great Big Sea (Newfoundland), Anril (Hawai’i), and Sásta (Australia)
Playlist:
| # | Track | >Artist | Release |
| 1 | The Gleanntán Reel-The Sandymount Reel-The Beauty Spot-The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn-The Midnight Reel | Various Artists | Geantraí |
| 2 | Ev Sistr | Mervent | 2 |
| 3 | Bull&Bear | Tricolor | B&B |
| 4 | The Humours of Castlefinn-Sporting Paddy-Cregg’s Pipes | Droichead | The Banks of Tuira |
| 5 | Fair & Tender Maidens | Shantalla | Turas |
| 6 | Up in the air | Black Velvet | Black Velvet |
| 7 | Moon Delphin Set | Shannon | Crowded Head |
| 8 | The Gleanntán Reel-The Sandymount Reel-The Beauty Spot-The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn-The Midnight Reel | Various Artists | Geantraí |
| 9 | He Mandhu (Aurel) | Salsa Celtica | The Tall Islands |
| 10 | Slip Jigs: Heart Shaped Wood-Soggy’s | Kozo Toyota & Keisuke Kubo | Internal Circulation |
| 11 | Leis a Lurrighan | Bardic | Road Smell After The Rain |
| 12 | Excursion Around The Bay | Great Big Sea | Great Big Sea |
| 13 | Nil Se N’A La | Mervent | 2 |
| 14 | Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore -Indian On The Rock | Anril | Celtic Music From Maui |
| 15 | Plastic Fantastic | Sásta | Pure Wreckin’ Match |