This week, it’s the Irish Bouzouki in all its many different styles. Katie and Joe explore the use of this uniquely Irish instrument which evolved from the Greek tetrachordo bouzouki. Irish musicians, Johnny Moynihan and Alec Finn, were on holiday in Greece when they experienced the Greek bouzouki and realized its potential in Irish music. After bringing a bouzouki back from their Aegean vacation, they passed it around at the local Irish sessions, where it rapidly caught on due to its jangly brightness and complexity in both accompaniment and melody.Joe and Katie play John Doyle, Steph Geremia, Len Graham, Altan, The Alt, Lindsay Straw, Oisin, Patrick Street, Drinkers Drouth, Eammon Coyne, Kornog, Planxty, Réalta, and Alec Finn.Our FairPlé score this week is a low 36.
Playlist:
| # | Track | >Artist | Release |
| 1 | Crooked Jack | John Doyle | Evening Comes Early |
| 2 | Come Up To The Room I Want Ye-Ebb Tide-Benbulben’s Shadow (Reels) | Steph Geremia | Up She Flew |
| 3 | ‘Cause He Was a Fool | Len Graham | I Will Sing You A Story |
| 4 | A Bhean Udai Thall | Altan | Altan’s Finest |
| 5 | Cha Tig Mòr mo Bhean Dhachaigh | The Alt | The Alt |
| 6 | Sweet Lovely Joan | Lindsay Straw | The Fairest Flower of Womankind |
| 7 | The Next Market Day | Oisin | The High Kings of Tara |
| 8 | Sweet Lisbweemore | Patrick Street | Cornerboys |
| 9 | Birnie Bouzle | Drinkers Drouth | A Tribute |
| 10 | Ash Plant: The Ash Plant-Kitty Gone A Milking-The Trap Room | Eammon Coyne | Through The Round Window |
| 11 | Sir Aldingar | Kornog | Ar Seizh Avel-On Seven Winds |
| 12 | Báneasá’s Green Glade-Mominsko Horo | Planxty | Cold Blow And The Rainy Night |
| 13 | The Star Above The Garter-Eibhlín Ní Riordáin’s (slides) | Réalta | Clear Skies |
| 14 | Fearghaill o Gara | Alec Finn | Irish Bouzouki Companion |
| 15 | 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 |