Nollaig Na mBan, “Women’s Christmas”, marks the end of the holiday season in Ireland. It’s a time when women get to go out and celebrate while men stay at home, do all the chores, and clean up after the holidays. We acknowledge that by playing music dominated by women performers; there are some men in the bands, but the women (for once) outnumber and outpower the men on every track.This week, we play music from NicGaviskey, Síle Denvir, The Friel Sisters, Ruth Keggin, Fiddlers2, Lisa O’neill, Julie Fowlis, Various Artists, The Jammy Dodgers, Niamh Dunne, Lankum, Mari Black, Fódhla, Harem Scarem, and The Poozies.Our FairPlé score this week: 100
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 | Reels: The Man of the House-The Blacksmith | NicGaviskey | Home Away From Home |
3 | Gráinne Mhaol | Síle Denvir | Caithréim Ceol Agus Amhráin Ó Dhrámaí An Phiarsaigh |
4 | Marches- Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine-Battle of Aughrim (feat. Gearoid Ó Maonaigh) | The Friel Sisters | The Friel Sisters |
5 | Arrane Sooree | Ruth Keggin | Turrys |
6 | Sweetness of Mary-Captain Campbell-Brenda Stubbert’s-Maggie’s Pancakes-Superfly | Fiddlers2 | Mirrors of Elsewhere |
7 | Rock the Machine | Lisa O’Neill | Heard a Long Gone Song |
8 | Hùg Air A’ Bhonaid Mhòir | Julie Fowlis | Cuilidh |
9 | The Gleanntán Reel-The Sandymount Reel-The Beauty Spot-The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn-The Midnight Reel | Various Artists | Geantraí |
10 | The Hole in the Boat-Tommy Coen’s-The Antrim Rose | The Jammy Dodgers | Short Set |
11 | Cáilín Rua | Niamh Dunne | Portraits |
12 | Bear Creek | Lankum | The Livelong Day |
13 | Exhale: Exhale-The Cliffs of Moher-The Green Hills of Tyrol | Mari Black | Flight |
14 | Napoleon’s Charge-Jimmy Duffy’s | Fódhla | Notes From Mill Pond |
15 | Soar | Harem Scarem | The Birnam Witch Project |
16 | Hoagies Porsche | The Poozies | Folk ‘n’ Hell Fiery New Music from Scotland |