St. Valentine’s Day is the holiday to celebrate the most ephemeral, complex, confusing, and wonderful of human emotions: love. Katie and Joe pick out music where love saves the day, faithful sweethearts stay true, and the endings are happy. Traditional Irish and Scottish songs tend to go heavy on love songs where things go horribly wrong, but there’s no killin’ this week.
This week, we feature The Máirtín de Cógáin Project, Molly’s Revenge With Moira Smiley, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Solas, Planxty, Various Artists, Niamh Parsons, Silly Wizard, Malinky, Sileas, Kornog, Caitlin Nic Gabhann, Damien Connolly, Great Big Sea, and Deaf Shepherd.
Our FairPlé score this week: 43
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-glued |
| 2 | Johnny Go Boating | Máirtín de Cógáin Project, The | From Cork with Love |
| 3 | Weave My Love a Garland | Molly’s Revenge With Moira Smiley | The Western Shore |
| 4 | Down at the Wakehouse-The True Love of My Heart | Liz Carroll & John Doyle | Double Play |
| 5 | I Am A Maid That Sleeps In Love | Solas | The Words That Remain |
| 6 | Lord Baker | Planxty | Words & Music |
| 7 | The Gleanntán Reel-The Sandymount Reel-The Beauty Spot-The Ravelled Hank Of Yarn-The Midnight Reel | Various Artists | Geantraí |
| 8 | My Lagan Love | Niamh Parsons | Heart’s Desire |
| 9 | Mo Chuachag Laghach (My Kindly Sweetheart) | Silly Wizard | Caledonia’s Hardy Sons |
| 10 | The False Lover Won Back | Malinky | 3 Ravens |
| 11 | Buain A’choirce | Sileas | Play On Light |
| 12 | Bonnie Jean Cameron | Kornog | Music from Brittany |
| 13 | Lucky in Love-the Little Bag of Spuds (Featuring Caoimhin O Fearghail) | Caitlin Nic Gabhann | Caitlín |
| 14 | The Bunch of Roses-Kiss Me Sweetheart (single jigs) | Damien Connolly | Tippin’ Away |
| 15 | Old Brown’s Daughter | Great Big Sea | Turn |
| 16 | The Bonnie Lass o Wellwid Ha | Deaf Shepherd | Even In The Rain |