Last week, Katie and Joe flipped a coin to see whether we’d feature a show about the Irish flute or the accordion. Flutes won, so this week, we are pleased to present an hour of hard-driving music featuring the accordion and the concertina. These instruments are “Free Reed” which means that the reeds inside are not encumbered by a mouthpiece or clamp and are free to vibrate as air passes over them, much like a harmonica. Although much-maligned and the butt of many jokes, in the hands of masters like these, accordions are a sheer delight.
This week, Katie and Joe play tracks from: Caroline Keane, David Munnelly & Jonas Fromseier, Bumblebees, Mary Macnamara, Beth Patterson & Patrick O’Flaherty, Sharon Shannon, Tim Edey, Liz Carroll & Tommy Maguire, Nuala Kennedy, Silly Wizard, Danu´, Caitlín & Ciarán, Bridgetown, 3’oh, Jackie Daly, and Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon
Our FairPlé score this week: 47
Playlist:
| # | Track | Artist | Release |
| 1 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
| 2 | Paddy From Portlaw-The Old Flail-When the Cat’s Away | Caroline Keane | Shine |
| 3 | The Maid that left the Country, The Chicago, Gneevguilla | David Munnelly & Jonas Fromseier | TEN |
| 4 | Old French Reel-Malt on the Optics-The Miser’s Purse | Bumblebees | Buzzin’ |
| 5 | The Cavan Reel, Sporting Nell, Rattigan’s | Mary Macnamara | The Blackberry Blossom |
| 6 | Haste to the Wedding-The Finger | Beth Patterson & Patrick O’Flaherty | Caelic |
| 7 | Glentown | Sharon Shannon | The Sharon Shannon Collection 1990-2005 |
| 8 | The Mad Jigs | Tim Edey | Music From The Dingle Peninsula And Beyond |
| 9 | John Brady’s-The King Of The Clans | Liz Carroll-Tommy Maguire | Kiss Me, Kate Irish Fiddle And Accordion |
| 10 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
| 11 | Tha Mi Sgith (Strathspey), Eck Stewart’s March, MacKenzie’s Fancy (Marches) | Silly Wizard | Wild And Beautiful |
| 12 | An Deirc | Danu´ | All Things Considered |
| 13 | Shannon’s Reel-Patsy Touhey’s Rip The Calico-The Old Down The Broom | Caitlín & Ciarán | Caitlín & Ciarán |
| 14 | The Sun Is Burning | Bridgetown | East Of The Tracks |
| 15 | Homes Of Donegal | 3’oh | On The Go |
| 16 | Jackie Daly: Sweeney’s Wheel | Various Artists | Masters of the Celtic Accordion; The Big Squeeze |
| 17 | The Ash-Plant, The Black-Haired Lass, Jenny Picking Coc | Noel Hill & Tony MacMahon | In Knocknagree |