This week, Katie Marie and Joe play an hour of trad music where the guitar, bouzouki, or bodhrán play a crucial role in establishing the rhythm, mood, and drive of a tune or song. Although the concept of guitar accompaniment in traditional Celtic music is relatively recent over the past few decades, Irish céilí bands have been using drum kits and pianos for a long time to help lift the dancers’ feet. The guitar and bouzouki have become widely accepted, although there are pockets of resistance that object to their presence as diluting the traditional, “pure drop” sound that focuses strictly on collaborative melody.
This week, we play
This week’s FairPlé score: 38.
Playlist:
| # | Track | Artist | Release |
| 1 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
| 2 | The Bridge Over Boulder Creek | Adam Hendey | Forward |
| 3 | The Kings House | Nuala Kennedy & Mike Bryan | A Wee Selection (Some Scottish Tunes for Flute & Guitar) |
| 4 | The Rocky Road to Dublin-Comb your Hair and Curl it-The New Mown Meadow | Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley | The Morning Star |
| 5 | Micho Russell’s-Mason’s Apron | The Ceili Bandits | Hangin’ At The Crossroads |
| 6 | The Beehive | Flook | Rubai |
| 7 | The Trawlin’ Trade-La Jument De Michao | Malinky | 3 Ravens |
| 8 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
| 9 | Mother’s Day -The Sport Of The Chase (Slip Jigs) | Randal Bays And Roger Landes | House To House |
| 10 | Un Ivrogne À Table-Boules Et Guirlandes-Mrs. Crehan’s | Cé | Between Words |
| 11 | The White Hare of Howden | Beth Patterson | Caught in the Act |
| 12 | Reels: Farewell To Tim Collins-Poor But Happy At 53 | Donogh Hennessy | Masters Of The Irish Guitar |
| 13 | Guitar Fish | Jean-Charles Guichen | ELIPSENN |
| 14 | The Cat That Ate The Candle-Over The Water To Bessie | Altan | Altan’s Finest |
| 15 | Mick Coynes, The Guns Of The Magnificent Seven | Neill Lyons | Skins And Sins |
| 16 | Night in Nanchang-Cooks Pond-Rockfleet Reel | Blás | Blás |