The Celtic holiday Lughnasadh is celebrated on August 1st as a time to commemorate the harvest and to start looking down the year to the coming of Autumn. Katie Marie and Joe put together a show full of music revolving around the end of summer.
This week, we play Lúnasa; Kathleen MacInnes; Niamh Dunne; The Ceili Bandits; Na Rósaí; Olion Byw; Aoife Scott; Slide; La Lugh; Andy Lamy; Niall Vallely, Paul Meehan, Caoimhin Vallely; and Dervish.
Our FairPlé score this week is 42.
Playlist:
# | Track | Artist | Release |
1 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
2 | Donogh And Mike’s | Lúnasa | The Merry Sisters Of Fate |
3 | Oran na Cloiche | Kathleen MacInnes | Og-mhadainn Shamhraidh-Summer Dawn |
4 | When Autumn Comes | Niamh Dunne | Portraits |
5 | Callum’s Jig, Doolin Moon, Thunderhead’ | The Ceili Bandits | Hangin’ At The Crossroads |
6 | The Rainy Day-The Sparkle Slip-The Cloon | Na Rósaí | First Rain |
7 | Beth Yw’r Haf i Mi-Noson Lorient | Olion Byw | Calan Mai |
8 | Building up and Tearing England Down | Aoife Scott | Homebird |
9 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
10 | Harvest Fair Polka 3-Gort An Tuathbhríd-Taueen Derby Polka | Slide | The Flying Pig |
11 | The Drogheda Lassies-The Donegal Traveller-Lisa Ornstein’s | La Lugh | La Lugh |
12 | Highlands & Reels: The Low Highland-Duncan Davidson’s Highland-The Wild Irishman-Dinky’s Reel | Andy Lamy | The New Blackthorn Stick |
13 | 1st of August | Niall Vallely, Paul Meehan, Caoimhin Vallely | Buille |
14 | Beauties Of Autumn The Beauties Of Autumn-An Páistin Fionn | Dervish | Spirit |