Show 269 – Memorial Day
(2023-05-20)

posted in: Past Shows
[This episode previously aired on 05/23/20] Memorial Day in the US marks the unofficial start to summer, complete with barbecues and family picnics. But it’s a holiday that marks the solemn commemoration of those who died in battles. Celtic music is renowned for its songs celebrating those that fight in wars over the centuries and the sorrow of those left behind. The years may change but the reality of war remains the same.

This week, Katie and Joe play tracks from Ar Re Yaouank, Niamh Parsons, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Mick Moloney-Jimmy Keane-Robbie O’Connell with Liz Carroll, Colleen Raney, Ruth Keggin, Frank Harte & Donal Lunny, FullSet, Christy Moore, Mason & Weed, The Wolfe Tones, Shantalla, and Gordon Duncan.

Our FairPlé score this week is 38.

Playlist:

# Track Artist Release
1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest
2 Battle Swing Ar Re Yaouank Best of Ar Re Yaouank
3 The Wounded Huzzar Niamh Parsons Blackbirds and Thrushes
4 There Were Roses Mick Moloney-Jimmy Keane-Robbie O’Connell with Liz Carroll 20th Anniversary Collection
5 Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Foxglove & Fuschia
6 I Wish the Wars Were All Over Colleen Raney Linnet
7 Napoleon’s Chanter Ruth Keggin Turrys
8 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest
9 Lonely Waterloo Frank Harte-Donal Lunny My Name Is Napoleon Bonaparte
10 Both Sides the Tweed FullSet Notes After Dark
11 The Dying Soldier Christy Moore Ride On
12 Mace Bell’s Civil War March Mason & Weed Across The Pond
13 The Fighting 69th The Wolfe Tones The Anthology of Irish Song
14 John Riley Shantalla Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings
15 Battle O’ The Pass Of Creiff-Alex Duthart Drum Salute-Andy Renwick’s Ferret Gordon Duncan Thunderstruck