Show 275 – Independence
(2023-07-01)

[This episode originally aired on 7/2/22] It’s Independence Day in the US, commemorating the separation of the American colonies from the British Empire. As the young nation muscled its way westward, desperate people watched from across the Atlantic and saw the US as a promise of freedom and opportunity. Irish immigrants flocked across the ocean in a gamble on a better life; in this week’s show, Katie and Joe play songs and tunes about those who emigrated in search of hope and freedom.

The artists this week: Ré, Karan Casey & John Doyle, Dick Gaughan & Andy Irvine, Billy McComiskey, Danú, Gay Mckeon, Liz Carroll, Christy Moore, The Friel Sisters, Caitlín & Ciarán, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Burning Bridget Cleary, Sásta, and John Doyle.

Our FairPlé score this week is 36.

Playlist:

#	Track	Artist	Release
1	Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses	Nuala Kennedy	Behave the Bravest
2	The Rainy Day- Speed The Plough- My Love is in America (reels)	Ré	Ré
3	Sailing Off to the Yankee Land	Karan Casey & John Doyle	Exiles Return
4	Thousands Are Sailing To Amerikay	Dick Gaughan & Andy Irvine	Parallel Lines
5	The Independent-Rabbit In The Field (Jigs)	Billy McComiskey	Makin’ The Rounds
6	Bridget Donaghue	Danú	All Things Considered
7	Hornpipes The Plains Of Boyle-The Independent	Gay Mckeon	Irish Piping Tradition
8	Helicopters-Crossing The Delaware	Liz Carroll	Liz Carroll
9	City of Chicago (Live at The Point, 2006)	Christy Moore	Live In Dublin 2006
10	Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses	Nuala Kennedy	Behave the Bravest
11	Reels- Bunker Hill-The Holy Land-The Pinch of Snuff	The Friel Sisters	The Friel Sisters
12	American Polka	Caitlín & Ciarán	Caitlín & Ciarán
13	John Brennan’s-Man of the House-Set Américain – Reel du Forgeron	Adam Agee & Jon Sousa	Ceol na gCarad
14	Pipe Set- Over the Isles to America-Miss McLeod’s	Burning Bridget Cleary	These Are the Days
15	Farewell to Erin	Sásta	éirelocked
16	Liberty’s Sweet Shore	John Doyle	Shadow And Light