August 1st marks the Celtic holiday of Lughnasa which marks the start of the harvest season. Katie Marie and Joe put together an hour of music celebrating August, harvests, stormy weather, and the downhill side of Summer.
Our artists this week: Niall Vallely, Paul Meehan, and Caoimhin Vallely; Nuala Kennedy; Michael Mcgoldrick & John Mcsherry; Liz Carroll & John Doyle; Emma Sweeney; Caroline Keane & Tom Delany; Lúnasa; Coda; Slide; Ni Mhaonaigh/Kennedy; Pennoù Skoulm; and Nomos.
The FairPlé score for this show: 38
Playlist:
| # | Track | Artist | Release |
| 1 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
| 2 | 1st of August | Niall Vallely, Paul Meehan, Caoimhin Vallely | Buille |
| 3 | Over To Brittany Là-Bas Dans La Prairie -La Va [Out There In The Field | Nuala Kennedy | The New Shoes |
| 4 | Farewell To Connaught | Michael Mcgoldrick & John Mcsherry | At First Light |
| 5 | Before the Storm-The Black Rogue | Liz Carroll & John Doyle | Double Play |
| 6 | The Reed That Bends With the Storm | Emma Sweeney | Pangea |
| 7 | Come in from the Rain-O’Dea’s-The Girl of the Big House | Caroline Keane & Tom Delany | Never Say Goodbye, Say Good Luck |
| 8 | Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses | Nuala Kennedy | Behave the Bravest |
| 9 | The Merry Sisters Of Fate | Lunasa | The Merry Sisters Of Fate |
| 10 | Greenway Days | Coda | Train of Spirits |
| 11 | Harvest Fair Polka-Gort An Tuathbhríd-Taueen Derby Polka | Slide | The Flying Pig |
| 12 | Amhrán Iníon A’ Bhaoghailligh | Ni Mhaonaigh/Kennedy | Ceol Aduaidh |
| 13 | À Dix Heures À St Vincent | Pennoù Skoulm | Trinkañ |
| 14 | Harvest Home | Nomos | I Won’t Be Afraid Any More |
| 15 | Donogh and Mike’s | Lúnasa | The Merry Sisters of Fate |