Show 441 – Women of Celtic Music
(2026-09-05)

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This week, Katie Marie and Joe feature women artists, plus it’s Labor Day week in the US. We combine both into the best of both worlds, playing trad Celtic music by women artists playing and singing about work. We feature a new track from an upcoming album by Cuas, and another one from Jillian O’Malley.

The artists this week: Kinnfolk; Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley; Teresa Horgan; Becky Taylor; Open The Door For Three; CUAS; Mick O’Brien, Emer Mayock, and Aoife Ní Bhriain; Jillian O’Malley; Karan Casey; Three Mile Stone; Emily Smith; The Shee; Tara Breen; and Fourwinds.

The FairPlé score this week: 100

Playlist:

# Track Artist Release
1 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest
2 Byker Hill Kinnfolk The Knotted Circle
3 Jenny and the Weaver Marla Fibish & Jimmy Crowley The Morning Star
4 Will Jobling Teresa Horgan Amethyst
5 Smallcoalpiper (The Barring- 17year gap-Small coals and little money) Becky Taylor Ireland Bridge
6 Black Donald The Piper: Ollistrum Jig-A Tailor I Am-Black Donald The Piper Open The Door For Three The Penny Wager
7 Walsh’s-Gan Ainm-The Dark Girl Dressed in Blue CUAS Mo Naomhóigín Ó
8 Reel 97-The Tinker’s Frolic-Light Horse Reel Mick O’Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ní Bhriain Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts
9 The Primrose Lass-Paddy Joe Tighe’s-Micín Healy’s (Reels) Jillian O’Malley An Bhearna Bhán
10 Glen Where The Deer Is-The Ivy Leaf-The Dublin Lasses Nuala Kennedy Behave the Bravest
11 Another Day Karan Casey Distant Shore
12 Song of the Wage Slave Three Mile Stone Three Mile Stone
13 The Bonny Labouring Boy Emily Smith A Different Life
14 The Vampire Rabbit Of Newcastle-Don’t Work Too Hard The Shee Continuum
15 Will you come down to Limerick-The Tripper-The Rumours of a Dart Tara Breen Sooner or Later
16 The Slide to Lisdoonvarna FOURWINDS Allta