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The Celtic Seisiún with Amy Dillon on Meander Valley FM 96.9

 

Join me every Sunday between 5-6pm and Monday between 7-8pm on my local community radio station,

MVFM 96.9, for an hour of Celtic music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany, Galicia and beyond!

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Do you have a Celtic song you love that you'd like to request on the program? Please send me an email, I'd love to share it!


If you missed a seisiún or are after more info on a song I've played, you can find the track listings,

artists, musical definitions (at the bottom!) and streamable MP3 episodes below, appearing after a show has aired:

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Episode 17 - 31st March 2024

TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

1. CAISLEÁN AN TSLÉIBHE – SÉAMUS AND CAOIMHE UÍ FHLATHARTA (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
2. A BHEAN EUDACH (THE JEALOUS WOMAN) – MARY SMITH (GÀIHDLIG, SCOTLAND)
3. KADISHA – THE TRIALS OF CATO  (INSTRUMENTAL, UK)
4. ÒRAN BAGRAIDH – VARIOUS ARTISTS (GALLOWAY GÀIHDLIG, SCOTLAND)
5. ASTREA - BERROGÜETTO (GALEGO, GALICIA)
6. TIE THE BONNET – TROUBLE IN THE KITCHEN (INSTRUMENTAL, AUSTRALIA)
7. THE GOOD SHIP KANGAROO – PLANXTY (ENGLAND, SONG: ENGLAND, ARTIST: IRELAND)
8. ROSSNIGOLET SAUVAGE – RÙN (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: SHIPPAGAN, CANADA, ARTIST: FRANCE)
9. AOIDH, NA DÈAN CADAL IDIR – JULIE FOWLIS (GÀIHDLIG, SCOTLAND)
10. AN POC AR BUILLE – PÓLCA 4 (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
11. THE SAILOR’S BONNET – THE GLOAMING (INSTRUMENTAL, USA & IRELAND)
12. IDA’S JIG – DÀIMH (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)
13. LIFT THE WINGS – BILL WHELAN (RIVERDANCE) (ENGLISH/GAEILGE, IRELAND)

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Episode 16 - Chats & Tunes: Seán ÓLaoire - 24th March 2024

TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

1. A STOR MO CHROÍ – SEOSAMH ÓHEANAI (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
2. THE WEST CORK REEL, PADDY FAHEY’S – TOMMY KEANE & JACQUELINE MCCARTHY (INSTRUMENTAL IRELAND)
3. AN RAIBH TÚ AR AN GCARRAIG – SEÁN ÓLAOIRE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
4. AN RAIBH TÚ AR AN GCARRAIG (INTRO) – UAIGNEAS (INSTRUMENTAL IRELAND)
5. ONE DAY FOR RECREATION - SEÁN ÓLAOIRE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
6. ONE DAY FOR RECREATION - GOITSE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
7. THE BANKS OF THE LEE – ARCADY (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
8. THE SHORTCUT TO THE ROSSES - SEÁN ÓLAOIRE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
9. AN CAILÍN ÁLAINN – TOMAS MACEOIN, TOMÁS MAC CON IOMAIR & MÁIRTÍN MACDONNCHADH (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
10. IOSA GLAN MO CHROÍSE - SEÁN ÓLAOIRE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
11. MISE ÉIRE BY SEÁN Ó RIADA - RTE CONCERT ORCHESTRA & ROBERT HOULIHAN (INSTRUMENTAL IRELAND)

12. AN POC AR BUILE – SEÁN ÓLAOIRE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
13. AN POC AR BUILE – SEÁN Ó SÉ AND THE COMHALTAS TOUR GROUP (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

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Episode 15 - St Patrick's Day Special - 17th March 2024

TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. ST PATRICK’S DAY/OVER THE MOOR TO MAGGIE – WILLIAM COULTER (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: USA)

  2. DUAN CHROÍ ÍOSA – CÉLI DÉ COLLECTIVE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  3. BILLY O’SHEA - MCGOLDRICK, MCCUSKER, DOYLE  (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  4. EILEANÓR NA RÚN - SÉAMUS AND CAOIMHE UÍ FHLATHARTA (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  5. THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN – BILL WHELAN (RIVERDANCE) (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  6. WHEN A MAN’S IN LOVE – THE CHIEFTAINS (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  7. JOY – BRIAN FINNEGAN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  8. GAOTH BARRA NA DTONN – CLANNAD (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  9. CUACH MO LON DUBH BUI – ALTAN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  10. I AM STRETCHED OUT ON YOUR GRAVE – KATE RUSBY (ENGLISH, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: ENGLAND)

  11. PAT RAINEY – DAOIRÍ FARRELL (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  12. THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY – REÁLTA, MYLES MCCORMACK & CATHY JORDAN (ENGLISH, IRELAND))

  13. ÓRÓ (FEAT DARKIN) – SEO LINN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  14. DÚLAMAN – CELTIC WOMAN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

 

Episode 14 - Chats & Tunes: Gwilym Morus-Baird - 10th March 2024

TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

1. DACW’R BOBOL – GWILMOR (CYMRAEG, WALES)
2. HEN OBAITH – GWILYM MORUS-BAIRD (CYMRAEG, WALES)
3. TRA BO DAU – GWILYM MORUS (CYMRAEG, WALES)
4. NOS DU, NOS DA – MEIC STEVENS (CYMRAEG, WALES)
5. CWLWM – GWYNETH GLYN (CYMRAEG, WALES)
6. TRAGWYDDOLDEB – CERYS HAFANA
7. YM MHONT-Y-PRIDD – GWILYM MORUS (CYMRAEG, WALES)
8. OER DDINAS – GWILYM MORUS-BAIRD (CYMRAEG, WALES)

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Episode 13 - 3rd March 2024

TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

1. BEATON’S – DALLAHAN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)
2. TOUTOUIG – ANNIE EBREL (BREZHONEG, BRITTANY)
3. THE TWA SISTERS – MALINKY  (SCOTS, SCOTLAND)
4. PORRIDGE & PIPERS – TROUBLE IN THE KITCHEN (INSTRUMENTAL, AUSTRALIA)
5. MAGGIE WEST’S – MAIREAD GREEN, ANNIE MASSIE & JENN BUTTERWORTH  (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)
6. THE GAEL – BRONACH (INSTRUMENTAL, USA/AUSTRALIA & SCOTLAND)
7. FUSCO – BERROGÜETTO FT GUADI GALEGO (GALEGO, GALICIA)
8. SISTERS – ROSS AINSLIE & ALI HUTTON (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)
9. SEABHAC NA H’EIRNE – GRIOGAIR (GAEILGE, IRELAND)
10. THIG MI GAD LARRAIDH – CRUINN (GÀIDHLIG, SCOTLAND)
11. OISÍN AGUS BO – ÁINE NÍ SHÚILLEABHÁIN  (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)
12. MULROY BAY – RÉALTA (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

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Episode 12 - 25th February 2024

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. COURTING IS A PLEASURE – NIC JONES  (ENGLISH, USA/IRELAND)

  2. DHANNSAMAID LE AILEAN - DÀIMH (GÀIHDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  3. BREOW KERNOW – VRÏ (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: CORNWALL  - ARTIST: WALES)

  4. PAT RAINEY – DAOIRÍ FARRELL (ENGLISH - IRELAND)

  5. TEU NOME POR MAR E TERRA – ZABIER DIAZ (FEAT GUADI GALEGO)  (GALEGO, GALICIA)

  6. MOGAISEAN – BREABACH (GÀHDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  7. SONG OF CHOICE – TROUBLE IN THE KITCHEN (ENGLISH, AUSTRALIA)

  8. THE PASTURE – ELEPHANT REVIVAL (INSTRUMENTAL, USA + NETHERLANDS)

  9. GUR MILIS MÒRAG – KATHLEEN MCINNES (GÀHDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  10. JIGGERY-POLKA-RY – THE OUTSIDE TRACK (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND + IRELAND + CAPE BRETON)

  11. SADBH NI BURUINNEALADH – LIAM O’MAONLAI (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  12. THE FARLEY BRIDGE – DUNCAN CHISHOLM (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)

  13. NORTH SEA HOLES – JOHN DOYLE (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  14. SISTERS OF THE ROAD – UNCLE EARL (INSTRUMENTAL, USA)

  15. AN BONNÁN BUÍ - SEÁN GARVEY (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

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Episode 11 - Chats & Tunes: Jonny Dillon - 18th February 2024

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. ONE FOR THE ROAD – JONNY DILLON (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  2. SINCE I’VE LAID MY BURDEN DOWN – MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT (ENGLISH, USA)

  3. SUNFLOWER RIVER BLUES – JOHN FAHEY (INSTRUMENTAL, USA)

  4. ROSE GARDENS & REQUIEMS – JONNY DILLON (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  5. NUMINOUS HEDGEROWS ~ LOOK & SEE! – JONNY DILLON (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  6. AN BONNÁN BUÍ – SEÁN GARVEY (BACKGROUND MUSIC) (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  7. MONTH OF JANUARY - DOLORES KEANE & JOHN FAULKNER (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  8. THE CORRIDOR OF THE HEART - JONNY DILLON (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  9. START AGAIN (CARRY ON) – JONNY DILLON (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

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Episode 10 - 11th February 2024

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. SOLID GROUND – THE PAUL MCKENNA BAND (ENGLISH, SCOTLAND)

  2. I AM STRETCHED OUT ON YOUR GRAVE – KATE RUSBY (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  3. MAIRE MOR – DERVISH (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  4. THE MOON SHINES BRIGHT – THE FURROW COLLECTIVE (ENGLISH, ENGLAND)

  5. THE RAP – SECRET GARDEN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND & NORWAY)

  6. JOY – BRIAN FINNEGAN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  7. DEATH AND THE LADY – NUALA KENNEDY (ENGLISH, ENGLAND)

  8. LORD INCHIQUIN – JEFF VICTOR & DIRK FREYMOUTH (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  9. QUEEN STREET COBBLER – THE EAST POINTERS (CANADA, CANADA)

  10. ÓRÓ – SEO LINN  (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  11. HIGHLAND - MCGOLDRICK, MCCUSKER, DOYLE (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND & SCOTLAND)

  12. GREEN AMONG THE GOLD - IONTACH (ENGLISH, AUSTRALIA)

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Episode 9 - Chats & Tunes: Polytropos - 4th February 2024

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. THE PIPE JIGS – POLYTROPOS (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)

  2. MISS MARTIN’S WEDDING SET – POLYTROPOS (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  3. FAREWELL MY FRIENDS - POLYTROPOS (ENGLISH, USA)

  4. THE PARTING GLASS - MUIREANN NIC AMHLAOIBH (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  5. THE SMALLPIPES SOLO - POLYTROPOS (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)

  6. THE LAKES OF PONTCHATRAIN – RENNIE PEARSON (ENGLISH, USA)

  7. THE SCOTTISH FLUTE SET – RENNIE PEARSON (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)

  8. THE OTHER HOUSE – HALF LIGHT (INSTRUMENTAL, NEW ZEALAND)

  9. THE WATCH – HALF LIGHT (INSTRUMENTAL, NEW ZEALAND)

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Episode 8 - 28th January 2024

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. CUACH MO LON DUBH BUÍ - ALTAN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  2. LISA LÂN (FT. GWILYM BOWEN RHYS) – ALAW (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  3. THE LEGACY JIG/TAR ROAD TO SLIGO – JOANIE MADDEN (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: USA)

  4. TIOCFAIDH AN SAMHRADH ( FT. CHRISTA BURCH) – ROEHIND (GAEILGE, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: USA)

  5. DOWN THE BROOM (FT. MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK) – THE MCGOLDRICK FAMILY (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: MANCHESTER)

  6. TÁIM CORTHA Ó BHEITH IM’AONAR I MO LUÍ – EITHNE NÍ UALLACHÁIN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  7. DIFYRRWCH – THE TRIALS OF CATO (INSTRUMENTAL, WALES)

  8. ANNABELLE’S – A’NISH (MANX, SONG: ISLE OF MAN - ARTIST: ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, ISLE OF MAN)

  9. FIONNGHUALA – MAEVE MACKINNON (GÀIHDLIG, SCOTLAND)

  10. FIONNGHUALA – ANÚNA (GAEILGE, SONG: SCOTLAND - ARTIST: IRELAND)

  11. THE BONNIE LASS OF FYVIE – MALINKY (ENGLISH, SCOTLAND)

  12. O BAILE DE NORÓ – XABIER DÍAZ & THE ADUFEIRAS DE SALITRE CHOIR (GALEGO, GALICIA)

 

Episode 7 - 21st January 2024

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. COAINEADH NA D TRÍ MUIRE – IARLA Ó LIONÁIRD (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  2. HAF – THE TRIALS OF CATO (WELSH) (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  3. SHE IS LIKE THE SWALLOW – KARAN CASEY (ENGLISH, CANADA)

  4. THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY – REALTA, MYLES MCCORMACK & CATHY JORDAN  (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  5. FINGAL’S CAVE – MÀNRAN (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: SCOTLAND/GERMANY - ARTIST: SCOTLAND)

  6. A MINER’S LIFE (FT LEUEEN BARBER) – MATTHEW DAMES & ANNA TALBOT  (ENGLISH, SONG: USA - ARTIST: AUSTRALIA)

  7. SKAÑV - AMPOUAILH (INSTRUMENTAL, BRITTANY)

  8. ANACH CUAIN – SEAMUS AND CAOIMHE UI FHLATHARTA (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  9. MEALS BY MAURICE – THE EAST POINTERS (INSTRUMENTAL, CANADA)

  10. HO RO HÙG O HÙG O – MAEVE MACKINNON (GÀIHDLIG, SCOTLAND)

  11. LA BESTIA (FT ABEL SELACOE & ALASTAIR CAPLIN) - TEYR (INSTRUMENTAL/SESOTHO, CORNWALL - IRELAND - WALES)

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Episode 6 - 14th January 2024
TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. VAN DIEMAN’S LAND – DAOIRÍ FARRELL (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  2. THE STUBBORN MULE – THE EAST POINTERS (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: CANADA)

  3. CHUIR M’ATHAIR MISE DHAN TAIGH CHARRAIDEACH – THE FURROW COLLECTIVE (GÀIHDLIG, SCOTLAND)

  4. ROAD TO ERROGIE – ANXO LORENZO (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: IRELAND - ARTIST: GALICIA)

  5. TRA BO DAU – GWILYM MORUS (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  6. CAD É SIN DON TÉ SIN – CALADH NUA (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  7. THE KING OF THE SEA - BARRULE & PAUL MCKENNA (ENGLISH, ISLE OF MAN)

  8. FAIR AND TENDER LADIES – DANÚ (ENGLISH, SONG: APPALACHIA - ARTIST: IRELAND)

  9. L’AIR MIGNONNE – ÍMAR (INSTRUMENTAL, CANADA)

  10. GAOTH BARRA NA DTONN – CLANNAD (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  11. DULAMAN – CELTIC WOMAN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  12. WHAUR DAE YE LIE – MALINKY (SCOTS, SCOTLAND)

  13. GRANNY & RORY MACLEOD - BROTHER (INSTRUMENTAL, AUSTRALIA)

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Episode 5 - 7th January 2024
TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. SOUTH AUSTRALIA – CHURCHFITTERS (ENGLISH, SONG: ENGLAND/SCOTLAND - ARTIST: ENGLISH)

  2. GWENNO – MARI MATHIAS FT. GWILYM BOWEN RHYS (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  3. THE WISHING TREE - MCGOLDRICK, MCCUSKER, DOYLE (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  4. CLARACH – SECKOU KEITA & CATRIN FINCH (INSTRUMENTAL, WALES & SENEGAL)

  5. GAOL ISE GAOL I (SHE’S MY LOVE) – KATHLEEN MACINNES (GÀIDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  6. LOVELY ARMOY – NUALA KENNEDY (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  7. LED ER DIN SANG – CRUINN (NORWEGIAN, NORWAY/SCOTLAND)

  8. THE BRISK YOUNG LAD – MALINKY (DORIC, SCOTLAND)

  9. CAOINEADH CU CHULAINN (LAMENT) – BILL WHELAN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  10. STEPS – BRIAN FINNEGAN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  11. MORETON BAY (LIVE AT HAMER HALL, MELBOURNE) – DECLAN O’ROURKE (ENGLISH, AUSTRALIA)

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Episode 4 - New Year's Eve Special - 31st December 2023

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. CÈILIDH NA BLIADHNA – CRUINN (GÀHDLIG, SCOTLAND)

  2. THE PARTING GLASS – MUIREANN NIC AMHLAOIBH (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  3. A MESSAGE FROM THE FAIRIES (JOHN RYAN’S POLKA) – BLUEY (ENGLISH, AUSTRALIA)

  4. WHEN THE DAY IS ON THE TURN – DALLAHAN (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  5. OAK TREE HEX – DRUMSPYDER (INSTRUMENTAL, USA)

  6. KERNOW OW THRE – WILL KEATING (KERNEWEK, CORNWALL)

  7. SCOTS WHAE HAE – CLANN AN DRUMMA (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)

  8. NADAL DE LUITRA – BERROGÜETTO (GALEGO, GALICIA)

  9. THE JURA WEDDING REELS – CAPERCAILLIE (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND)

  10. HOGMANAY POLKA – DEIRA (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: SCOTLAND, ARTIST: SPAIN)

  11. ALMA DE PEDRA – ANZO LORENZO (INSTRUMENTAL, GALICIA)

  12. NOS GALAN – CRASDANT  (INSTRUMENTAL, WALES)

  13. AULD LANG SYNE – MAIRI CAMPBELL (ENGLISH, SCOTLAND)

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Episode 3 - Christmas Eve Special - 24th December 2023

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. CHRISTMAS IN KILLARNEY – THE IRISH ROVERS (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  2. TÀLADH CHRÌOSDA – MARIT & RONA (GÀIDHLIG, SONG: SCOTLAND - ARTIST: SCOTLAND & NORWAY)

  3. WELCOME THE PIPER – THE MCCALLANS (HIGHLAND CHRISTMAS) (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  4. THE WREN IN THE FURZE - SHIRA KAMMEN (ENGLISH, SONG: IRELAND, ARTIST: USA)

  5. OIKAN AYNS BETHLEHEM – RUTH KEGGIN (MANX, ISLE OF MAN)

  6. THE FAREWELL: THE PIPER THROUGH THE SEASON TO BE MERRY – THE CHIEFTAINS (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  7. YR EIRA MAWR – MIM TWM LLAI (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  8. MOITA FESTA (GALICIAN CAROL) – CÒIG (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: GALICIA - ARTIST: CANADA)

  9. BRETON CAROL – MARTIN ČEPELIK & ANDREA MINEVA (BREZHONEG, SONG: BRITTANY, ARTIST: CZECH REPUBLIC)

  10. MISS FOGARTY’S CHRISTMAS CAKE – MICK MALONEY & ATHENA TERGIS (LIVE) (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  11. SOILLSE NA NOLLAG (THE LIGHTS OF CHRISTMAS) – ALTAN (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  12. 2000 MILES – THE CHANGING ROOM (KERNEWEK, CORNWALL)

  13. THE WEXFORD CAROL – ANÚNA, MICHAEL MCGLYNN FT. MONICA DONLON (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  14. FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK – THE POGUES (ENGLISH, ENGLAND)

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Episode 2 - 17th December 2023

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. ROGER THE MILLER – KARAN CASEY (ENGLISH, SONG: ENGLAND - ARTIST: IRELAND)

  2. ORAN AN T-SLAIGHTEAR – CRUINN (GÀIDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  3. FAERY’S LAMENT with REEL Á BOUCHE  – KIM ROBERTSON (INSTRUMENTAL, SONG: ACADIA/SCOTLAND, ARTIST: USA)

  4. RATTLIN’ BOG – THE WIGGLES (ENGLISH, SONG: IRELAND, ARTIST: AUSTRALIA)

  5. DUAN CHROÍ ÍOSA – CÉILI DÉ COLLECTIVE (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  6. KINGS – ROSS AINSLIE AND ALI HUTTON (INSTRUMENTAL, SCOTLAND) 

  7. THE EMIGRATION TUNES – LOREENA MCKENNITT​ (INSTRUMENTAL, CANADA) 

  8. SOLSTÍCIO – BAIUCA & CARLOS NUNEZ​ (INSTRUMENTAL, GALICIA)

  9. DOLE TEIFI – CYNEFIN​​ (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  10. PORTHLYSTRY - DALLA​ (INSTRUMENTAL, CORNWALL)

  11. WHEN A MAN’S IN LOVE - THE CHIEFTAINS (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  12. BEALACH AN DOIRIN – THE CHIEFTAINS (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

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Episode 1 - 10th December 2023

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TRACK - ARTIST (LANGUAGE, SONG ORIGIN - ARTIST ORIGIN)

  1. DAILY GROWING – ALTAN (ENGLISH, SONG: SCOTLAND - ARTIST: IRELAND)

  2. HUG AIR A BHONAID MHOIR – JULIE FOWLIS (GÀDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  3. CHI MI BHUAM – KAREN MATHESON (GÀDHLIG, SCOTLAND)

  4. BILLY O’SHEA – MIKE MCGOLDRICK, JOHN MCCUSKER & JOHN DOYLE (ENGLISH, IRELAND)

  5. LOUGH ERIN SHORE – THE CORRS (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

  6. MO BHUACHAILL DUBH DHONN – NUALA KENNEDY (GAEILGE, SONG: SCOTLAND - ARTIST: IRELAND)

  7. EILEANÓR NA RÚN – SEÁMUS & CAIOMHE UI FHLATHARTHA (GAEILGE, IRELAND)

  8. THE LAXEY REELS – BARRULE & CALUM STEWART (INSTRUMENTAL, ISLE OF MAN)

  9. COB MALLTRAETH - VRÏ (CYMRAEG, WALES)

  10. KABM VEAN – DAVEY & DYER (INSTRUMENTAL, CORNWALL)

  11. THE COUNTESS CATHLEEN – BILL WHELAN (INSTRUMENTAL, IRELAND)

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Definition of Musical  Terms so far...(And episodes appearing in)

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PUIRT À BEAUL (EPS 1, 8)
(pronounced [pʰurˠʃtʲ a ˈpial̪ˠ], literally "tunes from a mouth") is a traditional form of song native to Scotland (known as portaireacht in Ireland) that sets Gaelic lyrics to instrumental tune melodies. Historically, they were used to accompany dancing in the absence of instruments and to transmit instrumental tunes orally.

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SEÁN-NOS (EPS 1, 7, 13)

(/ˈʃænoʊs/ SHAN-ohss, Irish: [ˈʃan̪ˠ n̪ˠoːsˠ]; Irish for "old style") is unaccompanied traditional Irish vocal music usually performed in the Irish language. Sean-nós singing usually involves very long melodic phrases with highly ornamented and melismatic melodic lines, differing greatly from traditional folk singing elsewhere in Ireland, although there is significant regional variation within Ireland. Sean-nós songs cover a range of genres, from love song to lament to lullaby, traditionally with a strong focus on conveying the relevant emotion of the given song. The term sean-nós, which simply means "in the old way", is a vague term that can also refer to various other traditional activities, musical and non-musical.

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WAULKING SONGS (EPS 1, 2, 5, 6, 7)

Waulking songs (Scottish Gaelic: Òrain Luaidh) are Scottish folk songs, traditionally sung in the Gaelic language by women while fulling (waulking) cloth. This practice involved a group of women, who traditionally prepared cloth, rhythmically beating newly woven tweed or tartan cloth against a table or similar surface to lightly felt it and shrink it to better repel water. Simple, beat-driven songs were used to accompany the work.

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REEL À BOUCHE (EPS 2)

 An Acadian/French-Canadian Reel. The title translates as "mouth music reel." Dance music was sometimes lilted in several cultures, notably in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and, by extension, in Cape Breton, Quebec, and other places in North America. Nonsense syllables sufficed for words, although sometimes mouth music had distinct sets of lyrics. Such tunes are also known as turlute in Quebec. Conjecture has it that such tunes were sung for dancing in the absence of an instrument, or when the musicians were incapacitated by fatigue (or drink!), but it was also employed as a mnemonic to make it easier to commit tunes to memory.

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NOS LOWEN (EPS 2)

Nos lowen (former spelling noze looan) is a style of Cornish-Celtic dance, and associated music and events similar in style to the Breton fest noz but featuring only Cornish dances. Nos lowen is Cornish for 'happy night'.

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BOTHY BALLADS  (EPS 5)

Bothy ballads are songs sung by farm labourers in the northeast region of Scotland. Bothies are farm outbuildings, where unmarried labourers used to sleep, often in harsh conditions. In the evening, to entertain themselves, these bothy bands sang. 

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CAPSTAN SHANTY (EPS 5)

The capstan (pronounced caps'n) is an upright, barrel-shaped winch used for heavy lifting. Depending on the size of the capstan, between 4 and 300 men push the capstan bars to wind a cable, lifting anchor, cargo, or a vessel. Capstan shanties, with their steady rhythms, are suited for these long, repetitive tasks. Many capstan shanties use waltz or march time.

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CAOINEADH (KEEN) (EPS 5, 7)

Keening is a traditional form of vocal lament for the dead in the Gaelic Celtic tradition, known to have taken place in Ireland and Scotland. Keening, which can be seen as a form of sean-nós singing, is performed in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages (the Scottish equivalent of keening is known as a coronach). Keening was once an integral part of the formal Irish funeral ritual, but declined from the 18th century and became almost completely extinct by the middle of the 20th century. 

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FEST NOZ (EPS 7)

A fest noz (sometimes hyphenated as fest-noz; "night festival" in Breton) is a Breton traditional festival, with dancing in groups and live musicians playing acoustic instruments. Although it is all too easy to write off the fest nozou and fêtes folkloriques as modern inventions, most of the traditional dances of the fest noz are ancient, some dating back to the Middle Ages, providing a way for the community to grasp hold of its past and relish a deep sense of being with ancestors and with place.

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