Sunday, August 31, 2014

Playlist For 31 August 2014

1. The Mountain of Women by Joanie Madden - Song of the Irish Whistle (1996)
2. The Rambling Boys of Pleasure by The Irish Rovers - The Irish Rovers Home in Ireland (2011)
3. The Teddy Bear's Head by The Wolfe Tones - 25th Anniversary (1991)
4. The Wind Upon the Hill by Kevin McKrell - The Wind Upon the Hill: The Irish Collection (2007)
5. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
6. Festival of Galway by Hair of the Dog - Donegal (2007)
7. Danny Boy by James Galway and Phil Coulter - Legends (1997)
8. Fields of Athenry by Paddy Reilly - The Gold and Silver Days (2001)
9. Under the Milky Way by Seven Nations - Big Dog (1996)
10. Cotton Eyed Joe by The Chieftains - Another Country (1992)
11. I.R.E.L.A.N.D. by Tommy Comerford - Tommy Comerford Presents...Organised Rhyme (1999)
12. Greenfields of France by Kevin McKrell - Bound For Boston (2003)
13. You'll Never Beat the Irish by The Wolfe Tones - You'll Never Beat the Irish (2005)
14. Joyce Country Ceili Band by The Saw Doctors - Songs From Sun Street (1998)
15. Our Heroes by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
16. The Old Accordian Man/Dedicated to the Memory of Jimmy Shand by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
17. The Dublin Pub Crawl by The Irish Rovers - The Irish Rovers Home in Ireland (2011)
18. Into the Mystic by Hair of the Dog - Liam Left the Lights on Again (2012)
19. Black is the Colour by Triskele - Look Back...Don't Stare (2010)
20. The Unicorn by The Irish Rovers - The Irish Rovers' Gems: 32 Years of Irish Rovers Favourites (1996)
21. Carrickfergus by Celtic Woman - A New Journey (2007)
22. Ireland's 32/Irish Washerwoman by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
23. Paddy and the Barrel by The New Barleycorn - At Flannery's (1990)
24. You Raise me Up by Celtic Woman - Celtic Woman (2005)
25. In Loving Memory by Phil Coulter - Highland Cathedral (2000)
26. Donald Where's Your Trousers by The Irish Rovers - The Irish Rovers' Gems: 32 Years of Irish Rovers Favourites (1996)
27. Nancy Whiskey by Donnybrook Fair - Tunnel Tigers (1982)
28. The Whistling Gypsy by Andy Cooney - The Best of Andy Cooney: Treasury of Hits (2008)
29. Medley: Beer Barrel Polka/Havanagila/Irish Molly-O by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party!(1985) 
30. Leaves in the Wind by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
31. Geraldine's Thinking of Galway by The McKrells - Live (2002)
32. The Crossing by The Wolfe Tones - You'll Never Beat the Irish (2005)
33. Michael by Johnny McEvoy - Ireland's Original (1993)
34. My Forever Friend by Eamonn McGirr and Friends - The Way Back (2002)
35. Pachelbel's Frolics by Eileen Ivers - Traditional Irish Music (1994) 

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Playlist For 24 August 2014

1. Jigs: Helvic Head/I Buried my Wife and Danced on Top of Her/Frahers by The Friel Sisters - The Friel Sisters (2013)
2. Best Foot Shuffle by Best Foot Forward - Footnotes (1993)
3. Celtic Symphony by The Canny Brothers Band - The Guinness Situation (2014)
4. May the Light of Love by The Intermountain Trio - Live at Sky Heart (2010)
5. Song: Tίr Chonaill by The Friel Sisters - The Friel Sisters (2013)
6. Irishman in America by Boru - Business as Usual (1991)
7. Drill, ye Tarriers, Drill by Liam Clancy - We've Come a Long Way (1989)
8. Red is the Rose by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
9. Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman - Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance (1996)
10. Las Vegas in the Hills of Donegal by The New York Showband - The New York Showband (1995)
11. Sally Garden by Barleyjuice - The Morning After (2008)
12. Southern Cross by Joe Giltrap - The Soldier's Tree (1999)
13. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
14. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
15. Under the Milky Way by Seven Nations - Big Dog (1997)
16. When the Boys Come Rolling Home by The New Barleycorn - Ireland's Celtic Heartbeat (1997)
17. Geraldine's Thinking of Galway by Hair of the Dog - Liam Left the Lights on Again (2012)
18. The Band Played Red River Valley by Johnny McEvoy - Ireland's Original (1993)
19. Ticonderoga by Isla St. Clair - When the Pipers Play (1998)
20. The Jug of Punch by The Clancy Brothers - The Best of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (1996)
21. Scorn Not His Simplicity by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
22. Celtic Heartbeat by The New Barleycorn - Ireland's Celtic Heartbeat (1997)
23. On the One Road by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)
24. May the Road Rise by Frank Jaklitsch - Dreamers and Angels (1997)
25. Danny, a Peace Trilogy by Red Hurley - Danny Boy Trilogy (1997)
26. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling by Various Artists - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1994)
27. Four Green Fields by Eamonn McGirr - Live on Cape Cod (1985)
28. Celtic Girl by Barleyjuice - The Morning After (2008)
29. The Garden Song by The New Barleycorn - At Flannery's (1990)
30. My Son by Tony Kenny - My Son (1991)
31. Will ye no Come Back Again? by Schooner Fare - Day of the Clipper (1978)
32. Song of Liberty by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)
33. The Star of the Sea by Phil Coulter - Lake of Shadows (2001)
34. Katy Daly by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)

Friday, August 22, 2014

CD Received

The Friel Sisters by The Friel Sisters (2013)
Genre: Irish Folk
When did we receive it? 22 August 2014

First of all, we would like to thank our good friend and a faithful listener to 'Proud to be Irish' - Glenn - for sending us this CD. The Friel Sisters are currently based in Glasgow, although they have deep family roots in the Gaeltacht area of Donegal.

Many thanks again, Glenn! Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts off this CD on future programs.

Sunday, August 17, 2014

Playlist For 17 August 2014

1. Celebration Reel by The Gothard Sisters - Story Girl (2011)
2. Medley: Sean South/Irish Rover/Reilly's Daughter/The Holy Ground/The Wild Colonial Boy by The New York Showband - The New York Showband (1995)
3. Music of Healing by Sean Keane - Turn a Phrase (1996)
4. Summertime is Coming/O-Ro by Aoife Clancy - Soldiers and Dreams (2001)
5. Mull of Kintyre by The Celtic Tenors - Irish Album (2003)
6. Katy Daly by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
7. The Highwayman by Liam Clancy - We've Come a Long Way (1989)
8. Star of the County Down by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
9. The Helicopter Song by The Wolfe Tones - 25th Anniversary (1991)
10. Spanish Lady by The Canny Brothers Band - The Guinness Situation (2014)
11. Into the Mystic by Hair of the Dog - Liam Left the Lights on Again (2012)
12. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
13. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
14. These Are my Mountains by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan's Scottish Party (1991)
15. Plastic Bullets by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)
16. Ireland by Garth Brooks - Fresh Horses (1995)
17. A Place in the Choir by Celtic Thunder - Heritage (2011)
18. All That Might Have Been by Bonnie Logan - All That Might Have Been (2004)
19. Galway Girl by Dominic Kirwan - Echoes of Ireland (2003)
20. Waltzing With Bears by Tommy Makem - Rolling Home (1989)
21. Lisdoonvarna Polka by Dominic Kirwan - Echoes of Ireland (2003)
22. Irish Set: The Wearing of the Green/The Minstrel Boy by The Schenectady Pipe Band - Live in Concert (2009)
23. Liberty by The Corries - 21st Anniversary Concert (2010)
24. Bodhran Beat by More Power to Your Elbow - Fingers of Fun (1996)
25. The Rising of the Moon by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
26. Under the Milky Way by Seven Nations - Big Dog (1997)
27. Day of the Clipper by Schooner Fare - Day of the Clipper (1978)
28. Alberta by Glengarry Bhoys - Mill Sessions (2006)
29. Ireland's Call by Celtic Thunder - Voyage II (2012)
30. Four Green Fields by Eamonn McGirr - Live in Concert (1984)
31. Boys of Fair Hill by Victor Cunneen - Sweet Bank River (1995)
32. Christmas 1915 by Celtic Thunder - Act Two (2008)
33. Dark, Deep, Rolling Water by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
34. The Bells of Dunblane by Eamonn McGirr and Friends - The Way Back (2002)

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Playlist For 10 August 2014

1. Harnett's/The Old Favorite by Girsa - A Sweeter Place (2011)
2. One For the Morning Glory by Harry O’Donoghue - It’ll be Alright on the Night (1998)
3. Wild Mountain Thyme by Kevin Evans - Galway to Graceland (1996)
4. Foggy Dew by The Canny Brothers Band - One Drop of Whiskey (2010)
5. John o' Dreams by Dermot O'Brien - Dear Old Ireland (1995)
6. Cotton Eyed Joe by The Chieftains - Another Country (1992)
7. Sing an Irish Song by Barleycorn - My Last Farewell (2002)
8. The Homes of Donegal/The Girl From Donegal/The Boys From the County Armagh/Goodbye Johnny Dear by Deirdre Reilly - A Toast to the Irish Colleens (1999)
9. Flower of Scotland by The Corries - 21st Anniversary Concert (2010)
10. Bold Fenian Men by The Go-Lucky Four - Irish Capers (1967)
11. Compass by The Gothard Sisters - Compass (2013)
12. Free the People by The Dubliners - The Best of the Dubliners (2005)
13. Marie's Wedding by The High Kings - The High Kings (2008)
14. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
15. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
16. Peggy Gordon by The Canny Brothers Band - The Guinness Situation (2014)
17. The John McLean March by North Sea Gas - Glencoe Massacre (2008)
18. The Craic Was Ninety in the Isle of Man by Various Artists - The Essential Irish Folk Collection (2003)
19. Irish Soldier Laddie by Various Artists - Festival of Irish Folk Music (1980)
20. The Irish Wedding Song by Various Artists - The Wedding Song Collection (1995)
21.  Oh, Danny Boy by Erin's Pride - May the Road Rise to Meet You (1996)
22. Kesh Jig by Various Artists - Festival of Irish Folk Music (1980)
23. Wasn't That a Party by The Irish Rovers - Celtic Collection: The Next Thirty Years (1995)
24. The Mountains of Pomeroy by Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones - On the One Road (2009)
25. When New York Was Irish by Paddy Reilly - The Gold and Silver Days (2001)
26. My Irish Molly by Various Artists - The Golden Collection of Irish Music (1994)
27. Come With me Molly by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan Presents Irish Eyes (1986)
28. 85 High in Killarney by Cahal Dunne - Shamrocks and Heather (1997)
29. Ireland's Call by Celtic Thunder - Celtic Thunder: The Show (2008)
30. Hills of Tipperary by Eamonn Ryan - Where the New World Meets the Old (2001)
31. One Day at a Time by Various Artists - Emerald Classics (1988)
32. Rocky Road to Dublin by The Murphy Brothers - The Murphy Brothers (2009)
33.The Ghosts of Culloden by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
34. The Boys of Kilmichael by Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones - On the One Road (2009)
35. A Bird Without Wings by Celtic Thunder - Act Two (2008)
36. Rare Old Mountain Dew by Annmarie O'Riordan - Melody in Harmony (2005)
37. The Parting Glass by The High Kings - The High Kings (2008)
38. McAlpine's Fusiliers by The Galway Blazers - Irish Music in America (1970)
39.  Boys in the Barroom by The Canny Brothers Band - The Guinness Situation (2014)
40. The Beggarman Jig by The High Kings - The High Kings (2008)

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Playlist For 3 August 2014

1. Brian Boru's March/Tripping up the Stairs/The Lilting Fisherman by Boru - Business as Usual (1991)
2. Best Foot Shuffle by Best Foot Forward - Footnotes (1993)
3. Rolling Home to Ireland by The Irish Rovers - Celtic Collection: The Next Thirty Years (1995)
4. Leaving of Liverpool by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
5. Black Velvet Band by Various Artists - Celtic Pride II (1997)
6. Boys of Fair Hill by Victor Cunneen - Sweet Bank River (1995)
7. This Story I Tell You is True by Annmarie O'Riordan - Melody in Harmony (2005)
8. The Lighthouse by Tara Shamrock - Hello Friend (1997)
9. Kelly, the Boy From Killane by Danny Doyle - Rebels!: The Gold Sun of Freedom (1998)
10. Rolling Hills of the Border by Girsa - A Sweeter Place (2011)
11. Skidoo by Stockton's Wing - The Stockton's Wing Collection (1991)
12. When You Were Sweet Sixteen by The Fureys - The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur (1991)
13. My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose by The Fureys - The Fureys' Finest (1995)
14. Wild Rover by John Culliton Mahoney - In my Mother's Eyes (2006)
15. When the Ship Comes In by The Clancy Brothers - Older But no Wiser (1995)
16. Under the Milky Way by Seven Nations - Big Dog (1996)
17. Bonnie Ship the Diamond/Tamlinn by Gaelic Storm - Gaelic Storm (1998)
18. Sound of the Thunder by The Fureys - Claddagh Road (1999)
19. These Are my Mountains by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan's Scottish Party (1991)
20. Medley: Beer Barrel Polka/Havanagila/Irish Molly-O by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
21. The Ballad of Joe McDonnell by Eamonn McGirr - Live in Concert (1984)
22. The Ghosts of Culloden by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
23. Merry Ploughboy by The Wolfe Tones - 25th Anniversary (1991)
24. Sunlight on the Water by Phil Coulter - Lake of Shadows (2001)
25. The Boundary Wall by Mac and O' - We're Making Memories (1997)
26. All of the Hard Days Are Gone by The McKrells - Somethin' Fierce (2000)
27. Paddy and the Barrel by The New Barleycorn - At Flannery's (1990)
28. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
29. If Wishes Were Fishes by North Sea Gas - Glencoe Massacre (2008)
30. Home From the Sea by Phil Coulter - Words and Music (1981)
31. Ireland's 32/Irish Washerwoman by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
32. The Old Man by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
33. Skye Boat Song by Moira Kerr - Celtic Soul (2006)
34. Katy Daly by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)