Playlist For 28 June 2015

1. Bodhran Beat by More Power to Your Elbow - Fingers of Fun (1996)

2. The Shamrock and the Rose by The Whole Shabang - Cuttin' Loose! (1996)

3. A Drink For my Father by Denis O'Gorman - Down Through the Years (1994)

4. Come by the Hills by Four Celtic Voices - Four Leaf Clover (2009)

5. The Band Played Red River Valley by Johnny McEvoy - Ireland's Original (1993)

6. Roving Gypsy Boy by The Rankin Family - Collection (1996)

7. Glasgow by George Donaldson - The White Rose (2011)

8. The Banks of Sicily by Schooner Fare - The First Ten Years (1986)

9. Irish Eyes by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan Presents Irish Eyes (1986)

10. Boolavogue by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)

11. Green Groves by Lenahan - Lenahan (1996)

12. County of Queens by Lenahan - Lenahan (1996)

13. Dancer in the Dance by Shirae - Tiger's Island (2004)

14. Portland Town by Schooner Fare - The First Ten Years (1986)

15. The Holy Ground by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)

16. Se mo Laoch by Triskele - Triskele Live! (2015)

17. Medley: The Nightingale/Moonshine/My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean/Sing, Irishmen Sing by The Sean O’Neill Band - 50 Irish Party Songs (1995)

18. The Merry Ploughboy by The Galway Blazers - Irish Music in America (1970)

19. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)

20. Mother's Chair by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)

21. Jigs: Helvic Head/I Buried my Wife and Danced on Top of Her/Frahers by The Friel Sisters - The Friel Sisters (2013)

22. Travelin' People by The Clancy Brothers and Robbie O'Connell - Tunes 'n' Tales of Ireland (1988)

23. Greenfields of France by Kevin McKrell - Bound For Boston (2003)

24. Footsteps Through the Rosses by Margo - Old Friends of Mine (1992)

25. Come With me Molly by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan Presents Irish Eyes (1986)

26. A Mhaithrin A’leigfea ‘Un an Aonaigh Me?/Mother, Will You Let me go to the Fair? by Cathie Ryan - The Music of What Happens (1998)

27. Under the Milky Way by Seven Nations - Big Dog (1996)

28. Mo Ruin Geal Dileas by Triskele - Triskele Live! (2015)

29. Plastic Bullets by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)

30. Will ye no Come Back Again? by Schooner Fare – Day of the Clipper (1978)

31. Whiskey in the Jar/All Around my Hat/Jigs by The Whole Shabang - Dreamers and Believers (1995)

32. Bogie's Bonnie Belle by Various Artists - Common Ground: Voices of Modern Irish Music (1996)

33. When I Grow Too Old to Dream by John McDermott - Timeless Memories: The Greatest Hits (2006)

34. Molly Malone by Four Celtic Voices - Four Leaf Clover (2009)

35. Waltzing With Bears by Tommy Makem - Rolling Home (1989)

36. Counting the Miles by Paddy Reilly - Paddy Reilly's Ireland Volume 2 (1986)

37. Dingle Bay by The Wolfe Tones - 25th Anniversary (1991)

38. Reel of Rio/High Road to Linton by Girsa - A Sweeter Place (2011)

CD Received

Triskele Live! by Triskele (2015)
Genre: Irish Folk
When did we receive it? 28 June 2015

Well, we had a bit of a surprise this afternoon. Last Sunday, the members of Triskele stopped by the studio to chat about the release of their new CD: Triskele Live! Noeleen stopped by again this afternoon and very kindly gave us a fresh copy of the CD 'hot off the presses!' Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we hope to start playing several cuts from this CD soon.

CD Recieved

Mountain Rose by The Gothard Sisters (2015)
Genre: Celtic Folk
When did we receive it? 24 June 2015

First of all, we would like to thank Solana Gothard for contacting us with the brilliant news that she and her sisters - Willow and Greta - have just released their latest CD: Mountain Rose. For those of you who have listened to 'Proud to be Irish' for any length of time, you will no doubt remember this delightful trio of sisters from Seattle, Washington. Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we hope to start playing several cuts from this CD soon.

Playlist For 21 June 2015

1. Man in the Bog/The Compromise by Girsa - A Sweeter Place (2011)
2. Red is the Rose by Danny Quinn - Gifts From a Bard (2005)
3. St. Patty's Polka Medley by Jimmy Sturr - Touched by a Polka (2000)
4. Rosslare Harbour by Margo - Old Friends of Mine (1992)
5. 85 High in Killarney by Cahal Dunne - Shamrocks and Heather (1997)
6. Raggle Taggle Gypsy by The Irish Descendants - We Are the Irish Descendants (2004)
7. Plastic Bullets by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)
8. Star of the County Down by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
9. 'The Thorn Birds' Theme by James Galway - Greatest Hits (1988)
10. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
11. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
12. Scotland For Ever/Scotland the Brave by John McDermott - Timeless Memories: The Greatest Hits (2006)
13. Cill Cais/Kilcash by Mac and O' - Someone From Home (1995)
14. Rafferty's Motor Car by Val Doonican - The Very Best of Val Doonican (1998)
15. Bold Fenian Men by Triskele - Triskele Live! (2015)
16. Se mo Laoch by Triskele - Triskele Live! (2015)
17. Mo Ruin Geal Dileas by Triskele - Triskele Live! (2015)
18. Nancy Spain by Dominic Kirwan - Echoes of Ireland (2003)
19. Ireland's 32/Irish Washerwoman by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
20. The Soldier's Song by Derek Warfield - God Save Ireland (2008)
21. The Old Man by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
22. Belfast by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan Presents Irish Eyes (1986)
23. Green Hills of Kerry by Various Artists - The Golden Collection of Irish Music (1994)
24. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling by Various Artists - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1994)
25. Women of Ireland by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)
26. Footsteps Through the Rosses by Margo - Old Friends of Mine (1992)
27. Galway Bay by Andy Cooney - Boston Rose and Other Irish Favorites (1989)
28. The Band Played Red River Valley by Johnny McEvoy - Ireland's Original (1993)
29. Seven Drunken Nights by Celtic Thunder - Mythology (2013)
30. Scottish Soldier by Cahal Dunne - Shamrocks and Heather (1997)
31. MacAlpines Fusiliers by The High Kings - Friends For Life (2014)
32. Roisin by Barleycorn - My Last Farewell (2002)
33. Sunlight on the Water by Phil Coulter - Lake of Shadows (2001)
34. The Irish Wedding Song by Andy Cooney - Live in Concert (2004)
35. One Day at a Time by Various Artists - Emerald Classics (1988)
36. The Parting Glass by The High Kings - The High Kings (2008)

CD Received

Touched by a Polka by Jimmy Sturr (2000)
Genre: Polka Music
When did we receive it? 21 June 2015

First of all, we would like to thank the Rymanowski Brothers - Dennis and Gerry; hosts of 'The Polka Spotlight' and polka musicians themselves - for giving us a copy of this CD. Renowned polka musician Jimmy Sturr and Irish singer Dermot O'Brien teamed up for the track St. Patty's Polka Medley. Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we hope to start playing several cuts from this CD soon. Thanks again, guys! ;)

Playlist For 14 June 2015

1. Celebration Reel by The Gothard Sisters - Story Girl (2011)
2. The Last Farewell by Roger Whittaker - Live! (1989)
3. Mull of Kintyre by Celtic Thunder - Act Two (2008)
4. The Rising of the Moon by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
5. The Mountains of Pomeroy by Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones - On the One Road (2009)
6. When the Ship Comes In by The Clancy Brothers - Older But no Wiser (1995)
7. Irish Stew by Anne Barrett - Shamrock the Album (2003)
8. Rare Old Times by Various Artists - The Essential Irish Folk Collection (2003)
9. Take me Back/Here For the Tartan/Marie's Wedding/Scotland the Brave by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan's Scottish Party (1991)
10. My Son by Tony Kenny - My Son (1991)
11. Fare Thee Well Enniskillen by Danny Quinn - Gifts From a Bard (2005)
12. My Heart is in Ireland by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)
13. Medley: The Galway Shawl/Spancil Hill/Claddagh Ring by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
14. Footsteps Through the Rosses by Margo - Old Friends of Mine (1992)
15. Road and the Miles Tae Dundee by North Sea Gas - Spirit of Scotland (2000)
16. Stand, Look Around You by Carthy and McGarrigle - The Irish Connections (2000)
17. From a Distance by Tony Kenny - My Son (1991)
18. Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder by Various Artists - 25 Irish Favorites (2000)
19. Dirty Old Town by Blackthorn - Here we go Again (1996)
20. Liverpool Lou by The Go-Lucky Four - Irish Capers (1967)
21. When You Were Sweet Sixteen by The Fureys - The Fureys' Finest (1995)
22. The Lark in the Morning by The Screaming Orphans - The Jacket's Green (2011)
23. Green Fields of France by The Fureys - The Fureys' Finest (1995)
24. Cavan Girl by Various Artists - The Golden Collection of Irish Music (1994)
25. Tipperary on my Mind by Mac and O' - To my Children I'm Irish (1993)
26. Scorn Not His Simplicity by Eamonn McGirr and Friends - The Way Back (2002)
27. When New York Was Irish by Paddy Reilly - The Gold and Silver Days (2001)
28. Bold Fenian Men by The Go-Lucky Four - Irish Capers (1967)
29. The Ghosts of Culloden by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
30. McNamara's Band by Echoes of Erin - The Unicorn: Irish Favorites (1999)
31. The Water is Wide by Tommy Comerford - Tommy Comerford Presents...Organised Rhyme (1999)
32. Sonny by Triskele - Look Back...Don't Stare (2010)
33. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
34. A Bird Without Wings by Celtic Thunder - Act Two (2008)
35. These Are my Mountains by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan's Scottish Party (1991)
36. Wasn't That a Party by The Irish Rovers - 40 Years A-Rovin' (2005)
37. The Craic Was Ninety in the Isle of Man by Various Artists - The Essential Irish Folk Collection (2003)
38. Sentimental Irish/Just Like Me by Mac and O' - Someone From Home (1995)
39. Hills of Tipperary by Eamonn Ryan - Where the New World Meets the Old (2001)
40. Murphy Broke the Pledge by The Irish Descendants - Encore: Best of the Irish Descendants Volume 2 (2009)
41. Star Spangled Banner by Veterans of Foreign Wars - Patriotic Favorites: 28 Songs (2011)

Playlist For 7 June 2015

1. Austin Tierney's/Jenny's Chickens by Stockton's Wing - The Stockton's Wing Collection (1991)
2. Rosin the Bow by Bobby O'Brien - Growin' up Irish (2003)
3. Irish Stew by Anne Barrett - Shamrock the Album (2003)
4. The Battle of New Orleans by Anne Barrett - Shamrock the Album (2003)
5. 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)
6. Home From the Sea by The Irish Rovers - 40 Years A-Rovin' (2005)
7. The Parting Glass by The High Kings - The High Kings (2008)
8. Hearts on Fire by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
9. My Homeland by Isla Grant - Mother (2001)
10. Fairytale of New York by Phil Coulter - Recollections (1993)
11. Rafferty's Motor Car by Val Doonican - The Very Best of Val Doonican (1998)
12. Heartland by Celtic Thunder - Celtic Thunder: The Show (2008)
13. Shelter by Geraldine Doyle - Emigrant Eyes (1995)
14. Kiss me I'm Irish by Gaelic Storm - Bring Yer Wellies (2006)
15. Leaving of Liverpool by The Canny Brothers Band - The Canny Brothers Band (2007)
16. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
17. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
18. These Are my Mountains by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan's Scottish Party (1991)
19. Step it Out Mary by The High Kings - Memory Lane (2010)
20. Mary From Dungloe by Various Artists - Celtic Favourites: The Solid Gold Collection (2008)
21. Will ye go Lassie Go by Various Artists - Celtic Favourites: The Solid Gold Collection (2008)
22. Mo Ghile Mear/Our Hero by The Chieftains - The Long Black Veil (1995)
23. The Old Man by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
24. Galway and Mayo by The Saw Doctors - Songs From Sun Street (1998)
25. Together Forever by Fr. Ray Kelly - Where I Belong (2015)
26. Ireland's Call by Tony Kenny - Ireland's Call (1997)
27. Whistling Gypsy by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
28. Into the Mystic by Hair of the Dog - Liam Left the Lights on Again (2012)
29. The Town I Loved so Well by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
30. Boys of the Old Brigade by The Porters - Ale House Fire (1993)
31. Fionnghuala by The Celtic Tenors - The Irish Album (2003)