CD Received

Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison and The Chieftains (1988)
Genre: Irish Folk
When did we receive it? Sometime in 1988, I think

First of all, we would like to thank whoever it was who sent us this CD for possible airplay on 'Proud to be Irish'. We are just refreshing our memories about the songs that are on this CD. Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts off this CD on future programs.

CD Received

20 Greatest Hits by Johnny McEvoy (2001)

Genre: Irish Folk

When did we receive it? Sometime in 2001, I think

First of all, we would like to thank whoever it was who sent us this CD for possible airplay on 'Proud to be Irish'. We are just refreshing our memories about the songs that are on this CD. Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts off this CD on future programs.

CD Received

Lita by Frank Jaklitsch (2003)
Genre: Folk Music
When did we receive it? Sometime in 2003, I think

First of all, we would like to thank Frank Jaklitsch, a local singer from Albany, New York for sending us a copy of this CD for possible airplay on 'Proud to be Irish'. We are just refreshing our memories about the songs that are on this CD. Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts off this CD on future programs.

CD Received

Irish Drinking Songs For Cat Lovers by Marc Gunn (2005)
Genre: Folk Music
When did we receive it? 5 September 2012

First of all, we would like to thank our good friend and a faithful listener to 'Proud to be Irish' - Judy - for sending us this CD. In Judy's accompanying letter she wrote: "As you and Mareena love Irish music and are also serious cat lovers, I thought that this CD would be for you." Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts off this CD on future programs.

Playlist For 2 September 2012

1. Voyage II by Celtic Thunder (2012) (Dream Teller/Fantasy)
2. 36 All-Time Greatest Hits by The Irish Rovers (1997) (Come In)
3. Soldiers and Dreams by Aoife Clancy (2001) (Summertime is Coming/O-Ro)
4. The Best of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem by The Clancy Brothers (2001) (Jug of Punch)
5. Voyage by Celtic Thunder (2012) (Seven Drunken Nights)
6. 36 All-Time Greatest Hits by The Irish Rovers (1997) (Rhymes and Reasons)
7. The Stockton's Wing Collection by Stockton's Wing (1991) (Skidoo)
8. Liam Left the Lights on Again by Hair of the Dog (2012) (The Ramblin' Rover)
9. A Toast to the Irish Colleens by Deirdre Reilly (1999) (Lady of Knock)
10. The Bard of Ireland by Tom Sweeney (1995) (Little Isle of Green)
11. The Bravest by Eamonn McGirr (2001) (The Bravest)
12. A Dream Unfolds by Kate Purcell (2009) (Savannah)
13. Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance by Ronan Hardiman (1996) (Lord of the Dance)
14. Bring Yer Wellies by Gaelic Storm (2006) (Kiss me I'm Irish)
15. Shamrocks and Heather by Cahal Dunne (1997) (85 High in Killarney)
16. 36 All-Time Greatest Hits by The Irish Rovers (1997) (The Unicorn)
17. Memory Lane by The High Kings (2010) (Boulavogue)
18. Ireland's Original by Johnny McEvoy (1993) (Lincoln's Army)
19. May the Road Rise to Meet You by Erin's Pride (1996) (Oh, Danny Boy)
20. 1975: The First Album by The Bothy Band (1975) (The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill)
21. 40 Years A-Rovin' by The Irish Rovers (2005) (A Long Time Ago)
22. Mother by Isla Grant (2001) (Dark, Deep, Rolling Water)
23. Voyage II by Celtic Thunder (2012) (Clancy Brothers Medley: I'll Tell me Ma/Courtin' in the Kitchen/Irish Rover)
24. Irish Heartbeat by Van Morrison and the Chieftains (1988) (Star of the County Down)
25. Let's Have a Party! by Dermot O'Brien (1985) (Ireland's 32/Irish Washerwoman)
26. My Son by Tony Kenny (1991) (My Son)
27. The Best of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem by The Clancy Brothers (1996) (A Nation Once Again)
28. At Flannery's by The New Barleycorn (1990) (The Boys of Killybegs)
29. The Back Door by Cherish the Ladies (1992) (The Back Door)
30. Shamrocks and Heather by Cahal Dunne (1997) (Scottish Medley)
31. Mother by Isla Grant (2001) (Mother's Chair)
32. The Wide World Over: A 40 Year Celebration by The Chieftains (2002) (Long Journey Home/Anthem)
33. Live at Sky Heart by The Intermountain Trio (2010) (May the Light of Love)
34. Look Back...Don't Stare by Triskele (2010) (Sonny)
35. Ireland's Celtic Heartbeat by The New Barleycorn (1997) (My Lovely Rose of Clare)
36. Different Yet the Same by Eamonn McGirr (1996) (The Town I Loved so Well)
37. 20 Greatest Hits by Johnny McEvoy (2001) (Nora)

CD Received

36 All-Time Greatest Hits by The Irish Rovers (1997)
Genre: Irish Folk
When did we receive it? Sometime in 1997, I think

First of all, we would like to thank whoever sent us this CD for possible airplay on 'Proud to be Irish'. Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts off this CD on future programs.

Playlist For 26 August 2012

1. Business as Usual by Boru (1991) (Brian Boru's March/Tripping up the Stairs/The Lilting Fisherman)
2. 40 Years A-Rovin' by The Irish Rovers (2005) (A Long Time Ago)
3. Dear Old Ireland by Dermot O'Brien (1995) (John o' Dreams)
4. A Toast to the Irish Colleens by Deirdre Reilly (1999) (The Homes of Donegal/The Girl From Donegal/The Boys From the County Armagh/Goodby Johnny Dear)
5. To Win Just Once: The Best of the Saw Doctors by The Saw Doctors (2009) (Hay Wrap)
6. Glencoe Massacre by North Sea Gas (2008) (The Dawning of the Day)
7. The Gold and Silver Days by Paddy Reilly (2001) (The Dublin Minstrel)
8. Comedy Countdown by Frank Kelly (2001) (Christmas Countdown)
9. Let's Have a Party! by Dermot O'Brien (1985) (Medley: Beer Barrel Polka/Havanagila/Irish Molly-O)
10. 40 Years A-Rovin' by The Irish Rovers (2005) (Wasn't That a Party)
11. Ireland's Call by Tony Kenny (1997) (Ireland's Call)
12. 50 Irish Pub Songs by Noel Healy (1995) (McNamara's Band/Dear Old Donegal/The Irish Washerwoman/With my Shillelagh Under my Arm)
13. Where the New World Meets the Old by Eamonn Ryan (2001) (Hills of Tipperary)
14. We've Come a Long Way by Liam Clancy (1989) (Drill, ye Tarriers, Drill)
15. Business as Usual by Boru (1991) (Perfect Girl)
16. Celtic Thunder: The Show by Celtic Thunder (2008) (Heartland)
17. A Toast to the Irish Colleens by Deirdre Reilly (1999) (Lady of Knock)
18. To Win Just Once: The Best of the Saw Doctors by The Saw Doctors (2009) (Green and Red of Mayo)
19. For the Times by Schooner Fare (1993) (Freeborn Man)
20. Let's Have a Party! by Dermot O'Brien (1985) (Ireland's 32/Irish Washerwoman)
21. When the Roses Bloom Again by Mary McGonigle (1998) (The Ballad of Michael Collins)
22. Our Forever Friend by Noel Henry's Irish Showband (1995) (West Country Lady)
23. Let it Flow by Hair of the Dog (2003) (The Old Black Rum)
24. At Flannery's by The New Barleycorn (1990) (Paddy and the Barrel)
25. The Whole of the Moon: The Music of the Waterboys and Mike Scott by The Waterboys (1998) (Fisherman's Blues)
26. Another Country by The Chieftains (1992) (Cotton Eyed Joe)
27. Celtic Soul by Moira Kerr (2006) (Where Eagles Fly)
28. Ireland's Celtic Heartbeat by The New Barleycorn (1997) (My Lovely Rose of Clare)
29. 50 Irish Party Songs by The Sean O'Neill Band (2007) (The Nightingale/Moonshine/My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean/Sing, Irishmen, Sing)
30. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem (1996) (The Work of the Weavers)
31. The Essential Irish Folk Collection by Various Artists (2003) (The Craic Was Ninety in the Isle of Man)
32. Profile by The Wolfe Tones (1991) (Plastic Bullets)
33. The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur by The Fureys (1991) (When You Were Sweet Sixteen)
34. On the Rocks by Seamus Kennedy (2004) (Come to the Bower)
35. Heritage by Celtic Thunder (2011) (Clancy Medley: I'll Tell me Ma/Muirsheen Durkin/Courtin' in the Kitchen/The Holy Ground)
36. Ireland's Celtic Heartbeat by The New Barleycorn (1997) (Celtic Heartbeat)