CD Received

The Road Home by Get up Jack (2013)
Genre: Celtic Folk
When did we receive it? 22 September 2013

First of all, we would like to thank Mike DeAngelis - a member of the singing duo Get up Jack - for giving us their new CD. Mike DeAngelis and John Haggarty both stopped by last Sunday to chat about their new collaboration, Get up Jack, celebrating 40 years together in music. For those of you who recognize their names, Mike DeAngelis and John Haggarty are also members of the ever-popular local band, Hair of the Dog!

Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts from this CD on future programs.

Playlist For 15 September 2013

1. The Merry Ploughboy by Derek Warfield - God Save Ireland (2008)
2. The Promise and the Dream by Shay O'Callaghan and Gillian Carroll - The Promise and the Dream (1994)
3. Macnas Parade by The Saw Doctors - Sing a Powerful Song (1997)
4. Wild Mountain Thyme by Kevin Evans - Galway to Graceland (1996)
5. Footsteps Through the Rosses by Margo - Old Friends of Mine (1992)
6. Plastic Bullets by The Wolfe Tones - Profile (1991)
7. Bag of Spuds/Jenny's Chickens by Derek Warfield - God Save Ireland (2008)
8. Mothers, Daughters, Wives by Carmel Dempsey - Keepin' up the Payments (1996)
9. The Minstrel Boy by Geraldine Doyle - Emigrant Eyes (1995)
10. Green and Red of Mayo by The Saw Doctors - Sing a Powerful Song (1997)
11. These Are my Mountains by Paddy Noonan - Paddy Noonan's Scottish Party (1991)
12. Shoals of Herring by Various Artists - Bringing it All Back Home Volume 1 (1994)
13. When You Were Sweet Sixteen by The Fureys - The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur (1991)
14. Compass by The Gothard Sisters - Compass (2013)
15. God Save Ireland by The Go-Lucky Four - Irish Capers (1967)
16. Loving Arms of Co. Down by Maire McVicker - Dreams of my Land (1994)
17. Mountains of Mourne by Dominic Kirwan - Echoes of Ireland (2003)
18. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen by Various Artists - Emerald Classics (1988)
19. One For the Morning Glory by Harry O'Donoghue - It'll be Alright on the Night (1998)
20. Phil the Fluter's Ball by The Celtic Tenors - Irish Album (2003)
21. Skye Boat Song by Moira Kerr - Celtic Soul (2006)
22. Catch me if You Can by Various Artists - Celtic Heritage (2006)
23. N17 by The Saw Doctors - Sing a Powerful Song (1997)
24. The Mountains of Pomeroy by Derek Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones - On the One Road (2009)
25. Slan Abhaile by Cathie Ryan - Cathie Ryan (1997)
26. There Has to be an End by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
27. Lady of Knock by Deirdre Reilly - A Toast to the Irish Colleens (1999)
28. The Town I Loved so Well by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
29. You Touched Upon my Life by Various Artists - The Wedding Song Collection (1995)
30. The Galway Girl by Hair of the Dog - Liam Left the Lights on Again (2012)
31. Anniversary Waltz by The Fureys - The Best of the Fureys and Davey Arthur (1991)
32. Ireland's 32/Irish Washerwoman by Dermot O'Brien - Let's Have a Party! (1985)
33. The Irish Wedding Song by Various Artists - The Wedding Song Collection (1995)
34. The Boys of the Old Brigade by Hair of the Dog - At the Parting Glass (2001)
35. Ireland by Garth Brooks - Fresh Horses (1995)
36. The Old Man by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)

Playlist For 8 September 2013

1. Fiddle Medley by The Brigadoons - The Brigadoons (1984)
2. The Merry Ploughboy by Derek Warfield - God Save Ireland (2008)
3. Brennan on the Moor by Brakin' Tradition - Presence in the Past (1995)
4. Sing an Irish Song by Barleycorn - My Last Farewell (2002)
5. Mantle of Green by Aoife Clancy - It's About Time (1994)
6. 500 Miles by Blackthorn - Here we go Again (1996)
7. Henry Joy by Various Artists - Celtic Pride II (1997)
8. Reels by Mànran - Mànran (2011)
9. Water is Wide by The Gothard Sisters - Compass (2013)
10. Bold Fenian Men by The Go-Lucky Four - Irish Capers (1967)
11. 85 High in Killarney by Cahal Dunne - Shamrocks and Heather (1997)
12. What's the Rumpus? by Gaelic Storm - What's the Rumpus? (2008)
13. Ireland by Garth Brooks - Fresh Horses (1995)
14. The One and Nine by Shillelagh Law - One and Nine (2008)
15. Caledonia by The Barra MacNeils - In Concert (2009)
16. Dido Bendigo by The Makem and Spain Brothers - Up the Stairs (2011)
17. Whiskey in the Jar by The Screaming Orphans - The Jacket's Green (2011)
18. Irish Soldier Laddie by Hair of the Dog - Collection (2005)
19. Flying Sails by The Gothard Sisters - Compass (2013)
20. Rolling Hills of the Border by Girsa - A Sweeter Place (2011)
21. Anthem For Ireland by Various Artists - The Essential Irish Folk Collection (2003)
22. One Day at a Time by Various Artists - Emerald Classics (1988)
23. When Irish Eyes Are Smiling by Various Artists - When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (1994)
24. I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen by Andy Cooney - Boston Rose and Other Irish Favorites (1989)
25. Lady of Knock by Deirdre Reilly - A Toast to the Irish Colleens (1999)
26. Hit the Ground and Run by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)
27. Fiddlers Green by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)
28. The Holy Ground by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)
29. Bless the Broken Road by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)
30. The Bright Side of the Road by Get up Jack - The Road Home (2013)
31. The Old Man by Eamonn McGirr - Different Yet the Same (1996)
32. Hallelujah by Celtic Thunder - Voyage II (2012)
33. The Bravest by Eamonn McGirr - The Bravest (2001)

CD Received

Up the Stairs by The Makem and Spain Brothers (2011)
Genre: Celtic Folk
When did we receive it? 8 September 2013

First of all, we would like to thank Maura McSweeney - one of the entertainment organizers for The Irish 2000 Music and Arts Festival - for giving us this CD. Maura McSweeney, her lovely daughter Claire, and Kathi Quinlan all visited us at the radio station to chat about the 17th Annual Irish 2000 Festival - taking place on September 13th and 14th, 2013. Thanks so much, girls, great to see you all again! :)

Please keep an eye on our newly reinstated playlists as we may be playing some cuts from this CD on future programs.

CD Received

25th Anniversary Reunion: Friends Helping Friends by The Brigadoons (1997)
Genre: Celtic Rock
When did we receive it? 7 September 2013

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. Glenn went to the Scottish Games and was kind enough to pick up four CDs for us - this one by the Canadian band, The Brigadoons; as well as two others, and the debut CD from the Scottish band, Mànran.

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

CD Received

Live at Dreambuilders by The Brigadoons (2012)
Genre: Celtic Rock
When did we receive it? 7 September 2013

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. Glenn went to the Scottish Games and was kind enough to pick up four CDs for us - this one by the Canadian band, The Brigadoons; as well as two others, and the debut CD from the Scottish band, Mànran.

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

CD Received

The Brigadoons by The Brigadoons (1984)
Genre: Celtic Rock
When did we receive it? 7 September 2013

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. Glenn went to the Scottish Games and was kind enough to pick up four CDs for us - this one by the Canadian band, The Brigadoons; as well as two others, and the debut CD from the Scottish band, Mànran.

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