Program Highlights and Schedules for January-March 2011

11-01

1/6/11

New Releases

Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for a sample of new and recent releases from both sides of the Atlantic.

11-02

1/13/11

American Folk

American singer-songwriters and instrumentalists are featured in this week's program.

11-03

1/20/11

Songs of Robert Burns

We celebrate the birthday of Scotland's great songwriter Robert Burns (January 25, 1759) with recordings by some of Scotland's best contemporary singers, as well as an Irish singer or two.

11-04

1/27/11

Music of Ed Reavy

Fiddler and composer Ed Reavy, born in Co. Cavan in 1897, lived in Philadelphia from 1912 until his death in 1988. Many tunes that have been classified as "traditional" are actually compositions by Ed Reavy. This week's program features some of his tunes, played by Ed and by many of the leading Irish musicians of our time.

11-05

2/3/11

New Releases

Join us for our monthly roundup of new and recent releases from Celtic musicians near and far.

11-06

2/10/11

Songs of Love and Courtship

We celebrate St. Valentine's Day with songs of love and courtship from the Celtic and British Isles traditions.

11-07

2/17/11

What's New From Scotland?

What's new from Scotland? Tune in this week to find out, as we sample vocal and instrumental tracks from recent Scottish releases.

11-08

2/24/11

From the Record Shelf

We're going all vinyl this week as host Bryan Kelso Crow selects favorite tracks from some 200 LP record albums on his shelf.

11-09

3/3/11

New Releases

Tune in this week for selections from the new releases of 2011, plus some tracks from 2010 CDs.

11-10

3/10/11

St. Patrick's Warmup

Our warmup to St. Patrick's Day features some of Ireland's finest singers and players in an all-upbeat show.

11-11

3/17/11

They Came From Cork

Ireland's Co. Cork is home to some of the leading singers and instrumentalists, past and present. This week we feature the likes of Jimmy Crowley, Mairtin de Cogain, Paddy Homan, Elizabeth Cronin, Jackie Daly, Patsy O'Brien, and Nollaig Casey and her sister Maire Ni Chathasaigh.

11-12

3/24/11

Old Favorites

This week's program features tracks from not-quite-recent CDs all the way back to some classic selections from past decades.

11-13

3/31/11

New Releases

We start the month with a sample of songs and tunes from new and recent releases from Celtic performers.