CC98-14     4/2/98               New Releases
Our monthly sample of new releases on the Celtic record labels includes lots of great new music from Shanachie, Green Linnet, Windham Hill, and other companies.

CC98-15     4/9/98             Southern Illinois Irish Festival Preview, Part I
This is the first of two programs previewing musicians who will be performing in the second annual Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music and Dance, including Connie Dover & Roger Landes, a trio made up of Brendan Mulvihill, Billy McComiskey, and Zan McLeod, and our own local band, The Dorians.

 CC98-16     4/16/98        Southern Illinois Irish Festival Preview, Part II
More songs from Connie Dover, instrumentals from fiddle player Brendan Mulvihill, accordion player Billy McComiskey, and guitar player Zan McLeod, as well as selections from the Celtic Connections in-house band, The Dorians, all of whom will be appearing at the Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music and Dance, April 24-25, 1998, on the campus of Southern Illinois University.

CC98-17     4/23/98        Bealtaine/May Day Celebration
As the 1st of May approaches, we celebrate the ancient Celtic holiday of Bealtaine with musical selections associated with the holiday and with the coming of spring.

 CC98-18     4/30/98     A Mixed Bag of Celtic Music 
Host Bryan Kelso Crow picks favorite selections from the Celtic record shelf.

 CC98-19     5/7/98       Mothers in Celtic Music
 In the week of Mother's Day, we survey Celtic songs by or about mothers.

CC98-20     5/14/98     New Releases
 A monthly sampling of some of the best new releases in the Celtic music world.

 CC98-21    5/21/98     Celtic Mouth Music
A new CD/book combination by Ellipsis Records is the centerpiece for a program exploring the fascinating Celtic traditions of making dance music by mouth alone, called lilting or diddling or puirt a beul.

CC98-22     5/28/98     Reel to Reel
Can a program consisting entirely of reels hold your interest? Get ready to dance as we go from reel to reel, often comparing different performances of the same reels. Let's get reel!

CC98-23    6/4/98        Choice Cuts
Host Bryan Kelso Crow offers choice selections from the Celtic record library.

 CC98-24   6/11/98    Yeats & Irish Music
In honor of the birthday of Irish poet William Butler Yeats, we will hear musical settings of a number of his poems.

CC98-25    6/18/98    Fathers in Celtic Music
We celebrate Father's Day by turning to songs by and about fathers from the Celtic traditions.

 CC98-26   6/25/98    New Releases
 What's new? What's hot? What's cool? Find the answers with regard to Celtic music on this week's edition of Celtic Connections