Program Highlights and Schedules for January- March 2000
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-01 | 1/6/00 | New Releases |
| Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for his monthly sampling of new CDs in the Celtic music world. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-02 | 1/13/00 | Fiddler Martin Hayes |
| Known for his slow, expressive version of the County Clare fiddling style, his extraordinarily long medleys, and his long curly hair, Martin Hayes wows audiences at home and abroad. Listen for some of the longest fiddle tracks on record as we sample his live and studio performances. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-03 | 1/20/00 | Songs of Robert Burns |
| Born January 25, 1759, Robert Burns continues to occupy the most central role in Scotland's long tradition of song-writing. An impressive roster of singers will help us celebrate his birthday in this week's program. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-04 | 1/27/00 | Cherish the Ladies in Concert, PartII |
| The second half of a lively performance by Irish-American female band Cherish the Ladies, recorded for Celtic Connections at the 1999 Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music & Dance. Flute player and band-leader Joanie Madden talks backstage with host Bryan Kelso Crow about the band's new CD, "At Home." |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-05 | 2/3/00 | New Releases |
| Tune in for the best of new and recent releases in the Celtic music world. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-06 | 2/10/00 | Micho Russell's Music |
| Known as "Ireland's Musical Ambassador," the late Micho Russell was an unassuming farmer from County Clare who introduced many students to the tin whistle, and left us a rich legacy of recordings and compositions. This week's program features songs and tunes from Micho and his brothers, as well as other contemporary Irish musicians who perform his tunes. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-07 | 2/17/00 | Rocky Road to Dublin |
| One of the best known Irish ballads is the subject of this week's program. We'll compare various performances of the song, and we'll also discover what it reflects about the social and political conditions of its time. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-08 | 2/24/00 | British Folk |
| Older and newer recordings of songs and dance music from our English neighbors. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-09 | 3/2/00 | New Releases |
| Those record companies keep releasing new CDs faster than we can keep up with them, but we'll sample some of the best new recordings in this week's program. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-10 | 3/9/00 | Spirit of St. Patrick |
| Irish liturgical and meditative music in the true spirit of St. Patrick. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-11 | 3/16/00 | Oh! Carolan |
| Turlough O'Carolan, who died March 25, 1738, remains the best-known composer of tunes for the Irish harp, and a favorite source of music for many contemporary harpers as well as other musicians. This week we offer an all-Carolan program. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-12 | 3/23/00 | The Work of the Weavers |
| Many a song in the Scottish and related traditions has honored the work of the weavers, and this week we'll highlight some of those songs. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| CC00-13 | 3/30/00 | Highlights from the Southern Illinois Festival |
| Concert selections from the past three years of the Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music and Dance, recorded exclusively for Celtic Connections. |