Program Highlights and Schedules for
July-September 2001
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| Program # |
Feed Date |
Title |
| 01-27 | 7/5/01 | Summer Festival Preview |
| Performers coming to Celtic festivals in our listening areas this summer
are previewed in this week's program. |
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| 01-28 | 7/12/01 | New Releases |
| Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for an hour of recent recordings from the Celtic
traditions. |
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| 01-29 | 7/19/01 | Ravens and Crows |
| Are there enough songs about ravens and crows in the Celtic and British
Isles traditions to fill the entire hour? Tune in this week to find out,
as host Crow presents songs about his bird-brained relations. It might be
something to caw about! |
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| 01-30 | 7/26/01 | Cherish the Ladies: "The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone" |
| This newest album by the Irish-American women's group Cherish the Ladies
features a number of their male friends and family members in a great mix
of traditional Irish songs and tunes, including some singing by the two
remaining Clancy Brothers and some well-known American folk musicians. |
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| 01-31 | 8/2/01 | Is It Reel? [encore of #99-37] |
| If you have trouble telling the difference between a reel and a jig,
between a hornpipe and a slip jig, this is the program for you! Host Bryan
Kelso Crow will give you ample musical illustration of the differences
among the dance tunes, in time for a quiz at the end of the program! |
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| 01-32 | 8/9/01 | New Releases |
| Tune in for an hour of top-quality tracks selected from new and recent
releases in the Celtic music world. |
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| 01-33 | 8/16/01 | The Rocky Road to Dublin [encore of #00-07] |
| 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. |
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| 01-34 | 8/23/01 | Martin Carthy in Concert |
| The great English folksinger Martin Carthy was recorded in a solo concert
earlier this year in St. Louis, exclusively for Celtic Connections. Don't
miss the songs and stories of one of the most treasured singers of our time. |
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| 01-35 | 8/30/01 | Musical Tour of the Celtic Lands [encore of #00-37] |
| This week we'll ramble from Ireland and Scotland to their fellow Celtic
lands of Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, Brittany, Galicia, and Cape
Breton, sampling the music of each area along the way. |
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| 01-36 | 9/6/01 | New Releases |
| What's new in the Celtic section at your record store? Tune in to this
week's program for a sampling of some of the best of this year's releases. |
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| 01-37 | 9/13/01 | Oysterband Retrospective |
| This British folk-rock band has recorded memorable versions of traditional
songs as well as original compositions that have every indication of
standing the test of time. This week's program offers some highlights of
their work over the past 20 years. |
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| 01-38 | 9/20/01 | Mixed Bag |
| This week's fare includes old favorites with a mix of dance tunes and vocals. |
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| 01-39 | 9/27/01 | Cathie Ryan in Concert [encore of #00-45] |
| Irish-American singer Cathie Ryan was recorded in concert exclusively for
Celtic Connections during the Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music and
Dance, on April 28, 2000. This former member of Cherish the Ladies is
richly supported by her own backup band in a full-hour concert of original
and traditional songs. |
