Program Highlights and Schedules for October - December 2000
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-40 | 10/5/00 | New Releases |
| Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for a sampling of the best new and recent songs and tunes from the Celtic music world. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-41 | 10/12/00 | Scottish Spectrum |
| This week's program is entirely devoted to recent acquisitions from Scotland, from such record labels as Greentrax, Culburnie, and Temple. You can count on hearing songs from such greats as Dougie Maclean and Andy M. Stewart, as well as dance music and piping tunes from bands like Capercaillie, Old Blind Dogs, and Ceolbeg. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-42 | 10/19/00 | A Kerry Fling |
| We travel to the southwest of Ireland to focus in on the musical traditions of Co. Kerry, home of some of Ireland's more unique dances like slides, flings, and polkas. There will also be singing in both Irish and English, and a cold pint next to a warm turf fire. |
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| 00-43 | 10/26/00 | Samhain Celebration |
| Music for the harvest season and for Halloween, in honor of the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the beginning of the Celtic New Year. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-44 | 11/2/00 | New Releases |
| Those new releases continue to show up in our mailbox, and we'll do our best to bring you the highlights, from traditional tunes to new compositions in the tradition. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-45 | 11/9/00 | Cathie Ryan in Concert |
| Irish-American singer Cathie Ryan was recorded in concert exclusively for Celtic Connections during the Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music & 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. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-46 | 11/16/00 | Harps & Accordions |
| Two instruments that rarely play in the same ensemble are brought together in this week's program, featuring some of the best players on each instrument from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the U.S. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-47 | 11/23/00 | Mixed Bag |
| A mix of old favorites and newer releases, with no particular theme, makes for some enjoyable listening this week. |
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| 00-48 | 11/30/00 | Child Ballads |
| This week we focus our attention on different singers' versions of some of the traditional ballads of the British Isles collected and published in the late 1800s by Francis Child. The songs, often murderous and disturbing, are not to be confused with children's ballads. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-49 | 12/7/00 | New Releases |
| Our final set of new releases for the year, including some contenders for next month's "Album of the Year" award. |
| Program # | Feed Date | Title |
| 00-50 | 12/14/00 | Christmas is Coming |
| We dip into the wassail bowl and come up with lots of wonderful music, both familiar and unfamiliar, from the Christmas traditions of Ireland, Scotland, England, and other Celtic lands. |
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| 00-51 | 12/21/00 | Celtic Christmas |
| Meditative and celebratory music for the solstice and Christmas season. |
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| 00-52 | 12/28/00 | 2001: A Celtic Odyssey |
| Join host Bryan Kelso Crow to usher in the new year with plenty of musical celebration, including a tribute to "2001" director Stanley Kubrick, whose film "Barry Lyndon" first introduced The Chieftains to film audiences world-wide. |