Program Highlights and Schedules for October-December1999


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CC99-40 10/7/99 New Releases
Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for his monthly sampling of new CDs in the Celtic music world.
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CC99-41 10/14/99 Music of Brittany
Brittany, the Celtic region of France, has a rich musical heritage and a lively and distinct musical style. This week's program will feature Breton dance music, as played by bombarde & biniou duets, and as sung by duo singers in the overlapping Breton style, along with a variety of other Breton music.
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CC99-42 10/21/99 Cherish the Ladies in Concert, Part 1
The highly regarded Irish-American band of women, Cherish the Ladies, was recorded in concert especially for Celtic Connections, at the Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music & Dance, April 1999. This week you can hear the first half of the concert, and a discussion backstage with the leader of the band, Joanie Madden. Tune in next month for the conclusion.
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CC99-43 10/28/99 Halloween Special: A Samhain Celebration
The Celtic New Year begins on November 1, and the traditional celebration of November Eve, called Samhain, has evolved into our present-day Halloween. This week's program features music about Samhain and the fall harvest.
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CC99-44 11/4/99 New Releases
Our once-a-month survey of new and recent acquisitions in the Celtic Connections record library.
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CC99-45 11/11/99 Guitar Styles in Celtic Music
Guitar accompaniment is a mainstay of most Irish and Scottish music these days, but the styles that we have grown accustomed to hearing are fairly recent developments. This week's program brings the background to the foreground in a discussion of the leading styles and tunings in guitar accompaniment.
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CC99-46 11/18/99 Cherish the Ladies in Concert, Part 2
The conclusion of a lively performance by Irish-American female band Cherish the Ladies, recorded for Celtic Connections at the third annual Southern Illinois Festival of Irish Music & Dance, April 1999. Flute player Joanie Madden talks backstage with host Bryan Kelso Crow about the band's new album, "At Home."
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CC99-47 11/25/99 Mixed Bag
We reach into the Celtic grab bag for a pleasurable assortment of older and newer recordings of vocals and dance tunes.
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CC99-48 12/2/99 Final New Releases of the Decade/Century/Millenium!
The record companies will no doubt still be sending us new releases right up to the end of the year/decade/century/millenium, so we'll sample some of the best in this week's program.
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CC99-49 12/9/99 Christmas is Coming
There are so many good Celtic Christmas CDs on the market now that we can't represent them adequately in one week's program, so we'll start the Christmas seasonal celebration this week and continue it next week.
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CC99-50 12/16/99 A Celtic Christmas
Traditional and contemporary hymns, songs, and instrumentals for the Christmas and midwinter season.
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CC99-51 12/23/99 A Century of Irish Music
How many highlights of 20th century Irish music recordings can we pack into one hour? Tune in and find out!
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CC99-52 12/30/99 Best of 1999
The first program of the new year will review some of the best Celtic music CDs of 1999, culminating in the host's award for the Celtic Connections Album of the Year.