Program Highlights and Schedules for April - June 2003
Program # Feed Date Title  
03-14 4/3/03 New Releases
This week we feature new CDs by Patrick Street and Old Blind Dogs, along with vocal and instrumental tracks from some of the best new Irish and Scottish releases.
  
03-15 4/10/03 Kate Rusby & John McCusker
Kate Rusby is one of the leading traditional singers in Britain today, and her husband John McCusker is one of Scotland's leading fiddle players and a master of several other instruments. They both have new CDs out, including Kate's CD "10" which looks back through her first 10 years of recording. A sampling of their numerous recordings gives us a rich mix of vocal and instrumental treats.
  
03-16 4/17/03 Old Favorites
Host Bryan Kelso Crow picks out favorite tracks from Celtic albums of the past 30 years.
  
03-17 4/24/03 Planxty
One of the leading Irish traditional bands of the 1970s and early 1980s, Planxty included singers Christy Moore and Andy Irvine, piper Liam O'Flynn, and multi-instrumentalist Donal Lunny, with later additions of Johnny Moynihan and Matt Molloy. This week's program offers highlights from their six classic albums of Irish music.
   
03-18 5/1/03 New Releases
We start the month of May with a roundup of some of the best tracks from new and recent releases.
  
03-19 5/8/03 Hornpipes Galore
After a full hour of hornpipes played by some of the best Celtic bands and by a variety of instrumentalists, you'll be going "HOP-one-two-three-HOP-one-two-three" for the rest of the day! We'll even find some vocal tracks set to hornpipe melodies. Tune in for a lively hour of music from the Celtic traditions.
  
03-20 5/15/03 Best of 1978, 25 Years Later
Check in to this week's program to hear some of the best Celtic releases of 1978, 25 years down the line. It was a vintage year!
  
03-21 5/22/03 Tara's Treasures
The Tara record label from Ireland has been a consistent source of great music for several decades. This week's program samples from their extensive catalog.
  
03-22 5/29/03 Irish Music in Chicago Since 1930
Irish Studies scholar Charles Fanning joins us in the studio this week to report on his research documenting the popularity of Irish music in Chicago, with recordings going back to the 1930s, from the home sessions of Eleanor Neary to the studio creations of Liz Carroll.
  
03-23 6/5/03 New Releases
Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for a guided tour of new and recent releases from both sides of the Atlantic.
  
03-24 6/12/03 Women of Scotland
Scotland seems particularly blessed with some great female singers, and this week's program showcases them in all their pride and passion.
  
03-25 6/19/03 Andy Irvine in Concert
Legendary Irish singer Andy Irvine, of Planxty and Patrick Street fame, performs a special in-house concert for Celtic Connections, with traditional and original songs accompanied by his own bouzouki, mandolin, and harmonica playing.
  
03-26 6/26/03 Summertime, Summertime
We kick off the summer with songs of the season, including a traditional Irish air with the same title as this week's program. We also preview the summer festivals.




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