Program Highlights and Schedules for January - March 2003 |
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| Program # | Feed Date | Title | |
| 03-01 | 01/02/03 | Best of 2002 | |
| Our review of the top 15 or so Celtic CDs released in 2002 culminates in host Bryan Kelso Crow's announcement of his choice for "Celtic Connections Album of the Year." Tune in to hear an amazing selection of top-notch contenders. | |||
| 03-02 | 01/09/03 | New Releases | |
| We sort through the many Celtic CDs that arrive each month to bring you this roundup of some of the best traditional music from both sides of the Atlantic. | |||
| 03-03 | 01/16/03 | 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 and collecting. An impressive roster of singers will help us celebrate his birthday in this week's program. | |||
| 03-04 | 01/23/03 | Natalie MacMaster in Person | |
| Canada's outstanding fiddle player, Cape Breton's Natalie MacMaster, joins us in the studio to introduce selections from her studio and live CDs. | |||
| 03-05 | 01/30/03 | Raggle Taggle Gypsies | |
| The travelers of Ireland, Scotland and England have been the subject of many a song in the traditional musics of those lands, and the songs often reflect a fascination with gypsy culture at the same time that they portray them as disreputable. This week's selections include music collected from or performed by people of traveler stock, as well as centuries-old music about the "raggle taggle gypsies." | |||
| 03-06 | 02/06/03 | New Releases | |
| Tune in this week for selections from new and recent CDs from North American and western European performers. | |||
| 03-07 | 02/13/03 | Scottish Roundup | |
| A survey of recent releases from Scotland reflects a thriving musical culture, with singing in Gaelic as well as in English, and instrumental music from duos on up to full-size bands. | |||
| 03-08 | 02/20/03 | Karan Casey in Concert | |
| This week we talk with Irish singer Karan Casey, formerly with Solas, and feature highlights from her 2002 concert in southern Illinois with husband Niall Vallely (concertina) and guitar player Robbie Overson. | |||
| 03-09 | 02/27/03 | Celtic Quintets | |
| What do you get when you sample Celtic bands made up of 5 members? Some very full and intricately coordinated sounds, as you can hear on this week's program. | |||
| 03-10 | 03/06/03 | New Releases | |
| Once again, we pull selections from as many outstanding new and recent releases as we can fit into the hour. | |||
| 03-11 | 03/13/03 | Danu in Concert, Part One | |
| The outstanding Irish band Danu was recorded in concert exclusively for Celtic Connections at the 2002 Southern Illinois Irish Festival. The tunes are fast and furious, and the singing of Ciaran O Gealbhain is perfectly lovely. We'll hear the first half of the concert this week. | |||
| 03-12 | 03/20/03 | Danu in Concert, Part Two | |
| Whether you caught last week's first half of a concert by Irish band Danu or not, tune in for the rousing second half of the concert this week, with host Bryan Kelso Crow and fellow band members joining Danu onstage for a grand finale. | |||
| 03-13 | 03/27/03 | Festival Preview | |
| This year's Southern Illinois Irish Festival (April 25-27 2003 in
Carbondale, IL) features American Irish singer Cathie Ryan, the trio
Siucra, and US Scottish National Fiddle Champion Jeremy Kittel, all of whom
can be heard in this week's preview of this and other upcoming festivals.
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