Program Highlights and Schedules for April - June 2005
Program # Feed Date Title  
05-14 4/7/05 New Releases
Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for his monthly roundup of the best of new and recent releases from both sides of the Atlantic, featuring vocal and instrumental music from the Celtic traditions.
  
05-15 4/14/05 Capercaillie: 20-Year Retrospective
The great Scottish band Capercaillie just celebrated 20 years of recording and performing, and in this week's program we sample from nearly 15 of their albums from the past two decades.
  
05-16 4/21/05 Old Favorites
This week we dust off the albums from the record library as we survey some classic tracks from the past three decades of Irish and Scottish and related music.
  
05-17 4/28/05 Songs of the Sea
Each of the Celtic lands is bordered at least in part by the sea, and this has led to a long tradition of songs about sailors and life on the sea, which we will sample in this week's program.
   
05-18 5/5/05 New Releases
What's new? What's hot? Tune in to this week's show to find out what new and recent releases you might want to keep an eye out for.
  
05-19 5/12/05 Christy Moore: No Ordinary Man
Ireland's legendary singer Christy Moore turned 60 on May 11, and to celebrate his birthday we offer a sample of songs from his albums covering more than three decades, including his years with Planxty (now reunited).
  
05-20 5/19/05 Instrument Showcase
Each selection of dance music and slower airs in this week's program features a different lead instrument, showing the range of instrumentation being used in the Celtic music genre.
  
05-21 5/26/05 Irish Bands
What are some of the leading bands in Ireland at present? This week's program helps to sort out all of those bands with one-word Irish names, like Altan, Danu, Teada, Dervish, and Lunasa. Great music all around!
  
05-22 6/2/05 New Releases
The first program of the month means we'll be sampling from new and recent releases to keep you up to date on some of the best of the albums currently available.
  
05-23 6/9/05 A Trip to Wales
The spotlight this week is on vocal and instrumental music from Wales, which has a long-standing tradition of musical excellence nurtured by regional and national competitions.
  
05-24 6/16/05 Best of 1980 (25 years later)
What were the exciting new releases in the Celtic music genre 25 years ago? Your host, Bryan Kelso Crow, was well into the music at that point, and for this week's program he raids his record collection to show how the performance styles have changed in a quarter of a century, even though many of the songs have remained the same.
  
05-25 6/23/05 A Presence of Percussion
From the bodhran to African-influenced hand percussion, many singers and instrumentalists in Celtic music favor percussion accompaniment, and this week we bring the percussion into the spotlight.
  
05-26 6/30/05 Summer Festival Preview
As we move into the prime season for outdoor music festivals, this week's program will preview some of the artists coming to festivals around the U.S. and beyond.




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