Program Highlights and Schedules for April - June 2007
Program # Feed Date Title  
07-14 4/5/07 New Releases
Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for a roundup of the best of new and recent releases from both sides of the Atlantic.
  
07-15 4/12/07 St. Louis Connections
St. Louis, Missouri has quite an active Irish and Scottish music scene, with its annual Tionol (gathering of Irish musicians) in April, an annual Scottish festival, and an internationally recognized Irish Arts school for dancing and music. Bryan Kelso Crow talks to the movers and shakers of the St. Louis Celtic scene and features music by resident and upcoming visiting artists.
  
07-16 4/19/07 Loreena McKennitt's "Ancient Muse"
The long-awaited new album by legendary Canadian singer, harper, and composer Loreena McKennitt, "An Ancient Muse," is featured in this week's program, and an interview with Loreena is tentatively scheduled for inclusion.
  
07-17 4/26/07 The Boys of the Lough
One of the longest-running Celtic bands, The Boys of the Lough, are still going strong. This week we sample from their long career of some twenty albums.
   
07-18 5/3/07 New Releases
What's new in the Celtic music world? Tune in to this week's show to find out!
  
07-19 5/10/07 Celtic Keyboards
The featured instrument in this week's program is the piano, along with its keyboard cousins like the harpsichord, the clavinet, the harmonium, and even the synthesizer, all used in traditional Celtic music recordings of today.
  
07-20 5/17/07 Nearly New
This week we look back over albums released in the last few years for vocals and instrumentals that didn't make it into our "New Releases" programs at the time, through no fault of their own!
  
07-21 5/24/07 By Richard Thompson
England's legendary singer, songwriter, and guitar master Richard Thompson is recognized in this week's program of original songs covered by himself, his various bands, and by other singers who continue to record his work.
  
07-22 5/31/07 New Releases
It's that time of the month again, when we sample from new and recent releases that are guaranteed to get your feet tapping.
  
07-23 6/7/07 Women of Note
This week's program highlights women from various Celtic traditions who are notable for their singing, their instrumental expertise, and/or their composing.
  
07-24 6/14/07 Old Favorites
A mixed bag of vocals and instrumentals from favorite albums of the past decades.
  
07-25 6/21/07 Summer Festivals Preview
If there's a summer Celtic festival coming to your area, let us know and we'll be glad to preview some of the featured artists. As is our tradition, we particularly highlight artists coming to the Willie Clancy Summer Music School in Co. Clare, the Saline Michigan Celtic Festival, and Milwaukee IrishFest.
  
07-26 6/28/07 Leahy in Concert, Part One
In honor of his upcoming birthday, we celebrate the songs of Stephen Foster, born July 4, 1826 in Pennsylvania. Many of the recent recordings of his songs are by Celtic performers, but we will also see what American singers are doing to help new listeners become familiar with his songs.




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