Program Highlights and Schedules for October - December 2007
Program # Feed Date Title  
07-40 10/4/07 New Releases
Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for a rousing roundup of recent releases by Celtic musicians.
  
07-41 10/11/07 Tommy Makem
This week we honor one of Ireland's legendary singers, Tommy Makem, who died on August 1 of this year. His early songs with his mother Sarah Makem, his career with The Clancy Brothers, and his solo and guest work in recent decades will be featured in this tribute.
  
07-42 10/18/07 Best of 1977: Looking Back 3 Decades
The revival of traditional Irish and Scottish music was in full swing by 1977, and this week we listen to some of the highlights of recordings released 30 years ago by musicians who are mostly still performing today.
  
07-43 10/25/07 Illinois Irish
The state of Illinois can boast having some of the great Irish musicians and bands among its natives and its immigrant residents. This week we feature such performers as Liz Carroll, bohola, Gan Bua, Kevin Henry, and Marty Fahy.
   
07-44 11/1/07 New Releases
Our monthly review of some of the best vocal and instrumental releases from musicians with Celtic connections on both sides of the Atlantic.
  
07-45 11/8/07 Craobh Rua in Concert
Highlights of the first night of the 2007 Southern Illinois Irish Festival, featuring the 4-man band from Belfast, Craobh Rua, recorded in April 2007 exclusively for Celtic Connections.
  
07-46 11/15/07 Wind and Reeds
The wind passing over the reeds in instruments like pipes, concertinas, harmonicas, and accordions produces some of the most distinctive sounds of Celtic music, as we will hear in this week's program featuring dance tunes and slow airs played on these instruments.
  
07-47 11/22/07 Songs in Irish
Traditional and contemporary songs in the Irish language are featured in this week's program. If you don't speak Irish, never fear, we will be guided through the stories of these songs by a native speaker of the language, and you can enjoy the beauty of the singers' voices as well as the musicality of their arrangements even if you don't know the words.
  
07-48 11/29/07 New Releases
Time for our monthly look at what the mail has brought us from near and far, with vocals and instrumentals from the Celtic traditions.
  
07-49 12/6/07 Old Favorites
Celtic music from the past several decades will mix and mingle mirthfully in this grab-bag of songs and tunes from our record shelves.
  
07-50 12/13/07 Nordic Roots Music
As the wintry weather approaches, we think of our Nordic neighbors just north of the Celtic lands, and sample some of the exciting singers, instrumentalists, and bands from these vibrant traditions.
  
07-51 12/20/07 Celtic Christmas
Each year brings us wonderful new Christmas CDs by Celtic, British, and European traditional musicians, and this week's programs samples from those as well as Christmas gems from past years.
  
07-52 12/27/07 Best of 2007
Tune in this week for a review of the best vocal and instrumental releases of 2007--the ones we have time for, at least--culminating in host Bryan Kelso Crow's announcement of his choice for Celtic Connections Album of the Year for 2007. Past winners are pictured on a link from the home page of our website.




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