Program Highlights and Schedules for January - March 2009 |
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| Program # | Feed Date | Title | |
| 09-01 | 1/1/09 | New Releases | |
| We start the new year with a roundup of recent releases from the past year or so, featuring excellent vocal and instrumental selections from both sides of the Atlantic. | |||
| 09-02 | 1/8/09 | Guitars Out Front | |
| The featured instrument this week is the guitar, in the hands of some of the top Celtic and American lead players and accompanists. | |||
| 09-03 | 1/15/09 | In the Bleak Midwinter | |
| Songs and melodies for the season, from British Isles, Irish, Scandinavian, and North American traditions. | |||
| 09-04 | 1/22/09 | Songs of Robert Burns | |
| Scotland's great poet and songwriter Robert Burns was born 250 years ago, on January 25, 1759. We'll celebrate this milestone birthday with songs by Burns, recorded by some of the top Celtic singers of our own times. | |||
| 09-05 | 1/29/09 | Old Favorites | |
| We raid the library shelves of the Celtic Connections CD collection for songs and tunes by favorite performers of the past several decades. | |||
| 09-06 | 2/5/09 | New Releases | |
| Join host Bryan Kelso Crow for his monthly roundup of some of the best tracks from new and recent releases. | |||
| 09-07 | 2/12/09 | American Folk | |
| We stay within our own shores this week for songs and tunes from American folk singers and musicians with connections to Celtic music. | |||
| 09-08 | 2/19/09 | Long Tracks | |
| Some of the most exciting music out there is in tracks that are too long to fit into our normal programs, but this week we opt for fewer performers and longer songs and medleys from some top Celtic performers. | |||
| 09-09 | 2/26/09 | Highlights of the 2008 Southern Illinois Irish Festival | |
| This week we bring you highlights of two top-notch duos from the April 2008 Southern Illinois Irish Festival, Cork singers Jimmy Crowley & Mairtin de Cogain, and Chicago instrumental duo Jimmy Keane and Sean Cleland on accordion and fiddle. | |||
| 09-10 | 3/5/09 | New Releases | |
| What's new? What's hot? Tune in this week to hear your host's selections of favorite tracks from new and recent Celtic CDs. | |||
| 09-11 | 3/12/09 | Songs and Tunes in Irish | |
| We honor St. Patrick with songs in Irish, and tunes that are most commonly known by their names in Irish. We'll be assisted by Irish language teacher Alanna Ni Mhiocain. | |||
| 09-12 | 3/19/09 | A Celtic Assortment | |
| Like a box of finest chocolates, the best Celtic music from the past several decades is sampled in this week's program. Bon appetit! | |||
| 09-13 | 3/26/09 | Before a Live Audience | |
| All of this week's music is taken from CDs and original studio and festival recordings in front of live audiences, as we sample the growing number of bands who have released concert CDs. | |||
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