St. Patrick’s Day 2009
Our pre–St. Patrick's Day special for March 14, 2009, opened with a sampling of new work by harper and storyteller Patrick Ball and continued with a sampler of the Irish Heartbeat radio series put together by the Sligo band Dervish and narrated by their lead singer Cathy Jordan.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ball | The Butterfly | Celtic Harp, volume IV (Fortuna) |
| (a story for St. Patrick's Day) | (live) | |
| Whispering from Another World | The Fine Beauty of the Island (White Strand) | |
| (with Shira Kammen and Tim Rayborn) | (excerpt) | The Flame of Love: The Legend of Tristan & Iseult (demo) |
| Morgan Megan | Celtic Harp volume IV (Fortuna) | |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Steve Baughman | O'Carolan's Ramble ot Cashel | A Drop of the Pure (Tall Tree) |
Second hour:
Irish Heartbeat with Dervish St. Patrick's Day Special 2009
Frankie Gavin – Quinn's Rant
Moya Brennan – There Were Two Sisters (vocal) (duet w/ Cathy Jordan and Cormac de Barra on harp)
Noel Hill – Unknown Instrumental with sean nos (pronounced shawn nohs) dancing by Joe Naughton
Danú – Is Fada Liom Uaim I (vocal)
Sean Keane – Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears (vocal)
Dervish – The Master's Return
Cormac de Barra – Mrs. O'Connors
Tommy Fleming – Hard Times Come Again No More (vocal)
Martin O'Connor – The Road West
Brian Kennedy – You Raise Me Up (vocal)
Paddy Maloney – Banish Misfortune / Gillian's Apples
Celtic Tenors – Go Lassie, Go (vocal)
Saw Doctors – Joyce Country Ceili Band (vocal)
| (our closing) Daíthí Sproule | Young Catherine / The Red Van (faded) | The Crow in the Sun (New Folk) |