Pre–St. Patrick’s Day 2016
The program for March 12, 2016, featured a wealth of Irish music.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Weldon | The Blue Tar Road | Dark Horse on the Wind (Mulligan) |
| Tommy Potts | The Blackbird | The Liffey Banks (Claddagh) |
| Joe Heaney | Róisín Dubh | The Best Of...From My Tradition (Shanachie) |
| Matt Dean | The Coolin | Trasna na Farraíge (s/p) |
| Joey Abarta | Dear Irish Boy | Swimming Against the Falls (s/p) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Nightnoise | Something of Time; Toys Not Ties | Something of Time (Windham Hill) |
| Kevin Burke (with Jackie Daly) | The Star of Munster / John Stenson’s No. 2 | If the Cap Fits (Green Linnet) |
| Noel Hill and Tony MacMahon | The Humours of Castlefin | I gCnoc na Graí (Gael-Linn) |
| Cran | Toss the Feathers | Music from the Edge of the World (Black Rose) |
| Dervish | The Corner House | The Thrush in the Storm (Whirling Discs) |
| New Set | ||
| Arty McGlynn, Chris Newman, Noillag Casey, and Máire Ní Chathasaigh | Wild Goose Chase | Heartstring Sessions (Old Bridge Music) |
| Nuala Kennedy | The New Shoes | The New Shoes (New Shoe / Compass) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| The Gloaming | Song 44 | The Gloaming (Brassland) |
| Diana Rowan | The Rhapsodist | The Bright Knowledge (s/p) |
| Nuala Kennedy | Thíos Cois na Trá | Tune In (Compass) |
| Solas | Lay Me Down | All These Years (THL) |
| New Set | ||
| Maggie Boyle | The Green Linnet | Won’t You Come Away (WildGoose) |
| Mick McAuley, Winifred Horan, and Colm O Caoimh | Charlie Darwin | Sailing Back to You (s/p) |
| Ronan Browne | An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig? (Were You at Carrick?) | The Wynd You Know (Claddagh) |
| Seán Tyrrell | Lilia’s Crush / The Humour of Aine | The Orchard (Longwalk Music) |
| New Set | ||
| Cathy Jordan | The Road I Go | All the Way Home (Blix Street) |
| Melanie O’Reilly | Bríd Óg Ní Mháille | House of the Dolphins (Mistletoe Music) |
| Arty McGlynn, Chris Newman, Noillag Casey, and Máire Ní Chathasaigh | Among the Heather | Heartstring Sessions (Old Bridge Music) |
| New Set | ||
| Cathie Ryan | May the Road Rise to Meet You | Through Wind and Rain (Mo Leanbh) |
| Dáithí Sproule | (faded under) Patty’s Tune | A Heart Made of Stone (Green Linnet) |