Music for St. Brigid’s Day
On January 28, 2017, we featured music for St. Brigid of Kildare, her namesake goddess Brigid, and the beginning of the Celtic Spring, upcoming on February 1.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Loreena McKennitt | Dante’s Prayer | The Book of Secrets (Quinlan Road) |
| Anúna | The Wild Song | Invocation (Danu) |
| Lá Lugh | Brighid’s Kiss | Brighid’s Kiss (Lughnasa Music) |
| New Set | ||
| Damh the Bard | Brighid | Antlered Crown and Standing Stone (CD Baby) |
| Emma Christian | Vreeshey, Vreeshey (Invocation to Saint Bridget) | Beneath the Twilight (Manx/Celtic Productions) |
| Lisa Thiel | Imbolc | Circle of the Seasons (Sacred Dream) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Lee Murdock | Star of the County Down | Wordless (Depot) |
| Áine Minogue | Gabhain Molta Bride | Circle of the Sun (BMG/RCA) |
| Ann Heymann | Virgo Sancta Brigida | Cruit go nÓr • Harp of Gold (s/p) |
| Susan McKeown | Oíche Fá Fhéil Bride (On Brigid’s Eve) | Blackthorne: Irish Love Songs (World Village) |
| Spiral Dance | The Quickening | From the Mist: A Retrospective (CD Baby) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Amy & Leslie | Hymn to Her | Amy & Leslie (Alcazar Productions) |
| Mary McLaughlin | Mo Ghrása, Mo Dhia | Sacred Days (Rowan) |
| Áine Minogue | Brigit’s Feast | The Mysts of Time (Little Miller Music) |
| Ruth Barrett & Cyntia Smith | Bridget | The Heart Is the Only Nation (Aeolus) |
| New Set | ||
| A Druid Fellowship | The Hymn to Bridget | (memorial service for Isaac Bonewits—online) |
| Jack Hardy | No Man | Through (Prime) |
| Holly Tannen | Through All the World Below | Between the Worlds (Gold Leaf) |
| New Set | ||
| Jennifer Berezan | She Carries Me | She Carries Me (Edge of Wonder) |
| New Set | ||
| Tim O’Brien | The Holy Well | Two Journeys (Hiowdy Skies) |
| Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald | The Soldier and the Priestess | Game of Dances (Freewheel) |
| The Wailin’ Jennys | Deeper Well | Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House (Red House) |
| New Set | ||
| Barely Lace | Sweet Mysteries | Barely Lace (s/p CD) |
| Six Organs of Admittance | They Fixed the Broken Mirror Today (faded) | For Octavio Paz (Holy Mountain) |