Winter Solstice 2017
The program for December 16, 2017, offered some songs in the mood of the darkest time of the year.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald | The Queen of Northern Lights | Calling on Love (Freewheel) |
| Loituma | Kultaansa Ikävöivä | Things of Beauty (NorthSide) |
| In Gowan Ring | Blazing Ways | Compendium 2017 (s/p) |
| Jessica Radcliffe, Lisa Ekström, Martin Simpson | Solstice Fire; Tourne Tourne | Beautiful Darkness: Celebrating the Winter Solstice (High Bohemia) |
| Nessi Gomes | Long Way Home | Diamonds & Demons (s/p) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Andrew Cronshaw | Im Hogutz | The Unbroken Surface of Snow (Cloud Valley Music) |
| Kitka | Koledna Zvezda | Evening Star (s/p) |
| Songleikr | Vinda | GodtFolk (s/p) |
| Jay Ansill (with Anne Hills) | Midwinter Waking | A Lost World (BCN) |
| Mamalama | Untied | Willows and Waves (s/p) |
| Nessi Gomes (with Sam Lee) | Diamonds & Demons | Diamonds & Demons (s/p) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Nahko | The Wolves Have Returned | (online) |
| Ali Dineen | Wandering Road | Light Comes In (s/p) |
| Allan Taylor with Linde Nijland | Leaving at Dawn | (online) |
| New Set | ||
| No Grey Faith | It’ll Take a Long Time | Secrets All Told: The Songs of Sandy Denny (Perfect Pitch) |
| Fotheringay | Winter Winds | Fotheringay (Hannibal) |
| Linde Nijland | In the Winter of My Longing | (online) |
| New Set | ||
| Jessica Radcliffe, Lisa Ekström, Martin Simpson | One Small Candle | Beautiful Darkness: Celebrating the Winter Solstice (High Bohemia) |
| Robin Williamson | Trusting in the Rising Light | Trusting in the Rising Light (ECM) |
| In Gowan Ring | Set a Candle in the Night | The Serpent and the Dove (7ème Ciel) |
| Bill Miller | The Sun Is Gonna Rise | Ghostdance (Sol) |
| New Set | ||
| Lakshmi DelSesto | Feeling Female | Raise a Holy Fire (Mandira Arts) |
| Lisa Dancing-Light | Stillness | Sophia Songs (s/p) |
| Andrew Cronshaw | Mhàiri Mhìn Mheall-Shùileach (Gentle Dark-Eyed Mary) | The Unbroken Surface of Snow (Cloud Valley Music) |
| Johnny Cunningham | King Holly, King Oak (faded under outro) | The Very Best of Celtic Christmas (Windham Hill) |