Imbolc; St. Brigid’s
The program for January 27, 2018, looked forward to February 1, which is celebrated as St. Brigid’s Day and likewise Imbolc, the Celtic beginning of spring.
First hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Tim O’Brien | The Holy Well | Two Journeys (Howdy Skies) |
| Spiral Dance | The Quickening | From the Mist: A Retrospective (CD Baby) |
| New Set | ||
| Susan McKeown | Oíche Fá Fhéil’ Bríde (On Brigid’s Eve) | Blackthorn: Irish Love Songs (World Village) |
| Paul Kamm & Eleanore MacDonald | The Soldier and the Priestess | Game of Dances (Freewheel) |
| Dougie MacLean | Demetrius | New Tomorrow (Dunkeld) |
| Lisa Thiel | Song to Brighid | Invocation of the Graces (Sacred Dream) |
| Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg | Bridget | Saints & Tzadiks (World Village) |
| Music Under Announcements | ||
| Áine Minogue | The Parting (Peace) | Between the Worlds (RCA/BMG) |
| James Stone | Welcome Brigid: A Sacred Imbolc Chant | (single) |
| Damh the Bard | Lady of the Silver Wheel | The Hills They Are Hollow (Caer Bryn Music) |
| Lau vs. Karine Polwart | January Man | Evergreen (Hegri Music) |
| Tori Amos | Battle of Trees | Night of Hunters (Deutsche Grammaphon) |
| Tori Amos | On “Battle of Trees” | (Arte TV) |
Second hour:
| Artist | Song Title | Album (Label) |
|---|---|---|
| Ursula K. Le Guin* with Todd Barton | Tao Te Ching Ch. 1 | (online) |
| Lakshmi DelSesto | Priestess in a Fallen Age | Raise a Holy Fire (Mandira Arts) |
| Peia | Let That Water Wash over Me | Four Great Winds (Sounds True) |
| New Set | ||
| Raio Rob Weber | Estou Aprendendo a Me Curar | (online) |
| Quetzal | Olokun y Yemayá | The Eternal Getdown (Smithsonian Folkways) |
| Alice DiMicele | Voice of the Water | One with the Tide (Alice Otter Music) |
| New Set | ||
| Lisa Dancing-Light | Hymn to Sophia | Sophia Songs (s/p) |
| Holly Tannen | Through All the Worlds Below | Between the Worlds (Gold Leaf) |
| Anúna | Blackthorn | Essential Anúna (Koch) |
| Áine Minogue | Brigit’s Feast (faded under outro) | The Mysts of Time (Little Miller Music) |
*See her “Speech in Acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters” from November 2014 here.