THERE WAS A LADY


Bringing you the best of Celtic music
from atop Swarthmore College's Parrish Hall

WSRN 91.5 fm Swarthmore

Fall 2000: 8.20-10 a.m. Thursdays

There's so much good music out there! I can't play it all, but my goal is to share with the community the fun and beauty of traditional Celtic music.
For my opinions on most of the bands and musicians featured here, please go here.
For more details and complete discographies, go to the Ceolas Celtic Music Archive.


21 September

* Gaelic Storm: Farmer's Frolic
* Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Tae the Weavers Gin Ye Go
* The Tannahill Weavers: Good Drying Set
* Solas: The Flowing Bowl/Maire Breathnach's #1/The Doon/The Mason's Men
* Dervish: An Spailpin Fanach
* The Boys of the Lough: The Midsummer's Night/The Tinker's Daughter/Over
the Moor to Maggie
* Milladoiro: Muineira de Vilanova
* Altan: Donal agus Morag
* Anam: Mylie's Revenge/The Piper's Wedding
* The Bothy Band: The Butterfly
* Dervish: Josefin's Waltz
* Cherish the Ladies: Paddy O'Brien's /Toss the Feathers/Jenny Dang the
Weaver
* Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Take Her in Your Arms
* The House Band: Seven Yellow Gypsies
* The Bothy Band: The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill
* The Whistlebinkies: The Whistlebinkies' Jig
* Open House: Glory in the Meeting House
* The Last Gaspe: Lucy Farr's/Miller's Maggot/Stan Chapman's
* The Tannahill Weavers: Gypsy Laddie
* Patrick Street: Music for a Found Harmonium
* Gaelic Storm: The Hills of Connemara
* Memories of Scottish Weekend: De'il Amang the Tailors
* Celtic Fiddle Festival: The Dionne Reel/Mouth of the Tobique
* Cherish the Ladies: Three Weeks We Were Wed
* Solas: Nil Na La

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28 September

* Relativity: There Was a Lady
* Patrick Street: Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhran/Jack Keane's Reel
* Altan: Si do Mhaimeo I
* The Tannahill Weavers: Athol Gathering
* Capercaillie: Brenda Stubbert's Set
* The Bothy Band: Old Hag You Have Killed Me
* Solas: The Maid on the Shore
* Donal Murphy, Matt Cranitch, Tommy O'Sullivan: Terry 'Cuz' Teahans Polka/Murphy's
Polka/O'Sullivan's Polka
* Dervish: Peigin mo chroi
* Cherish the Ladies: Crowley's Reel/Tom Ward's Downfall
* Larry Unger et al.: Leona Tuttle
* Natalie MacMaster: Clog, Strathspeys, and Reels
* The Boys of the Lough: The Bonnie Labouring Boy
* Open House: Crowley's Reel/THe House of Hammill/The Mullingar Races
* Dervish: The Ploughman
* Dick Gaughan: Alan MacPherson of Mosspark/Jig of Slurs
* Sileas: Puirt-a-beul
* The Whistlebinkies: The Piper's Jigs
* Deanta: Two Days to Go
* Altan: The Jug of Punch
* The House Band: Hanter Droiou
* Solas: The Unquiet Grave
* Gaelic Storm: Tell Me Ma

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5 October


Relativity: There Was a Lady
Cherish the Ladies: Rolling in the Barrell/The Pinch of Snuff/Vincent Campbell's/The
Galloping Hound
The Tannahill Weavers: Islay Charms Set
Dervish: Molly and Johnny
John Williams: Winnie Hayes' Jig/The Lonesome Jig
The Last Gaspe: McDermott's/Klickikat/The Bus Stop
Patrick Street: Spanking Maggie from the Ross
Dick Gaughan: Jack Broke the Prison Door/Donald Blue/Wha'll Dance wi' Wattie
Natalie MacMaster: Nancy's Waltz
The Bothy Band: Do You Love an Apple
Peace and Plenty: E Flat Fiddle Set
The Full Moon Ensemble: The Bluebells of Scotland
Kornog: Gavottes
Silly Wizard: The Queen of Argyll
Eileen Ivers: DNA Bourees
Reeltime: Nashville Brats
Cherish the Ladies: The Bonny Light Horseman
The Whistlebinkies: Ay Waukin' O
Gaelic Storm: South Australia
Solas: The Primrose Lass/Molly from Longford/The Four Kisses
Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Where Are You
Johnny O'Leary, Jackie Daly, Maire O'Keefe: The Lonesome Polkas
Altan: Tommy People's/The Windmill/Fintan McManus
Dervish: Sheila Nee Iyer

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12 OctoberBlood, guts, gore, and mayhem...oh, and unrequited love


* Relativity: There Was a Lady
* Déanta: Paddy and the Bandit
* Dervish: Calin Rua
* Trian: Ohm's Law/Eleanor Neary's/Poor Timing
* Memories of Scottish Weekend: Blue Bonnets
* Local Hero: Blue Bonnets
* Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: The Lover's Lament
* Natalie MacMaster: If Ever You Were Mine
* Solas: The Wind That Shakes the Barley
* Jay Ungar and Molly Mason: Metsakukkia
* The Whistlebinkies: My Wife's a Drunkard
* Andy Stewart: Where Are You
* Déanta: Willie Taylor
* Dervish: I Buried My Wife and Danced On Top of Her
* Dervish: I Courted a Wee Girl
* Karan Casey: She Is Like the Swallow
* Gaelic Storm: The Devil Went Down to Doolin
* The House Band: Willie Taylor
* Déanta: The Lakes of Pontcartrain
* Patrick Street: The Girls Along the Road
* Déanta: Where Are You
* Gaelic Storm: She Was the Prize


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26 October


Relativity: Glen Orchy/Rory MacLeod
Patrick Street: When Adam Was in Paradise
The Tannahill Weavers: Islay Charms Set
Cherish the Ladies: Highway to Kilkenny
Déanta: The Blacksmith
Reeltime: Garfield's Swing
Andy Stewart and Manus Lunny: Dublin Lady
The Bothy Band: The Salamanca/The Banshee/The Sailor's Bonnet
Gaelic Storm: The Barnyards of Delgaty
Scottish Weekend band: Lezlie and Gordon's Waltz
Kornog: Jesuitmont
Solas: Tom Busby's/James O'Bryne's/The Four Posts of the Bed
Mick Moloney: There Were Roses
Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian LeMaître: Dark Island
The Tannahill Weavers: Are Ye Sleepin' Maggie
Scottish Weekend band: The Sailor
The Whistlebinkies: The Sailor's Wife
The Full Moon Ensemble: The Swallowtail Jig/Calliope House
Gaelic Storm: The Leaving of Liverpool
Eileen Ivers: East Neuk of Fife
Alasdair Fraser: Eilidh's Frolic
Reeltime: Guiness in Germany
Ashley MacIsaac: The Devil in the Kitchen

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2 November


* Relativity: There Was a Lady
* Altan: Johnny's Wedding/Rogue's Reel/The Gravel Walk
* Déanta: Culloden's Harvest
* Natalie MacMaster: O'r the Moors Among the Heather/ Strathspey and Reels
* Capercaillie: Puirt a Beul/Snug in a Blanket
* Patrick Street: Wild Rover No More
* Dervish: The Killavil Set
* Andy Stewart: Heart of the Home
* Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: Lover's Waltz
* Kevin Burke: The Strayaway Child
* Niamh Parsons: Blackbirds and Thrushes
* Cherish the Ladies: Green Grow the Rushes
* Jerry O'Sullivan: The Green Fields of Canada
* Ceoltoiri: The Cruel Sister
* Silly Wizard: The Blackbird
* The Whistlebinkies: Dunkeld Bridge
* Síleas: Cameron MacFayden/Dr. Cameron's Casebook/Miss Kirsten Lindsey
Morrison
* The Tannahill Weavers: The Braes o' Glennifer
* Johnny Cunningham: Hector the Hero
* Solas: Sráid an Chloig


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16 November

Relativity: There Was a Lady
Natalie MacMaster: Fishing with Vic
Aly Bain: Gillian's Reel/charles sutherland/donald stewart the piper
Trian: the little man with the brown shoes/ducks in a row/the butterfly
reel
ashley macisaac: Spoonboy
bonnie rideout: they stole my wife from me last night
eileen ivers: caoine ui domhnaill
altan: jimmy lyon's/the teelin/the red crow/the broken bridge
aly bain: rosemary brown
chris norman & alasdair fraser: The Haggis Set
christian lemaitre: two andros/andro psg
eileen ivers: Gravelwalk
natalie macmaster: Reel Beatrice
natalie macmaster: Meet the Teakettle
kevin burke: the king of the fairies
kevin burke: polkas
alasdair fraser: pamela rose grant
altan: con cassidy's/neil gow's highland/moll & tiarna/mcsweeney's
johnny cunningham, kevin burke, christian lemaitre: mrs. kenny's/gowden
locks/sweeney's buttermilk/i haven't heard from johnny yet/les ridees du
printemps
ashley macisaac: rusty d-con-STRUCK-tion

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16 November


Relativity: There Was a Lady
The Boys of the Lough: The Humours of Ennistymon/The First House in
Connaught/Roll Her in the Rye-Grass
Open House: Barn Dances
Altan: Tuirse Mo Chroi
Skyedance: Way Out to Hope Street
Carl MacKenzie: Clan Munro Medley
Paddy Keenan, Cathal Hayden, Mark Simos: Brendan Tonra's/Drumshambo Fancy/Paddy Clancy's
The Bothy Band: Pretty Peg/Craig's Pipes
The Tannahill Weavers: Lucy Cassidy/The Bletherskate/The Smith of Chiltiecassie
Solas: Vanished Like the Snow
Mary Lea: Eilean Beag Donn a'Chuain
The House Band: Three Rusty Swords/Dusty Miller
Dervish: Peata Beag
Sharon Shannon: The Ivory and the Quill
Natalie MacMaster: The Beaumont Rag
Cherish the Ladies: The Cameronian Set
Niamh Parsons: Sally Sits Weeping
The Whistlebinkies: Moran's Return
Full Moon Ensemble: Darling Ailie
Silly Wizard: Scarce o Tatties/Lyndhurst
Altan: Drowsy Maggie/Rakish Paddy/Harvest Storm
Patrcik Street: The King of Ballyhooley
Gaelic Storm: The Road to Liskeard
The Boys of the Lough: Down the Broom/The Gatehouse Maid
Arcona Reel Band: Haste to the Wedding/Off She Goes

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30 November


Relativity: There Was a Lady
Open House: Untitled Reel/The Queen of May/ The Congress
Matt Molloy & Sean Keane: The Golden Keyboard/Mayor Harrison's Fedora
Tannahill Weavers: The Carls o' Dysart/The Log-Splitter Set
Sharon Shannon: The Magic Foot
Solas: Aliliu na Gamhna
Joe Burke, Michael Cooney, & Terry Corcoran: Brian Boru's March/Sporting Paddy/The Traveller
Silly Wizard: Mrs. Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Bob
Dick Gaughan: Pound a Week Rise
Bonnie Rideout: Mrs. Gunn's/Sweet Molly/Wise Maid
Larry Unger et al.: Madeleine
Cherish the Ladies: Broken Wings
Devish: Jig C Jig
Whistlebinkies: John Roy Stewart
Dougie MacLean: Distant Son
Gaelic Storm: She Was the Prize
Sharon Shannon: The Bungee Jumpers
Bonnie Rideout: Roy' Wife o' Alldivaloch/Aldavaloch
Silly Wizard: Donald McGillavry
Natalie & Buddy MacMaster: Glencoe Dance Set
Altan: The Emyvale/Ril Gan Ainm/The Three Merry Sisters of Fate
Anam: Riptide
Gaelic Storm: Miss McCloud's Reel/Whup Jamboree

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December


Relativity: There Was a Lady
Boys of the Lough: Da Cold Night of Winter/Da Blue Yow/Da Spirit o' Whiskey
Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Castle Keep/Masters in this Hall
Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde: Misteriou joaius
Bonnie Rideout: Rorate
Full Moon Ensemble: I Saw Three Ships/The Snowy Woods of Old Limerick
Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Merrily on High
Aine Minogue: Hunting the Wren
Boys of the Lough: Wren Polka #1/Wren Polka #2/The Wren Chase/The Wren's Escape
Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Hunt's Up
Boys of the Lough: A Midwinter's Waltz
Ensemble Choral du Bout du Monde: Nouel
Maggie Sansone & Bonnie Rideout: Rock Thee O Child/Christ Child's Lullaby
Boys of the Lough: Christ Child's Lullaby
Eric Rigler & Bonnie Rideout: O Come Emmanuel/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: The Wexford Carol
Boys of the Lough: The Wexford Carol
John McCutcheon: Christmas in the Trenches
Maggie Sansone & Bonnie Rideout: Yeoman's Carol/Sound of Sleat
Boys of the Lough: The Mummer's Jig/Christmas Eve
Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Here We Come A-Wassailing
Bonnie Rideout: What Child Is This
Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton: Un Flambeau Jeanette Isabella
Binnie Rideout: Here We Come A-Wassailing/Bottom of the Punch Bowl

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