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.
Relativity: There Was a Lady Alasdair Fraser: First Light/Dawn Rant Dervish: Touching Cloth Tannahill Weavers: Westlin Winds Altan: Con Cassidy's & Neil Gow's Highlands/Moll and Tiarna/McSweeney's Reels Sharon Shannon: Micho Russell's Gaelic Storm: Bonny Ship the Diamond Dick Gaughan: Bonnie Jeannie o' Bethlnie House Band: Rock In the Mountain The Boys of the Lough: Mickey Dougherty's Highland/The Banks of the Allan/Maurice O'Keeffe's Polka Patrick Street: Braes of Moneymore Cherish the Ladies: The Battle of Aughrim/The Star above the Garter Phil Cunningham: Palomino Waltz/Donna's Waltz Moving Cloud: Mooney's Mazurka/Kinloch/Humours of Toomagh Tannahill Weavers: Carls o' Dysart/Log-splitter set Solas: The Maid on the Shore Reeltime: Ragtime Annie Whistlebinkies: The Wee Eddie Reel Capercaillie: Ma Theid Mise Tuilleagh Natalie MacMaster: Willie Fraser's Niamh Parsons: Horo Johnny Deanta: At the Crossroads Planxty: Follow Me Up to Carlow The Bothy Band: Julia Delaney Patrick Street: King of Ballyhooley Gaelic Storm: Titanic Set Dervish: Sheila Nee Iyer
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Moving Cloud: Paddy Fahy's/Whistle and I'll come to you/The Woods of Limerick * Silly Wizard: Lover's Heart * Patrick Street: When Adam Was in Paradise * Cherish the Ladies: Jessica's Polka/Tear the Calico/I Have No Money * Boys of the Lough: Bonnie Laboring Boy * Jerry O'Sullivan: If ever You Were Mine * Altan: Moll Dubh a' Ghleanna * Liz Carroll: Reel Beatrice/The Abbey Reel * Gaelic Storm: Sammy's Fancy * Niamh Parsons: Sally Sits Weeping * Natalie MacMaster: I'll Always Remember You * Solas: I Wonder What's Keeping My True Love Tonight * Dervish: Pheigin Mo Chroi * Mary Lea: Eilean Beag Donn a' Chuain * Andy Stewart: Take Her in Your Arms * Deanta: Two Days to Go * Niamh Parsons: Orphan's Wedding * Planxty: Merrily Kissed the Quaker * Altan: Inis Dhum Ramla * Reeltime: Strongest Weakness * Cherish the Ladies: Green Grow the Rushes O * Bonnie Rideout: The Man of Corrie/My Love is Fixed on Donald * Boys of the Lough: Boys of the Lough/Lucky in Love/Sleep Sound in the Morning/The Pinch of Snuff * Solas: I am a maid that sleeps in love * Cherish the Ladies: The Green Cottage Polka/Jer O'Connell's/Tom's Tavern * Gaelic Storm: She Was the Prize * Bothy Band: Do You Love an Apple
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Tannahill Weavers: The Good Drying Set * Capercaillie: An Ribhonn Donn * Ceoltoiri: Joy Be with You/Flowers of Spring/Sweet Biddy Daly * Full Moon Ensemble: Red Is the Rose * Reeltime: Trucks of Bohermore * Full Moon Ensemble: The Swallowtail Jig/Calliope House/Cowboy Jig * Andy Stewart: Dublin Lady * Hadrian's Wall: Fridge Full of Empties * Natalie MacMaster: Catharsis * Deanta: The Maid That Sold Her Barley * Full Moon Ensemble: Young Francis Mooney/My Former Wife/Tobin's Favorite * Niamh Parsons: In My Prime * Full Moon Ensemble: Wild Mountain Thyme * Darol Anger, Hanneke Cassell, Casey Dreissen: Celtic Groove * Gaelic Storm: Spanish Lady * Sharon Shannon: Each Little Thing * Hadrian's Wall: The Underwear Song * Skyedance: Way Out to Hope Street * Silly Wizard: Queen of Argyll * Full Moon Ensemble: Jenny Picking Cockles/Christmas Eve/Dooley's Fancy * Full Moon Ensemble: Two Irish Miles * Full Moon Ensemble: Miller's Reel/St. Anne's Reel/Whiskey Before Breakfast * Hadrian's Wall: Elbow Grease and Whiskey * Reeltime: The Last Rose of Summer * Ashley MacIsaac: Brenda Stubbert * Rare Air: Onward Blindly Onward * Full Moon Ensemble: Do You Love an Apple
Relativity: There Was a Lady Sharon Shannon: Tickle Her Leg Reeltime: Sile Hesperus: MacDonalds of the Isles March to Harlaw/Source of the Spey/The Periwig Bothy Band: The Navvy on the Line/The Rainy Day Dervish: The Ploughman Milladoiro: Maneo da Ulla/Foliada de padrenda Bonnie Rideout: Highland Mary Patrick Street: McDermottıs Reel/The Plough and the Stars/Miss McLeodıs Reel Planxty: The West Coast of Clare Cherish the Ladies: Tip Toe Home/Paddy Kellyıs Tannahill Weavers: Farewell You Silver Darlinıs Hesperus: Old Simon the King Whistlebinkies: John Roy Stewart Reeltime: Savoy Bouresque Full Moon Ensemble: Where Did It Go? Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian LeMaitre: Dark Island Andy Stewart & Manus Lunny: Dinny the Piper Eileen Ivers & Jerry OSullivan: Sean Coughlanıs/Gan Aimn/Sean Coughlanıs Hadrianıs Wall: South Australia Gaelic Storm: Sight of Land Boys of the Lough: Sean Bui/Tommy Peopleıs/The Lark in the Morning Silly Wizard: The Broom of the Cowden Knowes Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill: The Bucks of Oranmore/Eileen Curran/Jimmy on the Moor House Band: The Slip Jigs and Reels Sileas: May Colvin Dervish: Packie Duiganıs Niamh Parsons: Lakes of Coolfin Bonnie Rideout: Bonnie Jean oı Aberdeen Hadrianıs Wall: The Underwear Song
Relativity: There Was a Lady Gerry O'Connor & Daithi Sproule: Niamh's Capers/The Flogging/The Reconciliation Dervish: Willie Lennox Sileas: Planxty Crockery/Domhnall Dubh Tannahill Weavers: McGregor of Rora Set Hesperus: The White Cockade/Soldier's Joy Eileen McGann: Faithful Johnny Natalie MacMaster: The Wildcat Cherish the Ladies: The Lake Isle of Innisfree Deanta: Cogair Ruin Andy Stewart: The Ramblin' Irishman Christian LeMaitre: Marche et gavottes pourlet Milladoiro: Brincadeiro Dervish: An Spailpin Fanach Altan: Tommy Bhetty's Waltz Nomos: Down the Lane Full Moon Ensemble: Darling Ailie Solas: The Vega Set Hesperus: Strike the Gay Harp/Langstromıs Pony Niamh Parsons: Two Sisters Kevin Burke: The Butterfly Boys of the Lough: The Leitrim Queen Brendan Begley: An Droichead/Green Grow the Rushes/The California Girls Tannahill Weavers: Robin Tamson's Smiddy Natalie MacMaster: E Flat Set Niamh Parsons and the Loose Connections: The Briar and the Rose Bothy Band: Rip the Calico Gaelic Storm: The Hills of Connemara
Relativity: There Was a Lady Altan: The Glory Reel/The Heathery Cruach The Boys of the Lough: Sean Bui/Tommy People's/The Lark in the Morning Dervish: Lone Shanakyle Martin Hayes: John Naughton's Reel/Another Paddy Fahy Reel Patrick Street: Frank Quinn's Reel/Lad O'Beirneıs/Murphy's Reel Arcona Reel Band: St. Brendan's Fair Isle Matt Molloy, Sean Keane, Arty McGlynn: Dowd's #9/The First Month of Spring/The Reconciliation Cherish the Ladies: My Own Dear Native Land The Boys of the Lough: Farewell and Remember Me Eileen Ivers: Gentle Breeze/Pady Fahy's/Jocksonıs/Piper on Horseback/Jenny's Welcome to Charlie Full Moon Ensemble: Almost Like Ireland The Bothy Band: The Green Groves of Erin/The Flowers of Red Hill Altan: The Yellow Tinker/Lady Montgomery Planxty: Si Bhaeg, Si Mhor Solas: A Chromaraigh Aoibhinn O Martin Hayes: My Love is in America Patrick Street: Dennis Murphy's Reel/The Bag of Spuds/MacFarley's Reel Cherish the Ladies: The Back Door Hadrian's Wall: Aftermath Dick Gaughan: Song for Ireland Johnny O'Leary, Jackie Daly, Maire O'Keefe: The Lonseome Polkas Dervish: Welcome Poor Paddy Home Open House: The Humours of Ennistymon/Old as the Hills Boys of the Lough: Erin Gra Mo Chroi Cherish the Ladies: Cameronian Set Patrick Street: Carrowclare Gaelic Storm: Drink the Night Away
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Touchstone: Bolen's Fancy/The Dunmore Lasses/The Maid Behind the Bar/The Glass of Beer * Tannahill Weavers: The Gypsy Laddie * Nomos: Brendan's Reels * Robbie O'Connell: The Keg of Brandy * Anam: The Long Night * Hesperus: Scotch Hornpipe * Hesperus: A Scots Tune/The Gypsie's Lilt * Karan Casey: Ballad of Accounting * Solas: The Stride Set * Dervish: I Buried My Wife and Danced on Top of Her * Sileas: Tha Sior Chaoineadh * Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian LeMaitre: Mrs Kenny's/Gowden Locks/Sweeney's Buttermilk/I Haven't Heard From Johnny Yet/Les Ridees du Printemps * Whistlebinkies: A'Bhalsa Mu Dheireadh * Mary Jane Lamond: Cha Tig Mor * Cherish the Ladies: O'Keefeıs/The Shepard's Lamb/Johnny O'Leary's * Niamh Parsons: Bonny Woodhall * Full Moon Ensemble: Kilkelly * Eileen Ivers: Lament for Staker Wallace * Sharon Shannon: The Magic Foot * Andy Stewart: Gallant Murray * Moving Cloud: Follow Me Up to Carlow/New Custom House * The House Band: The Factory Girl * James Keane: Drowsy Maggie/Dublin Reel.... * Deanta: The Blacksmith * Reeltime: Guiness in Germany * Patrick Street: Music for a Found Harmonium
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Reeltime: Gort to Texas to Honolulu * Sharon Shannon: The Bungee Jumpers * The House Band: Walls of Troy * Nomos: Scalloway Lasses * Open House: Bourees * Dick Gaughan: Crooked Jack * Donal Lunny: Maldovian Triptych * Open House: Ducino Kolo * Skyedance: Dizzy * Andy Stewart: Tak' It, Man, Tak' It * Alasdair Fraser: Rain on Rannoch * Boys of the Lough: Ook Pik Waltz * Aly Bain: Midnight on the Water/Bonaparte's Retreat * Reeltime: Garfield's Swing * The House Band: Pharoh * Donal Lunny: Trip to Sado/Dan-ti Dan-dan * Eileen Ivers: Pachelbel's Frolics * Sharon Shannon: The Munster Hop * Whistlebinkies: A China Set * Skyedance: Donostia * Reeltime: Bulgarian Bash * Open House: La Partida * The House Band: Sadam's Reel/Kulsko Horo * Eileen Ivers: polka.com * Sharon Shannon: Sandy River Belle
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Deanta: Scarta Glen Road * Dervish: Maire Mhor * Boys of the Lough: Gaelic Mouth Music/Farewell to Gibralter/Captain's Horne/The High Road to Linton * Liz Carroll: Clarke's Favorite/Pigeon on the Gate * Planxty: Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh * Solas: The Yellow Tinker/Cranking Out/Master Crowley's #2 * Tannahill Weavers: Joy of my Heart/Kintail * Milladoiro: Danza e Contradanza de Darbo * Altan: A Bhean Udai Thall * Bothy Band: The Blackbird * The Boys of the Lough: Down the Broom/The Gatehouse Maid * Buttons and Bows: Margaret's Waltz * Reeltime: The Bantry Girl's Lament * Patrick Street: Bring Back the Child/Paidin O'Rafferty * Alasdair Fraser: Independence Trail/Galen's Arrival * Capercaillie: Alasdair Mhic Chlla Ghasda/Miss Campbell of Sheeness/Balindore/Irish Jig * Martin Hayes & Denis Cahill: The Bucks of Oranmore/Eileen Curran/Jimmy on the Moor * Altan: Johnny's Wedding/Rogue's Reel/The Gravel Walk * Ashley MacIsaac: Sad Wedding Day * Moving Cloud: Kitty's Rambles/The Cook in the Kitchen/Paidin O'Rafferty's * Anam: Lovely Joan * Reeltime: Calliope House * Sharon Shannon: Blackbird * Solas: Nil Na La
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Silly Wizard: Simon MacKenzie's Welcome to his Twin Sisters/Farewell to the Heb * Kevin Burke: Up in the Air/Across the Black River/All in Good Time * Cherish the Ladies: Broken Wings * Reeltime: Torc Waterfall * Niamh Parsons: Blackbirds and Thrushes * Natalie MacMaster: Close to the Floor * Deanta: Willie and Mary * Full Moon Ensemble: O Were I on Parnassus Hill * Dervish: The Hungry Rock * Open House: Barn Dances * Gaelic Storm: Spanish Lady * Solas: The Primrose Lass/Molly from Longford/The Four Kisses * The Tannahill Weavers: DonaldMacLean's Farewell to Oban/Dunrobin Castle/The Wise Maid/Iain's Jig * Silly Wizard: Donald McGillavry * Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts: Valse Petit Dejeuner * The Last Gaspe: Last Gasp/Spring Brook/Rannie MacClellan * Cherish the Ladies: The Galway Rover * Altan: Con Cassidy's/Dusty Millar * Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts: Flemish Carillon Set * The Bothy Band: The Navvy on the Line/The Rainy Day * Eileen Ivers: The Orphan/Paul Montague's * Tannahill Weavers: The Great Ships * Johnny Cunningham: Johnny's Big Set * The House Band: Rispiti/Mairtin O'Connor's * Anam: Mary and the Soldier * Solas: Nil Na La
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Solas: Waking Up Set * Anam: Mo Chailin Donn * Dervish: The Game of Love * The Last Gaspe: Paddy's Return/Sean Ryan's/Paddy Clancy's * Fourin na Feire: Caillieach an Airgid/The Return Home/Junior Crehan's * Niamh Parsons: Flower of Magherally O * The Bothy Band: The Morning Star * Silly Wizard: Willie Archer * Natalie MacMaster: Glad You Made It, Howie! * Relativity: When Barney Flew Over the Hills * Hesperus: The Thistle * Hesperus: Gowd on Your Garters, Marion * The Last Gaspe: Two Rivers * Solas: The Wind that Shakes the Barley * Eileen Ivers: Crowley's/Jackson's * Sileas: Pi Li Li Liu * Ashley MasIsaac: Wing-Stock * Deanta: The Druid's Mountain * Altan: Ta Mo Chleamhnas A Dheanamh * The Bothy Band: The Traveller/The Humours of Lissadell * Phil Cunningham: Violet Tulloch's Welcome to the Crask of Aigas/The Laird of Drumblar * Tannahill Weavers: The Cullins of Rhum * Reeltime: Montebellew to Milan * Patrick Street: Patrick Street/Carraroe Jig * Sharon Shannon: Mouth of the Tobique * Dervish: Edward by Lough Eirin's Shore * Johnny O'Leary, Jackie Daly, Maire O'Keefe: The Lonesome Polkas
1 May
FINAL BROADCAST!!
* Relativity: There Was a Lady * Patrick Street: Jenny Picking Cockles/An Gabhran/Jack Keane's Reel * Altan: Donal agus Morag * Reeltime: Trucks of Bohermore * Andy Stewart: Take Her in Your Arms * The Bothy Band: The Kesh Jig/Give Us a Drink of Water/The Flower of the Flock/Famous Ballymote * Gaelic Storm: Hills of Connemara * Natalie MacMaster: If Ever You Were Mine * Cherish the Ladies: Broken Wings * Silly Wizard: Donald McGillavry * Tannahill Weavers: Campbelton Kiltie Ball * Niamh Parsons: The Water is Wide * Dervish: Kilavill Set * Jay Ungar & Molly Mason: The Mountain House * The Full Moon Ensemble: Where Did It Go? * Altan: The Sunset * Solas: Paddy Taylor's/McFadden's Handsome Daughter/The Narrowback/Frank's Reel/Esther's Reel * Silly Wizard: The Queen of Argyll * The Whistlebinkies: The Whistlebinkies Jig * Bothy Band: Do You Love an Apple * June Tabor: No Man's Land/Flowers of the Forest * Andy Stewart: Heart of the Home * Phil Cunningham: The Four Stroke Reel/Martin O'Connor's Flying Clog/The Four Stroke Reel * Ashley MacIsaac: Sleepy Maggie * Eileen Ivers: On Horseback * Niamh Parsons: So Here's to You
A great big THANK YOU to everyone who made this show possible these past four years. I hope our paths cross again in the future.