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Our 580th episode, which aired on February 8, 2026. Matt & Shannon Heaton – Cher Ami/Chicken Dinner, Whirring Wings Cassie & Maggie – Fools Gold, Gold & Coal Eileen Ivers – Kitty’s Wedding, Beyond the Bog Road Runa – Until Morning, When the Light Gets In Enda Scahill & Joel Andersson – O’Neill’s March, The Dark Well Kristen Shaw – John McColl’s Farewell/The Sportsman’s Haunt/Colin Rankin’s/Joel Ch...

Our 579th episode, which aired on February 1, 2026. The Yanks – House of Hamill/Miss McDonald's, The Yanks Mary Beth Carty – A’ Challuinn, single release Planxty – Chattering Magpie/Lord McDonald's, Live in Dublin The Drowsy Lads – Johnny Todd, Wide Awake Ken Perlman – Farewell to Killekrankie/Archie Menzies/The Haggis, Devil in the Kitchen Pine Tree Flyers – Petronella/Green Mountain Petronella/P...

Our 578th episode, which aired on January 18, 2026, and featured our annual Outer Reaches show. Frigg – Jalla Jalla, Frigg Live Le Vent du Nord – Par-dessus le pont, Voisinages Kornog – Gavotten Ar Menez, On Seven Winds - Ar Seizh Avel An Lar – Bold Doherty, Chloe’s Passion Martha Woods – Wild Fives: Morhogh/Morhwyn/Paw Bran, Myghternes a Dhons The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Tune for Lukas/Up Da Stroo...

Our 577th episode, which aired on January 11, 2026. Tern – Smackpolskan, Flyway The McDades – Peggy-O, single release Becky Tracy & Keith Murphy – Nobody's Fool/Mr Roberts/The Puppeteer, Golden The Drowsy Lads – When First Unto this Country, Everybody In Danny Diamond & Brian Miller – The Priest In His Boots, Let Fly The Barra MacNeils – Horses, Geese And One Old Man, All at Once Olivia Barrett –...

Our 576th episode, which aired on January 4, 2026, and featured our annual New Years episode. James Cullinan – Dancing Eyes/Old Man Dillon/The Banks of Newfoundland, Here It Is The Oyster Band & friends – New Jerusalem, The Big Session Vol. 1 Kierah – Charlotte’s Web/Strong Bow/New Custom House /Under the Gun, Strong Bow David Howley – The Newry Highwayman, Of Songs & Tunes Andrea Beaton – The New...

Our 575th episode, which aired on December 28. 2025, and featured our look back at 2025. TRIP – The 50 Reels, In Terra’s Keep Jenn Butterworth – Little Sparrow, Her By Design J.P. Cormier – The Duke of Fife Medley, 50 Years of Guitar Matthew Byrne – Lovely MaryAnne, Stealing Time Gnoss – Bennybeg, single release Danu – The Poor Man’s Fortune/The Long Strand/Reel Gan Ainm, The Pearl Album: Live in...

Our 574th episode, which aired on December 21, 2025, and featured our annual holiday episode of Christmas and winter-themed Celtic music. Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – St. Nick’s, One Boiled in Lead – Apple Tree Wassail, Silver Blackwater Ceili Band – Apples in Winter/The Green Fields of Woodford/James McMahon's, Music in the Valley Touchstone – White Snow, Jealousy Countercurrent – Her Brig...

Our 573rd episode, which aired on December 14, 2025, and featured music from and conversation with Cape Breton guitarist Malcolm MacNeil. Assynt – Assynt House, Where From Here Cara Dillon – Johnny Lovely Johnny, Hill of Thieves Michael McGoldrick & Tim Edey – Rocking the Boat/Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie, Jamland Dane Pedersen – Travelling Alone, Travelling Alone Malcolm MacNeil – The Stubbert...

Our 572nd episode, which aired on December 7, 2025. Capercaillie – Brenda Stubbert’s Set, Waulkroots Some One's Sons – The Chance to Feel Alive, single release Aisling Brendan Conal – The Skylarks Ascension/Sonny Brogan’s/The Connaughtman Rambles, Jump Out of It Ispini Na hEireann – Johnny Jump Up, Poxtail Soup Brenda Castles – The Shaskeen/The Jolly Tinker, The Light Side of the Tune Graham MacKe...

Our 571st episode, which aired on November 30, 2025, and featured music and conversation with Natalie MacMaster about her new book, I Have A Love Story. Natalie MacMaster – Stumpie, Cape Breton Girl Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Tribute to Buddy, One Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Dance Arnold Dance, Canvas Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy – Wish You Were Near, Canvas Interview with Na...

Our 570th episode, which aired on November 23, 2025, and featured Shawn Collins co-hosting and programming a selection of Celtic music on hammered dulcimer. Dave Neiman & Beverly Woods – Lady Athenry, Balance on Air Dave Neiman & Beverly Woods – Carolan’s Draught, Balance on Air Guy George – Fanny Poer, Dream Castle Rich Mullins – 78 Eatonwood Green, A Liturgy A Legacy and a Ragamuffin Band Dan La...

Our 569th episode, which aired on November 16, 2025, and featured my conversation with Stephen Patrick Clare, executive editor of Celtic Life International magazine. Nova – Redwood, Chasing the Sunset Martha Woods – The Bonny Month of June/Tregajorran Furry, Myghternes a Dhons Aisling Brendan Conal – Jump Out of It Hogan/Conchubhair’s Jig/When Sick, is it Tea you Want, Jump Out of It Aoife Scott –...

Our 568th episode, which aired on November 9, 2025. Ronan Martin – Put Me in the Big Chest/McKenna's/O'er Bogey/Iggie and Squiggie, Ronan Martin Alexandra King – Lose You to Dublin, single release Ed Pearlman – Rory, American Scottish Tabache – Bay of Biscay, Waves of Rush Leah Wollenburg, Alex Sturbaum & Ida Hoequist – Eileen O'Riordan’s/Micho Russel's/Star Above the Garter, Chance CLOSET CLASSIC...

Our 567th episode, which aired on November 2, 2025. Fourwinds – Mighty Keith, Allta Gadan – You Were On My Mind This Morning, May the Divil Tune Your Banjos Enda Scahill & Joel Andersson – Slides, The Dark Well Without Willow – Love You Last, single release Cassie & Maggie – Dougie’s Set, Gold & Coal Fiddlers Five – The Lass O' Patie's Mill/Timor The Tartar/Da Merry Boys, Fiddle Music of Scotland...

Our 566th episode, which aired on October 12, 2025, part four of our Celtic Colours preview, featuring a conversation with Reilly Graham of the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre. Flook – Koady/The Burning Lion, Sanju Cassie & Maggie – Bow Down, Gold & Coal J.P. Cormier – Steeplechase Lane, 50 Years of Guitar Solas – Far Amerikay, Shamrock City Interview with Reilly Graham of the Celtic Music Interp...

Our 565th episode, which aired on October 5, 2025, and featured part three of our Celtic Colours preview, including our conversation with Joella Foulds of Celtic Colours. Solas – Girls on the Line, Shamrock City Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – Dancing on My Own Ground, Home Tim Edey – Bob’s Birthday Hoedown/Mum’s The Word, Little Bird: 22 Compositions 1995-2024 J.P. Cormier – Fleetwood MacInnis,...

Our 564th episode, which aired on September 28, 2025, and featured part two of our Celtic Colours preview and our conversation with Heather MacIsaac. Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – Highland House, Home Mary Beth Carty – Dear Island, Crossing the Causeway The Barra MacNeils – The Keeping It Reel, All at Once Kris Drever – Sweet Honey in the Rock, Mark the Hard Earth Howie MacDonald – Miss Ann Car...

Our 563rd episode, which aired on September 21, 2025, and kicked off our Celtic Colours preview with historic Cape Breton music. Winnie Chafe – The Kitchen Session, Legacy Sons of Skye – Trois Soirees (Three Nights Out), Both Sides of the Water The MacLellan Trio – Bog an Lochan/Flora MacDonald/Charlie’s Brother, The MacLellan Trio Play the Music of Cape Breton Kenzie MacNeil – Looking at This Har...

Our 562nd episode, which aired on September 14, 2025. Enda Scahill & Joel Andersson – Sail Away Ladies, The Dark Well Gadan – Across the Western Ocean, May the Divil Tune Your Banjos Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta & Owen Marshall – The Primrose Road/The Tramp/Martin Wynne's, Copley Street 2 John Jenkins – I Didn’t Want to Change the World, Restless Hearts Florence Fahy – The Trip To Birmingham/The Fa...

Our 561st episode, in which we celebrated our twelfth anniversary with music and conversation with J.P. Cormier. J.P. Cormier – Thompson’s Reel, 50 Years of Guitar J.P. Cormier – The Duke of Fife Medley, 50 Years of Guitar J.P. Cormier – Foxglove, 50 Years of Guitar J.P. Cormier – Bitter Creek, 50 Years of Guitar J.P. Cormier – The Earl of Hyndford, 50 Years of Guitar Interview with J.P. Cormier,...

Our 560th episode, which aired on July 13, 2025, and featured our celebration of the Indianapolis Ceili Band's upcoming trip to Ireland. Indianapolis Ceili Band – Jim Donoghue's/Baltimore Salute/Jackie Coleman’s, Emotional Velocity Indianapolis Ceili Band – The Old Kilfenora/The Old Favorite/Jim Ward’s, Every Wednesday Night Indianapolis Ceili Band – March, Emotional Velocity Indianapolis Ceili Ba...

Our 559th episode, which aired on July 6, 2025, in which we celebrated America's independence. Tom Delany – The Eavesdropper/The Morning Star/My Love is in America, The Lark’s Call Ashley MacIsaac with Mary Jane Lamond – To America We Go, Ashley MacIsaac John Williams – The New Custom House/Le Set De Americain/Harris Dance Tune, Steam Christy Moore – America I Love You, Burning Times Michael Colem...

Our 558th episode, which aired on June 29, 2025, and celebrated Canada Day. The Fables – Down East Day, A Time Buddy MacMaster – Kenloch Jig Medley, Judique on the Floor Inn Echo – Summers with Nan, Inn Echo Ray Legere – The Mathematician/Blindman’s Reel/Mountain Road, Squirrely Moves Orealis – Highland Ways, Musique Celtique Poor Angus – How Many Are the Days, Poor Angus The Duhks – Your Daughter...

our 557th episode, which aired on June 22, 2025. TRIP – The 50 Reels, In Terra’s Keep Lief Sorbye & Friends – The Midnight Sun, Lief’s Birthday Bash Traditional Fare – With Ourselves/The Scholar/Frank’s Reel, Traditional Fare Fairport Convention – Poor Will & The Jolly Hangman, Live on the BBC Gerry O’Connor – Tatter Jack Walsh/The Connaughtman’s Rambles, Time to Time NEW TO YOU: Cedar Dobson – Ho...

Our 556th episode, which aired on June 15, 2025. Tom Delany – Jim O'Connor's/My Former Wife/Kilglass Lake, The Lark’s Call Merry Hell – Pick Yourself Up and Dance, The Rising of the Bold CLOSET CLASSIC: James Kelly, Paddy O’Brien & Daithi Sproule – Man of the House/ NEW TO YOU: Without Willow – The Way Back, single release Gnoss – Alister & Katrina's, The Light of the Moon Runa – For All That You...