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Our 596th episode, which aired on June 28, 2026, in which we celebrated Canada Day. CLOSET CLASSIC: Reeltime – The Bridge Across the Atlantic, Irish Folk Festival: Celtic Roots & Celtic Moods Gibb Todd – Canada, Goin’ Home Talisk – Montreal, Beyond Buddy MacDonald – Sunny Old St. John's, We Remember You Well David Rea – Maple Syrup, Brass Ring Dan Berggren – Maple Syrup Time, For Pet’s Sake John M...

Our 595th episode, which aired on June 21, 2026, and celebrated Father's Day. Athena Tergis – Johnny Going to Ceili/Father O’Grady’s Trip to Bocca/Hold the Reins, A Letter Home Nuala Kennedy – Father Father, Shorelines Katie McNally Trio – The Martlet/Father John Angus Rankin, The Boston States Anchors Aweigh – When Father Papered the Parlour, Time on the Bay Rant – Dad’s 60th, Reverie Kristen Sha...

Our 594th episode, which aired on June 14, 2026. Tom Delany - Gan Aimn/Delaney's Drummers/Brian O'Lynn, The Lark’s Call NEW TO YOU: Mary Beth Carty & Marrow Bone – Mary Anne/Dunmore Lasses/Ships Are Sailing, single release Caroline Keane -- O’Connor Donn’s/Chris Droney’s Favourite/Seán Clancy’s Reel, Rise Nova – Anderson’s Coast, Chasing the Sunset Scott MacMillan – Rambling in D Minor, The Minnie...

Our 593rd episode, which aired on June 7, 2026. Arise & Go – Jos Cormier - Jock Broon’s 70th, Moments of Light The McDades – Lily of the West, Thread the Light Seamus Begley & Jim Murray – The Old Torn Petticoat that I Bought in Mullingar/Mary Willie’s/The Star Above the Garter, Ragairne Rua – The Moon & St. Christopher, Ao-Tea-Roa Hauler – Finders Keepers, Hauler The Kilfenora Fiddle Ceili Band –...

Our 592nd episode, which aired on May 31, 2026. Ciaran Ryan – Cheap and Nasty/Trip to Dalian/The Hornpipe Reel, Kick up the Dust Nuala Kennedy – Ye Lovers All, Shorelines Ed Pearlman – Claret, American Scottish Solas – Roger the Miller, Live at the Flynn Theatre Assynt – The Source, Where From Here Louis Bingham – The Petardvark, Hares on the Hill Seamus Ennis – The First House In Connaught/The Co...

Our 591st episode, which aired on May 24, 2026. Maura Shawn Scanlin – Princess Nancy, Rule of Three Cathy Jordan – Aililiu na Gamhna, Holding Up half the Sky: Voices of Celtic women, Volume Two Dervish – Lark on the Strand, Midsummer’s Night Eamon O’Leary – Craigie Hills, Live at Mona’s Shannon Heaton – Apian Army, Perfect Maze Arise & Go – Munlochy Bridge/The Editor’s Favourite/Portencross Castle...

Our 590th episode, which aired on May 17, 2026. Ciaran Ryan – Aoife’s/Sweet Relief/Sausage Gate, Kick Up the Dust Jason Whelan – The Ferryland Sealer, single release Trouz Bras – Life is for Living, Edge of the Spiral: Celtic Music of Brittany Some One's Sons – The Boom is Back (Radio Edit), The Boom is Back EP Eloise & Co – Humours of Trim/Humours of Kilclogher, Avec Elodie Sean Gavin & Colm Gann...

Our 589th episode, which aired on May 10, 2026, and featured our latest Mother's Day tribute. Pride of New York – Redican’s Mother/The Bridal/The Humours of Whiskey, Pride of New York Christy Moore – Motherland, Magic Nights Andrea Beaton – The B Minor Cut, Cuts Seven Nations – Mama, Thanks for Waiting Glen Graham & Rodney MacDonald – Mo Mhathair (My Mother), Traditionally Rockin’ Fiddlers 3 – Mot...

Our 588th episode, which aired on May 3, 2026, and featured music from and conversation with Dave Gunning. Arise & Go – The Beekeeper/The Pipers of Roguery/The Floating Crowbar, Moments of Light Breabach – The Seven Men Of Knoydart, Urlar The McDades – Telegraph Reel/The Three Sisters, single release Dave Gunning – World of Make Believe, Field Notes Interview with Dave Gunning Dave Gunning – King...

Our 587th episode, which aired on April 26, 2026, and focused on the Indiana Repertory Theatre run of Come From Away, with my conversation with music director Angie Benson.

Our 586th episode, featuring part two of our annual Halfway to Celtic Colours celebration. The Barra MacNeils – Michael Anthony's Birthday Set, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 13 Lucy MacNeil – Sally Gardens, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 13 Genticorum – La Petite Marche/Byrn’s March, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 12 J.P. Cormier & Dave Gunning – Leather & Dust, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 12 Rakish – Time Check, Cel...

Our 585th episode, which aired on April 5, 2026, and featured part one of our Halfway to Celtic Colours celebration, with music from Celtic Colours Live Volume 13. saltfishforty – Mrs. MacLeods/Last Queen of Burray/Fiddlers at the Havest Home, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 13 Jimmy Rankin – Fare Thee Well Love, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 13 Beolach – Veronica’s, Celtic Colours Live Vol. 13 Madison Violet...

Our 584th episode, which aired on March 29, 2026, and featured new music from Boiled in Lead and my conversation with Drew Miller. Boiled in Lead – Slip Jigs, King of the Dogwoods Boiled in Lead – King of the Dogwoods, King of the Dogwoods Boiled in Lead – Haley’s Reels, King of the Dogwoods Boiled in Lead – (I’ll Sing You) Sail Away Ladies, King of the Dogwoods Interview with Drew Miller of Boile...

Our583rd episode, which aired on March 22, 2026. Colin Farrell – The Old Rogue/McMahon's/Maher's Way, On the Move The Freels – West Moon, The Freels Maurice Lennon, Ciara Brennan & Chris Dawson – Trip to London/The Gold Ring/The Rambling Pitchfork, Two 3 Four Caliban – The Journeyman, Caliban Warbelow Range – The Meelick Team/The Gallowglass/Humours of Drinagh, Warbelow Range Phil Cunningham – And...

Our 582nd episode, which aired on March 8, 2026, and featured a conversation with Kell Chole of The Airs Project. Fourwinds – The Falcon’s Rest, Allta Dave Gunning – Blue Heart, Field Notes De Dannan – Jimmy Kimmel’s Jigs, Ballroom The Elders – Red Headed Man, Gael Day Interview with Kell Chole of The Airs Project Eliza Carthy – No Man's Jig/Hanoverian Dance/Three Jolly Sheepskins, Anglicana Fiddl...

Our 581st episode, which aired on February 15, 2026. West of Mabou – Windowsill Jigs, Horizons Realta – Mulroy Bay, Thing of the Earth Colin Farrell, Alan Murray & Dan Lowery – The High Cauled Cap/The Cameronian Highlanders/Miss Ramsay's, Reel O’Grande Frances Cunningham – Cumberland Gap, Alcinoe Graham MacKenzie & Rory Matheson – Vamp City, Take Six Danu – Cutting A Slide/The Fiddle Cushion, Holl...

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...