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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC
0:06 – Old Blind Dogs “Desperate Fishwives” from Wherever Yet May Be
6:20 – WELCOME
7:52 – Poitín “Super Moon” from One For The Road
13:12 – Altan “The House Carpenter (Gypsy Davy)” from The Widening Gyre
17:37 – Arise & Go “Sheepskin and Beeswax, Le Voyageur, Roddy McDonald's Fancy” from Arise & Go – EP
21:36 – The Gothard Sisters “It Was Beautiful” from Mountain Rose
25:31 – Across The Pond “Another Jig Will Do / Foxhunter's” from Little Beggarman
29:22 – FEEDBACK
30:20 – We Banjo 3 “High On A Mountain (Live)” from Live in Galway
34:11 – Scythian “Scratchbox Reel” from American Shanty
36:53 – Fire In The Glen “From Amish To Irish” from Cutting Bracken
40:19 – Emma Langford “A Song For My Younger Self” from Sowing Acorns
41:54 – IIsabeau Corriveau et Les tisseurs de rêves “Inisheer” from Leap of Faith
46:45 – THANKS
49:23 – The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra “The Old Grove” from A Celtic Celebration: The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra
52:36 – Cantrip “Puirt a’ Beul” from Undark
59:28 – The Haar “The Emigrant's Farewell” from The Haar
1:06:09 – Faoileán “Martinmastime” from Far Hills
1:12:41 – CLOSING
1:13:30 – Hanneke Cassel “We are Dancer / The Goat Whisperer” from For Reasons Unseen
1:17:41 – CREDITS
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Mark Clavey sent this picture right after St Patrick’s Day 2023: “Hi Marc!
Here's our write – up for how we spent St Pat's at O'Malley's Pub… and a few pictures…
“There was more March Madness for the band this past Sunday as we celebrated the Day of the Festival of St Patrick with a noon – performance at O’Malley’s Pub(Episode 136).
The day started around 10:00a as the band started straggling in and setting up. It was a brisk 40° when we loaded in, and would reach a balmy 48° when we loaded out at 4:30. Early – birds had already formed a line by 10:30 – despite the fact that the Pub wouldn’t open until 11:30. (This plan was well – advised given the epic proportions of Snake Saturday’s one – person – out/one – person – in crowd.)
By the time the band started playing at noon, the bar was full and the crowd lively – being more vocal for the sing – alongs than they were for the toasts. There was a larger – than – usual number of Tullamore – fans than is typical for St Patrick’s Day (as it was at lunchtime on a Sunday rather than a workday). Shout – outs to Mike, Amy, Anna, and Jason; Ray and Carrie; Eric and Dena; Eric, Linda, and Eleanor; Trey; Connie, Brandie and Rhonda; Shannon; Rob and Mitch; Andrew; Lisa, Craig, Ed, and Mary; Mikayla; and Jenn.
Mark successfully navigated the afternoon notwithstanding the return of his chest – supercold (that knocked him out of the February weekend) and having sliced up the index – finger on his strumming hand. (Evidently, while holding a pick between the thumb and the bird – finger is a doable thing, it DOES produce a Charlie – horse at the base of the thumb when you do it for three hours straight.) Said navigation was aided with the Black Bush providing the kind of lubrication that makes your engine tick.
We played until 3:30 before turning the stage over to The Kelihans – who would, in turn, hand off the stage to Chance the Arm at 8:00p. In the meantime, Ryan Rancudo and Bob Reeder handled the St Patrick’s Day festivities for the audience in the upper cellar. Overall, it was a great afternoon and (we’re assuming) a great night as well.
(Photos courtesy of Amy Cripe, Mike Moran, and Mary Hanover.)”
Best,
– Mark”
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