TRACK / artist / album / label
(* Australian content)
(Intro theme: HERON ELECTION JIG / Silly Wizard / Silly Wizard / XTRA)
27 December 2009
The featured album was SAINTS AND SCOUNDRELS by SHARON SHANNON
www.sharonshannon.com
(The Daisy Label / Planet). Following her
multi-platinum 2008 "best of" album, this represents a return to the
studio for the Irish accordion star, with a variety of guest musicians
appearing throughout the album. The following tracks were scattered
through the program:
HOWYA HORSE?; GO TELL THE DEVIL; HILLBILLY LILLY & BUFFALO BENJI;
SHIFTING SUMMER SANDS; RAKES AT THE GATES OF HELL
EAST VIRGINIA / Sarah McQuaid / I Won't Go Home 'Til Morning /
www.sarahmcquaid.com
THE IRISH SET and THE WRECK OF THE S.S.ETHIE / Graham Wells /
Traditional Music From Newfoundland / Chain Rock Entertainment
THE HEXHAM RIOT / Liz Law and Terry Conway / Of Riots And Rabbits /
Stonehouse Music
* SARAH ISLAND / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville
* THE NEXT TURN / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville
* THE MELBOURNE / Bob Campbell / The Divide /
www.fiddlerbob.com.au
* THE GRAVES AT THE ALOES / Jane M. Harding / Songs From The Road /
self published
HOUSE OF CARDS / James Keelaghan / House Of Cards / Borealis
THE STRANGER / J.P. Cormier / The Messenger /
www.jp-cormier.com
MARCH STRATHSPEY REELS / Brenda Stubbert / Tamerack 'Er Down /
Cranford Publications
STEP IT UP AND GO / Bob Dylan / Good As I Been To You / Columbia
SHIPYARDS SONG / Kim Beggs / Wanderer's Paean /
www.kimbeggs.com
ONE MORE LIE TO LOVE / James Hill & Anne Davison / True Love Don't
Weep / Borealis
THE SWEET SUNNY SOUTH / Norman & Nancy Blake and The Boys Of The Lough
/ Rising Fawn Gathering / Plectrafone Records
SLOW AIR, JIGS AND HORNPIPE / The Pipes & Drums of the 1st Batallion
The Black Watch / The Ladies From Hell / Greentrax
PULLING HARD AGAINST THE STREAM / Ray & Greg Walsh / Generations /
www.walshfamilyband.com
20 December 2009
The featured album was LIGHTEN THE DARK by KERFUFFLE
www.kerfuffleonline.co.uk
(RootBeat Records) A "seasonal" release by
a talented young English group, already with three excellent albums
under their belt. The following tracks were scattered through the
program:
THREE SHIPS; BRANSLES; LULLAY MY LIKING; SUSSEX CAROL; THE HOLLY &
THE IVY
THE GALLANT HUSSAR and EOIN BEAR'S REEL / Solas / For Love And
Laughter / Compass
* THIS IS THE PLACE / Bushwackers / Highlights 2000 /
www.folkfestival.asn.au
* IT'S LOVE I SEE / Akasa / Highlights 2000 /
www.folkfestival.asn.au
RALEIGH AND SPENCER / Greg Fair / Tell You More Lies /
www.gregoryfair.com
THE LAIRD OF DRUMBLAIR / Rob Hobkirk / The Borders / Smithsonian
Folkways
NICKIE TAMS / Jimmy Scott / The Borders / Smithsonian Folkways
PROHIBITION IS A FAILURE / New Lost City Ramblers / American Moonshine
& Prohibition / Smithsonian Folkways
SUSANNA GAL / Frank Bode / Been Riding With Old Mosley / Smithsonian
Folkways
MANDOLIN MEDLEY / Lawtin Howard / Between The Sound And The Sea /
Smithsonian Folkways
SEVENTY TWO / Dick Tillet / Between The Sound And The Sea /
Smithsonian Folkways
HELL AMONG THE YEARLINGS / Clark Kessinger / Old Time Country Music /
Smithsonian Folkways
CANADEE-I-O / Bob Dylan / Good As I Been To You / Columbia
JEEMIE LOWRIE'S / Spreefix / Fullsceilidh Spelemannslag /
www.spreefix.com
OLD KING COAL / Alistair Hulett / Riches And Rags / Red Rattler
LIVE SESSION (WEDDING REELS) / Joseph and J P Cormier / Velvet Arm
Golden Hand / Patio Records
GOSH! I MISS YOU ALL THE TIME / Beverly Smith and Carl Jones / Glow /
DittyVille
THE LONG SET / Kevin Burke & Cal Scott / Across The Black River /
Loftus
13 December 2009
The featured album was UAM by JULIE FOWLIS (Shoeshine)
www.juliefowlis.com
The latest offering from the award winning singer
and first Scottish Gaelic Ambassador. A very fine album from the BBC
Radio 2 Folk Singer of the Year for 2008. The following tracks were
scattered through the program:
WIND AND RAIN; THIG AM BHATA; A' CHIAD CHEUM; BROGAN UR AGAM
A-NOCHD; HO BHA MI, HE BHA MI
TEAR MY STILLHOUSE DOWN and IN TALL BUILDINGS / Euphonia / The Old Jaw
Bone / Tuxedo Records
* BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn /
Tradsville
* FLASH COMPANY / Trouble In The Kitchen / The Next Turn / Tradsville
* PADDY DOYLE'S BOOTS / Chris Kempster & Len Neary / The Songs Of
Chris Kempster /
www.chriskempster.net
HALF DOOR / Figgy Duff / Between The Jigs & Reels / Avalon Music
WHILE THE BAND IS PLAYING DIXIE / Norman & Nancy Blake and The Boys Of
The Lough / Rising Fawn Gathering / Plectrafone Records
COUSIN JACK / Show Of Hands / Dark Fields / Hands On Music
* FELTON LONNEN / Skreitch / An Anthology Of ... Verse / self
published
TWO CENTS PLAIN / Joel Mabus / No Worries Now / Fossil Records
PASUCAIS / Felpeyu / Ya! / Secret Street
* WINNIPEG IN WINTER / Loaded Dog / That There Dog O' Mine /
hugatree@iinet.net.au
MOBY DICK / The Brainstormers / The Brainstormers /
www.brainstormermusic.com
* THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME / Phyl Lobl & Declan Affley / 35 Years Of
The National Folk Festival /
www.folkfestival.asn.au
REEL DU REGIMENT / Lustukru / Gigues Reels Polkas Gavottes / Fonovox
DAME LOMBARD / Kornog / Fiddle Fair 2 /
www.fiddlefair.com
THE WANDERING MINSTREL / various / The Wandering Minstrel / Clo
Iar-Chonnachta
6 December 2009
The featured album was GLOW by BEVERLY SMITH AND CARL JONES
(DittyVille)
www.smithnjones.net
The third release from two highly
regarded figures in American traditional music. Fine playing and
singing, and a good mix of material, all making for a highly enjoyable
album. The following tracks were scattered through the program:
WE ARE CLIMBING; CLUCK OLD HEN; MY LITTLE CARPENTER; DICKIE AND
JOHNSON; ON THE SUNNYSIDE OF LIFE
* BINDA BALL 1864 / Wongawilli / Australian Selection /
www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
* SET TUNES / Wongawilli / Australian Selection /
www.wongawillicolonialdance.org.au
THE LOSS OF THE RAMILLIES / Brass Monkey / Head Of Steam / Topic
* SIX KIDS / Chloe & Jason Roweth with Jim McWhinnie / A Voice That
Was Still /
www.rowethmusic.com.au
DIP AND DUCK / Captain Stan MacKinnon / Close To The Ocean / self
published
* MILES WEATHERHILL / The Fagans / Kitchen Dance /
www.thefagans.com.au
DILL PICKLE RAG / Brendan Power & Andrew White / Brendan Power &
Andrew White / Candyrat Records
TXIKITIXA / Juanito Tapia / Tapiatarren Trikitixa / Triki
PLOUGHBOY'S DREAM / Hannah James & Sam Sweeney / Catches & Glees /
RootBeat Records
* DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO THE WINDOW / Paul Kelly and the Stormwater
Boys / Foggy Highway / Gawd Aggie
WHISKY YOU'RE THE DEVIL / The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem With Their
Families / The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem With Their Families /
Hallmark
SLAVONIC DANCE NO. 8 / The Simon Mayor Quintet / Mandolinquents /
Acoustics Records
MARY AND THE SOLDIER / Girsa / Girsa / RiverRollick
IN THE PINES / Casey Joe Abair & Hunter Robertson / If You Want To Go
To Sleep, Go To Bed / Yodel-Ay-Hee
* ACCIDENT OF BIRTH / Blackwood / Home Soon / Making Music
* BLONDIN'S WALTZ / Dave de Hugard / Songs Of The Wallaby Track /
Dave@deHugard.zzn.com
ADAM IN PARADISE / Len Graham / In One Tradition / Cranagh Music
MCCONNVILLE'S / James Keelaghan / House Of Cards / Borealis
29 November 2009
The featured album was AN SPEALADOIR by BUA (Mad River)
www.buamusic.com Hugely talented quintet,
all from the American
midwest, who play Irish traditional, and trad based, music. Very
polished sound, good arrangements and solid selection of material.
The following tracks were scattered through the program:
LUS NA MBANRION; JOHNNY HENRY'S; THE BLACKSMITH; AN SPEALADOIR;
THE CALADH THAIDHG; A MHISG A CHUIR AN NOLLAIG OIRNN
* JOHN PEISLEY / Last Drinks / Alive In The Lounge Room /
lastdrinks2003@yahoo.com
THE UNCLOUDY DAY / Joel Mabus / The Banjo Monologues / Fossil Records
BAL NA H-AIBHNE DEAS / Mary Jane Lamond / Storas /
www.maryjanelamond.com
LA VALSE VIRGINIA / Gaston Nolet / Gaston Nolet Joue ... Alfred
Montmarquette /
gaston.nolet@sympatico.ca
GREEN BROOM / Brian Peters / Songs Of Trial And Triumph / Pugwash
MY FATHER'S SERVANT BOY / Lisa Moscatiello & Rosie Shipley / Well Kept
Secrets / Shipwhistle
NAINIMUT / Margaret Metcalfe / Our Labrador / Butter and Snow
Productions
FIRST FIGURE IN WEST MABOU / Howie MacDonald, Dave MacIsaac & Mac
Morin / Live At West Mabou Hall /
machowie@syd.eastlink.ca
* KATE KELLY / Barry McDonald and Marooan / Where The Sun-Lights On
The Dew-Drops Shine / Harbourtown
* LARSEN'S / Bill Wiseman / Southerly Breeze / CRAIC
THE CLASSICAL GREEK / Open House / Second Story / Green Linnet
BOLD RILEY / Moody, Penner, Swain / South Bound / Manitoba Film &
Sound
THE NIGHT VISITOR'S SONG / The Tannahill Weavers / Cullen Bay / Green
Linnet
RANTIN' ROVIN' ROBIN / Battlefield Band / Stand Easy & Preview /
Temple
THE TEA GARDEN SET / Joseph Cormier & J P Cormier / Velvet Arm Golden
Hand / Patio Records
22 November 2009
The featured album was CELTIC COLOURS VOLUME XIII, a sampler CD
featuring twenty tracks by artists from the 2009 Celtic Colours
International Festival
www.celtic-colours.com
Held annually all over Cape
Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the festival is a wonderful experience,
believe me! The following tracks were scattered through the program:
NEW TUNE MAKERS (Troy McGillivray & Shane Cook); WALTZ AROUND THE
CAPE (Jim Payne & Fergus O'Byrne); HELPING HANDS (Jerry Holland &
John Doyle); LE CAVILIER ET LA BELLE (Le Vent Du Nord); A THOUSAND
MILES (The Barra MacNeils); TWIN FIDDLE SET (Mike Hall)
PLUME FONTAINE and LE REEL MAURICE 'ROCKET' RICHARD / Le Reve Du
Diable / Sans Tambour Ni Trompette / Rionamat
KILLIGREW'S SOIREE / Anita Best / Another Time / Pigeon Inlet
SQUID JIGGIN' GROUND / Dermot O'Reilly / Another Time / Pigeon Inlet
* LADY OF CARLISLE / Kate Delaney / A Moment In Time / self published
LOOK UP, LOOK DOWN / Martin Simpson / True Stories / Topic
* AFTER THE GOLDRUSH / Colcannon / Covering Our Tracks / Greentrax
HONEYBABE / Greg Fair / Tell You More Lies /
www.gregoryfair.com
LA VILLA / Igor Medio & Lisardo Prieto / Dual /
* MIND HOW YOU GO / Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton / Swapping Seasons /
ruthsta@yahoo.com
WATERBOUND / Ed Littlefield Jr / Going To The West / Sage Arts
AMAREN ALABARIK and ALBOKALIFORNIA / Bidaia / Duo / Mojo Promo
IMMIGRANT EYES and ST PATRICK'S NIGHT / Girsa / Girsa /
www.girsamusic.com
THE CRIBBIES / Graham Wells / Traditional Music From Newfoundland /
gewells1@hotmail.com
* THOSE BOLD BUSHRANGERS / Collector / Collector /
www.rowethmusic.com.au
* SAILOR HOME FROM THE SEA / Helen Rowe / Bulli - The Tradition
Continues /
www.illawarrafolkclub.org.au
FANNY BLAIR / Jim Moray / Low Culture / Niag - Planet
(From 4 October to 15 November the program was very kindly hosted by other
presenters while Bruce was out of the country.)