Episode 121: Celtic Roots Radio 76 – George, myself and the Lowden Guitars story

Episode 121: Celtic Roots Radio 76 – George, myself and the Lowden Guitars story

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:  Ockham's Razor (Washington State, USA) – 'Galway Races’ (Wolves in the Walls)   Mick O'Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ni Bhriain (Cork, Ireland) – 'Reel 97/The Tinker's Frolic/Light Horse Reel’ (Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts)     The Lulabelles (Illinois, USA) – 'Stories' (Stories)   Willos' (Siena, Italy) – 'Chickens On The Run' (From Now On)   Hip Culture (Canada) – ‘Let it Go’ (Let it Go) Efraim Diaz (Galicia, Spain) – 'Muiñeira de Piadela e Sarasate (feat. Alba Barreiro, Xulio Abal y Sandra López)’ (Pito Galego)  The Ebony Hillbillies (New York City, USA) – 'Bound To Go’ (What Your Name is ...)  Unknown street piper (Ukraine) – 'Sche ne vmerla Ukraina, the Ukrainian National Anthem’ ()    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Episode 120: Celtic Roots Radio 75 – Argue and Phibbs, Sligo and 'Vincie, The Bush'

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland  with music from:  Song of the Lakes (Michigan, USA) – 'Benzie Rover’ (Walking the Plank)   Ockham's Razor (Washington State, USA) – 'Buile Shuibhne (The Frenzy of Sweeney)’ (Secrets & Silence)   Heidi Jane (California, USA) – 'The Hardest Of Times’ (A Thousand Reasons Why)     Folk Arts Quartet (Boston, USA) – 'Le Reel du Pendu’ & ‘Chinquapin Hunting' (Folk Arts Quartet)   Dolbro Dan (Northern Ireland, UK) – 'Kiss Goodbye' (Folk Dope)   Meerant (France) – ‘Le Serment’ (Fells) Harpeth Rising (Ohio, USA) – 'Last Honest Man’ (Harpeth Rising)  Iona (England, UK) – 'Bi-Se I Mo Shuil, Part 1’ (Woven Chord)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Episode 119: Celtic Roots Radio 74 – 'Scraik a' dawn' and 'clabber to the knee!'

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland   with music from:   The Langer's Ball (Minnesota, USA) 'The Shores Of Botany Bay’ (Ships Are Sailing)   Northern Exposure (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Co. Clare’ (Looking Back to Look Forward)   Bap Kennedy (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Cold War Country Blues’ (Howl On)     Slemish (Northern Ireland, UK) 'Brian Boru's March' (Slemish)   A Different Thread (England, UK) 'Red Is The Rose’ (Some Distant Shore)   King Boru (Northern Ireland, UK) 'The Voyage of Saint Columbanus' (Anam Cara)   AllDayNight (Arizona, USA) ‘Highlands’ (Open The Sky) Mara Katria (New York, USA) 'Dark Night Of The Soul’ (The Dark Night Of The Soul)   The Elders (Missouri, USA) 'Right with the World’ (Right with the World)    Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Celtic Roots Radio 73 – 'Plates a' meat', Ruby Murray and 'a churn a-dryin''

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland with music from: Brave the Sea (Ohio, USA) 'A Pirate's Life’ (A Pirate's Life) The Borderers (Australia) 'Na Mara’ (Inspire) The Elders (Missouri, USA) 'Galway Girl’ (Gael Day) Julie Henigan (Missouri, USA) 'Hanover' & 'Clinch Mountain Backstep' (American Stranger) The Blarney Rebel Band (New York, USA) 'Stand With Me Boys’ (Beneath The Surface) Eric Val (Pennsylvania, USA) 'Grandad's Lessons' (Saying Goodbye) W. Ed Harris (Arizona, USA) ‘The Reel of Mullinavat’ (Turas Ceilteach) Dolbro Dan (Northern Ireland,UK) 'Ballad of the Golden Harmonica’ (Folk Dope) Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio

Celtic Roots Radio 72 – Lockdown, self-isolation and St. Patrick

Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland   with music from:     Captain Tractor (Alberta, Canada) 'Johnny’s Ghost’ (Famous Last Words)   Searson (Ontario, Canada) 'Galician Night’ (Fade & Shine)   Donna Hughes (Florida, USA) 'Nothing Easy’ (Hellos, Goodbyes and Butterflies)     Stephanie Cadman (Ontario, Canada) 'Bogged Down' (Celtic Blaze)   Catherine O’Connell (Chicago, Illinois, USA) 'A Song for the Fox’ (Small Miracles)   Celtaire String Band (Texas, USA) 'Whiskey Before Breakfast' (Packaged in the Past)   Eden Burning (England, UK) ‘The Reel of Pickering Pick’ (Smilingly Home) A Different Thread (England,UK/North Carolina, USA) 'Long Black Veil’ (Some Distant Shore)     Produced by Precious Oil Productions Ltd for Celtic Roots Radio