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Celtic Roots Radio show – currently 76 x 30 min episodes:

CRR 76 – George, myself and the Lowden Guitars story – Ockham’s Razor, Mick O’Brien, Emer Mayock, Aoife Ni Bhriain, The Lulabelles, Willos’, Hip Culture, Efraim Diaz, The Ebony Hillbillies, Unknown street piper

CRR 75 – Argue and Phibbs, Sligo and ‘Vincie, The Bush’

CRR 74 – ‘Scraik a’ dawn’ and ‘clabber to the knee’

CRR 73 – ‘Plates a’ meat’, Ruby Murray and ‘a churn a-dryin’’

CRR 72 – Lockdown, self-isolation and St. Patrick

CRR 71 – The ‘black stuff’ – a traveller’s tale! – Brave The Sea, Chuck Levy, Doug Folkins, Cady Finlayson Band, Celtic Rant, Ceol Leinn, Dan Donnelly, Joanie Madden

CRR 70 – Down at ‘The Yard’ – The Titanic – Dust Rhinos, W. Ed Harris, Searson, Kickin Grass Band, Donna Hughes, Eden Burning, Phil Circle, Andy Rogers, Sammy Horner, Catherine Duc

CRR 69 – ‘Balagan – ‘What are ye like?’ – The Mighty Regis, The Irish Experience, The Rolling Kings, The Elders, Michael Cole, W. Ed Harris, Wookalily, The Rogues

CRR 68 – ‘R’aper blades’ and the ‘glass hammer’ – The Galway Hooker Band, Julie Henigan, Lucy Billings, Scott Boswell, Ian Flanigan, Flailing Shilaleighs, Goodnight Suzie, Jenne Lennon

CRR 67 – 1798, a bridge and ‘the priest’s grave’ – Lick The Tins, Sarah Burnell, Catherine Fraser, The Rolling Kings, Didgericruise, CommonUnion59, Nick Cooke, Nikki Nash, The Harper and the Minstrel

CRR 66 – Columbanus – how the Irish saved civilisation! – The Elders, Gerry Loggins, WhozYaMama, Jesse Ferguson, W. Ed Harris, Deborah Henriksson, Clandestine, Jerry McLean, Ken O’Malley

CRR 65 – ‘Ye cannae take our freedom!’ –
Jason Macdonald, Didgericruise, The Rolling Kings, Dark Patrick, Rapidly Agin’, Jay Wars & the Howard Youth, Julie Henigan, Billy Brandt & Sarana VerLin, Catherine Duc

CRR 64 – Galicia – the Cinderella of Celtic nations –
Gil Fourney, Maidens IV, Fiona J. Mackenzie, Tartanic, Common Union 59, Charlie Gear, Homesick Elephant, Dan Charness

CRR 63 – Roast potatoes, chips ‘n’ mash! –
Lori Willcuts, Raymond McCullough, Jakob Freely, Zonk Ha Stronk, Andrew McFayden, Piob agus Fidil, Laura Mulcahy, Closer Than Strangers

CRR 62 – Huguenots, ‘Millies’ and the ‘wee blue blossom’ –
Rathkeltair, Clandestine, Bayou Teche Band, Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra, Jason Bennett, Low Country Boys, The Henry Girls, Donna Hughes

CRR 61 – Irish export – good, and not so good! –
Transpher, Cantus Lunaris, Tartanic, Greg Symons, Storefront Congregation, Anne Roos, Monroe Crossing, Druid Roots

CRR 60 – Belfast, Bil-fahst and Canada, eh? –
Caliorne, Julie Henigan, Didgericruise, Celtic Rant, Wendy Stewart, Tater Diggers, The Doll Sisters

CRR 59 – Patrick, Purim and Molly Bloom’s –
Bill Grogan’s Goat, Eamonn Costello and Cathal Clohessy, Druid Roots, Papilio, Rachel Taylor-Beales, Low Country Boys, Ross Douglas, Marianne Green

CRR 61 – Irish export – good and not so good!
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Transpher, (Melun, near Paris, France) –
In the Night, (Black Sam);

Cantus Lunaris, (Munich, Germany) –
Outro of Por que Liorax, (Fons Antiquus);

Tartanic, (Texas, USA) –
Briefcase No. 1, (Uncivilized);

Greg Symons, (Michigan, USA) –
One if by Sea, ();

Storefront Congregation, (Colorado, USA) –
Caledonia, (Kaleidoscope);

Anne Roos, (California, USA) –
The Wild Rover, ();

Monroe Crossing, (Minnesota, USA) –
The Green Mossy Ground, (The Green Mossy Ground);

Druid Roots, (Florida, USA) –
Seven Seas, (Going Home);

CRR 62 – Huguenots, ‘Millies’ and the ‘wee blue blossoms’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Rathkeltair, (Florida, USA) –
More Tetley, Vicar? (Something GOOD for a Change);

Clandestine, (Texas, USA) –
The Hare Reels, (ReD);

Bayou Teche Band, (Louisiana, USA) –
Louisiana Man, (Bayou Teche Band);

Jennifer Cutting’s Ocean Orchestra, (Washington, DC, USA) –
Neptune’s Reel/Woman of the House, (Songs for the Night Sea Journey);

Jason Bennett, (Colorado, USA) –
How Many Miles (till I forget about you), (Walsenburg Line);

Low Country Boys, (Northern Ireland, UK) –
Tumblin Jack, (Plain and Simple);

The Henry Girls, (Donegal, Ireland) –
December Moon, (December Moon);

Donna Hughes, (Florida, USA) –
The Way I Am, (From the Heart);

CRR 63 – Roast potatoes, chips ‘n’ mash!
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Lori Willcuts, (Oregon, USA) –
You Stole My Heart (Single);

Raymond McCullough, (Northern Ireland, UK) –
Ar tir seo aguinne (Our Land), (Single);

Jakob Freely, (Ohio, USA) –
Radio, (The Elliot EP);

Zonk Ha Stronk, (Rennes, Bretagne, France) –
Rond du Loudeac, (Zonk Ha Stronk);

Andrew McFayden, (British Columbia, Canada) –
Duan Nollaig Set, ( Coinneal );

Piob agus Fidil, (Chicago, Illinois, USA) –
'Sliabh na mBan, (Conor’s Garage Band Stuff);

Laura Mulcahy, (Co. Clare, Ireland) –
Once Upon a Time in the Sand Dunes, (Single);

Closer Than Strangers, (Pennsylvania, USA) –
God & Ghosts, (Broken Things);

CRR 64 – Galicia – the Cinderella of Celtic nations
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Gil Fourney, (south of France) –
Celtic Game ( Music );

Maidens IV, (Ohio, USA) –
Intro Maidens Melody, (Celtic Fire);

Fiona J. Mackenzie, (Ohio, USA) –
Oran a Bhliadhna uir – Cape Breton New Year Song, (Duan Nollaig);

Tartanic, (Texas, USA) –
Desert Storm, (Uncivilized);

Common Union 59, (San Francisco, USA) –
On a Wing and a Prayer, (Magnolia Waltz);

Charlie Gear, (Florida, USA) –
Final Crossing, (Ode to The Laurel Lass);

Homesick Elephant, (Los Angeles, USA) –
The Fictional Ballad of James McNulty, 1890-1970, (The Pilgrim & The Pen);

Dan Charness, (New York City, USA) –
Generation Y, (Not for Love);

Roy Uprichard, (Northern Ireland, UK) –
Restless Hearts: Walking the Camino de Santiago, (Kindle, paperback)

CRR 65 – ‘Ye cannae take our freedom!’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Jason Macdonald, (Cape Breton Island, NS, Canada) –
Storm on the Way (Got a Ways to Go);

Didgericruise, (Arizona, USA) –
Over the Ganges Waterfall, (Didgericruise);

The Rolling Kings, (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) – Raise a Glass, (Raise a Glass);

Dark Patrick, (Ukraine) –
Lachin Y Gair, (Fainne Gael An Lae);

Rapidly Agin’, (Northern Ireland, UK) –
Duelling Banjos, (A Few Dollars More);

Jay Wars & the Howard Youth, (Melbourne, Australia) – Abraham Brown, (Love in the Time of Fear);

Julie Henigan, (Missouri, USA) –
Hoban’s Hill, (American Stranger);

Billy Brandt & Sarana VerLin, (Michigan, USA) –
Knock On Wood, (Live From Billy’s Basement);

Catherine Duc, (Melbourne, Australia) –
Seallaibh Curraigh Eoghainn (Owen’s Boat), (Voyager)

CRR 66 – Columbanus – how the Irish saved civilisation!
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

The Elders, (Missouri, USA) –
Men of Erin (Live at the KCP&L Plaza Lighting Celebration);

Gerry Loggins, (California, USA) –
12-string Zydeco, ();

WhozYaMama, (Washington State, USA) – Je suis pas une prisionier – I’m Not a Prisoner, (Demo);

Jesse Ferguson, (Ontario, Canada) –
The Rocky Road to Dublin, (The Parting Glass);

W. Ed Harris, (Arizona, USA) –
Tiarna Mhuigheo, (Turas Ceilteach);

Deborah Henriksson, (Vasteras, Sweden) – My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose, (The Heart’s Cry);

Clandestine, (Texas, USA) –
The Ewe & The Sound, (ReD);

Jerry McLean, (California, USA) –
Our Music and our Arts, (Jerry McLean);

Ken O’Malley, (California, USA) –
Easy and Slow, (Women of Ireland)

CRR 67 – 1798, a bridge and ‘the priest’s grave’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Lick The Tins, (N. Ireland/London, UK) –
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Blind Man on a Flying Horse);

Sarah Burnell, (Ottawa, Canada) –
Galician Excerpt, (Return Ticket);

Catherine Fraser, (South Australia) – Larach Alasdair/Butlers of Glen Ave/Miss Gordon of Park/Moll in the Wad, (Rhymes & Reasons);

The Rolling Kings, (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) –
The Leaving of Liverpool, (Raise a Glass);

Didgericruise, (Arizona, USA) –
Fisher’s Hornpipe, (Didgericruise);

CommonUnion59, (California, USA) –
Too Big to Fail Blues, (Magnolia Waltz);

Nick Cooke, (England, UK) –
Gerry the Frog/Old Noll’s Jig, (Banquet of Boxes);

Nikki Nash, (California, USA) –
Room For Me, (Nikki Nash);

The Harper and the Minstrel, (Massachussetts, USA) –
O Gin I Were A Baron’s Heir, (A Sonnet For The Queen)

CRR 68 – ‘R’aper blades and the ‘glass hammer’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

The Galway Hooker Band, (California, USA) –
Johnny Jump Up (Hooker Style);

Julie Henigan, (Missouri, USA) –
Tettenhall Allotment, (American Stranger);

Lucy Billings, (Tennessee, USA) –
Let’s Not and Say We Did, (No Other Road);

Scott Boswell, (Arizona, USA) –
Thistle, (Thistle);

Ian Flanigan, (New York, USA) –
The In-Between, (Give Me Color);

Flailing Shilaleighs, (Ontario, Canada) –
Julia Delaney, (Yours to Discover);

Goodnight Suzie, (Washington State, USA) –
Sing, (Boombox);

Jenne Lennon, (Illinois, USA) –
Bonny Portmore, (Goin’ Back Home);

CRR 69 – Balagan – ‘What are ye like?’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

The Mighty Regis, (California, USA) –
Reilly’s Daughter (Co. Sligo);

The Irish Experience, (Washington State, USA) –
The Wicked Jig, (Green Energy);

The Rolling Kings, (Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada) –
In Through The Narrows, (Raise A Glass);

The Elders, (Missouri, USA) –
Turnpike, (American Wake);

Michael Cole, (Florida, USA) –
Enough, (Cabin Music);

W. Ed Harris, (Arizona, USA) –
Johnny D’s, (Turas Ceilteach);

Wookalily , (Northern Ireland, UK) –
Diamonds & Gold, (All The Waiting While);

The Rogues, (Texas, USA) –
The Rose of Sharon, (Made in Texas);

CRR 70 – Down at ‘The Yard’ – The Titanic Quarter
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Dust Rhinos, (Manitoba, Canada) –
Until the Evening Ends (The Day After The Night Before);

W. Ed Harris, (Arizona, USA) –
Morrison’s, (Ye Banks and Braes);

Searson, (Ontario, Canada) –
Friday Night, (Live);

Kickin Grass Band, (Missouri, USA) –
Cloverleaf, (On the Short Rows);

Donna Hughes, (Florida, USA) –
Losin’ You, (Hellos, Goodbyes and Butterflies);

Eden Burning, (England, UK) –
Jigs, (The Hatchery);

Phil Circle, (Chicago, USA) –
One More Man, (Baritones 61.7);

Andy Rogers, (Northern Ireland, UK) –
Sophia Sing To Me, (Single);

Sammy Horner, (Scotland, UK) –
Lonesome Boatman, (Celtic Praise Box Set);

Catherine Duc, (Adelaide, Australia) –
Inishowen Dawn, (Voyager);

CRR 71 – The ‘black stuff’ – a traveller’s tale!
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Brave The Sea, (Ohio, USA) –
Jig of Death (The Kraken);

Chuck Levy, (Arizona, USA) –
Sandy Boys, (Banjourneys);

Doug Folkins, (British Columbia, Canada) –
Pour Me Another, (Another Last Call);

Cady Finlayson Band, (New York, USA) –
Blarney Pilgrim/Ward’s Jig, (Irish Coffee);

Celtic Rant, (Nova Scotia, Canada) –
Courtin’ in the Kitchen, (Encore);

Ceol Leinn, (Texas, USA) –
The Gael, (Ceol Leinn);

Dan Donnelly, (England, UK) –
Friends Like You, (Country & Northern);

Joanie Madden, (New York City, USA) –
Bantry Girls Lament, (Celtic Twilight 6);

CRR 72 – Lockdown, self-isolation and St. Patrick
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

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) –
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);

CRR 73 – ‘Plates a’ meat’, Ruby Murray and Josef Locke
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Brave the Sea, (Ohio, USA) –
A Pirate’s Life (A Pirate’s Life);

The Borderers, (Australia) –
Na Mara, (Inspired);

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);

CRR 74 – ‘Scraik a’ dawn’ and ‘clabber to the knee’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

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, (Single);

Mara Katria, (New York, USA) –
Dark Night Of The Soul, (The Dark Night Of The Soul);

The Elders, (Missouri, USA) –
Right with the World, (Single);

CRR 75 – Argue and Phibbs, Sligo and ‘Vincie, The Bush’
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

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);

Meerrant, (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);

CRR 76 – George, myself and the Lowden Guitars story
Hosted by Raymond McCullough, in Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland:

Ockham’s Razor, (Michigan, 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, (Ukrainian National Anthem), (live);

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