A weekend of many sessions

Sessions are plentiful this weekend! Woodquay, Galway and Reapy’s in Tuam tomorrow, Thursday; An Droighneann in Spiddal is re-opening Friday night – hooray! (And there is a brilliant Martin O’Connor, Cathal Hayden and Jamie O’Dowd gig in Studio Cuan tomorrow freísin! Spoilt for music!), The Crane Sunday evening and the Sunday evening session at An Droighneann returns, 6pm! Have a look at the gig calendar for details or send me a message for more info!

Anna Falkenau, Ged Foley, Steve Simmonds
An Droighneann, Spiddal, Connemara, Session

New Zealand Airplay

A lovely playlist and delighted to be part of it … streaming all around the globe from New Zealand! This Sunday and Tuesday!
Playlist (12). Kidnappers Ceilidh, no. 669
Radio Kidnappers (NZ) 104.7MHz FM.
BROADCAST: Sun 15/05/2022 0004-0100 NZST.…

Playlist (12).  Kidnappers Ceilidh, no. 669
Radio Kidnappers (NZ) 104.7MHz FM.
BROADCAST: Sun 15/05/2022 0004-0100 NZST.
REPEATING: Tue 17/05/2022 1605-1700 NZST.
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Specialising in tradition-based instrumental music.
Today: Téada; Laura Flanagan; Mark Sullivan and Anna Falkenau.

Artist: Title (Duration) (Composer/Lyricist) “Album title” Record Label CatNo, Date. (Medium) [Country] (E-Address) [Comment]

1. National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland: Jigs & reels: Rory Gallagher’s jig / Blue cloud / Jenny dang the weaver / Lord MacDonald’s reel (5.11) (Gordon Duncan; Adam Quinn; Traditional; Sir Alexander MacDonald) “The National Youth Pipe Band of Scotland in concert” Monarch CDMON 856, 2004. (CD) [SC] [krl.co.uk] [-; -; -;  Ng 197, Session #507] [ISRC: GBAAU0402719]

2. John McCusker: The big man / Waiting for Janet (3.48) (John McCusker; Andy Cutting) “Goodnight Ginger” Compass 743522, 2003. (CD) [SC] [compassrecords.com] [-; Session #3425] [ISRC: GBBYC0201101]

3. Kevin Buckley: The belles of St Louis (1.52) (John Lowe) “Big spring” Kevin Buckley 195269137663, 2022. (Digital album) [SC] [kevin-buckley.com] [Ng 2399, Session #10689] [ISRC: QM9A92041837]

4. Harriet Bartlett: Eyes wide open / The arrival of Katy Broom / The arrival of Robin Todd (4.44) (Harriet Bartlett; Harriet Bartlett; Harriet Bartlett) “Eyes wide open” Greentrax CDTRAX 255, 2004. (CD) [EN] [greentrax.com] [ISRC: GBBDY0425506]

5. Patrick Clarke: The lark in the morning / The wandering minstrel (2.49) (Traditional; Traditional) “Taisce luachmhar (Valuable treasure) – the fiddle album” Cairdeas na bhFidileiri CNF011, 2021. (Digital album) [IE] [donegalfiddlemusic.ie] [Ng 525, Session #62; Ng 2035, Session #2025] [ISRC: IEBQY2100046]

6. Wendy Weatherby: Duplin House (3.00) (Traditional) “Two loves” Lochshore CDLDL1312, 2002. (CD) [SC] [krl.co.uk]

7. Tom, Betty & Nathan Druckenmiller: Backstep Cindy / Sally Ann (2.37) (Traditional; Traditional) “Morning star” Little Cat LCD009, 2002. (CD) [mailto:littlecat@enter.net] [TMLotm #000564; -]

8. Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita: Gobaith (5.09) (Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita) “Echo” bendigedig BEND19, 2022. (CD) [IA] [mwldan.co.uk] [ISRC: GBCKG2100255]

9. Mark Sullivan: Freda’s foxtrot (3.15) (Mark Sullivan) “Promenade home” Mark Sullivan 196834682724, 2022. (Digital album) [CA] [marksullivan.ca] [ISRC: QZES92256920]

10. Anna Falkenau: The wounded Hussar (3.32) (Traditional) “Féileacán na saoirse: traditional fiddle = The butterfly of freedom” Scroll Music SM1401, 2014. (Digital album) [EN] [annafalkenau.com] [Roud 2699, Ng 2087] [ISRC: IEJUS1400004]

11. Laura Flanagan: Gob lacan / The four shoves / Leather away with the wattle o (3.55) (John Walsh; Traditional; Traditional) “The Great Southern Ocean” Laura Flanagan 700261481081, 2020. (Digital album) [IE] [lauraflanaganmusic.com] [Ng 3748, Session #329; Ng 662, Session #3998; Ng 662, Session #2286] [ISRC: QMEU32002870]

12. Téada: The women of Monaghan / Nancy Hynes’ jig / Tap the barrel (4.03) (Ed Reavy; Traditional; Traditional) “Coiscéim coiligh = As the days brighten” Gael Linn CEFCD218, 2022. (Digital album) [IE] [gael-linn.ie] [-; -; Ng 5031, Session #14690] [ISRC: IEAOR2200023]

References:
Roud: vwml.org
Ng: irishtune.info
Session: thesession.org/tunes/
TMLotm: traditionalmusic.co.uk/old-time-music

Radio Kidnappers extends thanks to the companies and individuals who have provided recordings for review/play on Folk on Sunday and Kidnappers Ceilidh.  Feedback is welcome, especially if we get the song attributions wrong. For more on Radio Kidnappers programmes and broadcasters visit radiokidnappers.org.nz/Programmes/

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Session Padraigin’s

Happy Easter to ye all! Looking forward to some lovely tunes tomorrow night in Padraicin’s with the wonderful Mary Shannon and Steve Simmonds (see calender). Also happy to report New Zealand airplay, in good company at Saturday’s Kidnapper’s Ceili Program … You can listen back here:

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Sessions back

img_4301Some nice sessions have happened in the last few weeks, which has been wonderful! Tunes in the Crane Bar on Sea Road on a Saturday evening, and I was delighted to play some tunes last Sunday in Oranmore in Glynn’s with Jerry Mullvehill (banjo and mandolin) and with James Donohue on guitar and songs. And some lovely contributions from ‘the locals’…. and since I took a wrong turn leaving Oranmore, I ‘discovered’ a lovely backroad home, which was a nice surprise. Galway Bay looking astonishing this evening. On the road to Furbo for a session in Padraigin’s tonight….

Back to some sessions and info for helping Ukraine

Hi all, finally back to playing some sessions around the Galway area since last weekend, which has been a treat! Please see some more upcoming ones in the gig Calendar.

Irish traditional music session
Irish Music

Meanwhile, If you’d like to help Ukrainian’s in need you can drop humanitarian aid items to  collection points listed  here:

Lovely sessions

Well, we had some wonderful sessions over the weekend back in Padraigin’s and in Barna, as well as some very enjoyable tunes in Athenry in the Arches and in Kinvara, and as far as Kilfenora in  the lovely County Clare! great to be back out and about, catching up with friends and fellow musicians! And very excited to be playing this beautiful venue in Germany in June of 2021!


 Schwindsaal, Germany