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High Country Celtic Radio 017 – Memorial Day Original Air Date: 5/26/2018

This was an especially difficult playlist to whittle down to a mere two hours. In this episode, Katie and Joe present a more somber playlist dedicated to the men and women killed and wounded in war, and to those who came home unharmed but changed forever. Since we’re a Celtic-themed show, we focus on the experiences of Irish and Scots in conflicts starting back in 1585 in the Anglo-Spanish war and continuing through World War II. Whether it’s the first meeting with a recruiting sergeant, in the heart of combat, or being discharged, there’s an epic song commemorating the event.

Artists such as , John Doyle, Niamh Parsons, Old Blind Dogs, , and sing some pretty stark lyrics that describe well the difficulties, horrors, and glories of combat.

Our Fair Ple score is not as high as we would like this week. We were limited by the primary constraint of fitting songs of very specific durations. To be honest, we could have boosted our score by playing a bunch of appropriate tracks by Niamh Parsons, but radio rules don’t allow that.

(Fair Ple Score: 28)

Track Artist Album Label Year Time Format Catalog # Fair Ple

FIRST HALF 28%

SHOW # 017A Mrs. McGrath Donal Clancy Songs of a Roving Blade Copperplate Independent 2014 03:25 CD DCRBCD0123 Battle of Aughrim Joey Abarta N/A N/A 2009 02:23 Dig N/A Aughrim’s Great Disaster Shay Black N/A N/A 2018 04:22 Dig N/A Hey Johnny Cope Alan Reid & Rob van Sante Rise and Fall o’ Charlie Red Sands Records 2009 02:28 Dig Mo Ghile Mear Mary Black Binn Blasta! The Special Gael-Linn 1998 03:30 Dig Inn 008 Y CUTAWAY (60 Sec) @ 20:00 01:00 Bunker Hill Dermot Byrne The Highland Sessions Volume One Whirlie Records 2012 03:18 Dig B007EUVJBI Felix the Soldier Usher’s Island Usher’s Island 2017 03:18 Dig 4701 Bonny Woodhall Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny Green Linnet 2008 05:16 CD GLCD-3006 The Banks Of The Nile Roger Landes And Chipper Thompson The Janissary Stomp Radio Free Bassanda Auroph 2008 04:54 CD CUTAWAY (60 Sec) @ 40:00 01:00 The Pikeman’s March, The Battle of Waterloo Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band 40th Anniversary The Irish Rose 2008 02:19 Dig BBIPB3466 Battle Of Waterloo Old Blind Dogs The World’s Room Green Linnet 1999 05:37 Dig GLCD 1201 Eighteenth Of June & Donal Lunny My Name Is Napoleon Bonaparte Hummingbird Records 2001 03:45 Dig HDCD0027 The Wounded Huzzar Niamh Parsons Blackbirds and Thrushes Green Linnet 1999 05:36 CD GLCD 1197 Y Out (59 MIN)

SECOND HALF

SHOW # 017B John Riley Shantalla Seven Evenings, Seven Mornings Wild Boar Music 2001 05:07 CD WBM 21030 Y The Men that God Made Mad-L’Entrada de l’Angestura Niamh Parsons & Graham Dunne Live at Fylde CD Baby 2012 04:24 Dig 5637425780 Y The Fighting 69th The Wolfe Tones The Anthology of Irish Song Celtic Collections 2008 04:09 Dig CCCD 050 Clear The Way John Doyle Shadow And Light Compass Records 2011 04:47 CD 745622 CUTAWAY (60 Sec) @ 20:00 01:00 Recruiting Sergeant Great Big Sea Play Redeye 1997 03:31 CD CD-GBS-003 Will Ye Go To Flanders Providence A Fig For A Kiss Appleseed Records 2002 03:59 Dig 1060 Y Song: The Foggy Dew Chulrua Barefoot on the Altar Pied Piper 1999 05:21 CD 301 Óró ‘Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile (Song) Gailfean Won’t You Come Out Tonight (self) 2016 03:02 Dig 4LLR001 CUTAWAY (60 Sec) @ 40:00 01:00 Heights of Cassino Nuala Kennedy & Mike Bryan A Wee Selection (self) 2013 04:34 CD Y The Beaches Of St Valery-Elizabeth Clare Battlefield Band Rain, Hail, Or Shine Temple Records 1998 06:28 Dig COMD 2074 Peace March (T.Denman) Todd Denman Celtic Peace Aniar 2000 05:08 CD 5 Out (59 MIN)

The theme music is: Wee C Whistle Set Nuala Kennedy and Mike Bryan A Wee Selection (self) 2013 02:51 CD Y (available at http://www.nualakennedy.com/store)

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