Celtic Songlines

02/13/2024

Slán go fóill (Goodbye, for now). This week on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM I bring to a close, a few wonderful years providing Celtic music on the KDRT airwaves. This final program includes several of my favorite artists and tunes including Ashley Davis, the Pied Pipers, Liz Carroll & John Doyle, Al Petteway, Kris C**t & the Black Rose Band, Barley Juice, Niamh Dunne, Danú, Lúnasa and Golden Bough. Next week on Feb 20th, please join me as we begin a new musical adventure with the program "High Country Music Radio" on KDRT 95.7FM Same times, same channel.

01/17/2024

Kris C**t & the Black Rose Band Kris, it always a pleasure including your music on the Songlines playlist! Your arrangement of Parting Glass is the tops!

We open our mid-January Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM with a wonderful line-up featuring the band Danú , David Brewer@, a live session from 1967 with Davy Graham, De Dannan, Molly's Revenge with Christa Burch, Niamh M Parsons, Kieran Fahy, Clannad Irish Band, Emily Smith, Kris C**t & the Black Rose Band and the Battlefield Band with Kinnard.

Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

01/16/2024

We open our mid-January Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM with a wonderful line-up featuring the band Danú , David Brewer@, a live session from 1967 with Davy Graham, De Dannan, Molly's Revenge with Christa Burch, Niamh M Parsons, Kieran Fahy, Clannad Irish Band, Emily Smith, Kris C**t & the Black Rose Band and the Battlefield Band with Kinnard.

Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

12/19/2023

Tune into this week's session of Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM for a musical celebration of Winter's Solstice.

Our holiday playlist features Ashley Davis, Karan Casey with Niall Vallely Music and Robbie Overson, the band Altan, the brilliant Kate Rusby, firedance with Jaiya, The Chieftains, Cara Dillon , Micheál Ó Domhnail with Kevin Burke, some winter, fire and snow with Orla Fallon Official Page, Al Petteway and Lúnasa.

Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

12/12/2023

This week's playlist on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM features a Celtic Solstice with Val Gardena and Paul Candless, from the Netherlands the artist Aythis, The Moon and the Nightspirit, Molly's Revenge with Christa Burch, Linn Barnes & Allison Hampton, Golden Bough@, celebrating the Circle of Seasons with Lisa Thiel, from Cape Breton is Ashley MacIsaac, a Scottish song from Bonnie Rideout & Maggie Sansome and, finally, Jethro Tull.

Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7 FM, with replays Monday 8–9 p.m. and Saturday 6–7 p.m. Outside our broadcast area, you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

12/05/2023

Welcome to the Davises. The Davis family enjoys the variety of Saturday night's line-up of fine radio programming at KDRT 95.7FM, tuning into Dinner Bell Round-Up, Celtic Songlines, 3rd Streaming, Live Tracks, The Cerealist and A Constant Grin.

The Davises love supporting KDRT 95.7FM with a donation during the fall funding drive. You, too, can be like the Davises and help us amplify grassroots radio .org/donate with a monthy or one time donation. We thank you!

06/06/2023

This week on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM we find NorCal's Golden Bough Music, Alasdair Fraser with Tony McManus and Natalie Haas, Capercaillie, Denmark's Myrkur, Lorkin O'Reilly, Kevin Crawford, from Northern Ireland the band Connla, the extraordinary fingerstyle guitar of Duck Baker, Paddy Tutty, Prairie Druid Music, trad band Open The Door For Three, Paddy Reynolds and friends, and Planxty.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM with replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 6-7pm. Outside the broadcast area you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

05/09/2023

It is written that Lothlórien was the vast woodland realm of the Galadhrim elves located near the lower Misty Mountains in northern Middle-earth, Lothlórien is also a fantastic band of musicians featured this week, the band found time for recording during their wanderings among the forests of New Zealand. Also featured on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM are the equally mystical sounds of Leveret, Vincey Kechan, Maddy Prior & June Tabor, Billy Ross & Janet Russell from Burns: The Complete Songs, prog band Gryphon, Loreena McKennitt, Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble, The Shee and the De Dannan All Stars.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM with replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 6-7pm. Outside the broadcast area you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

05/02/2023

Beltane blessings! Several new releases and old favorites are featured on this week's Celtic Songlines at KDRT 95.7FM with the band Kalos, Mike Tod, Sweeney's Men, Archie Fisher, Dando Shaft, Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band, LANKUM, Danish band Myrkur, Turlough, a bit of Silly Wizard, Danú, Emily Smith & Jamie McClennan and the Whistlebinkies.

Tune in on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM with replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 6-7pm. Outside the broadcast area you can stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

04/25/2023

This week on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM a jump start with Solás, the boundry pushing Incredible String Band, Natalie Haas & Alasdair Fraser, Altan, beautiful vocals of Niamh Parsons, the Celestial Aeon Project, Andrei Krylov & Anastasia Goose, harmony singing of with Michael McGlynn, Sarah McQuaid, local favorites Donut Exchange, John Doherty, Enda Seery-Musician, Composer, Singer & Teacher and Arise & Go.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM with replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 6-7pm. Outside the broadcast area you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

04/18/2023

This week on Celtic Songlines KDRT 95.7FM, a new project from fiddle player Martin Hayes, "one of Irish traditional music's most significant talents". Also featured are MacTalla Mor, guitarist and songwriter John Doyle with Mike McGoldrick, Dougie MacLean, the wonderful music of Ashley Davis with Paddy Maloney, a George Burns piece recorded by Gordon Kelly, Van Morrison (Official) with the Chieftains, violinist Florie Brown, Bulgaria's Eriney, MagPiety and sillywizards.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM with replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 6-7pm. Outside the broadcast area you can stream at .org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts.

04/13/2023

https://kdrt.org/program-playlist/celtic-songlines-playlist-04112023

Thu, 04/13/2023 - 8:36am | David A. Reynolds Tue, 04/11/2023Celtic Songlines Artist Title Album Label Link Dervish Maid Fathers Garden Midsummer's Night Dervish Lankum Newcastle False Lankum Rough Trade Records Ltd Ye Vagabonds Blue is the Eye Nine Waves River Lea Recordings Mary Bergin Portanna: To...