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Home of Nebraska's ONLY Celtic music radio show, and so much more!

Tune in to some great Celtic music by Thunder on the Plains, Nebraska's only Celtic radio show! Airing weekly on 89.3 FM KZUM, and streaming live around the world at www.kzum.org.

2-week archive of programming available at
http://kzum.org/archives

Soundcloud (featuring past & recent artist interviews): https://soundcloud.com/thunderontheplains

11/09/2025

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Hey Jude/The Mason's Apron - Red Hot Chilli Pipers
2. Aibhlinn's Dance - Steel City Rovers
3. The Job of Journeywork/Dinny O'Brien's/The Pigeon on the G*te - Tom Delany
4. Johnny Cope - Brian McNamara and Tim Collins
5. Tha Fonn Gun Bhi Trom (I Am Disposed of Mirth) - Brìghde Chaimbeul
6. Air - An Bonnán Buí - Na Píobairí Uilleann
***Interview with Nicolas Brown Music part 1***
7. Quickstep and Dance in Oscar and Malvina - Nicolas Brown Music
***Interview with Nicolas Brown Music part 2***
8. The Bottom of the Punch Bowl - Nicolas Brown Music
***Interview with Nicolas Brown Music part 3***
9. The Volunteer/The Tiger - Nicolas Brown Music
10. 99 High - Shannon Heaton (Matt & Shannon Heaton)
11. Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife - Joseph Carmichael
12. The Desert Road - Michael McGoldrick Music
13. Crossing Rubicon/Ollin - Brian Finnegan

11/09/2025

We have another super fun interview on tonight's episode of Thunder on the Plains, this time featuring uillean piper and flute player Nicolas Brown Music! If you have ever been curious about the history, culture, and makeup of Ireland's signature bagpipe, look no further than our chat. (You also get to hear all about his special cover art cameos, including the kitty featured below!)

Tune in tonight at 5:30pm CST, on 89.3FM KZUM, streaming live worldwide at kzum.org. We'll have the full, unedited interview online later in podcast format, and you'll be able to relisten to the whole episode for the next two weeks on the KZUM website via the Archive.

Photo is of Nick's latest album, out now on Bandcamp.

11/02/2025

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. We the Mighty - Young Dubliners
2. Firelighters - Bog Bodies
3. St. Nick's - Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
4. Seileach - Cassie and Maggie
5. Billy From Bruff - Open The Door For Three
6. All Along the Wild Atlantic Way - Aoife Scott
***Interview with Enda Reilly part 1***
7. Go Lassie Go - Enda Reilly
***Interview with Enda Reilly part 2***
8. Mol an Aimsir - Enda Reilly
***Interview with Enda Reilly part 3***
9. Hy-Brasil - Enda Reilly
10. The Oban Ball - Breabach
11. Electric Landlady - Kíla
12. Highway 81 - Scythian
13. Chase the Ace - Mec Lir

11/02/2025

We've got a very special interview with Enda Reilly on tonight's episode of Thunder on the Plains!

We chat about his debut appearance at The Greeley Irish Festival in September, learn about the background of his latest album title, "Hy-Brasil," and dive deep into the impact that the Irish language has on not only Enda's music, but Irish history and culture at large.

You don't want to miss this, folks! Tune in tonight at 5:30 Central Standard Time (mind the time change!!), on 89.3FM KZUM, streaming live worldwide at kzum.org. We'll have the full, unedited interview online later in podcast format, and you'll be able to relisten to the whole episode for the next two weeks on the KZUM website via the Archive.

Photo of Enda from Greeley Irish Festival, September 2025.

10/26/2025

Check out the Celtic Samhain Soundscape playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5BGOPlZ4jniKHKKQs7gxVZ

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Weila Waile - Young Dubliners
2. Monster - Celtic Cross
3. Old Ghost's Waltz - Niteworks
4. The Halloween Set - Socks in the Frying Pan
5. The Wild Rover - LANKUM
6. Paddy Lynch's Ship - Lorcan Mac Mathűna Music
7. Hallowe'en - Hannah Rarity
8. Fyvie Castle (Song of Samhain) - Áine Minogue
9. Samhain Night - Jenna Greene
10. Ghosts - Lau
11. I Have A Rendezvous With Death - Colcannon
12. Crested Hens - Solas
13. Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - Maggie Sansone
14. The Devil and the Farmer's Wife - Roger Landes
15. I Am Stretched on Your Grave - Eithne Ní Uallacháin
16. Lilias - Heal & Harrow
17. The Lonesome Boatman - The Fureys
18. Leis a' Bhàta - WHɎTE
19. Bonn Beinn Eadarra (The Haunting) - Brìghde Chaimbeul
20. Temoria/Skeleton Jig - Bonhomme Setter
21. The Hour Before Dawn - Kíla
22. Port na Piseoige (A superstitious jig) - Caoimhin O Raghallaigh
23. Voodoo - Gnoss

10/19/2025

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Vancouver Island - Skerryvore
2. The Storks of Guadalajara - Gaelic Storm
3. Moon over Rajasthan - Stuart Robinson
4. Indiana - The Paul McKenna Band
5. The Sands Of Kuwait - Face The West
6. Trip to Pakistan - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
7. Norway to Sweden - The Chair
8. Barbra Streisand's Trip to Saginaw/Michael Connell's - Liz Carroll
9. My Love is in America - The Friel Sisters
10. An Phailistín - Sharon Shannon
11. The New York Trader - LANKUM
12. Alaska Set - The Gothard Sisters
13. Hamish the Shih Tzu/Dougal's/Liam Riley's Year in Japan/Fresca/Dr. Alan Cook - Heather MacIsaac Music
14. Tehran - Navá
15. Fields of Brooklyn - Kittel & Co.
16. Oslo/Norwegian Mazurka - Andy Irvine
17. California Highway 1 - The Fire
18. Trip to Galicia - The Bow Tides
19. Ghost of Ontario - The Elders
20. Long Night to New Orleans - Face The West
21. Halifax - Kinnaris Q

10/12/2025

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Translating Falasteen fundraiser with Edel Murphy's new single Harbor: https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Tir n'Aill - Syr
2. Smokejumper - House of Hamill
3. Mickey Dam - The Paul McKenna Band
4. Pando - Kittel & Co.
5. Crossroads - Eileen Ivers
6. The Robert Burns Medley: There Was a Lad/The Bairns G*t Out/Wee Willie Grey/Stumpie - The Fire
7. Mná Na hÉireann (Women of Ireland) - Celtic Woman
8. Harbor - Edel Murphy
9. Big Barn Little Farm/Jig to Slip/The Ladies Bench - Heather MacIsaac Music
10. Sunny Hills of Beara/Garryowen - Eimear Arkins Music & Eileen Gannon - Harpist
11. Mountain Rose Waltz - The Gothard Sisters
12. Butter Fly - Scottish Fish
13. Saddle Tramp - Téada
14. Tuireadh Bàrd Thùrnaig - Kathleen MacInnes
15. Homebird - Aoife Scott
16. Solid Ground - Dougie MacLean
17. Jig Runrig/The Ramnee Ceilidh - Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas
18. Maids of Selma/McIntyre's Fancy/The Homecoming - The Consequences
19. The Hills - Talisk
20. In Praise of Home - RURA
21. Christine's - Gnoss
22. Fare Thee Well - Kalos
23. Wintergreen - The East Pointers
24. Fly - Brian Finnegan

10/05/2025

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Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Saoirse - Young Dubliners
2. Dust/An Damhsa Dubh - Brian Finnegan
3. Báidín Fheilimí - Sinéad O'Connor
4. Dé Luain, Dé Máirt - Gaelic Storm
5. Níl Sé Na Lá - Ríoghnach Connolly
6. Cuc-A-Neaindí - Inni-K
7. Mo Shean Dún na nGall - Cathal Ó Curráin
8. Do Mhuirnín Ó - Aoife Scott
9. Bilingua - Eithne Ní Uallacháin
10. The Goat Song - Iarla Ó Lionáird
11. An Bonnán Buí - Maeve O'Donnell (Na Píobairí Uilleann)
12. An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Puck Goat) - The Chieftains
13. Ag Críost An Síol - Emmet Cahill Irish Tenor
14. An Bhfuil an Fear Mór Istigh? - Enda Seery-Musician, Composer, Singer & Teacher
15. Tá Na Báid Go Doimhin Sa Bhfarraige / Síos Cois Na Trá Agus Amach Chun Na Farraige - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
16. Cearc Agus Coileach (A Hen and a Rooster) - Navan
17. Tá Mé Mo Shuí - Blás
18. An Fháinleog - Enda Reilly
19. Padraig Og Mo Chroi - Solas
20. Tabhair Dom Do Ghrá - Screaming Orphans
21. Hip Agus Hop - Michael McGoldrick Music
22. An Capall Dubh - Jiggy
23. Glanfaidh Mé - Kíla

09/28/2025

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Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Irish Pub - Chance the Arm
2. Eight Pint Pot - Teannaich Ceilidh Band
3. Get to the Pint - Brigid's Cross
4. The Beer Song - Gaelic Storm
5. Lucy Locket's/The Quiet Pint/The Sleepy Sailors - Solas
6. Canal Bank Hangover Walk - Enda Reilly
7. Grog and To***co - Paddywhack
8. Glass of Beer/Lochaber Badger/Ash Plant/St. Kilda Wedding - Telenn Tri
9. The Drunken Sailor - Michelle Mulcahy
10. Clasped to A Pig - Daoirí Farrell
11. I'll Tell Me Ma/Beer Barrel Polka - Ellis Island
12. Fisherman's Island/The Moving Pint - Fergal Scahill Music
13. Josie McDermott's/The Glass of Beer - Garry O'Meara Music
14. Beer Mile - The Tea Merchants
15. The Parting Glass - Cara Dillon
16. The Last Pint - The Bookends
17. Down at the Pub - The Elders
18. Glasses of Beer - Emish
19. Johnny Tarr - Gaelic Storm
20. Seven Beer Itch - Steel City Rovers
21. Pint At the Local - Face The West
22. Turnpike - Capercaillie

09/21/2025

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Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. I Feel a Session Coming On - Wild Colonial Bhoys
2. I Am Ireland, Pt. II - Wild Colonial Bhoys
3. Point of No Return - Wild Colonial Bhoys
4. Home to Donegal - Screaming Orphans
5. Rocky Road to Dublin - Screaming Orphans
6. Minnie's Tunes - Screaming Orphans
7. Cunla - Ellis Island
8. Reels: Lady Anne Montgomery/Galway Rambler - Ellis Island
9. Back Home in Derry - Ellis Island
10. Irish Set - Omaha Pipes & Drums
11. 2007 Medley - Omaha Pipes & Drums
12. Gráinne Mhaol - Enda Reilly
13. Dónal Ná Fág - Enda Reilly
14. All Along the Wild Atlantic Way - Enda Reilly
15. Raise the Roof - Dublin City Ramblers
16. Peter's Jigs - The Turfmen
17. The Leaving of Liverpool - Dicey Riley
18. Queen of Argyll - The Gothard Sisters
19. Some Say the Devil Is Dead - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones
20. Frances Clement/Sophia Jack/Silver Screw - The Prodigals
21. Modern Pirates - Barleyjuice
22. My Mother Told Me - Chance the Arm
23. Road to Ruins - The Elders

09/14/2025

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See you at The Greeley Irish Festival this Saturday, September 20!! Lady Susan will be helping MC and also lead a fun Q&A session with musicians on the Culture Stage!

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Monkey Run - The Town Pants
2. ReelActive - Green Lads
3. Ordinary Day - Great Big Sea
4. Minnie's Tunes - Screaming Orphans
5. Lovers of Light - Afro Celt Sound System
6. Fiddler's Despair - Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
7. The Boxing Reels - Kittel & Co.
8. New Set - Scottish Fish
9. Victory at Lawrence - Andy Irvine
10. Somewhere Along the Road / Toss the Feathers / The Mason's Apron - Runa
11. Meet Me At Dawn - The Gothard Sisters
12. Gleanntán Frolics / The Ceanngulla / The Hare in the Corn - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall
13. The Humours of Ballylaughlin / The Mystery Jig - Brian Finnegan
14. Prince Heather - The Furrow Collective
15. Wonderful - Kinnaris Q
16. Sally MacLennane - Ellis Island
17. Read the Room - Buíoch
18. On Horseback - Eileen Ivers
19. The Fields of Athenry - Wild Colonial Bhoys
20. Lion Ring - The Killdares

09/07/2025

JOIN THE FUND DRIVE! Donate now at https://kzum.org/4536862-app-netsuite-com-c-4536862-donationpage-give-html/

Did you or a friend miss listening to tonight's episode live? You can stream it RIGHT NOW via our 2-week archive at KZUM.org. Check it out and share with your friends! https://kzum.org/archives/

Want a peek behind-the-scenes? Catch the in-studio livestream, and much more, at https://www.twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Theme song "Lady Susan" by Joseph Carmichael. For more details about his music, visit josephcarmichael.bandcamp.com.

1. Happy Together - Screaming Orphans
2. LuckotheIrish - The Elders
3. My Lucky Day - Gaelic Storm
4. Lucky Lucky Day - Donal Lunny
5. The Room in Darkness/The Treasures Money Can't Buy - Breen l Rynne l Murray
6. Wheel of Fortune - John Doyle
7. What Will We Do When We Have No Money? - LANKUM
8. The Poor Man's Fortune/The Fiddler's Key/The Blessings of Silver - Trian
9. I Know What You Like/The Piper's Picnic/The Hag With The Money - Alison Perkins & Nicolas Brown
10. Lay Your Money Down - Solas
11. Lucky in Love/The Little Bag of Spuds - Caitlín Nic Gabhann
12. Counting the Coppers/St. Brigid's Day/The Missing Fiddle - Elaine Hogan, Irish Wedding Harpist & Sheila Garry
13. Poor But Happy At 53/Sheila Coyle's/Silver Spire - Dan Possumato
14. I Have No Money/The Flooded Road to Glenties/Molly Bawn - The Yanks
15. Beggarman on the Dhol - Different Drums Of Ireland
16. Here to Stay - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira
17. Solid Ground - Dougie MacLean
18. The Rolling Coins - Three Dollar Band
19. Short a Couple a' Bob - Gaelic Storm
20. Pat The Lucky Dog - CALAN

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