Thunder on the Plains

10/05/2025

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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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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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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!

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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

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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

09/07/2025

Looking forward to this year's Greeley Irish Festiva!!! Last year I hosted some games with the bands as part of the Q&A sessions, and we all had a blast.

Any suggestions for this year's activities??

🎉 Guess what, festival friends?! The schedule is out for the 18th Annual Greeley Irish Festival and it’s jam-packed with ALL the fun! ☘️🎶

From toe-tapping tunes to Irish dancing, storytelling, and more — you’re not gonna want to miss a minute. So do yourself a favor: save that schedule and keep it close (or you can always pick up a paper copy at the gate 😉).

📅 We’ll see all your smiling faces on September 20th — bring your friends, your family, and your best Irish cheer! 🇮🇪💚

08/24/2025

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

1. The Blood of Cu Chulainn - Chance the Arm
2. Longshot - Dropkick Murphys
3. Half Door/Larry's Lancer/Mother On The Doorstep - Figgy Duff
4. I Long to Return (Bu Deònach Leam Tilleadh) - Cassie and Maggie
5. Comb Your Hair And Curl It/Boys of Ballisodare/The Promenade - Eimear Arkins Music & Eileen Gannon - Harpist
6. The Siege of Guingamp/Amhrán an Bhá/The Road to Lisdoonvarna - Nathan Gourley/Joey Abarta/Owen Marshall
7. The Birds - Aerialists
8. The Cat's Meow - Joanie Madden Music
9. Spilling the Tea - Mary-Grace Autumn Lee - Hammered Dulcimer
10. Road Trip to Cape Breton - Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira
11. Rent Charlie's Cottage For A Fee - The Lilies of the Midwest
12. You Fascists Bound To Lose - Andy Irvine
13. Nach Muladach, Muladach Duine Leis Fhèin - Kyle Carey
14. Jug of Punch - Rosie Stewart
15. The Fairy Jig Set - Open The Door For Three
16. Queen of Make Do / Solitude / The Celebratory Cookie - Heather MacIsaac Music
17. The Wellerman - The Irish Rovers
18. Ausable - House of Hamill
19. Jigs (Eliza Ross Nr. 35/Jig 58/The Orphan) - Tern
20. See What You Hear - Mànran
21. The Bhoys Are Back in Town - Wild Colonial Bhoys
22. The Moving Cloud: The Moving Cloud/Mrs. Martha Knowles/Master Crowley's/The Bucks of Oranmore - Kips Bay Céilí Band

08/17/2025

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

1. Banger - Treacherous Orchestra
2. Fly - Brian Finnegan
3. The Wedding Above in Glencree/Damien Walsh's - Daoirí Farrell
4. The "Scotch Paisano" Suite - The Fire
5. She Moved Through the Fair - The Haar
6. Saltwater/Flow/Cúcúín - Nuala Kennedy Music
7. Con Cassidy’s/Neil Gow’s/Down the Glen/O’Neill’s/As I Roved Out - The Friel Sisters
8. The Wise Maid - The Paul McKenna Band
9. Cúirt Bhaile Nua - Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin - Music
10. The New York Trader - LANKUM
11. Ailein Duinn - WHɎTE
12. The Morning Dew/An Buachaill Caol Dubh/Johnny O Leary's/Tá Dhá Ghabhairín Bhuí Agam - Cormac Begley
13. Rasa - Jiggy

08/03/2025

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

1. Day One - RURA
2. Threes - Mike Vass
3. The 11th Hour - From The Ground
4. 42nd - Ross Ainslie and Ali Hutton
5. Seven - Eleven - Moishe's Bagel
6. 82 Fires - The East Pointers
7. The Five of Spades - Gnoss
8. Bedtime Stories/Five Miles from Town - Alfi
9. 1, 2, 3, 4/Joseph Salter's - Jenn & Laura-Beth
10. 7, 8, Nein/I'll Do It Last Friday - FARA
11. Past One O'Clock - Nicolas Brown
12. Two Brothers - Plúirín na mBan
13. Two Sisters - Cathal Ó Curráin
14. Pop Polka #1/Ned Kelly's/Characters - The Consequences
15. With You in Whitby/Room 2.40/Être fleur bleue - Aisling Lyons Music
16. The Power of Three - The Bow Tides
17. Thirteen Days - The Elders
18. The Three's Set - Ross Miller Music
19. High 5's - Tara Breen, Pádraig Rynne, and Jim Murray Music On-line Guitar Tutorial
20. Numbers - Treacherous Orchestra
21. Seven Nation Army - Red Hot Chilli Pipers

07/27/2025

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

1. Santa, See You Tonight - Wild Colonial Bhoys
2. Mari Lwyd - CALAN
3. The Season's Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys
4. Big Brave Bill Saves Christmas - Kate Rusby
5. Santa Kills Me - Scottish Fish
6. Deck the Halls With Lots of Banjos - We Banjo 3
7. The Bushes of Jerusalem - The Jig is Up
8. O Christmas Tree/Road Dust/Are You Joanie Madden?/Watch Your Step - Cherish The Ladies
9. Cold Frosty Morning - Tom Morley
10. Yeoman's Carol/Sound of Sleat - Bonnie Rideout
11.The Jingle Bells Suite - The Fire
12. Dear Nuala/Christmas Eve - bohola
13. Nollaig Bhán (White Christmas) - Lasairfhiona
14. Little Drummer Girl - The Gothard Sisters
15. The Snowy Path - Altan
16. Snowplow Set - The Barra MacNeils
17. Vixen - Cassie and Maggie
18. Ding D**g Merrily On High - Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy
19. Galician Carol - Carlos Núñez
20. Apples In Winter/Frost Is All Over/A Merry Christmas - Eileen Ivers
21. Drowsie Maggie/Rakish Paddy - The Nashville Celts
22. Christmas Day - The Elders
23. Hellbound Sleigh - The Rogues

07/27/2025

It's Corn Sweat Week outside here in the midwest, but inside and on the airwaves we're cooling off with **Celtic Christmas in July**!!

It's an annual tradition here on Thunder on the Plains, where once during the heat of the summer we think of cooler times, and celebrate the end-of-year holiday music selections, by featuring the best of our Celtic Christmas and holiday music! Grab a cold beverage (eggnog, if you're feeling extra festive), put on your favorite Ugly Christmas Sweater (then immediately take it back off, lest you melt), and enjoy the sounds of festivities past!

Watch or listen live at the links below, 5:30-7:30pm CDT. Sunday, July 27, 2025
Watch: http://twitch.tv/susan_the_great

Listen: http://www.radiorethink.com/tuner/index.cfm?stationCode=kzum&launchedFrom=chromeRedirect&ath=