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2014

24 May 2015 (inteview on historic Irish referendum with John C. Falstaff by host Jon Kiger)

12 minutes

2014

31 Aug 2014 (inteview on historic Scottish independence referendum with Ian Green of Greentrax Recordings, host John C. Falstaff)

See here for full playlist.

excerpt of Part 1 – about 23 minutes, interview starts 14 minutes in

excerpt of Part 2 – about 25 minutes, interview starts 5 and 15 minutes in

Interview transcript
I figured out a way to put your podcasts on cassette tape (my car has a player---it's
a 14 year old Jeep), and I'm listening to them to and from work. Thanks. they're great.
– RM, a fan for over 40 years, Pennsylvania, Apr 2012

25+ complete shows are now available below as podcasts in mp3 format. That's two full days worth of listening! The last material was added on 12 Sep 2014.

Essentially every show that we've ever hosted (back to 1981) is preserved on cassette or CD, and could in theory be made available. What follows is just the tip of the iceberg, currently weighted towards Celtic Shows which included interviews of more than transitory interest.

Scroll to the bottom for podcasts of occasional non-Celtic Shows also hosted by JcF.

Shortterm goal: Upload some more of Jenny's St. David's Day specials on Welsh music.

Midterm goal: Upload the two Sep 1997 shows featuring inteviews with Scottish singer Andy M. Stewart and Welsh bard Dafydd Iwan following the landmark referenda on Scottish and Welsh devolution. It's a question of finding the cassettes in question and transferring them to digital format.

The vast majority of our shows are mostly music; more of those to follow here soon.

Clicking on a Part 1 or Part 2 below should result in that audio file playing right away in your computer's default media player. You can also download for later exploration, e.g., you may opt to listen to The Celtic Show on a portable mp3 player when gardening or while taking Mick the dog for a walk.

2013

1 Sep 2013 (tribute to Seamus Heaney, host John C. Falstaff
with guest Jim Flannery of Emory University.)
See here for show details.
Part 2 – about 54 minutes

28 Jul 2013 (host Jon Kiger) See here for show details.
Part 1 –
Part 2 –

12 May 2013 (host Jon Kiger) See here for show details.
Part 1 –
Part 2 –

2012

10 Jun 2012 See here for show details.
Part 1 – about 57 minutes
Part 2 – about 60 minutes

8 Apr 2012 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 53MB, 59 minutes
Part 2 – 56MB, 55 minutes

11 Mar 2012 (hosted by Jenny Hubbard Young; including Kathleen Mainland reading and interview with accordionist Liam O'Connor) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 54MB, 58 minutes (including Kathleen Mainland reading)
Part 2 – 56MB, 56 minutes (including Kathleen Mainland reading and interview with accordionist Liam O'Connor)

2011

27 Nov 2011 (included Yeats special) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 54MB, 56 minutes
Part 1 – 54MB, 57 minutes (interview with Jim Flannery of Emory University's WB Yeats Foundation on Yeats albums by both Kyle Alden and The Waterboys)

16 Oct 2011 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 54MB, 56 minutes
Part 1 – 54MB, 57 minutes (including a salute to Ian Green to mark the 25th Anniversary of Greentrax Records)

4 Sep 2011 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 50MB, 54 minutes
Part 2 – 57MB, 62 minutes

21 Aug 2011 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 52MB, 57 minutes
Part 2 – 55MB, 60 minutes

7 Aug 2011 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 55MB, 60 minutes
Part 2 – 53MB, 58 minutes

31 Jul 2011 (music, music, music, including live set from A Do) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 53MB, 57 minutes
Part 2 – 54MB, 58 minutes (first 15 minutes is A Do interview and performance)

17 Jul 2011 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 53MB, 58 minutes
Part 2 – 53MB, 58 minutes

10 Jul 2011 (including Kathleen Mainland reading) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 53MB, 58 minutes
Part 2 – 54MB, 60 minutes (first 8 minutes is Kathleen Mainland reading)

3 Jul 2011 (music, music, music, including live set from fiddler Keith Dunn) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 49MB, 54 minutes
Part 2 – 47MB, 52 minutes (first 5 minutes is Keith Dunn playing)

26 Jun 2011 (music, music, music) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 52MB, 57 minutes
Part 2 – 57MB, 62 minutes

5 Jun 2011 (live interviews w/ Jim Gaffey & Geraldine Higgins re: QEII & Obama visits to Ireland) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 50MB, 57 minutes
Part 2 – 55MB, 60 minutes (first 30 minutes is mostly interviews)

10 Apr 2011 (includes special on Davy Steele and Kathleen Mainland reading) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 48MB, 52 minutes
Part 2 – 54MB, 59 minutes (Kathleen Mainland reading starts 30 minutes in)

3 Apr 2011 (includes special on Liz Carroll & Noel Hill, and interview with Chloe Olewitz of Coyote Productions) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 50MB, 54 minutes
Part 2 – 55MB, 60 minutes (first 7 minutes is Chloe Olewitz interview)

27 Feb 2011 (Black History Month Special including live interviews w/ Jim Gaffey & Kwanza Hall)
See here or better yet there for show details.
Part 1 – 51MB, 56 minutes (music interspersed with interviews)
Part 2 – 47MB, 51 minutes (included segment on jazz influence on Sean O Riada)

20 Feb 2011 (includes Kathleen Mainland reading about Robert Burns) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 50MB, 54 minutes
Part 2 – 53MB, 58 minutes (first 13 minutes is Kathleen Mainland reading)

2010

3 Oct 2010 (extensive live phone interview w/ Kevin Burke) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 47MB, 50 minutes
Part 2 – 56MB, 61 minutes (first 30 minutes is mostly interview)

22 Aug 2010 (extensive live interview w/ J. J. Sheridan) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 44MB, 48 minutes
Part 2 – 54MB, 60 minutes (first 30 minutes is mostly interview)

13 Jun 2010 (live interviews w/ Winter Taylor & bagpiper Kyle Peters of the Atlanta Bagpipe Ensemble) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 49MB, 53 minutes
Part 2 – 54MB, 59 minutes (interview and performance starts about 30 minutes in)

2009

8 Feb 2009 (extensive live interview w/ Frank Shaw re: 250th anniversary of birth of Robert Burns) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 53MB, 58 minutes (last 30 minutes is mostly interview)
Part 2 – 51MB, 55 minutes (first 12 minutes is mostly interview)

1 Feb 2009 (extensive live interview w/ Mac Irvin re: 250th anniversary of birth of Robert Burns) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 55MB, 59 minutes (last 25 minutes is mostly interview)
Part 2 – 53MB, 58 minutes (first 25 minutes is mostly Kathleen Mainland reading (and singing); next 10 mins is mostly interview)

25 Jan 2009 (extensive live interviews w/ Eddie Morgan & Richard Graham re: 250th anniversary of birth of Robert Burns) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 51MB, 55 minutes (last 25 minutes is mostly interview)
Part 2 – 55MB, 61 minutes (first 13 minutes is mostly interview)

2008

2 Mar 2008 (St. David's Day special with Jenny Hubbard Young; including Kathleen Mainland reading) See here for show details.
Part 1 – 51MB, 56 minutes
Part 2 – 57MB, 60 minutes (first 15 minutes is Kathleen Mainland reading)

Big thanks to Dan and Jim for technical advice and hands-on help getting this project started.

Podcasts of other JcF hosted shows (not The Celtic Show)

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