An Irish Christmas in America
Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for December 19, 2015
Hour 1: An Irish Christmas in America
“An Irish Christmas in America” was recorded on December 13, 2015, at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley. Performers were Oisin Mac Diarmada on fiddle, Seamus Begley on lead vocals and accordion, Gráinne Hambly on Celtic harp, Teresa Horgan on lead vocals, Sean Gavin on uilleann pipes and flute, and Samantha Harvey on piano and foot percussion. The audio engineer was Tesser Call.
- Set of reels
- “Ned of the Hill”
- “Molly Ban / The Morning Star”
- “The Lochtae”
- “Christmas in the Spittle / Twelve to a Bar”
- “McCarthy’s Party”
- “Bantry Bay / Chief O’Neill’s Favorite”
- “Have Yourself a Merry Christmas”
Intermission
Broceliande, “Lady Laiton’s Almain / Frog Galliard,” Make We Merry, 3:05 Flowinglass Music
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chant Choir, “Past Three O’Clock,” Mid Earth Rejoices, 2:41 (self-produced)
Nowell Sing We Clear, “I Saw a Maiden,” A Celtic Christmas Sojourn, 2:46 Rounder
The Roches, “Break Forth O Beauteous Heavenly Light,” We Three Kings, 1:34 Ryko
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chant Choir, “Cold Frosty Morning,” Mid Earth Rejoices, 3:44 (self-produced)
Folk Music & Beyond Playlist for December 19, 2015
Hour 2: An Irish Christmas in America
- Set of polkas
- “Queen Anna Louisa,” followed by an instrumental
- “May the Kindness”
- “Curdles for Cakes”
- Harp solo
- Foot percussion solo
- “Ode to MacDonald’s”
- “The World Turned Upside Down”
- “Silent Night / Christmas Eve”
Closing Set
The Roches, “Angels We Have Heard on High,” We Three Kings, 1:23 Ryko
Kate Rusby, “Sunny Bank,” The Frost Is All Over, 3:53 Pure Music
Mary McLaughlin, “Do’n Oiche Ud I mBeithil,” A Gaelic Christmas, 2:55 Rowan Records
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chant Choir, “Bha Sneachda Na Chuibhrig / Rug Muire Mac do Dhia,” Mid Earth Rejoices, 3:05 (self-produced)
Final Song
The Roches, “Star of Wonder,” We Three Kings, 1:48 Ryko