Our 605th episode, which aired on October 4, 2026, and featured part three of our Celtic Colours preview, including my conversation with J.P. Cormier. Kevin, Tim & Brent Chaisson – Peter & Doreen Chaisson's Set, Dad’s Tunes Farsan – Fear Drabastach, Farsan Pine Tree Flyers – Echoes of Scotty O'Neil/The 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar, Pine Tree Flyers Barra MacNeils – Chase the Man, Closer to Paradise Tony McManus – Lady Ann Montgomery's Reel/Eilish Brogan/Paddy Fahey's, Ceol More J.P. Cormier – Blue Angel, Looking Back Volume 1: The Instrumentals Interview with J.P. Cormier J.P. Cormier – Haslem’s Castle, Now That the Work is Done J.P. Cormier – Gilgarry’s Glen, recorded live at Celtic Colours October 18, 2024 Dave Gunning – Alberta Gold, Lift Pine Tree Flyers – Vidita, Pine Tree Flyers Party Crew – Diddle Diddle, Cape Breton Live: Take 01

Our 604th episode, which aired on September 27, 2026, in which we continued our Celtic Colours preview and spoke with Celtic Colours Artistic Director Wendy MacIsaac. Scottish Fish – Annie’s, Currently Rose Morrison with Dave Gunning – Holding Sand, single release Patouche Collective – Jerry Reels, Patouche Collective Irish Descendants – Go to See No More, Look to the Sea Interview with Wendy MacIsaac of Celtic Colours James MacLean – Walker Street, James MacLean Kevin Henderson & Neal Pearlman – Gas Station Raptors/The Strat-O-Matic King, Burden Lake Dawn & Margie Beaton – The Honourable Miss Elizabeth Cameron, A Taste of Gaelic Donnie Campbell & Buddy MacDonald – Thick O’Fog, Donnie & Buddy at the Gaelic College Heather MacIsaac – Big Barn Little Farm/Jig to Slip/The Ladies Bench, The Moon’s Daughter The Unusual Suspects – Pressed For Time/Hull’s Reel/St. Kilda Wedding, Big Like This Mike Vass – Leaving St. Kilda, single release

Our 603rd episode, which aired on September 20, 2026, and featured historical Cape Breton as part one of our Celtic Colours preview. Cape Breton Fiddle Association – The High Road Set 1975, Remastered Music from the 1973-79 Festivals Sons of Skye – Jack McCann, Both Sides of the Water Winston Scotty Fitzgerald – Northstar & Vintons, 78 release John Allen Cameron – Saban the Woodfitter, Glencoe Station Johnny Wilmot – Lord Gordon’s Reel, Another Side of Cape Breton Doug MacPhee – A Gordon MacQuarrie Strathspey, A Collection of Favourite Cape Breton Piano Solos Bill Lamey – The Highlanders Farewell To Ireland/Glenlivet, Classic Recordings of Scottish Fiddling Donnie Campbell – Molly Bawn, Music to Me Donald Angus Beaton – Don Side/Duke Of Gordon/Variation Of Money Musk/Lady Georgina Campbell/The Goat's, Live at the House John Ferguson – Dunne, In Tradition Dougie MacDonald – Louisdale Clog/Deleware/Hennessy's, Cape Breton Times Barry Shears – The Iron Man Set, A Cape Breton Piper Krysta MacKinnon – Killiecrankie, AfterMath

Our 602nd episode, which aired on September 13, 2026. Kalos – Pretty Good Friday/Ladybug, Tamarack The Elders – Shores of Farewell, The Spirits and the Sea Arise & Go – The Drowning At Bruckless/The Miller’s Maggot, Moments of Light Cara Dillon – Never In A Million Years, After the Morning Alasdair Fraser & Paul Machlis – Calliope House/The Cowboy Song, The Road North Tim Collins – The Road to Cloncon/On the Wran/The Master's Touch, Weaving the Tune Josephine Marsh Band – Chuckling in the Bunk/Springtime, I Can Hear You Smiling Ivan Drever & Dick Clarke – Mrs MacDonald's Lament, Live in Tucson 1988 Olivia Barrett – The Miller of Drone/Palmer's Gate/Laura's Reel, Elsewhere Dervish with Glen Hansard – Leave A Light On, The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers Theresa MacClellan – Glendale Roots, Cape Breton Live: Take 01 Genticorum – Valse Beaulieu, La bibournoise

Our 601st episode, which aired on September 6, 2026. Hayden Stern – Boston Harbor Welcome, The Morning Dark North Sea Gas – Ballad of St. Anne’s Reel/St. Anne’s Reel, Keltic Heritage CLOSET CLASSIC: Michael Piper Cooney – Sean Ryan’s, Tunes from the Village Scartaglen – Chuaigh Me 'Na Rosann, Odyssey Moving Hearts – Tribute To Peadar O'Donnell, The Storm Ivan Drever & Dick Clarke – Andy Renwick's Ferret/Dick Gossip’s Rel, Live in Tucson 1988 Phil Cunningham – The Four Stroke Reel/Martin O’Connor’s Flying Clog, Palomino Waltz LOCAL FOCUS: Hogeye Navvy – Oh What A Parish/Kesh Jig, Poor Old Horse John McGann – Sligo Lament, Upslide Daithi Sproule & Victoria Adiiye – There But for Fortune, There But for Fortune Ron Gonnella – The Provost of St. Vigeans/The Corner House, International Friendship of the Fiddle Gerald Trimble – The York Reel/Dancing Feet, First Flight Daithi Sproule & Victoria Adiiye – Peace in the Storm, There But for Fortune

Our 600th episode, which aired on July 26, 2026, and which we celebrated by playing listener and artist requests. We Banjo 3 – Happiness, String Theory Adam & Dave Shapiro – Paddy’s Rambles Through the Park, Cape to Clare Hogeye Navvy – When the Ship Comes In/Scotland the Brave, A Song Will Lift Matt Molloy – Josie Mcdermott’s/Martain Ainsboro’s, Matt Molloy Cuas – Polca Deálaí/The Roundabout Polka, Cuas Hayden Stern – Farewell to Santa Ana, The Morning Dark Mary Bergin – Ril Gan Ainm/Ah Surely/The Union Reel, Feadoga Stain Gordon Lightfoot – Song for a Winter’s Night, The Way I Feel The Pogues – Broad Majestic Shannon, If I Should Fall From Grace with God James Keelaghan – Cold Missouri Waters, A Recent Future Breabach & Beolach – The Last March, recorded live at Celtic Colours 10/15/19 Seth Lakeman – Mayflower Waltz, A Pilgrim’s Tale

Our 599th episode, which aired on July 19, 2026, and marked our 13th anniversary with some of my favorite tracks. The Dardanelles – McCarthy’s, The Eastern Light Socks in the Frying Pan – When First I Came To Caledonia, Without A Paddle Liz Carroll – The Silver Spear/The Earl's Chair/The Musical Priest, Lost in the Loop The Elders – Appalachian Paddy, Wanderin’ Life & Times Touchstone – The Kilmoulis Jig/The Maid At The Spinning Wheel, The New Land Silly Wizard – Mrs Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Bob, Live Again Jerry Holland & John Doyle – Golden Legs/Lively Steps/Garmont Smiddy, Helping Hands Stan Rogers – Witch of Westmoreland, recorded live May 28, 1983, first show J.P. Cormier – Cape Breton Guitar Set, Primary Color Planxty – The Irish Marche, Words & Music We Banjo 3 – The Fox, Live Again Colin Grant – Jen & Anthony’s Wedding, Fun for the Whole Family

Our 598th episode, which aired on July 12, 2026. Zoe Conway, Donal Lunny & Mairtin O’Connor – The House of Hamill/Maple Leaf/The Glen Road To Carrick, In Full Sail Danu – Taimse ‘gus Máire, The Pearl Album: Live in Celebration Le Vent du Nord – Salut Réjean, Voisinages The Town Pants – Monahan the Mutineer, Coming Home Elaine Reilly & Daithi Gormley – The Smokey Chimney/The Wiley Old Bachelor, Elaine Reilly & Daithi Gormley La Familie LeBlanc – Snoro, Amourette Dylan Foley & Dan Gurney – The Keys to the Convent/The Mooncoin, Irish Music from the Hudson Valley Bob Leslie – Bess Millie, In Praise of Crows Josephine Marsh Band – Maria’s Jig/Rose in the Garden, I Can Hear You Smiling Christy Moore – Smoke & Strong Whiskey, Smoke & Strong Whiskey Aisling Brendan Conal – Snow on the Tracks/Miss Ramsay’s, Aisling Brendan Conal Josephine Marsh Band – O’Shea’s Waltz/Soliel d’Octobre, I Can Hear You Smiling

Our 597th episode, which aired on July 5, 2026, in which we celebrated American Independence Day. Fourwinds – McKinneys of Chicago, Allta Cleghorn – Celtic America, Celtic America Inn Echo – Lost in Washington, Inn Echo Stan Rogers – California, Northwest Passage Sean Keegan – The Green Fields of America/The Crock of Gold, Keegan’s Fancy Newgrange – Goin’ to Boston, Newgrange Siobhan Peoples & Sean Potts – My Love Is in America/The Launching of the Boats/The Steampacket, Irish Folk Festival: Harvest Storm The Tannahill Weavers – The American Stranger, Land of Light Fernando Perez – New World Bound (Bound to America), Celtic Music for Guitar The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem – American Medley, Ain’t It Grand Boys The Chieftains – North Americay, An Irish Evening Horslips – The Man Who Built America, The Man Who Built America Nightnoise – The American Lass, Nightnoise

Our 596th episode, which aired on June 28, 2026, in which we celebrated Canada Day. CLOSET CLASSIC: Reeltime – The Bridge Across the Atlantic, Irish Folk Festival: Celtic Roots & Celtic Moods Gibb Todd – Canada, Goin’ Home Talisk – Montreal, Beyond Buddy MacDonald – Sunny Old St. John's, We Remember You Well David Rea – Maple Syrup, Brass Ring Dan Berggren – Maple Syrup Time, For Pet’s Sake John Mason & The Scottish Fiddle Orchestra – Maple Sugar, Festival City Deanta – The Green Fields Of Canada, Deanta The Mountain Goats – Nova Scotia, Letter from Belgium Annabelle Chvostek – Ona (In Toronto I Get More Hugs, In Montreal I Get More Kisses), Rise Laura Love – Saskatchewan (Juneteenth), Ne-grass Bob Franke – The Roads Are Long in Canada, Long Roads Short Visits Ron Hynes & The Barra MacNeils – Gone to Canada, The Celtic Colours Sessions

Our 595th episode, which aired on June 21, 2026, and celebrated Father's Day. Athena Tergis – Johnny Going to Ceili/Father O’Grady’s Trip to Bocca/Hold the Reins, A Letter Home Nuala Kennedy – Father Father, Shorelines Katie McNally Trio – The Martlet/Father John Angus Rankin, The Boston States Anchors Aweigh – When Father Papered the Parlour, Time on the Bay Rant – Dad’s 60th, Reverie Kristen Shaw – Lord Lydoch/The Perthshire Hunt/ Judy’s/Mist on the Lock/Lady Mair MacKenzie/My Father’s, Kristen Shaw Maybelle Chisholm McQueen – The Grand Mira/Strathlorne Valley/Spin-N-Glo/Squirrel In The Tree/The Irish Washerwoman, Pure Celtic Hearts Volume Two Shannyganock – Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway, Homebrew Doug Lamey – Bill and Father John, A Step Back in Time Richard Thompson – Dad’s Gonna Kill Me, Sweet Warrior The Townhouse Session Players – Father Kelly's/Paddy Mill's Fancy, A Sunday Session Natalie MacMaster – Our Father, Cape Breton Girl