The Late Session: Programme Listings 2004

Sunday, July 4: Listen to the show
Our final guest from the piping recital at last year's Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy is Ciaran Mac Feilimidh from Lifford in Donegal.

Sunday, July 11: Listen to the show
Pupils, teachers, recordings, tunes and songs and news from the 2004 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.

Sunday, July 18: Listen to the show
More music, song and talk from the 2004 Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.

Sunday, July 25: Listen to the show

Sunday, August 1: Listen to the show
Áine Hensey is joined by Nicholas Carolan, director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive to discuss Seoltaí Séidte - Setting Sail, a historic set of 78 rpm recordings of traditional music and song re-issued by Gael Linn.

Sunday, August 8: Listen to the show
The Late Session visits the Cobblestone, Smithfield in Dublin to hear a July concert by fiddle-player Kevin Burke, accompanied by singer and guitarist Ged Foley and have a short interval chat with Kevin

Sunday, August 15: Listen to the show

Sunday, August 22: Listen to the show
Áine's guests will be the brother and sister duet, John and Catherine McEvoy, who are celebrating the release of their new CD, The Kilmore Fancy.

Sunday, August 29: Listen to the show
West Limerick concertina player, Tim Collins, joins Áine on tonight's programme to talk about his solo album, Dancing on Silver.

Sunday, September 5: Listen to the show
Áine's guest tonight is Sligo singer and flute player Colm O'Donnell whose new band, The Border Collies have just released their debut CD.

Sunday, September 12: Listen to the show
Áine will be joined tonight by Patricia Daly of the Armagh Harpers' Association.

Sunday, September 19: Listen to the show
Derry singer Jim McFarland, has just released his debut CD, Mountain Streams, and he will be Áine's guest on the programme this Sunday night.

Sunday, September 26: Listen to the show

Sunday, October 3: Listen to the show
Offaly-born accordeon player Paddy O'Brien is currently on tour in Ireland with his band Chulrua and he will be Áine's guest on tonight's show, which will also feature a special report from the launch of the Arts Council's 'Towards a Policy for the Traditional Arts', which was published earlier this week.

Sunday, October 10: Listen to the show
Tonight's programme will feature music from David Munnelly (accordeon), Daire Bracken (fiddle) and Mick Broderick (bouzouki), recorded during this summer's ESB BEO Festival at the National Concert Hall.

Sunday October 17: Listen to the show
Fiddle playing sisters Liz and Yvonne Kane fron Letterfrack have just released their second duet CD, Under The Mountain, and they will be Áine's guests on this week's show.

Sunday, October 24: Listen to the show
Gerry 'Banjo' O'Connor has just released a new CD, No Place Like Home, and he will be Áine guest on tonight's programme.

Sunday, October 31: Listen to the show
The Late Session starts at the earlier time of 9.30 and features the piping of Waterford's Jimmy O'Brien-Moran, recorded at this year's Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy.

Sunday, November 7: Listen to the show
Belfast piper Robbie Hannan is featured tonight, from a concert recorded during Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Miltown Malbay last July.

Sunday, November 14: Listen to the show
Dundalk fiddle player, Gerry O'Connor, who has just released his debut solo album, Journeyman, after years of touring and recording with bands such as Skylark and Lá Lugh.

Sunday, November 21: Listen to the show
TG4's Traditional Musician of the Year, Seán Keane, joins Áine on tonight's programme, when the Dublin fiddle player will talk about his rich musical heritage and his long and successful career with the Chieftains.

Sunday, November 28: Listen to the show
Tonight's programme will feature a concert recorded at this year's West Cork Traditional Music Festival in Bantry House, featuring the uilleann piper, Liam O'Flynn.

Sunday, December 5: Listen to the show
Patsy Hanly and John Wynne are tonight's guests, when they will talk about a new CD which celebrates the rich flute-playing heritage of Co. Roscommon.

Sunday, December 12: Listen to the show
Paul Brock and Manus McGuire join Áine tonight to talk about their new musical venture, the Brock McGuire Band.

Sunday, December 19: Listen to the show
On tonight's programme we offer listeners some traditional music Christmas gift ideas from the best of 2004's CD releases and book publications.

Sunday, December 26: Listen to the show
It has become a tradition for Áine Hensey and the Late Session to visit the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in Cultra, Co. Down to record the annual concert of traditional Irish music.

The setting and atmosphere are just what you would want and this year's musicians are of the quality always associated with the event; Matt Molloy, superb flute player and member of the Chieftains; John Carty, skilled and tasteful fiddle player; and Arty McGlynn who accompanies on guitar and also plays some fine solos, as they provide a night of top class music for the last Late Session of 2004.