The Late Session: Programme Listings 2007

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Programme 52: 30th December 2007
Music from the annual traditional music Christmas Concert at the Ulster Folk and transport Museum, Cultra, Hollywood, Co. Down with Jesse Smith (fiddle), Colm Gannon (accordion) and John Blake (guitar). Recorded 12th December 2007.

Programme 51: 23rd December 2007
Tonight we feature traditional music and song with a Christmas flavour from Finola O Siochru, Eileen Ivers, Seosamh O hEanai, Frankie Gavin, Tommy Makem and many more.

Programme 50: 16th December 2007
On tonight's show we take a listen back to some of the best CD releases of 2007, with helpful suggestions for Christmas gifts for traditional music lovers.

Programme 49: 9th December 2007
Aine will be joined on tonight's show by traditional singer Brigid Tunney who has just released her debut album, Hand in Hand.

Programme 48: 2nd December 2007
Killarney-born musician Niamh Ni Charra is Aine's guest tonight, talking about her recent CD of fiddle and concertina music, On Da Thaobh.

Programme 47: 25th November 2007
Éamonn Ó Faogáin has recently published a CD of songs related to the sport of hurling, from the 17th to the 20th century, and he is Áine's guest tonight.

Programme 46: 18th November 2007
Áine's guest tonight is Dublin mandolin and guitar player Frank Cullen who has just recorded a CD of his own compositions.

Programme 45: 11th November 2007
Liam Mac an Iomaire will join Áine tonight to talk about his recently published biography of sean-nós singer, Seosamh Ó hÉanaigh.

Programme 44: 4th November 2007
On tonight's show, Áine will be talking to members of the Wexford singers' group, Whisht, who have recently recorded a CD of traditional songs.

Programme 43: 28th October 2007
Áine's guest tonight is Gerry O'Connor of Four Men and a Dog, who will talk about the band's new album, Wallop The Spot.

Programme 42: 21st October 2007
Tonight's programme will feature music and song from the new 'Come West Along the Road' DVD and Áine will be joined by producer Nicholas Carolan.

Programme 41: 14th October 2007
Áine's guests tonight are Damien O'Brien and Oliver Loughlin, two young musicians from Leitrim who have just released a CD of fiddle and accordeon music, 'The Factory Turn'.

Programme 40: 7th October 2007
Áine's guest tonight is Tim Browne, editor of 'Stories in Song', a miscellany of songs, lyrics and anecdotes from the barony of Duhallow in Co. Cork.

Programme 39: 30th September 2007
Geraldine Cotter, musician and teacher, will join Áine tonight to talk about her recent publication, ROGHA, a personal selection of 50 traditional tunes that aims to help music students make the transition from learning to session participation.

Programme 38: 23rd September 2007
Áine's guest tonight is composer, musician and singer Ron Kavana, who will talk about 'Irish Ways', the book and CD collection that traces the story of Ireland in song, music and poetry.

Programme 37: 16th September 2007
Dublin banjo-player Éamonn Coyne and Orkney guitarist Kris Drever have recently released a duet album, Honk Toot Suite. They are Áine's guests on tonight's show.

Programme 36: 9th September 2007
Áine will be joined tonight by Neil Wayne and John Tams to talk about their 1970's recording of concertina music, mainly from north and west Clare, which has just been re-issued as a 6-box CD set.

Programme 35: 2nd September 2007
Accordion player Tommie Cunniffe discusses his new album 'Unbuttoned' with Áine on tonight's show.

Programme 34: 26th August 2007
To mark the 20th Feakle Festival, the organizers of the East Clare event have released a CD of recordings made over the years by sound engineer Matt Purcell, who joins Áine on tonight's show.

Programme 33: 19th August 2007
Joe Burke joins Áine tonight to talk about the CD 'A Tribute to Andy McGann', which he recently recorded with Brian Conway and Felix Dolan.

Programme 32: 12th August 2007
Cairdeas na bhFidléirí have just released a CD of the music of the late Con Cassidy from Teelin, Co. Donegal. Rab Cherry will discuss Con's music and the work of Cairdeas on tonight's show.

Programme 31: 5th August 2007
Uilleann piper Emmet Gill is Áine's guest tonight, marking the release of his debut solo album.

Programme 30: 29th July 2007
Co. Louth fiddle player Nuala Kennedy will join Áine tonight to talk about her new CD, The New Shoes.

Programme 29: 22nd July 2007
The Brady Family of Killeigh, Co. Offaly, have been stalwarts of traditional music in their native county and beyond for many years. They recently released a CD featuring many of John Brady's compositions, performed by himself and four of his children. John and Attracta Brady are Áine's guests on tonight's show.

Programme 28: 15th July 2007
Tonight's programme will feature music and song recorded during the 35th Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.

Programme 27: 8th July 2007
Tonight's programme will be broadcast live from Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy in Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare.

Programme 26: 1st July 2007
American piper Eliot Grasso will join áine tonight to talk about his new solo CD, 'Up Against the flatirons'.

Programme 25: 24th June 2007
Flute player John Wynne and fiddler John McEvoy are tonight's guests, talking about their new album 'Pride of the West'.

Programme 24: 17th June 2007
'Cairde Cairdín' is the title of a new album of accordeon and fiddle duets, featuring box players from west Limerick as guests of fiddle player, Diarmuid O'Brien. Diarmuid joins Áine on tonight's show.

Programme 23: 10th June 2007
Áine's guests tonight are Gerry Paul and Alan Doherty, members of the band Gráda, who have just released their 3rd album, 'Cloudy Day Navigation'.

Programme 22: 3rd June 2007
Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde, director of the Gaoth Dobhair-based choir, Cór Thaobh a' Leitheid, is Áine's guest tonight.

Programme 21: 27th May 2007
Fr. PJ Kelly, who died last year, was a well-known composer from East Galway. On tonight's show, his colleague, Fr. Alo Connaughton, will discuss the recently published collection of Fr Kelly's tunes.

Programme 20: 20th May 2007
'On a Rock in the Middle of the Ocean' is the recently published English language version of Lillis Ó Laoire's study of the music and song traditions of Tory Island. Lillis will be Áine's guest tonight, to discuss Tory and to hear songs from the book's accompanying CD.

Programme 19: 13th May 2007
Daire Bracken, fiddle player with Slide will join Áine tonight to discuss the band's new album, 'Overneath'.

Programme 18: 6th May 2007
Oisín McAuley from Donegal is the fiddle player with Danú, but has just released a solo album, and will be Áine's guest tonight.

Programme 17: 29th April 2007
Neil Martin, leader of the West Ocean String Quartet joins Áine on tonight's show.

Programme 16: 22nd April 2007
Áine's guest tonight is Christy Leahy of North Cregg, the Cork-based band who have just released a new CD, The Roseland Barndance.

Programme 15: 15th April 2007
Waterford piper David Power joins Áine on tonight's show to mark the release of his new CD, Cuaicín Ghleann Néifín.

Programme 14: 8th April 2007
'Mise an Fear Ceoil' is the travel diary of collector Séamus Ennis, which has just been published by Cló Iar-Chonnachta. The book's editor, Ríonach Uí Ógáin features on tonight's Late Session.

Programme 13: 1st April 2007
TG4's Tradititional Musician of the Year, Liam O'Flynn, will join Áine tonight, before receiving his award in Cork on April 8.

Programme 12: 25th March 2007
Piano-player, Pádraig O'Reilly has just released his second album, Highly Strung, and he will be Áine's guest on tonight's show.

Programme 11: 18th March 2007
Seán Ó Sé and Peadar Ó Riada join Áine on tonight's Late Session.

Programme 10: 11th March 2007
Singer and guitarist Sarah McQuaid is Áine's guest tonight, as she re-launches her 1997 album, When Two Lovers Meet.

Programme 9: 4th March 2007
Flute player Harry Bradley marks the launch of his new CD, The Night-Rambler's Companion, by joining Áine on tonight's show.

Programme 8: 25th February 2007
Donegal fiddle player Theresa Kavanagh will join Áine tonight, marking the release of her CD 'The Seventh Veil'

Programme 7: 18th February 2007
Áine's guest tonight is Eithne Ní Catháin from Kilcock, Co. Kildare, who has just released her debut album of songs and fiddle music.

Programme 6: 11th February 2007
Declan Coyne from Roscommon joins Áine to talk about the recent publication of a book and CD featuring songs from his native county.

Programme 5: 4th February 2007
Cruinniú is a band, made up of seven young musicians from Clare, Meath, Sligo and Antrim, who have just launched their debut CD, 'Live at Corofin'. The band's accordeon player Damien O'Reilly, joins Áine tonight.Click on a date to listen to the show.

Programme 4: 28th January 2007
Harpist Gráinne Hambly from Co Mayo is Áine's guest tonight.

Programme 3: 21st January 2007
Co Offaly singer Tadhg Maher joins Áine on tonight's show.

Programme 2: 14th January 2007
Aoife Granville from Dingle, who has just released her debut album of flute, fiddle and song, is Áine's guest tonight.

Programme 1: 7th January 2007
Whistle player Brian Hughes from Athy is Áine's guest tonight.