Top 41, Festival Radio, March 2009

Top 41 tracks, Festival Radio, March 2009.  Why 41?  For the same reason that our amps go to 11.  Not surprisingly, Celtic music dominates this month’s list, so, because I can, I’ve colored all the Celtic tracks green.

Artist – Track – Album

  1. The Mavericks – Melbourne Mambo – Trampoline
  2. Tempest – Battle Mountain Breakdown – Balance
  3. Patti Witten – Admit It – Sycamore Tryst
  4. The Cottars – Byker Hill – Forerunner
  5. Melinda Crawford – The Comrie Croft Waltz – The Wandering Suitcase of Stirling
  6. Chumbawamba – Add Me – The Boy Bands Have Won
  7. RJ Cowdery – Down to the Water - One More Door
  8. Gaelic Storm – Rocky Road To Dublin/Kid on the Mountain – Gaelic Storm
  9. Clannad – An Gleann – Landmarks
  10. Cherish the Ladies – The Limerick Lassies Set - At Home
  11. The Bothy Band – Rosie Finn’s Favourite/ Over the Water to Charlie/ The Kid on the Mou – After Hours
  12. Al Stewart – Hanno the Navigator – Sparks of Ancient Light
  13. Donal Hinely – Shattered Glass – Blue State Boy
  14. Alan & John Kelly – The One That Was Lost / The Hag’s Purse/The Black Rogue – Celtic Compass
  15. Matt Molloy, Paul Brady and Tommy Peoples – The Rainy Day/The Grand Canal (Reels) – Molloy, Brady, Peoples
  16. June Tabor – Bonny May – The Folk Collection
  17. Martin Simpson – Little Musgrave – Prodigal Son
  18. The Rankin Family – Fare Thee Well Love – North Country
  19. The McKrells – Geraldines Thinking Of Galway – Live
  20. Rosheen – Taming the Steed – Musique Celtique
  21. Knot Fibb’n – Fibbin’ Jigs: Markettown Jig/Beauties of Ireland/Humors of Castlelyons - Knot Loitering
  22. Silly Wizard – The Blackbird - Joyful Noise – Celtic Favorites from Green Linnet
  23. Emily Smith – Caledonia – Too Long Away
  24. Bill Jones – Mist Covered Mountains – Turn to Me
  25. Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbuck – Carthy’s Reel – The Folk Collection
  26. Molly’s Revenge – Emmet’s Hedgehog – The Western Shore
  27. Liz Carroll and John Doyle – A Pound A Week Rise – Double Play
  28. Karen Ashbrook & Paul Oorts – Lamentation for the Fallen Heroes of Waterloo – Celtic Cafe
  29. Great Big Sea – The Night Pat Murphy Died – Rant and Roar
  30. Danny Carthy – Little Balls of Twine - Stand Look Around You
  31. The Tannahill Weavers – The Black Run Set - Live and In Session
  32. Karan Casey – Maidin Luan Chincise – Ships in the Forest
  33. Gibb Todd – Belle of Byron Bay - Goin’ Home
  34. Tempest – Top Of The Hill – 15th Anniversary Collection: Disc 3 Stage
  35. Runrig – Satellite Flood – Beat the Drum
  36. Fairport Convention – Matty Groves – Meet on the Ledge: The Classic Years (1967-1975)
  37. Natalie MacMaster – Hey, Johnny Cope! – My Roots are Showing
  38. Grace Griffith – Black is the Color - Sands of Time
  39. Danu – The Wonder Hornpipe – The Impish Hornpipe – The Road Less Traveled
  40. John Whelan – There Were Roses - Celtic Crossroads
  41. The Electrics – Irish Rover – The Electrics
  • http://www.dannycarthy.com Danny Carthy

    Thanks for including my song in your top 41 songs for March, it’s a wonderful compliment to have a song I wrote being listed.
    Go raibh amith agat
    Danny Carthy.

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