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

