Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show

Tomorrow's radio show is ready as we look forward to our last week of summer and sunny blue skies! We'll be listening to tunes and songs from Buttons & Bows, Mary Greene, Seán Keane, James Keane, Sean Tyrrell RIP, Fil Campbell & Tom McFarland, Arcady, The Casey Sisters, Tommy Sands, The Leitrim Equation and Polca 4. I hope you can join me at noon Eastern time on www.wtmrradio.com and at 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie.

*Photo below taken from Helen's Bar, Kilmackillogue Pier and shows the original townland for my Murphy ancestors.

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready with Listener Favorites and Requests. Lots of listeners gave great suggestions last week so I'm including as many as possible. I hope you'll enjoy listening to tunes and songs from Altan, Johnny McEvoy, Katie Theasby, Planxty, Mary McPartlan RIP, Robbie O'Connell, Ryans' Fancy, Don Stiffe, Joanie Madden and Liam Clancy RIP. You can listen at 12:00 Eastern time on www.wtmrradio.com.

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready and will feature a plethora of Irish "Supergroups" including Arcady, Bothy Band, the Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, De Danann, the Fureys, the High Kings, Lunasa, Moving Cloud and Van Morrison with the Chieftains and more. I hope you can join me at noon Eastern time on www.wtmrradio.com!.

*Photo below shows the Kilmackillogue harbour in Co. Kerry taken a few weeks ago by yours truly as the sun set at 10:00 PM.

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready, with inspiration from a few sources. You'll be hearing songs and tunes from Late in the Night (Christy Barry, Cyril O'Donoghue and Conor McCarthy), Gabriel Donohue, John Prine & Mary Staunton, Sliabh Notes, Dervish with Imelda May, Enda Haran, Niamh Ní Charra, De Danann with Maura O'Connell, Christie Hennessy and Patrick Street. I hope you can join me at noon Eastern time on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie.

Photo below taken by yours truly in July, portrays a boreen in Kilmackillogue, Co. Kerry on a beautiful sunny day!

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready. We will pay tribute to two artists whose passings were remembered this week, Mick Moloney and Sinead O'Connor. We'll also be hearing more from the two new CDs from Altan and Oisín Mac Diarmada. We'll also be hearing from Robbie O'Connell, The Grehan Sisters, Pólca 4 and more. I hope you can tune in at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or ask Alexa, Siri, etc. to tune to WTMR 800 AM. In Ireland you can go to www.gir.ie at 5:00 to catch the show.

*Photo is of the view of Glanmore Lake from Josie's Lakeview Restaurant in Lauragh, Co. Kerry, just off the Healy Pass taken by yours truly a few weeks ago.

Tomorrow's radio show is ready and as promised last week it features songs and tunes from the counties going to the two All-Ireland finals this week. We'll be hearing from the Kilfenora Céilí Band, Ann Kirrane and Gerry Lynch (rip) representing Co. Clare. From Cork we'll hear from the Allow Ceili Band, Donie Carroll and Elle Marie O Dwyer for the Clare-Cork Hurling final taking place tomorrow. Moving to the Galway-Armagh Football final taking place next Sunday, we'll hear from Cherish the Ladies, Dolores Keane and Don Stiffe for Galway and Briege Murphy, Cillian Vallely and Paddy Reilly for Armagh. I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie. Hopefully Michael Bradley who managed to get tickets to the match tomorrow will keep us updated on the score!

Photo taken on July 10 at the top of the Healy Pass where Co. Cork meets Co. Kerry. Photo credit: Marianne MacDonald

Home from Ireland and it took me hours to get my show for tomorrow ready! I received a few new CDs in the mail and brought one home with me. You'll be hearing from the new Altan CD, the new CD from Oisín Mac Diarmada, Elle Marie O Dwyer, Enda Haran, Mick Brown, Mary Black & Jimmy McCarthy and the late Danny Quinn. A bit of a mix of old and new taking place at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or at 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie. I hope you can join me!

Photo taken by yours truly outside Helen's Bar, Kilmackillogue where we were doing B&B for several glorious days of beautiful weather, lovely meet-ups with friends and cousins and copious amounts of fresh seafood and gorgeous pints of Murphy's stout! ;)

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready with a very special theme. "The Long Grazing Acre" is a project currently underway in Ireland where Paddy Keenan, Mickey and Niamh Dunne, Eamonn De Barra and others are traveling by horse and wagon to pay tribute to their Traveller forefathers. They started in Roscommon and are making their way to Donegal with stops every night in different areas where they are sharing their music. My show will feature two live tracks sent to my by Paddy, along with recorded music from such well-known Irish Traveler musicians as The Pe**er Dunne (rip), Maggie Barry (rip), Felix Doran (rip), Finbar Furey, Mary Keenan, Mickey and Niamh Dunne, Thomas McCarthy and others. I hope you can tune in at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or at 5:00 PM Irish time on www.gir.ie. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think might be interested.

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready with lots of sunny and cheerful songs and tunes for you as we welcome in summer. You'll be hearing from Buttons & Bows, Eleanor Shanley, Don Stiffe, John Dwyer RIP, Seán Tyrrell RIP, Greenshine, Garadice, Matt Keane, Ger Hoyne and Jim Sharkey. I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie

Stay cool, stay hydrated and mind your pets do the same!

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready and as promised I am playing several Listener Requests from last week's Pledge Drive. The Pledge Drive was a great success and again I thank you for all of your support over the last 18 years. Tomorrow you will hear from Pólca 4, The Fureys, Late in the Night, Paddy Reilly, Dessie O'Halloran, Damp in the Attic, Fil Campbell, De Dannan and Johnny Og Connolly & Brian Mc Grath. I hope you can listen at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie

Thank you to everyone who called, texted, emailed and donated online for today's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show Pledge Drive! It was a great success and I couldn't keep the show on the air without the support from the greatest group of listeners anywhere! And major thanks to Michael Bradley for co-hosting and for our Mayo volunteers on the phone, Trish Durkan and Bobby Graham. We will keep the Pledge Drive open for 2 weeks so if you didn't get a chance to pledge today feel free to message me and I'll send you the information. Have a great week!

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show for Memorial Day is ready. You'll be hearing songs and tunes from the Police Pipes & Drums of Bergen County, Eric Bogle, Dolores Keane, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Damaris Woods, Tim O'Brien, Briege Murphy, Captain Mackey's Goatskin & Stringband (Máirtín de Cógáin and Jimmy Crowley and A David Kincaid. We will also have a phone interview with Sine Theil, who will be coming to the Irish Center in concert soon. I hope you can join us tomorrow at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or ask your smart speaker to tune to WTMR 800 AM. In Ireland listen at 5:00 on www.gir.ie.

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready with songs for the day that's in it. You'll be hearing tunes and songs from Brenda Castles, Katie Theasby, Eric Bogle, Cherish the Ladies, Kate Purcell, Eleanor Shanley, Seamus Begley, The Chieftains, Dónal Clancy, Fil Campbell and more. I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie.

Our dear friend, Emmett Ruane, passed away on Thursday night. Emmett was a true Philadelphia Irish legend who did more than anyone to promote local Irish music in Philly at his iconic Emmett's Place Pub at Oxford and Levick Streets. Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is a tribute to Emmett and will feature some of his favorite songs, along with some stories of memorable times spent with Emmett and a the pub. Joining me in the station will be Emmett's daughter, Colleen Ruane, and Luke Jardel who played at Emmett's for years and who presented Emmett with his DVIHOF award. I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie. Feel free to message me any memories you'd like shared on the air. May Emmett's rest be peaceful as he joins many of his friends for a little heavenly music session!

From Colleen Ruane, the very sad news of her father's passing. I will be doing a special tribute show to Emmett tomorrow. May Emmett rest peacefully after a long and very productive life. You will be sorely missed, Emmett. 💔🇮🇪

Tomorrow's radio show is ready! Can you guess the name of the opening tune? You'll be hearing songs and tunes from Joe Derrane with Frankie Gavin & Brian Mc Grath, Catherine Jordan, the Waterboys, Arcady, Dolores Keane with Emmy Lou Harris & Mary Black, Seamus & Michael Hynes, Eddie & Finbar Furey, Eleanor Shanley and the Erin's Pride Orchestra. A real mix of music! I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie

AI Illustration courtesy of Joe Fago, isn't it brilliant?

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready. It's a little different this week as I pay tribute to Mattie Connolly RIP, the Bothy Band who recently played several concerts in Ireland and Scotland and present two beautiful new recordings from Mick Brown and Evelyn Kallansee & Declan Sinnott. I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 5:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie.

Tomorrow's annual Easter Rising Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready. You'll be hearing songs and tunes from the Laichtin Naofa Ceili Band, Elle Marie O Dwyer, Sinead O'Connor & the Chieftains, Seamus Begley, Don Stiffe & Pat Coyne, Christy Moore, Seán Ó Sé & the Turloughmore Ceili Band, Mary Courtney and Marian Makins. I hope you can join me at noon Eastern time on www.wtmrradio.com and for the folks in Ireland, I think it will be 5:00 with your time change, on www.gir.ie.

Happy Easter to all and don't forget to wear your Easter LIly!

I got home from Ireland late last night and put together tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show this morning. I had an idea of who and what I was going to play before I left, so here goes...

You'll be hearing from Pólca 4, Robbie O'Connell, Noel Shine & Mary Greene, Eimear Arkins, Johnny McEvoy, Nan Tom Taimín, The Boruma Trio (Andrew Mcnamara, Eileen O'Brien, Geraldine Cotter), Jim Sharkey, Cait Ní Riain and Matt Cranitch & Jackie Daly). I hope you can join me at noon EDT on www.wtmrradio.com or 4:00 Irish time on www.gir.ie.

*Photos taken last week out on Collorus Point, townland where my grandmother and her siblings were born and raised.

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready with our second week of music honoring our heritage during St. Patrick's season. This week's music is songs and tunes on the immigrants who came to the U.S. and settled down to life here. You'll be hearing from Joanie Madden & Cherish the Ladies, Elle Marie O Dwyer, Christy Moore, Morning Star with Mary Courtney, Karan Casey & John Doyle, Planxty, Dolores Keane and Ger O Donnell & Trevor Sexton. We will also have a phone interview with Ger O Donnell. I hope you can join me at noon EDT (don't forget to spring forward tonight) on www.wtmrradio.com or on www.gir.ie in Ireland where I'll leave you to figure out the time difference!

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready with music from several of the upcoming concerts taking place for St. Patrick's month. You'll be hearing tunes and songs from Altan, Danú, Lúnasa, Cherish the Ladies, Runa, the Wolfetones, Ger O Donnell & Trevor Sexton, Tommy O'Sullivan and more. I hope you can join me at noon EST tomorrow at www.wtmrradio.com (or locally on 800 AM). If you're in Ireland go to www.gir.ie at 5:00 PM. You can also ask your smart speaker to tune to WTMR 800 AM. See you on the air!

Tomorrow's Philadelphia Sunday Irish Radio Show is ready. I hope everyone is snug and warm at home after our latest round of snow, I know I am! Tomorrow you'll hear another track from Pólca 4, Trevor Sexton & Ger O Donnell, Fiona Kelly, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Cillian Vallely & David Doocey, Screaming Orphans along with some older tracks from Tommy O'Sullivan, Matt Murphy & Mary Mcpartlan Performer (RIP). To finish the show a very special track from the new Runa CD with Shannon Lambert-Ryan. See you on the air tomorrow at noon at www.wtmrradio.com or in Ireland at 5:00 on www.gir.ie

Stay warm folks!

I'll be telling you more over the next few weeks about this series of concerts. Great list of performers!

IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE FACEBOOK LIVE
Presents ST. PATRICK'S DAY AT HOME

17 Concerts From Around The World
on March 17th and Proudly Featuring :

String Loaded (Australia)
https://stringloaded.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/stringloadedcelticfiddleband/
Start Times @ 9am Ireland, 8pm Australia, 10pm New Zealand, 10am WET, 4am Eastern, 3am Central,.1am Pacific

POLYTROPOS with Oscar West and Rennie Pearson (New Zealand)
www.polytroposmusic.com
Oscar West & Rennie Pearson - Polytropos
Start Times @ 10am Ireland, 11pm New Zealand, 9pm Australia, 11am WET, 5am Eastern, 4am Central and 2am Pacific

Lucie Perier (France)
www.lucieperier.com
https://www.facebook.com/LuciePerierFlute/
Start Times @ 11am Ireland, 10pm Australia, 12 Noon WET, 6am Eastern, 5am Central and 3am Pacific

Conor McGinity (Ireland)
https://m.facebook.com/ConorMcGintyMusic/
Start Times @ 12 Noon Ireland, 11pm Australia, 1pm WET, 7am Eastern, 6am Central and 4am Pacific

The Byrne Brothers (Ireland & USA)
www.thebyrnebrothers.com
https://www.facebook.com/byrnebrothers/
Start Times @ 12.55pm Ireland, 11.55pm Australia, 1.55pm WET, 7.55am Eastern, 6.55am Central and 4.55am Pacific

Meadhbh Walsh (Ireland)
https://m.facebook.com/meadhbhwalshmusic
Start Times @ 1.30pm Ireland, 2.30pm WET, 8.30am Eastern, 7.30am Central, 5.30am Pacific

John Spillane (Ireland)
https://johnspillane.ie/
https://www.facebook.com/john.spillane.musician.ireland/
Start Times @ 2pm Ireland, 3pm WET, 9am Eastern, 8am Central, 6am Pacific and very early in Australia

Maca (Ireland)
https://macaofficial.com/
https://www.facebook.com/macaceol
Start Times @ 3pm Ireland, 4pm WET, 10am Eastern, 9am Central, 7am Pacific and very early in Australia

Bruce Foley & Mary Coogan (USA)
Bruce Foley Music
Start Times @ 4pm Ireland, 5pm WET, 11am Eastern, 10am Central, 8am Pacific and very early in Australia

George Murphy & The Rising Sons (Ireland)
https://www.facebook.com/therisingsonsirl
Start Times @ 5pm Ireland, 6pm WET, 12 Noon Eastern, 11am Central, 9am Pacific and very early in Australia

Doolin' (France)
www.doolin.fr/english/
https://www.facebook.com/doolinmusic/
Start Times @ 6pm Ireland, 7pm WET, 1pm Eastern, 12 Noon Central, 10am Pacific and very early in Australia

Sina Theil (Ireland & Germany)
https://sinatheilmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SinaTheilMusic
Start Times @ 7pm Ireland, 8pm WET, 2pm Eastern, 1pm Central, 11am Pacific and very early in Australia

Haley Richardson & Friends (USA)
www.haleyrichardsonmusic.com
https://www.facebook.com/haleyrichardsonmusic/
Start Times @ 8pm Ireland, 9pm WET, 3pm Eastern, 2pm Central, 12 Noon Pacific and very early in Australia

Elle Marie O' Dwyer (Ireland)
www.ellemarieodwyer.ie
https://www.facebook.com/ElleMarieODwyer/
Start Times @ 9pm Ireland, 10pm WET, 4pm Eastern, 3pm Central, 1pm Pacific and very early in Australia

Mairead Nesbitt (Ireland and USA)
www.maireadnesbittviolin.com
https://www.facebook.com/maireadnesbittcelticviolinist/
Start Times @ 10pm Ireland, 11pm WET, 5pm Eastern, 4pm Central, 2pm Pacific and very early in Australia

Ashley Davis (USA)
www.ashleydavisband.com
https://www.facebook.com/daisyringsmusic/
Start Times @ 11pm Ireland, 12 Midnight WET, 6pm Eastern, 5pm Central, 3pm Pacific and very early in Australia

RUNA (USA & Canada)
https://runamusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/RUNACelticmusic/
Start Times @ 12 Midnight Ireland, 1am WET, 7pm Eastern, 6pm Central, 4pm Pacific and very early in Australia

For More Details and Event Notifications see our page Events @ Irish Music Magazine official from February 8th.

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY THIS ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

Great concert coming on Valentine's Day!

Our next epic concert is coming up quick! Next Sunday, Feb. 14th (Valentine's Day), we'll feature 67+ performers bringing tunes from our homes to yours, in celebration of love and friendship during difficult times. Traditional, jazz, and classical music is on the program!

Speaking of the program...we've got the lineup! (Thanks as always to Anna Colliton Visuals for her gorgeous design work. 🤩) Head over to the FB event (Tune Supply Presents: Valentine's Day from Far Away) for more details and to let us know whether you'll be there!

One more thing: Tune Supply is run entirely by just two people, and we are limited in the time/resources we can spend on getting the word out about, well, everything! If you are able to share, we'd all be very grateful. Thank you in advance!! 🥳

THE LINEUP: Adryon de León Music, Aidan Connolly, Alan Murray, Alasdair White Music, Alex LoRe Music, Andie Tanning, Andrew Finn Magill Music, Anna Colliton, Annamaria Mottola, Ashley Davis, Brenda Castles Music, Caitlin Warbelow Music, Carolyn Kendrick, CP-Reeds (César Pastor), Chloe Feoranzo, Chris Ranney, Colin Farrell Music, Dan Walsh - Banjo/Vocal/Guitar, Danielle Enblom, Dave Barckow Music/The Diddley Idols, MunnellyMusic (David Munnelly), Dennis Lichtman, Donie Carroll, Doug Carter, Dylan Meek, Eileen Gannon - Harpist, Eimear Arkins Music, Ethan Setiawan, Francis Cunningham, Gabriel Donohue Music, Gerry O'Beirne, Greg Anderson, Haley Richardson Music, Hannah Read, James Yoshizawa, Jason Sypher, Jefferson Hamer, John Redmond, Katie Linnane, Katie McNally, Boyd Meets Girl Duo (Laura Metcalf Boyd and Rupert Boyd), Louise Barry, Louise Bichan | Photographer/Musician, The Máirtín de Cógáin Project, Manus McGuire Music, Mari Black, Maria Schafer - Vocalist, Marta Cook (The Shepherd School of Irish Music), Matt Mancuso, Matt Stapleton, Mick Moloney, Natalie Haas, Neil Pearlman, Niall O'Leary Irish Dance, Nic Zuppardi, Nicolas Sokolic, Robert Ryan, Santiago Molina - Música, Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter, Sean Emch, Sergio Ribnikov Gunnarsson - musician and composer, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Tara O'Grady Music, The Overlook - String Quartet, Tim Britton, and Tony DePaolo. Whoa.

If you haven't gotten your tickets yet, you still have time today and then you have three days to enjoy the concerts!

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