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WSIU Public Radio serves a region of rural southern Illinois known as "Little Egypt". The 30-county region is defined by the Mississippi, Ohio and Wabash Rivers. WSIU signed on the air in September of 1958. WSIU operates FM stations in Carbondale, IL; Mt. Vernon, IL; and Olney , IL. WSIU is also home to the Southern Illinois Radio Information Service providing reading services for the blind and visually impaired.

Series

Caption: Host Bryan Kelso Crow, Credit: Celtic Connections
60 Pieces

Public Radio's Weekly Hour of Music From the Celtic Traditions

  • From: WSIU
  • Updated: Jan 11, 2013

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This week on Celtic Connections, your host first visited Ireland 40 years ago, and first experienced live performances by The Chieftains and other ...

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 14
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This week in a special encore performance of Celtic Connections, If you like Celtic music, you can't go wrong with this week's program, which featu...

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  • Added: Aug 15, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
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This week on an encore edition of Celtic Connections, many Irish and Scottish dance tunes start with "The Old..." or "The New..." This week we sele...

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  • Added: Aug 07, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 15
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Join us for our monthly roundup of songs and tunes from new and recent releases on the Celtic Connections! Featuring Talisk, Kyle Carey, Fergal Sc...

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  • Added: Aug 01, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
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This week on Celtic Connections we highlight bands of female siblings from the Celtic lands, keeping it all in the family! Featuring The Gothard S...

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  • Added: Jul 25, 2018
  • Length: 58:30
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This week on Celtic Connections we preview Celtic performers coming to the Dublin Ohio Irish Festival, many of whom will also appear at other festi...

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  • Added: Jul 18, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
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The medleys in this week's all-instrumental edition of Celtic Connections feature tunes with the word "favourite" in the title, usually preceded b...

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  • Added: Jul 11, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 15
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Tune in for some of the best vocals and instrumentals from new and recent releases on this week's Celtic Connections. Featuring Back West, Iona Ri...

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  • Added: Jul 03, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
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The American Civil War generated a lot of music, some of it with origins in Ireland and Scotland. This week on Celtic Connections we look back at m...

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  • Added: Jun 27, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
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This week on Celtic Connections we raid the record shelves for songs and tunes from the past several decades that haven't been heard on the program...

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  • Added: Jun 20, 2018
  • Length: 58:29
  • Purchases: 14