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Today I'm Having a GAS™ with Tony Hoffer, renowned producer and mix engineer! Tony Hoffer has created some of the most impactful songs of the last 20 years from indie anthems like The Kooks 'Naive', to ethereal landscapes like M83's 'Midnight City'. He tells us what investment it takes to break an artist in 2023, using artists like The 1975 as an example. More on Tony Hoffer: http://tonyhoffer.com According to Wikipedia... Tony Hoffer is an American record producer, songwriter, and music mixer. Tony Hoffer is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums including The Kooks, The Thrills, Beck, Supergrass, Turin Brakes and Air. His records have been nominated for 7 Grammys and British Mercury Prize Awards for his work with Beck, M83, Chromeo, Silversun Pickups, Depeche Mode and The Thrills. Tony Hoffer is most noted for his production and mixing of albums by Beck, The Fratellis (debuted at #2 in UK charts on 11 Sep 06), The Kooks (one of the top-selling UK albums in 2006), M83, Belle & Sebastian, Fitz and the Tantrums and Air. Tony Hoffer has also worked with Fischerspooner, Grandaddy, the French group Phoenix, Suede, Sondre Lerche, Turin Brakes and Canadian-Irish band Romes. Having a GAS™ is the podcast that talks to the great and the good of the creative industries, and in particular finds out what makes great music for film, for TV, for advertising; for dancing to, for cooking to, f*cking to, and more... GAS™ Music is a music production agency in Manchester, UK. We compose and produce original music, create awe inspiring sound design and have a fully integrated audio post-production studio. We also have a great record collection, and welcome any additions, recommendations or criticisms. http://www.gasismusic.co.uk​​​ © GAS™ Music 2023 #TonyHoffer #TheKooks #1975

This week, I am very excited to be joined by Zeresenay “Zee” Berhane Mehari who is an award-winning writer/director born and raised in Ethiopia. Zee moved to the U.S. to attend film school and founded Haile - Addis Pictures to produce his first narrative feature film, Difret, which was Executive Produced by Angelina Jolie and won Audience Awards at both the Sundance and Berlin International Film Festivals. His next feature film, Sweetness in the Belly, based on the international best-selling novel of the same name by Camilla Gibb set during the Ethiopian revolution in the 1970s, was a Canadian-Irish co-production starring Dakota Fanning and Yahya Abdul-Mateen and had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was distributed by Entertainment One and Gravitas Ventures and was the first feature film helmed by an African director financed by Canada's public Telefilms fund. Zee was most recently co-founder and Head of Original Content for Kana Television, the popular free-to-air, private satellite entertainment TV channel in Ethiopia which was recently acquired by Canal Plus. Zee is currently Head of Production and a co-founder of A51 Pictures, an independent film production company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He is currently developing a slate of films for the local and international market. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. In this episode, we talked about the importance of building a community and serving as a bridge between communities. We discussed how vital it is for international students to become part of different communities in college and how those new communities can become family away from family. Tune-in to laugh, learn and appreciate the international student experience! Please send questions and feedbacks you have to internationaliebyruth@gmail.com or DM on the Instagram page @internationaliebyruth

Just like last week, this episode is primarily based around what I’ve been listening to in the Ledge home base over the last few days. Some of it is brand new material. Much of it has been old faves that span almost 60 years of great rock and roll. Overall, though, this show is primarily a showcase for old and new power pop. In the new category, there are fabulous new tracks by The Whiffs, Sharp Pins, Uni Boys, and The Trouble Seekers, along with “excavated” recordings by The Bings and Popsicko.  As for old faves, it’s a history lesson of sorts. There’s The Monkees and The Kinks from the 60s. The Jam, The Flamin’ Groovies, Nick Lowe, Graham Parker, and The Rubinoos from the 70s. The 80s are represented by the likes of The Barracudas,  Dwight Twilley, The Bongos, and Camper Van Beethoven. Maybe the 90s aren’t as highly represented, but there is “Tayter Country” by The Cavedogs, quite possibly my favorite song of 1980. As for the “52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks”, this week’s version comes from The Mahones, the legendary Canadian/Irish punk band that always features a quality cover or two on each of their albums. Their […]

Just like last week, this episode is primarily based around what I've been listening to in the Ledge home base over the last few days. Some of it is brand new material. Much of it has been old faves that span almost 60 years of great rock and roll. Overall, though, this show is primarily a showcase for old and new power pop. In the new category, there are fabulous new tracks by The Whiffs, Sharp Pins, Uni Boys, and The Trouble Seekers, along with “excavated” recordings by The Bings and Popsicko.  As for old faves, it's a history lesson of sorts. There's The Monkees and The Kinks from the 60s. The Jam, The Flamin' Groovies, Nick Lowe, Graham Parker, and The Rubinoos from the 70s. The 80s are represented by the likes of The Barracudas,  Dwight Twilley, The Bongos, and Camper Van Beethoven. Maybe the 90s aren't as highly represented, but there is “Tayter Country” by The Cavedogs, quite possibly my favorite song of 1980. As for the “52 Weeks of Teenage Kicks”, this week's version comes from The Mahones, the legendary Canadian/Irish punk band that always features a quality cover or two on each of their albums. Their […]

Welcome to episode #74My Guest, Reece Koch She is a young Canadian-Irish citizen passionate about the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and impact. Reece works in London as a consultant with Deloitte. I became curious about her when I stumbled onto her website, where she combines her resume, projects, achievements, blogs and travels. I love the concept; her style and love for travel resonated with me, and her site gave me many ideas to improve my website. Having her as a guest on BEHAS was the next natural step. Here is Reece, sharing her journey. Let enjoy!  Her website: https://www.reecekoch.com/BEHAS TEAM: behas.podcats@gmail.com - to share your story.@behas.podcast

Critically-praised Canadian-Irish author COLIN BARRETT. Colin's highly anticipated second book HOMESICKNESS comes out on May 3, and is a wonderfully wry collection of short stories following the lives of outcasts, misfits, and malcontents from County Mayo

Canadian Ambassador to Ireland, Turkey's Currency Crash & Ecological Sustainability with The GreenPlan

In this episode, we have coffee with my dear friend Emma O'Neill.   Emma O'Neill is a Canadian-Irish rockstar, 2020 SOVAS winner, Telly Award winner, and One Voice Award Nominee who has lent her voice Discovery Channel, the United Nations, Mercedes-Benz, and CBC to name just a few.       In this episode, we talked about:   - Connecting to a script emotionally.   - Agent audition handling   - The beauty of this wonderful community       I hope you enjoyed listening to Emma emphasize the importance of understanding who you are talking to, what you are saying, why you are saying what you do in a script to further portray your emotions in the copy.   If you'd like to find out more about her, you can find her demos, works, and booking information at https://emmaoneillvo.com/.   You can also find her gifted wife's amazing musical performances, you can visit her at http://www.elanaharte.com/   Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!   In this episode, we have coffee with my dear friend Emma O'Neill.   Emma O'Neill is a Canadian-Irish rockstar, 2020 SOVAS winner, Telly Award winner, and One Voice Award Nominee who has lent her voice Discovery Channel, the United Nations, Mercedes-Benz, and CBC to name just a few.       In this episode, we talked about:   - Connecting to a script emotionally.   - Agent audition handling   - The beauty of this wonderful community       I hope you enjoyed listening to Emma emphasize the importance of understanding who you are talking to, what you are saying, why you are saying what you do in a script to further portray your emotions in the copy.   If you'd like to find out more about her, you can find her demos, works, and booking information at https://emmaoneillvo.com/.   You can also find her gifted wife's amazing musical performances, you can visit her at http://www.elanaharte.com/   Thank you for listening and I'll see you next time!    

Canadian-Irish author Noelle Holten has spent years funneling her love of reading crime fiction into popular blog Crime Book Junkie. I’d heard about Noelle a few years ago from a mutual police friend we had, in fact they shared an office together in a town in Staffordshire, England so I was thrilled to speak to her for this podcast. It really is a small world!In 2015 Noelle started writing her very own crime novel, drawing on her almost 20 years experience as a probation officer.That book is Dead Inside, introducing us to Detective Constable Maggie Jamieson. Noelle didn’t stop there and now there’s two more books featuring DC Jamieson and more on the way.---Noelle HoltenDead Inside is published by One More Chapter Show notes for Episode 03:Your host is Emily Webb Emily is the author of Angels of Death: Doctors and Nurses Who Kill With thanks to author Noelle Holten and Paul Verhoeven for reading the extract from Dead Inside. You can read Noelle’s popular blog here: https://crimebookjunkie.co.uk/This podcast is made in association with the acast creator network.Purchase Dead Inside in our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyThank you for listening! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As broadcast March 13, 2020. We welcome a new band to the Gwangju music scene to kick of St. Patrick's Day Weekend and host the live debut of Star Mangled Badgers. The Canadian-Irish trio are three well-known commodities here in Gwangju, with John Howard on lead vocals & guitar, Andrew Vlasblom on accordion & Oisin Magee on backing vocals & guitar. They rocked a pair of covers of Irish folk classics live in the studio and then John took over the playlist in our 2nd hour to set things right with cuts from The Dubliners, The Pogues, and Declan O'Rourke amongst other great Irish artists past & present. First hour, we set the stage with cuts from Flogging Molly, Fontaines DC, and Thin Lizzy to get your Irish up!#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I & II Wings – Give Ireland Back To The IrishFlogging Molly – Drunken LullabiesThe Rumjacks – An Irish Pub SongThe Clash – Police On My BackFontaines DC - BigBicurious – I Don't Do Drugs, I Just Sweat A Lot*The Chieftains & Sinead O'Connor – The Foggy DewVelvet Underground – Pale Blue EyesU2 – I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking ForThin Lizzy – Whiskey In The JarThe Pogues – The Body Of An AmericanPart III & IV: The Star Mangled BadgersThe Star Mangled Badgers – Galway GirlSaw Doctors – The Joyce Country Ceile BandSharon Shannon – Blackbird The Pogues & The Dubliners – The Irish RoverDeclan O'Rourke – Lightning Bird Wind River ManPaul Brady – The Lakes of PonchartrainThe Star Mangled Badgers – The Fields of AthenryRory Gallagher – Going To My HometownThe Dubliners – The Sick NoteThe Dubliners – Kitty Come Down From LimerickMary Black, Emmylou Harris & Dolores Keane – SonnyThe Chieftains – O'Sullivan's March

Monday's 5pm-6pm EST bombshellradio.com #Rock #Alternative, #Interview, #VictoriaPearsonMeets, #BombshellRadio, #TheOrangeKyteVictoria Pearson Meets The Orange Kyte This week Victoria chats to Stephen White of Canadian/Irish band The Orange Kyte

James O'Brien meets the infamous Canadian-Irish comedian writer presenter and actress Katherine Ryan. They discuss her formative years, her unwaivering self-esteem and her journey from Hooters-girl to revered comedy writer and TV personality. Find out how she has managed to balance her hectic working life with being a single mother and remain grateful for life's experiences. Subscribe on Global Player now! Full Disclosure is an in depth interview series chatting to the world's most fascinating people, hosted by James O'Brien. Rate and subscribe on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts and connect with James on Twitter: @mrjamesob

Patrice Dutil talks with Mark McGowan (University of Toronto) about his book “The Imperial Irish: Canada’s Irish Catholics Fight the Great War, 1914-18” (McGill-Queens Univ. Press, 2017). This podcast was produced by Hugh Bakhurst and Pernia Jamshed in the Allan Slaight Radio Institute at Ryerson University.

Wiebke was born and raised in Germany, eventually moving to Toronto, and starting out as an Assistant Editor for Ron Sanders on David Cronenberg's M. Butterfly. Wiebke made her directorial debut with Marion Bridge, starring Molly Parker, Rebecca Jenkins, and Ellen Page, with by Daniel MacIvor, which won Best First Feature at the Toronto International Film Festival. Other films Wiebke wrote as well as directed include the documentary Walk with Us, the Canadian/Irish co-production Stay, and more recently The Saver, starring Imajyn Cardinal and Brandon Oakes. Wiebke's credits as Film Editor include: Shoemaker, The Five Senses, Eisenstein, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Fugitive Pieces, and Wrecked. 

Thank you for joining me in episode 15 in Season 2 of Real Democracy Now! a podcast.   I ask all of my guests two questions:  what for them is the essence of a real democracy? and  if they could change one thing about our system of democracy what would it be? This episode is the third episode where I’ve put together a range of my guests' answers to the question:   If you could change one thing about our system of democracy, what would it be?   We are very near the end of Season 2 - only three episodes to go and I will soon be starting interviews for Season 3 about elections, voting and alternatives.    I intend to continue to ask all of my guests their view on what is the essence of a real democracy.    I’m thinking of replacing the ‘one change’ question from Season 3 onwards and would appreciate your ideas on a new question.    Please send your suggestions either via email to nivek@realdemocracynow.com.au or let me know via Twitter or Facebook. I’ll be starting the interviews for Season 3 soon and would like to have the new question ready for those interviews.   First up we hear from Professor Gerry Stoker who was part of episode 12 in Season 2 talking about the democratic deficit. Gerry is Professor of Governance within Social Sciences: Politics and International Relations at the University of Southampton. He is also the Centenary Professor of Governance in the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra. In this episode, Gerry outlines both what his research says about what citizens would like changed as well as sharing his views.    The next person is Dr Roslyn Fullerwho was my guest on episode 2 in Season 2 talking about the role of direct democracy in ancient Athens.Roslyn is a Canadian-Irish academic and columnist, specializing in public international law, and the impact of technological innovation on democracy.She’d like to see quite dramatic change, although she does recognise it may take time.   Up next is Max Hardy who was a guest in Season 1 episode 11 talking about facilitating deliberative mini-publics in Australia. Max is the Principal at Max Hardy Consulting where he works with leaders and organisations to achieve results through collaboration. Not surprisingly Max would like to see citizens involved more directly in decision-making.   Carolyn Lukensmeyerwas also a guest in Season 1 episode 13 talking about her work with America Speaks. Carolyn is currently the Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse, an organisation in the United States that works to reduce political dysfunction and incivility in the political system. She identifies two changes, both institutional, that she would like to see.   Ben McPeek shared his experience as a member of the Residents’ Reference Panel for the Davenport Community Rail Overpass project in episode 17 of Season 1. He identifies the need to respect expertise.   Caroline Victor was a member of the Dogs and Cats Citizens’ Jury in South Australia and was also part of episode 17 in Season 1. She would like democracy to make more use of technology.   I first spoke with Didier Caluwaertsin episode 14 in Season 1 about the G1000 in Belgium.Didier is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the VUB. He would like to set up systems which support a long-term focus in decision-making.   Emily Jenke shared her experiences designing and facilitating deliberative mini-publics in South Australia in episode 10 of Season 1. Emily is a co-CEO of Democracy Co a consultancy focused on helping people come together to consider complex issues and make lasting decisions. She identifies two changes both of which are structural.   And finally, Professor Janette Hartz-Karp would I spoke with in episode 5 of Season 1 about her work in Western Australia designing and managing large deliberative mini-publics. Janette is a Professor in the Sustainability Policy Unit at Curtin University in Western Australia. Janette would like to see much more co-decision making.   Thank you for joining me today. In the next episode of Real Democracy Now! a podcast I’ll be talking to a number of people about the relationship between representative democracy and capitalism. I hope you’ll join me then.

Welcome to Episode 13 of Season 2 of Real Democracy Now! a podcast. In today’s episode, we are talking at the democratic deficit again, this time focusing more on structural aspects of democracy.   First up I talk to Professor Nadia Urbinati. Nadia is a Professor of Political Theory and Hellenic Studies at Columbia University. She is a political theorist who specialises in modern and contemporary political thought and the democratic and anti-democratic traditions.  Nadia has written extensively on democracy including two books: Representative Democracy: Principles and Genealogy, Democracy Disfigured, and Mill on Democracy: From the Athenian Polis to Representative Government.    I first spoke to Nadia in episode 2 of Season 2 of the podcast where she spoke about the origins and components of representative democracy. Today Nadia talks about the democracy deficit as well as her book Democracy Disfigured, where she identifies three types of democratic disfigurement: the unpolitical, the populist and the plebiscitarian.   My second guest is Emeritus Professor Barry Hindess. Barry is Emeritus Professor in the School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University. Like many senior academics he has published more than he cares to remember, including Discourses of Power: from Hobbes to Foucault, Governing Australia: studies in contemporary rationalities of government (with Mitchell Dean), Corruption and Democracy in Australia, Us and them: elites and anti-elitism in Australia (with Marian Sawer)and papers on neo-liberalism, liberalism and empire and the temporalizing of difference.   I came across Barry’s 2002 paper Deficit by Design early in my PhD studies and it was my introduction to the idea that the structure of representative democracy was itself one of the key limitations for the system of democracy. Barry’s argument is "that the problem of democratic deficit is in fact the normal condition of the institutions of representative government… [concluding that] democratic deficit is an integral part of its design.” Barry is now retired so I am very grateful that he made the time to talk with me for this episode.     My third guest is Professor Wolfgang Merkel, who is the Director of the Research Unit: Democracy and Democratization at the WZB Social Science Research Centre Berlin, as well as heading up the Centre for Global Constitutionalism and a number of other projects. He has written widely on democracy, democratisation, social democracy and democracy & capitalism to name but a few in academic and non-academic publications. Professor Merkel is a co-project leader of the Democracy Barometer. This project developed an instrument to assess the quality of democracy in 30 established democracies and was the focus of my discussion with Professor Merkel in episode 2. 3   My fourth guest is Professor Leonardo Morlino who is a professor of political science and director of the Research Center on Democracies and Democratizations at LUISS, Rome. Prof. Morlino is a leading specialist in comparative politics with expertise on Southern Europe, Eastern Europe, and the phenomenon of democratization. Professor Morlino has been part of a few other episodes -  episode 2.3 explaining his analytical approach to evaluating democracy, episode 2.12 about trust and the democratic deficit and he will be on a future episode talking about the relationship between representative democracy and capitalism.   My fifth guest is Dr Roslyn Fuller, a Canadian-Irish academic and columnist, specialising in public international law, and the impact of technological innovation on democracy. Her latest book Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose explores the flaws of representative democracy and how they could be addressed through the application of ancient Athenian principles of demokratia (people power). Her work has appeared, among others, in OpenDemocracy, The Nation, The Toronto Star, Salon and The Irish Times, as well as in many scholarly journals. She is currently a Research Associate at Waterford Institute of Technology and founding member of the Solonian Democracy Institute.   Roslyn was also my guest in episode 2.2 talking about her research on democracy in ancient Athens and how we might apply Athenian direct today. Like Nadia Urbinati, Roslyn is concerned about the impact of money on democracy.    And finally, we hear from Associate Professor Ben Isakhan who is Associate Professor of Politics and Policy Studies and Founding Director of POLIS, a research network for Politics and International Relations in the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization at Deakin University, Australia. He is also Adjunct Senior Research Associate, in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa and an Associate of the Sydney Democracy Network at the University of Sydney, Australia. Ben is the author of Democracy in Iraq: History, Politics, Discourse and the editor of six books including The Secret History of Democracy, and The Edinburgh Companion to the History of Democracy: From Pre-History to Future Possibilities. Ben was my guest on episode 2. 4 talking about non-Western democracy. Today he talks about the challenges to “brand democracy."     Thanks for joining me today. In the next episode of Real Democracy Now! a podcast I will be talking to Quinton Mayne, an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University about his research on satisfaction with democracy. I hope you’ll join me then.

In today’s episode, I’m talking with Dr Roslyn Fuller and Professor Nadia Urbinati.  Dr Roslyn Fuller (dipl. jur./erstes Staatsexamen, Goettingen; PhD, Trinity College Dublin) is a Canadian-Irish academic and columnist, specializing in public international law, and the impact of technological innovation on democracy. Her latest book Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Purpose explores the flaws of representative democracy and how they could be addressed through the application of ancient Athenian principles of demokratia (people power). Her work has appeared, among others, in OpenDemocracy, The Nation, The Toronto Star, Salon and The Irish Times, as well as in many scholarly journals. She is currently a Research Associate at Waterford Institute of Technology and founding member of the Solonian Democracy Institute. Like Professor Cartledge in episode 1 Roslyn is interested in what we can learn from the democracy of ancient Athens and like him, she sees technology as providing a way to scale up direct democracy.   Nadia Urbinati is a Professor of Political Theory and Hellenic Studies at Columbia University. She is a political theorist who specializes in modern and contemporary political thought and the democratic and anti-democratic traditions.  Nadia has written extensively on democracy including two books: Representative Democracy: Principles and Genealogy, Democracy Disfigured , and Mill on Democracy: From the Athenian Polis to Representative Government.    Nadia takes us through a potted history of representative democracy and explains four key elements of representative democracy and why they are crucial for an operating representative democracy: Sovereignty of people expressed in electoral appointment of their representatives Free mandate for representatives Electoral mechanisms to ensure responsiveness by representatives Universal franchise.  Nadia identifies the dual authorities of citizens - our vote and our judgement - which while distinct and different are equally important.   If you would like to hear more from Roslyn and Nadia visit my YouTube channel where I have included videos of other presentations and interviews by these guests.   In next week’s episode, we will hear about a couple of the many different approaches to evaluating representative democracy: the Varieties of Democracy project, the Democracy Barometer, the Unified Democracy Scores and the work done by the Research Centre on Democracies and Democratizations in Rome. I hope you’ll join me then.  

The Celtic Christmas Podcast is excited to bring you Celtic Christmas music comes from The Brigands' Folie, The Gothard Sisters, Mithril, Cherish the Ladies, Bonnie Rideout, The Irish Rovers, Katie McMahon. www.celticchristmaspodcast.com If you’re a Celtic band with Christmas music (or you know someone who is), please submit your music here. Ever wonder What Is Celtic Christmas Music? Read my article and my let me know what you think. I also host the Pub Songs Podcast and I have two Christmas shows this year. The first is entitled "A Semi-Celtic Christmas". The second is just traditional fun Christmas songs. I also released an EP entitled Celtic Christmas Songs which features three original Christmas songs inspired by Celtic culture and lifestyle. It's now on sale on all the major digital retailers. Don't miss my pick of the Best Celtic Christmas Albums on Amazon. Finally, I want to thank everyone who helped spread the word about A Celtic Christmas, my newest Celtic Christmas compilation CD. The album continues to sell well online and garner reviews from fans and the press. One blogger called it the "Best Celtic Christmas Album of the Year". This album would not be nearly as successful without all your kind and generous support. If you enjoy this show, please check out the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It's an award-winning podcast featuring some of the best independent Celtic music online. And please remember to support the artists in this show by buying an album from your favorite artist.   This Week’s Celtic Christmas Music "Christmas Waltz" by The Brigands' Folie from Twain Brigands' Folie is an exciting acoustic duo playing traditional Irish, Scottish, English, and colonial American music together around the Midwest since 2005. The band's mission is to educate the public about the lives and stories of 18th & 19th Century settlers, soldiers, and sailors through music of the period. "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" by The Gothard Sisters from Christmas The Gothard Sisters are three young Celtic and classical musicians who write new arrangements of traditional celtic and christmas favorites. They are emerging young artists and dancers from the pacific northwest and play several instruments each, creating a warm sound of acoustic progressive celtic-classical folk. "Winter's Day" by Mithril from Winter's Day Mithril's unique progressive style has its roots in traditional Celtic music but moves far beyond that, weaving such diverse influences as American folk, classical, and Middle Eastern melodies in...to their full tapestry of sound. "On Christmas Night" by Cherish the Ladies from On Christmas Night Celebrating 28 Years of Music Making, Cherish the Ladies is an American all-female Irish-American super group. The band began as a concert series in New York in January 1985, the brainchild of Mick Moloney who wanted to showcase the brightest female musicians in America in what had been a male-dominated scene. The series opened to sold out concerts. Under the leadership of the dynamic and irrepressible Joanie Madden on flutes and whistles, they have grown from a one-time concert concept to an Irish traditional music sensation and are the most successful and sought after Irish-American group in Celtic music. "Christmas day in the morning/I saw three ships/On Christmas night/New years day" by Bonnie Rideout from A Scottish Christmas, The Celebration Bonnie Rideout is an award winning Scottish fiddler. On stages from Scotland’s Edinburgh International Festival to America’s Kennedy Center, Bonnie Rideout’s unique style of Scottish fiddling has charmed audiences across the globe. Bonnie has been featured on the BBC, CBS, NPR’s Performance Today, and Morning Edition. Her A Scottish Christmas CD became a New York Times “Top Ten Holiday Best Seller”. Its success prompted a touring show that has sold out halls across North America for over a decade. In 2007, the Mel Bay Publishing Company credited Bonnie as one of America’s top ten most influential traditional fiddlers of the 20th century. "Have You Heard" by The Irish Rovers from Merry Merry Time Of Year The Irish Rovers is a Canadian Irish folk group created in 1963 and named after the traditional song "The Irish Rover." The group is best known for their international television series, contributing to the popularization of Irish Music in North America. All band members hail from Ireland, however the group was formed in Toronto, Canada. Since then there have been over 40 albums in North America with more internationally. “Have You Heard” is a beautiful Christmas tune with an old world sound, but like with all the Irish Rovers songs, you’ll want to sing along. It’s written by George Millar who has written most of the Rovers’ original music over the years. "Christmas Pipes" by Katie McMahon from Celtic Christmas Katie McMahon is an Irish singer from Dublin. She was a soloist with the original Riverdance troupe. Her recordings have largely featured traditional Irish songs, occasionally in the Irish language. She has released five critically acclaimed solo CDs: After the Morning, Shine, Celtic Christmas, St. Patrick's Day and Christmas Angels.