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American road-trip aficionado Jim Hinckley recommends Old West ghost towns to visit before they fade away. Then Irish singer Cathie Ryan explains — and demonstrates — how Ireland remembers its heroes in song. And journalist Carl Hoffman lets us in on what he's concluded after researching the disappearance of banking scion Michael Rockefeller, who vanished in 1961 while on an art-buying expedition in the jungles of New Guinea. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
Get acquainted with some of the most popular French and Italian saints, and learn why they remain important to their countrymen. Plus, actor David Suchet shares what he discovered while making a documentary about the life and times of St. Peter, and the first-century world he inhabited in Galilee.GUESTS - Julie Sonveau, Patrick Vidal, Stephen McPhilemy, Cathie Ryan, David SuchetBROADCAST SCHEDULE:Weekends: 4 AM Eastern/1 AM Pacific (3 AM local)Revised live broadcast from April 16-17, 2022, on the Heartland Newsfeed Radio Network, online at heartlandnewsfeed.com, Spreaker, the Heartland Newsfeed Alexa radio skill, and other platforms. You can also listen via TuneIn and Live365.Listen Live: https://www.heartlandnewsfeed.com/listenliveFollow us on social mediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/hlnfradionetworkTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/HLNF_BulletinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartlandnewsfeedMastadon: https://liberdon.com/@heartlandnewsfeedDiscord: https://discord.gg/6b6u6DTSupport us with your financial supportStreamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/heartlandmediaPayPal: https://www.paypal.me/heartlandmediaSquare Cash: https://cash.app/$heartlandnewsfeedPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/heartlandnewsfeedCrypto via 1UpCoin: https://1upcoin.com/donate/heartlandmedia
With under two weeks go before Christmas day, the spirit of Christmas is bright. If you aren't quite in the Christmas spirit, you'll be there in just about an hour after listening to this week's show. This afternoon we feature Irish Christmas classics from Cathie Ryan, Moya Brennan - First Lady of Celtic Music, Celtic Clover (Official), The Irish Rovers, The Chieftans featuring Jackson Brown, new music from The Screaming Orphans, Ben David-Warner, Theresa Kehoe, Mirian Kirby, Michael Farrell, Haley McKay, and Billowood and classics from Bing Crosby, Imelda May and one pulled from the Windy City Irish Radio Christmas archives by Joe McShane. We'll get you in the Christmas spirit. Tune in each Sunday afternoon from noon to 1pm on 750AM or right here on our website at www.windycityirishradio.
Author Jim Hinckley recommends Old West ghost towns you can still visit, before they fade away. Irish singer Cathie Ryan shares how Ireland remembers its heroes in the lyrics of traditional songs. And journalist Carl Hoffman tells us what he learned about the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller, who vanished in 1961 while on an art-buying expedition in the jungles of New Guinea. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
Author Jim Hinckley joins us to recommend Old West ghost towns that you can still visit. Then Irish singer Cathie Ryan describes how Ireland remembers its heroes through the lyrics of traditional songs. And journalist Carl Hoffman shares his deeply researched take on the mysterious disappearance of banking scion Michael Rockefeller in the jungles of New Guinea. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.
Our forty-first episode, which aired on May 2, 2014, and featured our in-studio visit with Cathie Ryan. Troy McGillivray & Shane Cook - Swinging on a Gate/John's Tune/For Nuala, When Here Meets There Silly Wizard - The Chill Eastern Winds, A Glint of Silver Alan Kelly - After the Morning, After the Morning Cathie Ryan - Peata Beag do Mhathar, The Farthest Wave Interview with Cathie Ryan Cathie Ryan - Shaheen Shaho, performed live in-studio Cathie Ryan - Johnny Be Fair, performed live in-studio Indianapolis Ceili Band - Glen Allen/The Hunter's House/Rakish Paddy, Every Wednesday Night Planxty - Si Bheg Si Mhor, Planxty
Our forty-second episode, which aired on May 9, 2014, and featured part two of our in-studio visit with Cathie Ryan. The Bonny Men - The Jigs, The Bonny Men Battlefield Band - Ely Parker/Miss Martin's Wedding/The Primrose Lassies/Mr. Galloway Goes to Washington, The Road of Tears Kevin Crawford - Tommy's Mazurkas, In Good Company Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill - My Love Is In America, The Lonesome Touch Cathie Ryan - The Wild Flowers, The Farthest Wave Cathie Ryan - Mo Nion O, Through Wind and Rain Interview with Cathie Ryan Cathie Ryan - Grandma's Song, performed live in-studio Cathie Ryan - Roisin Dubh, performed live in-studio Cathie Ryan - Somewhere Along the Road, Somewhere Along the Road Hogeye Navvy - Away Rio, Based On A True Story Jura Ceilidh Band with Jerry Holland - Boo Baby's Lullaby, A Trip To Cape Breton
A Bishop, a money-lender and a car mechanic walk into a bar.......and so we wonder what sort of hilarity may ensue with the punch line to come. But tonight on Windy City Irish Radio, we are treated to just that scenario as Mike and Tim welcome esteemed Chicago actor, Peter Bradley Armacost, into the studio to discuss his many current rolls on stage and screen. Brad is awfully busy these days portraying characters in the ghostly realm and channeling the words of some of our greatest playwrights. As Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Drury Lane, Brad plays Dickens' curmudgeonly miser with aplomb, portraying his journey to redemption with the help of haunted visitors of his past, present, and future. Bah Humbug, indeed! In his role as Chicago's Bishop Egan in The Exorcist FOX each Friday night on our television, we learn very quickly that Satan takes no holiday! Finally, in his role as Jack in Conor McPherson's triumphant play, The Weir, Brad reprises the role that won him a Jeff Award in 2010. Irish Theatre of Chicago's presentation of The Weir opens on December 17 and runs into January. Attending this show is the ONLY way to hear the ending of the oh-so-spooky tale that Brad weaves on tonight's show. With music from Nanci Griffith, Séamus Begley / Oisín Mac Diarmada / Samantha Harvey, Roseanne Cash with Welshman Tom Jones and Catriona O'Leary, a new one from Offaly's JigJam, The High Kings, The Saw Doctors and Cathie Ryan, this show, like most of Brad's work, is a must listen! Join us and listen at www.windycityirishradio.com.
Over the river and through the woods to the Windy City Irish Radio studio we go as the boys celebrate all that they are thankful for this holiday season. They are especially thankful for the kind citizen of Dublin who sent provisions across the sea on the ship named The Lyon to rescue the Pilgrims from certain starvation leading to the holiday we celebrate today. Had the Irishman not saved Thanksgiving, Tim and Mike would not be here today to regale you with a cornucopia of songs of the season invoking the major food groups of the Thanksgiving feast. There's bread and honey and butter from Dublin's I Draw Slow and Bloomington's Shanties, there's parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme from The Gothard Sisters and the necessary meat and drink from The Quinn Family. Don't forget the Potato on the Door from the great Liz Carroll, and the holiday favorite, The Cranberries. And, of course, Thanksgiving would not be complete without Dustin the Turkey. Also featuring music to be thankful for from Celtic Spirits, Byrne and Kelly, "Dublin City Ramblers", We Banjo 3, Bing Crosby, and Cathie Ryan in advance of her holiday concert at the Irish American Heritage Center on December 8th. It's a veritable feast that you won't want to miss! Tune in every Wednesday from 8PM - 9PM to WSBC 1240 AM and check out the Thanksgiving podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com
This week on Windy City Irish Radio, the boys are treated to the dulcet tones of the Green Meadow Boys and their melodious take on some Irish classics promoting their upcoming performance at the Irish American Heritage Center on December 9th. Tim and Mike chat with the Boys between songs and spin some tracks from the recent Gaelic Storm release, trad greats Téada, Irish Canadian rockers Great Big Sea, Project West, and Orla Fallon. Tune in for music to give you a taste of what's to come at the Irish Heritage Singers Fall Concert this Sunday November 20th at the IAHC and from Cathie Ryan before her Salon Concerts Chicago on December 8th. Finally, the lads pay tribute to the late great Leonard Cohen by way of Damien Rice. That's a whole lot to fit into a one hour show! Tune in every Wednesday night from 8PM - 9PM to WSBC 1240 AM or check out the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com
'Twas Irishman General John A. Logan (he of Logan Square in Chicago) that led the cause for the creation of the national holiday that we call Memorial Day, a day that we remember those that have died in service of our country. With roots in County Monaghan, Logan fought in the Mexican-American War, at the Battle of Bull Run in the Civil War, and in the rotundas of the Illinois and United States Senate. Memorial Day also rings in the official start of summer, and with it, the Irish Fest at Chicago Gaelic Park. Tune in to Windy City Irish Radio as the boys celebrate the sounds of Gaelic Park weekend with music from The High Kings, Makem-Spain Brothers, Young Dubliners, The Larkin and Moran Brothers, The Fenians, and Canadian Celtic rockers Mudmen. Also tap your feet to songs and tunes from Cathie Ryan, Liz Knowles Music, Gaelic Storm, Van Morrison (Official), Liz Carroll, and The Elders. Join Tim Taylor and Mike Shevlin each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm CST on WSBC 1240AM Chicago, WCFJ 1470AM or on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.
On Saturday April 25th, The Irish American Hall of Fame inducts nine new members at a black-tie gala at the Irish American Heritage Center. To celebrate the 2015 inductees to the Hall of Fame, Windy City Irish Radio will air a three-part series in honor of this year's class. Tonight, in part one of three, we feature Academy Award winning actor/director/writer John Huston, retired CEO of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center, Sr. Sheila Lyne, and Supreme Court of Illinois Justice and Special Olympics co-founder, Anne McGlone Burke. Mike and Tim also visit with playwright Jim Lynch in anticipation of his new production, The Cheek, at the The WIP Theater this month. Hear music from Young Dubliners, Kila, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Orla Fallon Official Page, Paddy Reilly, Luka Bloom, Cathie Ryan and much more on this JAM-PACKED radio program. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240 AM and WCFJ 1470 AM or on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com
Despite an oppressive lack of meteorological cooperation, spring comes to the Windy City Irish Radio studios and Tim and Mike are aptly prepared to celebrate its arrival. With sprightly music of the season from Tommy Makem and The Waterboys and a chat with Terry Clark from Carbon Leaf in advance of their weekend shows at Lincoln Hall + Schubas and Woodstock Opera House, toe-tapping is sure to ensue. Tune in for music from Rory Makem from Makem-Spain Brothers, Téada, Rig the Jig, The Dubliners Official, Damien Rice, The Fenian Sons - Boston, MA and a killer The Rolling Stones cover from Bono and the boys in U2. Join Mike and Tim each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240 AM and WCFJ 1470 AM or listen on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.
It's another rollicking good time in the Windy City Irish Radio studios this week as Tim and Mike unwrap some early Christmas presents with new music from Eileen Ivers, Damien Rice, Wexford's Luan Parle Official Fanpage, and master musicians and Raelach Records recording artists, Tony McMahon and Steve Cooney. Featuring a tribute to former Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne and the last call of Irish rockers, Black 47, tune in for music from Screaming Orphans, Cathie Ryan, and Frances Black. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor live each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights for the best in Irish music, culture, books, theater and craic. For more information on Windy City Irish Radio you can contact us on our newly refurbished website at www.windycityirishradio.com or via e-mail at mike.shevlin@windycityirishradio.com or tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com.
PODCAST: 15 Jun 2014 01 - The Land Is Stolen - The Machine Breakers - The Land Is Stolen 02 - The Blind Fiddler - Broom Bezzums - Under The Rug 03 - Tom Paine’s Bones - Dick Gaughan - Outlaws and Dreamers 04 - Nola - Steve Schneider - Momentum 05 - Cotton Mill Girls - Lucky Bags - Food For Thought 06 - Aragon Mill - Dolores Keane - Dolores Keane 07 - Serenading With Frank Wagner / Papa Lemon’s Blues - Lemon Nash - Papa Lemon: New Orleans Ukulele Maestro & Tent Show Troubadour 08 - Liberty’s Sweet Shore - Cathie Ryan - Through Wind And Rain 09 - Three Witches - Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - Singing the Bones 10 - La Guenille / La Grande Gigue Simple - Fásta - Rewind 11 - A Bold Young Farmer - Eva Cassidy - Somewhere 12 - Free Born Man - Lau - Lightweights and Gentlemen 13 - Bad Moon Rising - Thea Gilmore - Loft Music 14 - Gypsy Davy - Rosie Doonan and Ben Murray - Mill Lane 15 - Blackjack Davey - Chesapeake - Rising Tide
PODCAST: 07 Apr 2013 Sig - Doon Reel - Frankie Lane 01 - Searching for Lambs - John Jones02 - Song for the North Country - Jez Lowe03 - Willy Taylor - Heidi Talbot04 - Little Chance - Bob Fox and Benny Graham05 - Jenny On The Railroad - The Horseflies06 - John O'Dreams - Christy Moore07 - Geordieland '68 - Bob Davenport08 - All In A Day - Alex Glasgow09 - Maids When You're Young - Lucy Ward10 - The Broom of the Cowdenknowes - Jim Malcolm11 - Italian Jig - Tickled Pink12 - The West Virginia Mine Disaster - Betsy Rutherford13 - They Work the Black Seam - Swan Arcade14 - So Far So Good - The Corndodgers15 - The Johnny Be Fair Set - Cathie Ryan16 - Stealin' - Jesse Fuller Sig - Doon Reel - Frankie Lane
PODCAST: 17 Mar 2013 Sig - Doon Reel - Frankie Lane 01 - Ride The Peace Train - Jackie Macaulay02 - Between the Jigs and the Reels (poem) - Moya Cannon03 - Na Cannabháin Bhána / Hardiman the Fiddler - The McCarthy Sisters04 - My Heart's Tonight in Ireland - Andy Irvine05 - Every County on the Island - Tommy Sands06 - I Wish I Had Someone To Love Me - Cathie Ryan07 - The Lonesome Road to Dingle - Niamh Ní Charra08 - Down by the Liffeyside (poem) - Gerry Brady (The Beggermen)*09 - Sweet Thames, Flow Softly - Christy Moore10 - You Are My Sunshine (& more!) - We Banjo 311 - Nothing To Show (For It All) - Dolores Keane12 - The Fiddler of Dooney(W B Yeats) - Fergal Keane13 - The Spiral Set - Nollaig & Mairréad Casey and Máire Ní Chathasaigh14 - The Sky Road - Jimmy McCarthy15 - In Praise of John Magee - Boys of the Lough16 - Song for Ireland - Dick Gaughan17 - If I Was A Blackbird - Eleanor Shanley18 - Off To California / The Home Ruler - Tom Cussen and Tony Howley19 - The Homes of Donegal - Paul Brady20 - The Wild Rover - The Dubliners Sig - Doon Reel - Frankie Lane *=no website available