Podcasts about chieftans

SNL continues its late season run of really fun episodes as Margot Kidder, fresh off her star-making role in the blockbuster "Superman, " hosts this memorable outing. Originally airing on St. Patrick's Day, it leans heavily into all things Irish - including with the musical guests, The Chieftans.This episode is FULL of classic bits that would go on to stand the test of time and appear in Saturday Night Live highlight reels and clip shows for decades to come: “Fred Garvin: Male Prostitute,” “Lois Lane” St. Patrick's Day party, and perhaps the most well-known & quotable “Point/Counterpoint” to ever air. And, through it all, Kidder does a fantastic job whenever called upon. If that wasn't enough there is a new “Franken & Davis Show,” “The Mr. Bill Show” takes an unexpected turn, and Father Guido Sarducci's WU appearance is simply hilarious.---------------------------------Subscribe today!Follow us on social media: X (Twitter): NR4PTProjectBluesky: nr4ptproject.bsky.socialInstagram: nr4ptprojectFacebook: The Not Ready for Prime Time ProjectContact Us: Website: https://www.nr4project.comEmail: nr4ptproject@gmail.com

Send us a textMulti-award-winning instrumentalist, singer, recording artist and composer, Anne Lindsay is celebrating many things this year: 60 years as a violinist, 50 years as a professional musician, and the launch of her brand new album, Soloworks 2. Described as "chamber folk music for solo violin and nyckelharpa", Soloworks 2 is dedicated to St Anne's Anglican Church in Toronto where it was recorded in November 2021, during the global pandemic. In June 2024, St. Anne's suffered a devastating fire, and all that remains of this historic Canadian cultural gem are parts of the exterior walls. Learn more about St. Anne's Church at saintanne.ca.Anne's epic career has taken her all over the world. She's been a featured performer and session player for numerous artists, such as Blue Rodeo, The Jim Cuddy Band, Skydiggers, John McDermott, Led Zeppelin, Roger Daltrey, The Chieftans, and James Taylor, to name a few.  She was also the resident fiddler for The Toronto Maple Leafs and The Lord of the Rings stage production. Needless to say, her career has taken her all over the world, and has nourished her appreciation for all types of music, from rock to folk, from classical to jazz to global music.  THE MUSIC BUDDY SESSION: "CORNELL" by Anne LindsayPerformed by Anne Lindsay, Tim Vesely, and Jane GowanRecorded and mixed by Tim Vesely at The Woodshed Studio, TorontoMore about Anne Lindsay at anne-lindsay.comAll the song samples used in this episode are from Anne Lindsay's album, Soloworks 2 (2024). Used with kind permission. Songs in order of appearance:"Votum Mane" "Xyz""Credo""The Auger's Tale""Carolina Parakeet""The Lord's Prayer""Down by the Noisy River""Forever and Always""The Seas in the Sky"Support the showPlease help us keep the pod rocking and rolling with a donation. Any amount helps! MUSIC BUDDY IS:Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) ; Tim Vesely (co-producer)The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk STAY IN TOUCH Email: jane@musicbuddy.caInstagram: @musicbuddypodcastFacebook: @musicbuddypodcastBluesky: @musicbuddy.bsky.socialTikTok: @musicbuddypodThis podcast is brought to you by Morning Run Productions.

In this edition of the IMRO podcast, we have an in-depth interview with Michael McGlynn - the composer, producer, director, and founder of the vocal ensemble Anúna. Founded in 1987, Anúna has had an undeniable impact on the world stage, with Michael producing and recording 19 albums to date. The group has performed everywhere from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, to Radio City Music Hall in New York, as well as gracing stages in Morocco, China and Japan in recent years. They've collaborated with a diverse range of performers including Elvis Costello, Sting and The Chieftans to name a few, with Michael composing works recorded and performed by The Chanticleer, the BBC Singers and the National Youth Choir Of Britain amongst many others.  In 2023 the Platinum/Nintendo video game Bayonetta Origins was released with the title song featuring a lyric composed by Michael McGlynn to a melody by Hitomi Kurokawa and sung by his daughter Lauren McGlynn. Anúna are currently working on their latest album, being recorded in Iceland, and Michael kindly sent us the unreleased Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín, which is included in this episode among other compositions from Anúna's extensve discography. In a wide-ranging conversation, Michael McGlynn spoke to Danny Carroll about first falling in love with choral music, the development of Anúna and new singers, the requirements for a good collaboration and Anúna's involvement in video game soundtracks in recent years.Tracks featured:1. Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín - to be released2. Wind On Sea3. Dúlamán4. La Chanson de Mardi Gras5. Sakura6. Media Vita7. RevelationAll songs can be purchased on Anúna's bandcamp page: https://anuna.bandcamp.com/

Paddy Glackin pays tribute to the legendary fiddler Seán Keane who died suddenly on Sunday.

The Irish American Community lost a great leader and friend this past week.  Tom Looney passed away at the age of 81.  Tom grew up in the Irish village of Ballycashen in the town Kilnaboy in County Clare as the youngest of seven children.  He immigrated to the United States on 1960, was drafted into the Army in 1962 and married his wife, Bridget "Breege" Looney in 1966 and they remained inseparable.  In the 1980's, Tom and Breege took over the famous Abbey Pub in Chicago and featured new and established acts from around the world.  Tom was the President of the Irish American Heritage Center and helped acquire, finance and refurbish the center through Irish tradesmen.  Tom is survived by his wife, Breedge, daughters Siovhan and Dierdre, sons Patrick and Thomas and eight grandchildren.On today's show, we feature music from The Coors, Connla, The Tumbling Patties, The Chieftans with Imelda May, Katie Grennan, The East Pointers, Makem and Spain, The Town Pants, David Curley and Mike Broderick, Roy Buckley, Jiggy and Bagatelle.  It's all right here on WNDZ 750AM or live streamed on globalirishradio.com or on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

As Ramadan, Passover and Easter all align, what meaning do they bring at this current time? And a special festive treat from harpist with the Chieftans, Triona Marshall.

Another fabulous edition veers far and wide with tributes and suggestions. In the mix, the Beatles, Stones, Rita Moreno, The Chieftans, The Riot Room, Talya Groves, and much, much more.

It is fitting that episode 200 features Sinead Cabot of Cabot Wines as she epitomises the spirit of Win Happy and why I started this podcast in the first place. Sinead has lived a fascinating life, she has an incredible attitude and she keeps riding the waves trusting where they will bring her. From Newry to London, from Dublin to Westport and then to Kog in Slovenia. From accountancy to music PR for the Chieftans to starting a wine business in Ireland and then leaping into the wine making business. Enjoy the show! This show has been brought to you by Fuzion Communications, a Marketing, PR, Graphic Design and Digital Marketing Agency in Ireland with offices in Dublin and Cork. The show is produced by Greg Canty Greg's blog Greg on Twitter  Email Greg with feedback or suggested guests: greg@fuzion.ie 

With the dog days of summer slowly loosening it's grip, Mike and Tim keep the summery vibes alive in the Windy City Irish Radio studios.  This week, Tim and Mike feature tracks from Connla, The High Kings,  Christy Moore, Chicago Reel, The Whileaways, Tupelo, The Chieftans, Open the Door for Three, Damian Rice, and the bard himself, Rory Makem.  It's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio.  Check us out live on www.globalirishradio.com, on our website, www.windycityirishradio.com or live on 750AM WNDZ.  

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.

Check out this episode's accompanying "Favorite Christmas Albums" Spotify playlist here -https://spoti.fi/34N6PO8www.therightficion.comHere are our Favorite Christmas Albums!Adam1 - Christmas Album (1970) - The Jackson 52 - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964) - The Beach Boys3 - Christmas Portrait (1978) - CarpentersAaron1 - Best Of/2oth Century - Christmas (2004) - Stevie Wonder2 - Harry for the Holidays (2003) - Harry Connick Jr.3 - The Christmas Song (1962) - Nat King ColeHonorable Mention - Christmas with PJ Morton (2018) - PJ MortonHonorable Mention - A Jolly Christmas From Frank Sinatra (1957) - Frank SinatraBrendan1 - A Very Special Christmas 2 (1992) - Various Artists2 - The Bells of Dublin (1991) - The Chieftains3 - Soulful Christmas (1968) - James BrownHonorable Mention - We Free Kings (2004) - Third StreamFreddie1 - A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector (1963) - Various Artists2 - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) - Vince Guaraldi Trio3 - Christmas In The Heart (2009) - Bob DylanHonorable Mention - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas - Ella Fitzgerald

The intro and interstitial tracks from today's episode are Miss Thornton’s/John Stenson’s/Moving Clouds, Valse Aldor, and Tour of Scotland/Ashokans’s Farewell to Celtic Week from Fresh Fish and Callum’s Road Set  from a forthcoming album by Skip Gorman and friends.See the Contra Pulse website for transcripts and more.And the Country Dance and Song Society for information about Contra and English country dance across the continent.-----------------------------------------See and hear Gordon Peery in action:Trip to Nelson was Gordon, Richard Backes, Lizza Backes, Matt Garland, and Perin Ellsworth-HellerYou can listen to the Fresh Fish album, Turning of the Tide on Gordon’s websiteGordon’s work with Paul KlempererSome dances and events mentioned in this interview:The Nelson, NH contra dance happens in the Nelson Town Hall during non-COVID times. Here’s a great local write-up from 1990.Here’s an article from 1983 that mentions Harvey TolmanMonadnock Folklore SocietySome people mentioned in this interview:George Marshall talks about some of his experiences with Ralph Page in Episode 13 of this podcastJulie interviewed Dudley Laufman in Episode 1 of this podcastRodney Miller and Randy Miller’s websitesLearn more about Harvey Tolman from this brief bio and from Gordon’s websiteSome musical groups mentioned in this interview:You can find the New England Tradition and Old New England albums — Bob McQuillen’s bands — on Great Meadow Music’s websiteSome odds and ends mentioned in this interview:Check out this great interview from New Hampshire Public Radio with Gordon Peery and Skip Gorman  about the origin of contra dance.Gordon has a write-up of his experiences with The Chieftans and the Nelson Country Dancers on his website.The Folkway in Peterborough closed in 1996, but you can read a remembrance here. The Peterborough Folk Music grew out of it and still hosts concerts, including some livestream concerts during COVID times.Here’s Randy Miller’s write-up about John Taggart from liner notes of The Music of John Taggart, the out-of-print recording by the New Hampshire Fiddlers Union. Gordon does have one track from this recording available on his website.The Green Mountain Volunteers’s website

On today's show Ray chats to Paddy Moloney from the Chieftans, Lee O'Reilly talks about coming out in 2020, Colman Noctor is back with some parenting advice and Neven Maguire gives us some tips and tricks for Christmas cooking.

The piece of music we're listening to in the background is the Unwell closing theme. Today, we'll break it down and get into why and how it was made. You're listening to How I Make Music, where behind-the-scenes musicians get to tell their own stories. Every Wednesday, we break apart a song soundtrack or composition and get into the insights into how it was made. My name is Steven Poon. I'm a composer based in Chicago, USA. And this is How I Make Music. Welcome back to how I make music Episode 81, the Unwell closing theme by me, Steven Poon. Thanks for listening in. 01:15 Mennonites Unwell is a Midwestern Gothic mystery. It's about a young woman returning to her hometown, the fictional place of Mount Absalom, Ohio, where everything is a bit more spooky than it seems at first. And this piece is the outro theme, which also plays under the ending credits. I'm from Ohio and the rural Ohio, we have a lot of Mennonites, which are like Amish people. They don't use a lot of technology. Like it's kind of anathema. When I'm driving to Columbus, or Cincinnati, there's some stops where you might actually run into a horse and buggy and there are some religious communities that don't make use of modern technology. And so it was really at the forefront of my mind going into this setting to not include a lot of synths and digitized music. There are loads of real, actual instruments in the track. I've been far more used to sequencing music, and to be able to go into the studio with half a dozen musicians was really rewarding. 02:50 Charango Take a listen to this. It's not a guitar. It's not a mandolin. It's a charango. It's one of a number of instruments that we recorded live for the Unwell theme. A charango is a Peruvian stringed instrument. It's 10-stringed. And traditionally, it was made from an armadillo shell. This was an instrument that I had found when I was in Peru for my honeymoon, and really took to it. I thought it was a beautiful sounding instrument. And the first thing that I even wrote for the track was on the charango when I was in Peru, and I found a luthier, who was making these instruments. And you could still smell the sawdust in the air of his shop. And he didn't even speak English. So I think it was his daughter who was translating for people who came into the shop and only spoke English. And so this was a melody that I had been picking around on. And it got stuck in my head so bad that I'm like this...this has to go somewhere. 04:49 Influences I've had a lot of influence when it comes to music over the years. So here's like a few things that came to mind as this track came together. First and foremost was The Chieftans. I really like Irish session music. There's really this tone of freedom and playfulness that comes from it. I'm thinking of a rural, less populated place. I had recently been watching Deadwood. So the Deadwood soundtrack by David Schwartz. That opening theme was also in my mind. I've always had a lot of inspiration from specifically Japanese RPG soundtracks to music from the late 80s, early 90s. There's not a lot of samples going into these songs. Very simple melodies that can very easily get stuck in your head. Because you're only working especially with the original Nintendo, there are only like four different samples that you could really fit in a cartridge. And I don't really want to go too deep into this because it's not a common game. It's like literally a visual novel. That's a spin off of an RPG that was released in the 90s. We can get into that. I just feel like it might be a little obscure! 07:19 Jeffrey Nils Gardner Jeffrey Nils Gardner was involved with this music and really all the music of Unwell too. And when they were working on an older project, Our Fair City, there was no music. And I approached them and said, "Hey, would you like a theme song?" And that was that! They did that show for eight seasons. And then when Unwell started, it was kind of a natural progression of this collaboration. And it was really cool to finally do some work with Jeffrey that involved live music. And they could, they could record they could produce and they could mix the song. 8:08 We were recording on a college campus because that's where Jeffrey was doing their masters at the time. Going into recording, I didn't I didn't know who was going to be there. I think I remember there being a list of musicians, but it hadn't really internalized before I got into the studio. It was my first time in this space. And so walking in, we're setting up the studio, no one else's there. It's me, the recording engineer. You know, we're wrangling cable. And I'm, I'm a little anxious, because there's a lot of unknown, going into the studio like that. One thing that was really important for me was to make sure we got the tone of the song right, and the atmosphere of a small town and the unspoken things that you always get in that kind of small community. This was my first time meeting, recording and performing with all the instrumental performers on the Unwell theme. So I really kind of went in with a thought of like an Irish session, where you have a bunch of musicians who come together in a pub, you don't know who's going to show up, but they all know the song If you really want to have a lot of fun with it and have that come through and the track and so on. We walk in, and all you can really hear is the sound of cable being laid on the floor. And you know, your heartbeat. Then the others arrived and we started recording the boot stomps. 10:08 The recording process So the boot stops were really important really is a form of punctuation and exclamation points at the very start. I really wanted something that could maybe slightly startle the listener, like the end credits of a TV show when you see the first name of the credit and the first note of the song hits. After that, we wanted to include even more percussion, particularly a little bit of hand percussion on top of the boot stops. So we threw an egg shakers because they just happened to be in my guitar bag to add a little bit of texture to that percussion. The next is banjo. And that's Gunnar Jebsen. And we gave him a lot of freedom to really do whatever he wanted. On top of the melody. We also had Lauren Kelly, a multi instrumentalist. We started her on guitar. And then we went in and did some individual tracks with her playing cello to add a really nice, you know, lower piece to the track. We brought in Travis Elfers, to do viola. I really wanted to have strings on this and was glad that we're able to have that fourth Unwell theme in the middle of the track. You hear this slightly dissonant voice come in. And that's Betsy Palmer. You can give her anything and she will internalize it and sing it. It's a lot of fun to work with her. I played guitar on the track, which is the first strum you hear at the start. Mel Ruder isn't just a recording engineer on the show Mel Ruder is the recording engineer on the show, and is most often present for the episode recording. 13:09 Celery Festival So when season one of Unwell was being put together, we knew what songs we wanted to include for the entire season. including an episode with a celery festival that has a jingle writing contest. So I was writing music for groups of musicians that were playing a folk song, a punk rock song, even a kind of a barbershop quartet for a jingle. I wasn't in a space or I was just thinking of one particular genre of music or even a kind of unifying style of music. It was all over the place. And it was really creatively satisfying. 14:17 Stinger So as we were putting together all the tracks for Season One, I wanted to do a very short kind of stinger intro piece that would kick off every episode. And the closing theme would start out with this mirror of that stinger. So it opens with this simple three note ascending melody. And the stinger is a three note descending melody that was really just bookends every episode as a whole. 15:02 Multiple microphones We use multiple microphones to record each instrument. And so we wanted to be able to use both of those sources. Mix them together. Let me show you what I mean. Here's what a guitar sounds like with multiple microphones, here's just pointed at the neck. Now, here's the microphone on the body. So here's what the banjo sounds like with multiple microphones. Here's the neck. Now let's crossfade to the body. Here's how the charango sounds at the neck. The body. 16:09 Rusty Standish There is a moment in season one, featuring a composition by a fictional songwriter Rusty Standish. Let's take a listen. The script originally described this song as Nick Drake, after a few cocktails and a long walk home. So that was a really fun descriptor to try to work with, especially because I'd never listened to Nick Drake before. So I took an afternoon, sat down, had a drink and just listened to like three hours of music. I wrote, played guitar and sing on the track. SHOW NOTES Listen to audio drama Unwell https://unwellpodcast.com Unwell Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/hartlifenfp Check out other work by Stephen Poon https://stephenpoon.bandcamp.com/ BONUS  Visit https://patreon.com/howimakemusic for bonus behind-the-scenes stuff from this episode. For a full credit list of music and sound effects from this episode, visit https://howimakemusic.com ABOUT THIS SHOW How I Make Music is a sound collage experience where behind-the-scenes musicians get to tell their own stories. Every Wednesday, we challenge composers to break apart a song, soundtrack or composition and get into why and how it was made. Subscribe to How I Make Music https://pod.link/howimakemusic How I Make Music https://howimakemusic.com How I Make Music is created by John Bartmann https://johnbartmann.com

The first proper episode of Season Two. Today we do a mad run through Roman Britain. Were the Romans good for Britain? Were they terrible? Let's find out. Next episode: Chieftans in the Fort***Talk to me: oldbonespodcast@gmail.com---Support me at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bonesandstuff---Join the community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oldbonespodcast ---Keep up to date on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldbones_podcast/---oldbones.co.uk

We're taking the dive into Celtic music with Dr. Kirsten Zemke this week. Featuring Julie Murphy's The Song of Clettwr, Flogging Molly's Drunken Lullabies and Sinead O'connor & The Chieftans' The Foggy Dew.

Sir George Ivan "Van" Morrison, the Northern Irish singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and record producer, turns 75 years young on August 31st, 2020. In celebration of the Belfast Cowboy's diamond anniversary, it's a 60-minute birthday celebration featuring Van's classic hits from Gary Lightbody - Unofficial with Miriam Kaufman , Imelda May, Thanks Brother, Dexys and Dexys Midnight Runners, Mark Knopfler, Jeff Beck, The Chieftans and the birthday boy himself. Join us in wishing Van Morrison (Official) the happiest of birthdays Windy City Irish Radio style! Check us out on Sunday afternoons on WNDZ 750AM or on our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com. If you're listening, let us know!!

Tonight, Mike and Tim double the Irish fun with two interviews from two stalwarts in Irish Music. First up, it's Paddy Maloney, one of the founding members of the acclaimed group, The Chieftans, ahead of their March 2nd concert at Symphony Hall in Chicago. Paddy shares stories about their upcoming tour in the U.S. and tales from the long and winding road. Then it's Roscommon native, Cathy Jordan, the longtime member of the trad super group, Dervish, ahead of their March 8th concert at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago. It's a celtic star studded night in the Windy City Irish Radio studios with live interviews and plenty of music from two super groups, The Chieftans and Dervish. Join Mike and Tim and catch the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.

Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor extremely frigid temperatures of night stays these radio hosts from the swift completion of their appointed beloved Windy City Irish Radio. Despite -30 degree temperature and nearly -60 degree wind chills, Tim and Mike brave the Polar Vortex because the show must go on! So, pour your favorite beverage and put a little more turf on the fire and cozy up for another episode of Windy City Irish Radio. This week Mike and Tim feature cuts from The Chieftans with Del McCoury Band, Gaelic Storm, The Byrne Brothers, The Prodigals, Cuig, Back West, Scythian, Socks in the Frying Pan, The Outside Track, High Time and in honor of the Feast of St. Bridget, featuring Maire Brennan. Stay inside, stay warm and stay tuned to Windy City Irish Radio and catch this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.

About This Episode In 2014 two of the world’s most celebrated fiddlers came together at the Big Top in an evening of traditional fusion, combining the best of French, Celtic and Cajun styles. While electrifying Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster has collaborated and performed with Alison Krauss, the Chieftans, Paul Simon, Pavarotti and Yo-Yo Ma, Donnell gained a reputation as the spirited and athletic leader of Leahy, the Ontario-based, eight-piece family band bearing his surname. When these two electrifying virtuosos married in 2002, it was a meshing of two of the greatest fiddle players in the world. Says Natalie, “This is very much a family affair.” About Michael Perry Michael Perry is a New York Times bestselling author, humorist and radio show host from New Auburn, Wisconsin. Perry’s bestselling memoirs include Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop, and Visiting Tom, and his latest, Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy. His first book for young readers, The Scavengers, was published in 2014 and first novel for adult readers, The Jesus Cow, was published in May of 2015. Raised on a small Midwestern dairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, then wandered into writing. He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin, where he serves on the local volunteer fire and rescue service and is an intermittent pig farmer. He hosts the nationally-syndicated “Tent Show Radio,” performs widely as a humorist, and tours with his band the Long Beds (currently recording their third album for Amble Down Records). He has recorded three live humor albums including Never Stand Behind A Sneezing Cow and The Clodhopper Monologues. Learn more about Michael and where to get his publications at www.sneezingcow.com. Follow Michael Perry www.sneezingcow.com Twitter Facebook Instagram Other Ways to Stream Public Radio Exchange: www.prx.org/tentshowradio Podcast: www.libsyn.com/tentshowradio iTunes: www.itunes/tentshowradio Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/tentshowradio Player.FM: www.player.FM/tentshowradio iHeart Radio: www.iheart.com  

Lite Music with all Irish Artists such as Sharon Shannon, Clannad, Chieftans, Phil Coulter, Joe Dolan,Luke Kelly, Liam Clancy and many more.

Lite music show with songs and music by Tommy Fleming, Sharon Shannon, Chieftans, Mary Coughlan, Christy Moore, Roy Orbison, Nora Jones, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley and many more.

ALAN ROY SCOTT As a professional songwriter for over 35 years, his songs have been recorded by Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Notorious B.I.G., Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Patti LaBelle, Neville Bros. Roberta Flack, Cher, El DeBarge, Tiffany, Patti Austin, The Spinners, Rick Springfield, Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Martin, Anne Murray, Johnny Mathis, Pointer Sisters, Sheena Easton, and Ray Charles among many. His work also has been featured in Films and TV shows such as “Top Gun,” “First Wives Club,” “Coming To America,” “Redline,” “Karate Kid III,” “Summer School,” “Fame,” “Fame/LA,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” “Santa Barbara,” “Guiding Light,” “Melrose Place,” & “Beverly Hills 90210” among others. He was an exclusive staff writer with EMI Music and Jobete Music (Motown) for a combined 11 years, having his own independent Kyushu Boy Music Publishing since 1990. Alan attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music majoring in Music Composition. He has won top prizes in the John Lennon Song Contest, The American Song Festival, and numerous awards in International Music Festivals around the world, competing as composer and/or artist, representing the USA in such diverse locales as Kazakhstan, Turkey, Romania, FYR Macedonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Finland, Holland, Ireland, Czech Republic, & Indonesia among others. He has been a private songwriting coach for more than 10 years, and has taught classes and has led workshops and seminars domestically through UCLA Extension, The Songwriting School of Los Angeles, Musician's Institute, Songu.com, ASCAP, as well as the “Grammy-In-The-Schools” program for the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS. Internationally, he has taught songwriting and music workshops in Australia (through APRA), Ireland (through IMRO), and Denmark (through KODA) among others. Additionally, as the founder of “Music Bridges”, he has created many renowned songwriting collaboration events around the world, most notably “Music Speaks Louder Than Words” (USSR/1998), “Country & Eastern” (Romania/1994), “Pacific Harmony” (Indonesia/1995), “Celtic Harmony” (Ireland/1997), the controversial “Music Bridges...Over Troubled Waters” (Havana,Cuba/1999), and “Music Bridges/Expo 2000 as part of Expo 2000 (Hannover, Germany). Future “Music Bridges” events are planned for The Middle East, China, India , Peru, Jamaica, & South Africa. In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, Scott also created and organized “Unisong International Song Contest,” as an annual search for budding songwriting talent. With his extensive music industry resources and solid reputation as a special music events organizer and hands-on creative participant in these projects, Alan secured the participation of more than 200 headlining artists and songwriters such as: Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Diane Warren, Mick Fleetwood, Jimmy Buffet, Lamont Dozier, Gladys Knight, Don Was, The Chieftans, Hot House Flowers, Mi’shell Ngedeocello, Cher, Michael Bolton, Rodney Crowell, Desmond Child, Cyndi Lauper, Brenda Russell, Dave Koz, Stewart Copeland, & Andy Summers, Paul Williams, Indigo Girls, Kelly/Steinberg, Barry Mann, Albert Hammond, Mike Stoller,Woody Harrelson, Joan Osborne, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Gunnar & Matthew Nelson, N’Dea Davenport, Montell Jordan, Jack Blades, The Scorpions, Peter Frampton, Steve McClintock, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gary Burr, Allan Rich, Jeff Lorber, Cathy Dennis, Holly Knight, Franne Golde, & Lee Roy Parnell among many. He also produced the “Music Bridges” segment for the opening ceremonies of the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, Roberta Flack, Anne Murray, and Emmanuel. As well as being the international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland He also was international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, he also created and organized the “Unisong International Song Contest,” from 1997-2007 as an annual search for budding songwriting talent, becoming one of the leading international song contests alongside such others as the john Lennon contest and ISC. Alan also served as the creative coordinator for the digital culture projects of Greenstar, a company dedicated to economic development in the 3rd world through innovative projects providing solar power, computer technology, and education to rural villages with the aim of creating self-sufficiency through local crafts and cultural products sold over the Internet utilizing the provided technologies. He coordinated such projects for Greenstar in the Palestinian West Bank, and Jamaica. He was awarded a prestigious Third Century Award by the US Patent & Copyright Board to honor his achievements in the international arena.. Alan was commissioned in 1999 to co-write “The Gift,” the theme song for the 30th anniversary remembrance in Memphis of the assassination of Martin Luther King, performed by Michael McDonald and The Reverend Al Green. He served as well on the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Songwriters (NAS) in Hollywood for 4 years. and is a 30 year voting member of NARAS, (The Grammy Awards). He is also a long time member of BMI, ASCAP, SAG, and AEA.

ALAN ROY SCOTT As a professional songwriter for over 35 years, his songs have been recorded by Celine Dion, Luther Vandross, Notorious B.I.G., Gloria Estefan, Cyndi Lauper, Patti LaBelle, Neville Bros. Roberta Flack, Cher, El DeBarge, Tiffany, Patti Austin, The Spinners, Rick Springfield, Oak Ridge Boys, Ricky Martin, Anne Murray, Johnny Mathis, Pointer Sisters, Sheena Easton, and Ray Charles among many. His work also has been featured in Films and TV shows such as “Top Gun,” “First Wives Club,” “Coming To America,” “Redline,” “Karate Kid III,” “Summer School,” “Fame,” “Fame/LA,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” “Santa Barbara,” “Guiding Light,” “Melrose Place,” & “Beverly Hills 90210” among others. He was an exclusive staff writer with EMI Music and Jobete Music (Motown) for a combined 11 years, having his own independent Kyushu Boy Music Publishing since 1990. Alan attended the prestigious Boston Conservatory of Music majoring in Music Composition. He has won top prizes in the John Lennon Song Contest, The American Song Festival, and numerous awards in International Music Festivals around the world, competing as composer and/or artist, representing the USA in such diverse locales as Kazakhstan, Turkey, Romania, FYR Macedonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Egypt, Finland, Holland, Ireland, Czech Republic, & Indonesia among others. He has been a private songwriting coach for more than 10 years, and has taught classes and has led workshops and seminars domestically through UCLA Extension, The Songwriting School of Los Angeles, Musician's Institute, Songu.com, ASCAP, as well as the “Grammy-In-The-Schools” program for the Los Angeles Chapter of NARAS. Internationally, he has taught songwriting and music workshops in Australia (through APRA), Ireland (through IMRO), and Denmark (through KODA) among others. Additionally, as the founder of “Music Bridges”, he has created many renowned songwriting collaboration events around the world, most notably “Music Speaks Louder Than Words” (USSR/1998), “Country & Eastern” (Romania/1994), “Pacific Harmony” (Indonesia/1995), “Celtic Harmony” (Ireland/1997), the controversial “Music Bridges...Over Troubled Waters” (Havana,Cuba/1999), and “Music Bridges/Expo 2000 as part of Expo 2000 (Hannover, Germany). Future “Music Bridges” events are planned for The Middle East, China, India , Peru, Jamaica, & South Africa. In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, Scott also created and organized “Unisong International Song Contest,” as an annual search for budding songwriting talent. With his extensive music industry resources and solid reputation as a special music events organizer and hands-on creative participant in these projects, Alan secured the participation of more than 200 headlining artists and songwriters such as: Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Diane Warren, Mick Fleetwood, Jimmy Buffet, Lamont Dozier, Gladys Knight, Don Was, The Chieftans, Hot House Flowers, Mi’shell Ngedeocello, Cher, Michael Bolton, Rodney Crowell, Desmond Child, Cyndi Lauper, Brenda Russell, Dave Koz, Stewart Copeland, & Andy Summers, Paul Williams, Indigo Girls, Kelly/Steinberg, Barry Mann, Albert Hammond, Mike Stoller,Woody Harrelson, Joan Osborne, Tommy Shaw (Styx), Gunnar & Matthew Nelson, N’Dea Davenport, Montell Jordan, Jack Blades, The Scorpions, Peter Frampton, Steve McClintock, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Gary Burr, Allan Rich, Jeff Lorber, Cathy Dennis, Holly Knight, Franne Golde, & Lee Roy Parnell among many. He also produced the “Music Bridges” segment for the opening ceremonies of the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle, featuring Earth, Wind & Fire, Roberta Flack, Anne Murray, and Emmanuel. As well as being the international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland He also was international consultant and talent coordinator for the TNN series “Somebody Lives There,“ hosted by Gary Morris in Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, and Poland In conjunction with his “Music Bridges” projects, he also created and organized the “Unisong International Song Contest,” from 1997-2007 as an annual search for budding songwriting talent, becoming one of the leading international song contests alongside such others as the john Lennon contest and ISC. Alan also served as the creative coordinator for the digital culture projects of Greenstar, a company dedicated to economic development in the 3rd world through innovative projects providing solar power, computer technology, and education to rural villages with the aim of creating self-sufficiency through local crafts and cultural products sold over the Internet utilizing the provided technologies. He coordinated such projects for Greenstar in the Palestinian West Bank, and Jamaica. He was awarded a prestigious Third Century Award by the US Patent & Copyright Board to honor his achievements in the international arena.. Alan was commissioned in 1999 to co-write “The Gift,” the theme song for the 30th anniversary remembrance in Memphis of the assassination of Martin Luther King, performed by Michael McDonald and The Reverend Al Green. He served as well on the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Songwriters (NAS) in Hollywood for 4 years. and is a 30 year voting member of NARAS, (The Grammy Awards). He is also a long time member of BMI, ASCAP, SAG, and AEA.

The Christmas season in Ireland carries on from Christmas Day to St. Stevens Day to New Year's Day right on through January 6th -- the Epiphany -- or what is commonly known as "Little Christmas". Like Ireland, the Christmas season continues unabated in the Windy City Irish Radio Studios with Tim Taylor and Mike Shevlin featuring music of the extended Christmas season from Eileen Ivers, Kiltartan Road featuring Kathy Cowan, Luan Parle, Walking On Cars, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Garry O'Meara with We Banjo 3's Fergal Scahill, Rhiannon Giddens, Bing Crosby, Cherish The Ladies, The Chieftans and Mairi Cambell & Dave Francis. All this and a few seasonal holiday traditions to brighten your holiday season! Listen to the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.

As September fades and the first leaves fall, Tim and Mike bring on the night with songs and stories to warm up the autumn air. And there's a toast to the hopeful plea to win just once that comes with Chicago baseball in October.. With music from The Fureys, The Mickey Finns, The Saw Doctors, Limerick's Goitse, Wisconsin's own, The Tooles, Mick Jagger with The Chieftains, Damien Dempsey, Scythian and The Tartan Terrors. The boys also preview the Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas concert at Old Town School of Folk Music and the The High Kings big show at IBAMChicago 2015. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor each Wednesday night on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights from 8pm to 9pm or listen to our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.

Warm sunny days, backyard BBQ's, the beach and festival season indicate summer is in full swing. Join Mike and Tim for an evening of summertime Irish music from JigJam​, Patrick Street, Bagatelle​, Slide​, Maura O'Connell​, Great Big Sea​, Lisa Hannigan​, The Elders​, The Chieftans​ with Ricky Skaggs​, The ShamRogues​, Horslips​, Goitse​ and The Wailin' Jennys​. Also a special tribute to St. James and another famous Irish saint, Arthur Guinness​, founder and 9,000 year leaseholder of the Guiness Brewery- Dublin, Ireland​ located on St. James Gate in Dublin, Ireland with music from The Larkin and Moran Brothers​. Join Mike and Tim each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights or listen to the podcast on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.

Irish Tenor, Anthony Kearns, calls into the studio to promote his upcoming concert sponsored by Peggy Kinnane's at the Metropolis Theatre in Arlington Heights, IL on October 27, 2014 and promote the new release of his CD "WTIH A SONG IN MY HEART". Mike and Tim also celebrate the blood moon with music by The Waterboys as well as music from We Banjo 3, Kennedy's Kitchen, Paddy Casey, a tribute to Monty Python, The Cheiftans with John Prine, Sharon Shannon with The Cartoon Thieves, Barleyjuice, Teada, Horslips, Luka Bloom and much, much more. Listen to Windy City Irish Radio live each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm CST on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights or listen to our podcast on www.windycityirishradio.com. Contact Tim or Mike at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com or mike.shevlin@windycityirishradio.com.

It's a "Dance All Night" broadcast in the Windy City Irish Radio Studios tonight with music from Eileen Ivers, Paddy Holman, the young guns from Dublin - The Strypes, Hothouse Flowers, The Stunning, The Pogues, Gemma Hayes. Kelly Hogan & Scott Ligon, Tangleweed, Mundy with Sharon Shannon, The High Kings, Solas, and Bob Marley with the Chieftans. Listen to the show live each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights or listen to the podcast on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com. Contact us at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com and mike.shevlin@windycityirishradio.com.

Windy City Irish Radio starts off their second year with a birthday trifecta, celebrating Irish birthdays of Declan Patrick Aloysius "Elvis Costello" MacManus, George Ivan --Van "The Man" Morrison, and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy fame. And, in honor of the upcoming IBAM celebration, music from the High Kings & Paddy Reilly. Join Mike and Tim as they start off their second year on the airwaves with music from Makem & Spain, Roger McGuinn, Natalie MacMaster, Elvis Costello, The Chieftans, Christy Moore, Beoga, The Chieftans, The Clancey Brothers and much more. Listen to Windy City Irish Radio live each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights or on our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.

What better way to celebrate the bone chilling temperatures of January with the Winter Winds by Mumford & Sons along with music from The Chieftans & The Decemberists, Eileen Ivers, Gaelic Storm, Carlos Nunez, and a sneak peak at a new release by the Chancey Brother's from their upcoming CD. Windy City Irish Radio also announces this year's inductees to the 2014 Irish American Hall of Fame. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor for a night of the best Irish music and entertainment. Listen to Windy City Irish Radio live each Wednesday from 8pm to 9pm CST on WSBC 1240 AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights and catch our podcasts after the show on www.windycityirishradio.com, iTunes, TuneIn, & Stitcher for Android. Find us on facebook and e-mail us at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com.

Tonight's broadcast pays tribute to Ellis Island, the great gateway to the United States, that closed on November 12, 1954 after more than 12 million immigrants passed through it's doors. Ellis Island's first immigrant, was Ireland-native, Annie Moore, who at age 15, along with her two brothers, were the first immigrants to pass through the newly opened Ellis Island on January 2, 1892. More than 40% of all American's can trace their roots through Ellis Island which, after $160 million dollar renovation, serves as a museum paying tribute to the millions who paved a better life in the U.S. We feature immigrant songs from Hothouse Flowers, Derek Warfield and Wolftones, and Scythian as well as music from We Banjo 3, Mountain Dew, the Chieftans, The Pogues, Colin Farrell and much more. Tune in weekly live on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights or find us on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.