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Having spent over four decades performing with legendary acts Stockton's Wing, Ronnie Drew, Maura O Connell, Eleanor Shanley, and Leslie Dowdall, County Clare singer-songwriter and guitarist Mike Hanrahan has just launched his first solo single called Chase the Moon.

This week, Mike & Oteil are joined by Banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka, considered among the very best pickers and one of the instrument’s top teachers, notably having taught innovative banjo player Béla Fleck. Tony shares the unlikely story of how he was inspired to pick up the banjo as a politically active 12 year old in Syracuse. Tony also talks about hopping in a VW van to attend the first 3-day Bluegrass festival in 1965, racial tensions in the South mixing with hippie culture, and going backstage at a Bob Dylan show at 13.Tony Trischka was born in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1949, and raised in a home filled with music. Trischka fell in love with the banjo by way of the Kingston Trio’s 1963 recording of “M.T.A.,” and was able to experience the New York-centered folk revival by trekking to the Newport Folk Festival in the early to mid-’60s. His work with his pal Steve Martin has helped the banjo gain a wider audience and deeper understanding. Trischka’s Grammy-nominated album Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, released in 2007, and Great Big World, from 2014, feature Martin within a mix of veterans and up-and-coming luminaries. He produced Martin’s Grammy-nominated Rounder album from 2011, Rare Bird Alert, which touts performances by the Steep Canyon Rangers, Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks. His forthcoming album, Shall We Hope, is a visionary exploration of Civil War history featuring an all-star cast—from Michael Daves and Maura O’Connell to the Femmes, Catherine Russell, Guy Davis, the actor John Lithgow and many others. In many ways, Trischka’s collaborators join him to pay homage to an architect of progressive bluegrass—an invaluable pioneer who absorbed the slings and arrows of roots traditionalists and proved that acoustic music could accommodate imagination and individualism. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!Comes A Time is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and Produced by Oteil Burbridge and Mike Finoia. Executive Producers are Christina Collins, RJ Bee and Kirsten Cluthe. Production, Editing and Mixing by Eric Limarenko and Matt Dwyer. Theme music by Oteil Burbridge. To discover more podcasts that connect you more deeply to the music you love, check out osirispod.com----Save 10% on soothing throat spray for singers and talkers at Clyor.com with the promo code TIME See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Mike & Oteil are joined by Banjo virtuoso Tony Trischka, considered among the very best pickers and one of the instrument’s top teachers, notably having taught innovative banjo player Béla Fleck. Tony shares the unlikely story of how he was inspired to pick up the banjo as a politically active 12 year old in Syracuse. Tony also talks about hopping in a VW van to attend the first 3-day Bluegrass festival in 1965, racial tensions in the South mixing with hippie culture, and going backstage at a Bob Dylan show at 13.Tony Trischka was born in Syracuse, N.Y., in 1949, and raised in a home filled with music. Trischka fell in love with the banjo by way of the Kingston Trio’s 1963 recording of “M.T.A.,” and was able to experience the New York-centered folk revival by trekking to the Newport Folk Festival in the early to mid-’60s. His work with his pal Steve Martin has helped the banjo gain a wider audience and deeper understanding. Trischka’s Grammy-nominated album Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, released in 2007, and Great Big World, from 2014, feature Martin within a mix of veterans and up-and-coming luminaries. He produced Martin’s Grammy-nominated Rounder album from 2011, Rare Bird Alert, which touts performances by the Steep Canyon Rangers, Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks. His forthcoming album, Shall We Hope, is a visionary exploration of Civil War history featuring an all-star cast—from Michael Daves and Maura O’Connell to the Femmes, Catherine Russell, Guy Davis, the actor John Lithgow and many others. In many ways, Trischka’s collaborators join him to pay homage to an architect of progressive bluegrass—an invaluable pioneer who absorbed the slings and arrows of roots traditionalists and proved that acoustic music could accommodate imagination and individualism. This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please leave us a rating or review on iTunes!Comes A Time is brought to you by Osiris Media. Hosted and Produced by Oteil Burbridge and Mike Finoia. Executive Producers are Christina Collins, RJ Bee and Kirsten Cluthe. Production, Editing and Mixing by Eric Limarenko and Matt Dwyer. Theme music by Oteil Burbridge. To discover more podcasts that connect you more deeply to the music you love, check out osirispod.com----Save 10% on soothing throat spray for singers and talkers at Clyor.com with the promo code TIME See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As we revealed on Morning Focus, Clare FM is hosting an all-star concert this Saturday at 6pm, which aims to lift the spirits of and express gratitude towards frontline workers. The likes of Maura O'Connell, Luka Bloom, Brian Kennedy, Mike Hanrahan, Gavin James and many more will be taking part. Today, we announced the LauraLynn Foundation as the event's charity partner. LauraLynn is Ireland’s only children’s hospice, providing tailored hospice and palliative care to children with life-limiting conditions and their families from across the Island of Ireland. Clare FM General Manager Susan Murphy, and LauraLynn CEO Kerry McLaverty joined us. You can support LauraLynn by texting LAURALYNN to 50300 - texts cost €4, with at least €3.60 going to the charity. Saturday's event will be broadcast from 6pm on air and online, by Clare FM, our sister station Tipp FM, and online by The Clare Herald.

The cream of Irish musical talent is coming together to say Thank You to essential workers across County Clare. This Saturday evening, at 6pm, Clare FM will broadcast a series of specially recorded performances as the station holds a virtual concert in tribute to our frontline workers. Performers will include Gavin James, Brian Kennedy, Phil Coulter, Luka Bloom, Mike Hanrahan, Darren Holden, Don Mescall, Maura O’Connell, Tommy Fleming, and Don Stiffe. The event will be broadcast on air and on line by Clare FM, as well as by our sister station Tipp FM and on The Clare Herald. Its producer, Padraic Flaherty, and performer Brian Kennedy, joined Gavin to discuss this on Monday's Morning Focus.

The pedagogues of love are back for this special St. Valentine's edition of Windy City Irish Radio. Tune in for good advice on what and what not to get for your valentine this year and for the story of St. Valentine's Irish burial. With songs of the heart from We Banjo 3, Maura O'Connell, Tara O'Grady Music, Sharon Shannon, Kevin Burke with John Brennan, Afro Celt Sound System, The Whileaways, Christy Moore, Eleanor McEvoy Music with Mary Black, The Chieftains with The Civil Wars, Pogues, and the Belfast Cowboy, Van Morrison (Official). Tune in each and every Wednesday to WSBC 1240AM and catch this week's podcas at www.windycityirishradio.com

The Irish American Heritage Festival is just two weeks away and on this week's show the lad's celebrate some of the fantastic musicians that will be gracing the stage from July 6th-8th at the Irish American Heritage Center. Tune in for music from local favorites Coyote Riot, Hoosier Staters Kennedy's Kitchen, We Banjo 3, Byrne and Kelly and The Mickey Finns, featuring members of Basket House Band who will be performing at the festival. Listen in as Tim and Mike take a stroll down some summer roads with Makem & Clancy and Maura O'Connell and check out brand new music from Connla, Eamon O'Leary and Seo Linn. You can find Windy City Irish Radio on the radio dial each and every Wednesday night from 8PM - 9PM and catch this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com

When it rains it pours but it's warm and dry in the Windy City Irish Radio studios as Mike and Tim spin some of their favorites while they add a bit of turf to the fire and make a pot of tea. In the spirit of the season, Mike and Tim play rainy day favorites such as Mundy, Ben-David Warner, rockin' soulstress, Imelda May, Mike Hanley, The Led Farmers, Maura O'Connell, Byne and Kelly, Kevin Flynn & The Avondale Ramblers, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Sinead O'Connor, Narrowbacks, Bill Treacy and The Black Family. So, dry off, put your feet up and give 'er a listen. Sunny days are ahead! You can listen at www.windycityirishradio.com

It was Luke Gardiner, later known as Lord Mountjoy, who spoke to the English Parliament after the Revolutionary War and stated, "America was lost through the actions of her Irish immigrants." In total, at least twenty of George Washington's generals were of Irish descent. Today, like so many times on this show, the question asked is just where would we be were it not for the Irish? Glory, Glory, Halleluiah, Windy City Irish Radio marches on! Join Mike and Tim as they celebrate the 240th anniversary of our nation's birth with patriotic music from U2, Derek Warfield, Gene Kelly, Ronan Tynan, Eileen Ivers with Niamh Parsons, Pete Seeger with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and sounds of the summer season from The Corrs, Maura O'Connell, Gaelic Storm and Mundy. Happy Birthday USA! Join Tim and Mike every Wednesday night from 8PM - 9PM on WSBC 1240 AM or catch the podcast here www.windycityirishradio.com

Join us this week as we welcome Americana music singer songwriter, Jeanne Jolly. Hailing from Raleigh, NC., Jeanne began her musical career as a featured vocalist for Chris Botti. While touring with the Grammy award-winning jazz trumpeter, she worked with world-renowned symphonies and had the distinct honor to perform at venues such as Carnegie Hall and play marquee events such as the Monterey Jazz Festival. She is classically trained as a singer and holds a master’s degree in vocal performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. In exciting news for 2015, following up on her previously released EP and a full length first album, Angels, which debuted in the Top 15 on the iTunes singer/songwriter chart, critically acclaimed singer songwriter Jeanne Jolly will be releasing her sophomore album, "A Place To Run" on October 2nd, 2015! With her new upcoming album, her music background comes together organically, like never before. Her accomplished musicality, intimate lyrics, and passion and respect for the heritage of country, folk, and soul music smoothly blend together with elegant earthiness. Over the years, she’s built robust live profile through tireless touring. She’s shared the stage with such respected artists as Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Billy Joe Shaver, Jim Lauderdale, Sam Bush, Scott Miller, Maura O’Connell, Chuck Mead, Chuck Prophet, and Chatham County Line. "A Place To Run" is available for pre-order on iTunes and her website now. We will talk to Jeanne about her upcoming schedule, get a behind the scenes look at her music, feature her latest songs, and ask her to share her message for the troops. Please be sure to visit Jeanne Jolly at http://jeannejolly.com/ and spread the word. Please be sure to join us, Sunday 10/25/2015 at 4 PM EDT! Our message to the troops: WE do what we do, because YOU do what you do.

Irish treasure Van Morrison celebrated his 70th birthday on Cypress Avenue in Belfast this week and tonight on Windy City Irish Radio, the lads celebrate along with the Belfast Cowboy as they pay him tribute. Featuring Celtic Soul from Van the Man, himself, collaborating with The Chieftains, Mary Black, Maura O'Connell, Moya Brennan, the late great Ray Charles and Robbie Robertson with The Band and covering early hits with 60s rock band Them to classic croons over the decades, the Belfast Cowboy influenced scores of musicians and songwriters. You'll also hear tributes from Dexys Midnight Runners, Glen Hansard, Maria McKee, Michael Bublé and John Mellencamp. Happy Birthday Van! 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

This week on Windy City Irish Radio, Tim and Mike are taking care of business with an Irish tribute to the the King of Rock and Roll, ELVIS PRESLEY. Join the boys for stories, tunes, and songs from Maura O'Connell, Open The Door For Three, The Waterboys, Liz Carroll, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Barleyjuice, The Gothard Sisters, Thin Lizzy, The Makem and Spain Brothers, Sinead O'Connor, the King himself, Elvis Presley, and a very special Windy City Irish Radio exclusive from Michael McDermott and Heather Horton. Tune in to hear 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.

Damn right, we've got the blues! Tune in to Windy City Irish Radio as the lads get their mojo working with an evening of crackling blues from the Emerald Isle. Travel from the delta to the bog and back again with music from the late, great, Rory Gallagher, the Belfast Cowboy himself, Van Morrison (Official) with Lonnie Donegan and Dr. John, Eileen Ivers, Gary Moore, Maura O'Connell, The Chieftains with Buddy & Julie Miller, Henry McCullough, Elvis Costello, The Commitments, Rockabilly Queen Imelda May with the rock n roll Hall of Famer Jeff Beck, and a final tribute to BB King. Join Tim Taylor and Mike Shevlin each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm CST on WSBC 1240AM Chicago, WCFJ 1470AM or listen on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.

From "Turkey to Tinsel", Tim and Mike usher in the Christmas season with a special interview with Cherish the Ladies founding member, Joanie Madden on the eve of their special Christmas concert at The Old Town School of Folk Music. Tonight we spotlight the ladies with music from Nanci Griffith, Liz Carroll, Emmylou Harris, Dolores Keane, Mary Black, Sinead O'Connor, Eileen Ivers, Imelda May, Solas, Maura O'Connell with DeDannan, Eleanor McEvoy, The Wailing Jennys and, of course, music from Cherish the Ladies. Join Tim and Mike each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm live 1240AM WSBC Chicago and 1470AM Chicago Heights WCFJ. You can contact Tim and Mike at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com or mike.shevlin@windycityirishrario.com and you can find out more about the show at windycityirishradio.com.

This week Windy City Irish Radio pays tribute to our veterans (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs), past and present, for their sacrifice, duty and honor to our country. Mike and Tim throw in a set of music that will bring you back to the 80's including a flashback to Irish-American Present Ronald Reagan (The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation) Tune in for music from Liam Clancy, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle with The Del McCoury Band, The Chancey Brothers, Doc Watson with The Chieftains, SLIDE, Patrick Street, The 4 Of Us, Maura O'Connell with Cherish the Ladies and new music from Offaly's Brendan Keeley and the Makem-Spain Brothers. 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.

Director, Nick Bowling, from the TimeLine Theatre Company stops by the Windy City Irish Radio studios to discuss the Chicago premiered musical, Juno, based on the book and film, Juno and the Paycock (film), featuring Marya Grandy, Ron Rains, and Emily Glick. Tonight we also feature music from Liz Carroll, The Chancey Brothers, Maura O'Connell, Sting, Red Hot Chili Pipers, The Chieftains with The Low Anthem, and Patty Griffin. And a special birthday tribute to President John Fitzgerald Kennedy by the Dublin City Ramblers. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor each Wednesday evening from 8pm to 9pm live on WSBC 1240 AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470 AM Chicago Heights for the best in Irish music, theatre, and the arts. Locate us at www.windycityirishradio.com or e-mail us at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com or mike.shevlin@windycityirishradio.com

February 9, 1964, The Beatles made their U.S. debut on the Ed Sullivan Show to an audience of screaming girls, thus beginning the British Invasion. The Beatles not only claimed Irish roots but expressed the plight of the Irish in their music. Their music, in turn, has been covered by Irish bands from Brian Hebert to Maura O'Connell to U2. Join Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor from Windy City Irish Radio for an Irish tribute to the Beatles. Listen to them live on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights each Wednesday evening from 8pm to 9pm CST. Contact Tim Taylor at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com for any requests and listen to podcasts weekly at www.windycityirishradio.com.

When the Queen of Leinster wishes to give up her twelve sons for a daughter, an old woman grants her wish, and the sons turn to geese when her new child is born. From the book Tales from Old Ireland, retold by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and narrated by Maura O'Connell.

A kindhearted hunchback’s life is changed forever when he overhears faeries singing a strange tune. From the book Tales from Old Ireland, retold by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and narrated by Maura O’Connell.

In this old Irish version of Cinderella, the king’s oldest daughters, Fair and Brown, forbid their younger sister, Trembling, from attending Sunday mass for fear that she will attract a husband before they do. From the book Tales from Old Ireland, retold by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and narrated by Maura O’Connell.

In this Irish folktale, four children are transformed into swans by their evil stepmother and cursed to remain that way for nine hundred years. From the book Tales from Old Ireland, retold by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and narrated by Maura O’Connell.

Oisín follows his beautiful bride to a land of everlasting youth but secretly pines for his homeland, Ireland. From the book Tales from Old Ireland, retold by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and narrated by Maura O’Connell.

MAURA O�CONNELL is a wonderful, interpretive singer. This Grammy nominated singer spent nearly two years working on a project she�s been wanting to do for a very long time. Born and raised in County Clare, Ireland, she was the third of four singing sisters. She will performing on WoodSongs solo ... Just her voice ... No instrumentation. Get ready for something very special ! SI KAHN makes a return visit to the WoodSongs stage. Aside from being a brilliant songwriter, he has worked for over 40 years as a civil rights, labor and community organizer and musician in the Southern United States. His songs of family, community, work and freedom such as "Aragon Mill" "Gone, Gonna Rise Again" and "Wild Rose of the Mountain" have been recorded by over 100 artists. Si has released 14 albums of his original songs, plus a collection of traditional labor, civil rights and women's songs with Pete Seeger and Jane Sapp.

Today was not so bleak, as it turned out: there was sun and some faint (faint) sense of warmth. But this is a brief respite from the alternating bouts of heavy snow and teeming rain we’ve been having since Christmas. Surprisingly, given this weather, we seem to be avoiding the prospect of the “meltdown season” so far. It’s early yet, though, so there’s still plenty of time for complete mental collapse before spring arrives in four months. There is perhaps no better work that captures this part of the year than In the Bleak Midwinter: In the bleak midwinter Frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone; Snow had fallen, Snow on snow, Snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, Long ago. No rendering of this lyrics captures its spirit better than the version on the now-alas-out-of-print CD A Celebration of the American Farm by David Schnaufer and Stephen Seifert. If you can track down a used copy of that CD, which was created in partnership with our friend at The Old Farmer’s Almanac, you should; it’s got a bunch of great tracks from artists ranging from Maura O’Connell and Nanci Griffith to the Nashville Chamber Orchestra. Of course if you’re looking for a somewhat more hopeful take on the season, there is always Raise the Dead of Wintertime from Allan Rankin (clip): And when at night we’re by the stove Our bellies full and our stories told The winds of winter might blow cold But none of us will feel it