Kitchen Party Ceilidh

Our 608th episode, which aired on November 1, 2026. Breabach – Sandy’s, Gathering Ground Ger O Donnell. Don Stiffe & Trevor Sexton – The Good Ship Kangaroo, Voices of Ireland Pine Tree Flyers – Hull’s Victory/Douglass’ Favorite/Lamplighter’s Hornpipe, Hard Tellin’ Not Knowin’ Paul McKenna Band – P Stands for Paddy, Uncovered Trian – The Plane of the Plank/The Rolling Hills of Maryland/The Champion, Trian Tulua – The Silver Strand/Porthole of the Kelp/Tom Billy’s, In the Snug Liz Doherty – Popcorn Behaviour, Last Orders Jayne Pomplas – Mother Superior (Radio Edit), single release Owen Kennedy – Jigs, Oh When Now The Wailin' Jennys – Bold Riley, Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House Cait Reed – The Merry Sisters/The Antrim Rose/John Stenson's, Irish Fiddle Tulua – Valo, In the Snug

Our 607th episode, which aired on October 25, 2026, and featured songs and tunes of Halloween. Jennifer & Hazel Wrigley – The Halloween Flit, Huldreland Matt & Shannon Heaton – Demon Lover, Tell You in Earnest Slow Moving Clouds – Devil’s Polska, Os Claudine Langille – Devil's Courtship, the Tartan Project Damien O’Kane & Ron Block – Happy Sevens/Monster Rabbit, Banjophonics Barrage – The Devil’s Nightmare, High Strung Gaelic Storm – The Devil Down Below, Bring Yer Wellies Tempest – The Devil and the Farmer, Going Home Matt McGinn – The Dundee Ghost, Honesty Is Out of the Fashion The Real MacKenzies – Halloween, Westwinds Kate Rusby – Shout to the Devil, Make the Light Nuala Kennedy – The Spider and the Fly, Tune In Rawlins Cross – Ghost of Love, A Turn of the Wheel

Our 606th episode, which aired on October 11, 2026, in which we concluded our Celtic Colours preview and spoke with Darren McMullen. Heather Cameron – Contestant's Medley, Never Land Rose Morrison & Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich – Róisín Dubh, Sea Roads Heather MacIsaac – Queen of Make Do/Solitude/The Celebratory Cookie, The Moon’s Daughter Coig – Home from the Forest, Ashlar Interview with Darren McMullen Coig – Time & Tide, Ashlar Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen – We Remember You Well, Home Good Crowd – Jigs from the Eclipse, Good Crowd (EP) Farsan – A' Mhisg A Chuir An Nollaig, Farsan Patrick Gillis – Guitar Jigs, Howie’s Celtic Brew: Music and Comedy from Cape Breton Scottish Fish -- Biggles Bogs/Road to Errogie, Splash Rose Morrison & Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich – Hansard’s Wine, Sea Roads

Our 605th episode, which aired on October 4, 2026, and featured part three of our Celtic Colours preview, including my conversation with J.P. Cormier. Kevin, Tim & Brent Chaisson – Peter & Doreen Chaisson's Set, Dad’s Tunes Farsan – Fear Drabastach, Farsan Pine Tree Flyers – Echoes of Scotty O'Neil/The 79th's Farewell to Gibraltar, Pine Tree Flyers Barra MacNeils – Chase the Man, Closer to Paradise Tony McManus – Lady Ann Montgomery's Reel/Eilish Brogan/Paddy Fahey's, Ceol More J.P. Cormier – Blue Angel, Looking Back Volume 1: The Instrumentals Interview with J.P. Cormier J.P. Cormier – Haslem’s Castle, Now That the Work is Done J.P. Cormier – Gilgarry’s Glen, recorded live at Celtic Colours October 18, 2024 Dave Gunning – Alberta Gold, Lift Pine Tree Flyers – Vidita, Pine Tree Flyers Party Crew – Diddle Diddle, Cape Breton Live: Take 01

Our 604th episode, which aired on September 27, 2026, in which we continued our Celtic Colours preview and spoke with Celtic Colours Artistic Director Wendy MacIsaac. Scottish Fish – Annie’s, Currently Rose Morrison with Dave Gunning – Holding Sand, single release Patouche Collective – Jerry Reels, Patouche Collective Irish Descendants – Go to See No More, Look to the Sea Interview with Wendy MacIsaac of Celtic Colours James MacLean – Walker Street, James MacLean Kevin Henderson & Neal Pearlman – Gas Station Raptors/The Strat-O-Matic King, Burden Lake Dawn & Margie Beaton – The Honourable Miss Elizabeth Cameron, A Taste of Gaelic Donnie Campbell & Buddy MacDonald – Thick O’Fog, Donnie & Buddy at the Gaelic College Heather MacIsaac – Big Barn Little Farm/Jig to Slip/The Ladies Bench, The Moon’s Daughter The Unusual Suspects – Pressed For Time/Hull’s Reel/St. Kilda Wedding, Big Like This Mike Vass – Leaving St. Kilda, single release

Our 603rd episode, which aired on September 20, 2026, and featured historical Cape Breton as part one of our Celtic Colours preview. Cape Breton Fiddle Association – The High Road Set 1975, Remastered Music from the 1973-79 Festivals Sons of Skye – Jack McCann, Both Sides of the Water Winston Scotty Fitzgerald – Northstar & Vintons, 78 release John Allen Cameron – Saban the Woodfitter, Glencoe Station Johnny Wilmot – Lord Gordon’s Reel, Another Side of Cape Breton Doug MacPhee – A Gordon MacQuarrie Strathspey, A Collection of Favourite Cape Breton Piano Solos Bill Lamey – The Highlanders Farewell To Ireland/Glenlivet, Classic Recordings of Scottish Fiddling Donnie Campbell – Molly Bawn, Music to Me Donald Angus Beaton – Don Side/Duke Of Gordon/Variation Of Money Musk/Lady Georgina Campbell/The Goat's, Live at the House John Ferguson – Dunne, In Tradition Dougie MacDonald – Louisdale Clog/Deleware/Hennessy's, Cape Breton Times Barry Shears – The Iron Man Set, A Cape Breton Piper Krysta MacKinnon – Killiecrankie, AfterMath

Our 602nd episode, which aired on September 13, 2026. Kalos – Pretty Good Friday/Ladybug, Tamarack The Elders – Shores of Farewell, The Spirits and the Sea Arise & Go – The Drowning At Bruckless/The Miller’s Maggot, Moments of Light Cara Dillon – Never In A Million Years, After the Morning Alasdair Fraser & Paul Machlis – Calliope House/The Cowboy Song, The Road North Tim Collins – The Road to Cloncon/On the Wran/The Master's Touch, Weaving the Tune Josephine Marsh Band – Chuckling in the Bunk/Springtime, I Can Hear You Smiling Ivan Drever & Dick Clarke – Mrs MacDonald's Lament, Live in Tucson 1988 Olivia Barrett – The Miller of Drone/Palmer's Gate/Laura's Reel, Elsewhere Dervish with Glen Hansard – Leave A Light On, The Great Irish Songbook Vol. 2: Poets & Storytellers Theresa MacClellan – Glendale Roots, Cape Breton Live: Take 01 Genticorum – Valse Beaulieu, La bibournoise

Our 601st episode, which aired on September 6, 2026. Hayden Stern – Boston Harbor Welcome, The Morning Dark North Sea Gas – Ballad of St. Anne’s Reel/St. Anne’s Reel, Keltic Heritage CLOSET CLASSIC: Michael Piper Cooney – Sean Ryan’s, Tunes from the Village Scartaglen – Chuaigh Me 'Na Rosann, Odyssey Moving Hearts – Tribute To Peadar O'Donnell, The Storm Ivan Drever & Dick Clarke – Andy Renwick's Ferret/Dick Gossip’s Rel, Live in Tucson 1988 Phil Cunningham – The Four Stroke Reel/Martin O’Connor’s Flying Clog, Palomino Waltz LOCAL FOCUS: Hogeye Navvy – Oh What A Parish/Kesh Jig, Poor Old Horse John McGann – Sligo Lament, Upslide Daithi Sproule & Victoria Adiiye – There But for Fortune, There But for Fortune Ron Gonnella – The Provost of St. Vigeans/The Corner House, International Friendship of the Fiddle Gerald Trimble – The York Reel/Dancing Feet, First Flight Daithi Sproule & Victoria Adiiye – Peace in the Storm, There But for Fortune

Our 600th episode, which aired on July 26, 2026, and which we celebrated by playing listener and artist requests. We Banjo 3 – Happiness, String Theory Adam & Dave Shapiro – Paddy’s Rambles Through the Park, Cape to Clare Hogeye Navvy – When the Ship Comes In/Scotland the Brave, A Song Will Lift Matt Molloy – Josie Mcdermott’s/Martain Ainsboro’s, Matt Molloy Cuas – Polca Deálaí/The Roundabout Polka, Cuas Hayden Stern – Farewell to Santa Ana, The Morning Dark Mary Bergin – Ril Gan Ainm/Ah Surely/The Union Reel, Feadoga Stain Gordon Lightfoot – Song for a Winter’s Night, The Way I Feel The Pogues – Broad Majestic Shannon, If I Should Fall From Grace with God James Keelaghan – Cold Missouri Waters, A Recent Future Breabach & Beolach – The Last March, recorded live at Celtic Colours 10/15/19 Seth Lakeman – Mayflower Waltz, A Pilgrim’s Tale

Our 599th episode, which aired on July 19, 2026, and marked our 13th anniversary with some of my favorite tracks. The Dardanelles – McCarthy’s, The Eastern Light Socks in the Frying Pan – When First I Came To Caledonia, Without A Paddle Liz Carroll – The Silver Spear/The Earl's Chair/The Musical Priest, Lost in the Loop The Elders – Appalachian Paddy, Wanderin’ Life & Times Touchstone – The Kilmoulis Jig/The Maid At The Spinning Wheel, The New Land Silly Wizard – Mrs Martha Knowles/The Pitnacree Ferryman/The New Bob, Live Again Jerry Holland & John Doyle – Golden Legs/Lively Steps/Garmont Smiddy, Helping Hands Stan Rogers – Witch of Westmoreland, recorded live May 28, 1983, first show J.P. Cormier – Cape Breton Guitar Set, Primary Color Planxty – The Irish Marche, Words & Music We Banjo 3 – The Fox, Live Again Colin Grant – Jen & Anthony’s Wedding, Fun for the Whole Family