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Blistering Folk and Belfast Tradfest St Patrick's Festival

Another weekend of fine folk music with Neil Martin. With tunes from Muireann Nic Amhlaoidh, Anúna, Gráinne Holland, Maura O’Connell, Christy Moore & many more.

Plus, director of Belfast TradFest Dónal O’Connor, sits down with Neil to chat about the St. Patrick's Festival happening next weekend.

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1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Saturday20:03
BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle

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Music Played

  • Planxty

    The Starting Gate

  • Rita Connolly

    Ripples in the Rockpools

  • Hedera

    Salamander

  • Mary McNamara

    Cailleach an Airgid/The Hag with the Money/The Kerfunten Jig

  • Gráinne Holland

    Ceol a’ Phíobaire/The Music of the Piper

  • At the Racket

    Julia Delaney’s/Paddy Fahey’s

  • ANÚNA

    The Flower of Magherally-O

  • Christy Moore

    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

  • Damian McKee

    Dreams of Holly

  • De Dannan

    Maggie

  • Cuas

    Miss Admiral Gordon’s/O’Sullivan’s/Mairtín O’Connor’s

  • Deirdre and Ella McGrory

    Tiocfaidh an Samhradh/The Summer Will Come

  • Johnny Óg Connolly

    The Boys of Bluehill/The Stack of Barley

  • Grainne Brady

    Miss Kay Rose/Memories of Sligo

  • Brian Finnegan

    Trigger’s Lament/Jig for Amélie/Red Planet Blues

  • Bow Brothers

    The Queen of the Fair/Kesh jig/Strike the Gay Harp

  • Planxty

    The West Coast of Clare

  • Muireann Nic Amhlaoidh

    Bruach

  • Moya Sweeney and Archie Churchill-Mos

    For Frans

  • Dougie McClean

    Ready for the Storm - Caledonia

  • Arty McGlynn

    Miss Monaghan/The Flags of Dublin/Hand Me Down the Tackle

  • Paul Brady

    Don’t Come Again

Broadcast

  • Saturday20:03
    BBC Radio Ulster & BBC Radio Foyle