BEALTAINE/May2025 - PÍOSA FAOIN CHLÁR IS ÚIRE UAIM/A bit about my most recent RADIO SHOW 20250507

Recorded for you in my sitting room at the end of April 2024, and broadcast for the first time on FlirtFM, Galway, Ireland on 7th May 2025 (20250507), with love from me in Galway, and from all these musical wizards and angels:

Chris Ryder with Integer Vitae

Johnny Mháirtín Learaí Mac Donnacha (1937- ) {One of our High Kings of Sean Nós singing)

Líadan - one of my favourite groups of beautiful female voices and energy, harmony and musicality

Kris Kristofferson (what can I say?! Rest in Peace beautiful angel! June 22, 1936 – September 28, 2024) - King of one-liners! "... the Sunday-smell of someone cookin' chicken". Magic! And "in the park I saw a daddy with a daughter he was swinging". More magic!

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh of the group Altan (3 amazing tracks from her solo CD "Imeall") singing and playing: "Is fada ó bhaile" FEATURING Annbjørg Lien (born 15 October 1971) a Norwegian musician, playing the hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), "Mo Níon Ó" and playing some beautiful fiddle pieces composed by herself in cluding "An Fidleoir" featuring incredible guitar acompaniment from Tim Edey - listen AT LEAST ONCE to this track, where you ONLY concentrate on the guitar. {PLEASE!}, and "An Dro/Imeall" featuring Manus Lunny (bouzouki/guitar, Jim Higgins (gorgeous percussion), Michael McGoldrick (flute) and Graham Herderson (Keyboard)

Meaití Jo Shéamuis Ó Fátharta (Solas síoraí ort a Mheaití 1947-2025) {Another of our HighKings of Sean Nós}

Maighread & Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill

John Spillane {The HighKing of music/song/guitar/love/poetry}

Sí Fiddlers


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