Episode #39 - Celtic Latitudes

So what is Celtic music? Celtic music draws connections to the early cultures of the British Isles and Western Europe. The folk music revival of the 1960s with American artists like Bob Dylan was a huge impetus for the revival of Celtic music and culture. Artists, especially, throughout Britain, Ireland and France took cue and began rediscovering their own roots and unearthed exciting traditions spanning back to a time before the invasions of the Romans or Anglo-Saxons. Soon musicians everywhere were picking up the “illun pipes,” Bodhran, flutes and whistles, fiddles and the bouzouki and igniting the music of the ancients in a modern world. This playlist leads us on a journey throughout the Celtic diaspora. We’ll begin in the British Isles with tunes from Ireland, Wales and Scotland. After that we’ll jump down to Brittany and Galicia. Finally, we’ll cross the Atlantic to the Canadian Maritimes where the legacy of Celtic culture is alive and kicking in Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island. One artist, who I’ve come to discover as of late, who was a key player in the Celtic music renaissance of early 70s is Alan Stivell. Stivell is a musician and singer from Brittany, a Northwest province of France that has survived for centuries as a bastion of Celtic culture. He modernized traditional Breton music and singing in the Breton language. Many consider his music to be the precursor for Celtic Rock. Brittany Ian Morrison Reel - Alan Stivell The Black-Haired Maiden - Alan Stivell Ireland Samradh Samradh - The Gloaming Slip Jig / Jig Gan Ainm - Danu King of the Fairies - Horslips Whirl-Y-Reel 1 - Afro Celt Sound System Wales Chwedl Y Ddwy Ddraig -  Calan Ceffylau - Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita Scotland The Queen of Argyll - Silly Wizard An Dans Elegua - Salsa Celtica Brittany Les Transformations - Malicorne Galicia Dia de Campoo - Cahornega Cape Breton The Giant - Stan Rogers Big Sampie’s Reel - Maxim Cormier Prince Edward Island Huginn & Muninn - Ten Strings and a Goat Skin 4:44 - Vishtén Secret Victory - The East Pointers

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Episode #38 - Bowie World

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Bowie Covers from Around the Globe
David Bowie was not a chameleon. He was an artistic mutant, one planet ahead of his fellow homo sapiens. Drawing influence from avant-garde art, theatre and even science fiction. He fused fashion and identity in a way that transcended the work of other rock musicians of his generation So much of what we experience today in pop culture is derived from Bowie’s career and the family of musicians and producers with whom he worked. From sharing a flat and writing songs with Iggy Pop to studio production with Brian Eno. Electronic explorations with Trent Reznor to funk odysseys with Nile Rodgers. His philosophy and approach to performance continues to be evident in the work of artists like Bono, Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson, Gary Numan, Robyn Hitchcock and many many more.

When an artist transcends their country, their culture, their planet…. to me, that’s an indication of brilliance. Bowie’s continual transformations and outside approach connect to the core of the human experience. Musicians across the world have interpreted his songs since the beginning.

This show explores the many interpretations of Bowie’s music. Welcome to Bowie World.

1. David Bowie - Regazzo Solo, Regazza Sola 
2. Sunshiners - Modern Love 
3. Seu Jorge - Rebel Rebel 
4. Moodoid - Let's Dance 
5. Megapuss - Sound + Vision 
6. Paralisis Permanente - Héroes 
7. 10,000 Maniacs - Starman 
8. Seu Jorge - Oh! You Pretty Things 
9. Brazzaville - Moonage Daydream 
10. Rolly Teranishi - Ziggy Stardust 
11. Icky Blossoms - Ashes to Ashes 
12. Great Pagans - The Man Who Sold The World 
13. John C. Reilly - Starman 
14. Alain Kan - La Vie En Mars? 
15. The Cure - Young Americans 
16. Fobia - Presionando 
17. Charles De Goal - Hang On To Yourself 
18. Dinosaur Jr. - Quicksand 
19. Seu Jorge - Life On Mars? 
20. Chris Hadfield - Space Oddity

Episode #37 - Legacy

1. Ravi Shankar - Introduction to Indian Music
2. Anoushka Shankar - Dancing In Madness
3. Vieux Farka Toure - Sarama
4. Vieux Farka Toure - Aï Haïra
5. Domenico + 2 - Solar
6. Domenico + 2 - Tema Da Zorra
7. Chucho Valdez - Congadanza
8. Charlotte Gainsbourg - Voyage
9. Charlotte Gainsbourg - 5:55
10. Eliza Carthy & The Kings of Calicutt - Trip to Fowey / Cuckold Came Out
11. C.J. Chenier - Too Much Fun
12. Femi Kuti - Look Around
13. Seun Kuti - Mr. Big Thief