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New Sounds / April 23, 2006

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Sunday, April 23, 2006
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  • The Poozies
    The Poozies

    Celtic & Nearly Celtic Music

    There’s an hour of Celtic and nearly-Celtic music on this edition of New Sounds, featuring Mozaik, a Celtic band with Balkan, Romanian, Macedonian and klezmer leanings in their tunes. Also, hear the lush vocals, innovative arrangements and masterful instrumental playing of the all-female band The Poozies. Then there’s the relentless sounds of jigs, reels, slides and polkas, skillfully delivered by the acoustic traditional Celtic band Bohola, plus the Celtic-flavored folk of Fairport Convention. Music by the English zither player Andrew Cronshaw rounds out the show.

PROGRAM #2288, Celtic & Nearly Celtic Music (First aired 5/25 /2004)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Bohola

Bohola

Ship In Full Sail [1:30]

Shanachie #78048**
www.shanachie.com

Fairport Convention

Liege & Lief

Reynardine [5:00]

A&M #SP-4257, Reissued on CD in 1990; available for purchase at Amazon.com*

Bohola

4

The Old Orange Lodge / All On The Mountains High [11:00]

Shanachie #78058**
www.shanachie.com

Andrew Cronshaw

Till The Beasts Returning

The Dark-Haired Youth [4:30]
Ho Ho Nighean Dunn - Medley [6:00]

Topic #12TS447 (LP) And later reissued on "The Andrew Cronshaw CD." Both the LP and CD are out of print, so try Amazon.com* OR www.gemm.com*

The Poozies

Changed Days, Same Roots

Sunny [5:00]
Augustus Gloop [5:00]

Compass #4375**
www.compassrecords.com*

Mozaik

Live From the Powerhouse

Romanian Hora / Black Jack Grove [5:30]

Compass #4378**
www.compassrecords.com*

Bohola

Bohola

Ship In Full Sail [4:00]

See above.

*, ** - Find the recordings you've heard - go to the New Sounds Recordings Information page

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