Windy City Irish Radio

Shepherds quake at the sight -- Christ the Savior is born.  Christ the Savior is born!  Merry Christmas to you all!  Today on Windy City Irish Radio we celebrate Christmas Day with music fro The Outside Track, The Makem and Spain Brothers, The Elders, Schythian, We Banjo 3, The Drowsy Lads, Colm Gavin with Charlie McGattigan, Goats Don't Shave, The Irish Rovers, The Chieftains & Jackson Brown, The Coronas and Scythian.  Jo...

Over the past nine years, Windy City Irish Radio held many Christmas parties inviting our favorite musicians, singers and poets to perform live in the Windy City Irish Radio studios.  Favorites such as Rory Makem, the Chancey Brothers, Joe McShane, Joel Simpson and Jennifer Ashley, Mark Piekarz, Cathy Cowan and Kathy O'Neill joined Mike and Tim to celebrate the season.  Today, we resurrect the old Christmas party and feature c...

The Christmas spirit is live and well in the Windy City Irish Radio studios and we're celebrating the Christmas season Windy City Irish Radio-style with music from Irish greats including Damien McGinty, Roisin O, The Finns, Shane Hennesey, Cladia Buckley, Scythian, Daniel O'Donnell, Joanie Madden, Ashley Davis & John Doyle, The Irish Rovers, Irish Christmas In America, Eileen Ivers, Nathalie McMaster and the Byrne Bro...

As we slide into the month of December, the outside temps sure make it feel like winter's grip is taking hold.  But not to worry -- it's warm and cozy in the Windy City Irish Radio studios and the studios are full of the Christmas Spirit. This week we feature Ireland's best Christmas exports from the Screaming Orphans, The Outside Track, Danny Burns, Enda Reilly, Michael Londra, Ashley Davis & John Doyle, Niamh F...

Just off a long Thanksgiving weekend, the Christmas season kicks off in the Windy City Irish Radio studios in full swing featuring the season's best songs and tunes from Ashley Davis, Seamus Begley & Oisin Mac Diamada, Danny O'Donnell, Cherish the Ladies, Celtic Woman, Tom Morley, The Irish Rovers, Craig Duncan, Cliona Hagan, Derek Ryan featuring Sharon Shannon, Celtic Thunder, Nathan Carter, The Harp Twins, and Lisa ...

Thanksgiving is all about heading home to be with family & friends, breaking bread and being thankful for all of our blessings and we're doing just that right here on Windy City Irish Radio studios this week.  It's songs of the big meal, thanksgiving, heading home and family featuring music from Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers, Brendan Moriarty, Barleyjuice, Rosemary Clooney, Bob Walsh, Mark Howard, John Mock and ...

Colcannon, Bahmbrack, The Pooka and the Banshee, Black Cats and Hell are all on display as we celebrate the Celtic holiday of Samhain (pronounced Sew-In).  Join Tim for an hour of music and stories to celebrate the Celtic Halloween featuring music from Dahm the Bard, Imelda May, Scott Bozwell, Mary Black, Annie Finch, Irish Rovers, Lorena McKennitt, The High Kings, The Commitments, PeakFiddler, and Karliene.  It's all right he...

The Irish music community mourns the loss of two great musicians.  Earlier this week, while touring New Orleans, Irish American and Chicago South Sider, Marty Sammon, passed away at the young age of 45, a day after his birthday.  With grandparents on both sides hailing from Ireland, Marty embraced his Irish roots learning Irish polkas and reels on the piano but migrated towards his true love of the blues.  At an early age, Marty&ap...

As the autumn season cools the temps outside, live music is heating up in the Chicagoland Metro area with Altan performing at the Old Town School of Folk Music on October 30th and Nathan Carter adding on a second show at Chicago Gaelic Park on November 18th.  This week we feature music from Saint Sister, Rory Makem, JigJam, We Banjo 3, Blue Rodeo, Lisa Canny, Bill Treacy & The Scope, Dervish with Brendan Gleason, and Hozier.  I...

The First Lady of Country Music, Loretta Lynn, passed away earlier this week leaving behind a legacy of country music.  Lynn, of Scot-Irish decent, was the first woman singer-songwriter in Country music, breaking down barriers for women of country music around the world.  Lynn wrote about heartache, relationships, hardships and life in "Butcher Holler", her home town.  Today, we honor the Queen of Country Music along with...

We feature lots of new music this week from some old alum of the Windy City Irish Radio studios and lots of new friends yet to grace our studios.  This week it's new music from the Led Farmers, Damien O'Kane and Ron Block, Enda Reilly, Austral, Jig Jam, Winborne, Joe Jencks, and Siobhan Miller as well as music from the Cheiftans as well as bands from Nova Scotia and bands residing in Florida as a reminder of the devastati...

There's lots of new music this week in the Windy City Irish Radio studios.  Elle Marie O'Dwyer, who is featured in this month's Irish Music Magazine, released a new album along with lots of other bands from the Emerald Isle and the other Celtic nations.  This week we feature Altan, Scottish band FARA, the Siskin Quartet, Nathan Carter, Sue Harding, Goitse, We Banjo 3, June McCormack and Michael Rooney, Graeme Armstro...

Even though Summer isn't quite over, we'll already lookin gforward to sprintg...yes, that's right spring.  Why?  Well, it's halfway to St. Patrick's Day and we're celebrating with  music from headliner, Gaelic Storm, Josh O'Keefe and STEAM plus an unlikely collaboration in Northern Ireland's Janet Devlin and Inglebert Humperdink with music from the Irish Rovers, The Gothard Sisters, Katie Gre...

It may be rainy and dreary in the Windy City Irish Radio studios but it's sunny and lively in the Windy City Irish Radio studios.  This week we feature lots of new music from Niahm Ferrell, The Moxie Strings, Phil Langran, Niahm Lynn, Karliene, Niahm McGlinchey, The Siskin Quartet, FARA, Ruth Keggin and Rachel Hair, Jackie Oats, The Songbirds, and Ailbhe Reddy.  Tune in on globalirishradio.com on our website and windycityirish...

Milwaukee Irish Fest ended last week but the sweet memories of crowds gathering, seeing old friends, enjoying the summer breezes off of Lake Michigan and hearing the best of the best of Irish music still lingers in the air and Windy City Irish Radio keeps that spirit alive featuring many of the bands who performed at the MIlwaukee Irish Fest along with some new music and some classics to keep your feet moving.  This week we feature...

Lots of new music and some classics get spun in the Windy City Irish Radio studios as Mike and Tim celebrate their ninth year on the radio and embarking on year 10!  This week we feature The Mickey Finns, Talisk, We Banjo 3, Imelda May, The Pogues, The Waterboys, Gaelic Storm, Billow Wood, Goitse, The Henry Girls, Mary's Lane, The Cheiftans and, of course, the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis "the Pelvis" Presley onllthe...