Windy City Irish Radio

With summerlike temps around the Midwest, the school year coming to a close, and world is returning to some level of normalcy, there's plenty to celebrate.  This week we welcome the warm breezes and sunny days with  host of new music from Dublin singer songwriter, Chris Short, Galway's Dave Curley with Lunasa, Dingle's very own concertina Queen, Caroline Keane, a newly released single from Sharon Shannon and Jon Allen, live music from Mick Flannery, a new release from Andy Irvin and Donal Lunny better known as Mozaik, Kerry's own Eilis Kennedy, an oldie from the Old Dog, Andy Irvine, a collaborative tune from Kevin Crawford, Colin Farrell & Patrick Doocey, a new release from Dublin's Kila and one from another Dublin based band, Ye Vagabonds.  So bust out your favorite lawn chair, cool off in the kiddie pool and crack open a cold one.  You deserve it!  Check us out each Sunday afternoon on WNDZ 750 AM or on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

From the banks of the Black River in County Mayo, Mark O'Donnell of Billow Wood joins us live in the Windy City Irish Radio studios for an hour of music off their newest album, Walls of Caves, and a few other nuggets of pure gold and stories of a year we hope to never see the likes of again.  Join Mike, Tim and Mark O'Donnell of Billow Wood on Windy City Irish Radio each Sunday afternoon from 12noon to 1pm on WNDZ 750AM or catch the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

On the eve of his 80th, Windy City Irish Radio celebrates singer songwriter, Irish want-a-bee, Bob Dylan's eighth decade Windy City Irish Radio-style with Bobby Zimmerman's finest songs performed by outstanding Irish artists Finbar Furey, Robbie O'Connell, The Clancy Brothers, Doolin, Alison Brown, Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova, Paul Brady, Mary Black, George Murphy and the Rising Sons, Old Blind Dogs, Altan, Joe Chester, and even one from ol' Bobby himself!  It's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio at www.windycityirishradio.com.  Happy Birthday, Bobby!!

As the world emerges from it's pandemic cocoon, hope springs eternal here in the Windy City Irish Radio studios with lots of brand new music featuring Imelda May's new album The 11 Hour and music from Nella, Fay Field, Brian Mullen, Aaron McDonnell, Asleep at the Reel, Colm Gavin, Pauly Fagan, Murphy's Lawyer, Sara Noone, Grainne Brady, and Emily Magner Hurley plus exciting news of the reopening of two cornerstones of Chicago's Irish American community, Gaelic Park and the Irish American Heritage Center.  Check out this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

She dressed you, fed you, attended to you're bumps and bruises, counseled and endlessly worried about you.  That's right, we're talking about dear ol' mom and this week we pay tribute to all the moms out there with a special mother's day special featuring music from my mom's favorite, the King - Elvis Presley, as well as Baile an Salsa, Scythian, We Banjo 3, a entire set of cover tunes and songs from the likes of Frankie Gavin & DeDannan, The Screaming Orphans, House of Hamill, and Broken Biscuits.  And music from Rig the Jig, Billy Tracey & The Scope, James Taylor, Damien Dempsey, and the Bard of Armaugh, Tommy Makem, with Liam Clancy!  It's all right here, right now on Windy City Irish Radio with Tim Taylor and Mike Shevlin.  Check out the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

It's the Merry Merry Month of May and the Chicagoland sun in shining brightly. Join Tim and Mike on Windy City Irish Radio for a cuppa and plenty of brand new music from some of our favorite Irish artists. Yes, more new music from Dublin's Declan O'Rourke , Scotland's Gnoss  German-born Irish artist Sina Theil , County Kerry tradsters Beoga, Rebel songsters Mise Eire, Dubliner with Sarah Talbot, former The Young Folkers Elgin, and Danny Burns. And still more tunes and songs from trad heroes Connla, Offaly bluegrass masters JigJam, Dublin singer-songwriter Colm Gavin Music and Dónal Clancy, Liam Clancy - A Tribute  and Robbie O'Connell. NOW STREAMING LIVE ON Global Irish Radio - GIR.ie from 12PM to 1PM CST every Sunday and at various times throughout the week and live on WNDZ 750AM Chicago. OR If you missed the live show you can check out the podcast here at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

Despite a slow down in touring, the High Kings haven't stopped making their brand of high energy music with their latest album release, Home From Home.  Hope springs eternal with plans to resume touring in the U.S. starting in September and a new project soon to be announced.  Darren Holden joins Tim and Mike for an hour of music from the High Kings.  Tim and Mike also announce their collaboration with Global Irish Radio.  It's a jam packed hour of music from the High Kings.  Tune in each week from 12:00 to 1pm on 750AM or on our podcasts at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

Join the lads this week on Windy City Irish Radio as they spin more new music and play some old classics. Tune in for new releases from The Guinness Brothers, Mick Flannery and SON, formerly The Young Folk now called Elgin, Nashville singer-songwriter from Dublin Josh Okeefe, Hothouse Flowers Fiachna Ó Braonáin,  Oscar Blue, Ava( Éabha McMahon), and The High Kings. And listen for some old favorites from Ciaran Mac Gowan, Declan O'Rourke, Natalie MacMasterr, and The Pogues. Join us every Sunday from Noon - 1PM on WNDZ 750AM and catch this week's podcast here at www.windycityirisihradio.com.  

This week on Windy City Irish Radio features new music from the singer, songwriter and producer triple threat Imelda May, who has released two singles ahead of her new album release expected in just a few short weeks.  Additionally, we feature music from Davey Furey's recently released album from last December, a new one from Kansas City's very own Tallymoore, a new single from Trad supergroup Strings and Things, a classic from Celtic Country artist, Michael Farrell, new releases from Dublin songstress, Rachel Greene,  County Offaly's own Glen Flynn, a welcomed new one from Bagatelle, Qatar based singer Phillip Noone, Meath's Noel Flynn, and Kildare native, Alister Fingleston.  It's a jam-packed hour of Windy City Irish Radio, so buckle up and get ready for the ride.  You can tune in each Sunday from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm on WNDZ 750AM or check out the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

Whether dressed in clover or your finest Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it, it's Easter Sunday and Windy City Irish Radio starts off the day with glorious show marking the end of the Lenten season and the start of new beginnings featuring music by Orla Fallon Official Page, Martin Hayes, Hothouse Flowers, Tommy Makem, Dervish, Kennedy's Kitchen, and The Waterboys.  Easter has a slightly different meaning in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora as we commemorate the anniversary of the Easter rising with music by The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem, Aoife Scott, Roisin O, Danny O'Reilly, Roy Buckley, Steve Goodman, Gene Autry, and Judy Garland.  So, put on your Sunday finest, crank up the volume and have a Easter parade all of your own right here on Windy City Irish Radio.  Tune in each and every Sunday afternoon from 12 noon to 1pm at 750AM WNDZ or right here on our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

As Chuck Berry once sang, "Just let me hear some of that rock and roll music, any old way you choose it" and today on Windy City Irish Radio, the lads choose well. Get the blood pumping on this fine Spring day with classics from Irish rockers The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly and Black 47 and  take a listen as Mike and Tim welcome another into the pantheon of Irish rock, The Rumjacks. The boys chat with lead singer, Mike Rivkees, about the band's new album Hestia and play several tracks off of the critically-acclaimed new release. The diverse band with American, Australian, Italian and Irish perspectives creates a new sound with their punk, ska, and rock sounds pulsing throughout their music. Join us every Sunday from Noon - 1PM on WNDZ 750AM and be sure to catch the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

We've played a lot of music from The Byrne Brothers over the years but not so much from Basciville, another band of Byrne Brothers.  Lorcan and Cillian Byrne of Basciville join us for a full hour of music direct from the shores of County Wexford featuring music from their recently released album Hymns To the Air, a self produced album recorded at their makeshift studio in the back of their folks house.  Lorcan and Cillian join us with stories of self producing a new album during a pandemic and the deep meanings of songs from the latest album.  Join Mike and Tim live each Sunday afternoon on Windy City Irish Radio from 12 noon to 1pm on 750AM WNDZ or check out the podcast right here right now at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

The Irish have survived famine, oppression, discrimination and agricultural nightmares yet in today's modern days, the Irish resiliency still shines through despite the ongoing pandemic, shutdowns and social distancing.  But where there's a will, there's a way and the Irish still celebrate their patron saint, Maewyn Succat, that's right St. Patrick with virtual St. Patrick's Day celebrations throughout the city, the dying of the Chicago River and maybe hoisting a pint or two in the kitchen.  So, push away the couch, roll up the rug, kick off your shoes and celebrate St. Paddy's Day the Irish way!  Today on Windy City Irish Radio, it's all about the celebration with music from The Elders, Enya, Stocktons Wing, Mary Black, Carlos Núñez, JigJam, Damien Dempsey, Drops of Green, The Gleasons, Bing Crosby, and The Wolfe Tones.  It's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio live each Sunday afternoon from 12noon to 1pm on 750AM WNDZ or catch the podcast right here at www.windy

For more than ten years, supergroup, Runa, has graced stages across the nation with their eclectic, folky, jazzy, Celtic style of music.   This afternoon, Shannon Lambert-Ryan and Fionán de Barra grace the virtual stage of the Windy City Irish Radio studios and join Mike and Tim with a full hour of live performances and stories of the road and what happens when you can't quite hit the road. Check out the podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com or join us live each Sunday afternoon from 12 noon to 1pm on WNDZ 750AM.  

It's time to get those dancing shoes on! This week on Windy City Irish Radio Dan Fedoryka of the famed Celtic-Americana-Gypsy band Scythian into the studio to discuss the band's brand new release, "Roots & Stones." Dan tells tales of the hardest-working band in a pandemic and talks about making music and playing live in today's crazy times. And there is a whole lotta music too! Join Mike, Tim and Dan for an hour of toe-tapping tunes sure to turn that frown around! Windy City Irish Radio airs every Sunday on WNDX 750AM from Noon - 1PM CST and this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

It's another NEW MUSIC Sunday in the Windy City Irish Radio studio as the boys come in from the cold, kick the snow off their shoes and spin an hour's worth of fantastic new tunes. Join us for music from Eleanor McEvoy Music, Lemoncello, Mundy and Conchúr White. And there's some rockin' new tracks from The Walker Roaders, Imelda May with Noel Gallagher and Ronnie Wood. And still more from All Folk'd Up, Delush with Tolü Makay - Artist Page, The High Kings and We Banjo 3. The Irish music scene is alive and well! Join us each and every Sunday from 12PM - 1PM on WNDX 750AM and catch this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.  Hey, let us know what you think!

Ayyyy-Eeeeeeee!!!! Et Tua!!!!! And Laissez Le Bon Temp Roller!! It's Mardi Gras in the Windy City Irish Radio Studio and please don't let the feet fail us now!!! Cue the music....it's the most wonderful time of the year!!! Join Tim and Mike as we virtually walk the streets of New Orleans with stories, songs and music of the Crescent City for one day only until we have to batten down the hatches for the forty days of Lent. Tune in for music of the Mardi Gras from NOLA musicians including Fess himself Professor Longhair, Louis Armstrong and Tom McDermott with Lucia Micarelli. And then of course there is the Irish spin. Join us for some toe-tapping zydeco and Crescent City soul from Scythian from their brand new album, Paul Brady Music, a classic from Daniel O'Donnell, ANÚNA with Hozier, Tara O'Grady, Prince Edward Island's Ten Strings And A Goat Skin,, the Belfast Cowboy Van Morrison and, yes, Rosemary Clooney. Let the Good Times Roll Indeed!!! Join us each and every Sunday from No

Cupid's arrow is pointing at YOU this week as Windy City Irish Radio celebrates Valentine's Day and it's not-so-obvious connection to Ireland. Feel the love as Tim and Mike celebrate the day with music from the heart. Tune in for romantic music and song from Elvis Costello, The Pogues, House of Hamill, All Folk'd Up, Sharon Shannon with Seamus Begley Begley and Aoife O'Donovan, Drops of Green, and Bono himself.  Valentine's Day and stories of how Valentine's Day is really another great Irish holiday!  The pedagogues of love bring all this to you right here on Windy City Irish Radio at www.windycityirishradio.com.  

Come in from the bitter cold, pour yourself a hot toddy and warm yourself up with some brand new music from some of Ireland's most exciting new artists. Tune in as Mike and Tim spin tracks from Dublin's A. Smyth, Wexford's Maca and Basciville, Dublin's Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson (otherwise known as CMAT), Limerick's Sinead O'Brien with Chloe Agnew and Ger O'Donnell and a fabulous new single from Cork man Roy Buckley Music. The lads also feature new music from David Gray with Mary Black and songs from Declan McKenna, Ashley Davis, and Tara O'Grady. Join us every Sunday on WNDZ 750AM from Noon to 1PM and catch this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.

This week on Windy City Irish Radio, the lads celebrate Imbolc Eve or St. Brigid's Day. While you certainly wouldn't think so looking out the window today, Imbolc traditionally marks the beginning of Spring and pays tribute to one of the great patron saints of Ireland. It's all about the ladies this week as Tim and Mike celebrate Mna na Eireann or Women of Ireland. Tune in for music and song from County Meath's Sibéal, Donegal's The Friel Sisters, Phily's own RUNA, Tolu Makay with the RTE Orchestra, Galway's Niamh Regan, Cherish the Ladies, KT Tunstall with Alan Cumming, Róisín O, Limerick's Emma Langford, Lisa Hannigan, and a classic from Eleanor McEvoy Music featuring Mary Black. Happy St. Brigid's Day! Join us each and every Sunday from 12PM - 1PM on 750AM and catch this week's holiday podcast herend catch this week's holiday podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.