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This week's program takes us to Ireland and Scotland, with selections from The Celtic Viol featuring Jordi Savall, 14 Tales of Mystery with Quadriga Consort, and tracks from a recent release by Ronn McFarlane called The Celtic Lute. 

  • Turlough O’Carolan: Carolan’s Welcome. Performed by Ronn McFarlane, lute.
  • Turlough O’Carolan: Carolan’s Dream. Performed by Ronn McFarlane, lute.
  • Turlough O’Carolan: Sheebeg and Sheemore. Performed by Ronn McFarlane, lute.
  • Turlough O’Carolan: Fanny Power. Performed by Ronn McFarlane, lute.
  • Anon.: A Scot’s Lilt. Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, harp.
  • Anon.: Balulalow. Performed by Johanna Maria Rose, voice.
  • Anon.: The Reel of Tullochgorum. Performed by Andrew Lawrence-King, psaltery.
  • Anon.: Mr. O’Connor. Performed by Quadriga Consort.
  • Anon.: Poison Ivy Leaf. Performed by Quadriga Consort.
  • Anon.: Lament for Owen O’Rourke. Performed by Quadriga Consort.
  • John Dowland: Say, Love if ever thou didst find. Performed by Michael Slattery, tenor, and La Nef.
  • John Dowland: Clear or Cloudy. Performed by Michael Slattery, tenor, and La Nef.
  • John Dowland: A Shepherd in a Shade. Performed by Michael Slattery, tenor, and La Nef.
  • Anon.: The Galway Bay Hornpipe. Performed by Jordi Savall, Andrew Lawrence-King, Frank McGuire.
  • John Playford: The Rover Reformed. Performed by Jordi Savall, Andrew Lawrence-King, Frank McGuire.
  • Anon.: Lord Frog Dance. Performed by Jordi Savall, Andrew Lawrence-King, Frank McGuire.
  • Anon.: The Kid on the Mountain. Performed by Ronn McFarlane, lute.
  • Anon.: The Liverpool Hornpipe. Performed by Jordi Savall, Andrew Lawrence-King, Frank McGuire.
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