In times of anxiety, I regularly look to music for inspiration and hope. This playlist is an effort to provide a variety of such songs from traditional and contemporary artists around the Celtic world. As is often the case with A Celtic Sojourn, it does not confine itself to a single genre. It includes, for example, Paul Simon's "American Tune" and Pat Humphries', "Swimming to the Other Side," each covered over the years by Celtic artists.
These are songs to keep us hopeful.
The details are below. Again, if you like something, please go to the artists' websites, and tell them so. And while you are there, maybe buy a CD or merchandise if they have it, or tell them you'll come and see them in concert when they are coming to your area. More than ever, artists need support. We love to hear from you, celtic@wgbh.org.
00:00: "Bright Morning Start," Cara Dillon, A Thousand Hearts
04:06: "The Turning of the Tide," Robbie O'Connell, Never Learned to Dance
07:48: "Bless the Road," Mary Black, Speaking with the Angel
11:27: "Wading Deep Waters," Crooked Still, Wells for Zoe
15:35: "Ready for the Storm," Dougie MacLean, With Strings
19:19: "Walk the Road," Kate Rusby, Make the Light
23:30: "Julian of Norwich," Gordon Bok, Ann Mayo Muir & Ed Trickett, Live in Minneapolis
36:38: "Rolling Home," Beggar's Velvet, Lady of Autumn
41:30: "Never Lose Home," Coda, Train of Spirits
45:20: "Soldier On," Midnight Well, Midnight Well
50:30: "Roseville Fair," Liam Clancy, The Wheels of Life
54:55: "Swimming to the Other Side," Lui Collins, Leaving Fort Knox
58:58: "American Tune," Crooked Still, Friends of Fall
