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Playlist: St. Patrick's Day

Compiled By: PRX Editors

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Get into the spirit of the day with Irish history, music, and more.

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Erin go Bragh: St. Patrick's Day

From Loyola Productions, Inc. | Part of the Kaleidoscope series | 01:33:41

View Kaleidescope's St. Patrick's Day Playlist. Dedicated to the late broadcaster, J.P. McCarthy—Detroit's #1 Irishman—here is a two-hour celebration for St. Patrick's Day. In song, poetry, and prose, this program is an exploration of the Patron Saint, the culture, the lore, and the luck o' the Irish!


Hour (49:00-1:00:00)

The Chieftains: San Patricio

From Joyride Media | 00:59:00

The Chieftains and Ry Cooder present the history behind their collaboration inspired by The St Patrick's Battalion of Irish-born soldiers in the Mexican War.

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St. Patrick's Day 2011 - Ireland and the Irish in Film 11-10

From All Classical Public Media | Part of the The Score with Edmund Stone series | 00:59:00

This week on The Score with Edmund Stone, Ireland and the Irish in Film.

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Voice of the Troubles: Stories from the Irish Conflict(52/59 minute versions)

From Charles Lane | 00:59:00

Exploring conflict in the modern world through the stories and experiences of the Irish Troubles.

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Through Emerald Eyes: Liner Notes Special on Ireland

From Liner Notes | Part of the LINER NOTES series | 00:58:56

Irish and Irish-American authors and artists explore the magical isle.

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Shadows on Sparks Street

From Sarah Boothroyd | 00:53:42

This is the true story of the only Canadian federal politician in history to be assassinated, the last public execution in Canada, and a mystery that refuses to die. Sarah Boothroyd explores this nineteenth century world of spies, lies, secrets and murder.

St. Patrick’s Day 2010: Luck O' the Irish

From All Classical Public Media | Part of the The Score with Edmund Stone series | 00:58:28

Cinematic music from Ireland celebrating her history, moods and mysteries on The Score with Edmund Stone.

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Compact Discoveries 96: Classically Irish

From Fred Flaxman | Part of the Compact Discoveries series | 00:58:56

Irish folk tunes turned into orchestral music by Leroy Anderson, Victor Herbert, Frank Bridge and Hamilton Harty.

BEAT LATINO 004: San Patricio's Day - The Celtic Side of Latin

From Catalina Maria Johnson | 00:58:48

Music for St. Patrick's Day from the Latin/Latino musical universe.

Frank McCourt on "The Song Is You" with Bonnie Grice

From "The Song Is You with Bonnie Grice" Group | Part of the The Song Is You with Bonnie Grice series | 00:59:00

A SPECIAL ST. PATRICK'S DAY REMEMBRANCE ON "THE SONG IS YOU": Author of the best-selling memoir, Angela’s Ashes among others, Frank McCourt traces his life musically from the Rocky Road to Dublin, featuring the Chieftains and the Rolling Stones, to the sounds of New York, New York with Frank Sinatra.

The Chieftains

From Joyride Media | 00:59:01

Celebrate St Patrick's Day with The Chieftains.


Half-Hour+ (30:01-48:59)

Don't Go Far...

From Documentary on One - RTE, Ireland | Part of the RTE Documentary On One series | 00:39:01

The story of two boys who, in 1985, instead of going in for their dinner, decided to go on a little journey....

Erin go Bragh (1 hr.)

From Loyola Productions, Inc. | Part of the Kaleidoscope series | 00:47:56

View Kaleidescope's St. Patrick's Day Playlist. Celebrating St. Patrick's Day with this edition of Kaleidoscope. From Mose the Firefighter to terminology and Irish practices, here is a look at the fact and fiction of the Emerald Isle.


Half-Hour (24:00-30:00)

01 - 'Ca de mar ata tu!' (Hello)

From Raymond McCullough | Part of the Celtic Roots Radio series | 00:29:56

Celtic 'n' roots music, 'n' craic from Northern Ireland. Check out all three pieces in the series!

RN Documentary: Seamus Heaney: Bogging In Again

From Radio Netherlands Worldwide | Part of the RN Documentaries series | 00:29:30

Poet and Nobel laureate revisits dark past in response to recent wars and violence.

Sly Crooner Episode 50 - Jack St. Patrick

From Geoffrey Tozer | Part of the Sly Crooner series | 00:28:28

An Irish Love story.


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To The Borderline: David Francey Interview

From Susan O'Leary | Part of the The Radio Ballads series | 00:08:30

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Blue Collar Babysitter

From Eric Winick | 00:11:35

A portrait of Mike Butler: tannery worker, hard drinker, avid gambler, and, in the eyes of three young boys growing up in suburban Massachusetts in the 1950s, the greatest babysitter ever.


Cutaways (5:00-8:59)

The St. Patrick's Day Parade, Dublin, 1965

From Jackson Braider | 00:05:51

The Irish in 1965 felt differently about St. Patrick's Day

Marketing the Irish Brand

From Stephanie Hughes | 00:05:02

Ireland is one of the first countries to successfully promote itself abroad as a brand. But on St. Patrick's Day, a holiday famous in the US for its pub crawls and green beer, what does that brand represent?

True Story of St. Patrick

From Hearing Voices | Part of the Wandering Jew stories series | 00:08:18

St. Patty's Day and night in Butte MT: crime and punishment on the richest hill on earth.


Drop-Ins (2:00-4:59)

Harrigan

From Song and Memory | 00:03:34

A Brooklyn woman how on St. Patrick's Day her father and his friends from the neighborhood would sing a spirited rendition of the classic drinking song 'Harrigan.

St. Patrick's Day in Ireland - A Child's View

From Maeve Conran | 00:03:00

St. Patrick's Day - as explained by school children in Dublin.

A Priest and a Barman in Dublin

From Maeve Conran | 00:03:31

Irish producer, Maeve Conran, returns to her native Dublin to find that St. Patricks Day is a different kettle of fish from days of yore.

No Irish Need Apply

From Jim O'Connor | Part of the Sound Beat series | 00:01:30

When "The Great Hunger" ravaged Ireland in the 1840's, some emigrants to the U.S. received a frosty welcome.

Dear Little Shamrock

From Jim O'Connor | Part of the Sound Beat series | 00:01:30

A brief history of St. Patrick and his use of the shamrock, set to an historic cylinder recording.


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