Kitchen Party Ceilidh

09/07/2025

Next week's brand new show, our first since the anniversary episode on July 20, is already in the can. So that leaves one more repeat for this evening.

Celtic music is not really an "album" genre. There aren't a lot of Sgt. Pepper's or Pet Sounds or such like. However, every so often, there has come a record which, top to bottom, is not only excellent but also highly influential. One such is Andy Irvine & Paul Brady's 1977 self-titled duo album, the so-called "Purple Record." This album has been a huge favorite of Celtic musicians for decades, and in 2022, the good folks at Compass Records remastered it and reissued it on CD. We devoted a whole episode to the event, and that's what we'll be hearing tonight.

To listen to the show, tune your radio tonight at 10 PM EDT to WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcasts of our previous 561 episodes are available at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

Home page of Kitchen Party Ceilidh, from Indianapolis. The Kitchen Party Ceilidh is a weekly hour-long radio program playing the best Celtic music from wherever it originates, airing every Sunday at 10 PM EST on WICR FM 88.7 in Indianapolis.

08/31/2025

We're drawing inexorably toward our next new show, which airs on September 14, but in the meantime, as voted on by our listeners, here's part three of my Celtic Stan Rogers tribute, which aired June 18, 2023. In parts one and two, we had tribute music from other artists, but tonight, we'll hear Stan himself from his second-to-last concert, recorded at McCabe's Guitar Shop on May 28, 1983. I've probably listened to this show more than a hundred times since I first got my hands on it within weeks of Stan's death, and it's pretty special. I hope you enjoy it as well.

To listen to the show, tune your radio tonight at 10 PM EDT to WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcasts of our previous 561 episodes are available at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

Home page of Kitchen Party Ceilidh, from Indianapolis. The Kitchen Party Ceilidh is a weekly hour-long radio program playing the best Celtic music from wherever it originates, airing every Sunday at 10 PM EST on WICR FM 88.7 in Indianapolis.

08/24/2025

We're still on hiatus until our next new show airs on September 14, but in the meantime, as voted on by our listeners, here's part two of my Celtic Stan Rogers tribute, which aired June 11, 2023. The tracks in this show were taken from a special tribute concert in the mid nineties which released on two CDs, one of which is very hard to find and the other, nearly impossible (I had to contact the producer of the show, who graciously sent me one of his few remaining personal copies). So what you'll hear tonight is very rare music indeed.

To listen to the show, tune your radio tonight at 10 PM EDT to WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcasts of our previous 561 episodes are available at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

Home page of Kitchen Party Ceilidh, from Indianapolis. The Kitchen Party Ceilidh is a weekly hour-long radio program playing the best Celtic music from wherever it originates, airing every Sunday at 10 PM EST on WICR FM 88.7 in Indianapolis.

08/17/2025

We're still on hiatus until our next new show airs on September 14, but in the meantime, as voted on by our listeners, here's part one of my Celtic Stan Rogers tribute, which aired June 4, 2023.

To listen to the show, tune your radio tonight at 10 PM EDT to WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcasts of our previous 561 episodes are available at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

Home page of Kitchen Party Ceilidh, from Indianapolis. The Kitchen Party Ceilidh is a weekly hour-long radio program playing the best Celtic music from wherever it originates, airing every Sunday at 10 PM EST on WICR FM 88.7 in Indianapolis.

08/10/2025

We're still on hiatus until our next new show airs on September 14, but in the meantime, as voted on by our listeners, here's part two of my Celtic Gordon Lightfoot tribute, which aired May 28, 2023.

To listen to the show, tune your radio tonight at 10 PM EDT to WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcasts of our previous 561 episodes are available at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

08/03/2025

We're still on hiatus until our next new show airs on September 14, but in the meantime, as voted on by our listeners, here's part one of my Celtic Gordon Lightfoot tribute, which aired May 21, 2023. Part two will air next Sunday.

To listen to the show, tune your radio tonight at 10 PM EDT to WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcasts of our previous 561 episodes are available at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

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07/27/2025

As you know, we're now on hiatus until September 14. Just wanted to let you know two things.

Tonight, we'll have an encore presentation of our Chieftains tribute which aired on December 12, 2021, and featured music from the then-newly-issued collection, Chronicles: 60 Years of the Chieftains.

The podcast of our twelfth anniversary show, featuring music and conversation with J.P. Cormier, is up on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-127774073/kpc_2025_07_20_podcast
and soon to follow on iTunes, Google, TuneIn, Audacy, Audible, Amazon Prime Music, iHeartRadio and at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

Our 561st episode, in which we celebrated our twelfth anniversary with music and conversation with J.P. Cormier. J.P. Cormier – Thompson’s Reel, 50 Years of Guitar J.P. Cormier – The Duke of Fife Med

07/25/2025

OK folks...I need your input.

As you may recall, this past Sunday's show, our twelfth anniversary episode with J.P. Cormier, marks the beginning of a well-deserved (in my humble opinion, anyway) hiatus. Our next new episode will be on Sunday, September 14.

So...that leaves seven episodes to be filled with encore performances....okay, reruns. So what should I play? Here are some possible choices:

My Newfoundland episodes from 2018 (three shows);
My Stan Rogers tribute from 2023 (three shows);
My Chieftains tribute from 2021 (two shows);
My Celtic Gordon Lightfoot tribute from 2023 (two shows);
My Planxty/Andy Irvine tribute from 2016 (three shows);
My Alan Doyle episodes from 2024 (two shows);
Other? You tell me.

OK, let me know what you want. You can tell me by commenting on this post or by hitting me up via DM, email or text.

Annddd...go!

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07/20/2025

On tonight's show, we'll celebrate our TWELFTH ANNIVERSARY in a big way. To honor J.P. Cormier's recent release, 50 Years of Guitar, we'll have music from that amazing album, as well as my zinging conversation with J.P.

Don't miss this one!

Listen live at 10 PM EDT on WICR FM 88.7, or stream live worldwide at www.wicronline.org

In the meantime, the podcast of KPC 560, featuring the Indianapolis Ceili Band, is up on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-127774073/kpc_2025_07_13_podcast and soon to follow on iTunes, Google, TuneIn, Audacy, Audible, Amazon Prime Music, iHeartRadio and at www.kpc-radio.com

See you on the radio!

Our 560th episode, which aired on July 13, 2025, and featured our celebration of the Indianapolis Ceili Band's upcoming trip to Ireland. Indianapolis Ceili Band – Jim Donoghue's/Baltimore Salute/Jack