Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with SIRIUS XM Radio! Starting at 6am on Wed March 17, St. Patty’s Day Radio will launch on SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45. It’s a day-long commercial-free music channel celebrating the music of Ireland, featuring U2, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers, Dropkick Murphys and more. Get a Free 30-Day Online Trial of SIRIUS XM – see complete details: http://www.sirius.com/30dayfreepass.
Brilliant Bren! Yeah! Exactly! The "Patty" thing does my feckin' head in! It's a blanket thing over here. If you say Paddy people look at you werid - if they see it written it appears wrong to them. Is it Lucky Charms fault?
I was in a pub in upstate NY a couple years ago, and complemented on their taste in music, but the bartender said, 'it is satellite radio, I just turn it on.' It was a pretty good mix of trad, folky singing, mostly acoustic Irish stuff. But what satellite station it was, and whether it is still available, is more than I can say. Anybody out there in Mustardland have satellite radio?
No, and they aren't my particulaur cup of tea but they are known supporters of the working class movement and don't go supping with george w to get cheap publicity, unlike a few others, some of who are Irish.
The closest thing Sirius has to a trad channel, is a 3 hour program once a week called "Celtic Crush". It's hosted by Larry Kirwan (of Black 47), and is on Saturday mornings and then rebroadcast Tuesday nights. It's not strictly trad oriented, it is more of a hodge podge of anything even remotely relatated (Dubliners, U2, Flogging Molly, Cathie Ryan).
Larry is also the host of the St. Paddy's Day Radio event.
Surprisingly, there is one on AOL. I've been listening to AOL's Celtic Radio channel at work, and it's quite good-Bothy Band, Cherish the Ladies, Lunasa, John Williams-loads of great tunes-nonstop! Larry's show on Sirius is good, if you can catch it.
St. Patty's Day Radio on SIRIUS XM
St. Patty's Day Radio on SIRIUS XM
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with SIRIUS XM Radio! Starting at 6am on Wed March 17, St. Patty’s Day Radio will launch on SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45. It’s a day-long commercial-free music channel celebrating the music of Ireland, featuring U2, The Chieftains, The Clancy Brothers, Dropkick Murphys and more. Get a Free 30-Day Online Trial of SIRIUS XM – see complete details: http://www.sirius.com/30dayfreepass.
# Posted on March 12th 2010 by SiriusMark
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"patty" is hamburger, Paddy is a saint
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by Bren
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Oooops! Has someone alienated their target audience?
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by AlBrown
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I don't have pay radio, myself--do they have play much Irish trad on it? Except for that one day of the year, that is.
Just trying to turn this blantant spam into an actual discussion.... but I'm sure that "SiriusMark" has already moved on to another innocent victim.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by John Galt
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oops--have it, play it, one or the other.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by John Galt
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Brilliant Bren! Yeah! Exactly! The "Patty" thing does my feckin' head in! It's a blanket thing over here. If you say Paddy people look at you werid - if they see it written it appears wrong to them. Is it Lucky Charms fault?
You Lick.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by Eulic McGee
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I was in a pub in upstate NY a couple years ago, and complemented on their taste in music, but the bartender said, 'it is satellite radio, I just turn it on.' It was a pretty good mix of trad, folky singing, mostly acoustic Irish stuff. But what satellite station it was, and whether it is still available, is more than I can say. Anybody out there in Mustardland have satellite radio?
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by AlBrown
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No pay radio here...too cheap. I listen to Irish music on Itunes Radio for free.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by Greg the Piano Tuner
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Are the Dropkick Murphys Irish?
Is this spam?
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by Gringo
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No, and they aren't my particulaur cup of tea but they are known supporters of the working class movement and don't go supping with george w to get cheap publicity, unlike a few others, some of who are Irish.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by strayaway
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Dropkicks are a Boston, MA, USA band that plays punk rock with Irish influence, have a piper, that sort of thing.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by AlBrown
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The closest thing Sirius has to a trad channel, is a 3 hour program once a week called "Celtic Crush". It's hosted by Larry Kirwan (of Black 47), and is on Saturday mornings and then rebroadcast Tuesday nights. It's not strictly trad oriented, it is more of a hodge podge of anything even remotely relatated (Dubliners, U2, Flogging Molly, Cathie Ryan).
Larry is also the host of the St. Paddy's Day Radio event.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by doublebucklemonk
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You would think that with hundreds of channels, there could be at least one for us trad lovers.
# Posted on March 13th 2010 by AlBrown
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Surprisingly, there is one on AOL. I've been listening to AOL's Celtic Radio channel at work, and it's quite good-Bothy Band, Cherish the Ladies, Lunasa, John Williams-loads of great tunes-nonstop! Larry's show on Sirius is good, if you can catch it.
# Posted on March 15th 2010 by primrose lass
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Oh, and it took me forever to find it; it's tucked away in the World Music section.
# Posted on March 15th 2010 by primrose lass
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Wow, thanks primrose lass, that's a great tip!
(Ha! Take that, "SiriusMark"!)
# Posted on March 15th 2010 by John Galt