Celtic Renaissance show at WHYS radio

General Information

The Celtic Renaissance radio show started on Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 at WHYS radio (96.3 FM in Eau Claire, or https://whysradio.org online).  The show (Tuesdays, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Central USA time) includes traditional and modern Celtic music (both songs that are sung and tunes that are played) from Ireland, Scotland and the other Celtic nations, as well as other places like Canada and the USA where Celtic music has migrated.  Join your host Paul Wagner for an exploration of Celtic music throughout the world.

The Celtic Calendar

Information on Celtic music and other events happening in the Chippewa Valley region, including Eau Claire, Chippewa Falls, and Menomonie, as well as other events reachable from our region.

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Playlists for Celtic Renaissance (added by 5:00 PM or so on the day of the show)

Tuesday July 16th, 2024 (show #102 - Celtic / Nordic)

Tuesday July 9th, 2024 (show #101 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 (show #100 - One Hundredth Show!)

Tuesday June 25th, 2024 (show #99 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday June 18th, 2024 (show #98 - Julie Fowlis)

Tuesday June 11th, 2024 (show #97 - Various)

Tuesday June 4th, 2024 (show #96 - Scottish Music)

Tuesday May 28th, 2024 (show #95 - Daoiri Farrell)

Tuesday May 21st, 2024 (show #94 - Random)

Tuesday May 14th, 2024 (show #93 - Dervish)

Tuesday May 7th, 2024 (show #92 - Celtic & Birds)

Tuesday April 30th, 2024 (show #91 - Various)

Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 (show #90 - Kevin Crawford) 

Tuesday April 16th, 2024 (show #89 - Various)

Tuesday April 9th, 2024 (show #88 - Songs of the Sea)

Tuesday April 2nd, 2024 (show #87 - Singer-Songwriters)

Tuesday March 26th, 2024 (show #86 - Various)

Tuesday March 19th, 2024 (show #85 - French Canadian Celtic)

Tuesday March 12th, 2024 (show #84 - Voices of Celtic Women)

Tuesday March 5th, 2024 (show #83 - Various)

Tuesday February 27th, 2024 (show #82 - Silly Wizard)

Tuesday February 20th, 2024 (show #81 - Harps and Hammered Dulcimers)

Tuesday February 13th, 2024 (show #80 - Various)

Tuesday February 6th, 2024 (show #79 - New Arrivals)

Tuesday January 30th, 2024 (show #78 - Celtic Energy)

Tuesday January 23rd, 2024 (show #77 - Karine Polwart)

Tuesday January 16th, 2024 (show #76 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday January 9th, 2024 (show #75 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday January 2nd, 2024 (show #74 - Irish Fiddlers)

Tuesday December 26th, 2023 (show #73 - Christmas Celtic)

Tuesday December 19th, 2023 (show #72 - Winter and Solstice)

Tuesday December 12th, 2023 (show #71 - Four New Arrival CDs)

Tuesday December 5th, 2023 (show #70 - Irish Ensemble Tunes)

Tuesday November 28th, 2023 (show #69 - Various)

Tuesday November 21st, 2023 (show #68 - Celtic Music from Non-Celtic Countries)

Tuesday November 14th, 2023 (show #67 - Guitar)

Tuesday November 7th, 2023 (show #66 - random + Genticorum)

Tuesday October 31st, 2023 (show #65 - Whistles)

Tuesday October 24th, 2023 (show #64 - Various)

Tuesday October 17th, 2023 (show #63 - Scottish Fiddlers)

Tuesday October 10th, 2023 (show #62 - Female Vocalists)

Tuesday October 3rd, 2023 (show #61 - Irish)

Tuesday September 26th, 2023 (show #60 - Arcady)

Tuesday September 19th, 2023 (show #59 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday September 12th, 2023 (show #58 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday September 5th, 2023 (show #57 - random + Kila)

Tuesday August 29th, 2023 (show #56 - Various)

Tuesday August 22nd, 2023 (show #55 - John Doyle)

Tuesday August 15th, 2023 (show #54 - Recently Acquired Music)

Tuesday August 8th, 2023 (show #53 - Newfoundland)

Tuesday August 1st, 2023 (show #52 - One Year Anniversary, Favorites)

Tuesday July 25th, 2023 (show #51 - Various)

Tuesday July 18th, 2023 (show #50 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday July 11th, 2023 (show #49 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday July 4th, 2023 (show #48 - Dallahan)

Tuesday June 27th, 2023 (show #47 - random selection, host gone)

Tuesday June 20th, 2023 (show #46 - The Celtic-Appalachia Connection) 

Tuesday June 13th, 2023 (show #45 - Mouth Music)

Tuesday June 6th, 2023 (show #44 - Various)

Tuesday May 30th, 2023 (show #43 - Nearest Neighbor: England)

Tuesday May 23rd, 2023 (show #42 - Dervish)

Tuesday May 16th, 2023 (show #41 - Songs of Politics and Rebellion)

Tuesday May 9th, 2023 (show #40 - Some Favourites)

Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 (show #39 - Scottish)

Tuesday April 25th, 2023 (show #38 - Clannad)

Tuesday April 18th, 2023 (show #37 - Various)

Tuesday April 11th, 2023 (show #36 - Raise A Glass to Celtic Music) 

Tuesday April 4th, 2023 (show #35 - The Other Celtic Nations)

Tuesday March 28th, 2023 (show #34 - Various)

Tuesday March 21st, 2023 (show #33 - Stories in the Songs)

Tuesday March 14th, 2023 (show #32 - New (To The Collection) Music)

Tuesday March 7th, 2023 (show #31 - Lúnasa)

Tuesday February 28th, 2023 (show #30 - Canadian Celtic)

Tuesday February 21st, 2023 (show #29 - Various)

Tuesday February 14th, 2023 (show #28 - Transatlantic Sessions)

Tuesday February 7th, 2023 (show #27 - Altan)

Tuesday January 31st, 2023 (show #26 - Current Artists/Recent Recordings)

Tuesday January 24th, 2023 (show #25 - Various)

Tuesday January 17th, 2023 (show #24 - Julie Fowlis)

Tuesday January 10th, 2023 (show #23 - Celtic Meets The Balkans)

Tuesday January 3rd, 2023 (show #22 - Vocalists and their songs)

Tuesday December 27th, 2022 (show #21 - Variety) 

Tuesday December 20th, 2022 (show #20 - Winter/Solstice/Christmas)

Tuesday December 13th, 2022 (show #19 - The Bothy Band)

Tuesday December 6th, 2022 (show #18 - Celtic fusion)

Tuesday November 29th, 2022 (show #17 - Flutes)

Tuesday November 22nd, 2022 (show #16 - the Celtic/ Nordic connection)

Tuesday November 15th, 2022 (show #15 - Meascán (mix, potpourri))

Tuesday November 8th, 2022 (show #14 - random selection, technical difficulties) 

Tuesday November 1st, 2022 (show #13 - Uilleann pipes)

Tuesday October 25th, 2022 (show #12 - Capercaillie)

Tuesday October 18th, 2022 (show #11 - Celtic Modern, Mostly Scottish)

Tuesday October 11th, 2022 (show #10 - Solas)

Tuesday October 4th, 2022 (show #9 - Female vocalists)

Tuesday September 27th, 2022 (show #8 - Celtic dance music)

Tuesday September 20th, 2022 (show #7 - Celtic Potpourri)

Tuesday September 13th, 2022 (show #6 - Irish and Irish-American Fiddlers)

Tuesday September 6th, 2022 (show #5 - Silly Wizard, Andy M. Stewart, Phil & John Cunningham)

Tuesday August 30th, 2022 (show #4 - Dougie MacLean)

Tuesday August 23rd, 2022 (show #3 - random selections, host out of town)

Tuesday August 16th, 2022 (show #2 - Irish and Scottish Revival)

Tuesday August 9th, 2022 (show #1 - Some Favorites

Other Celtic Music Radio Shows / Online Streams

The Thistle and Shamrock

Ongoing: https://thistleradio.com

Weekly: https://npr.org/series/103063413/the-thistle-and-shamrock 

A Celtic Sojourn, WGBH, Boston MA

https://www.wgbh.org/music/celtic/a-celtic-sojourn, 3 - 6 PM on Saturdays Eastern US time

Celtic Winds, WNCW, Asheville NC

https://www.wncw.org/show/celtic-winds , 12 -3 PM on Sundays Eastern US time

Celtic Radio

Online: https://www.celticradio.net 

Down The Back Lane, WXNA, Nashville TN

Weekly: https://www.wxnafm.org/shows/down-the-back-lane , 4 - 6 PM on Sundays, Eastern US time

Ireland Tonight, WDCB Chicago IL

Weekly: https://wdcb.org/program/ireland-tonight  , 9 - 10 PM on Mondays, Central US time

Eclectic Celt, Limerick City Community Radio

Weekly, https://www.lccr.ie/,  Sundays at 2PM - 3 PM Ireland time