Copperplate Podcast

Alan O'Leary
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70 minutes of good Irish traditional music, from some of Ireland's top musicians and singers mostly on their own and indie labels. All of which are distributed and promoted by the first indie company to specialize in Irtrad. All titles are available via mail order from www.copperplatemailorder.com Payment through Pay Pal. Check out the web site for sound samples and details on over 100 great titles. Presented by Alan O'Leary formerly of CMR Radio and Spyda Radio and driving force behind Copperplate. Feddback always welcome, enjoy the music.

  1. 1D AGO

    Copperplate Time 528

    http://copperplatemailorder.com                                   Copperplate Time 528                                presented by Alan O'Leary                             www.copperplatemailorder.com    1. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.   After Hours 2. WE BANJO 3: Bunch of Green Rushes/Salt Creek.  Gather The Good 3. DAVE SHERIDAN: Lough Allen/The Singing Kettle/John Blessing's.                        Drivin' Leitrim Timber 4. DERMOT BRYNE:  McInerney's HP/The Japanese HP. Dermot Byrne 5. CHRISTY MOORE:   Boy in the World.   A Terrible Beauty 6. DEZI DONNELLY & MIKE McGOLDRICK:              Walls of Liscarroll/Rooney's Fave/Connaught Man's Ramble.                        Dog in the Fog 7. MICK O'BRIEN & CAOIMHIN O'RAGHALLAIGH:        An Buialteoir Aerach/Enchanted Lady/The Holy Land.  Deadly Buzz 8. GRÁINNE HOLLAND:  Donal na Gráine.  Compilation 9. SEAN RYAN:Paddy Kellys/ Pigeon on the Gate/Glen of Aherlow.  Seán Ryan 10. JOE BURKE:   The Dawn/The Moving Cloud.   Seoltai Séidte 11. IRLA ÓLIONÁIRD:   Aisling Gheal.   Music of Dreams 12. NEIL  MULLIGAN: The Blackbird/Miss Galvin.  An Tobar Glé 13. JOHN & JACINTA McEVOY:         Balrath Woods/Nóra na bportach/The Highwayman.   The Boyne Mist 14. EILIS KENNEDY: The Hills of Isle au Haut.   Westward 15. CIARA McElHOLM:  Norwegian Breeze.  Amergin Fire 16. OPEN THE DOOR FOR THREE:   The Boy in the Tree.   The Joyful Hour 17. BERT JANSCH:  Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning.  LA Turnaround. 18. PLANXTY:  The Aconry Lasses/ Old Wheels of the World/Spike Island Lasses.    Compliation 19. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.                    After Hours

    1h 28m

  2. FEB 15

    Copperplate Time 527

    http://copperplatemailorder.com                                    Copperplate Time 527                                presented by Alan O'Leary                             www.copperplatemailorder.com    1. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.   After Hours 2. DONAL LUNNY BAND: Sult Reels.   Sult 3. BROCK MAGIURE BAND: The Moving Cloud.   Compilation 4. EILIS KENNEDY:  The Elk River Dam.   Westward 5. CILLIAN VALLELY & DAVID DOOCEY:                 Elk River Dan/Ryan's.  The Yew & The Orchard 6. MARY COSTELLO & PJOE HAYES:  McGreevey's Favourite/Miss McGuinness/The Sweetheart Reel.  Trad Music from East Clare 7. KEVIN BURKE:        The Humours of Castlefinn/The Ewe Reel/McFadden's.  Sligo Made 8. PJ & MARCUS HERNON:           Redican's Mother/Taim in Arrears/Hardiman's. Celebrating 50 years 9. EAMONN & GERALDINE COTTER:Aisling Gheal.The Knotted Chord 10. IRLA O'LEONARD:   The Heart of the World.   Invisible Fields 11. TOMMY PEOPLES:   The Green Fields of Glentown.   CCE Album 12. MICK SANDS & CLIVE CARROLL:                          Autobiography.  The Ominous & the Luminous 13. LIAM O'LYNN:   The Dark Slender Boy.   Planxty Live 2004 14. ELEANOR SHANLEY/GARADICE: Sanctuary. Sanctuary. 15. LUKE KELLY/DUBLINERS:  Black Velvet Band.  Compilation 16. DOC WATSON:   The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band.                  The Vanguard Years 17. MARTIN CARTHY:  Lovely Joan.   Transform Me into A Fish. 18. THE WATERSONS:  Sound, Sound Your Instruments of Joy.                          Sound, Sound Your Instruments of Joy 19. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.                    After Hours

    1h 33m

  3. FEB 8

    Copperplate Time 526

    http://copperplatemailorder.com                                     Copperplate Time 526                                presented by Alan O'Leary                             www.copperplatemailorder.com    1. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.   After Hours 2. BUTTONS & BOWS: The Return of Spring/The Mountain Pathway.                  The Return of Spring 3. CARLOS/SWEENEY/McCARTIN:            The Rolling Wave/The Lark on the Strand/Banks of Lough Gowna.                   The One After It 4. TIM DENNEHY: I Know What I'm Missing.  Old Boots & Flying Sandals 5. JOHN McEVOY & JOHN WYNNE:                 McPaddin's Fave/A Visit to Ireland.  Dancer at the Fair 6. ELAINE REILLY:  The Fergus Reel/The Girl Who Broke My Heart.                Epiphany 7. JAMES KEANE, MATT MOLLOY & KEVIN CONNEFF:             The Musical The Hunter's Purse/The Flowing Bowl/Tilly Finn's.                     With Friends Like These 8. KEVIN CRAWFORD & CILLIAN VALLELY:                 Days Around Lahinch/The Man from Moyasta.                    On Common Ground 9. MICHAEL McGOLDRICK & JOHN CARTY:                Whistler O're The Lave O't/Kilkenny for Mr/Come to the Fair.                    At Out Leisure 10. THE BAILEYS:   A Song for Ireland.   A Song for Ireland 11. CAOIMHIN O'FEARGHAILL & PADDY TUTTY:                Palm Sunday/Mulqueeney's.   Flute & Fiddle 12. GATEHOUSE:  The Cocks are Crowing.  Heather Down the Moor 13. JOHN JOE GORDON: The Primrose Polka/The Bluebell Polka.                    Within A Mile of Kilty 2 14. GERRY HANLEY: A Roll of the Dice/Ride A Mile. In The Middle of It. 15. MICK MULVEY & SHANE MEEHAN:              Sword in the Hand/Wheels of the World/Mullin's Fancy.                 The Missing Guest 16. ANDREW MURRAY:  Jock O' Hazeldene.   Hell or High Water 17. NIAMH NÍ CHARRA:  The Curlew Hills/Tripping Up the Stairs/Two Part Pour.                   Donnelly's Arm 18. PADDY KILLORAN:  The Old Dudeen/The Road to Lurgan.                          Taisce Luacmhar 19. DANU:  The Poor Man's Fortune/The Long Strand/Gan Ainm.  10,000 Miles 20. LEONARD BARRY:  The Limerick Lasses/Johnny McGoohan's/The Laurel Tree.   New Road 21. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.After Hours

    1h 27m

  4. FEB 1

    Copperplate Podcast 314

    http://copperplatemailorder.com                                 Copperplate Podcast 314                                presented by Alan O'Leary                                              February 2026                             www.copperplatemailorder.com 1. Gerry Diver:  The Bath Set. Diversions 2. Joe Derrane, Seamus Connolly & John McGann:          Dash to Portobello/McFarley's Reel/Geeghan's.                    The Boston Edge 3. Kevin Crawford, Colin Farrell & David Doocey:          Johnny Cope/The Scartaglen/The Black Haired Lass.               Music & Mischief 4. Danu:  10.000 Miles.   10.000 Miles 5. The Outside Track:  The Road to Rollo Bay.  Rise Up 6. Andy Martyn:  The Sailor's Bonnet/The Culfadda Reel.                             Will We Give It A Go? 7. Karen Ryan:  Kitty's Rambles/Kitty of Oulart/An Rogaire Dubh.                The Coast Road                                8. Nancy Costello:   John Brennan's/George White's Fave/Mountain Top.                   Draiocht na Feadoige 9. Michael Banahan:  The Tango.  Broken Heart. 10. Mick O'Brien & Caoimhin O'Raghallaigh:               Dublin Lads/The Tap Room/The Liffey Banks. Deadly Buzz 11. Dan Brouder & Angelina Carberry:              The Battle of Dunboy/Kitty O'Shea's. A Waltz for Joy 12. Paddy Glackin:  Top It Off/The Sunny Banks.  Glackin 13. Kevin Rowsome:  The Wet Weather/The Fair Maids of        Ireland/Welcome to the Country.          The Musical Pulse of the Pipes    14. Johnny Og Connolly & Brian McGrath: The Mountain Dew/Loughrea Reel.  Dreaming Up The Tunes

    1h 1m

  5. JAN 25

    Copperplate Time 525

    Copperplate Time 525                                presented by Alan O'Leary                             www.copperplatemailorder.com    1. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill. After Hours 2. GARADICE: The Ballintra Lasses/The Rock Reel/Silver Linings/The Border Collie.    Sanctuary 3. DANU: Murphy's HP/Lord Gordon's Reel.  Seanchas 4. RALPH McTELL:  From Clare to Here.    Silver Celebration 5. MICK O'BRIEN & TERRY CREHAN:              Farewell to Miltown/West Clare Railway/Sporting Molly.  May Morning Dew 6. ANDY MARTYN:  The Caha Mountains/McKenna's CountrWill We Give It A Go? 7. TERENCE O'FLAHERTY: Return to Camden Town.  Single 8. PADDY TAYLOR:  Lord Mayo.  Boy in the Gap 9. PADDY KEENAN:  Colonel Fraser/My Love is in America.  Paddy Keenan 10. EAMONN COTTER:  Brauach na Carraige Baíne. Trad Music From Clare 11. SEAMUS BEGLEY & STEVE COONEY:                     Brauach na Carraige Baíne.   Meitheal 12. FRANK KELLY:  Paddy Ryan's Dream/Mama's Pet/Miss McLeod's.                               Memories of Hughie Gillespie. 13. RITA GALLAGHER: Sweet Iniscarra. The May Morning Dew 14. ROGER SHERLOCK:   Sherlock's/Mama's Pet/ The Dairymaid/O'Keeffe's Plough/Galtee Ranger. Private Recordings 15. SEAN Ó SE & CEOLTOIRI CHUALANN:                    An Buachaill Caol Dubh. O'Riada sa Gaiety 16. DEZI DONNELLY & MIKE McGOLDRICK:                  An Buachaill Dreoite.Lark in the Morning. Dog in the fog 17. DICK GAUGHAN & JOHNNY CUNNINGHAM:                 The Freedom Come All Ye.  The Harvard Tapes 18. DAVE SHERIDAN:  Big John's/The Stoney Steps/John Kelly's Concertina.                         Drivin' Leitrim Timber 19. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.  After Hours

    1h 25m

  6. JAN 18

    Copperplate Time 524

    Copperplate Time 524                                presented by Alan O'Leary                             www.copperplatemailorder.com                                          My Glasgow Visit 1. BOTHY BAND:  Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill. After Hours 2. JIMMY McHUGH: Pidgeon on the Gate.  2nd Jimmy McHugh Memorial Concert 3. BRENDAN & MARTIN McHUGH:       MarionKelly's/Carey's Cottage.  2nd Jimmy McHugh Memorial Concert 4. BRIDGE CEILI BAND: Lord McDonald's/The Holly Bush/Finbarr Dwyer's.                          Sparks on Flags 5. PAUL McGLINCHEY & MACDARA O'RAGHALLAIGH:                 Lord Ramsey's/The Jolly Tinker/The Rainbows End.  Unearthed 6. CHRISTY MOORE:  By Clyde's Bonnie Banks. Live in Dublin 7. KEVIN ROWSOME: The Musical Pulse  of the Blaskets.                     The Musical Pulse of the Pipes 8. MICK MULVEY:  The Brook//The Killukin Ghost/Salute to Sherlock.              The Missing Guest 9. MICHAEL ROONEY & JUNE McCORMACK:           Colonel McBain's/Paddy Kiloran's.  Lands End 10. EILEEN O'BRIEN & LAR GAVIN:      The Poppy Leat/McIntyre's HP.   2nd Jimmy McHugh Memorial Concert 11. SEÁN ÓSÉ:  Do Bhí Bean Uasal.   O'Riada sa Gaiety 12. PJ CROTTY & JAMES CULLINANE:                    Sheep in the Boat/Hurry the Jug. Happy to Meet 13. ANGELINA CARBERRY & DAN BRUDER:               Curlews in the Bog/Tommy People's/The Monsignor's Blessing.                    A Waltz for Joy 14. EILIS KENNEDY:   Ciumhais Charrig Aonair. So Ends This Day 15. PADDY CARTY & CONOR TULLY:                    Dowd's/In Memory of Coleman. Trad Music of Ireland 16. DERMOT BYRNE, JOHN DOYLE & EAMONN COYNE:                  Highland & Reels.  Liag 17. PJ & MARCUS HERNON:  Gallagher's Frolics/Tae ar an bPortach/An Buachaillin Bán.  Celebrating 50 Years 18. MICHAEL BANAHAN:  Winter in the City.   Broken Heart 19. CILLIAN VALLELY & DAVID DOOCEY:                    The Peacock's Feather.  The Yew & The Orchard 20. KEVIN BURKE & JOHN BRENNAN:                    London Town.   The Piound Ridge Sessions 21. BOTHY BAND: Green Groves of Erin/Flowers of Red Hill.   After Hours                                                 http://copperplatemailorder.com

    1h 33m

  7. JAN 1

    Copperplate Podcast 313

    http://copperplatemailorder.com                                 Copperplate Podcast 313                                presented by Alan O'Leary                                              January 2026                             www.copperplatemailorder.com 1. Gerry Diver:  The Bath Set. Diversions 2. Carlos/Sweeney & McCartin: Con Curtin's Big Balloon/Man of the                   House/The New Line to Loughan       The One After It 3. John & Jacinta McEvoy:The Cave of the Cats/The Road to Monalea.                  The Boyne Mist 4. Gatehouse:    Kitty Got A Clinking & As I Roved Out.                 Heather Down the Moor 5. Laoise Kelly: Joe Cassidy's/Frank Gilruth's/Hull's Reel.    Ceis 6. Sharon Newton Creasey:   Donegal Castle/The Firth House.                   Auchensail 7. Elaine Reilly:  Miss Lyon's Fancy/Lough Mountain.   Epiphany              8. Garadice:   The Princes Feather/Ted Furey's/Support                 From America.    Sanctuary 9. Mick Mulvey & Shane Meehan: Lough Key/Fire Away Ya                Devil/Whinny Hills of Leitrim .  The Missing Guest 10. Michael Banahan: Ballad of Mikey Carthy.Broken Heart. 11. Patsy Moloney: Paddy Taylor's/Sugar Hill.                Temple in the Glen 12. Gerry Hanley: Slopes of Ben Bulben/The Swan on the Lake/The Showman's Fancy. In The Middle of It. 13. John Wynne & John McEvoy:  Last Train From Loughrea/Ned Coleman's.   The Dancer at the Fair 14. Sorcha Costello: Down the Broom/Gatehouse Maid/Jimmy Murray's No 2.  The Primrose Lass    15. Dave Sheridan: The Hut in the Bog/Tom Dowd's Fave/Trip to Cullenstown.   Drivin' Leitrim Timber

    1h 8m

  8. 12/21/2025

    Copperplate's Christmas Miscellany

    http://copperplatemailorder.com                                  Copperplate Time 523                                presented by Alan O'Leary                             www.copperplatemailorder.com                                 A CHRISTMAS MISCELLANY                         1. EILEEN IVERS:  Christmas Eve/Oiche Nollaig/High Road to Linton.                    An Irish Christmas 2. TOMMY SANDS: A Childhood Christmas. To Shorten the Winter 3. JOHNNY CONNOLLY & BRIAN McGRATH:               Christmas is Spiddal/ 12 To the Bar.  Dreaming Up the Tunes 4. PAUL BRADY:  Arthur McBride. Brady & Irvine 5. OUTSIDE TRACK:  Winter Jigs.  Christmas Star 6. TIM DENNEHY:  The Kerry Christmas Carol.             Between the Mountains & the Sea 7. CÓR CHOIS FHARRAIGE An Céad Noel.  Carúil Nollag 8. EILEEN IVERS:  Apples in Winter/Frost is All Over/Merry Christmas.              An Irish Christmas 9. JERRY LYNCH:A Silent Night (Christmas 1915). The Dawning of the Day 10. NEW RANGE:   O Come O Come Emannuel.  A Christmas Heritage 11. FRANK KELLY:  The 12 Days of Christmas.   Compilation 12. CHRISTY MOORE:  A Fairytale of New York.  Smoke & Strong Whiskey 13. DICK GAUGHAN: The Snows They Melt the Soonest.  Handful of Earth 14. MOVING HEARTS:   May Morning Dew.  The Storm 15. TERRY CLARKE:  American Lipstick.  Shelley River 16. JONI MITCHELL:  River.   Blue 17. MICK MOLONEY: Celebration & Mrs Fogarty's Christmas Cake.                   An Irish Christmas 18. BERT JANSCH:  In The Bleak Midwinter.  L.A. Turnaround 19. RALPH McTELL:   Things You Wish Yourself.   Single 20. BILLY McCOMISKEY BAND:  The Girl Who Broke My Heart.                   An Irish Christmas

    1h 28m
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70 minutes of good Irish traditional music, from some of Ireland's top musicians and singers mostly on their own and indie labels. All of which are distributed and promoted by the first indie company to specialize in Irtrad. All titles are available via mail order from www.copperplatemailorder.com Payment through Pay Pal. Check out the web site for sound samples and details on over 100 great titles. Presented by Alan O'Leary formerly of CMR Radio and Spyda Radio and driving force behind Copperplate. Feddback always welcome, enjoy the music.

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  • Creator
    Alan O'Leary
  • Years Active
    2006 - 2026
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © A O'L
  • Show Website
    Copperplate Podcast

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