February 1st may mark the beginning of Spring on the Celtic calendar and a rememberance of Ireland's mother, the Patroness of Erin, St. Brigid, but when you live in the Windy City, February can seem like the longest and bleakest month of the year. As the snow flies, cold weather lingers and "dibs" squabbles continue, there's plenty of singing, dancing and joy in the Windy City Irish Radio studios with lots of new music and celebrations. This week we celebrate a belated Feast of St. Brigid's Day with a new song from Eamon Flynn, we celebrate country music icon Garth Brooks on the eve of his 60th birthday, remember piano great, Libarace, with music from Tara O'Grady and a little diddy from ol' Władziu himself on the anniversary of his passing on February 4, 1987. As live music creeps back into society, we anxiously await upcoming shows from Dervish, Jig Jam, The Merry Ploughboys and Derrick Warfield and the Young Wolfe Tones plus a new songs from John Prine tribute band, Bruised Orange, Austin, TX native, Aaron McDonnell, and from rising star, Dan McCabe. Hey, it's all right here on Windy City Irish Radio. Check us out live on 750AM WNDZ or live streamed on www.globalirishradio.com or on our podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com.
