KBRP LP 96.1 Bisbee

I’m in a band here in Bisbee. It’s a quartet of musicians playing…GUESS? Celtic music! We call ourselves The Rooks…after the raucous cauldrons of corvid birds bantering across Europe. Of course, the current plague prohibits our performing in public. But, we still practice—physically distanced. The first half of this week’s Eclecti-Celt features some of the tunes and songs that inspire us. The second half pays a happy birthday homage to that great American, Martin Luther King, Jr. AND we musically bid, “Dasveedanya, DONALD!”
AND welcome the inauguration of a new American team. Biden and Harris…FAUGH A BALLACH—CLEAR THE WAY!

Ahoy there!

What started this week’s Eclecti-Celt programme? The Firedance tune, first off. Strange trancey tune it is, evocative of an early early Britain—and the inhabitants wilder relationship to their islandscape. So, there, I was off. WE are off this week on a musical tour of the big island of Great Britain. Folkie, Scottish, Welsh, Cornish.

Britannia. She may not rule the waves any longer, but she gifts us with great good music.

Cheers and to your Health!

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Michael Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our highly pretty and educational website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Many Greetings...

Here we are, Eclecti-Celt’s 599th show and on the 1st of January, the beginning of this program’s 16th year of bringing an eclectic mix of Celtic tunes, songs, poetry and prose to the airwaves of Bisbee and parts reached by the internet. This is my honor and privilege and one of the funnest things in my life.

A year without LIVE music we’ve endured, so this week’s offerings are ALL LIVE, reminding us of what we love and what we have to look forward to…SOON. Fingers crossed.

Love & Sláinte…

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Very Alive Mick Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Greetings all of you!

As we approach the end of this manic-depressive year, shuffling, I began to ruminate in wonder through my music library. Just blown away and humbled by the depth and breadth of talent and soul. And by all the tunes and songs that I have yet to share on Eclecti-Celt. So, as Jenny Dee would say, “Viola!”...this week all music that I have never before sent out on the airwaves.

And a dedication to recently departed Elaine Rose Mueller ní George—sister, aunt, mother, grandmother to Mueller’s and Fabry’s; friend and advocate to me. And I say keep your feckin’ masks on out there! Thank you.

Sláinte, folks.

Mahoney

Hello good people...

Well, here we are again…yet another week of the Eclecti-Celt programme. This week I found myself all over the goddang place: Galicia, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall & of course, the Emerald Isle. One tune moved into another, one song led to the next. tThe music from these Celtic countries moved me as if on a ferry, or a tram, or a train plane or automobile. Certainly on foot. Mostly moved right along with my heart and soul.

This show is respectfully dedicated to Suzanne Page, and Family.

To your every health!

Mahoney

So the saying goes.

Hello good people...

This week’s Eclecti-Celt programme starts off on the blasphemous side with a nod to the advent of Advent. Afterwards the show ranges all over the place. Of special note is this week is the birthday of my eldest, Dawn of The Gambia. You’ll hear my lyrical blessings, angst, and hope for her continued thriving.

But, you don’t have to be related to get a heaping dose of joy and thoughtfulness out of this week’s show. It’s really a wonderful eclectic mix of Celtic tunes and songs at their best.

Surely goodness and sláinte shall follow ye, etc. etc.

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Truly Eclectic Michael Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Hello good people,

Well, let me say right now and never again that I detest what iTunes/Music has done to my library and the construction and facilitation of this programme. #&!@! OK, now onto this week’s Eclecti-Celt…. Beautiful melodies. Tunes and songs of brightness and depth. Thankful I am that we have this music and these artists cranking it out. From their hearts to ours. And FOUR pieces of music that I’ve put into a playlist just for the observance and celebration of the KRAMPUS season…which will not be reenacted LIVE this year in old Bisbee.

Sad, but…Sláinte, anyway.

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Always Melodic Mick Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Greetings, good folk...

Food and culture, food for the Soul. What could be more evocative, more basic, in the human psyche—short of certain passions—than that of FOOD! So then this week’s Eclecti-Celt—and perhaps some of next week, as well—will bring FOOD & BEVERAGES to you in the form of song and tunes. Both a lack of food and the abundance is reflected in the musical traditions of the Celtic speakers. That’s this week!

To your Health...sláinte!

Mahoney

Greetings!

Yes, a happy dance! Performed by yourselves and myself, internally or with our own two feet on your very own floors, to the tunes and songs of an obviously upbeat nature. Is there shadow in this week’s Eclecti-Celt show? I’m sure there must be, but I can’t tell you just where it lay. Lies?

Thank you so much for listening in to this programme. It’ll be worth it. Toes tapping and hips wiggling.

Sláinte, World!

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Toe-tapping Mick Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Hello dear friends and family,

Some fear, but mostly hope. A lot of hope, really. That’s what this week’s Eclecti-Celt is all about. A weaving twisting spiraling of tunes and songs that lend us the shivers that are dancing around the nape of my neck and the pit of my stomach. Maybe your’s, too. This is a show that shares the ferocity and peace that comes with the momentous momentum that we find ourselves in this week. This year. This lifetime.

Sláinte, loves.

Mahoney

Holy Kamolie...

Samhain—pronounced roughly, SOW-win. Halloween. The old division between the Light and Dark times of the solar year. The so-called crack between the worlds of the Living and the Departed. Whether all this Light and Dark and dancing bacchanal around oaken fires is just hooee to yourself, or you are currently a high pagan practitioner—the ancestors of Celtic Europe thought something BIG in the spirit worlds was going on this time of year. And so, I quietly, calmly, concur; and offer you this week’s Eclecti-Celt.

Sláinte, loves. And…BOO!

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Magic-voiced Mick Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Well, here we are about twelve days before the crack between the worlds gets wide enough to drive a banshee through. Samhain—pronounced roughly, SOW-win. Halloween to most of us. Naturally, NEXT week’s Eclecti-Celt will be heavy on the Magic and Mystery, but this week, sort of to warm up our chops for the momentous observation, I bring you: Slightly Samhain. “Celebrate! Not Celibate!”

Sláinte...

Mahoney

Such GREETINGS I send your way!

This week’s Eclecti-Celt programme comes to you from my very own Left Field. A place of subconscious musical ruminations befitting a Celtic library of tunes and songs in the multiple gigabyte range. An amalgamation of music zinging and zipping into my restless cortex from every Celtic genre and country: trad/fusion/pop/rock/spoken word/folk Scotland/Wales/Brittany/Ireland/Cornwall/Man/the Diaspora.

Imagine my constant delightful conundrum.

Thank you so much for tuning in to Eclecti-Celt these past 15 years.

Love and Sláinte…

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Totally-Balanced Michael Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Greetings!

My friend, worthy opponent, partner & beloved of three decades+ has a birthday this week. Rarely will she step into any kind of spotlight, modest and discreet—unless you’re hearing her opinion face-to-face. Well, I thought it a fitting gift to her and the rest of us to put this Eclecti-Celt together featuring musical and lyrical attributes exemplifying this unique woman and relationship. So. Sláinte, for many years to come..

Mahoney

Hiya Everyone!

Jaunty rhythms. Lively tunes. Melodic songs. Not necessarily in a major key, but many of this weeks offerings on the Eclecti-Celt programme can be found to bounce right along and tend to the cheery side. For a change, eh? Because we need it, eh? So, here it is: no airs, dirges or lament, per sé. So, do some yoga, wash some dishes, sweep the floors, snuggle, and what-have-you. This is the show for you this week. Sláinte bigtime!

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Hat-Cocked-Right Mick Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

Greetings to you all...

This week’s Eclecti-Celt program features much ‘spoken words’. A show I have been wanting to bring you for some time. Much beautiful and poignant poetry crafted by some of the finest lyrical minds and deepest souls. Of special note is the 30 minute Scottish Poetry Library interview with Irish poet, Paula Meehan. And of course, there will be much soulful, and even irreverent, music counterpointing the words of these great bards.

Sláinte for certain. And please let me add this little bit for the Sky Islands and the San Pedro River...let it rain.

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. A Way With Words Michael Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.

AHOY THERE!

So, here we are, just past midsummer and the royal ‘we” have been ensconced in these beautiful—DRY—mountains for months. We were raised within sight and sound of the Pacific. Hardly peaceful, at least not all the time. See, we’re already wistfully reminiscing. Screw that. This week’s Eclecti-Celt, we are just going to regale you with maritime, sea-faring and the salty songs and tunes of fellow Oceaniacs!

Sláinte…until we find ourselves body surfing together!

Mahoney

LIVE...Monday evening from 8pm to 10 pm AZ Mtn Time. Swashbuckling Mick Egan will discover that NOW on our new spectacular KBRP website, you can online stream Eclecti-Celt at our elegant and informative website: https://www.kbrpradio.com/ But, of course, if you miss the MONDAY LIVE broadcast, and would like to hear the programme on Friday, at a relatively civilized hour for those of you whom hit the hay around 7:59 pm on Monday's, or live WAY east of here and/or across various seas and oceans, it'll be re-broadcast on Friday from 1 - 3 pm AZ Mtn Time.