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It's back to the basics on Windy City Irish Radio this week as the boys spin the best in Irish and Celtic music. Tune in to hear Jarlath Henderson in preview of his performance at the Irish American Heritage Center on October 5th. Or listen for tracks from Irish supergroup, Uliad, Pearl River, NY's Girsa, Galway's HighTime, and Eamon O'Leary. There's also music from Réalta,Dylan Walshe, Declan O'Rourke, Dàimh and Robbie O'Connell. Check out Windy City Irish Radio each and every Wednesday from 8PM - 9PM on WSBC and you can catch this week's podcast here at www.windycityirishradio.com.

This week it's a special birthday tribute to Liam Clancy, the youngest and last surviving member of the of the influential Irish folk group, The Clancy Brothers. Liam, born on September 2nd, 1935, was once described as the "...greatest ballad singer ever." by close friend, Bob Dylan and as "...one of the four greatest Irishman in the world." by longtime Irish talk show host, Gay Byrne. Join Mike Shevlin and @Tim Taylor for an hour of music from Liam Clancy, Colm Mac Con Iomaire, Glen Hansard, Emish, Leo Moran and Anthony Thistlethwaite, Reeltime, Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, Phil Coulter, Dónal Clancy, Robbie O'Connell, Four Celtic Voices with Celeste Ray, Jennifer Licko and featuring two new bands from Dublin, The Hot Sprockets and Cold Comfort. Listen to the show live each Wednesday night from 8pm to 9pm on WSBC 1240AM Chicago and WCFJ 1470AM Chicago Heights or listen to the podcast on our website at www.windycityirishradio.com. Contact us at tim.taylor@windycityirishradio.com and mike.shevlin@windycityirishradio.com.