Windy City Irish Radio

April snow showers bring what? Join us on Windy City Irish Radio​ as the boys contemplate the Springsophrenic season and all of its merits with songs and tunes old and new from County Longford's Brave Giant​, Canada's The Fretless​ and Corner Boy​, Motor City Celt Rockers Bill Grogan's Goat​ and old favorites Scythian​ and Imelda May​. Tune in for music from Pigeon Kings, Chicago's Anish, Van Morrison and a tune that will get you galavantin' from Galway/Tyrone tradsters BackWest​ in preview of their appearance at Chicago Gaelic Park​ Irish Fest next month. Join us each and every Wednesday on WSBC 1240 AM and catch this week's podcast www.windycityirishradio.com.

The music tells the tale on Windy City Irish Radio this week as the lads play lots of new music along with some blasts from the past. Tune in for the new single from Cúig and new music from Dublin's Bry and Cork's Tiz McNamara. Tim and Mike also feature songs and tunes from The Fitzgeralds, The Narrowbacks, Ryan Sheridan & Ronan Nolan, Hozier, Aslan, Black 47, Paul Brady and Galway's own Celtic Salsa band, Baile An Salsa in advance of their Cinco de Mayo concert at the Irish American Heritage Center on May 5th. It's an hour of toe-tapping good fun. Tune in for more of the same every Wednesday from 8PM - 9PM on WSBC 1240AM and check out this week's podcast at www.WindyCityIrishRadio.com.

Windy City Irish Radio - April 4, 2018

This week on Windy City Irish Radio Mike and Tim welcome spring time and with it the hope of the warm weather that will soon follow. Tune in for our ritual songs of the season from Tommy Makem, Frankie Gavin & De Dannan and Michael McDermott Murphy and tracks from Christy Moore, Dublin's Daoirí Farrell and I Draw Slow, Milwaukee's The Gleasons, Offaly's JigJam, Frances Black, The Chieftains with Ricky Skaggs and a tune from Altan from their new album in preview of their concert at Old Town School of Folk Music. It's Spring! Tune in every Wednesday from 8PM - 9PM to WSBC 1240 AM and catch this week's podcast at www.windycityirishradio.com

This is the week that we celebrate the life of one, Maewyn Succat, known more commonly as St. Patrick. As the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick's death has long been commemorated in the U.S. with green rivers, long parades, and habitually food-colored beer. Tonight on Windy City Irish Radio, the lads celebrate the man and his well-earned holiday with songs and stories of the traditions of the season. Tune in for music from Barleyjuice, Natalie MacMaster with Donnell Leahy, The Dubliners Official, The Irish Rovers, The Clancy Brothers AND The Chancey Brothers. Also listen for Danú, The Elders, The Makem & Spain Brothers, The Recollective and Wolfe Tones Official Fan Page. Who loves a parade? We sure do!! Happy Saint Patrick's Day from Windy City Irish Radio!! Tune in eve

As the St. Pat's Season moves along, the boys keep on keeping on and this week's show is no exception. This week on Windy City Irish Radio, Tim and Mike welcome High King Darren Holden to talk about all of the exciting goings on with The High Kings including their upcoming sold out show at City Winery Chicago on March 22nd and their soon-to-be-sold-out show at Fermilab Arts & Lecture Series in Batavia on Sunday March 24th. Get your tickets now! Join us for previews of upcoming concerts from Gaelic Storm (House of Blues Chicago) on March 16/17, Altan at Old Town School of Folk Music on Friday March 23rd, and We Banjo 3 at their sold out show at City Winery and their big show at Milwaukee's The Pabst Theatre on March 9th (tickets still available!!!). Also featuring tunes and songs from The Dooley Brothers, Screaming Orphans, Ashley & Simpson, and Dónal Clancy with Liam Clancy - A Tribute and Robbie O'Connell.

Windy City Irish Radio - February 28, 2018

Windy City Irish Radio - February 21, 2018

Cupid draws back his bow and let's his arrow go straight through the airwaves to your lover's heart tonight in the Windy City Irish Radio studios. Join your funny valentines, Mike Shevlin and Tim Taylor, the pedagogues of love, as they spread love and romance and chronicle how St. Valentine, himself, is a resident of the old sod. Plus music from Elvis Costello, Great Big Sea, House of Hamill, The Pogues, Tara O'Grady, Luka Bloom, Damien Dempsey, Finbar Furey & Mary Black, Jim Sullivan, Goitse, Open the The Door for Three and Van Morrison. Love is a many splendor thing.

Windy City Irish Radio - February 7, 2018

Come in from the cold and check out what the lads are up to this week! Tonight on Windy City Irish Radio Mike and Tim spin brand new tracks from Donegal gals Screaming Orphans, Pigeon Kings off their debut release, fiddle legend and new-found rocker Kevin Burke and the pride of Fermanagh Laurence Nugent. Listen for music from The High Kings, Paul Brady Music, and Dónal Clancy​. Tune in as the boys get set for a busy February as they preview Makem and Clancy in Concert, Kevin Burke in Chicago, and Runa all at the Irish American Heritage Center​ along with Alasdair Fraser & Natalie Haas at Old Town School of Folk Music.

On Christmas Day, singer-songwriter of The Pogues Shane MacGowan turned 60 years old. Earlier this month, Shane celebrated this momentous occasion with his closest friends in a sold-out concert at the National Concert Hall in Dublin with President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins in attendance. This week on Windy City Irish Radio Tim and Mike pay tribute to the man that legendary Clash lead man and Pogues short-timer Joe Strummer called one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century with clips from the big birthday celebration with @Sharon Shane with Shane himself, U2 frontman Bono with Pirate of the Caribbean Johnny Depp․ and a holiday classic from Glen Hansardand Lisa O'Neill Music. Tune in for a live duet with Christy Moore and Shane, a haunting due with Sinéad O'Connor with Shane, a nice Pogues cover from Socks in the Frying Pan and plenty from Shane and the Pogues themselves. As the name of the album suggests, it is Poguerty in motion!

Windy City Irish Radio - January 17, 2018

It's a very special night in the Windy City Irish Radio studios tonight so be sure to tune in to WSBC 1240AM from 8PM to 9PM! As Tim enjoys the last of his Hawaiian sunsets before returning home to chilly Chicago, Mike welcomes his brother, Tim Shevlin, into the studio to reminisce about the Irish American Heritage Hour hosted by their father, Mike Shevlin Sr, so many years ago. Mike and Tim co-hosted with their Dad on a number of occasions on WOPA/WPNA back in the day and they are together again on the airwaves for the first time in 20 years spinning some of dear old Dad's favorites and playing clips from way back when. If you can't listen live, be sure to watch this space for the podcast soon to come.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! This week on Windy City Irish Radio the lads celebrate the new year by looking back on the some of their favorite moments from the year that was 2017. And as is a January tradition, Mike and Tim spin some of their favorite songs and tunes from the past year. Tune in for some of the best of the best of new music from 2017 from the man himself Van Morrison (Official), Dublin's Jiggy, trad trio Open The Door For Three, the fabulous Sharon Shannon, the also fabulous Imelda May, Armagh trad sensations Connla, Scotland's The Recollective, Donegal fiddle virtuoso, Damien McGeehan, Dublin rockers Tupelo, Offaly CeltGrass favorite JigJam and ten years with The High Kings. We would need several hours to celebrate all of the fantastic new music that came our way over the past 12 months and look forward to what 2018 brings!