"The Gold Ring" program for 01/16/10 has solo playing from Paddy O'Brien, Fintan Vallely and James Morrison; duets by Liz Carroll & John Doyle, and Cathal McConnell & Len Graham; and ensemble playing from The Battlefield Band, Sean Nua and Arcady.Be sure to visit "The Gold Ring" web pages at www.goldring.org.

On the 01/09/10 edition of "The Gold Ring," host Lee Worman brings you great Irish trad music from The Boys of the Lough, Joe Burke, Daithi Sproule, Planxty, Mike Dugger, The McNamara Family and John Whelan. For more info, visit "The Gold Ring" web pages at www.goldring.org.

01/02/10. With this first "Gold Ring" program for 2010, host Lee Worman begins his 28th year of bringing you fine traditional Celtic and British Isles music on KSMU. The hour features Solas, Eileen Ivers, Chulrua, Mairead Ni Mhaonaigh & Frankie Kennedy, The Chieftains, Tommy Peoples & Daithi Sproule, and classic 78rpm era sides from Michael J. Cashin & Tom Doyle, Mullaney & Stack, and Packie Dolan. Be sure to check out "The Gold Ring" webpages at www.goldring.org.

On the 12/26/09 edition of "The Gold Ring," host Lee Worman brings you fine music from the Irish tradition from Kevin Burke and Jackie Daly, Joe Burke, The Bothy Band, Peter Horan and Gerry Harrington, The Chieftains, Gerald Trimble, and classic sides from the 78rpm era by John & Joe Fahey, Paddy Sweeney, Paddy Killoran and Sean Maguire. Visit "The Gold Ring" webpages at www.goldring.org.

12/19/09 brings the annual special Christmas/winter solstice edition of "The Gold Ring," featuring some familiar and some less-familiar holiday music from Maddy Prior, The Chieftains, Tony Barrand and John Roberts, The Watersons, Connie Dover, Steve Schuch and the Night Heron Consort, Maighread Ni Dhomhnaill and Donal Lunny, Mick Moloney, Steeleye Span, and Dylan Thomas reading from his own "A Child's Christmas in Wales." Be sure to visit "The Gold Ring" webpages at www.goldring.org.