All Seasons

Season 1

• S01E01 The shores of Lough Nea

  • October 18, 1977
  • BBC One

• S01E02 Episode 2

  • October 25, 1977
  • BBC One

• S01E03 Episode 3

  • November 1, 1977
  • BBC One

• S01E04 Episode 4

  • November 8, 1977
  • BBC One

  A programme of traditional music

• S01E05 Episode 5

  • November 15, 1977
  • BBC One

• S01E06 Unknown

  • BBC One

• S01E07 Unknown

  • BBC One

Season 2

• S02E01 Episode 1

  • December 5, 1978
  • BBC One

• S02E02 Episode 2

  • December 12, 1978
  • BBC One

• S02E03 Episode 3

  • December 19, 1978
  • BBC One

• S02E04 Episode 4

  • January 9, 1979
  • BBC One

• S02E05 Episode 5

  • January 16, 1979
  • BBC One

Season 3

• S03E01 The Bunch of Thyme with Andy Irvine, Mick Hanly, Jim McKilltop, Frank and Jane Cassidy

  • January 8, 1980
  • BBC One

• S03E02 One day for recreation: Andy Irvine, Mick Hanly,Gill and David McWilliams, McKilltop

  • January 15, 1980
  • BBC One

• S03E03 Christy Moore and the Pikemen

  • January 22, 1980
  • BBC One

• S03E04 Episode 4

  • January 29, 1980
  • BBC One

• S03E05 Al O'Donnell, Ciann Lughaidh, Kevin Burke and Michael O Domhnaill

  • February 5, 1980
  • BBC One

  Al O'Donnell, Ciann Lughaidh, Kevin Burke and Michael O Domhnaill

• S03E06 Janie Cribbs, Thom Moore, Kevin Burke and Michael O Domhnaill

  • February 12, 1980
  • BBC One

Season 4

• S04E01 The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur with Frank and Jane Cassidy

  • January 13, 1981
  • BBC One

• S04E02 Episode 2

  • January 20, 1981
  • BBC One

• S04E03 Soldier Sailor: Mick Hanly, Mary Black, Ciann Lughaidh

  • January 27, 1981
  • BBC One

• S04E04 Richman, Poorman: Tommy Sands, Mick Hanly, Mary Wall, Frankie Gavin and Jackie Daly

  • February 3, 1981
  • BBC One

• S04E05 Episode 5

  • February 10, 1981
  • BBC One

• S04E06 Scullion, Freddie White and Rita Connolly

  • February 17, 1981
  • BBC One

Season 5

• S05E01 The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur

  • January 5, 1982
  • BBC One

  The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur are among the guests

• S05E02 Episode 2

  • January 12, 1982
  • BBC One

• S05E03 Episode 3

  • January 19, 1982
  • BBC One

• S05E04 The Sands Family and Ciaran McGowan

  • January 26, 1981
  • BBC One

  A programme of traditional music with The Sands Family and Ciaran McGowan

• S05E05 Dé Danann

  • February 2, 1982
  • BBC One

  Traditional music and song with Dé Danann

• S05E06 Scullion

  • February 9, 1982
  • BBC One

  Traditional music and song with Scullion

• S05E07 Clannad

  • March 17, 1982
  • BBC One

  Traditional music from Clannad

Season 6

• S06E01 Blackthorn

  • October 23, 1982
  • BBC One

  Blackthorn are tonight's guests

• S06E02 Clannad

  • November 1, 1982
  • BBC One

  Clannad are tonight's guests

• S06E03 Jimmy Crowley Band

  • November 8, 1982
  • BBC One

  Jimmy Crowley Band perform tonight

Season 7

• S07E01 Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy

  • May 27, 1983
  • BBC One

  Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy provide music and song

• S07E02 Ralph McTell and Jargon

  • June 3, 1983
  • BBC One

  Ralph McTell and Jargon are tonight's guests

• S07E03 Oisin and Jane Cassidy

  • June 10, 1983
  • BBC One

  Oisin and Jane Cassidy are tonight's guests

• S07E04 Freddie White

  • June 17, 1983
  • BBC One

  Freddie White is tonight's guest

• S07E05 Stockton's Wing

  • June 24, 1983
  • BBC One

  Stockton's Wing are tonight's guests

• S07E06 St. Patricks ceili

  • July 1, 1983
  • BBC One

  A repeat of the show from last St. Patrick's Day

Season 8

• S08E01 Story of Bert Lloyd

  • April 20, 1984
  • BBC One

  David Arthur tells the story of Bert Lloyd's rise to international fame

• S08E02 The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur

  • May 25, 1984
  • BBC One

  The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur perform

• S08E03 The Chieftains

  • June 1, 1984
  • BBC One

  The Chieftains who first got together 21 years ago perform in this specially recorded concert.

• S08E04 Na Casaidigh

  • January 8, 1984
  • BBC One

• S08E05 Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy

  • June 15, 1984
  • BBC One

  A recording of Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy in concert at Belfast's Grand Opera House

• S08E06 Oisin

  • June 22, 1984
  • BBC One

  Oisin perform

• S08E07 The Maura O'Connell Band

  • June 29, 1984
  • BBC One

  The Maura O'Connell Band perform

Season 9

• S09E01 Dé Danann

  • July 23, 1985
  • BBC One

  Dé Danann are tonight's guests

• S09E02 Curlew and The McSherry Family

  • August 6, 1985
  • BBC One

  Curlew and The McSherry Family are tonight's guests

• S09E03 Na Casaidigh and Maire O'Connor

  • August 13, 1985
  • BBC One

  Na Casaidigh and Maire O'Connor perform

• S09E04 Boys of the Lough

  • August 20, 1985
  • BBC One

  Boys of the Lough perform

• S09E05 Macalla

  • August 27, 1985
  • BBC One

  Macalla perform

Season 10

• S10E01 Dé Danann, Mary Black and Dolores Keane

  • September 4, 1986
  • BBC One

  Dé Danann, Mary Black and Dolores Keane perform

• S10E02 Charlie McGettigan

  • September 11, 1986
  • BBC One

  Charlie McGettigan performs

• S10E03 Michael O Suilleabhain, Skylark and Colm Murphy

  • September 18, 1986
  • BBC One

  Michael O Suilleabhain, Skylark and Colm Murphy perform

• S10E04 The Sands Family

  • September 25, 1986
  • BBC One

  The Sands Family perform

• S10E05 The Lee Valley String Band with Kieran Goss

  • October 2, 1986
  • BBC One

  The Lee Valley String Band with Kieran Goss perform

Season 11

• S11E01 Afton

  • June 10, 1987
  • BBC One

  Afton perform

• S11E02 Mary Black and family with Liam Merriman

  • June 17, 1987
  • BBC One

  Mary Black and family with Liam Merriman perform

• S11E03 Ralph McTell and Heritage

  • June 24, 1987
  • BBC One

  Ralph McTell and Heritage perform

• S11E04 Na Casaidigh

  • July 1, 1987
  • BBC One

• S11E05 Episode 5

  • July 8, 1987
  • BBC One

• S11E06 David McWilliam

  • July 15, 1987
  • BBC One

  David McWilliam performs with guest David Sloan

Season 12

• S12E01 The Dubliners

  • September 7, 1988
  • BBC One

  The Dubliners perform

• S12E02 Maura O'Connell

  • September 14, 1988
  • BBC One

  Maura O'Connell performs

• S12E03 Dé Danann

  • September 20, 1988
  • BBC One

  Dé Danann perform for the last time

• S12E04 The Chieftains and Van Morrison

  • September 21, 1988
  • BBC One

  The Chieftains and Van Morrison perform

• S12E05 David McWilliams

  • September 22, 1988
  • BBC One

  David McWilliams performs