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Thursday March 7th, 2013 with Chris Sharp
International Women's Day(Mar 8)/St. Patrick's Day(Mar. 17)

First hour celebrates International Women's Day with bands led by female vocalists.Hour 2 will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with the music of 2 legendary Irishmen-Rory Gallagher and Van Morrison.
First set:bands led by female vocalists of European descent-vocalists from Germany,Denmark,Holland and Poland respectively.
You Can't Have Sunshine Everyday
The Rattles(Edna Bejarano) - The Witch(1971)
Ride My Mountain
The Savage Rose(Annisette Koppel) - In The Plain(1968)
Water Boy
The Shocking Blue(Mariska Veres) - Scorpio's Dance(1969)
Next set:bands led by female vocalists native to the U.K.
Charlie's Horse
Vinegar Joe(Elke Brooks) - Rock 'n' Roll Gypsies(1973)
I Think Of You
Renaissance(Annie Haslem) - Turn Of The Cards(1974)
What You Got
Maggie Bell - Maggie Bell as Suicide Sal(1975)
Sad But Rich
Babe Ruth(Jenny Haan) - Babe Ruth(1975)
Next up we have some bands led by female vocalists that worked out of the San Francisco Bay Area
Too Many People
Cold Blood(Lydia Pence) - Sisyphus(1970)
Closer To The Ground
Joy Of Cooking(Toni Brown,Terry Garthwaite) - Closer To The Ground(1971)
Revolution
Mother Earth(Tracy Nelson) - San Francisco Nuggets(2007)
Wrecking Ball
Grace Slick - Welcome To The Wrecking Ball(1981)
Last set of the first hour features female vocalists who made their mark in New York.
Eli's Comin'
Laura Nyro - Eli And The Thirteenth Confession(1968)
Society's Child
Janis Ian - VA:You Should've Been There(1975)
What Is Success
Bonnie Raitt - Streetlights(1974)
This hour will feature 2 Irish musicians in honour of St. Patrick's Day.First up is guitarist Rory Gallagher of Cork.
Secret Agent
Rory Gallagher - Calling Card(1976)
Bought And Sold
Rory Gallagher - Against The Grain(1975)
Wayward Child
Rory Gallagher - Stage Struck(1980)
Rue The Day
Rory Gallagher - Notes From San Francisco(2012)
Next is Belfast's Van Morrison-the originator of Celtic Soul.
Kingdom Hall
Van Morrison - Wavelength(1978)
Angelou
Van Morrison - Into The Music(1979)
Cleaning Windows
Van Morrison - Beautiful Vision(1982)
Bright Side of The Road
Van Morrison - Into The Music(1979)
Dweller On The Threshold
Van Morrison - Beautiful Vision(1982)
Time left for an Irish-Canadian classic.
The Unicorn
The Irish Rovers - The Unicorn(1967) Canadian
Thank you for listening.Please enjoy International Women's Day March 8th and St. Patrick's Day(watch that green beer intake) March 17th.
Interactive CKCU
Chris
anybody awake out there?

12:09 AM, March 7th, 2013
Farron
hey! I like how you highlighted women singing lead for a band. Other radio shows tended to focus on female soloists for international womens day. Really enjoyed the first hour, I'll listen to the second set tomorrow!

1:26 AM, March 20th, 2013
Chris
Host's ankle says "that's great"

7:39 PM, March 20th, 2013
farron
will the ankle be hosting tonights show?

8:15 PM, March 20th, 2013
host
Sadly tonight's show will broadcast April 4,on which I will be happy to broadcast

9:29 PM, March 20th, 2013
Chris Sharp (host)
please disregard the above comment as it makes zero sense

10:48 AM, March 29th, 2013
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