Top o’ the morning and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you! You’ll want to stay tuned to Cladrite Radio all day long, as we’ll be featuring classic recordings of Irish-themed songs, along with our usual toe-tapping tunes of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s, well into the wee hours tonight.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from this grand Irish gal and all your pals at Cladrite Radio! We’re mixing in a few Irish favorites today with our usual collection of toe-tapping tunes of the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s, so if you’re not already listening, tune in right away!
To wish one and all a happy St. Patrick’s Day, we thought we’d share this 1936 newsreel, which features coverage of that year’s parade along New York’s Fifth Avenue. It appears to have been a more sedate affair in those days, which makes us yearn all the more for a time machine so that we could experience this event as it once was. The contemporary version, a sordid pageant of bad hats and overindulgence, leaves us a bit cold, we must admit.
And be sure to click the Listen Now link on the upper left today — we’ve added some familiar Irish tunes, recorded by the likes of Bing Crosby, Glenn Miller, and Count O’Basie, for today only.