I enjoyed the broadcast - I have seen CM once live, but really did't know much about his background. Of course it wasn't a complete record of his life, but it's not meant to be. And presumably he chose the tracks as ones of particular personal significance to him, not necessarily the Best Tracks Ever Made.

On thing I liked was that he made no secret of being a one-time IRA supporter and Irish Nationalist, yet was happy to choose a mixture of English and Irish music and to speak with respect of singers like Carthy and MacColl. There was none of the separatism that so often characterises Irish musicians, and I don't think the C-word (celtic, in the sense of non-English) was mentioned once. It's good to have an acknowledgement from a pro like Christy of how much is shared in the Irish/British heritage.

Marje