We're Only Mortal #715

We’re only mortal but the music lives on with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #715. Subscribe now!

The Rogues, Joseph Carmichael, Willowgreen, Robert Zielinski, The High Kings, Katie Jane Band, Open The Door For Three, The Secret Commonwealth, Ryan Dunne, The Lilies of the Midwest, Olivia Barrett, Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair, Fidra, Ghost Of A Banshee

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06 - The Rogues "Hellbound Sleigh" from 25... and Live!

4:41 - WELCOME

6:38 - Joseph Carmichael "Jan & Jim's" from Desiderium

11:25 - Willowgreen "Follow the Heron" from Sheila's Brush

14:43 - Robert Zielinski "Neilidh Boyle's Highland/Jimmy Lyons' Highland" from The Day Dawn

17:06 - The High Kings "Iveagh Gardens" from The Road Not Taken

21:05 - FEEDBACK

23:00 - Katie Jane Band "Loch Lomond" from Wild One

27:07 - Open The Door For Three "The Drunken Gauger" from A Prosperous Gale

30:19 - The Secret Commonwealth "I Almost Had a Lass/King of the Fairies" from Licensed Beggars

34:07 - Ryan Dunne "The Land of the Leal" from One Day By Your Side

38:29 - THANKS

40:28 - The Lilies of the Midwest "You Rambling Boys of Pleasure" from Cat's Ceili

45:32 - Olivia Barrett "Junior Crehan's/An Pangur Bán/The Termagant" from Elsewhere

49:19 - Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair "Keayrt Hug Mee Graih" from LOSSAN

53:40 - Fidra "Mortal Boy" from The Running Wave

58:55 - CLOSING

1:00:01 - Ghost Of A Banshee "I Bid You Farewell" from Along The Rural Trail

1:03:05 - CREDITS

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.

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The sky is now a calm sea over the Mendips,a fine morning my friend.. Night has been a storm on a sea,my sails billowing & trees twisting,masts..may each step be an adventure  Celtic forever ⛵"

Tiffany Knight emailed a photo: "Hey Marc!

I hope you've been well. I've been meaning to write into the podcast for years and just never quite found the time. It brings me so much joy how far it's coming from when it first started back when podcast were still new and it was a project in a room in Austin. These days it gets me through my day calls as I prep costumes for Broadway, and listen to whatever new musicians to tune into you play (or my friends that I sometimes hear in your sets.) I've attached a very boring picture of me ironing while listening last week.

Best! Hopefully I'll make it to Atlanta one of these days or maybe GenCon or Dragon Con. "