Irish Rebellion in Wexford #718

Learn more about the Irish Rebellion in Wexford in 1798 on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #718 . Subscribe now!

Maggie’s Wake, Marc Gunn, The Almost Irish Band, Avourneen, Téada, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, David Pedrick, Kennedy's Kitchen, Pipedance, Robert Zielinski, Sheridan Rúitín, River Drivers, Emerald Rose, The Bloody Irish Boys, Kilmaine Saints, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:08 - Maggie’s Wake "Harrison’s Way" from Maggie’s Wake

1:46 - WELCOME

4:28 - Marc Gunn "Rising of the Moon" from St. Patrick's Day

6:33 - The Almost Irish Band "Wind That Shakes the Barley & Cuckoo's Nest" from Song Henge, Vol. 21

8:44 - Avourneen "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" from Sparrow

11:13 - Téada "Jig / Air / March  -  Farewell to Stoneybatter / An Raibh Tú ag an gCarraig / March at Kilmore" from Coiscéim Coiligh / As the Days Brighten

15:14 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion with Molly Donnery "Jimmy Murphy" from A Little Bit Slanted

18:28 - FEEDBACK

22:49 - David Pedrick "Tintern" from On the Way

24:10 - Kennedy's Kitchen "Vinegar Hill" from The Hotting Fire

28:13 - Pipedance "The Mountain Road / Jenny Picking Cockles / The Woman of the House / Rakish Paddy" from The Pleasures of Hope

33:03 - Sheridan Rúitín "Boolavogue" from Rebels in the Night

38:05 - Robert Zielinski "Flax in Bloom/The Green Groves of Erin" from The Day Dawn

40:39 - THANKS

45:29 - River Drivers "KELLY THE BOY FROM KILLANE" from Live at SteelStacks

48:44 - Emerald Rose "Mountain Fey" from Sunwise

51:15 - The Bloody Irish Boys "Enniscorthy in a Bottle" from Drunk Rock

55:11 - Kilmaine Saints "Wearing of the Green" from The Good, The Plaid, and The Ugly

57:26 - CLOSING

1:00:18 - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones "The Dying Rebel" from Let Ye All Be Irish Tonight

1:04:38 - CREDITS

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Last month, I led my Celtic Invasion of County Wexford. We visited the National 1798 Irish Rebellion Museum. I learned a lot.

In the summer of 1798, in the town of Enniscorthy, a spark was lit that echoed across the centuries. Inspired by the ideals of liberty and self - determination that fueled the American and French Revolutions, ordinary Irish men and women rose up against British rule—hoping to shape a freer, more equal Ireland.

The United Irishmen, a movement of Protestants and Catholics alike, dreamed of unity. But their rebellion was met with brutal force. The most haunting chapter came to a head on Vinegar Hill, where rebels made their last stand.

Though the 1798 Rebellion was crushed, the spirit behind it lived on. It became a quiet current beneath Irish history, resurfacing again in 1916 during the Easter Rising—and carrying through to modern Ireland.

Today’s episode features songs and tunes inspired by the 1798 rebellion. These are songs of hope, defiance, heartbreak, and memory. This episode is not about blame. They’re about telling the stories of those who dared to dream of freedom.

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