Interviews with The Gothard Sisters and The Irish Lassies #737
Release Date: 12/11/2025
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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC
0:39 - MEET THE GOTHARD SISTERS
6:33 - The Gothard Sisters “Moment in Time” from Moment in Time
9:55 - ABOUT MOMENT IN TIME
19:45 - The Gothard Sisters “Storyteller” from Moment in Time
23:30 - RAPIDFIRE QUESTIONS
29:18 - The Gothard Sisters “Lavender Moon” from Moment in Time
33:11 - THANKS
35:32 - ABOUT THE IRISH LASSIES
39:18 - The Irish Lassies “Joshua Davis” from Immigration Stories
44:04 - ABOUT IMMIGRATION STORIES
48:15 - The Irish Lassies “Engines Roar (feat. Ally the Piper)” from Immigration Stories
52:21 - RAPIDFIRE QUESTIONS
59:48 - The Irish Lassies “Whitetop Wagon (feat. Kinnfolk)” from Immigration Stories
1:04:14 - CLOSING
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