Four Thousand Weeks, Happy Earth Week #756

Earth is alive with sound. This week on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, we celebrate Earth Week with music that breathes, roams, and takes root. Fourteen artists. One green hour. Let's go. It’s the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #756. Subscribe now at CelticMusicPodcast.com!

Santiago Molina, The Here & Now, The Irish Lassies, Brad The Piper, Kevin Herron, Cedar Dobson Music, Clare Sands, Chloe Matharu, Ed Yother, Kellys Wayke, Voice of Lir, Bealtaine, Reilly, Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes

Marc Gunn, Santiago Molina, The Irish Lassies, Kevin Herron, Cedar Dobson, Chloe Matharu, Kellys Wayke, Bealtaine, Clare Sands

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06 - Santiago Molina "Acá y ahora" from Desde un nuevo lugar

3:12 - WELCOME

5:07 - The Here & Now "Three" from Ladybird

9:11 - The Irish Lassies "Redwood Shepherd" from Immigration Stories

12:39 - Brad The Piper "Carswell" from The Forgotten Game

16:24 - Ó hEaráin "On My Mind"

20:44 - FEEDBACK

23:21 - Cedar Dobson "Acapela" from Decade

28:43 - Clare Sands "Abair Liom do Rúin feat. Tommy Sands" from Clare Sands

33:21 - Chloe Matharu "Butterfly" from Sailors and Rolling Stones

38:53 - Ed Yother "Jack Tar" from First Figure

41:19 - THANKS

42:48 - Kellys Wayke "The Wild Rover" from Kellys Wayke

47:52 - Voice of Lir "Achil Aire" from Aislingeach

51:14 - Bealtaine "Be Free" from It's Pronounced Bealtaine

54:38 - Reilly "Man Of Extraordinary Persuasion" from Durty Pool

57:32 - CLOSING

58:33 - Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes "Four Thousand Weeks" from Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes

1:01:38 - CREDITS

Support for this program comes from Hank Woodward.

Support for this program comes from Dr. Annie Lorkowski of Centennial Animal Hospital in Corona, California.

Support for this program comes from John Sharkey White, II.

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Clean energy isn't just good for the planet. It's good for your wallet. Solar and wind are now the cheapest power sources in history. Earth Week is a good reminder of what we stand to lose — and what we're fighting to protect.

The science is clear. Human activity is driving climate change. Record heat. Rising seas. Disappearing seasons. And yet too many politicians would rather protect billionaire energy interests than help working families lower their bills.

Real change starts when we stop letting the ultra - rich write our energy policy. Support clean energy. Reduce your waste. Talk to your elected leaders. Every choice moves us toward a future that's more affordable, more free, and a planet that can actually breathe.

The power to fix this is ours. Let's use it.

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SPRING CELTIC CHALLENGE

The Spring Celtic Challenge started on April 1. That means you are three weeks in — maybe four, depending on how you're counting. Either way, you have been at this for nearly a month.

Think about that for a second. Twenty minutes a day. Music in your ears. At least one piece of litter off the ground every time you walked out the door. That adds up to something real.

This is the last challenge reminder. No new episode next week, so you are on your own. But the challenge does not pause just because the podcast does. You know what to do. Step outside. Walk twenty minutes. Pick up one piece of trash. Put on some Celtic music if you need a nudge.

If you've been working on the community knotwork or sharing your challenge art, keep going. Tag it, share it, celebrate it. You're building something with this community, step by step.

Nearly a month down. Finish strong.

Let me know how it's going. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. I'd love to hear from you.

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Your support pays for audio engineering and graphics. It helps us buy music directly from independent Celtic artists. It keeps this community growing week after week.

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I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK

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Richard L Boyce emailed: "Hi Marc, On one of your recent podcasts, you mentioned putting together a show using music by people who just love to get together and play tunes. If you are still serious about that, I’m going to recommend you check out the sets put together by the Riley School of Irish Music (https://rileyirishmusic.com/school - tunes) in Cincinnati, OH.

Our school has been going for more than 25 years. We meet on Saturdays in a local church and teach Irish music to both kids and adults. We have long provided the spark that’s created local Irish bands that play for listening and for dances in our area. The School’s run mainly by amateurs who simply love the music.

The sets of tunes on our website are put together each quarter by the teachers at the school. We teach tunes by ear, and so we want our students to be have lots of opportunities to hear them. While they have been recorded for teaching, I think some of them are pretty good! I’m a flute teacher at the school, so I may be biased, as I’m on some the recordings.

In any case, take a listen to some of the tracks and see if you like anything. Regards,"

Justine Mccarthy emailed: "Hello Marc, I recall from a podcast sometime in the past few months,  you asked listeners to record themselves playing music and sending you the recordings: Is this Audio, video or either?

We are a humble group but would love to send you a recording of our band "Wild Thyme' for the website. Do we just send it by email to you as an audiophile or video?

I've been a Patron for several years, and listen while riding my training bike in the basement!

Thank you so much for this priceless resource!"