Demystifying Irish Sessions with Shannon Heaton
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Release Date: 12/19/2017
Itinerary for Celtic Invasion of Westport, Ireland 2023
Travel Ireland, Scotland with Celtic Invasion Vacations
Every year, I take a small group of people on an exciting adventure overseas. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know it through it's culture, history, and legends. EtZvGiAuFJKsacyM2U1d In June 2023, we are going to Westport, Ireland in County Mayo. The itinerary is now online. We will spend seven nights, visiting Matt Malloy's famous pub, hike Croagh Patrick, and ferry to Clare Island. We'll learn more about the Grace O'Malley, the famed Pirate Queen, by visiting her castles. We'll see standing stones and lots more. Check out the itinerary for the right now...
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Celtic Invasion Vacations FAQ
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Celebrate Celtic culture and music through travel. I'm gonna tell you what you can expect on my ? If you go to the website you won’t find much information. I usually list the itinerary when it becomes available but that can be January or March before the trip. You will find podcasts and links to pictures and videos. I don't know that any of it really paints a good picture. So I thought I would try to break down how these trips work to help you decide if you want to join me in the future. Celtic Invasion Vacations are not your typical travel tour experience. Most tourists travel on big...
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8 St Patrick's Day Party Music Tips
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I will share EIGHT great ways for you to have a spectacular St Patrick's Day
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Swimming the Horses with Gerry O’Beirne
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Gerry O'Beirne is an Irish guitarist and songwriter behind the scenes of many great Celtic musicians. I met him when he toured the U.S. with Andy M. Stewart. But his history playing music is long and fascinating.
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Mazz O'Flaherty Interview in Dingle Record Shop
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Mazz O'Flaherty owns the smallest record shop in Ireland. It's in Dingle, Ireland. It is a place you don't want to miss. It's walls are lined with music from Irish musicians, especially those in the County Kerry.
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Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on Spotify?
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The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is no longer on Spotify. But it is still coming out each and every week.
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Oban Scotland Flashback: Celtic Invasion Vacations 2010
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Scotland is an incredible country. In 2010, I led my third Celtic Invasion Vacations to Scotland. I learned a lot from this trip which helped form future invasions. I'm gonna share the comments from some of those invaders this time on Celtfather Music & Travel.
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Best and Worst of the Isle of Skye
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The 2018 Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Skye is over. We had an amazing vacation. Every year, I ask my invaders for feedback. This year, I decided to do it a little different. I wanted to help you figure out what were some of the best things to see when you come visit. So I’m gonna share my Best and Worst things to see on the Isle of Skye, followed by feedback from Invaders, including some of their favorites. Best of the Isle of Skye. My favorite thing in Skye was the Quiraing. This is up in Trotternish. It’s June, lush and green with powerful, towering mountains. Now Skye is a big...
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10 Fun St Patrick’s Day Facts
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St Patrick's Day is coming soon. I'm gonna share with you TEN fun facts about St Patrick's Day in show #238 of Celtfather Music & Travel. As a Celtic musician and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I thought I’d also pick songs you can listen to to go with each fact.
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Demystifying Irish Sessions with Shannon Heaton
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As a Celtic singer and autoharper, I've never felt super comfortable going to Irish sessions. I had a couple dirty looks when I first got into Irish music. It biased me a lot against them since. But I love Irish music. So I was excited to watch a video by Shannon Heaton where she provides a sort of how to guide to Irish sessions. It was very inspiring.
info_outlineAs a Celtic singer and autoharper, I've never felt super comfortable going to Irish sessions. I had a couple dirty looks when I first got into Irish music. It biased me a lot against them since. But I love Irish music. So I was excited to watch a video by Shannon Heaton where she provides a sort of how to guide to Irish sessions. It was very inspiring.
Shannon Heaton hosts the Irish Music Stories podcast. She hosted an episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast last June. And I wanted to find out more about her. We had a great chat a couple months back.
My bandcamp store now offers the Celtfather Classics USB. This album features all my music from 1995 through 2009. You'll get 10 albums, including all of my current cat CDs, plus a bunch of exclusive EPs and podcasts, all for just $50. This is a way-to-generous deal. Follow the link to my Bandcamp store for details.
Coffee with The Celtfather is a new live streaming show I'm hosting on my Facebook fan page. I go live on Monday morning around 9 am. We will chat and have fun while we sing along together with your song requests. Come join me. Oh! And the more you share the show and tip, the longer I will play. The show is off right now, but it will be back in January.
Finally, I want to share some Christmas music with you. You may know I host the Celtic Christmas Podcast. But you might not yet be aware of my Spotify playlists. My two favorites right now are Christmas Drinking Songs and Fun Christmas Songs for Kids and Families.
Oh! Speaking of Spotify, this show will be available on Spotify at the beginning of 2018. Yup! You will be able to listen directly through your Spotify account.
Interview with Shannon Heaton
- How Shannon Heaton found Irish music
- Irish Music Stories
- How do you create your podcast stories
- YouTube Channel
- Irish Session Culture
- Touring as an Irish musician
- Favorite Places in Ireland: Cruise's Pub in Ennis in County Clarre, Crane Bar in Galway City
- Clare.Fm for trad music in Ennis
- Desert Island Discs
- Handful of Earth by Dick Gaughan
- Kitty Lies Over by Mick O'Brien and Caoimhim O' Raghallaigh
Music featured in this show:
"Thady Casey's & Reel of Rio" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Blue Skies Above
"Mantle of Green" by Matt & Shannon Heaton from Tell You in Earnest
I hope you enjoyed this interview, if you did, then please support Shannon Heaton. Subscribe to her podcast. Listen. Share it with your friends. Buy a CD. She's an awesome lady and deserves your kind support.
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