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The Unicorn Song #686 11/21/2024

The Unicorn Song #686 What happened to the Unicorns on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 686. ! Kathryn Tickell, Kevin Meehan, Kyle Carey, Joseph Carmichael, Kinnfolk, Brobdingnagian Bards, Tradify, Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Robert Zielinski, The Sternwheelers, Skyrie, Clanna Morna GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "Border Spirit" from Return to Kielderside 4:17 - WELCOME 7:05 - "Nusa" from Spanish Point 11:02 - "The Last Bough" from The Last Bough 15:08 - "Interplanetary Courtship Ritual" from Desiderium 17:56 - "Wild Mountain Thyme" from Kinnfolk 21:25 - FEEDBACK 26:18 - "The Unicorn Song" from Songs of Ireland 29:41 - "The Roaring Barmaid, Star of Munster Jig, Star of Munster & Fred Finn’s" from Take Flight 34:03 - & "Graih Foalsey" from LOSSAN 39:00 - THANKS 43:01 - "Faeries and Nymphs" from Simple Little Boat 46:01 - "Donegal" from Kiangardarup 48:56 - “Copperhead Road” from Single 53:00 - "Take Me Home with You" from Hunger Road 56:18 - CLOSING 57:41 - "The Dram & The Fray" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 1:03:52 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them, especially during the holiday season. Give the gift of a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or give the gift of a Patreon subscription. That is now an option. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . First let me send one more HUGE congrats to all of the wonderful people who helped organize this year. It was an enormous success. There was a new location that was just fantastic. Congrats. And thank you for letting the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast be a part of your celebration. The first new episode of is now online. I’m currently planning 5 or 6 episodes for 2024. That means, you’ll have over 80 episodes packed full of Christmas music, interviews and stories by Celtic musicians that you can enjoy during the holiday season. Go to or check out the . You have until November 30 to send in your Celtic art for consideration. It will be used to promote the podcast. And you will get paid for use of the art. If you don't have art, do you know someone who does? Ask them to email me at follow@bestcelticmusic If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. Musicians will enjoy a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! This podcast is because of your generosity. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per month. There are big changes coming to Patreon starting soon. Patreon is moving to a monthly subscription model. It shouldn’t affect you too much. But it will save me from the hassle of accidentally forgetting to charge per episode. The amount you pay will be what you normally pledge per month. I'll let you know as soon as the change is official so we can get things worked out. If you need to make any changes, and you're on an iPhone, remember to do it through your browser, not through the app. They will charge you an extra fee. If you're on Android, you're fiiiiine! :) A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Yoke, Gershon, P Michael Degan HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every month, $1, $3, $12, $25. Those are the new levels that patronage levels when they make the switch. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening. Is there a new Celtic CD or Celtic band that you heard of or saw? Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Before I share what others do while listening, I thought I'd share one from your podcast host, me. We listened to the podcast through the Scottish Highlands as I led the Celtic Invasion of Scotland’s Whisky. It was a great trip. If you want to see pictures, I am FINALLY posting them on my blog. Check out the . There’s a link in the shownotes or go to marcgunn.net Mindy from River Drivers emailed a correction: "Hi Marc, We wanted to thank you for including our music on both the Friel Sisters podcast and Cherish the Ladies. We love both of these groups! We really appreciate it! You have actually been playing our music since our first album in 2015 and we are very grateful Just noticed though that in both of these latest podcasts, you are linking to the wrong band. Our website is Thanks again for all you do for the music!" Please send corrections. River G. emailed an Android podcatcher recommendation: "Marc, Just a quick recommendation of another great podcast app on Android. It's called AntennaPod and is truly free. I attached a screenshot so people know what the icon looks like. (It may also be on IOS, but I'm not sure.) Shel O'Toole emailed: "Hi Marc, I usually listen to your show when I’m working from home but podcast # 681 Lady of the House I saved for my drive back home from a visit to my sister. Listening to the music brought memories of my father who played numerous instruments, solo and with others. The banjo was my favourite (which Is probably why I play banjo), followed by the accordion, he had both button and piano accordions, and the fiddle. He also played harmonica, piano and even the gum leaf (definitely an Australian thing). I took my father’s violin which I had restored recently so my sister could see it for herself. It was in a terrible state when it came to me but its voice is restored and it’s very pleasant. Now the challenge of learning to play. I look forward to the podcast every week, so thanks Marc for all you do and for the magic you create in weaving together the music of Ireland and the music influenced by Ireland and the stories of the people who are touched by the force of the Celts. Warm regards" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33974417

Folk on Foot #685 11/14/2024

Folk on Foot #685 Put on your walking shoes. Walk out your door and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #685. ! Dancing With Hobbits, Cherish The Ladies, Jesse Ferguson, Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair, The Friel Sisters, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, The Henry Girls, Adria Jackson, Sheridan Rúitín, Skyrie, Socks in the Frying Pan, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Kathryn Tickell GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 6:00 - "Folk on Foot" from Dancing With Hobbits Inspired by the 3:03 - WELCOME 7:02 - "The Portumna Workhouse _ The Hurling Boys Of Portumna" from Heart of the Home 11:53 - "Tramps and Hawkers" from Ten 17:10 - "Tri Nation Harp Jigs" from LOSSAN 20:57 - "Kelvin’s Purling Stream" from Before the Sun 24:44 - FEEDBACK 28:54 - "For Beany" from Desiderium 33:34 - "The River and the Road" from Tap 'Er Light 38:53 - "Honeybee/ Hard Border" from A Time To Grow 44:33 - "She Moved Through The Fair from Troubadour 47:30 - THANKS 49:58 - "Wagoner's Lad" from Rebels in the Night 54:03 - "The Lambs" from Hunger Road 57:34 - "Shoot the Arrow" from Waiting for Inspiration 1:01:46 - "Nelson's Blood" from Simple Little Boat 1:04:05 - CLOSING 1:05:05 - "Joan's Jig / Cut the File" from Return to Kielderside 1:08:18 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn, Celtic musician and podcaster. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. You're gonna hear some amazing artists. Some you’ve heard of. Many you haven’t. The show is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Yes. This episode is a tribute to the podcast, . It's the perfect marriage of travel, culture and music. Do you do Celtic knotwork? Send me your designs. Perhaps I’ll use it for the 2025 shirt and Album Pin. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per month. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Yoke, Gershon, P Michael Degan Patreon made a big change recently. You no longer make a pledge per episode of the podcast. Instead, you can make one set, solid pledge per month. HERE IS YOUR ALL - NEW THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge per month, $1, $5, $15, $25. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. In 2025, we’re going to the Celtic nation of Galicia in Spain. We’re gonna learn about the history and legends behind the Celts there and experience some amazing Galician Celtic music. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Tim Hughes messaged me on Facebook: "Mark, I've been using Podcast Republic for years." Timothy P. Frier messaged: "Hi Mark I found your podcast about a year ago and started listening from episode 1. I'm up to episode 338. The episodes I enjoy the most are the instrumental only shows and anything with bagpipes. I have recently run into an issue listening to the podcast on Amazon. It is no longer available. I did change to a different source as there are several. What happened?? Thanks" Mike Bromund messaged: "I'm just exploring Southern Oregon and happened upon the Black Sheep Pub in Ashland. Every Sunday, they host a jam session with amazing musicians from the area. Highly recommended !" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33905672

The Friel Sisters #684 11/07/2024

The Friel Sisters #684 We talk to The Friel Sisters today on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #682. They are headlining at IrishFest Atlanta this year. ! The Friel Sisters, The Inland Seas, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Sassenach, Open The Door For Three, The Drowsy Lads, Dancing With Hobbits, The Henry Girls, Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau, RIver Drivers, Rakish GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "Si Bheag, Si Mhor" from Down by the Greenwood Side 4:54 - WELCOME 7:17 - "Runs in the Family / Angry Birds" from Suantraí 9:30 - "Mairi Bhan Og" from Passages 13:43 - "The Fairy Jig Set" from A Prosperous Gale 17:42 - "Angel Band (Song)" from Wide Awake 23:13 - FEEDBACK 27:15 - THE FRIEL SISTERS INTERVIEW: INTRODUCTION 33:42 - “Kissing and Drinking” 37:31 - THE FRIEL SISTERS INTERVIEW: NEW ALBUM 42:16 - “Star of Crolly Town” 46:32 - THE FRIEL SISTERS INTERVIEW: IRISHFEST ATLANTA 54:04 - “Queen of the Rushes” 58:55 - THANKS 1:02:52 - "October Waltz" from Dancing With Hobbits 1:06:28 - "A Time To Grow" from A Time To Grow 1:09:18 - "Blair Mountain" from Live At Steelstacks 1:13:00 - CLOSING 1:14:02 - "Lightly as the Rain Came Down" from Now, O Now 1:18:28 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Today, I’m happy to share an interview with The Friel Sisters. The band is headlining at IrishFest Atlanta which takes place November 8 - 10, 2024. They are performing on Friday night. In the meantime, send in your Celtic art designs for our 2025 shirts and stickers. I want to see and share your Celtic art. You might even make some money doing it. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Patrick Rieger emailed some photos: "Hi Marc, I feel like I have been slacking this summer sending you pictures after having sent so many. Celtic Pittsburgh hasn't been doing much the past few months though we do have plans in the works for an event in October. Meanwhile, the renaissance festival season for my family and I started when we attended the Great Lakes Medieval faire the weekend of July 27 and 28. It was a great weekend, and we needed time away from the daily routine. With life so busy for everyone we hardly see friends anymore, and this was a chance to see many of them. We were happy to find that our friend Captain John Stout, aka Richard Brentar, has returned to Great Lakes after having been absent for a few years. I'm not sure what I enjoy more, his music or his stories, he always has lots of great stories to tell. We also saw the Jackdaws, Celtic Mayhem, and Michael Manderen. Sadly we didn't make the shows of Menagerie Music this year but we did manage to catch up with Lisa from that duo. My family and I plus a couple of friends went to see John McCann and Hamish at Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle in Pittsburgh on August 3. These two are a lot of fun and have great energy, and get the place jumping. I have seen them for 15 years, starting when they were part of the Corned Beef & Curry Band. Sadly that band broke up when one of the three decided to explore other musical paths. I'll be sending more pictures of Celtic musicians come September after trips to two more ren faires. Until then, slainte!" Cheryl Arvio emailed some photos: "Hi Marc, Sorry these photos aren't better, but this is Socks in the Frying Pan from Friday night's show at the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago. Brilliant, as they always are! Bummed that they are not playing Milwaukee Irish Fest this year, but happy we got to see them (and pick up their new CD) in our hometown. Best," /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33773562

Cherish the Ladies #683 10/31/2024

Cherish the Ladies #683 Enjoy an interview with IrishFest Atlanta headliner, Cherish the Ladies, on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #683. ! Natalie Padilla, Jigjam, The Drowsy Lads, Lúnasa, The BorderCollies, Cherish the Ladies, Bealtaine, River Drivers, Fidra, Mànran, Alexis Chartrand & Nicolas Babineau GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 2:00 - Intro: Joanie Madden of Cherish the Ladies 1:24 - "Fifty - eight Years” from Paths and Places 3:15 - WELCOME 4:50 - "Bouli Bouli” from Across The Pond 8:42 - "Next Market Day (feat. Jesse Powers and Ryan Hall)_The Drowsy Lads_Time Flies” from Time Flies 12:08 - "John McGinley's” from Live in Kyoto 19:01 - "Heaven When We’re Home” from To the Hills and Back 23:54 - FEEDBACK 29:06 - INTERVIEW WITH CHERISH THE LADIES For four decades, Cherish the Ladies has captivated audiences worldwide as one of the most celebrated Irish music ensembles in history. Renowned for their exhilarating mix of traditional Irish music, stunning vocals, and propulsive step dancing, they have won the hearts of audiences and critics alike. Cherish the Ladies is headlining at IrishFest Atlanta on Sat, Nov 9. It took over two months to secure this interview with Joanie Madden. The band has an extremely busy schedule. But I'm happy to share it now. 35:46 - "Lord Inchiquin / Sweeneys Dream / Johnny Henrys / Thady Caseys Fancy" from Cherish the Ladies Ultimate Christmas Mix 40:42 - INTERVIEW WITH CHERISH THE LADIES 47:45 - "The Cat's Meow" from An Irish Homecoming - Live from Bucknell University 51:13 - INTERVIEW WITH CHERISH THE LADIES 55:16 - with Deirdre Connolly "The Broom of the Cowdenknowes" from The Girls Won't Leave the Boys Alone 59:43 – THANKS I hope you enjoyed that interview as much as I did. It was well worth the wait it took to make this interview happen. Joanie is absolutely delightful. You can find out more about the group at CherishTheLadies.com . And make sure you pick up a copy of their USBs if you get a chance to see them live. 1:01:53 - "We're Coming Back" from The Founders' Room 1:05:38 - "Cumann Na Mban" from Live At Steelstacks 1:09:05 - "Mortal Boy" from The Running Wave 1:14:16 - "Standing Still" from single 1:17:39 - CLOSING 1:18:34 - "Le batteux” from Écoutez tous 1:24:05 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . Finally, Marc Gunn and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast proudly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States of America. I know these are partisan times. But I firmly believe Harris is the best person to lead our country to a better future for all Americans. She also has an actual plan to make our already robust economy even stronger. She also has a career of protecting the rights of women. Whether you agree or not, please vote in this year’s election. Your vote matters and is how democracy stays strong. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . We are looking for Celtic designs to highlight for the 2025 season. If you, or someone you know, creates Celtic art, please contact us at follow@bestcelticmusic and send 3 - 4 images for us to consider. If your art is accepted, you will be compensated for your work. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. You can now join our Celtic Invasion of Galicia. We’re gonna explore the Celtic roots of this region of northwest Spain as we visit the final Celtic Nation on June 21 - 28, 2025. Follow the link on the website to join the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Jeffrey Evans emailed a photo: "Hey Marc, Greetings from Louisville KY. Just wanted to share with you since I thought you would appreciate it. Last Sat (10/12), my wife and I participated in a Trunk or Treat that was hosted by the Shelby Country Humane Society and as you can see in the picture, we went heavily into a cat theme. I found a cat based trunk or treat kit that was cat centric, we took our Sphynx cat that we rescued through a TNR effort and added various cat base items inside the trunk area including pages from a Star Trek Cat calendar and my wife even dressed up as a cat where as I simply dressed as a TNRer. To top it all off, I even set up a speaker playing a cat song playlist consisting of your Whiskers in The Jar album and Lord of the Pounce. Unfortunately, everyone was so distracted by our cat, nobody noticed the music. But we enjoyed it! ***Quick side note: on the episode web pages, every spot where you list the email address to send feedback to or band submissions, the ".net" is left off.***" Eric Guarin (gwa - reen) emailed: "Mark, I heard you mention a shortfall - I didn't catch the details, probably in a noisy environment. I've been listening since Episode 6, in multiple states and countries, from warm St. Lucia to cold Iceland to the Rock of Gibraltar, and on planes across both oceans. Thanks for all this! To help the shortfall I upped to the Song Henger tier; keep up the great music. Slainte, Larry Budd emailed: "Hey Mark: I just shared your podcast with friends. We will be traveling next week to Ireland! And I took a break from raking to thank you for your work on our shared heritage. Any must - sees, particularly musical, would be appreciated. Larry Budd, a Cochran with ties at least to the 1700s in Ireland If you would like to travel back and hike 8,000 miles on America’s Triple Crown, join me at thetrail - head.org " /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33639022

Scotland's Whisky #682 10/24/2024

Scotland's Whisky #682 Should you go on a tour of the whiskies of Scotland with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #682? ! The Friel Sisters, Kevin Meehan, Cherish The Ladies, Dancing With Hobbits, Enda Reilly, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Keltricity, La famille LeBlanc, Dublin Gulch, The Inland Seas, Sheridan Rúitín, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Stout Pounders, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "It’s in the Wind / The Laurel Tree / Repeal the Union" from Before the Sun 3:34 - WELCOME 7:15 - "Inches From Dublin" from Spanish Point 10:51 - "The Cameronian Set: Tha M'Intinn Raoir/Duke of Gordon/The Cameronian/Lady of The House" from One And All, The Best of Cherish the Ladies 16:12 - "Big Feet Big Heart" from Dancing With Hobbits 17:37 - "Whiskey Fire (The Great Fire Of Dublin)" from Hy - Brasil 21:47 - FEEDBACK 26:43 - "Foxhunter's Reel / The Flowers of Red Hill" from Ceol na gCarad 30:06 - "The Plooman" from Live at Terra Firma Radio 34:38 - "Suite à Ti - Joe l’aveugle" from New/Nouveau - Perdrais - je mon temps...(Would I be losing my time...) 39:18 - "The Orphan Girl" from Tap 'Er Light 42:15 - "I Can Hew" from Down by the Greenwood Side 44:48 - THANKS 46:15 - "Tell Me Ma" from single 49:58 - "Simple Little Boat" from Simple Little Boat 52:19 - "Whiskey Me Away (Live)" from Liver Let Live 55:35 - "Sailing Off to the Yankee Land" from Down to the Roots 1:00:28 - CLOSING 1:01:15 - with Molly Donnery "My Father's Cabin Small” from A Little Bit Slanted 1:05:23 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . Finally, Marc Gunn and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast proudly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States of America. I know these are partisan times. But I firmly believe Harris is the best person to lead our country to a better future for all Americans. She also has an actual plan to make our already robust economy even stronger. She also has a career of protecting the rights of women. Whether you agree or not, please vote in this year’s election. Your vote matters and is how democracy stays strong. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. If that’s the music you love, please follow the show right now. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . I am still looking for potential Celtic designs to highlight for the 2025 season. I will accept submissions until the end of November. I will contact you if your design is picked. So please email those designs to me ASAP. You can send it to follow@bestcelticmusic New episodes of are coming to the podcast universe. I’m planning the first episode to be released on November 17, right before Thanksgiving so that you can start enjoying Celtic Christmas music as soon as you are ready to listen. The current plan is to release weekly episodes. But we shall see if I can pull that off. If you’re in a Celtic band with Christmas or holiday music, please email me follow@bestcelticmusic If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Keith, Bruce K, SMak, Steve Pomper, Donald Fletcher HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Rene St.Aubin emailed: "When is your next trip to Ireland to get the feel of music and culture" Robin MacDonald emailed from Wolf Creek, OR: "Hello Marc, I have been listening to your podcast, Irish & Celtic Music, on Amazon Prime. However just within the last few weeks it has completely disappeared! It will not even come up on a search, which is crazy because your music CDs do. How odd. Did you get some sort of notification from Amazon Prime Music that your podcast was no longer going to be available? I will have to figure out a new way to listen to it and I will! I just enjoyed the convenience as I am not able to stream music much at work (bandwidth) but Amazon Prime Music seemed to always work. Best Regards," Robin followed that up with: "Hello Marc, Enjoy your trip! Thanks for getting back to me and for the link. There’s good news though, your Celtic Christmas podcasts are still available on Amazon Prime! Love it always, any time of the year. " Patrick Rieger emailed some photos: "Hi Marc, My family and I have been busy the past month with a stop at our favorite pub and two renaissance festivals, so I'll be sending a few emails about the incredible musicians we enjoyed. On August 24, we went to Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle to see John McCann and Hamish, and an hour after they started everyone, including John and Hamish, got a surprise: the third member of the Corned Beef and Curry Band dropped in, Bob Banerjee. Bob is the most incredible fiddle player I have ever seen, and he has an endless number of bad jokes. He is the curry in the band's name, having been born in India. So for a few hours, this great band was back together. Irish musician Mark Guiser was in the audience that night, and was invited onto the stage for a few songs. Two wedding parties then dropped in for some post - reception fun. The energy, excitement and fun hadn't been that high at the Harp in a long time, and my wife and I only left because our son needed to get to bed. In one photo is The Corned Beef & Curry Band, from left to right, John McCann, Bob Banerjee, and Hamish, In the other, Mark Guiser and Bob. They were playing Hallelujah with Mark singing." /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33566577

Lady of the House #681 10/17/2024

Lady of the House #681 On the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #681. ! The Drowsy Lads, Dan Possumato, Cherish The Ladies, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, Conamara Chaos, Jesse Ferguson, Tarren, The Langer's Ball, Goitse, Enda Reilly, Olivia Bradley, Larkin & Moran Brothers, The Miles O'Brien band & Betsy Rose, DLÙ, Bealtaine GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2- 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "Derry Reel Hooley _The Drowsy Lads_Time Flies" from Time Flies 6:32 - WELCOME 8:06 - "Poor but Happy at 53 / Sheila Coyle's / Silver Spire (feat. Bill Verdier, Frances Cunningham & Gerry Whelan)" from An Teachín Gorm 12:10 - "The Cameronian Set: Tha M'Intinn Raoir/Duke of Gordon/The Cameronian/Lady of The House" from One And All, The Best of Cherish the Ladies 17:31 - "Road to Banff" from Cleveland Celtic Ensemble 20:22 - "The Hill of Thieves" from Anord 24:18 - FEEDBACK 25:52 - "Lovely Lindsay" from Ten 29:23 - "Solstice" from Outside Time 34:45 - "Galway Races" from The Singles Collection 2023- 2024 37:49 - "Margadh an Iúir" from Rosc 40:44 - "Grá Mo Chroíse - Love of my Heart" from Hy- Brasil 43:33 - THANKS 45:11 - “Molly Malone” from Misty Morning Shore 47:44 - "Another Night At Christy's" from Éistigí 51:28 - & Betsy Rose "An Irish Song" from My Name Is Miles 55:08 - "Spicy Hector" from Close To 59:52 - CLOSING 1:00:25 - "Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her" from The Founders' Room Vol 2 1:03:33- 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music- only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad- free and music- only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand- alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33185682

Irishfest Atlanta 2024 #680 10/10/2024

Irishfest Atlanta 2024 #680 We talk to Teresa Finley about the 2024 season of IrishFest Atlanta on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # . ! Teresa Finley, Conor Lamb, Brendan Mulholland, Deirdre Galway, Rakish, Clanna Morna, Cameron Mackay, Open The Door For Three, The Friel Sisters, Olivia Bradley, Joanie Madden, Réalta, Barry Fitzpatrick, Adam Agee & Jon Sousa, Malachy Tallack, The Henry Girls GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:09 - , Brendan Mulholland & Deirdre Galway "The Sweetheart (reels)" from Music in the Glen 5:01 - WELCOME 6:35 - "Now, O Now" from Now, O Now 10:33 - "Hares On The Mountain" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 14:27 - "Tallest Tower" from single 17:59 - "William Glen" from A Prosperous Gale 24:41 - FEEDBACK 27:00 - INTERVIEW WITH TERESA FINLEY: ABOUT 31:43 - "Young Tom Ennis / King of the Pipers / Hunt the Cat" from Before the Sun 36:21 - INTERVIEW WITH TERESA FINLEY: MUSIC OF 41:18 - "Misty Morning Shore" from Misty Morning Shore 45:33 - INTERVIEW WITH TERESA FINLEY: EVENTS OF 51:55 - "The Cats Meow" from Song of the Irish Whistle 2 56:19 - THANKS 58:42 - "Skidoo" from Thing of the Earth 1:02:42 - "THE OLD IRISH FOG" from single 1:05:34 - "The Tempest / The Porthole of Kelp / The Road To Garrison" from Ceol na gCarad 1:12:58 - "Home" from That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz 1:16:25 - CLOSING 1:17:12 - "Honeybee/ Hard Border" from A Time To Grow 1:22:53 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. Remember, there’s a new Highlight Reel now available to all Patrons of the Podcast. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Cheryl Arvio emailed some photos from Milwaukee Irish Fest: "Hi Marc, Here are some photos from Milwaukee Irish Fest. First is Talisk (sorry for the poor quality, my phone doesn't like to take photos in the dark), then Lunasa, the Finns and finally a concertina circle with Mary Macnamara, Lexie Boatright who also plays with the Consequences, and Mohsen Amini of Talisk, accompanied on guitar by Charlie Galloway, also of Talisk. Maybe someday you'll make it there!" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33184607

Bonnie Dundee #679 09/26/2024

Bonnie Dundee #679 Come fill up my cup. Come up saddle my horses and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #679. ! The BorderCollies, Fig for a Kiss, The Drowsy Lads, Blackthorn, Conamara Chaos, Jesse Ferguson, Dancing With Hobbits, Wylde Nept, Fidra, Goitse, Tarren, Clanna Morna, DLÙ, The Walker Roaders, The Irish Lassies GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Today’s episode is sponsored by fantasy and Steampunk author, poet and songwriter, . You can and throughout the net. 0:15 - "Country Cable - Jim Wards" from To the Hills and Back 4:45 - WELCOME 7:27 - "Sound of Sleet" from Wherever You Go 11:02 - "Day of the Clipper (Song)" from Wide Awake 14:55 - "O'Donnell's Lament" from Here's To You 19:06 - “Soul Of A Harper” from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 22:33 - FEEDBACK 26:11 - "Bonnie Dundee" from Ten 29:54 - "Brandywine River Reel" from Dancing With Hobbits 33:06 - "The Maid O' Fifeo" from All's Fair 35:30 - "Far From You" from The Running Wave 40:25 - THANKS 43:17 - "Trip to Mauna Kea" from Rosc 47:39 - "Old Tom of Oxford" from Revel 51:02 - "The Moonshiner" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 53:15 - "Vitamin T" from Close To 56:53 - "A Meteor at a Time" from The Walker Roaders 1:02:27 - CLOSING 1:03:26 - "Hammer Up Whisky Down" from Hammer Up Whisky Down 1:08:19 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music and maybe for those who have a hankering to travel to the Celtic nations like I do. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Today’s show is sponsored by Rie Sheridan Rose. Rie writes many things, but one of her favorite things to do is to create a new song and send it out in the world. Thanks to the brilliance of her musicians, they always sound lovely, even though she can't write a note of music. Rie was one of our generous supporters of our Kickstarter earlier this year. She’s a fantastic writer and songwriter. In fact, I’ve set many of her poems to music. Half of my Firefly album, As Long As I’m Flyin’ was written by Rie. Most of my album Don’t Go Drinking With Hobbits, was written by her as well. She wrote ALL of the lyrics for my album, Pirates vs Dragons. She also wrote the song “Soul of a Harper” which I’ll share today as well. Follow the link in the shownotes to . You’ll also find a link to her . I am all packed and ready to fly to Scotland later this evening. I have one week in Scotland followed by a week visiting my mom in Italy. I’ll try to post a blog on Patreon during the week to let you know how things are going and if we find any new favorite places to hike in Scotland. You can and get some blogs. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. In fact, there’s a new Highlight Reel now available to all Patrons of the Podcast. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Russell Howell emailed: "Tractoring on our smallhold while listening! Really love the show, it is my companion anytime I am on the tractor or making mead!" Maura Goodin emailed: "Good afternoon, I didn't expect to be writing in to a podcast today, but I had yesterday's episode playing while I was working from home today and was pleasantly surprised by the second track you selected, by Keltricity; the set they were playing is all tunes that my dad, John Goodin, composed. He passed away two and a half years ago now. He was a mandolinist and guitarist, who composed a pretty wide range of music from dance tunes to classical pieces; the Classical Mandolin Society of America has preserved his website and blog at https://mandotopia.classicalmandolinsociety.org/, where he collected all his recordings and sheet music (much of it freely available under a Creative Commons license and maintained by CMSA). I see that Keltricity is from Louisville, which makes sense, as my dad was one of the founding members of the Louisville Mandolin Orchestra before my family relocated to northeastern Iowa; he kept in touch with a lot of the local musicians and the Louisville Mandolin Orchestra actually played so many of his pieces that they ended up recording a CD of them (called, of course, "It's All Goodin"). The tunes Keltricity played in that set are all ones that were in the repertoire for my dad's contra dance band, Contratopia, and that recording featured some of his published harmony parts as well. Contratopia still regularly plays for dances here in Minneapolis where I live, at the same folk dance hall where my own band plays, so we're keeping up the music since he's gone. I'm not sure if you've ever played Contratopia on the show, sorry - - I definitely haven't listened to the full back catalog of podcasts, though I've been an occasional listener for many years! - - but I know you've played a track by another band that their pianist is in, Brass Lassie, so if you haven't checked their recordings out, you might like to! Their albums all have a mix of original tunes by band members and traditional tunes in Celtic and old - time styles. They used to tour the DC area contra dance scene and play for the Sunday afternoon all - waltzes dances there, so there's probably more than your average number of waltzes on their albums. Sorry for such a long email! Last bit of fun trivia as a thank - you, the "Maggie" in the tune name from that set is our old family dog, a border collie we had when I was little. (She predated the digital age or I'd include a photo!) My dad wrote so many tunes that he named them after anything he could think of (or just the day he wrote them, if he never got around to a proper name), so there's several named after our various pets. This set has another one named after Maggie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56neWaCahc4 I hope you have a good weekend, and thanks again for the great surprise!" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33184327

Dancing With Hobbits #578 09/19/2024

Dancing With Hobbits #578 Go dancing with hobbits for Hobbit Day on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #678. ! Keltricity, The BorderCollies, Dublin Gulch, Louise Bichan, Clanna Morna, Dancing With Hobbits, Celtic Wood and Wires, Clay Babies, Brother Sea, Ironwood, Adria Jackson, The Walker Roaders, Mary Frances Leahy, Toby Bresnahan, Clare Cunningham GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - "Louis Cyr - Motel Henry" from Live at Terra Firma Radio 3:14 - WELCOME 5:28 - "Kishors" from To the Hills and Back 9:01 - "Ballad of the Button Box" from Tap 'Er Light 14:20 - "The Little Cowpig" from The Lost Summer 16:32 - "Maid On The Shore" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 21:54 - FEEDBACK 25:22 - "Old Took's Victory Dance" from Dancing With Hobbits 28:31 - "The Boatman's Dance" from Close The Back Door 31:49 - "Rakes Of Kildare / Drowsy Maggie / Cup Of Tea / Reel Of Mullinavat" from Speechless Vol. 1: Sloppy Session in the Sticks 36:29 - "Oll' Vel Onen" from Brother Sea Ep 40:56 - "Crawl on Duke Street" from Gretna Green 44:42 - THANKS 46:38 - "Solveig's Song" from Troubadour 50:41 - "The Story" from The Walker Roaders 55:02 - "Dance of the Fairies" from First Light 59:00 - "Jock Stewart" from All In Good time 1:02:12 - CLOSING 1:03:17 - "Éireann i mo chroí" from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 1:07:24 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. All types. All styles. All instruments. If it’s Celtic music, we play it. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . I have a brand new album that is now on sale. It’s called Dancing With Hobbits. It’s album of all original, hobbit - inspired dance tunes. If you saw the Lord of the Rings movies and heard the music during Bilbo Baggins’ birthday party, then that should give you some idea. It’s fun, upbeat Celtic dance tunes. It was recorded with Sam Gillogly on fiddle. Sam is no stranger to this podcast, having their own album of Classical Celtic music. But if you’re heard a fiddle on any of my songs in the last 15 years, that was probably Sam. The album is listed under our band name Dancing With Hobbits. I’ll share music in the coming weeks and later in the show. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Eric Guarin emailed some photos: "Meanwhile rather belatedly, but some of what me and my wife Terry were doing last summer while listening to the Podcast: - Running on the beach near Tarifa, Spain and later in Biarritz, France (picture attached with the beach way in the background) - Climbing the Rock of Gibraltar (see picture of monkey) - Hiking a piece of the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage trail, near Bilbao (the picture near the ocean). - Also managed to see Iron Maiden live, a long held bucket list dream of mine to see a concert overseas. We didn't listen to the Podcast on that occasion ha ha but listened quite a bit while driving around 2400 - 2500 km from Portugal through Spain to the Basque tip of France and then Spain. We were lucky enough in this life to visit Ireland, summer of 2021. So so so so nice, we LOVED it. BUT due to COVID...no live music! Someday, we'll manage to get on an Invasion… Slainte," Mary L Deal emailed a photo: "Hi Marc, I'm sitting here messing around with and printing 3d stuff listening to the latest podcast (Panxty Caper #664) and heard, again dang it, about this year's trip and was wondering if you know if you will be going back to Ireland next year. I would really like to join you on one of these trips. I went to Ireland around1995 with my Mom and would like to share that beautiful place and the people there with my daughter. Sincerely," Geoffrey Huff sent a photo from Abilene, TX: /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/33070652

The Muckers' Whiskey Tango #677 09/12/2024

The Muckers' Whiskey Tango #677 Learn more about The Muckers new album Whiskey Tango plus enjoy a ton of great music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #677. ! Keltricity, The Drowsy Lads, Altan, Dan Possumato, Jesse Ferguson, Caliceltic, The Muckers, Kilted Kings, Tradify, The BorderCollies, Tarren, The Inland Seas, An Lár GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Amy Bradley 0:09 - "Dance to St Anne's Reel" from Live at Terra Firma Radio 3:16 - WELCOME 5:40 - "Pipe Set (Remastered)_The Drowsy Lads_Time Flies" from Time Flies 9:25 - "The Barley And The Rye (Song)" from Donegal 12:36 - "Da Eye Wifey (feat. Kevin Burke & Frances Cunningham) from “An Teachín Gorm 15:12 - "The Minstrel Boy" from Ten 17:28 - FEEDBACK 20:23 - “The Fantastic Slapping Adventures of a Tuesday Night” from Some Kinda EP or Sumthin' 24:52 - About The Muckers 29:59 - "The Crash" from Whiskey Tango 33:48 - About Whiskey Tango 36:55 - "Whiskey Tango" from Whiskey Tango 41:46 - The Muckers are at . 44:13 - "Irish Goodbye" from Irish Goodbye 50:45 - THANKS 53:11 - "Slainte Mhaith" from Flower of Scotland 55:11 - "Mise Eire" from Take Flight 58:40 - "Black Is The Colour" from To the Hills and Back 1:02:37 - "Super 8" from Outside Time 1:06:58 - "The Cruel Brother" from Down by the Greenwood Side 1:11:59 - CLOSING 1:12:56 - "The Man on the Bodhrán" from Deception 1:17:00 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. If that’s you, then grab a pint, go for a walk, start yard work, and get ready for an hour of great independent Celtic music. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . We are less than two months away from . We are proud sponsors of the festival. I plan to release a few interviews from artists performing at the festival as we gear up for the fest. This week, I have an interview with Jeff Shaw of the Celtic punk band, The Muckers, about their new album Whiskey Tango. I have gotten only a couple designs for the 2025 Celtic podcast. I’d like to get a few more before I make any decision. If you’re interested in having your artwork featured on the podcast in 2025, and you want to get paid for it, please email me 3 - 5 art ideas for me to consider. Feel free to send another 3 - 5 per week. That helps me better consider your art. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Bartolome Mayol, Tomohiro Sengoku, Paul Means, TameBush828, Chris Lowe, Andrea Starz, Cris HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Steve & Jody Pomper emailed: "Hey Marc, love your show. We're weekly listeners who look forward to your podcasts. Jody is way Irish and while I have some Irish (learned that from Ancestry, I have Breton heritage (grandmother's maiden name Lebreton. A little on - the - nose, eh?). I'm a retired Seattle cop, and Jody's a retired firefighter. So, there's a little about us. Let us know where we can donate. Thanks, Steve & Jody Seattle (originally from Massachusetts and have relatives in Atlanta)." Go to Michael Tilley emailed: "Hi Marc - i was one of your original patrons back in the teens. I’m still a member at a lower level (i retired on fixed income) and want access to #131 which has music i cannot find and would like to play again many times. Please let me know how to get ." Betsy Farley emailed: "Some time ago you aired a song by a guy who got thrown out of bars and finally a Starbucks for ordering a Guinness. Who is the artist and what's the name of the song? I thought I had saved it but can't find it anywhere. I love your show and listen to it whenever I can, especially on long drives." That was CaliCeltic with the song "The Fantastic Slapping Adventures of a Tuesday Night" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32999672

Fishing For Celtic Music #676 09/05/2024

Fishing For Celtic Music #676 The fish are biting on great Celtic music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #676 . ! Altan, The Irish Lassies, The Drowsy Lads, Dan Possumato, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, The Secret Commonwealth, Clare Cunningham, The Sternwheelers, Kris Colt & the Black Rose Band, Tuatha Dea, The Langer's Ball, Ian Fontova, The Miles O'Brien band & Betsy Rose, Mark Shelton, Tarren GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: 0:13 - "The Letterkenny Blacksmith/John Doherty’s Favourite/Scread na Bealtaine (Reels)" from Donegal 4:25 - WELCOME 5:49 - "Fish are Biting on Canandaigua Lake" from single 7:57 - "Donegal Danny (live at the Dublin Irish Festival)_The Drowsy Lads_Time Flies" from Time Flies 13:54 - "Fly Fishing / Martin O'connor's Flying Clog (feat. Bill Verdier & Frances Cunningham)" from An Teachín Gorm 17:24 - "Farewell to Tarwathie" from Cleveland Celtic Ensemble 22:36 - FEEDBACK 25:57 - "The Bonnie Lass of Fyvie" from Lager & Blood 29:36 - "The Best You can" from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 33:08 - "Vera Rose (Nobody Knows)" from Shuttered EP 36:29 - "Charmed" from single 39:05 - "The Black Douglas" from Irish Eyes 44:59 - THANKS 47:07 - “Paddy’s Lamentation” from Celtic Classics 50:39 - "Whiskey Chaser" from The Singles Collection 2023 - 2024 53:33 - "Nightfire Ritual" from Tales of Olden, Vol. 2 56:34 - & Betsy Rose "The Happiest Man in the World" from My Name Is Miles 59:32 - "Winds Of Moher" from Mark Shelton And Friends 1:02:00 - CLOSING 1:03:58 - "Sunk" from Outside Time 1:08:31 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Today’s show is sponsored by Richard Trest of the on Sept 7 - 8, 2024 at Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville. You’ll enjoy music from Tuatha Dea, Kris Colt, The Secret Commonwealth, The Devil’s Brigade, The Sternwheelers, Doon the Brae, Nosey Flynn, and Colin Grant - Adams. Plus, there’s a piping competition, Irish step dancing, highland dance competition, ceilidh dancing and so much more. Join Richard just outside of Nashville Sept 7 - 8. And find more details at If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Robin Morales Reyes sent photos from Mexico: "☘️ Sainte from Mexico, Marc!" Ken in Portland, CT emailed a photo: "Marc, my bagpipe band played several gigs , one of which was at the Portland CT Ale House pictured here. I am next to bass drummer second to the right wearing the brown driving cap inflatable leprechaun" Mitchell Dobrenen Family emailed a couple photos from Greenville, SC: "He prefers to lie down to listen." José Teixeira emailed: "Hi Marc! I have started listening you podcast for some time now, a bit by accident when I was searching for music podcasts. For a long time I've been attracted by Celtic culture, that has influenced by some way the culture of northern Portugal, where I was born. My wife, though she was born in the south of the country - its a small country : - ) - also enjoys Celtic art, and suddenly our eldest son was playing Galician bag pipe, what came by a surprise because there's no tradition of instrument playing in our families. By the way, we now we live in Sintra (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintra). Usually, I listen to you and the good music that you share during the weekend, while I take care of our garden or during my chores. About the end of Google Podcasts, there's a quite good alternative that I have been using at least for the last couple of years. It's called AntennaPod (https://antennapod.org/) and I sure it can help some of your android listeners. Obrigado pelo teu bom trabalho (Thank you for you good work). José" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32777437

Kitty's Gone A-Milking #675 08/29/2024

Kitty's Gone A-Milking #675 Songs of Ireland and more on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #675 . ! Tradify, High Octane, Sassenach, The Drowsy Lads, Altan, Brobdingnagian Bards, Louise Bichan, Hayley Griffiths, Toby Bresnahan, Natalie Padilla, Philippe Barnes, Tom Phelan, Jigjam, Lúnasa, River Driver GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:15 - "Molly Malone & Kitty's Gone a - Milking" from Take Flight 3:35 - WELCOME 7:12 - "Jurassic Reels" from High Octane 13:14 - "A Chuachag Nam Beann/The Cuckoo of the Mountain" from Passages 16:30 - "Up and About in the Morning (Jigs)" from Wide Awake 21:08 - “Gabhaim Molta Bríde" from Donegal 25:32 - FEEDBACK 29:48 - "Paddy McCollough" from Songs of Ireland 33:13 - "Margaret's Walk to the Pier" from Out of My Own Light 39:36 - "Loch Lomond" from Far from Here 43:45 - "Crabs in the Skillet - Ten Penny Bit - Colerain Jig" from All In Good time 48:24 - THANKS 50:37 - "Immortal, Invisible" from Paths and Places 54:25 - "Midnight Accountant" from The Clearwater Sessions 58:10 - "Bluebird" from Phoenix 1:02:23 - "Man from Moyasta" from Live in Kyoto 1:06:05 - CLOSING 1:06:53 - "Home" from Flanagan's Shenanigans! Live at The Celt 1:10:30 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and podcaster. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music of all shapes and sizes. Not necessarily from Ireland or Scotland, but from around the globe. Because there is much great Celtic music from around the world. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Remember. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Today’s show is sponsored by Richard Trest of the on Sept 7 - 8, 2024 at Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville. You’ll enjoy music from Tuatha Dea, Kris Colt, The Secret Commonwealth, The Devil’s Brigade, The Sternwheelers, Doon the Brae, Nosey Flynn, and Colin Grant - Adams. Plus, there’s a piping competition, Irish step dancing, highland dance competition, ceilidh dancing and so much more. Join Richard just outside of Nashville Sept 7 - 8. And find more details at Are you a Celtic artist? Do you know one? We are looking to feature Celtic art in 2025. Please send your designs to us. You will be financially compensated if your art is used. Next week’s show will officially drop Wednesday evening at 8 PM ET on Patreon. If you want to join other Celts to talk about this week’s show. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. Listen to in a podcast and find out how you can support the show. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Jason Denen emailed this week: "Marc, I can't support the latest changes to Patreon, do you have a KoFi or PayPal I can use to send you some money." . Éirinn O'Coscraigh (pron. pronounced Erin O - Cosgrove) emailed: "Dearest Celtfather and purveyor of fine Irish and Celtic music. I and the Cosgroves have really enjoyed episode 660! I was cooking up a fine dinner with plenty of Irish stew while the episode was playing on the speakers... and the most common phrase we said was, "Who is this?" Wow. Eight debuts!!! from bands and performers never played on the show before and we have nearly never even heard of them before today! The Low Kings, The Drowsy Lads, Fialla, The Crowfoot Rakes, Blackthorn, Conor Mallon, Fig for a Kiss, and Luas.... Love 'em all. Thank you for turning us on to these and many others. We have a lot of favourites who are played regularly on the show. We Cosgroves raise our glasses to you and yours. Go raibh maith agat!" Mattie Dalton emailed: "I am always trying but thank you for letting me know about July. Yes I want a CD. I have been out of the loop for awhile due to illness. I am doing well in recovery, which is slow... Anyway...love you and family much! Oh, do you have the same number as before you moved? Take care!" GEOFFREY HUFF emailed: "Been listening to your podcast for 18 years or so. Thank you for staying true." Bill Arnold sent a photo: /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32741327

Celtic Singers and Songs #674 08/22/2024

Celtic Singers and Songs #674 Sing along with Celtic singers and songs on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #674. ! The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery, Runa, Fig for a Kiss, Natalie Padilla, Fialla, Jigjam, Clare Cunningham, Marc Gunn, Bealtaine, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Stout Pounders, Maggie’s Wake, Larkin & Moran Brothers, Sheridan Rúitín, River Driver GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - with Molly Donnery "The Town of Ballybay" from A Little Bit Slanted 3:51 - WELCOME 5:44 - "Hùg Air A’Bhonaid Mhòir" from When The Light Gets In Pronunciation: whog air a - bon - id vore 9:55 - "Erin Go Bragh" from Wherever You Go 13:38 - "Immortal, Invisible" from Paths and Places 17:25 - "North Sea Holes" from Home & Away 20:34 - FEEDBACK 23:25 - "The Robin" from Across The Pond 26:33 - "Gather Ye Rosebuds while ye may" from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 30:04 - "Naked" from Come Adventure With Me 33:11 - "Goodbye All" from It's Pronounced Bealtaine 36:54 - "In Her Arms" from Down to the Roots 40:15 - THANKS 42:06 - "Sometimes (Live)" from Liver Let Live 45:35 - "The Life That You Made" from Maggie’s Wake 49:18 - "I Fall Hard" from Éistigí Pronunciation: Éistigí - Aysht - a - gee 53:02 - "Lady Kennaway" from Rebels in the Night 56:39 - CLOSING 57:27 - "Follow Me Up To Carlow" from Flanagan's Shenanigans! Live at The Celt 1:01:17 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . I’ve done quite a few instrumental episodes over the past few years. What I haven’t done is featured Celtic songs and singers. So this episode celebrates the singers and songs. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. If you’re a Celtic artist or you know one, email some designs for the 2025 Irish & Celtic Music Podcast annual shirt. I’d love to share it with others. I’m also starting to plan the Celtic Christmas Music podcast 2024 season. The show is funded by Celtic Christmas patrons, different from ours. If you’re interested in supporting Celtic Christmas music this holiday season. Please consider . It costs nothing to follow and you’ll enjoy lots of great Celtic Christmas music this holiday season. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Francis Leach, Rick Boyce, and our newest Celtic Legend, Bruce HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Aaron Adair emailed from Richardson Texas: "...packing to go on my second trip "home" 5 years after the last one! It's been too long and so much has happened, but I know it will be a grand craic and a chance to see old friends and make new ones!" Aaron Adair, loyal 19 - year listener and Patreon supporter Deanna Robison emailed: "I heard some were having trouble listening to the podcast. I find it on the TuneIn app. Hope more people tune in to listen to your great show. Been listening to you since sometime at the beginning. Never gets old. Thanks to you & everyone helping for the hard work putting together all the shows. Always appreciated." Michael Corbett emailed: "Hi! I wanted to thank you for supporting Seldom Sober for the last five years! My partner Colleen is retiring due to health issues and other circumstances after 17 years together. We played our last show last Friday with a standing ovation and an encore. I'm continuing on with a new partner under the name The Galway Rogues for as long as my body will let me. It's been great following the podcast and occasionally hearing our work. Slainte!" Jeremie emailed: “I really enjoy listening to the music in podcast; I'm usually commuting when I'm listening. Definitely enjoy the various Celtic groups' music" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32636517

First Light Dawns On Irish & Celtic Music #673 08/15/2024

First Light Dawns On Irish & Celtic Music #673 First light dawns on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #673 . ! The Drowsy Lads, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, Dublin Gulch, Mary Frances Leahy, Goitse, Enda Reilly, Poitin Band, Aneta Dortová, Charlene Adzima, Sheridan Rúitín, Clanna Morna, The Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Larkin & Moran Brothers, The Ciderhouse Rebellion GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "Virginia (Reels)" from Wide Awake 5:37 - WELCOME 8:21 - "Burning the Piper's Hut" from Cleveland Celtic Ensemble 13:51 - "The Ballad of Willie and Millie/Margaret's Waltz" from Tap 'Er Light 22:24 - "First Light" from First Light 26:16 - "Write Me Down" from Rosc 29:59 - FEEDBACK 32:31 - "Ualach Ó Mo Chroí - A Weight From My Heart" from Hy - Brasil 35:36 - "Louis Riel/Free Gardeners" from Banks of Red River 39:05 - and Emanuele De Simone "Eileen Og (Song)" from Tunes of the Travelling Dance Masters 43:37 - "What Care I for the Minister?/Humours of Whiskey" from The Initiation 46:07 - THANKS 48:10 - "Peppermill South" from Rebels in the Night 51:45 - "Johnson's Motor Car" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 53:48 - "Leaving of Liverpool - Live from the Haw River Ballroom" from Single 57:46 - "Drake Street Rainbow" from Éistigí [Explicit] 1:02:09 - CLOSING 1:03:07 - with Molly Donnery "The Kilmacthomas Girl" from A Little Bit Slanted 1:07:51 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . We are proud sponsors of IrishFest Atlanta. The festival takes place Nov 8 - 10, 2024. Cherish the Ladies and The Friel Sisters are headlining. I hope to share some interviews with artists performing there as we get a little closer to the festival. A large portion of the event is free to attend. However, there are some special concerts and workshops available. You can buy tickets to those right now. Go to for more details. Oh! And if you’re out there, I have a show with my daughter Inara kicking off the Saturday music schedule. Come join me. I am still looking for Celtic designs to promote the podcast in 2025. If you create Celtic art or know someone who might be interested, please email me. Follow@bestcelticmusic. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. Finally, if you , you might’ve noticed a new feature. You can now get a countdown to the episode release on Wednesday at noon eastern. You’ll be able to stream the show and chat with other Patrons of the Podcast. I’ve been wanting something like this for a while. I’m thrilled that Patreon made it possible. Will you join us next week? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, and you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: J and Brian Herndon HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. You can learn about our Celtic Invasion of Galicia in 2025 when details become available. Just sign up to our mailing list at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. I had two messages come in about Gretna Green after I mentioned it in episode #671. Shel O'Toole wrote: "Hi Marc, It was interesting to hear you refer to Gretna Green. My knowledge of it was as a place people eloped to. A quick search of Google confirmed my memories. It was interesting to discover Gretna is a town built during World War 1. The village of Gretna Green is still thriving and it sounds like a great place to visit. It is certainly on my list of places to visit should I get to fulfill my dream of going to Scotland. I discovered in the past couple of years my maternal grandmother’s family is from Ayrshire in Scotland. They came from a village called Coylton. I look forward to hearing about your whiskey tour and seeing photos of Scotland. I’m really enjoying today’s show #671 Thanks for all the great music Marc. Sliãnte" Wayne Myers wrote: "Hey Marc, I was listening to episode 671 while playing soccer today and heard you mention the Scottish village of Gretna Green. There is a fantasy author named Linzi Day who lives there and has her book series set there. I know she is amenable to answering questions, because she answered mine. Her book series is The Midlife Recorder series, which starts with Midlife in Gretna Green. Love the show. Slainte." Mary Lynn Deal sent a message on Patreon: "Hi Marc, I'm doing some 3d printing and office work at home while listening today. Still enjoying every minute. Have a wonderful day, Slainte," Rod Nevin commented on Patreon: "Lovely collection of music! By the way Marc, I have to tell you because I know you would want to know, the tune title for Arise & Go has “Strathspeys” and reels, and the correct pronunciation for strathspey is “strath’spay” … last syllable being what Bob Barker always reminded us to do our pets. 😎" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32546162

Life As A Rainy Dream #672 08/08/2024

Life As A Rainy Dream #672 Life your best life like a golden dream with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #672. ! Clanna Lorna, Aneta Dortová, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, Goitse, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Na Skylark, Larkin & Moran Brothers, The Willow Trio, Calum MacPhail, Mary Frances Leahy, Sheridan Rúitín, DLÙ, Jiggy, Luas GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Jill Quirk 0:16 - "Virginia / Martin Wynne's #2 / Morning Dew" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 4:27 - WELCOME 6:40 - and Emanuele De Simone "Mooncoin, Paddy Ryan's Dream, The Dawn (Jig, Reels)" from Tunes of the Travelling Dance Masters 12:35 - "Chì Mi Na Mòrbheanna" from Cleveland Celtic Ensemble 17:40 - "Cave of the Wild Horses" from Rosc 21:02 - with Molly Donnery "An Spealadóir" from A Little Bit Slanted Pronunciation: An Spealadóir - uhn spal - a - door 24:57 - FEEDBACK 27:13 - "An Cailin Deas Og" from Old Ceol Pronunication: An Cailin Deas Og - uhn Ka - leen das - owg 32:10 - "Parnell Renegades" from Éistigí Pronunciation: Éistigí - Aysht - a - gee 35:13 - "Golden Toad" from single 39:39 - "Bonnie Wee Jeannie" from single 41:55 - THANKS 44:53 - "Cheerio" from First Light 48:07 - "The Foggy Dew" from Rebels in the Night 53:10 - "Mhic Iain 'ic Sheumais" from Close To 56:41 - "Eilean" from Single 1:00:36 - CLOSING 1:01:43 - "Wonky Driveway" from Wonky Driveway 1:04:49 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . We are looking for Celtic designs for the podcast in 2025? Do you create Celtic art? Send me some designs. Perhaps your Celtic creativity will be featured by the podcast next year. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. William Sneddon sent photos of the St Patrick's Day Parade in New York City up 5th Avenue!. Jim Berkin emailed some photos and wrote: "Some friends and I spent yesterday with Pittsburgh's Bastard Bearded Irishmen. The group travels well and always puts on a great show. Happy belated birthday Marc!!!" Danna Hotmar emailed a photo. Christopher Patrick of FitzBlarney emailed a photo and wrote: "Hello, Marc! What a weekend! I personally hosted my annual St. Patrick's (Eve) party and had house FULL of revellers for food, drink, music, and fun! But Sunday, On Saint Patrick's Day itself, my family band, FitzBlarney, played out live to a great crowd at Gentile, (Pr. 'Jentilly,') Brewery, in Beverly, MA. A small, family - run operation open to families, kids and even dogs! Just like a proper parlour! Big crowd, lotsa fun. I spent it surrounded by friends and family, music, beer, and laughs. Couldn't ask for better. Attached is a shot of us playing that afternoon! Hope yours was as much fun as ours" James Lochar emailed a couple St Pats photos /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32496517

Here's to Friends! #671 07/25/2024

Here's to Friends! #671 Here's to friendship on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #671 . ! Hanneke Cassel, Old Blind Dogs, Wylde Nept, Conor Mallon, Tarren, Ironwood, Jesse Ferguson, Runa, CaliCeltic, The Town Pants, The Fire, Bealtaine, The Elders, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "The Captain" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes 4:39 - WELCOME 8:43 - "Suite Bretonne" from Knucklehead Circus 12:51 - "Between Moonbeams" from All's Fair 15:35 - "One Four Four" from Unearthed 20:03 - "Searching for Lambs" from Revel 22:39 - FEEDBACK 28:17 - "Lovelace" from Gretna Green 33:20 - "Skye Boat Song" from The Bard of Cornwall 37:09 - "Liam's Lullaby" from When The Light Gets In 39:25 - "Steam Beer" from Whiskey Mustache 42:34 - THANKS 44:35 - "Something to Say" from Something to Say 47:47 - "Rip the Calico" from Marigold 51:56 - “Tears in your Beer” from The Founders' Room Vol 2 56:17 - "Common Man" from Wanderin' Life & Times 59:51 - CLOSING 1:00:53 - "We Were Friends" from Paper of Pins 1:05:39 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. My goal is to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . IrishFest Atlanta takes place Nov 8 - 10, 2024 with headliners Cherish the Ladies and The Friel Sisters. You can grab tickets to watch these concerts or enjoy tons of other great entertainment. Go to for details. IrishFest Atlanta, which offers ticketed events and FREE programming for the public, includes: Traditional Irish music, song, dance, language, sports, films Workshops in music, dance and language A traditional Irish tea, whiskey - tasting, and an Irish bread - making competition Free family events including an Irish dance (Céilí), arts and crafts, and sports. Go to https://www.irishfestatlanta.org for more event information. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bruce, Brian McReynolds, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Alan Schindler, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Margaret and Bill Sneddon emailed a photo from Connecticut: "Hi, Marc, Enjoying your podcast aboard our sailboat, Isle of Skye, docked today at Pilot's Point in Westbrook, CT" Peter Wood replied to a post on Facebook: "So I'm sitting here listening to the podcast on Pocket Casts as I have for years and I hear that Podcast Addict, Amazon Music, and Patreon are the only Android apps you can listen to the show on? There's still an RSS feed easily linked on the website too, so any non - cloud based podcatcher should be able to subscribe too. I recently installed AntennaPod because I'm considering moving from Pocket Casts and I see this show among my imported subscriptions like any other." Corey Fitch emailed: "Hi Marc, I’ve been listening to your podcast for the past year or so and its been keeping me great company on my drive to work! We had a big family celebration last year. It was our 250th anniversary on our small family farm in New Hampshire—my kids are the 10th generation living on the farm. For musical entertainment, we had the Jordan TW Trio (led by Jordan Tirrell - Wysocki) and they were absolutely fantastic—everyone was up dancing and they ended the night with an beautiful acapella Parting Glass. I haven’t heard them on the podcast yet so I figured I would put the plug in to get them in the rotation. Thank you for everything you do!" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32248742

Memories of Ireland #670 07/18/2024

Memories of Ireland #670 Sing a song to the Dublin girl on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 670. ! Celtic On the Inside is now on sale in our store. Support the podcast by buying one of these limited-edition CDs and Album Pins. ! Dublin Gulch, Wylde Nept, Enda Reilly, The Crowfoot Rakes, The Ciderhouse Rebellion, Molly Donnery, Natalie Padilla, Kevin Meehan, Fig for a Kiss, Blackthorn, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, The Drowsy Lads, Charlene Adrima, Bealtaine, Drumspyder, Ironwood, Hayley Griffiths GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: 0:11 - "Rick O'Shay Reel" from Tap 'Er Light 3:10 - WELCOME 5:14 - "The Butterfly" from All's Fair 7:12 - "My Dublin Girl" from Hy - Brasil 9:31 - "The Marion Jig (Live)" from Off She Goes 11:27 - with Molly Donnery "Jimmy Murphy" from A Little Bit Slanted 14:41 - FEEDBACK 18:46 - "Sailor's Love" from Paths and Places 22:24 - "The Living Bridge" from Spanish Point 25:45 - "Johnny Be Fine" from Wherever You Go 27:35 - "Almost Every Circumstance/Galloping Ass" from Here's To You 31:22 - "The Lough Sheelin Eviction" from Let the Free Birds Fly 37:51 - THANKS 41:19 - "Memories and Moments" from Everyone In 44:50 - "The Old Flail/Pauline Conneely's/Sizzling Bacon" from The Initiation 49:21 - "Star of the County Down" from The Founders' Room Vol 2 52:14 - "The Templehouse" from Green Mantle 56:15 - "The White Gypsy" from Gretna Green 60:23 - CLOSING 1:01:14 - "Black Is the Colour" from Far from Here 1:05:10 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and podcaster. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. It’s here to connect you with some of the amazing musicians who are performing Celtic music around the world. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Do you make Celtic art? We’re looking for a design to incorporate into our shirts, album pin and CD in 2025. We’d love your contribution. Email some design ideas with or without our podcast name. Speaking of CDs and Album Pins, Celtic on the Inside is the name of the latest compilation CD and album pin by the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The album is now officially on sale. Only 100 copies of the CD and 100 copies of the Album Pin are available. This is a great way for you to preserve your memories of the Best Irish and Celtic music of 2023. Plus, it’s a great way to financially support the podcast so we can keep bringing you great Celtic music each and every week. Preserve your memories at where you can get the CD and album pin. Oh! And do you know what an album pin is? An album pin is an enamel pin themed to a particular album. You get a digital download of the album. And you can then wear your album on your sleeve… or attach it to another piece of clothing. It’s a visual way to tell others that you are Celtic on the Inside. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. DONATE: . A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Frank D, Sean C, Michael H, Tim S, Miranda Nelson Designs HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. The Celtic Invasion of Scotland’s Whisky Distilleries is now booked. The next Celtic Invasion will go to Galicia in Spain IF I can get enough people to explore that region with me. I need a minimum of 6 to make it happen. It’s not yet open, but if you’d like to join, sign up to our mailing list. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Cheryl Arvio emailed: “Hi Marc, My boyfriend went to an Irish set dance yesterday. Since it was Pride Day in Chicago, he wore your Pride Month with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast T - shirt to the gathering, prompting several of his fellow dancers to tell him that they, too, are listeners of the podcast! Just thought you'd like to know you've got fans here in Chicago ☘️☘️🎻🪗😊” Daniel Ide emailed from Fallbrook, CA: 'Dia duit Marc - I am delighted to officially become a patron of The Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. I have been a fan of your show since this time last year, and an Irish and Celtic music fan most of my life. I stumbled upon your podcast while searching “Celtic Music” on Sirius Radio. I played in an Irish Folk music band in college 40 years ago (when The Chieftains ruled and Sinead was kicking ass). We called ourselves “The Rakes of Kilarney”. I was a guitarist and singer back then, today I am a full on percussionist (congacero mostly) with a passion for Latin - Jazz and Afro - Cuban rhythms. This past year I have been practicing my Bodhran playing to a level of session quality performance (thanks to your podcast). My plan is to travel to the West of Ireland in the end of October and session hop my way from Galway up to Sligo and beyond. I will be hitting you up for recommendations as the date grows closer. I am 5th generation Irish - American. My ancestors fled the hard times In Ireland during the 1870’s, landing in Boston. Very few of them, generationally, have ever returned, myself included. I have been a student of Irish and Celtic history and culture with a romantic notion of returning “home”. My parents have been there a few times, making connections with distant relatives in Castlebar and Derry. I intend to return to the origin point of most of my family, feel what needs to be felt and embrace what ever is to come of it. Ever since I read John O’Donohue’s “Anam Cara” I have been absolutely smitten with my imminent return to the home of my ancestors. So, as you can see, I am experiencing a delightful homecoming to my ancestral roots, and The Irish and Celtic Music podcast is providing me with a lovely springboard for weekly indulgences. What I love most about your show is your authentic love of the music, and the wonderful new connections being made for Irish and Celtic Music right in our own backyards. Blessings of Peace and Love to you and your’s. Slainte, Daniel" /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/32159972

Czech Celtic Music with Poitin #669 07/11/2024

Czech Celtic Music with Poitin #669 Jeremy King of the Celtic band Poitin shares Celtic music from the Czech Republic on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #669. ! Conamara Chaos, Isara, Anarka, Tomáš Kočko & Orchestr, Irish Rose, Aneta Dortová and Emanuele De Simone, Shannon, Ankara, Poitín, Hrdza GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2-3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - “Matulu Moja” from Ona 05:26 - Introducing Jeremy King of Poitin and the show. 06:20 - “Breton Polkas” from single 10:29 - “Pul slanky” from Na vlně 14:16 - “Bird’s Tail” from Lounge 19:36 - Band info. 20:31 - “Dhaara” from singel - video 25:01 - “Aileen Aroon” from Tunes of the Travelling Dance Masters 30:29 - Band info and links to making of the album video . Katie’s Claddagh Cottage: ) 31:23 - “Cowboi” from Roses' Dream 35:26 - “Nie Tvoja” from Co mi je, to mi je 39:01 - Band info. 39:39 - “Ej, žalude, Maple Leaf” from One for the Road 43:21 - “Harmonica Reels” from single 48:50 - “Hopaj, hop!” from Ona 51:22 - Band info. 52:05 - “Mooncoin, Paddy Ryan's Dream, The Dawn” from 57:58 “Briefs” from Lounge 01:02:17 - “Newfoundland” from Na vlně 01:06:09 - Band info and thanks. 01:07:06 - “Congress Reel” from Poitín 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME TO THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music-only episode. . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single-use plastics? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad-free and music-only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand-alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31927837

Freedom for the Fourth #668 07/04/2024

Freedom for the Fourth #668 Happy 4th of July. It’s Independence Day in the US. We’re celebrating freedom and independence on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #668. ! New York Brogue, Lissa Schneckenburger, Poitín, The Homespun Ceilidh Band, Bedlam Bards, Derek Warfield, Kevin Meehan, Trochrague, High Octane, The Fenian Sons, Sorcha, Black 47, Clare Cunningham, Marc Gunn GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - “Tom Paine's Bones” from Live From the Poor Mouth 5:08 - WELCOME 6:51 - “Jefferson and Liberty / Bert Ferguson” from Dance 10:21 - “The Liberty” from Wish 13:59 - “Battle Hymn” from Battle Cry of Freedom 16:08 - & “Freedom Costs” from Firefly Drinking Songs 20:08 - FEEDBACK 23:09 - “Battle Cry of Freedom” from Clear the Way 27:06 - “Borve Castle” from Spanish Point 30:36 - Trochrague “Freedom Come Aa Ye” from Trochrague 33:30 - “Eastern Vagrant” from High Octane 39:23 - THANKS 42:05 - “Freedom's Sons” from 617 45:08 - “Golden Eagle / The Independence” from Stomp the Floor 49:50 - “Fire of Freedom” from Fire of Freedom 56:09 - “Irish Dad” from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 1:00:07 - CLOSING 1:01:33 - “Come Adventure With Me” from Come Adventure With Me 1:06:00 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Happy 4th of July! That’s when our Declaration of Independence was ratified by the Second Continental Congress establishing the United States of America as an independent country. The fight against tyranny is never complete. That was the lesson of January 6th in our country when a failed former president tried to usurp control of our country. Fortunately, he was defeated by law - abiding, just Americans. The threat is still here. So this week, we’re celebrating Independence Day with Celtic music. The Celts also know what it means to be oppressed by tyrants. We have a whole slew of songs on the topic. Today, we’re gonna share a small sampling of songs of independence and freedom by Celtic musicians. It’s also officially . You can help break free from the single - use plastic problem by refusing them in the month of July so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of the solution this month? If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU HEROIC PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Your generosity brings freedom to this podcast. No big corporation runs this show. It’s just you and me. That’s why I keep producing new episodes each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. Song Hengers even access a digital music archive of over 700 MP3s. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Frank D, Sean C, Michael H HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. The Celtic Invasion of Scotland’s Whisky Distilleries is now booked. The next Celtic Invasion will go to Galicia in Spain IF I can get enough people to explore that region with me. I need a minimum of 6 to make it happen. It’s not yet open, but if you’d like to join, sign up to our mailing list. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Brice Shelton sent a St Patrick’s Day photo. Susan Heely sent some pictures of a St Patrick’s Day session: Bruce Thompson emailed a photo and wrote: “Hey Marc, Happy belated Birthday! Our St. Paddy’s day was a little low - key after I had ankle surgery, but enjoyed your podcasts none the less. Please keep up the good work! Thanks” Tom Cook emailed photos from my St Patrick’s Day request: “Good Morning Marc We had a 4 day celebration of the weekend starting Thursday March 14th with an all Celtic/Irish show with my band "Rose among Thorns" at StableRock Winery & Distillery (a local venue here in Jefferson, Wisconsin). That was followed by my 5 piece string band doing all Celtic/Irish music shows Friday, March 15th@Old Germantown Brewery, Pub & Eatery in Germantown, Wi, an evening show Saturday March 16th@Lewis Station Winery in Lake Mills WI and a Sunday March 17th afternoon show@Lyons Irish Pub in Watertown, WI to cap the weekend. the crowds were great, the beverages and food tasty and music was flyin'. The Celtic podcast was mentioned at each show! Of note we will be releasing a CD/EP early this summer which we will share with you and the podcast. (our music is mainly American Roots - but we play many Irish and Celtic tunes in our rep) Sláinte” Teresa Finley of IrishFest Atlanta sent a photo of Phoenix Irish Arts of Atlanta performing at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. This photo was sent before the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast officially sponsored the festival which takes place Nov 8 - 10, 2024. This year’s featured artists are Cherish the Ladies and The Friel Sisters. You can find details at IrishFestAtlanta.org /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31904042

Celtic Dance Party #667 06/27/2024

Celtic Dance Party #667 It’s a Celtic instrumental dance party on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #667. ! The Drowsy Lads, Fig for a Kiss, Runa, Dublin Gulch, Lúnasa, Louise Bichan, Telenn Tri, The BorderCollies, Charlene Adzima, Fialla, Bealtaine, Dancing With Hobbits, The Crowfoot Rakes, High Octane, Conor Mallon GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:10 - "The Green Mountain (Reels)" from Wide Awake 5:20 - WELCOME 10:04 - "The Trip to Pakistan" from Wherever You Go 15:25 - “Jutland Set" from When The Light Gets In 20:38 - "Kerry Rose Hornpipe" from Tap 'Er Light 23:27 - "The Blue Fiddle" from Live in Kyoto 28:38 - FEEDBACK 31:15 - "Pinnacle" from The Lost Summer 36:00 - "Hope Rising set" from The Cat's Meow 39:57 - "The Sweetness of Mary - Clumsy Lover" from To the Hills and Back 43:28 - "Jimmie McGetrick's/John Naughton's/Tom Ward's Downfall" from The Initiation 46:39 - THANKS 50:02 - "Bull Set" from Home & Away 54:47 - "Frieze Britches" from The Founders' Room 57:33 - "Folk on Foot" from Dancing With Hobbits 1:00:31 - "Maid Behind the Bar (Live)" from Off She Goes 1:02:22 - "Lazy Sloth" from High Octane 1:07:28 - CLOSING 1:09:32 - "Tullycrine" from Unearthed 1:12:46 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Back from the Isle of Man . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? Today’s show is an all - instrumental podcast episode. I have a lot of great music to share as well as a fascinating observation. In the past, it is the Celtic songs that were voted on the most for the Celtic Top 20. But I was looking at the last few weeks. And it’s the Celtic tunes, the instrumentals, that are dominating your voting. That is fantastic. So keep those votes coming. But I guess that also means I should do a Celtic song episode in the coming weeks. I’d love to know what your favorite contemporary Celtic songs are. By that I mean, what original songs by Celtic musicians do you love the best? I have found several songs on this podcast that were covered by other Celtic artists. I might do a show like that in the future too. We shall see. But let me know your thoughts. Thanks also to our Executive Producers, author Rie Sheridan Rose (www.riewriter.com), and Richard Trest of the Middle Tennessee Highland Games & Celtic Festival (www.midtenngames.com) on Sept 7 - 8, 2024 at Sanders Ferry Park, Hendersonville. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Daniel Ide, Eric McFarling, Lorraine F HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at The Celtic Invasion of Scotland’s Whisky Distilleries is now booked. The next Celtic Invasion will go to Galicia in Spain IF I can get enough people to explore that region with me. I need a minimum of 6 to make it happen. It’s not yet open, but if you’d like to join, sign up to our mailing list. #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Thomas Michl emailed from the south of Germany: “Hello Marc, in your last newsletter you ask about personal favourites and I do indeed have a band that I haven't heard in your podcast yet, but that I really like: The Rattling Kind with Eddie Sherlock (Dublin) I would love to hear them on your podcast. Otherwise, I'm already looking forward to St Patrick's Day with good music from the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast ; - ) Greetings” Kathy Glasgow replied to my St Patrick’s Day request: “I celebrated by getting my next semester of classes ready while listening to your podcast. I have them on my phone, so I was also listening to them today between classes. “ Ryan McKinney of O'McPub Band: “Marc, Thank you for all you've done for Irish and Celtic music. We've listened for a number of years and I play in an Irish folk duo with my friend Joe. We've been playing at pubs and wherever else they will take us for a few years now. We are finally going to try and get some of our versions of Irish tunes recorded but not exactly sure where to start. Then I remembered you offer the ebook on digital music. We would greatly appreciate your guidance and suggestions to make sure we think of everything. Thanks again and hope when we get everything done we can someday hear ourselves on your podcast! Slainte,” Hey BTW, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is now a proud sponsor of IrishFest Atlanta in November. I’ll have more details in the future. /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31866547

Come Hell or Highwater #666 06/20/2024

Come Hell or Highwater #666 Come hell or highwater, we have more music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #666. ! Moher, Telenn Tri, The Drowsy Lads, Maggie’s Wake, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, The Out of Kilters, Paisley Close, The Flailing Shilaleighs, Medusa's Wake, Wooden Legs, The Walker Roaders, Ashley Davis GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - “Phœnix (reels) Phœnix - Sean Sa Cheo - Galway Rambler” from Phoenix 3:51 - WELCOME 5:57 - “The Hills of Kaitoke” from The Cat's Meow 10:37 - “The Gallant Shearers” from Alchemy 15:22 - “G Jigs” from Everyone In 19:51 - “Maid of Fortune” from Maggie’s Wake 23:25 - FEEDBACK 26:26 - “Sweet St. John's” from Down to the Roots 30:49 - “Long For Light” from Cloud Horizons 34:40 - “Botany Bay” from Hot Potatoes 38:14 - Paisley Close “Fair Maid On the Shore” from All On A Day 42:31 - THANKS 45:04 - “Seven Drunken Nights” from Yours To Discover 48:44 - ”Gates of Hell” from Rascals and Rogues 52:28 - “Paw on the Pan” from Animali 57:20 - “Turned out Nice Again” from The Walker Roaders 1:01:47 - CLOSING 1:02:30 - “Doire Cholm Cille” from Down By the Sea 1:05:36 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . This weekend, I am performing at . This is a nerdy event in Avondale Estates, Georgia, just outside of Atlanta. If you like visiting science fiction conventions, you might enjoy this free event. I’m also playing music both solo and also with my daughter. It runs from 11:30 AM to 6 PM at The Lost Druid Brewery. I hope to see you there. I will have some Irish & Celtic Music Podcast CDs and album pins that you can buy and get autographed. On a different note, I’d like to get you mentally warmed up for . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – because we all want cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? You can find details on the website. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! It can be hell going through your day without music. But it is through the generosity of our Patrons of the Podcast that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and it allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, and you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. This fall, I’m taking a very small group of invaders to taste whisky and hike the hills and dales of Scotland. Find out if you can still join the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Jackie Wassilie emailed: “So..just listened to my first podcast..it was the absolute fastest hour! Totally entertaining in my early quiet morning hour. Awesomeness!” Ryan Weyls shared a photo from Wolfe Tones in Norwalk, CT on March 13: “Hi Marc, here's a photo of the Wolfe Tones from what they say is their last tour of the US. In a nod to our modern era, they had a keyboardist playing bass lines and synth strings, and a laptop was visible onstage as well. The Mac might have been for the slide show or a click track, or both. I'd prefer a live bassist but their extra man made it work with his Roland. Have a great weekend. Patrick Rieger emailed photos right before St Patrick’s Day: “Hello Marc, Celtic Pittsburgh was part of the Saint Patrick's Day parade for the first time this year, and it was also my first parade on such a scale. I was part of two tiny parades for other occasions, but nothing like this. Pittsburgh Public Safety estimated 200,000 spectators would be lining the 1.4 miles route, and it certainly looked it. Emerging from under a railroad bridge to reach the start of the parade route and seeing the sides of the streets of downtown Pittsburgh packed with so many people cheering and whooping was a thrill. Some people were even watching from a parking garage. We had seven people marching. Three members marched, as well as some people who volunteered to march with us. Two people were from the Lady MacGregor Lodge #73 of the Daughters of Scotia based in Youngwood, PA. Besides groups honoring Irish and Celtic culture, there were other groups in the parade, including a Ghostbusters fan group. The radio program who interviewed Susan Borowski and I, The Saturday Light Brigade, asked people downtown for the parade to call in and let them know how the parade was going, so I called while we were waiting in the staging area. I have attached some photos, most to show the size of the crowd, and one of the reviewing stand.” /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31599637

Women of Summer #665 06/13/2024

Women of Summer #665 Women are an important part of Celtic music. We celebrate their contributions this week on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 665. ! Charlene Adzima, Telenn Tri, Runa, The BorderCollies, Fialla, Natalie Padilla, Adria Jackson, Bettina Solas, Fig for a Kiss, Keltricity, Louise Bichan, Clare Cunningham, Maggie’s Wake GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - “Smash the Brisket/Hunter's House/Maids of Mitchelstown” from The Initiation Charlene Adzima: fiddle, vocals 4:27 - WELCOME 5:51 - “Looking at a Rainbow Through a Dirty Window” from The Cat's Meow Christine Morphett: Harp and fiddle 8:30 - “Until Morning” from When The Light Gets In Shannon Lambert - Ryan: vocals, bodhran 13:03 - “The Sweetness of Mary - Clumsy Lover” from To the Hills and Back Caeri Thompson: vocals Lisa McCann: bodhran, shruti, vocals Suzanne Ramos: fiddle 16:33 - “Fear A' Bhàta” from Home & Away Katie: Vocals, Guitar, Bodhrán, Irish Stepdancing 21:06 - FEEDBACK 24:50 - “Eriskay Lullaby” from Troubadour Adria Jackson: harp, vocals 27:20 - “Prairie Flax” from Montana Wildflower Natalie Padilla: fiddle 30:56 - “Lonely Maiden” from Ruminations and Wanderings Bettina Solas: autoharp, vocals 34:16 - “Beare Island” from Wherever You Go Addyson Teal: Vocals, Fiddle 40:23 - THANKS 42:08 - “The Plooman” from Live at Terra Firma Radio Laurel Fuson: Accordion, Piano Caroline Yeager: vocals, Violin, Piano 46:41 - “Arnie's” from The Lost Summer Louise Bichan: fiddle, photography 52:43 - “Wind in my sails” from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) Clare Cunningham: guitar, vocals 56:37 - CLOSING 57:32 - “Shaken & Stirred” from Maggie’s Wake Tara Dunphy: tin whistle, flute, fiddle, guitar, banjo and lead vocals Lindsay Schindler: fiddle and vocals 1:00:58 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. If you love Celtic music, you are in the right place. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. You can make a musician smile. Just find a way to support the music you love. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. Send an email to follow@bestcelticmusic . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We get to know a region through its culture, history, and legends. This fall, I’m taking a group to taste Scottish whisky. We’ll visit at least three of the Scottish whisky regions. Taste a variety of whiskeys, then we will do some light hiking through the Scottish countryside. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Steffen Röder emailed a photo from Munich, Germany: “Hi Marc! This St. Paddys I had to be in the hospital in which ill spend the next three weeks due to a chronik pain issue. I was able to sneak in a (light) pint tho and have my banjo with me. I sang some tunes at the nearby lake with noone but some frogs around and enjoyed the moment. I hope you had a good one too! Greetz from Munich, Rusty!” Gerald Guinn of The Secret Commonwealth emailed a St Pats photo: “Hi Marc! Glad you had good St. Pat's/Birthday! The Secret Commonwealth did as well. We had shows on all three days of the weekend, culminating with our 31st anniversary St. Pat's show at Cedar Glade Brews, in the "city of our birth", Murfreesboro, TN (see attached pic) Now it's on to finishing up album #5! We hope to have it out in early summer. Best!” Brenda Richardson sent a photo for St Patrick’s Day: “I walked with a group from the YMCA in the 5K St Patrick’s Day Race in Colorado Springs. We heard some Celtic music along our route!” Michael Maloney emailed a St Patrick’s Day photo: “Morning Marc! Happy belated St. Patrick's Day and Birthday! I feel like I'm still recovering. I play solo at Hugh O'Neill's in Malden, and several shows with my bandmates, The Boston Harbor Bhoys (Waltham Sr. Center, Medford's Ford Tavern, Framingham Elks fundraiser, Quincy's Assembly, and Boston's Green Dragon). So many songs, so many memories. I loved playing Hugh O'Neill's, where a table of young people requested The Saw Doctor's "N17" and ran out from their tables on the refrain each time to shout out "and the grass is green!". To the Sr Center in Waltham where the ENTIRE room of 100 people got all the hand - claps right on "Wild Rover" by the 2nd refrain, and the beautiful emotions expressed from our rendition of Danny Boy. To guests at the Framingham elks getting up to do all the dance moves to "The unicorn song", to seeing old fans from the South Shore of Boston that we haven't seen in 4 years requesting "Raglan Road", to jumping around The Green Dragon with my harmonica and tambourine leading hand claps on 'Finnegan's Wake" getting the whole bar clapping together. Agh, it was all so wonderful, went through a range of song styles and eras in the Celtic music catalogue, and it was wonderful connecting with audiences from the 20's up to their 90's, who all appreciated the music and experience in their own ways. It was one for the books! “ /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31597202

Planxty Caper #664 06/06/2024

Planxty Caper #664 Dance a little planxty with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #664. ! The Flying Toads, Ironwood, Poitín, Tradify, Ashley Davis Band, Keltricity, Toby Bresnahan, Bonhomme Setter, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, The Langer's Ball, Clare Sands, Jigjam, Stout Pounders, The Walker Roaders, The Founding GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - "The Cock and Hen" from Warts 'n All 4:36 - WELCOME 6:19 - "Planxty Caper Set" from Gretna Green 10:13 - "Sam Hall" from One For The Road 12:29 - "Lucy Farr’s, the Long Note & Joe Bane’s" from Take Flight 16:32 - "Not Today (feat. Mick McAuley)" from When the Stars Went Out 20:09 - FEEDBACK 22:29 - "Manx Waltzes" from Live at Terra Firma Radio 27:02 - "Whiskey Before During and After Fishing" from All In Good time 29:58 - "Jamie Raeburn" from Colors of Time 33:41 - "Rollin' Home/Reel de Baie St - Paul" from Down to the Roots 37:44 - "Do It All Again" from Hold Tight 39:57 - THANKS 42:05 - "Salthill Prom feat. Fiachna Ó Braonáin" from Clare Sands 48:18 - "Good Ole Mountain Dew" from Across The Pond 51:00 - "The Lucky Fisherman (Live)" from Liver Let Live 54:48 - "Seo Yun" from The Walker Roaders 58:03 - CLOSING 59:09 - "Beast of the Waves" from Form. 1:03:16 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Paddyman sent some photos from St Patrick's Day: "Hey Marc, Had a great weekend performing at the Corktown in Hamilton! Slainte!" Christopher Fennell emailed a photo from Alaska: "Hi Marc, I celebrated the spirit of St. Pat by joining 1,500 volunteers and veterinarians in assisting the Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska, and enjoying a sled - dog trip in the Yukon River valley (photo attached). Best wishes," Robert Coleman emailed: "Mark, Thank you for all your hard work over the years providing such a wonderful podcast. The first one I ever listened to was #44 Best of 2007. I listen to that show frequently and was wondering if the is some way to download that episode? Thank again" matt shroyer emailed a photo: /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/30827843

Ireland's New Road #663 05/30/2024

Ireland's New Road #663 We’re going on the road with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #663. ! Arise & Go, Philippe Barnes and Tom Phelan, Santiago Molina, The Out of Kilters, Lissa Schneckenburger, Logical Fleadh, Patsy O'Brien, Clay Babies, Louise Bichan, Joey Abarta, Fire In The Glen, Toby Bresnahan, Tradify, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Altan GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 00:07 - "Strathspeys & Reels: Lennox's Love To Blantyre / Captain Campbell / The Iron Man / Elizabeth's Big Coat / The Bird's Nest" from Meeting Place 04:28 - WELCOME 05:24 - "New Kings Road/Órlaith's/New Found Out" from The Clearwater Sessions 11:34 - "The return from Fingal" from Desde un nuevo lugar 14:19 - "Ruffled Drawers / Buck Mountain / Speed the Plow" from Hot Potatoes 17:48 - "The Ranch" from Falling Forward 22:25 - "Gary Bennigan's" from Logical Fleadh (17 - Track Album) 24:01 - FEEDBACK 25:50 - "Lucky In Love" from Onward 28:33 - "Irishman's Heart To The Ladies / SilverSpire / SilverSpear / Fisherman's Hornpipe" from Speechless Vol. 1: Sloppy Session in the Sticks 33:58 - "Qouyburray" from Out of My Own Light 37:12 - "The Longford Piper/The Balintore Fancy/Follow Me Up to Carlow (Single Jigs)" from King of the Blind 40:53 - THANKS 42:32 - "Boys of Blue Hill / Toormore Polkas" from Cutting Bracken 46:09 - "Miller of Drohan" from All In Good time 49:22 - "El Garrotín & Muñeira De Casu" from Take Flight 52:31 - “MacGregor of Roaring Fork" from The Birds' Flight 54:29 - CLOSING 55:26 - "Port Árainn Mhór/Port Kitty Rua Mooney (Jigs)" from Donegal 58:50 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Did you know that Patreon has an app? It’s one of the easiest ways to listen to the podcast and also to vote in the Celtic Top 20. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Dawn Davis sent a St Patrick’s Day photo: Ellen Mandeville emailed a photo: "I baked a Guinness Chocolate Cake for St. Patrick's Day dessert! It reminded me of the fabulous meals I enjoyed at Teach Nan Phaidi café on Inis Mór." Raven Lunatic sent a St Pats photo: Todd B emailed a photo: “Hi Marc, Had a fantastic St Patrick’s Day. Cooked up some brown soda bread and some beef stew for the family while listening to the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast of course. A couple of my favorite episodes I listened to while cooking included # 185, 2 - hours of Celtic Rock Music, and #141, Bagpipes Rock. Picture of flying the colors and brown bread on the table. Thanks Marc. Slainte." Rich Hoffman sent a couple photos for St Patrick's Day: "Made traditional Corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and had a Guinness listening to your music. Wore green, went to church and enjoyed a parade. Thanks Marc! Still loving your work. Slàinte." /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/30747533

Whale Hymn #662 05/23/2024

Whale Hymn #662 Out on the ocean, the wind blowing through our hair with whales on the horizon on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #662. ! Lunasa, Natalie Padilla, Wylde Nept, Louise Bichan, Adria Jackson, Dublin Gulch, Tarren, Bettina Solas, The BorderCollies, The Crowfoot Rakes, Solar Grove, The Kilt LIfters, High Octane, Bealtaine GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Matthew Newman 0:15 - “O’Carolan's Tea” from Live in Kyoto 3:53 - WELCOME 5:34 - “Larkspur” from Montana Wildflower 8:56 - “Sail Forever” from All's Fair 12:31 - “Deltingside” from The Lost Summer 17:57 - “The Skye Boat Song” from Troubadour 20:10 - FEEDBACK 24:16 - “The Orphan Girl” from Tap 'Er Light 26:55 - “Spring Polkas” from Revel 31:55 - “Chatham Street Faire” from Ruminations and Wanderings 34:54 - “Galway Shawl” from To the Hills and Back 39:30 - “The Lonely Woods Of Upton” from single 42:56 - THANKS 45:08 - “Spanish Ladies” from Off She Goes 48:41 - “Rust From The Storm “ from single 53:58 - “Red, Red, Rose” from single 56:39 - “Trip to Balmaha” from High Octane 1:00:26 - CLOSING 1:01:48 - “The Whale Hymn” from The Founders' Room 1:06:02 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. We have it all from traditional jigs and reels to Irish drinking songs to Celtic rock and even occasionally some electronic based Celtic. There’s also a lot of original songs and tunes inspired by Celtic culture from Celtic musicians. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Please support the musicians who support this podcast. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We get to know a region through its culture, history, and legends. This fall, I’m taking a group to taste Scottish whisky. We’ll visit at least three of the Scottish whisky regions. Taste a variety of whiskeys, then we will do some light hiking through the Scottish countryside. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. murray mcdowell sent a picture and wrote: “hi Marc, we had a fantastic St Patrick's weekend culminating in a great session in Katy Jane's Bar in Larne, Co. Antrim” fitz ml wrote: “Marc, so glad you had a fun St. Patrick's Day. We had a church potluck with corned beef and cabbage and a lot of people showed up in different shades of green.” Dinah emailed photos: “Happy Day after☘️ Here I am playing fiddle with Michael Hynes (duo is Fiddlers Rock) at the Golden Lion [right across road from Atlantic Ocean] in Flagler Beach FL. Last night 3/17, I came down to play St. Patrick’s Day gigs with Michael/Mike Hynes who moved here almost three years ago from MA ☘️” Jolena Foster emailed: “Hi Mark: I'm Jolena. I used to contact you some on mastodon some. Anyway, I'm sitting outside while listening to the podcast. It's 70° right now with the temperature climbing up to 79°. Keep playing the great celtic music, and I'll keep listening.” John L Pearson emailed: “Marc!! I often use March to dig through my own archives of Celtic music, and I celebrate long - distance with a great friend who is a Celtic jewelry maker I met at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival way more than a decade ago! I love the podcast, and can’t remember right off the last new fav I heard on the podcast. In the last year or two I really got into Shane Henessey’s guitar stuff—not sure if I heard it on your podcast or elsewhere. But I also pull out old favs. The Waterboys Room to Roam. Maybe not quite celtic, but a couple of the early bands had that flavor. And I’ll put on some Great Big Sea—though sadly they aren’t around anymore, Alan Doyle is still out there making music. And when I really feel the need to get up and dance, I thrown on some Natalie MacMaster. And then when I’m tired and need to get contemplative over a green beer (at least metaphorically green) I’ll put on some Loreena McKennitt. And I can’t begin to tell you how much great Celtic music you have turned me on to. Thank You! I’m looking forward to your St. Pat’s month podcast! Stainte!” David Cullen emailed a photo: “Greetings from The Brogues in Townsville Australia Hope you had a great weekend, Marc.” /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31402797

The Fox & The Thrush #661 05/16/2024

The Fox & The Thrush #661 The fox eyes the thrush chirping to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #661. ! Conor Mallon, Blackthorn, Fialla, Maggie’s Wake, Charlene Adzima, Runa, The Crowfoot Rakes, The Drowsy Lads, Telenn Tri, Clare Cunningham, Ramblxr, Elias Alexander & Maura Shawn Scallion, Shades of Green, Drumspyder, Fig for a Kiss GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - “Mist from the Moyle” from Unearthed 3:43 - WELCOME 6:40 - “Mazurka/Sally Gardens” from Here's To You 9:49 - “The Creggan White Hare” from Home & Away 15:50 - “Adaptation” from Maggie’s Wake 18:27 - “Einini” from The Initiation 20:40 - FEEDBACK 24:29 - “The Fox” from When The Light Gets In 29:48 - “Hector the Hero” from Off She Goes 34:19 - “Johnny Todd” from Wide Awake 38:18 - “Weasel's Revenge set” from The Cat's Meow 43:53 - THANKS 45:32 - “Wherever you are I will go” from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 49:03 - Ramblxr, & Maura Shawn Scanlin “Wildflower” from Wildflower 53:00 - “White Picket Fences” from Conversations We Never Had 56:27 - “Silver Spear” from Green Mantle 1:00:33 - CLOSING 1:02:08 - “Thrush” from Wherever You Go 1:06:46 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Live music promo for ICM If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. Episodes are booked up through June. . Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by choosing to refuse single - use plastics? THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: James Dolan, Pam Kosty HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. This fall, I’m taking a very small group of invaders to taste whisky and hike the hills and dales of Scotland. We still have two spots open. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Stan Berry emailed: “Good morning from Northern Alberta. I just got back from another trip into the wilds of Northern British Columbia. It snowed last week while I was driving up but cleared up in a couple of days leaving everything very wet and sloppy. There must have been over 100 pounds of mud on my vehicle. The bears are out and I have seen a couple of black bears along the roads. The bush is very dry this year and one place where I normally see trumpeter swans and other aquatic birds is completely dry. I will include a couple of photographs from this time last year. There is great concern about the potential wildfire situation this summer. I truly enjoy listening to the podcasts while I drive. Unfortunately, I have been unable to download the last couple of them. Has there been a change in the way they are posted? Please give my warmest regards to your family. I regret that I was unable to journey to the states this spring as there have been a number of changes on behalf of some of my clients.” Carl C emailed: “I’m disappointed you needed to do this after all these years. It detracts from the quality of the podcast.” Thank you Carl for writing. I really appreciate the feedback. As I emailed when you wrote, I am still testing the ads. I have decided I don’t prefer them at the beginning of the show. So at present, at least, I’m not doing that. As I continue to test, I will only have them at the end of the show. Right now, I am leaning on the idea of keeping those on the show. Because even a little bit of money helps with finances. But I will make a final decision in July or August when I should have some better understanding of the results of my tests. Timothy Potts of Clay Babies emailed a photo: “Hi Marc, You played one of our songs last year on your show. We just released a NEW ALBUM of CELTIC FIDDLE TUNES!!! We are very excited! We recorded the whole thing live on New Year's Eve as if we were playing at a session. Here is a link to the Bandcamp page: If you play any of the sets, I'd recommend track one or track three. On November 1st my wife gave me a Celtic Podcast shirt, pint glass and some recordings for my birthday. I've been enjoying them (see attached pic)!” /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31261627

Drowsy Dancing Bear #660 05/09/2024

Drowsy Dancing Bear #660 Relax and dance with a drowsy dancing bear on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #660. ! The Drowsy Lads, Fialla, Blackthorn, Charlene Adzima, Ed Miller, Enda Reilly, Conor Mallon, Fig for a Kiss, The Crowfoot Rakes, Luas, Sharon Shannon, Drumspyder, Elias Alexander & Ramblxr, The Low Kings GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - “Dancing Bear Set: Lads of Laois / Eileen Curran / The Reconciliation” from Single 5:13 - WELCOME 6:47 - “Forgotten Daze” from Home & Away 10:35 - “Don't Come Again” from Here's To You 14:05 - “The Initiation Reel” from The Initiation 17:02 - “More Than Just a Dram” from Lolander 21:23 - FEEDBACK 26:02 - “Off the Grid For a While” from Single 29:38 - “Unearthed” from Unearthed 33:50 - “Frobisher Bay” from Wherever You Go 37:45 - “Johnny Jump Up” from Off She Goes 42:18 - THANKS 43:22 - “Ard Tí Cuain” from Single 47:57 - “The Bag of Cats” from Each Little Thing 52:26 - “The Mooncoin” from Green Mantle 56:30 - & Ramblxr “FIDDLE DISCO!” from Single 1:00:11 - CLOSING 1:00:58 - “Paddy's Round” from Single 1:04:27 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. All styles. From the traditional reels and jigs, to pub songs, Celtic rock and even occasionally electronic. We are here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in any music or an EPK. Plus, you will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Musicand learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. I can’t believe I am less than one month away from my Celtic Invasion of the Isle of Man. I’ve a great trip planned. And hopefully, I’ll come back with audio recordings to share on this podcast and my . THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Patricia or Trish, David Willer HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Brandi Carpenter emailed from Spokane, WA: “Hi Marc, I've been listening to your podcast for many years now and love it so much!! My family has switched to Spotify and I'm wondering why I can't find your Irish and Celtic Music Podcast on it...will it make it on there eventually? I don't have an Apple phone so I'm sad that my current podcast hookup (Google) is closing down. Thank you for all your hard work!” Ben Q emailed: “Hi Marc, Big fan & patron with an Android problem - Google Podcasts has gone away, annoyingly (just a few short years after they killed Google Listen and forced everyone to migrate there). I see that the "Listen on Google Podcasts" button on now redirects to , so I guess that this sunsetting of that podcast app is probably not news to you. However, I've tentatively replaced Google Podcasts as my podcast app, not with podcastaddict, but with what Google / Android suggested as a replacement, YouTube Music. I imported all of my podcasts, and they are all working the same way as before the change, except for The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Searching YouTube Music for "irish & celtic music podcast" on YouTube Music brings up , of which one looks like the right one, . However, that podcast doesn't seem to have the correct shows - the most recent one is from 2023; I'm not able to listen to Red - Haired Bully Boys #657 or Plant Your Boots For Freedom #656 at that link. I'm sure you're busy, but just wondering if you had any insight into this. It's worth mentioning that, if I understand correctly, this app doesn't require people's podcasts to be hosted on YouTube - I'm listening to the Savage Lovecast, for example, just as I usually do, and I don't think Dan has moved his show archive over to YouTube; I'm just using YouTube Music to listen to his regular, free podcast XML feed like usual. Anyway, thanks for taking the time and for all the work that you're doing.” Daniel Morrison emailed: “Hi Marc, I am finally making my first trip to Ireland. My Grandparents of both sides are Ireland. Castle Bar Mayo, Tuam Galway for Dad’s my Grandparents. Kenmare Kerry for Ma’s my Grandparents Going on Package deal for 7 days. Your Podcast has inspired Me so much to make the trip.” Christine Manbeck emailed a photo responding to my St Patrick’s Day question: “Guinness Chocolate cake; parade; Screaming Orphans concert” /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/31193692

No Place Like Home #659 04/25/2024

No Place Like Home #659 Home is where Celtic music is with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #659 . ! The BorderCollies, Boxing Robin, Maggie’s Wake, Moher, Melanie Gruben, The Irish Rovers, Louise Bichan, Mic Clark, Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira, The Fenian Sons, SeeD, Fiddle Folk Family, Paddyman, Clare Cunningham GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: 0:10 - "Bella the Cat" from To the Hills and Back 3:15 - WELCOME 4:56 - "Aires de Pontevedra, Dans Loudieg" from The View From Here 8:52 - "Bridget O’Brien” from Maggie’s Wake 12:47 - "The Park Station (jigs, reel) The Ballygar Hermitage - Cleveland Park - The Old Station House" from Phoenix 16:03 - "Water Charges Song" from Like a Tide Upon the Land 21:01 - FEEDBACK 23:28 - "Rambling Paddy" from No End in Sight 26:20 - "Tune for Claire" from The Lost Summer 29:50 - "DRAGONFLY" from THE RIVER EP 33:57 - "Through the Ether" from All It Brings 38:11 - THANKS 40:11 - "Enniskillen Dragoons" from 617 44:28 - "The Hall of the Goblin Queen" from FAE 48:41 - "Eppie Morrie" from Ungeschieden, ungekämmt, ungehört 52:30 - "The Irish Rover" from One for the Road 56:04 - CLOSING 57:23 - "No place like home” from ON MY WAY (AR MO BHEALACH) 1:00:21 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Join our Discord. Contact me. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. There is no episode next week. It’s part of our quarterly break to catch up and in this case prepare episodes for the summer when I usually have trouble keeping up with shows. However, if you are a Patron of the Podcast, then you will get access to episode 2 of the Highlight Reels. These are music - only episodes featuring the best songs and tunes from episodes #648 - 655 of the show. These songs are part of the next round of voting that might ultimately end up being a part of the Celtic Top 20 at the end of the year. So go listen and vote for your favorites. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Karen Wathney, G. Sam, Julio Capa HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. John Sturgeon emailed: "Hi Marc: Had a wonderful holiday piping with the City of Mt. Dora Pipes and Drums band. (Facebook) We performed Saturday at two venues and on Sunday at three different pubs. Attached is a photo of myself and my wife from the weekend. Slàinte Mhath" Anne Roos sent a photo for St Patrick's Day: "Here ya go: Cheers and Happy Birthday," Karl Horak replied to the question of how they are celebrating Celtic culture through music: "Corned beef, veggies, Irish cheese, homemade spotted dog, washed down with Guinness, of course." Scot sent a photo: "Shades of Green on their 6th and final performance of the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. This was at Jerzee’s in Glenside to a packed house. Our absolute favorite time of year. My favorite moment was right after we finished….a gent from Ireland came up to me, thanked me/us for bringing such joy all around and working so hard….and he wanted to give a little back. He then took my hand and sang a Gaelic song to me. It was moving. Nothing like the Irish spirit to lift you up. Thanks for keeping the spirit alive brother." /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/30846538

Irish Shadows #658 04/18/2024

Irish Shadows #658 Step out of the shadows and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #658. ! Maggie’s Wake. Keltricity, Altan, Dancing With Hobbits, Tarren, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Telenn Tri, The BorderCollies, The Langer's Ball, Ironwood, Nick Metcalf, The Changing Room, Jimmy & Scots Folk Band, Karan Casey, Jigjam, Kinnfolk GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - "Into The Shadows" from Maggie’s Wake 2:42 - WELCOME 4:15 - "Sand Island - Maggie in the Rain - Steady On" from Live at Terra Firma Radio 7:57 - "Liostáil mé le Sáirsint (Song)" from Donegal 11:03 - "Hobbit Polka" from Dancing With Hobbits 14:14 - "You to Me" from Revel 20:11 - FEEDBACK 23:00 - "Wild Rover No More" from Down to the Roots 25:52 - "Weasel's Revenge set" from The Cat's Meow 31:25 - "Twa Corbies" from To the Hills and Back 34:58 - "Air: Bygone Days" from Appetite for Tradition 36:58 - "Selkie Song" from Gretna Green 40:10 - THANKS 41:54 - "Walls of Liscarrol / Christy Barry's Set" from Skyline of Skye 45:49 - "Delyow Sevi" from Picking Up The Pieces 47:52 - "HIGH KING'S REEL" from The Viking Irishman 50:02 - "By and By" from Nine Apples of Gold 54:30 - "John D. McGurk's (The Heartbeat of St. Louis)" from Across The Pond 57:56 - CLOSING 58:45 - "Loch Lomond" from The Knotted Circle 1:02:03 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at . Did you know that Patreon has an app? It’s one of the easiest ways to listen to the podcast and also to vote in the Celtic Top 20. If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get ad - free and music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app. All that for as little as $1 per episode. HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Mary Beth Carty emailed a photo: "Hi Marc, Here is a pic of myself (accordion), my sister Lilly Cart (bodrhan), and my 3rd cousin Heather MacIsaac performing a concert of Irish songs and tunes at the Antigonish Heritage Museum, the former train station in my hometown. The acoustics are great in this space and there was a full crowd. Volunteers from the Heritage Association provided tea, juice, and snacks for the attendees. We did a number of sing - alongs and there were lots of moments when the crowd joined us on beautiful choruses. A great time! " James OConnor emailed a photo: "Hi Marc Here is a pic with Jim O’Connor and Jim Chetz Keegan of Boston Blackthorne backstage at the beautiful Colony Theatre in Woodstock NY with the Dublin City Ramblers. We opened the show for the Ramblers who sounded fantastic and were incredibly gracious to us." Jeffrey McCafferty emailed: "We had a record day in pittsburgh…America’s Grand St Patrick’s Day powered by the Pittsburgh Penguins…featuring 500,000 spectators, FNB’s St.Patrick’s Family Fair in the Square, 200 entries with 20,000 participants, great weather, 20 bands" Virginia Davis emailed: "Hi Marc - Happy Birthday! I’m super - swamped today and maybe tomorrow, but I’ll get back to you as soon as possible! We actually have a new CD I need to get over to you - thanks! " Betty Collette emailed a shirt picture: "Hi Marc - I was sewing pillows, cooking corned beef dinner, baking blueberry scones, and listening to Irish music. Here's my newest tshirt of The High Kings. We recently were lucky to see them nearby in Tomball, Texas! Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Birthday, too!! " /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/30763508

Red-Haired Bully Boys #657 04/11/2024

Red-Haired Bully Boys #657 Gather round you bully boys and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #657. ! Sorcha, The Out of Kilters, Rambling Sailors, Tradify, Tarren, Railcar Graffiti, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Whipperginnies, Tan and Sober Gentlemen, Paddyman, The Walker Roaders, River Driver, Jiggy GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. ! You can follow our playlist on to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Jay Meeks 0:08 - "Golden Eagle / The Independence" from Stomp the Floor 4:50 - WELCOME 6:11 - "The Congress / The Red - Haired Boy" from Hot Potatoes 9:49 - "Getting Dark Again" from Tales From the White Horse 12:37 - "The March of Kaiser" from Take Flight 15:19 - "Rigs of the Time" from Revel 19:31 - FEEDBACK 21:58 - "Rising Of The Moon" from Going Across The Sea 25:46 - "I Will Not Sing Along" from I Will Not Sing Along 30:42 - "Lady in Grey" from Single 38:49 - THANKS 41:01 - "Barbed Wire" from Regressive Folk Music 44:40 - "Bog Soldier" from One for the Road 48:29 - "The Blackbird Only Knows One Song" from The Walker Roaders 52:41 - "Bully Boys" from Flanagan's Shenanigans! Live at The Celt 56:02 - CLOSING 56:48 - "Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile" from Single 1:00:24 - 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 . Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage. Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment. Promote Celtic culture through music at . WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. Not just the big names you’ve probably heard of. But also the Celtic bands in your neck of the woods, at your festivals. It is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes when you visit our website at . If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week. As a patron, you get music - only episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, and you get a private feed to listen to the show. All that for as little as $1 per episode. A special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen DM Harris, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Gary R Hook, Lynda MacNeil, Kelly Garrod, Annie Lorkowski, Shawn Cali HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week, $1, $5, $25. Make sure to cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music. You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at . TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. We don't see everything. Instead, we stay in one area. We get to know the region through its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently. Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic. Ken Brixius emailed: "Hello, So, whatever happened to the download button? It somehow disappeared after Episode #652." James J. Grefig emailed: "Hi Marc, Nothing special here for Saint Pats. Just sat back and enjoyed the music." Rick Cunningham emailed a photo: "Hello Mark, We spent it sessioning in Nashville - photo here is Gypsy Youngraven from Boxing Robin and our friend Bubba Dean. I'm having hand surgery this week, so we didn't schedule any shows this St. Pat's Day (first time in a while), but we plan to be back in the swing of things this summer. Thanks and all the best" Alexander Randall 5th emailed fun St Patrick's Day photo of a leprechaun and bear Dave of Kitchen Party Ceilidh: "As requested. This is the long time band I’ve been playing with for a few years, the Irish Airs. I joined them in 2022 upon the retirement of their founding guitarist." /episode/index/show/bellobard/id/30747363

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