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On the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #707. Subscribe now! Doolin', Austral, Fialla, Flook, The Friel Sisters, On The Lash, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Lilies of the Midwest, Robert Zielinski, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Albannach,, David Mitchell, Drumspyder, Kevin Meehan 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - Doolin' “Mary’s Jigs” from Doolin' 4:34 - WELCOME 5:46 - Austral “Woodford Nights” from Thylacine 12:38 - Fialla “No Fear No Grace” from A Rare Thing 17:00 - Flook “Koady / The Burning Lion” from Sanju 21:10 - The Friel Sisters “The Queen of the Rushes/Scully Casey’s/McGovern’s Favourite (Jigs/Reel)” from Northern Sky 26:01 - FEEDBACK 28:29 - On The Lash “Dog in the Distance” from Fireside 32:23 - Brobdingnagian Bards “The Salmon of Knowledge” from Another Faire to Remember 36:59 - The Lilies of the Midwest “Rent Charlie’s Cottage for a Fee” from Cat's Ceili 41:20 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall “Bonnie Prince Charlie / Return to Fingal” from Copley Street 2 45:15 - THANKS 47:57 - Robert Zielinski “The Yellow Heifer” from The Day Dawn 51:02 - Albannach “Bare Arsed Bandits” from Bareknuckle Pipes & Drums 55:03 - David Mitchell “Lathkill Dale” from Contours 58:01 - Drumspyder “The Oak and the Ash” from Oak and Ash 1:02:05 - CLOSING 1:02:55 - Kevin Meehan “Borve Castle” from Spanish Point 1:06:27 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. Not convinced? What if you're wrong? A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you! Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and also host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You’ll also learn how to get your band played on the...

Hear an interview with Amelia Hogan about her latest album on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #706 . Subscribe now! Amelia Hogan, The Friel Sisters, Flook, Fialla, Robert Zielinski, On The Lash, Brobdingnagian Bards, Joseph Carmichael, The Lilies of the Midwest, Austral, Hounds of Finn 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:12 - The Friel Sisters "Sporting Nell/The Black Mare of Fanad/Lough Isle Castle (Reels)" from Northern Sky 5:05 - WELCOME 7:16 - Flook "Where There Is Light / The May Waterway / Ninety Years Young" from Sanju 13:56 - Fialla "Easter Snow" from A Rare Thing 18:26 - Robert Zielinski "Sprig of Shillelagh" from The Day Dawn 19:30 - On The Lash "Dog in the Distance" from Fireside 23:25 - INTERVIEW: INTRO 23:45 - INTERVIEW: INTRODUCING AMELIA HOGAN 28:29 - Amelia Hogan "Home By Bearna" from Burnished 31:02 - INTERVIEW: NEW ALBUM 36:58 - Amelia Hogan "Dh'eirich mi Moch Madainn Cheitein" from Burnished 40:07 - INTERVIEW: RAPID FIRE QUESTIONS 49:54 - Amelia Hogan "Rolling In The Gold" from Burnished 53:42 - THANKS 55:26 - Brobdingnagian Bards "The Irishman Who Doesn't Drink" from Another Faire to Remember 57:58 - Joseph Carmichael "First of Spring" from single 1:02:13 - The Lilies of the Midwest "The Flower of Magherally" from Cat's Ceili 1:06:18 - Austral "Woodford Nights" from Thylacine 1:13:10 - CLOSING 1:13:50 - Hounds of Finn "My Father's Coat" from Gravity Pulls 1:19:07 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You’ll also learn how to get...

Spring is here on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #705 . Subscribe now! Sheridan Rúitín, Copley Street, Fialla, Malin Lewis, Barrowburn, The Langer's Ball, The Lilies of the Midwest, Mac and Cheese, Juha Rossi, The Secret Commonwealth, Celtic Conundrum, Skyrie, CaliCeltic, Celtic Wood and Wires 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Sheridan Rúitín "Dean McLeod" from Only Savage 3:36 - WELCOME 7:17 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "Three Little Drummers / The Luck Penny / Patsy Geary's" from Copley Street 2 11:57 - Fialla "The Road to Drumleman" from A Rare Thing 16:47 - Malin Lewis "You Are Not Alone" from Halocline 20:05 - Barrowburn "Cocked Hat" from Mist Covered Mountains 23:48 - FEEDBACK 27:55 - The Langer's Ball "Hoist Your Cup High" from Drinking Song Sing - A - Long 31:37 - The Lilies of the Midwest "Road to the Fairy Fling" from Cat's Ceili 36:06 - Mac and Cheese "Shine Away" from Big Fun 39:34 - Juha Rossi "James Betagh" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin 42:57 - THANKS 44:43 - The Secret Commonwealth "Lying Among the Shamrocks" from Licensed Beggars 46:48 - Celtic Conundrum "The Land" from Lore 50:54 - Skyrie "Alasdair Gammack's" from Hunger Road 54:48 - CaliCeltic "Shame and Scandal" from Paddy Paradise 58:01 - CLOSING 59:02 - Celtic Wood and Wires "Take A Pass" from Into The Music 1:02:15 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Celtic Musicians on Patreon Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You’ll also learn how to get your band played on the podcast. Bands...

There's a little fairy sharing her love of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #704 . Subscribe now! Flook, Kinnfolk, Katie Jane Band, Malin Lewis, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Lilies of the Midwest, Olivia Bradley, On The Lash, Golden Bough, Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan, CaliCeltic, Robert Zielinski, Bealtaine, Amelia Hogan 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Flook "Jig for Sham / The Dawn Wall / Johnny D's / Timewaver" from Sanju 6:17 - WELCOME 9:23 - Kinnfolk "The Star Above the Mountain Set" from Star Above The Mountain 14:36 - Katie Jane Band "Wild Rover" from Wild One 17:42 - Malin Lewis "Cycle Lane" from Halocline 21:46 - Brobdingnagian Bards "South Australia" from Another Faire to Remember 24:51 - FEEDBACK 28:41 - The Lilies of the Midwest "The Sliabh Luachra National Anthem" from Cat's Ceili 31:36 - Olivia Bradley "Little Fairy (feat. Ashley Davis)" from single 36:01 - On The Lash "Timmy Clifford's/The Rookery" from Fireside 39:56 - Golden Bough "Loch Lomond" from Westering Home 44:24 - THANKS 46:36 - Clare Sands, Brian Finnegan "Dealán Dé" from Gormacha 50:30 - CaliCeltic "Bounty on My Head" from Paddy Paradise 53:50 - Robert Zielinski "Drunken Piper" from The Day Dawn 54:46 - Bealtaine "McAlpine's Fusiliers" from single 58:04 - CLOSING 59:17 - Amelia Hogan "Come Away In" from Burnished 1:03:56 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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. Climate change is real, and we can fix it. Cutting waste, saving energy, and pushing for clean power all make a difference. A cleaner, safer world benefits everyone. Talk to someone today—our children are counting on you. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You’ll also learn how to get your band played on the podcast. Bands don’t need to send in music, and You will get...

We chat with Flook about their new EP on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #703 . Subscribe now! Flook, Jigjam, Mac and Cheese, Austral, Mànran, Clare Sands, Aisling Urwin, Marc Gunn, The Secret Commonwealth, David Mitchell, Tuatha Dea, Willowgreen 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:10 - Jigjam "Red Paddy on the Ridge" from Phoenix 4:47 - WELCOME 7:54 - Mac and Cheese "Aberdeen Jig" from Big Fun 10:41 - Austral "Billy Gray" from Thylacine 14:52 - Mànran "Speybay Switch" from Mànran 20:44 - Clare Sands, Aisling Urwin "Ghost on the Waves" from Gormacha 24:58 - FEEDBACK / FLOOK INTERVIEW 33:18 - How Flook Got Started 39:26 - Flook "The Crystal Year / Foxes' Rock" from Ancora 44:35 - Flook’s New EP 48:36 - Flook "The Farther Shore / Winter Flower" from Sanju 55:34 - Rapid Fire Questions 1:02:38 - Flook "Tie the Knot in Georgia / Ed's Big Five - O / Faqqua" from Sanju 1:08:37 - THANKS 1:10:48 - Marc Gunn "Peggy Gordon" from The Bridge 1:15:06 - The Secret Commonwealth "Mad Tom of Bedlam" from Licensed Beggars 1:19:03 - David Mitchell "Ward’s Brae, Holmes’ Fancy" from Contours 1:22:08 - Tuatha Dea "Irish Eyes" from Irish Eyes 1:27:31 - CLOSING 1:28:12 - Willowgreen "Johnny Teasie Weasle" from Willowgreen III 1:31:22 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. You’ll also learn how to get your band played on the podcast. Bands don’t need to send in music, and You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music. It’s 100% free. Again email follow@bestcelticmusic 🌿 CELTIC SPRING CHALLENGE PSA 🌿 This April,...

On the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #702 . Subscribe now! Nathan Gourley, The Friel Sisters, The Langer's Ball, Austral, Hounds of Finn, Juha Rossi, Charlie O'Brien, Kilrush, Blackwillow Starling, Wicked Tinkers, Celtic Conundrum, Carbon Leaf, CaliCeltic, Jiggy, Katie Jane Band 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "Gleanntán Frolics / The Ceanngulla / The Hare in the Corn" from Copley Street 2 3:46 - WELCOME 5:52 - The Friel Sisters "Born for Sport/The Fairy Jig/Kissing & Drinking (Jigs)" from Northern Sky 9:40 - The Langer's Ball "I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day" from Drinking Song Sing - A - Long 12:15 - Austral "Bok Choy" from Thylacine 16:46 - Hounds of Finn "Wild Mountain Thyme" from Gravity Pulls 20:25 - FEEDBACK 24:44 - Juha Rossi "Carolan's Draught" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin 27:38 - Charlie O'Brien "Hibernia" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa 32:37 - Kilrush "Toss the Jam" from Kilrush 36:50 - Blackwillow Starling "All Around My Hat" from Blackwillow Starling 40:57 - THANKS 43:02 - Wicked Tinkers "The Dean Set" from Rant 46:25 - Celtic Conundrum "Ballad of Ellen Berkery” from Lore 50:46 - Carbon Leaf "7 Brides For 7 Sinners" from 5 Alive! 53:33 - CaliCeltic "Aoife and Her Reefer" from Paddy Paradise 57:39 - Jiggy "Púca (Shadow Step Mix)" from Single 1:04:40 - CLOSING 1:05:38 - Katie Jane Band "Twa Corbies" from Wild One 1:09:18 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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—our planet’s future is in our hands. The overwhelming evidence shows that human activity is driving climate change, from record - breaking heat waves to rising sea levels. But the good news? We have the power to fix it. Every choice we make—reducing waste, conserving energy, supporting clean energy—moves us toward a more stable climate. If you're skeptical, ask yourself: What if you're wrong? What if taking action means cleaner air, a stronger economy, and a safer world—no matter what? Isn’t that worth considering? Start a conversation today. The facts are out there, and the future is ours to shape. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and also host Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release...

Happy St Patrick’s Day! We got carried with our 3 hour special. Instead you get 50 Celtic songs and tunes for you to enjoy for St Patrick’s Day on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #701. Subscribe now! 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:15 - The Friel Sisters "My Love is in America/The Yellow Tinker/Old Cuffe Street (Reels)" from Northern Sky 3:35 - WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. If you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK, and You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music. It’s 100% free. Just email follow@bestcelticmusic 5:32 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "A Tailor I Am / The Shoemaker's Fancy / Donncha Ó Loinsigh's" from Copley Street 2 9:36 - Fialla "Dúlamán" from A Rare Thing 13:41 - W. Ed Harris "Arran Boat Song" from Family, Friends, Choices, & Memories 17:50 - Goitse "Green Fields of Canada" from Rosc 22:39 - Clay Babies "Dick Gossips / Dinky's Reel / Miss McLoud's" from Speechless Vol. 1: Sloppy Session in the Sticks 27:11 - The Irish Rovers "Drunken Sailor" from Drunken Sailor 30:04 - WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR ST PATRICK’S DAY THIS YEAR? Ellen MacIsaac: Probably gigging. Lots of work for musicians at that time. Patrick Rieger: That's a Monday. I'll listen to some music at home. My favorite pub will be a madhouse so I will be avoiding the place. Jordan Reeder: Guinness and the Irish and Celtic music podcast for sure! 😇 Jason Norris: I’d say party, but it’s a Monday and responsibilities dictate that I have to work the following day 😂 Franko Hashiguchi: Gigs previous weekend and that weekend. Staying home on SPD itself this year. SAFE! From all the wannabes. John Sturgeon: Pipe band performances FitzBlarney: Saturday the 15th will be my annual St. Patrick's Celebration at my home, and Sunday, th 16th will be FitzBlarney's live music show at Gentile's Brewing Company in Beverly, Massachusetts! Music, food, fun, family, (and dogs!) for everyone. Pure Craic! Daniel Morrison: Like all traditional Irish have. Go to work in New York area. Sean Wennihan: Listening to Irish music & flying my Irish flag & playing my Bagpipes. Stout Pounders: 5 shows over 4 days! And also Marc Gunn bday! 😜🤘☘️ Marc Gunn: A show and my birthday Doris Woodruff: a pint of guinness! Alison Sanchez: Driving all over Michigan to get to my gigs with Belfast Gin and...

Check out some of these St Patrick's Day shows in 2025 on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #700. Subscribe now! Kinnfolk, Golden Bough, Clover's Revenge, Celtic Wood and Wires, Madman's Window, Sheridan Rúitín, Celtic Conundrum, Tami Curtis, River Driver, Plunk Murray, O'Craven, Stout Pounders, The Muckers, Irishtown Road 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:11 - Kinnfolk "The Triple Crown Set" from Star Above The Mountain 5:08 - WELCOME 7:41 - Golden Bough "The Homecoming/The Gael" from Westering Home 10:59 - Clover's Revenge "The Lakes of Pontchartrain" from Truants And Absolution 17:21 - Celtic Wood and Wires "Tripping Up The Stairs & Smash The Windows" from Into The Music 20:33 - Madman's Window "Farewell to Nova Scotia" from All Guns Blazing - Live! 23:58 - FEEDBACK 28:32 - Sheridan Rúitín "Finnegan's Wake" from Rebels in the Night 31:32 - Celtic Conundrum "Cu Sithe" from Lore 33:36 - Tami Curtis "Keep Our Fire Burning" from Cavort 37:41 - River Driver "John O'Reilly" from Flanagan's Shenanigans! Live at The Celt 42:07 - THANKS 45:25 - Plunk Murray "Rocky Road to Dublin" from Another Drink 48:49 - O'Craven "Pint Glass " from Whiskey, Wenches, and Scallywag 51:58 - Stout Pounders "Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Live)" from Liver Let Live 54:49 - The Muckers "Old Black Rum" from One More Stout 57:15 - CLOSING 58:12 - Irishtown Road "Rattlin' Bog” from On the One Road 1:03:57 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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—our planet’s future is in our hands. The overwhelming evidence shows that human activity is driving climate change, from record - breaking heat waves to rising sea levels. But the good news? We have the power to fix it. Every choice we make—reducing waste, conserving energy, supporting clean energy—moves us toward a more stable climate. If you're skeptical, ask yourself: What if you're wrong? What if taking action means cleaner air, a stronger economy, and a safer world—no matter what? Isn’t that worth considering? Start a conversation today. The facts are out there, and the future is ours to shape. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them....

We talk to Kinnfolk about their new album Star Above the Mountain on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #699. Subscribe now! Kinnfolk, The Byrne Brothers, Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall, Rover's Way, Ed Yother, Hounds of Finn, Charlie O'Brien, Misty Posey, Brendan Monaghan, Ockham's Razor, The Langer's Ball 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The Byrne Brothers "Wendy's Waltz" from The Boys of Doorin 2:38 - WELCOME 3:54 - Nathan Gourley, Joey Abarta, and Owen Marshall "Callaghan's / The Boys of Ballycastle" from Copley Street 2 7:41 - Rover's Way "River Driver" from The Journey 13:11 - Ed Yother "Where I Told her Loved Her and Sprained Her Ankle / Coffee on the Bricks / The Persistence of Noel Reid" from First Figure 16:37 - Hounds of Finn "Golden Ticket" from Gravity Pulls 19:14 - FEEDBACK 25:57 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 1 30:58 - Kinnfolk "The Water's Rising / Gwendal" from Star Above The Mountain 36:39 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 2 42:31 - Kinnfolk "Roanoke Puirt à Beul" from Star Above The Mountain 45:36 - KINNFOLK INTERVIEW PART 3 58:51 - Kinnfolk "Ghost of Old Crozet" from Star Above The Mountain 1:02:06 - THANKS 1:03:50 - Charlie O'Brien "Bleak is the Pampa" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa 1:07:06 - Misty Posey "Come Along to the Enchanted Forest" from Misty Posey 1:11:52 - Brendan Monaghan "No More Words" from Lovers Always Win 1:15:44 - Ockham's Razor "Madame I'm a Darling" from Garnet 1:20:58 - CLOSING 1:21:56 - The Langer's Ball "The Wild Rover" from Drinking Song Sing - A - Long 1:24:46 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the...

Ramble with us through the valley on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #698. Subscribe now! Maggie’s Wake, Lúnasa, Sassenach, Louise Bichan, Toby Bresnahan, Kinnfolk, Ironwood, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Altan, Strings & Things, Firinn, Faoileán, Bonhomme Setter, Stout Pounders, Eimear Arkins 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - Maggie’s Wake "Harrison’s Way" from Maggie’s Wake 1:45 - WELCOME 3:58 - Lúnasa "Bal Loudieg" from Live in Kyoto 7:26 - Sassenach "My Lagan Love" from Passages 11:21 - Louise Bichan "CBC Winnipeg" from Out of My Own Light 17:37 - Toby Bresnahan "Lord Randall" from All In Good time 22:14 - FEEDBACK 26:43 - Kinnfolk "Song for the Valley" from Star Above The Mountain 28:29 - Ironwood "Trip to Goa" from Gretna Green 31:28 - Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps "The Ballad of Uncle Frank" from Down to the Roots 36:34 - Altan "An Gasúr Dána/An Ghirseach Dholba/Ríl na mBreac Beadaí (Reels)" from Donegal 40:35 - Strings & Things "Sweet Daisy" from The Unsolicited Dance 44:49 - THANKS 47:42 - Firinn "Al's Reel, The Poor Excuse" from The Long Lunch 51:31 - Faoileán "Here I Am Amongst Ye" from Far Hills 53:58 - Bonhomme Setter "Green Ramble" from Colors of Time 57:39 - Stout Pounders "Shipwrecked Souls (Live)" from Liver Let Live 1:00:19 - CLOSING 1:02:08 - Eimear Arkins "Tuttle's / Hanging On Halliday (Reels)" from Here & There 1:06:36 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get a free music - only episode. If you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, please submit your band to be played on the podcast....

Ireland's struggle for freedom on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #697 . Subscribe now! Sorcha, Mac and Cheese, Socks in the Frying Pan, David Mitchell, Kyle Carey, Celtic Conundrum, Katie Jane Band, Charlie O'Brien, Joseph Carmichael, Ryan Dunne, Juha Rossi, Blackwillow Starling, Drumspyder, Hounds of Finn, Santiago Molina 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Sorcha "LUX" from Storm the Gate / Lux 3:15 - WELCOME 4:43 - Mac and Cheese "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from Big Fun 7:25 - Socks in the Frying Pan "Ireland's Struggle" from Waiting for Inspiration 11:47 - David Mitchell "Ward’s Brae, Holmes’ Fancy" from Contours 14:53 - Kyle Carey "Nach Muladach, Muladach Duine Leis Fhèin" from The Last Bough 17:51 - FEEDBACK 21:46 - Marc Gunn “Lord of the Pounce” from Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers 26:06 - Celtic Conundrum "Bean Nighe (Washer Woman)" from Lore 29:52 - Katie Jane Band "Highlands of Scotland / Jenny Dang the Weaver" from Wild One 33:09 - Charlie O'Brien "Donovan's Mount" from The Trackless Wild, Irish Song of the Pampa 36:05 - Joseph Carmichael "The Ghosts of Hilbert's Hotel" from Single 39:03 - Ryan Dunne "Marie's Wedding" from One Day By Your Side 44:31 - THANKS 47:50 - Juha Rossi "Mr O'Connor" from O'Carolan Tunes on Mandolin 50:24 - Blackwillow Starling "Matty Groves" from Blackwillow Starling 54:43 - Drumspyder "Strathspey Drummers" from Oak and Ash 58:48 - Hounds of Finn "Gravity Pulls" from Gravity Pulls 1:02:11 - CLOSING 1:03:25 - Santiago Molina "Pasodoble de Catoira" from single 1:05:59 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. 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. Musicians depend on your generosity to release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and you will get...

Interview with Jesse Ferguson about traditional Irish songs on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #696. Subscribe now! Jesse Ferguson, Juha Rossi, The Byrne Brothers, Spoil the Dance, Telenn Tri, Fig for a Kiss, Mànran, Jigjam, Ironwood, Reilly, Misty Posey 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify and YouTube to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Jesse Ferguson 0:11 - Juha Rossi "Spotted Dog / Kataroni" from Irish Tunes on Mandolin 2:44 - WELCOME 5:33 - The Byrne Brothers "Trilogy" from The Boys of Doorin 10:25 - Spoil the Dance "The Maid on the Shore" from The Maid on the Shore - Single 14:52 - Telenn Tri "Mountain Road set" from The Cat's Meow 20:18 - Fig for a Kiss "Kildalton Bridge" from Wherever You Go 25:44 - FEEDBACK 29:47 - INTERVIEW WITH JESSE FERGUSON 30:38 - INTRO / THE MINSTREL BOY 34:07 - Jesse Ferguson “The Minstrel Boy” from TEN 36:23 - NEW ALBUM / DANNY BOY 40:05 - Jesse Ferguson “Danny Boy” from TEN 42:58 - YOUTUBE / FAIR AND TENDER LADIES 48:22 - Jesse Ferguson “Fair and Tender Ladies” from TEN 51:44 - THANKS 54:35 - The Stubby Shillelaghs “The Vodka Song” from Whiskey Business 56:48 - Mànran "San Cristóbal" from Ùrar 1:00:24 - Jigjam "Water's Hill" from Across The Pond 1:04:10 - Ironwood "Trip to Goa" from Gretna Green 1:07:09 - Reilly "Whiskey Grease" from Durty Pool 1:09:51 - CLOSING 1:11:06 - Misty Posey "Auld Lang Syne" from Celtic Voice of the Ancients 1:15:43 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Let me know what you’re doing. Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. 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 release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. If you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, I would love to play your music....

Want a 3-hour St Patrick’s Day episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #695 BONUS? Support our Kickstarter with this Celtic mini-episode Subscribe now! Corey Purcell, Banshee in the Kitchen, Mary Beth Carty, Socks in the Frying Pan, The Celtic Kitchen PartyThe High 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2-3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC Corey Purcell "The Banks of Sweet Dundee" from Undaunted Banshee in the Kitchen "Happy Jigs" from Live at the Painted SKy Mary Beth Carty "Mo Mhàthair" from Crossing the Causeway Socks in the Frying Pan "No Relation" from Without a Paddle The Celtic Kitchen Party "Just for Tonight" from Last Call The High Kings "Chasing Rainbows" from The Road Not Taken 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Let me know what you’re doing. Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. How would you like a 3-hour St Patrick’s Day episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast? That’s what I’m talking about in this mini-episode. You see, we hit our Kickstarter goal fairly quickly. But now you have a chance to make a 3-hour St Patrick’s Day episode appear in all of our feeds? Make any pledge to support our campaign. If we hit $7,000, then I will produce an extra-long episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Depending on how much you pledge, you can get a digital download of some of the best Irish and Celtic songs and tunes of 2024, a CD, an album pin or even an Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirt. Make a pledge today! THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! I am blown away by your generosity. You are why I keep sharing new episodes four times per month. You’re also how I am able to do that. Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, and promotion of the podcast. Your kindness 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. You get to vote in the Celtic Top 20. You get free music downloads and sheet music. 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 $3 per episode. HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP...

Celtic music and culture will live on and on with a new Kickstarter. It’s Celtic Forever on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #695 . Subscribe now! Sorcha, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Fialla, Arise & Go, Marc Gunn, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, The Byrne Brothers, Cherish The Ladies, Poitín, Ian Fontova, The Gothard Sisters, Dancing With Hobbits,, Mànran, Screaming Orphans 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Sorcha "Stomp the Floor / Slide from Grace / The Mouse in the Kitchen" from Stomp the Floor 4:07 - WELCOME 7:24 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Limerick Liftoff/Little - Leaf Linden (slip jigs)" from Whirring Wings 10:15 - Fialla "Little Drummer" from Home & Away 14:00 - Arise & Go "The Dirty Bee: La Grondeuse / Mutt's Favourite / Break Yer Bass Drone / The Dirty Bee" from Meeting Place 19:11 - Marc Gunn "Selkie’s Life" from Come Adventure With Me 22:48 - FEEDBACK 25:57 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "John Lover" from Twelve Months & A Day 30:24 - The Byrne Brothers "Trip to Herve's" from single 32:42 - Cherish The Ladies "Broken Wings" from One And All, The Best of Cherish the Ladies 37:56 - Poitín "The Maid Of Amsterdam" from One For The Road 40:50 - THANKS 44:34 - Ian Fontova "The Giants Path" from Tales of Olden, Vol. 2 46:55 - The Gothard Sisters "Wise One" from Dragonfly 51:08 - Marc Gunn and Dancing With Hobbits "Prancing Pony" from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits 53:40 - Mànran "Foghar" from Ùrar 58:04 - CLOSING 1:01:00 - Screaming Orphans "This Is the Life" from Paper Daisies 1:03:36 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Let me know what you’re doing. Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. 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 release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music -...

The flowers of winter bloom with the great music of Celtic women on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #694. Subscribe now! Flook, Hanneke Cassel, Eimear Arkins, Erin Ruth, Tradify, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Runa, Clay Babies, Charlene Adzima, Mary Frances Leahy, Sheridan Rúitín, Louise Bichan, Roehind, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - Flook "The Farther Shore / Winter Flower" from Sanju Sarah Allen (Flutes, Whistles) 7:04 - WELCOME 8:43 - Hanneke Cassel "Jig for Christina" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes Hanneke Cassel (fiddle) 11:45 - Eimear Arkins "Téir Abhaile Riú (Song)" from Here & There Eimear Arkins (Vocals, Fiddle) 15:18 - Erin Ruth "Oro My Little Boat" from single Erin Ruth (Vocals, Guitar, Piano) 17:47 - Tradify "El Garrotín & Muñeira De Casu" from Take Flight Cedar Dobson (Vocals, Whistle) 20:56 - FEEDBACK 22:33 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "Trip to Durrow/Boys of Ballisodare" from Tunes in the Morning Mary - Kate Spring Lee (Vocals, harp) 26:21 - Runa "O Dheara, 'Sheanduine" from When The Light Gets In Shannon Lambert - Ryan (Vocals, Bodhran) Cheryl Prashker (percussion) 31:02 - Clay Babies "White Face / Squirrel Hunter" from Speechless Vol. 2: Junky Jam in the Jungle Lillie (Vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, tenor banjo, and bass) 34:52 - Charlene Adzima "Inion A'Bhaoghailligh" from The Initiation Charlene Adzima (Vocals, fiddle) Pronunciation: En - yen 38:45 - THANKS 41:04 - Mary Frances Leahy "Celticumbia" from First Light Mary Frances Leahy (fiddle, piano, vocals) 44:59 - Sheridan Rúitín "Jack the Sailor" from Rebels in the Night Shannon Cokeley (Vocals, guitar) 48:45 - Louise Bichan "Rhena's 80th" from The Lost Summer Louise Bichan (fiddle) 50:55 - Roehind "Cumha Sheathain" from Buile Alys Hoy (vocals, keyboards) 54:26 - CLOSING 55:51 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening "Just Stop & Eat The Roses" from Cloud Horizons Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian Small Pipes, Fiddle) Amy Thatcher (accordion, synth, clogs, vocals) Kate Young (vocals, fiddle, charango). 59:41 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. 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...

Get Celtic with peacocks and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #693. Subscribe now! Ed Harris, Goitse, Kinnfolk, Clanna Morna, Tarren, Cleveland Celtic Ensemble, High Octane, The Ciderhouse Rebellion with Molly Donnery, Dublin Gulch, Blackthorn, The Miles O'Brien band, Mark Shelton, The Drowsy Lads 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - W. Ed Harris "The Last Hairpin on Soller / The Mill House / Ashmolean House" from Cares of Tomorrow Can Wait 4:05 - WELCOME 6:09 - Goitse "The Peacocks" from Rosc 10:07 - Kinnfolk "The Water's Rising / Gwendal" from Star Above The Mountain 15:48 - Clanna Morna "Doherty's / Foxhunter's" from From The Lowlands To The High Seas 18:48 - Tarren "Jolly Bold Robber" from Outside Time 23:31 - FEEDBACK 27:17 - Cleveland Celtic Ensemble "Red Iron Ore" from Cleveland Celtic Ensemble 31:45 - High Octane "Chasing Purple" from High Octane 36:58 - The Ciderhouse Rebellion with Molly Donnery "The Cabin with the Roses 'Round The Door" from A Little Bit Slanted 44:11 - Dublin Gulch "Dispute at the Crossroads/Maids of Mount Cisco/The Scholar" from Tap 'Er Light 48:44 - THANKS 50:55 - Blackthorn "Mist On The Mountain" from Here's To You 54:32 - The Miles O'Brien band "The American Royal Road" from My Name Is Miles 56:16 - Mark Shelton "Breezewood" from Mark Shelton And Friends 58:24 - CLOSING 59:12 - The Drowsy Lads "The Congress (Reels)" from Wide Awake 1:04:36 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Let me know what you’re doing. Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Folk Songs & Stories. 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 release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode. If you are a Celtic musician and want your music featured on the show, I would love to...

It's a brand new year. We're kicking it off with an interview and even more music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #692. Subscribe now! Natalie Padilla, Joseph Carmichael, Kyle Carey, Robert Zielinski, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Celtic Wood and Wires, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Skyrie 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:11 - Natalie Padilla "Balsamroot" from Montana Wildflower 4:09 - WELCOME 6:36 - Joseph Carmichael "Fechin' Inn" from Desiderium 9:43 - Kyle Carey "The Sere Wind" from The Last Bough 12:41 - Robert Zielinski "The Dragonfly" from Kiangardarup 19:07 - FEEDBACK 20:31 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "P Joe Hayes #2/Cottage in the Grove/Mother and Child (reels)" from Whirring Wings 24:35 - How Shannon Heaton found Irish music 32:39 - Irish Music Stories 37:19 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Thady Casey's & The Reel of Rio" from Blue Skies Above 41:08 - YouTube Channel 43:19 - Irish Session Culture 46:44 - Touring as an Irish musician 48:07 - Favorite Places in Ireland: Cruise's Pub in Ennis in County Clarre, Crane Bar in Galway City 51:07 - Recommendations 56:44 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Mantle of Green" from Tell You in Earnest 1:00:43 - THANKS 1:04:20 - Celtic Wood and Wires "Mrs. Murphy's Daughter" from Into The Music 1:07:32 - Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps "Love Rides a Slow Train" from Down to the Roots 1:10:08 - Skyrie "The Fish" from Hunger Road 1:12:34 - CLOSING 1:13:57 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Westlin Winds (song)" from Whirring Wings 1:17:42 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Let me know what you’re doing. Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Pub Songs & Stories. 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 release new music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their community 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 celticmusicpodcast.com. Email follow@bestcelticmusic to learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only...

It’s time to listen to the Top 20 Best Songs and Tunes of 2024. This is the Celtic Top 20 on the Irish & Celtic Podcast #691. Subscribe now! Marc Gunn, The Gothard Sisters, RUNA, We Banjo 3, Altan, Poitín, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, The Drowsy Lads, Cherish The Ladies , Hanneke Cassel, Sorcha, Mànran, Arise & Go, The Byrne Brothers, Natalie Padilla, Screaming Orphans, Ian Fontova, Fialla, Matt & Shannon Heaton, The Friel Sisters, Dancing With Hobbits, The Elders 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify 2024 to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:13 - The Gothard Sisters "Alaska Set” from Dragonfly 3:46 - WELCOME 6:12 - RUNA "The Fox” from When The Light Gets In 11:31 - We Banjo 3 "The First Second Gentleman” from Open The Road 16:00 - Altan "Liostáil mé le Sáirsint (Song)” from Donegal 19:05 - Poitín "Aquarius Rhapsody” from One For The Road 24:29 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "Folk Club Song” from Twelve Months & A Day 29:38 - FEEDBACK 34:23 - The Drowsy Lads "Derry Reel Hooley (feat. Cathal Ó Curráin, David Howley, Fergal Scahill, Conor Mallon, Shane Hayes, Fiachra Hayes, Aodán Coyne, Katie Grennan)_The Drowsy Lads_Time Flies” from Time Flies 40:50 - Cherish The Ladies "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 46:12 - Hanneke Cassel "Katrina McCoy's Jig / Sierra Fiddle Circle's Compliments to the Girls of Mudzini Kwetu” from Dot the Dragon's Eyes 50:00 - Marc Gunn "Come Adventure With Me” from Come Adventure With Me 54:27 - Sorcha "Waterman's / Luke Skywalker Walks on Sunshine” from Stomp the Floor 58:38 - THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST 1:01:16 - Mànran "Briogais” from Ùrar 1:04:05 - Arise & Go "Strathspeys & Reels: Lennox's Love To Blantyre / Captain Campbell / The Iron Man / Elizabeth's Big Coat / The Bird's Nest” from Meeting Place 1:08:26 - The Byrne Brothers "Raggle Taggle Gypsy” from The Boys of Doorin 1:13:31 - Natalie Padilla "Larkspur” from Montana Wildflower 1:16:52 - Screaming Orphans "The Limerick Rake” from Paper Daisies 1:20:12 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS 1:21:14 - Ian Fontova "Woods of Anam” from Tales of Olden, Vol. 2 1:23:16 - Fialla "North Sea Holes” from Home & Away 1:26:25 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "In Tune with Reality/Aileen Dillane/Brown Weasel (reels)” from Whirring Wings 1:31:02 - The Friel Sisters "The Star of Crolly Town” from new album 1:35:17 - Dancing With Hobbits "Old Took's Victory Dance” from Dancing With Hobbits 1:38:26 - CLOSING 1:41:37 - The Elders "Down at the Pub” from Well Alright Then 1:45:46 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to...

Light a candle in the window and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #690. Subscribe now! Cherish the Ladies, Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibing, Ashley Davis, Jen Midkiff, Seán Heely, Marc Gunn, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Irish Christmas in America, Jesse Ferguson, Plunk Murray, Brad Tuck, Band O'Brothers, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Matt McGinn, Cedar Dobson 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2025 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 this year's Best Celtic music of 2025 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:07 - Cherish the Ladies "Deck the Halls / John Cliffords # 1 / Jingle Bells" from Cherish the Ladies Ultimate Christmas Mix 3:08 - WELCOME 4:52 - Adrianna Ciccone & Ellen Gibling "Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day / The Sussex Carol" from The Pear Tree 6:35 - Ashley Davis "Song for a Winter's Night" from Songs of the Celtic Winter II 10:32 - Jen Midkiff (she/her) "Christ Child Lullaby - - The Wexford Carol" from single 15:47 - Seán Heely "Trinquez, Trinquez" from So Merry as We Have Been 19:23 - Marc Gunn “Light a Candle in the Window” from Marc Gunn’s Patreon 22:16 - FEEDBACK 24:22 - Joseph Carmichael "Snowdrift" from single 28:53 - Dublin Gulch "Christmas In Carrick" from The Best Of A Celtic Cowboy Christmas (Double Album) 31:21 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "Away in A Manger/Baloo Lammy" from Carol of the Child 34:31 - Irish Christmas in America "The Wexford Carol" from A Long Way From Home 38:12 - Jesse Ferguson "The Holly and the Ivy" from A Bard of Cornwall Christmas 40:00 - THANKS 42:29 - Plunk Murray "Hanukah Oh Hanukah" from Christmas in the Pub 45:22 - Brad Tuck "A Song for Christmastime" from Songs for Christmastime 48:49 - Band O'Brothers "Christmas Time Again" from On Christmas Day 51:30 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Huge on the Luge" from One Celtic Christmas 54:03 - Matt McGinn "To the New Year" from Behind Every Door 58:31 - CLOSING 59:29 - Cedar Dobson "Silent Night" from A Whistle Wonderland: Christmas Melodies in a Celtic Style 1:03:15 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. What are you doing to combat climate change? Let me know what you’re doing. Start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn. I’m a Celtic musician and host of Pub Songs & Stories. 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...

More of the best of 2023 on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast # 689 Subscribe now! Old Blind Dogs, Poitín, Altan, Arise & Go, The Gothard Sisters, Across The Pond, We Banjo 3, Scythian, Fire In The Glen, Emma Langford, IIsabeau Corriveau et Les tisseurs de rêves, The Bookends, Cantrip, The Haar, Faoileán, Hanneke Cassel 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. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. 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. Vote Now! You can follow our playlist on Spotify 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 Irish & Celtic Music Videos. THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:06 - Old Blind Dogs "Desperate Fishwives" from Wherever Yet May Be 6:20 - WELCOME 7:52 - Poitín "Super Moon" from One For The Road 13:12 - Altan "The House Carpenter (Gypsy Davy)" from The Widening Gyre 17:37 - Arise & Go "Sheepskin and Beeswax, Le Voyageur, Roddy McDonald's Fancy" from Arise & Go - EP 21:36 - The Gothard Sisters "It Was Beautiful" from Mountain Rose 25:31 - Across The Pond "Another Jig Will Do / Foxhunter's" from Little Beggarman 29:22 - FEEDBACK 30:20 - We Banjo 3 "High On A Mountain (Live)" from Live in Galway 34:11 - Scythian "Scratchbox Reel" from American Shanty 36:53 - Fire In The Glen "From Amish To Irish" from Cutting Bracken 40:19 - Emma Langford "A Song For My Younger Self" from Sowing Acorns 41:54 - IIsabeau Corriveau et Les tisseurs de rêves "Inisheer” from Leap of Faith 46:45 - THANKS 49:23 - The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra "The Old Grove" from A Celtic Celebration: The Bookends with the Stratford Symphony Orchestra 52:36 - Cantrip "Puirt a’ Beul" from Undark 59:28 - The Haar "The Emigrant's Farewell" from The Haar 1:06:09 - Faoileán "Martinmastime" from Far Hills 1:12:41 - CLOSING 1:13:30 - Hanneke Cassel "We are Dancer / The Goat Whisperer" from For Reasons Unseen 1:17:41 - 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 Miranda Nelson Designs. 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 talk with others about climate change. This is the best way we will make a significant change to climate policies. So start a discussion with someone today. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. 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,...