Episodes

  • Let your fingers fly in the fire’s glow with Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #654. Subscribe now!

    Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, The Lilies of the Midwest, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O'Leary, DĂ imh, CaliCeltic, Jigjam, Louise Bichan, The Darkeyed Musician, Celtic Wood and Wires, The Whipperginnies, The Walker Roaders, Stout Pounders, Ian Alistair Gosbee, Jimmy & Scots Folk Band, 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. 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 - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones "The Flying Fingers Set" from Let the Free Birds Fly

    3:34 - WELCOME

    5:52 - The Lilies of the Midwest "Three Deer and a Hare - Pangur Ban" from Flora

    8:21 - Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O'Leary "Liffeyside" from Single

    11:44 - DĂ imh "Bog An Lochan" from The Hebridean Sessions

    16:48 - CaliCeltic "Hotaling's Whiskey" from Whiskey Mustache

    21:23 - FEEDBACK

    24:16 - Jigjam "Good Ole Mountain Dew" from Across The Pond

    26:56 - Louise Bichan "Coldstream" from The Lost Summer

    30:05 - The Darkeyed Musician "Fire's Glow" from Fire's Glow

    33:48 - Celtic Wood and Wires "Carraroe Jig & Joy of Life" from Close the Back Door

    38:29 - The Whipperginnies "Lady in Grey" from Lady in Grey

    46:36 - THANKS

    48:10 - The Walker Roaders "Lord Randall's Bastard Son" from The Walker Roaders

    52:02 - Stout Pounders "Stark Raving Mad (Live)" from Liver Let Live

    55:08 - Ian Alistair Gosbee "Highlands" from Ray of Sunshine

    59:17 - Jimmy & Scots Folk Band "THE VIKING IRISHMAN" from The Viking Irishman

    1:03:22 - CLOSING

    1:04:09 - Hayley Griffiths "SiĂșil a Ruin" from Far from Here

    1:06:58 - 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 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. Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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.

    James OConnor emailed: "Jim from Boston Blackthorne here. St Patricks week will be a fun one for us with a little festival in Northampton MA on March 9 then on the 15th we are opening for the Dublin City Ramblers at the Colony Theatre in Woodstock NY. Next night in the Berkshires at the Heritage House in Lenox MA. We end the season as usual at Brennan’s on the Holyoke Parade route with all 5 original members for our 20th year!

    Hope you have a wonderful month and thanks for all you have done for Boston Blackthorne!"

    Darin Wallace emailed: "Hi Marc! And an early Happy Birthday to you! ☘

    Stout Pounders is my band and you know us. We will be celebrating by playing several gigs, starting with a show on March 10 in Spokane, WA at the Knitting Factory with the legendary Young Dubliners. So if you could add one of our songs and one of theirs to your podcast list that would be great!!! We have a newer live album streaming on all major platforms that I submitted to you a little while ago, but anything you like of ours is fine by me.

    We will also be Headlining a show March 14 at the Spanish Ballroom at the McMenamins Elk Temple location in Tacoma with an opening band called Slainte and accompanied by the Seattle Irish Dance Company who will be dancing throughout the evening to the band's songs and in between. Will be a heck of a Pre - Paddy's Party.

    We play Shawn O'Donnell's Everett location on Friday the 15th, The Blarney Stone Pub in Seattle on the 16th, and March 17 THE BIG DAY we are the band for the 40th Anniversary of Seattle's longest running (pun intended) 5K St. Paddy's Day Dash. The later that day back at O'Donnell's in Everett to cap off the day and week of fun.

    Hope yours is a good one too! Thanks for all you do for us Indy Celts!"

  • Happy St Patrick’s Day with two hours of the great Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #653. Subscribe now!

    Tradify, Sorcha, Jigjam, The Fire, Hayley Griffiths, Keltricity, Marc Gunn, Tarren, Celtic Wood and Wires, Altan, Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps, Louise Bichan, Toby Bresnahan, The Walker Roaders, LĂșnasa, Stout Pounders, Brother Sea, Clare Cunningham, River Driver, Philippe Barnes and Tom Phelan, Jimmy & Scots Folk Band, Clay Babies, CaliCeltic, Ironwood, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones

    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

    0:07 - Tradify "The Roaring Barmaid, Star of Munster Jig, Star of Munster & Fred Finn’s" from Take Flight

    4:29 - WELCOME

    6:43 - Sorcha "Stomp the Floor / Slide from Grace / The Mouse in the Kitchen" from Stomp the Floor

    10:42 - Jigjam "Tullamore to Boston" from Phoenix

    14:21 - The Fire "Captain Carswell" from Radiance

    18:41 - Hayley Griffiths "Star of the County Down" from Far from Here

    21:19 - Keltricity "The Butterfly - Behind the Bush in the Garden - Swallowtail Jig" from Live at Terra Firma Radio

    25:22 - FEEDBACK

    30:11 - Marc Gunn "Myra’s Lament for Lamlash Bay" from Come Adventure With Me

    Listen to Mad Jenny on Lamlash Bay #85

    33:54 - Tarren "Hardwood" from Revel

    36:48 - Celtic Wood and Wires "I'll Tell Me Ma" from Close the Back Door

    40:53 - Altan "The Yellow Tinker (Slow Reel)" from Donegal

    43:49 - Michael Darcy & The Atlantic Tramps "The Rambler from Clare" from Down to the Roots

    47:12 - Louise Bichan "Qouyburray" from Out of My Own Light

    50:27 - Toby Bresnahan "Farewell To Auld Ireland" from All In Good time

    55:13 - CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

    57:23 - The Walker Roaders "Old Tar Road to Sligo" from The Walker Roaders

    1:01:15 - LĂșnasa "The Bull's March" from Live in Kyoto

    1:06:25 - Stout Pounders "Raggle Taggle Gypsy (Live)" from Liver Let Live

    1:09:16 - Brother Sea "All as One" from Brother Sea Ep

    1:13:42 - Clare Cunningham "Home Again" from Home Again

    1:17:57 - THANKS

    1:19:44 - River Driver "John O'Reilly" from Flanagan's Shenanigans! Live at The Celt

    1:24:11 - Philippe Barnes and Tom Phelan "New Kings Road/Órlaith's/New Found Out" from The Clearwater Sessions

    1:30:22 - Jimmy & Scots Folk Band "COME OUT YE BLACK AND TANS" from The Viking Irishman

    1:33:16 - Clay Babies "OutOnTheOcean / FlowersOfEdinburgh / Mason'sApron" from Speechless Vol. 1: Sloppy Session in the Sticks

    1:37:13 - CaliCeltic "Frosty Pint" from Whiskey Mustache

    1:40:38 - Ironwood "She Likes the Guinness" from Gretna Green

    1:44:31 - CLOSING

    1:46:31 - Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones "Spanish Lady" from Let the Free Birds Fly

    1:50:09 - 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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.

    Check out these Celtic Bands on Patreon.

    Looking for some more things to listen and watch for St Patrick's Day!

    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 new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: O'McPub Band, Steve Bradley, Windswept Isles, Robert Crader, José Tomås Castro Comparini, John Schexnaydre, Frank

    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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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.

    Ben Doran messaged on Facebook: “When I received the "music only version" of the "The Gaelic Blessing" podcast, I was immediately reminded of one of the most moving arrangements of The Irish Blessing that I have heard - - by Bill O'Connor and Larry Theiss on their – "Traditional And Original" recording.

    I am getting ready to have a day off tomorrow and will get to chores and baking for the "Wild Hog in the Woods" usual Friday night concert that we host at a neighborhood center here in Madison. While I am mixing and baking, I'll surely/certainly listen to that "Gaelic Blessing" program in its entirety. Thanks!”

    Ryan S. emailed some photos: "Hi Marc. I love the Celtic Women episodes!!

    I am currently building trails outside of austin while I listen to the cast.the spring flowers are already out!"

    Shel O'Toole emailed a photo: "Hi Marc, As I'm listening today I'm promoting the International Women's Day event I organised for the Ballarat and District Irish Association. The all women trio I play with, Skedaddle is performing on the day. I'm also looking at ways to promote my newly released poetry book Wildsong. I'll be officially launching it at the IWD lunch.

    I'm loving the Celtic Women special. There's so many fabulous Irish women singers and musicians. Noirin Ni Rian, the sean - Ăłs singer and chanter, Sandra Joyce singer and bodhran player are two amazing teachers I met at the Irish World Music Summer School - Blas, many years ago. Niamh Parsons & Delores Keane are firm favourites & I love discovering new female artists.

    I'll probably go to a session on St Patrick's day and there's a band playing at one of the Irish pubs in the evening I want to see. SliĂĄnte"

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  • Happy St Patrick’s Day from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #652.

    Arise & Go, Santiago Molina, Corey Purcell, Mary Beth Carty, The Haar, The Gothard Sisters, Emma Langford, Socks in the Frying Pan, Fire In The Glen, The Chieftains, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, The Langer's Ball, We Banjo 3, The BorderCollies, Heather Dale, Banshee in the Kitchen, The Celtic Kitchen Party. Santiago Molina, The High Kings, The Bow Tides, Matt McGinn, PoitĂ­n, Syr, Marc Gunn, Jesse Ferguson

    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

    0:17 - Arise & Go “The Dirty Bee: La Grondeuse / Mutt's Favourite / Break Yer Bass Drone / The Dirty Bee” from Meeting Place

    5:28 - WELCOME

    8:23 - Santiago Molina “Acá y ahora” from Desde un nuevo lugar

    11:30 - Corey Purcell “Jock Stuart” from Undaunted

    16:14 - Mary Beth Carty “Lake Ainslie to Millburn” from Crossing the Causeway

    20:07 - The Haar “Home Boys Home” from Where Old Ghosts Meet

    27:26 - The Gothard Sisters “Alaska Set” from Dragonfly

    31:01 - Emma Langford “Demon Darling” from Sowing Acorns

    34:14 - Socks in the Frying Pan “Ahhhhhhhhh (Live)” from Raw & Ríl (Live)

    37:50 - FEEDBACK

    44:36 - Fire In The Glen “Big Strong Man” from Cutting Bracken

    46:57 - The Chieftains “The Morning Dew” from Bear's Sonic Journals: The Foxhunt - Live In San Francisco 1973

    50:40 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer “Folk Club Song” from Twelve Months & A Day

    55:49 - The Langer's Ball “Reel/Jig: The Otter's Holt/Morrison's Jig” from Appetite for Tradition

    58:46 - We Banjo 3 “Alive With You” from Open The Road

    1:01:38 - The BorderCollies “Carraig Nua” from Sticks and Stones

    1:04:55 - Heather Dale “Down By the Salley Gardens” from My Celtic Heart

    1:08:10 - Banshee in the Kitchen “Banish Lisa” from The Last Pint - Not

    1:11:29 - THANKS

    1:15:08 - The Celtic Kitchen Party “Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya” from Lobster Tail and Beer

    1:19:05 - The High Kings “Paddy's Day” from The Road Not Taken

    1:21:52 - The Bow Tides “The Power of Three” from Sailing On

    1:26:44 - Matt McGinn “Lig DĂșinn” from Behind Every Door // 2023

    1:29:24 - Poitín “Mashed Mouse” from One For The Road

    1:31:28 - Syr “To Avalon” from Sentinel

    1:35:00 - CLOSING

    1:37:02 - Marc Gunn with Jesse Ferguson “Molly Malone” from Come Adventure With Me

    1:39:39 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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.

    At the end of every show, I ask you to vote for your favorite songs and tunes in that show. At the end of the year, I compile your votes into the Celtic Top 20 most - popular tracks of the year. We had some great music and musicians last year. I decided I want to share more music from these incredible artists on our first St Patrick’s Day music special.

    You can listen to our Celtic Top 20 Best of 2023 episode #641 on our website.

    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 of the Podcast: 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 SongHenge.com.

    TRAVEL WITH CELTIC INVASION VACATIONS

    Every year, I take a small group of Celtic music fans on the relaxing adventure of a lifetime. Well, that’s how most of my Celtic Invasions work anyway.

    But later this year, I schedule a brand new Celtic Invasion of Scotland’s Whisky distilleries. We’re gonna travel to Scotland, taste whisky, go for a hike through glorious Scottish countryside, then taste more whisky and do it all over, mixed in with some incredible food and a ton of fun.

    I need 6 people to make this trip happen. If you’re interested in joining the invasion, sign up to our mailing list at http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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.

    Christopher Fennell replied to my Re: Happy St Patrick's Month Feedback Request: "Hi Marc, I love your podcast! I'm celebrating the early part of St. Patrick's month by volunteering in the Iditarod race in Alaska. I'll be singing Celtic tunes while taking care of the huskies running for 1,049 frozen miles from Anchorage to Nome. I have dual citizenship with the Republic, as my grandparents immigrated from Roscommon, Dublin, and Limerick. Perhaps I can start a sled - dog team representing the Republic somewhere in the future. Best wishes,"

    Ben Doran replied to my feedback request: "Hello Marc;

    The weather here in Wisconsin today definitely inspires kilt wear. And weather/whether or not it is nearly this nice on St. Patrick's Day weekend, I'll be kilting it up. And singing with the band Ar Ais Aris (a - rash a - reesh)("Back Again") on Saturday in Berwyn, Il; then Sunday, to Galena, Il; then finish up with our two usual gigs for retirement communities in Rockton, Il and Beloit, WI on Monday. I will (yep) probably color my beard in orange and green for Monday.

    I think among the many new sounds/new music that I've heard from your podcasts, it would be the band, Larkin, that has my fancy (this week, anyway). No, I don't consider myself fickle, just distracted. Slainte, Marc!!"

    woodland folk emailed a photo: "heading to the wood for a fire and a practice,can listen then my friend... Attached is a picture,me and another friend who plays a Welsh harp, stopped to play a little on the river brue ...."

    Nathanael Stottlemyer emailed: "We're losing Good Celtic Music

    Hi Marc, It was last year that I started listening to your podcast, and like a mad man I started your podcast at the very beginning. I'm now at the year 2016 and I've loved every episode. There is just one problem. When I look up the bands that I loved and that I want to purchase their music, they're gone. There's no website, no Spotify, no YouTube, sometimes I can't even find their CD's used! And it's a shame, because they're good songs and sometimes, take Young Hunting by Serious Kitchen (Which was in your best of the year podcasts more than once) it's the only Celtic rendition of the song on the internet. I managed to buy the last Tig! Album off the internet, but it's looking bad for some of my other favorites.

    We're losing years of Celtic music, and it's a shame, especially since I know that the members of Serious Kitchen and others are still around. I don't suppose I'm missing a way to buy these albums. I really hope I am. I don't suppose you could use your amazing Celtfather connections and reach out to some of the people of these bands and see if they'd put on Bandcamp? Or perhaps a huge "Best of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast" album with some of these lost treasures? They're some of the best music I've heard. Thanks, Nathanael"

  • Enjoy a brilliant story to launch the St Patrick’s Day season with Nick Hennessey

    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.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:43 - Nick Hennessey “Girl in the Street” from Pebble & Bone

    5:27 - SUPPORT WHAT YOU LOVE

    5:56 - Nick Hennessey “Devil’s in the Sea” from Soundcloud

    23:16 - CLOSING

    23:30 - Nick Hennessey “Annachie Gordon” from A Rare Hunger

    30:27 - 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.

    Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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.

    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 SongHenge.com.

    #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticmusicpodcast

  • We’re highlighting some of the amazing women in Celtic music on this Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #650.

    Eimear Arkins, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, Sassenach, Bonhomme Setter, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Mary Beth Carty, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Rover's Way, Hanneke Cassel, Celtic Woman, Katherine Nagy, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Derina Harvey Band, MĂ nran

    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

    0:02 - Intro: Debby Regan

    0:18 - Eimear Arkins "She's At It Again / Tune For Tom (Jigs)" from Here & There
    Eimear Arkins: fiddle

    4:00 - WELCOME

    6:15 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "Kusnacht/St.Brigid's Day" from Tunes in the Morning
    Mary - Kate Spring Lee: harp

    12:18 - Sassenach "SiĂșbhĂĄn NĂ­ Dhuibhir" from Passages
    Jane Critchlow: lead and harmony vocals, bodhrĂĄn, percussion
    Susan Palmer: harp, harmony vocals
    Laurence Beaudry: violin, viola, harmony vocals
    Marie - Claude Simard: cello, harmony vocals

    15:29 - Bonhomme Setter "Slide From Grace" from Colors of Time
    SYLVAIN LABEGE | flute . whistle
    MARIE - NOËLLE HARVEY | violin . viola

    20:08 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "John Lover" from Twelve Months & A Day
    Vicki Swan: nyckelharpa, background vocals

    24:37 - FEEDBACK

    27:43 - Mary Beth Carty "VoilĂ  le printemps" from Crossing the Causeway
    Mary Beth Carty: accordion, guitar, bass, jaw harp, bones, triangle, shakers, tambourine, cow - bells, and washboard, vocals

    31:36 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Last Days of Fourth Grade/Against the Grain/Jig for Tim (waltz and jigs)" from Whirring Wings
    Shannon Heaton: flute

    36:45 - Rover's Way "The Journey" from The Journey
    Keira Young: Penny whistle, bodhran, vocals

    39:19 - Hanneke Cassel "Religulous / Patience" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes
    Hanneke Cassel: fiddle

    44:08 - Olivia Bradley “Molly Malone” from Misty Morning Shore

    46:44 - THANKS

    50:15 - Celtic Woman "A StĂłr Mo ChroĂ­" from 20th Anniversary
    Tara McNeil: violin, harp, vocals
    Mairéad Carlin: vocals
    Muirgen O’Mahony: vocals
    Emma Warren: vocals

    55:12 - Katherine Nagy "Jimmy's Dance" from Single
    Katherine Nagy: guitar, vocals

    58:45 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening "Just Stop & Eat The Roses" from Cloud Horizons
    Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian smallpipes, fiddle, vocals)
    Amy Thatcher (accordion, synth, clogs, vocals),
    Josie Duncan from the Isle of Lewis (vocals, clarsach).

    1:02:34 - Derina Harvey Band "Stopped or Gone" from Waves of Home
    Derina Harvey: guitar, vocals
    Jess Blenis (violin)

    1:05:33 - CLOSING

    1:07:50 - Mànran "Briogais" from Ùrar
    Kim Carnie: vocals

    1:10:39 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 new and continued 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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.

    Dan Vaughn emailed some photos: "Hello! My name is Dan Vaughn, I am 1 of 3 members of the band Sorcha and I'm reaching out to you to try to make an appearance on your podcast! We are about to launch our new EP next week titled Stomp the Floor and we're very very excited about it. I'm going to attach the tracks to this email along with some pictures. Hope to hear from you soon!"

    Steve Bradley emailed a photo: "Hi Marc, Greetings from Atlanta! Love the podcast, and like to listen while walking my dog, Augie. Here's a pic of him today as we were listening to episode #648! My favorite artist is of course my daughter, Olivia Bradley, and we're heading up to Calhoun tonight to hear her perform with Celtic Angels at the GEM Theatre. Thanks for all you do in highlighting great music each week and supporting the artists who produce it!"

  • It's the midnight hour with RUNA and the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #649.

    La famille LeBlanc, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Bonhomme Setter, Hanneke Cassel, Sassenach, RUNA, Firinn, Eimear Arkins, Matt McGinn, The Byrne Brothers

    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

    0:02 - Intro: RUNA

    0:14 - La famille LeBlanc "Suite du Cap Le Moine" from New/Nouveau - Perdrais - je mon temps...(Would I be losing my time...)

    3:29 - WELCOME

    5:11 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "P Joe Hayes #2/Cottage in the Grove/Mother and Child (reels)" from Whirring Wings

    9:12 - Bonhomme Setter "Rocks of Bawn" from Colors of Time

    14:29 - Hanneke Cassel "Eliana Grace / Dancing with Bryce" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes

    19:50 - Sassenach "Star of the County Down/Bus Stop Reel" from Passages

    24:10 - FEEDBACK

    27:35 - RUNA INTERVIEW PART 1

    37:52 - RUNA "O Dheara Sheanduine" from When The Light Gets In

    42:32 - RUNA INTERVIEW PART 2

    55:10 - RUNA "Midnight Hour" from When The Light Gets In

    1:00:56 - RUNA INTERVIEW PART 3

    1:09:17 - RUNA "La Ziguezon" from When The Light Gets In

    1:13:27 - THANKS

    1:15:15 - Firinn "Smelling Fresh, Aye Right" from The Long Lunch

    1:19:11 - Eimear Arkins "Fair And Tender Ladies (Song)" from Here & There

    1:24:39 - Matt McGinn "The Turning of the Tide" from Behind Every Door // 2023

    1:35:35 - CLOSING

    1:36:18 - The Byrne Brothers "P Stands for Paddy" from The Boys of Doorin

    1:39:31 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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 [email protected]

    Ken emailed: "Marc, I enjoy listening to your downloaded podcast while baking the morning breads at our local bakery and while being the outside greeter at church. The music puts a smile on my face and spring in my step. I am especially interested in your celtic invasion trips because vacations of this type are exactly what my wife and I want to do in retirement. Have you visited a place quiet enough for senior citizens who love bicycle riding?"

    Ben Q emailed: "Hi Marc, I don't think I've ever been asked a direct question on a podcast before! To answer your question about what episode and when it was that Niamh told this story, it was is in show #552: Reel Fairies, and her story starts around the 47:53 mark. It's totally worth a re - listen; she is so funny. Also wow, yep, that episode was almost two years ago. Time flies!"

    Patrick Rieger sent Some More Irish Pictures: "Hello Marc, A few more photos to share.

    First up, a few of Terry Griffith, the last few times he was on a stage with an in - person audience at Mullaney's Harp and Fiddle. One is from the 2020 fundraiser for the Pittsburgh Saint Patrick's Day Parade on February 13, 2020, and another is from his gig on February 28, 2020. Within a few weeks, the words Covid and Coronavirus quickly became part of our daily vocabulary, and the shows came to an end for a couple of years.

    On June 4, 2022, we had a retirement party for Terry. The best part of the night is when he strapped on a guitar and led the packed pub in A Health to the Company. There were tears and cheers for him throughout the evening, but most came during that special song.

    The last photo is from tonight, January 27, 2024. John McCann on acoustic guitar and Hamish on percussion packed the Harp & Fiddle. Lots of great music and an interactive audience.”

  • Enjoy the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #648.

    La famille LeBlanc, Matt & Shannon Heaton, Wolf & Clover, Avery LeVine, Sassenach, The Byrne Brothers, SeĂĄn Heely, Corey Purcell, Juha Rossi, Marc Gunn, Eimear Arkins, Piskey Led, Eclectic Revival, Celtic Woman

    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

    0:02- Intro: Mitchell Petersen, ICMP audio engineer

    0:06- La famille LeBlanc "Suite en viĂšle acadienne" from New/Nouveau- Perdrais- je mon temps...(Would I be losing my time...)

    3:08- WELCOME

    4:48- Matt & Shannon Heaton "In Tune with Reality/Aileen Dillane/Brown Weasel (reels)" from Whirring Wings

    9:24- Wolf & Clover "Shanagolden" from Shanagolden

    14:42- Avery LeVine "Aoibhneas Éilís Ní Cheallaigh/The Swaggering Jig" from The Rainy Day

    16:44- Sassenach "Spancil Hill" from Passages

    21:00- FEEDBACK

    23:27- The Byrne Brothers "Raggle Taggle Gypsy" from The Boys of Doorin

    28:32- SeĂĄn Heely "Dramagical : The Twa Corbies / The Charmed 3 / Dramagical" from Dramagical

    34:19- Corey Purcell "Jock Stuart" from Undaunted

    39:03- Juha Rossi "The Butterfly" from Irish Tunes on Mandolin

    41:49- THANKS

    45:22- Marc Gunn "Redemption" from Come Adventure With Me

    48:56- Eimear Arkins "The Hare's Lament - Song" from Here & There

    53:17- Piskey Led "Come All Good Cornish Boys" from Piskey Led

    59:24- Eclectic Revival "Goodbye Whiskey" from Life & Love

    1:03:27- CLOSING

    1:04:51- Celtic Woman "DĂșlamĂĄn" from 20th Anniversary

    1:08:51- 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 video adventures or listen to our the Celtic Invasion Vacations podcast to hear more about the invasions. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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.

    Howie Broyles commented on Facebook: "Love the podcast. I have always liked Celtic music and anything to do with Scotland or Ireland. It wasn't until I took a DNA test that I figured out why. I always thought I was mostly German because of my name and where it originates. Turns out I got mostly my moms side and they are all UK based. Ireland, Scotland and Yorkshire. So now I even enjoy it more knowing that it is my history."

    Aimee Greenfield sent a picture: "Hi Mark, I love to weave and listen to Celtic music. This music has inspired me for the last 30 years while creating! The music is definitely woven into my current project of Turkish Beach Towels. Thanks for the entertainment!"

  • Many blessings to you from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #647.

    SeĂĄn Heely, FaoileĂĄn, Olivia Bradley, Ben Doran, MĂ nran, Beltaine, Hanneke Cassel, Irishtown Road, Blame Not the Bard, Strings & Things, Brian Quigley, Screaming Orphans, Low Lily

    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

    0:02 - Intro: Emily Huffman

    0:10 - SeĂĄn Heely "The Dram Circle / Quarantune / The E - B - E Reel" from Dramagical

    6:45 - WELCOME

    8:26 - FaoileĂĄn "The Coalminer" from Far Hills

    11:12 - Olivia Bradley "A Gaelic Blessing" from Misty Morning Shore

    13:00 - Ben Doran "Medley: i For Ireland, I'll Not Tell Her Name; ii Marbhna Luimni; iii Cradle Song" from Ceol an Chroi II

    23:51 - MĂ nran "Latha Math" from MĂ nran

    27:16 - FEEDBACK

    29:10 - Beltaine "I'm A Rover" from Mercy

    32:11 - Hanneke Cassel "Lime Hill / Banks of Spey / Lexy McAskill" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes

    36:39 - Irishtown Road "Rattlin' Bog" from On the One Road

    42:23 - THANKS

    44:41 - Blame Not the Bard "My Son John / Follow Me up to Carlow" from Now and Again

    55:24 - Strings & Things "Hurtful Souls" from The Unsolicited Dance

    59:34 - Brian Quigley "Lilacs in Springtime" from Tales of Distant Shores

    1:02:59 - Screaming Orphans "The Limerick Rake" from Paper Daisies

    1:06:19 - CLOSING

    1:07:28 - Low Lily "Adventurer" from Low Lily (EP)

    1:12:21 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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. Email follow@bestcelticmusic

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    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 new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: PATRICK T, Kim, Optimum Prime, Marshall Br, M.I. O'Malley

    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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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.

    Alfred the Great wrote from Germany: "Hi I’m Bam Bam Hercules of Bamburgh. I’ve been listening to the Irish and Celtic Music Podcasts since the first few Podcasts. Top Down Left Right Cheers Prost Selkirk Grace. And a quick smile out to Nigel from Bamburgh England as well."

    Jeff Laszlo emailed from Smyrna, GA: "Marc, Love your podcasts. I always work out while listening. The music puts me in a good state of mind. Sandy’s Chanter and Antarctica were great songs for a workout. Love the energy. Reminds me a bit of Cleghhorn."

    Brandon Davis commented on Facebook: "Love the podcast"

  • Start stretching for a 40 minute Celtic Workout with Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #646.

    Gordon McLeod, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Firinn, The Out of Kilters, We Banjo 3, Corey Purcell, Logical Fleadh, PoitĂ­n, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening,The Langer's Ball, Cantrip, TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta - Hull

    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

    1:20 - Gordon McLeod "The Boys of Ballysodare" from Still Fiddlin'

    3:31 - Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner "Sheep in the Clouds ‱ Helluva Fish" from The Birds' Flight

    7:10 - Firinn "Old Mate's, The Rip Off Reel" from The Long Lunch

    9:58 - The Out of Kilters "The Congress / The Red - Haired Boy" from Hot Potatoes

    13:36 - We Banjo 3 "The First Second Gentleman" from Open The Road

    18:04 - Corey Purcell "Polkas (Gas Station Sushi/Whiskey and a Fiddle)" from Undaunted

    21:14 - Logical Fleadh "Merry Blacksmith/Swinging on the Gate (acoustic)" from Acoustic Mixes (10 - Track Acoustic Re - Mix)

    24:34 - PoitĂ­n "One For The Road" from One For The Road

    27:59 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening “Quilley Reel" from Cloud Horizons

    31:04 - The Langer's Ball "Hornpipes: Delahunty's/Off to California/Rights of Man" from Appetite for Tradition

    34:22 - Cantrip "Duncan Johnstone" from Undark

    40:34 - TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta - Hull "The Mamm" from Tippy Taps

    42:28 - CREDITS

    If you enjoyed this bonus show, please consider making a pledge to support our 2024 Kickstarter with our “Celtic on the Inside” shirt and album. Only 100 copies of each will be printed. Be one of the first! The Kickstarter ends Friday, Feb 2, 204.

    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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 comes out four times per month. But every three months, there’s technically an off week. That’s what this week’s show is all about.

    But it is also part of a fundraising campaign for our 2024 Kickstarter. We’re funding 100 Celtic Pins, 100 Celtic CDs, and 100 Celtic Shirts for the new year. The campaign closes on Friday. I wanted to send you one bonus episode to remind you to make a pledge to the Kickstarter to support it. This is how you can promote the podcast without filling your Facebook feed full of “Listen to this Podcast” messages.

    In addition to the regular campaign rewards, I added a couple Add Ons that are only available with any other physical pledge. The one I’m excited about is the “Kiss Me I’m Sci F’Irish” album pin. If you're a geek like me, then I hope that appeals to you.

    Alright on to the show.

    Today’s show is an all - instrumental, upbeat exercise show. It lasts just over 40 minutes. And it is just the 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.

    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.

    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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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

  • Beautiful new Celtic music on Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #645.

    Matt & Shannon Heaton, Cantrip, The Haar, Bonhomme Setter, Eimear Arkins, Rover's Way, Alisa Marie, The Inland Seas, Kalos, Brendan Monaghan, Mic Clark, Matt McGinn, The Byrne Brothers, 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. 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 - Matt & Shannon Heaton "Maid of Selma/Rose in the Heather/DGaF (jigs)" from Whirring Wings

    4:25 - WELCOME

    8:57 - Cantrip "Richard in a Container" from Undark

    16:31 - The Haar, with poet Jessie Summerhayes "My Sweet Wild Rose" from single

    26:15 - Bonhomme Setter "The Hag and the Mouse" from Colors of Time

    30:41 - Eimear Arkins "Dobbin's Flowery Vale - Song" from Here & There

    36:14 - FEEDBACK

    39:48 - Rover's Way "Step it Out Mary" from The Journey

    42:33 - Alisa Marie "Fairy Lullaby" from single

    45:04 - The Inland Seas "Willy of Winsbury" from Crown of Clover

    51:29 - Kalos "The Watchmaker" from Headland

    55:54 - THANKS

    57:48 - Brendan Monaghan "Off the Rails" from Lovers Always Win

    1:01:16 - Mic Clark "SHOOTING STAR" from THE RIVER EP

    1:04:21 - Matt McGinn "Making Waves" from Behind Every Door // 2023

    1:07:15 - The Byrne Brothers "Dawn Patrol" from The Boys of Doorin

    1:12:53 - CLOSING

    1:14:00 - Ashley Davis "The Flower of Magherally 'o" from Down By the Sea

    1:17:20 - 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    NEWS

    Last week, I published a free blog on Patreon–Top 11 Celtic Bands and Artists of 2023. I always find it interesting to see which artists I feature the most on the podcast in a given year. Sometimes these artists crossover the songs and tunes on the Celtic Top 20. It’s fascinating to see. Go read the article on our Patreon. Which you can follow and get blogs like this for free.

    Our Make100 Kickstarter campaign is FULLY FUNDED! We funded 100 Celtic Pins, 100 Celtic CDs and 100 Celtic shirts as part of the campaign.

    One of the things I did not plan for was Stretch Goals. It took me a moment, but I came up with one that makes me very happy–an exclusive compilation album.

    Here’s how it works. If we can raise $6000, then I will put together a bonus compilation album. Everyone who supports the campaign at $25+ will get a copy. I’ll also print 100 physical copies of the album on CD.

    The album will feature 12+ songs and tunes from our Highlight Reels. Basically, I’m gonna contact bands and see if I can license enough tracks for a bonus album. I’ll start with the Celtic Top 20. If I can get enough tracks, I’ll stop there. If I can’t then I will dig into our next most - popular Highlight Reels.

    Go check out our Kickstarter right now.

    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, 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Al Ha commented on Patreon: "Happy New Year, Marc! Appreciate everything that you do, thanks for continuing to bring us this great music"

    Ben Q emailed: "Hi Marc, Huge fan with a fun story for you from today: I was changing my daughter’s diaper and singing a little song, in this case "The Parting Glass," to keep us both entertained. A lot of the time she will say “Daddy, stop singing!” which hurts a little but is totally fine, ha ha. But today she said “Dad I want you to sing ‘Down by yon green bushes!’” That’s the first line of a song that I actually learned maybe two years ago from Niamh Parsons’s appearance on your podcast, “Bonnie Woodhall,” and Niamh told a great story to go with it as well, about trying over multiple late - night sessions with her fellow musicians to remember the whole thing. I loved that song as well as her story, and I sing that a lot around my house, but - me not sounding much like Niamh when I sing - I don’t get a lot of requests around here exactly, and it really tickled me that my kid requested that one. Anyway, please keep up the good work Marc, and if it’s not too late to say so, a very happy New Year to you."

    Patrick Rieger sent a picture and asked about photo sizes for the podcast: "Thank you. I can set the width at 1200 pixels. The photos are already at 72dpi.

    Here is a photo of The Craic Show on September 3, 2023, during the opening gate act of the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. The Donegal Doggs can be seen seated on the left waiting their turn.

    I'll keep the photos coming. We'll be attending Great Lakes, Pittsburgh, and Ohio again this year. We planned the dates to attend Ohio in 2024 during Pub SIng this last year."

  • New music and a new story from The Celtic Kitchen Party on Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #644.

    Charlie Rutan, Sylvia Platypus, Moher, Piskey Led, Ryan Roubison, Railcar Graffiti, Wolf Loescher, Mark Kenneth, Chance the Arm, Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner, Jesse Ferguson, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Shades of Green, The Muckers, The High Kings,The Elders, Ewen McIntosh

    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

    0:02 - Intro: Tyra Burton

    0:10 - Charlie Rutan "Pass the Tankard Wench (feat. Sylvia Platypus)" from Urban Village Piping

    2:19 - WELCOME

    4:14 - Moher "Frailach (hornpipe) Frailach - Ne Ke Short" from Phoenix

    9:26 - Piskey Led "Sally Monroe" from Piskey Led

    12:23 - Ryan Roubison "Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore" from Songs from the Willow Glen

    15:16 - Railcar Graffiti "Sandy Boys" from Going Across The Sea

    17:54 - FEEDBACK

    23:38 - Wolf Loescher & Mark Kenneth "Beyond the Kyle of Dumfries (Strathspeys)" from Loescher+Kenneth

    26:50 - Chance the Arm "Black Is the Colour" from All in Good Time

    31:02 - Tim Cummings, Pete Sutherland, Brad Kolodner "Chatterin' Horse ‱ And I Wish'd I Hadn' a - Seen It" from The Birds' Flight

    34:00 - Jesse Ferguson "The Flowers of the Forest" from The Bard of Cornwall

    38:08 - STORY: The Celtic Kitchen Party, Sandy’s Chanter

    The Celtic Kitchen Party Story of “Sandy’s Chanter”. You’ll find a very brief but fun bonus story posted on Patreon for their song “Roll On Home”.

    39:03 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Sandy's Chanter" from Sociable!

    43:04 - THANKS

    45:03 - Shades of Green "Death and Black" from Conversations We Never Had

    48:17 - The Muckers "Antarctica" from Whiskey Tango

    51:12 - The High Kings "Where I Belong" from The Road Not Taken

    54:34 - The Elders "Down at the Pub" from Well Alright Then

    58:44 - CLOSING

    59:51 - Ewen McIntosh "Auld Lang Syne" from Ma's Math Mo Chuimhn

    1:04:18 - 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. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    NEWS

    We’re funding new merch for 2024. We’re a part of the Make 100/Kickstarter campaign. We’re funding 100 Celtic Pins, 100 Celtic CDs, and 100 Celtic Shirts as part of this new campaign.

    You can sign up to our Kickstarter Pre - Launch page to be the first to support the podcast at http://marcgunn.com/kickstarter.

    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, 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Guild' Arcana emailed a photo: "Hi! Greetings from South of Brazil!

    My name (artistic name) is MorghĂĄn and I am the lead vocalist of a fantasy folk music band from Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and I am, maybe, an Irish by heart (never been there - in this life - , but simply love Ireland) and all the things about Celtic world. ❀

    I love your Podcast! When I am listening to, it is like I transport myself for a moment to the Celtic world. Thank you for that! 🙏💖

    Well, what am I doing while listening to the Celtic Podcast? College homework! 😁 I am a Digital Design student, and I am doing hand drawing homework.

    Thank you again for this wonderful Podcast!

    Lots of blessings!"

    Jeremiah DĂžnier emailed from Langly, WA: "Hello Marc,

    I tried signing up for your mailing list but got an error message saying the mailing list is not active.

    My family and I live on the windswept isle of Whidbey upon the Salish Sea. I stumbled across your app in May after canceling my iTunes subscription and we are loving the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. A few weeks ago, we enjoyed a couple of hours of the music as we pickled some pints of cucumbers (see attached photo).

    My love of Celtic music goes back to my family's roots. My dad's kin are mostly from the Swiss Alps and Scandinavia, but my mom's family came from Scotland and Ireland to settle in the Pacific Northwest in the late 1800s. So, I grew up listening to Celtic folk tunes played by my parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

    Then I began listening to a range of Celtic music as a teenager in the mid - 1990s. Of course, I enjoyed the explosion of modern Celtic music during this time with crossovers into New Age and Rock. Many purists deride this as faux Celtic but it didn't matter to me. I like the flitting of flutes, braggadocio of bagpipes, and harmony of harps. One of my favorite memories from back then, was going to an oversold a Colcannon show in Ellensburg, Washington and I was seated on the stage!

    Since then, I accumulated an eclectic collection of Celtic tunes. During the pandemic I began looking through my older CDs and found "Celtic Legacy A Global Celtic Journey" by the Narada. It features are a number of groups from Ireland, Breton, Wales, and Scotland and the American Celtic diaspora. Then I noticed there a group stands out as bit different and it has become one of my favorites: Milladoiro.

    They come from northwest Spain which I learned is a region rich but often overlooked in Celtic history. Indeed, research shows many cultural and genetic links between Ireland, Galicia, and the Basques.

    Anyway, I wanted to say hello, share a bit about me and my love of Celtic music. Throughout the week the podcast is my way to relax. With over 500 episodes it is going to take me awhile to get through them all. I love how you feature so many different types of Celtic music with differrent themes.

    So, all this leads me to I wonder if you've ever done a show on global Celtic music? Perhaps you could feature some of those groups like Milladoiro that add a bit a different flavor to the Celtic tunes we love.

    Go raibh mĂ­le maith agat! (May you have a thousand good things!)"

    Pronunciation: guh rev mee - leh mah agut

  • The Haar share the story behind their version of “The Wild Rover” on Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #643.

    Bonhomme Setter, Hanneke Cassel, Outbound Traveler, Juha Rossi, Joseph Carmichael, W. Ed Harris, Mic Clark, SeĂĄn Heely, The Haar, Strings & Things, Firinn, The Sternwheelers, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, 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 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

    0:02 - Intro: Mike at Gen Con

    0:09 - Bonhomme Setter "Fort Bay" from Colors of Time

    2:29 - WELCOME

    4:32 - Hanneke Cassel "Katrina McCoy's Jig / Sierra Fiddle Circle's Compliments to the Girls of Mudzini Kwetu" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes

    8:21 - Outbound Traveler "Early Morning Rain" from Go On and Wander

    11:57 - Juha Rossi "The Parting Glass" from Irish Tunes on Mandolin

    14:10 - Joseph Carmichael "Sovay" from Single

    19:36 - FEEDBACK

    22:53 - W. Ed Harris "The Sligo Maid" from Cares of Tomorrow Can Wait

    25:47 - Mic Clark "THE RIVER" from THE RIVER EP

    29:26 - SeĂĄn Heely "View from the Quiraing" from Dramagical

    35:16 - STORY: The Haar "Wild Rover" from Where Old Ghosts Meet

    The Haar are going out on tour starting in February, all around the UK. You can also see their striking music video. I’ll add that to the featured video playlist on YouTube.

    37:07 - The Haar "Wild Rover" from Where Old Ghosts Meet

    41:37 - THANKS

    44:47 - Strings & Things "Jigtime" from The Unsolicited Dance

    48:36 - Firinn "Out of the Air, Organic Ross" from The Long Lunch

    50:40 - The Sternwheelers "Don't Turn Around" from Single

    53:16 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening "High Way To Hermitage" from Cloud Horizons

    57:08 - CLOSING

    58:18 - Eimear Arkins "Father Bernie's/Farewell to Miltown/Maudabawn Chapel" from What's Next?

    1:02:57 - 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. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    If you normally listen through Google podcast, remember it is closing down and you will need to find a new podcast player.

    NEWS

    We’re funding new merch for 2024. We’re a part of the Make 100/Kickstarter campaign. We’re funding 100 Celtic Pins, 100 Celtic CDs, and 100 Celtic Shirts as part of this new campaign.

    You can sign up to our Kickstarter Pre - Launch page to be the first to support the podcast at http://marcgunn.com/kickstarter.

    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 new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Sherron Sloan, Ed Yother

    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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Dave Ottalini emailed from Silver Spring, Maryland: "Just dropping a note to say thank you. Your podcasts are wonderful and I listen to them all the time - they bring joy at all times of the year."

    Shawn Webster emailed a photo: "Greetings! Today I’m patching a concrete floor following a sewer line repair! The podcast makes this work much more tolerable. Thank you for another great episode."

    Christopher Patrick of the band FitzBlarney emailed some Christmas photos from Salem, Massachusetts and wrote: "Hello, Mark! Wanted to share! For Christmas this year I FINALLY got my Bluetooth receiver for my car! This means I can now start my day listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on my daily commute! My commute to work being only 20 to 30 minutes, I get to travel home listening to it too!

    I have just finished listening to your Celtic - Christmas episode, and was very impressed with the tunes - especially the creative arrangements. These gave me so many ideas for future arrangements with my Celtic Music band, FitzBlarney.

    We actually began as an ‘Acoustic - Celtic Christmas’ trio, (comprised of myself and my two sisters.) Since then, we have taken on my brother and brother - in - law, and also play non - Christmas, Irish/Celtic music.

    In fact, this past December, we were asked to play at the Historic Salem ‘House Tour.”

    In essence, people with historic houses open them up to the public to walk through and see their Christmas displays. Musicians, ( like ourselves, ) set - up and create some Christmassy background music. This year, we were playing in the chapel of St. Peter’s Church, (founded in 1733!)

    We also did our “Acoustic Brunch,” at O’Neill’s Pub, also in Salem, MA. (I have attached a couple’ pictures for you!)

    Thank you again for all you do! My commutes sound great now!"

    Tim Hughes sent a photo: "while walking our tri - pawed dog, Kinder, on the bike path on a wintry morning in Madison, WI."

  • We have a happy new year packed full of Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #642.

    Ed Yother, Mary Beth Carty, Rambling Sailors, Moher, Iain MacHarg, Madman's Window, Seasons, Jesse Ferguson, Daniele Scardovi, Kellys Wayke, Derina Harvey Band, Brad The Piper, Roehind, Screaming Orphans, The Poor Clares

    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.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:08 - Ed Yother "Where I Told Her I Loved Her and Sprained Her Ankle / Coffee on the Bricks / The Persistence of Noel Reid" from First Figure

    3:34 - WELCOME

    6:41 - Mary Beth Carty "Way to Judique" from Crossing the Causeway

    9:56 - Rambling Sailors "Merry May Folk" from Tales From the White Horse

    14:06 - Moher "Gone Fishing (slow reels) Gone Fishing - Lead The Knave" from Phoenix

    19:39 - Iain MacHarg "The Jolly Beggar" from CeĂČl Na Beinne Music of the Mountain

    23:53 - FEEDBACK

    29:50 - Madman's Window "The Wild Rover" from All Guns Blazing - Live!

    33:38 - Seasons "Lament for Limerick" from Tunes in the Morning

    38:22 - Jesse Ferguson "The Dying Rebel" from The Bard of Cornwall

    43:26 - Daniele Scardovi "AGAINST THE TIDE" from single

    Watch this featured video

    46:27 - Kellys Wayke "Leaving of Liverpool" from Kellys Wayke

    49:49 - THANKS

    52:38 - Derina Harvey Band "Run to Me" from Waves of Home

    56:51 - Brad The Piper "The Storm" from The Forgotten Game

    57:58 - Roehind "Abu Chuibhl'" from Buile

    1:00:53 - Screaming Orphans "Hard to Say Goodbye" from Paper Daisies

    1:04:56 - CLOSING

    1:05:36 - The Poor Clares "A Crack in the Doorway Reel Set" from Resurrected Lover

    Ă„1:07:57 - 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. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 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. Let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Like this show, 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 celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    Happy New Year! It’s 2024. I have a number of big plans for the year.

    It starts in a couple weeks with a new Kickstarter. We’re funding new merch for the year. In fact, we’re funding 100 Celtic Pins, 100 Celtic CDs, and 100 Celtic Shirts as part of the Make 100/Kickstarter campaign.

    Make sure you’re subscribed to our Celtic Music Magazine so you don’t miss the launch of the Kickstarter. Or even better
 go to http://marcgunn.com/kickstarter. You will be one of the first to be notified about the launch.

    I hope you enjoy the Best Celtic Bands and Tunes of 2023. If you did, it’s now time to start work on the Celtic Top 20 of 2024. In every episode, I ask you to vote for all of your favorite songs and tunes in the show. At the end of the year, I compile your votes to create a Best of Episode. This is the first episode you can vote for in 2024. So get those votes in.

    Remember. You do need to be a Patron of the Podcast to vote. You can sign up for as little as $1 per episode and cap how much you want to spend per month
 Yes. Even $1. I’ll tell you more about our Patreon later in the show.

    Sprained ankle over the holidays.

    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 new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Rebecca L, Vinbo

    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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Eric G emailed: "Hey Marc! Regarding the proposed whiskey tour, it's one of my bucket list items to go on an Invasion...but teaching makes it difficult. For this proposal, I start back up August 9, 2024. If you end up scheduling earlier let me know, we're definitely into hiking. Actually this is old now but one of the "what are you doing while listening to the Podcast" was running from Wordsworth's Dove Cottage in Grasmere UK up to Easedale Tarn in heavy rain. Even with rain jackets we got wet but it was glorious and the music matched the scene."

    Rich Hoffman replied to the Celtic Music Magazine's Christmas greetings: "Thanks for all the great music Mark. It is a true gift to us. Happy 2024! "

    emilio marco colombo also replied: "Many thanks Marc. And a big hug from Italy! And thank you always for the beautiful music you offer us!"

    Patrick Rieger emailed photos: "Hello Marc, Here are photos from the Celtic Christmas Music show Celtic Pittsburgh hosted at Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle the evening of December 9th.

    The performers were Cahal Dunne; Mike Clancy and Alan Booth of Abbots Cross; Bill McShane of the University of Pittsburgh Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Program speaking about the Scottish room; Kip Ruefle and Lawrence McCullough of the Kip Ruefle Trio; Jessica Willard on hammered dulcimer, and RichPatrick, with (l to r) Sue Borowski, Rich Lange, and Jim Borowski.

    The pub was packed that night, and everyone had a great time. A big thanks to the staff of the Harp for handling such a crowd so well."

    Bill Mandeville commented on Patreon: "Great Christmas podcast! A family member commented that the songs were so fresh and original. Not the supermarket fare you hear to ad nauseam this time of year. Here is wishing you and your lovely family a merry Christmas."

    He wrote a separate post regarding the Celtic Top 20 episode: "I jotted down a couple songs to vote for; but only to find out the songs were from 2012 podcast and not on the list. That’s when I got this epiphany. Why don’t you reopen the best of (prior year). You can call it - Best if 2012: For Real This Time.

    GwĂȘnlyn Glusman emailed a photo: "Hi Marc, I think I first enjoyed the Irish & Celtic Music podcast in late 2005, but I wasn't much into podcasts then and lost track of it... Then on December 26th, 2022 (exactly one year ago) I did some google images search and a logo caught my eye among the results... and I rediscovered your podcast! Been avidly listening since then, and became a patron in January 2023.

    I typically listen to the podcast while walking in the neighborhood or while commuting (which I do by bus). It always lifts my mood! Also very much enjoying the Celtic Christmas podcast!

    Here's a photo from Dervish at the Triple Door in Seattle, November 7th. I heard from you they were touring, and very much enjoyed the show, with friends!"

    Annelise Laughlin emailed: "Hi Marc, I’m enjoying some quiet time and listening to your Celtic Christmas 2023 episode while brainstorming my New Year’s resolution!

    Thanks so much for continuing to produce your podcast. I love listening whenever the mood strikes me, and it always brings me joy.

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!"

  • It’s time to listen to the Top 20 Best Songs and Tunes of 2023. This is the Celtic Top 20 on the Irish & Celtic Podcast #641.

    PoitĂ­n, Corey Purcell, Matt McGinn, The Bordercollies, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, We Banjo 3, Banshee in the Kitchen, Emma Langford, The Chieftains, Fire In The Glen, Arise & Go, The Haar, The Gothard Sisters, Mary Beth Carty, Socks in the Frying Pan, Heather Dale, The High Kings, The Celtic Kitchen Party, The Bow Tides, Syr, 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 2023

    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 2023 episode. Vote Now!

    You can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:20 - PoitĂ­n "One For The Road" from One For The Road

    3:46 - WELCOME

    6:02 - Corey Purcell "Polkas (Gas Station Sushi/Whiskey and a Fiddle)" from Undaunted

    9:14 - Matt McGinn "THE MUSIC" from Behind Every Door

    13:45 - The Bordercollies "The Ivy Leaf/Hanleys/The Milky Way" from Sticks and Stones

    17:25 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "1924" from single

    23:17 - We Banjo 3 "We All Need More Kindness in This World" from Roots of the Banjo Tree

    26:07 - Banshee in the Kitchen "Exile of Maggie" from Band O' Shees

    30:39 - FEEDBACK

    35:20 - Emma Langford "Mariana" from Sowing Acorns

    39:27 - The Chieftains "Morgan Magan" from Bear's Sonic Journals: The Foxhunt - Live In San Francisco 1973

    42:24 - Fire In The Glen "Whup Jamboree" from Cutting Bracken

    46:00 - Arise & Go "The Braes: Dr. MacInnes' Fancy / The Braes Of Mellinish / The Famous Baravan / The Hag At The Churn / Up Leitrim" from Meeting Place

    50:25 - The Haar "Whiskey In The Jar" from Where Old Ghosts Meet

    56:41 - The Gothard Sisters "Midsummer Jigs" from Story Girl

    59:14 - Mary Beth Carty "Trinity Avenue" from Crossing the Causeway

    1:02:34 - THANKS

    1:05:40 - Socks in the Frying Pan "Funky in Theory" from Without a Paddle

    1:09:30 - Heather Dale "Mordred's Lullaby" from The Secret World of Celtic Rock and from The

    Trial of Launcelot

    1:12:42 - The High Kings "Go With The Flow" from The Road Not Taken

    1:25:33 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Covid - 19 Shanty" from Last Call

    1:17:20 - The Bow Tides "The Wee Boy's Lament for his Pet Dragon" from Sailing On

    1:23:56 - Syr "Lay Of The Ashes" from Sentinel

    1:28:55 - CLOSING

    1:31:58 - Santiago Molina "Whelan's Set" from Desde un nuevo lugar

    1:34:48 - 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. 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 find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    You can also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you’re there. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    Do you have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app? It’s 100% free. You can listen to hundreds of episodes of the podcast. Download it now.

    Make/100 Kickstarter coming January 11 - 26, 2023. Follow the Kickstarter campaign.

    DO ME A FAVOR

    Post a review on Apple Podcasts or Podcast Addict.

    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, 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Katherine McMillan sent some pictures: "Hi Marc! My name is Kat, I’m an Aussie and I was travelling through Peru for the month of July. You mentioned in a recent episode to send in travel pictures, so here are a few happy snaps from my recent wanderings.

    I’ve played the flute for many years, with my favourite type of music to play being anything Celtic. However, while in the city of Cusco, I met a Peruvian flute maker and fell in love with the sound of the low Andean meditation flute. I’m already thinking of creative ways I can blend the Andean flute with a Celtic sound. I’d be open to any suggestions! I’ve attached a photo of me playing the Andean flute at Laguna Churup, it was quite a hike to get there but well worth the view.

    Aside from that, I get very badly motion sick on buses and unfortunately this is the main mode of transport to get around Peru. I found that zoning out by listening to the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast was incredibly helpful on long haul bus rides, so thank you for helping me to prevent motion sickness while travelling!

    I can’t wait to hear where your next Celtic Invasion takes you.

    Happy travels,"

    Patrick Rieger emailed photos: "Hello Marc, My family and I went to three faires this year, and I wanted to share some photos of the musicians.

    First up are photos from the Great Lakes Medieval Faire. Then the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival. And finally, the Ohio Renaissance festival. I'll need to spread them out over two or three emails because of attachment size limits."

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    WOODLAND FOLK sent some Fair Winter Morning photos:

  • Nollaig shona daoibh! Enjoy Irish & Celtic Christmas music for 2023 on show #640.

    The Gothard Sisters, Brad Tuck, The Chivalrous Crickets, The McDades, Mad Maudlin, Brendan Monaghan, The Langer's Ball, The Sternwheelers, Scythian, Corey Purcell, Drumspyder, Crossed Cannons, Clare Cunningham, Alisa Marie, Bart Zeal, Plunk Murray, Ashley Davis, Anne Roos & David Blonski, Enda Reilly

    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 2023

    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 2023 episode. Vote Now!

    You can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:09 - The Gothard Sisters "Here We Come A Caroling" from A Celtic Christmas

    3:24 - WELCOME

    5:16 - Brad Tuck "The Christmas Ornament" from Songs for Christmastime

    8:57 - The Chivalrous Crickets "Carol Set - Sussex Carol / Bring a Torch Isabella / In dulci jubilo / Ding Dong Merrily on High" from A Chivalrous Christmas

    14:27 - The McDades "Dreaming on a Yuletide Night" from A Winter Collection

    16:54 - Mad Maudlin "The Snowy Path" from Empty Chairs

    20:35 - Brendan Monaghan "The Snow Fell Down" from Lovers Always Win

    24:15 - FEEDBACK

    25:50 - The Langer's Ball "Christmas in Carrick" from Single - 2023

    28:22 - The Sternwheelers "No Room For A Christmas Tree" from Fairytale of New York

    32:38 - Scythian "I Saw Three Ships" from Christmas Out at Sea

    35:48 - Corey Purcell "Arthur McBride" from Undaunted

    41:48 - Drumspyder "Winter Nights" from Sunne and Mona

    45:53 - Crossed Cannons "I'm Stuck in the Chimney" from A Pirate Christmas Story

    48:41 - Clare Cunningham "Feel Good Christmas" from Feel Good Christmas

    52:05 - THANKS

    54:24 - Alisa Marie "O'Carolan's Cup" from Winter Harp (by the fireside)

    56:30 - Bart Zeal "Yule" from December Celebrations

    59:08 - Plunk Murray "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" from Christmas in the Pub

    1:03:17 - Anne Roos & David Blonski "A Winter's Dance" from A Winter's Dance

    1:07:55 - Ashley Davis (feat. Colin Farrell) "The Snows of Marrakesh" from Songs of the Celtic
    Winter II

    1:11:28 - Enda Reilly "TĂĄ An Nollaig Linn" from Christmas is With Us (TĂĄ An Nollaig Linn)

    1:14:18 - CLOSING

    1:17:08 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Jingle Bells" from One Celtic Christmas

    1:20:29 - 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. 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 find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    Do you want to enjoy more Celtic Christmas Music? We have a companion podcast that only runs during the last couple o’months of the year. It’s called Celtic Christmas Music. There are over 70 episodes in the feed by some of the best independent Celtic bands with Christmas music. Patrons of that podcast also enjoy music - only episodes. That’s a lovely way to enjoy Christmas music during the holiday.

    You can also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you’re there. Email gift@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 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, 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, $26. 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

  • Walk quietly in your winter garden with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #639.

    Poitin, TĂ©ada, Wolf Loescher, House Of Hamill, Ceann, MĂ nran, Marc Gunn, Across The Pond, Poor Man's Gambit, The Gothard Sisters, Tuatha Dea, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Syr, We Banjo 3

    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 2023

    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 2023 episode. Vote Now!

    You can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:07 - Poitin "Toffee Jigs: Paddy Fahy's / Leitrim Fancy / Sean Bui" from Wish

    3:41 - WELCOME

    5:13 - Téada "March / Hornpipe / Slow Reel - Among Friends / Hornpipe No. 139 / The Staten Island " from Coiscéim Coiligh / As the Days Brighten

    10:21 - Wolf Loescher "Tramps and Hawkers" from Sheep's Clothing

    15:16 - House Of Hamill "Cedars House" from MARCH THROUGH STORMS

    19:23 - Ceann "Almost Irish" from Almost Irish

    24:38 - FEEDBACK

    25:46 - MĂ nran "Thugainn" from Thugainn

    29:45 - Marc Gunn "The Bridge" from The Bridge

    33:47 - Across The Pond “The Little Beggarman” from Little Beggarman

    38:13 - Poor Man's Gambit "The Highland Plaidie" from Land of Sunshine

    41:47 - THANKS

    44:41 - STORY INTRO

    45:12 - STORY: HAPPY SAD EMPTY FULL

    46:52 - The Gothard Sisters "Happy Sad Empty Full" from Dragonfly

    49:44 - STORY OUTRO

    49:59 - Tuatha Dea "Kilts and Corsets" from Kilts and Corsets

    57:29 - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh "Free and Easy" from daybreak: fainne an lae

    1:01:09 - Syr "The Winter King" from The Winter King

    1:05:49 - CLOSING

    1:06:36 - We Banjo 3 "Garden Song" from Open The Road

    1:11:02 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. 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 find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    You can also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you’re there. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    Do you have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app? It’s 100% free. You can listen to hundreds of episodes of the podcast. Download it now.

    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, 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, $10. 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

  • Official music videos from Celtic bands and a tribute to Shane MacGowan of The Pogues on Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #638.

    Hanneke Cassel, Celtic Woman, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, The Gothard Sisters, The McDades, Ashley Davis, Kinnfolk, Marc Gunn, Runa, One Street Over, MĂ nran, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Ewen McIntosh, Ella Roberts, Derina Harvey Band, The Irish Rovers, The Pogues

    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 2023

    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 2023 episode. Vote Now!

    You can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:02 - Intro: Damsels of Dorkington

    0:12 - Hanneke Cassel "Evacuation Day" from Infinite Brightness

    3:44 - WELCOME

    6:11 - Celtic Woman "I Know My Love" from 20th Anniversary DVD

    9:36 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening “One Night In Moaña" from Cloud Horizons

    13:54 - The Gothard Sisters "Meet Me at Dawn" from Dragonfly

    17:43 - The McDades "The Oracle & The Knot" from The Empress

    23:38 - Ashley Davis (feat. Shane Hennessy) "Silver Lights" from Songs of the Celtic Winter II

    27:12 - FEEDBACK

    33:19 - Kinnfolk "Byker Hill" from The Knotted Circle

    35:10 - Marc Gunn "Keep Them Soaring" from Pirates vs. Dragons

    38:20 - Runa "Soul Cake" from The Tide of Winter

    42:21 - One Street Over "Old Maui" from Single

    46:02 - Mànran "Ailean" from Ùrar

    49:54 - THANKS

    53:27 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "A Song to End On" from Lobster Tail and Beer

    56:06 - Ewen McIntosh "Donald MacGillivray" from Ma's Math Mo Chuimhn

    59:36 - Ella Roberts "Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" from North Wind

    1:03:53 - Derina Harvey Band "Waves of Home" from Waves of Home

    1:07:57 - The Irish Rovers "Hey Boys Sing Us a Song" from No End in Sight

    1:13:22 - CLOSING

    1:17:40 - The Pogues "Fairytale of New York (feat. Kirsty MacColl)" from If I Should Fall from Grace With God

    1:22:07 - 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. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. 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 find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    You can also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you’re there. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    Do you have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app? It’s 100% free. You can listen to hundreds of episodes of the podcast. Download it now.

    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 newest Patrons of the Podcast: manuel vh, Jörgen s, Jason

    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, $10. 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Patrick Rieger sent pictures from PITTSBURGH: "Hi Marc, Thank you so much for so many years of the podcast, Marc, and the invitation to share pictures of Irish musicians we are enjoying this Summer. I look forward to each episode. My wife and play it in the car and at home.

    This is John McCann, on stage at Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle Irish Pub in Pittsburgh, on July 15. John is a regular there, and my family, friends and I always enjoy his shows. John is helping to teach our 11 year old son how to properly clap along to what our late friend, Terry Griffith, described, in jest, as annoying Irish audience participation songs. Our son doesn't have the timing down yet but he is getting better. His favorite is Whiskey in the Jar.

    Casey Deely joined John on stage for a couple of songs that night.

    There are plenty more shows to go to before Summer ends, so if you want more photos just let me know. And if you ever find yourself in Pittsburgh, my wife and I will gladly introduce you to our favorite irish pub."

    Sophie Wildman - Gurung emailed: "Dear Marc, I thought I'd write as I've been listening to your podcast this afternoon as I tie up the first plants in my new garden in Somerset (UK) in holes kindly dug by my magical friend Bangles (Woodland Folk). It was Bangles who first introduced me to your podcast shortly after we first met last November. We met when I was then living in Wells and he was busking 'Troika' by Sergei Prokofiev which was the peice of music I had been looking for, to fit in with 'I believe in Father Christmas' by Greg Lake, that I had been working on. Since then we have been jamming together regularly (mainly folk), often at his spot in the woods, sometimes around the folk nights nearby, with him on his fiddle and me on folk harp (22 strings) and singing.

    You recently played a recording he'd sent in of some crows so I thought I'd send in one he did of me playing a verse from 'Longlife and Sucess to the Farmer' (quite appropriate for this time of year and my afternoons activities although as an advocate of 'no - dig gardening' I'm not a fan of ploughs,) accompanied by probably the same crows - warning us if there are walkers nearby. Maybe with a bit more practise we'll get 'I believed in Father Christmas' together to send you, fingers crossed in time for Christmas!

    Really enjoying your podcasts, thank you. I've been a fan of Celtic music as long as I can remember. My family is originally from Cornwall which may have something to do with it and obviously lots of music for lever harp (which I've been playing since I was 10) is Celtic. So long may the podcast continue, play on!

    Kind regards"

    Woodland Folk sent some pictures and wrote: "Heard bout Ur scifirish on band camp.... inspired... One of the first videos I saw online when I had a skylark(not a violin or fiddle but I respect it greatly for teaching me the tentative mechanics),an Irish man with a fiddle on his knee, looking into the camera said "it's love".... Wisdom many could learn from..."

    woodland folk sent another photo: "I feel I have been out of the loop, looking forward to making up for this by listening back to a few old faithful episodes (man of the house/2 hour fiddle episode and all...) and a few new ones on a 9 hour coach trip to moffat in Scotland,to see my son who is now a strapping, baritone 17 yrs.....

    Time is an odd thing....

    I tentatively tryed a little Fahey in wells yesterday, though simple with few embellishments....in a way the simplest tunes are the hardest to play,Irish washerwoman or silver spear are deceptive and pretty......

    I find Music the grandest analogy for life..."

  • Thank you so much for listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. It’s Thanksgiving here in the US. I can’t help but share about how grateful I am to each of you for listening and even more to all of our generous patrons. Over 300 people make a pledge of as little as $1 per episode to support this show. It allows us to keep this show running each and every week. We greatly appreciate your support of the show. Thank you and have a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #637

    Hanneke Cassel, Dave Wiesler, The Gothard Sisters, Dervish, Brad Reid, The High Kings, Strings & Things, FaoileĂĄn, Willos', Massimo Giuntini, Brendan Monaghan, Firinn, MĂ nran, Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening, Olivia Bradley

    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 2023

    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.

    You have until December 8 to vote for your favorite songs in this show. Then the polls close. There will be one final Highlight Reel with just a week to vote for your favorite songs and tunes so that we can compile the end - of - year Best of 2023 episode.

    Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2023 episode. Vote Now!

    Remember, you can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:37 - Hanneke Cassel and Dave Wiesler "On the Morning Tide" from Many Happy Returns

    5:26 - WELCOME

    7:39 - The Gothard Sisters "Winterberry Set" from A Celtic Christmas

    10:58 - Dervish "She Moved Through The Fair" from The Great Irish Songbook

    14:55 - Brad Reid "The Lame Duck" from The Conundrum

    18:11 - The High Kings "Song For Kelly" from The Road Not Taken

    22:26 - FEEDBACK

    24:36 - Strings & Things "Fuaim Gathering" from The Unsolicited Dance

    29:09 - FaoileĂĄn "Hares on the Mountain" from Far Hills

    35:01 - Willos' & Massimo Giuntini "The Donegal Brew" from From Now On

    39:23 - Brendan Monaghan "The One I Left Behind" from Lovers Always Win

    42:42 - THANK YOU

    44:16 - Firinn "MacArthur Road, Pipe Major John Campbell" from The Long Lunch

    48:32 - Mànran "Puirt Ùrar" from Ùrar

    52:18 - Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening "One Night In Moaña" from Cloud Horizons

    56:36 - CLOSING

    58:36 - Olivia Bradley "Mountains of Pomeroy" from Misty Morning Shore

    1:05:00 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. 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 find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

    This is the last regular episode of the show, one where you can vote for your favorite songs and tunes in the Celtic Top 20. I’ll tell you more about that at the end of the show. We still have shows next month. One is gonna highlight Celtic bands with Official Music Videos. Another is a Song Request episode for folks who supported our Kickstarter back in the summer. Then we have a Christmas episode and we will finish off the year with the Best of 2023 episode based on your favorite songs and tunes from throughout the year. I’m excited to see who the winners are. So keep following the show for details.

    If you are a Celtic musician and would like to be on the podcast, Just complete the permission form at 4celts.com. I’m also looking at the idea of adding short interviews to the podcast in 2024. So if there’s a band you’d like to hear on the show, drop me a line. You can send an email to gift@bestcelticmusic . You’ll get an autoresponder to also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you’re there. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    Don’t forget to subscribe and listen to Celtic Christmas Music wherever you find podcasts.

    Let’s get on with the show!

    THANK YOU AGAIN PATRONS OF THE PODCAST!

    I want to send a big shout out to our Celtic Legends: Bill Mandeville, Marti Meyers, Brenda, Karen, Emma Bartholomew, Dan mcDade, Bob Harford, 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, $10. 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/

    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    Kael Wiersch emailed photos and wrote, "Thank you for the show! I really enjoyed being able to take along a varied selection of fresh Irish and Celtic music to enjoy far from civilization or along a cobblestone street after a pint! Last summer solstice I began bicycling alone from CT towards Yellowstone planning to winter in Arizona. 16 months later I returned to CT after 17,000 miles and about 40 episodes of the Celtic and Irish music podcast. I picked up a couple tin whistles along the way to dive a little deeper into the spirit. with love kaelwhale"

  • Climb the mist covered mountains and experience Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #636.

    Arise & Go, W. Ed Harris, FaoileĂĄn, Mary - Kate Spring Lee, The Inland Seas, Brian Quigley, The Poor Clares, Ed Yother, Rover's Way, Eclectic Revival, Scottish Fish, Roehind, Ashley Davis Band, MĂ nran

    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 2023

    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 2023 episode. Vote Now!

    You can also follow our playlists on Spotify and YouTube. These feature the top songs two weeks after the polls open. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists.

    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:02 - Intro: Thom Strizek

    0:09 - Arise & Go "Jean - Paul Jigs: Le Tourment / Korolenko" from Meeting Place

    3:35 - WELCOME

    6:34 - W. Ed Harris "Captain Campbell / Calum Breugach" from Family, Friends, Choices, & Memories

    9:35 - FaoileĂĄn "Martinmastime" from Far Hills

    16:07 - Mary - Kate Spring Lee "The Wounded Hussar" from Tunes in the Morning

    19:42 - The Inland Seas "Arthur McBride" from Crown of Clover

    23:33 - FEEDBACK

    27:36 - Brian Quigley "Billy O'Shea" from Tales of Distant Shores

    30:23 - The Poor Clares "Paddy O'Blivious set" from Resurrected Lover

    32:14 - Ed Yother "The Roving Peddler" from First Figure

    35:48 - Rover's Way "Best Damn Life" from The Journey

    39:11 - THANKS

    42:28 - Eclectic Revival "Mist Covered Mountains" from Life & Love

    47:05 - Scottish Fish "Morb" from Upscale

    54:09 - Roehind "Caite a Bheil i" from Buile

    58:19 - Ashley Davis Band "You Haven't Left Me" from When the Stars Went Out

    1:01:38 - CLOSING

    1:03:37 - Mànran "Crow Flies" from Ùrar

    1:06:53 - 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 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 think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

    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 here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. Musicians rely on your support to keep making music. 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 find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

    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 complete the permission form at 4celts.com.

    You can also pick up a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music while you’re there. Email gift@bestcelticmusic

    Do you have the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app? It’s 100% free. You can listen to hundreds of episodes of the podcast. Download it now.

    Last chance to go Dancing With Hobbits. Support this new album by Marc Gunn & Sam Gillogly. The Kickstarter campaign ends on Nov 20, 2023.

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    Dan McClain emailed a photo while Listening to Black Tower #635 on a Northbound Train: "Hello, Today I’m listening to episode #635 while I travel on AmTrak’s Texas Eagle from Taylor TX to Bloomington IL. Attached picture is the train station at Temple TX. Thank you for all you do to celebrate and promote Celtic music."

    Patrick Rieger emailed some photos: "Hi Marc, I wanted to thank you for choosing my message from a few months back to read on the air and share the photo in the show notes in episode 615 of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast.

    You are very right, it is wonderful to be more involved in the community and help spread the fun and the joy of Celtic music and other aspects of the culture. And to think it all started 17 years ago when a friend told me about something called renaissance festivals.

    Celtic Pittsburgh is growing. My wife and son have joined in, as well as a friend. We had tables at the Pittsburgh Irish Festival, and the Ligonier Highland Games.Thanks to those events we have many more subscribers on our Facebook page, and I have learned about other events and other musicians and bands I had not heard of before.

    I have attached a few photos. The Irish festival was held on the site of an old steel mill in Rankin, Pa, just outside of Pittsburgh. In one photo, Sue Borowski's group, RichPatrick, can be seen performing at the Ligonier Highland Games.

    On Labor Day weekend, Sue and I were interviewed on the radio! It was an "I can't believe I am doing this" moment. If you care to have a listen, here is the link.

    Again, thank you!

    Woodland Folk sent some photos in September

  • Climb the Black Tower with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #635.

    Hanneke Cassel, TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta - Hull, Jesse Ferguson, Juha Rossi, Andy Irvine, Jim Sharkey, Gordon McLeod, Lauren Oxford, The Dustbunnies, Don Gabbert, Kevin McKrell, Derina Harvey Band, Beltaine, Screaming Orphans, MĂ nran, The High Kings

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    THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

    0:02 - Intro: River Driver

    0:11 - Hanneke Cassel "The Green Lady / Olivia’s Jig" from Some Melodious Sonnet

    5:08 - WELCOME

    7:38 - TJ Hull and Amanda Caretta - Hull "Mr. Cunningham's Maggot" from Tippy Taps

    9:40 - Jesse Ferguson "Renzo" from Sea Shanties

    11:43 - Juha Rossi "Spotted Dog / Kataroni" from Irish Tunes on Mandolin

    14:16 - Andy Irvine "Autumn Gold" from Andy Irvine & Paul Brady

    18:00 - FEEDBACK

    22:26 - Jim Sharkey "The Three Ravens" from SWEET ANNE'S ROAD

    26:51 - Gordon McLeod "Christy's Waltz" from Still Fiddlin'

    30:32 - Lauren Oxford "On Death" from Lauren Oxford

    34:56 - The Dustbunnies "Gillingham Ramshire" from What Goes Around

    39:29 - Don Gabbert "My Name is McCann (Ed's Campfire Waltz)" from Donovan's Fancy

    42:48 - Kevin McKrell "I Can Breath Again" from In Quarantine

    45:23 - THANKS

    48:21 - Derina Harvey Band "Grow" from Waves of Home

    52:21 - Beltaine "Whisky Rye" from Mercy

    55:22 - Screaming Orphans "Sweet Forget Me Not" from Paper Daisies

    59:31 - Mànran "Black Tower" from Ùrar

    1:02:50 - CLOSING

    1:03:38 - The High Kings "The Streets Of Kinsale" from The Road Not Taken

    1:06:36 - CREDITS

    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.

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    You love Celtic music right? Do you also love Christmas music? Our holiday podcast, Celtic Christmas Music, is back with a brand new podcast episode that launched on November 5.

    If you’re like many people you don’t want to hear about Christmas when we haven’t even gotten past Thanksgiving. But to truly promote Celtic music with Christmas cheer, we have to start in November. Because of that, the podcast needs people like you to support the show Patreon and to of course, subscribe and listen. Just head on over to CelticChristmasPodcast.com to follow the show. It’s free. Just like this podcast.

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    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 new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Deborah McDermott, Metta RavenHeart, Jim Horgan

    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, $10. 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 SongHenge.com.

    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 http://celticinvasion.com/
    #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 celticpodcast@gmail.

    John Golden answered the question, What are you doing while listening?: "Often working BUT usually play the St Paddy’s episode for the family feast."

    James J. Grefig replied: "Hi Marc, This St. Patrick’s Day I hope I’ll be listening to your podcasts."

    John Mahony replied to the Celtic Music Magazine: "Hey Marc, Thanks for everything you do to promote Irish and Celtic culture! I usually listen while working on technical stuff. It relaxes me and helps me keep up with newer bands. For St. Patrick’s Day, I will be going to a lower - key party rather than hitting the bars, though I might stop at one or two. I help produce live Irish and Celtic music shows year - round, so I guess the answer is that I’m just doing more of the same!"

    Edward Birdsall emailed: "Greetings; What am I doing while listening - out for daily walk if it is not raining or snowing here in Georgia (1 - 2hours long) also I listen while donating platelets at the Red Cross which I do on average every 6 weeks which means 2.5 - 3hrs of show for that "

    Chris Raisin replied to the question, 'What are you doing while listening?': Usually lying in bed with my eyes closed (but not asleep). And for Patrick's Day? "Probably the same as I do for any other day (being 73 years old, single and living alone having lost contact with all my friends due to those infernal lockdowns we had in Melbourne." He's celebrating "By just listening to your great podcasts each time they are issued and remembering back to my days as an energetic Scottish (yes, not Irish) Country Dancer and Highland dancer (not so good at the Highland stuff
LOL). I still have a kilt in my closet (a bit moth eaten now) which I ceased fitting into about 30 years ago. Keep up your great sessions, and I look forward to (I hope) a bonus session. Slainte!"