Making Friends #708

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Hounds of Finn, Open The Door For Three, Wolf Loescher, Duncan Mclauchlan, Don Gabbert, Golden Bough, Amelia Hogan, The Drowsy Lads, Spirited Lads, Ockham's Razor, Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia, Barleyjuice, Ceann

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:06 - Hounds of Finn "The Fairview Gypsy Reel" from Gravity Pulls

5:45 - WELCOME

8:17 - Open The Door For Three "Fineen the Rover" from A Prosperous Gale

12:39 - Wolf Loescher "Rovin' Journeyman" from Child of Alba

14:00 - Duncan Mclauchlan "The bluebell polka" from single

17:12 - Don Gabbert "Tejas Go Bragh (The Song)" from Alone On The Porch

23:01 - FEEDBACK

26:06 - Golden Bough "The Hills of Tyrol" from Westering Home

29:31 - Amelia Hogan "Haunted Hunter" from Burnished

35:21 - The Drowsy Lads "The Evening Reels (Feat. Tom Boyer)_The Drowsy Lads_Time Flies" from Time Flies

39:36 - Spirited Lads "Isn't it Grand" from Spirited Lads

42:55 - THANKS

44:33 - Ockham's Razor "Ten Thousand Miles to Bedlam" from Garnet

51:18 - Highlander Celtic Rock Band Australia "Hayward's Hound" from North of the Wall

53:26 - Barleyjuice "Weekend Irish" from A Night At The Pub

56:58 - CLOSING

58:13 - Ceann "Green Badge Of Shame" from Making Friends

1:01:57 - CREDITS

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Mark Adamczyk emailed from Akron, Ohio: "Mark,

Just wanted to reach out to you about the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. I found you on Sirius XM last year (March 2024) while recovering from back surgery (herniated a disc last February. 220 V down the left leg - that was a TON of fun!!) Hearing you mention recovering from hip replacement surgery the other week made me feel a certain kinship with you around the podcast. About 3 weeks after surgery, my wife and I received an invitation to travel to Ireland with our kid's high school band for them to play in the Dublin St Patrick's Day parade. (Our kids have graduated but I still cover the sports as team physician!) Having made enough of a recovery to do the walking needed, we made the trip and had an absolute BLAST touring Southern Ireland (Dublin, Kilkenny, Blarney, Killarney [my favorite!!], Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Mohr).

When I got back to the States, I started looking around for ways to listen to Celtic music as we thoroughly enjoyed listening to it while on vacation. I then found your podcast and have been listening somewhat regularly since. (Summertime tends toward country music for me. But when the weather gets colder, especially after the holidays, I find myself looking for you again! I also catch up a bit sitting outside on a weekend morning on our back patio at other times when I get the chance!)

We also got a new dog soon after coming home and named him Guinness in honor of the trip! (We also thought he reminded us a bit of a pint of the brew with his white accents! Check out his collar!) When I take him on his daily walks, you are a regular on our playlist! Me walking my Irish dog and listening to the I&CMP while recovering from back surgery - beautiful!!!

Thanks for helping with my recovery! Hope you are doing well with yours and look forward to continuing to listen more over time. I attached a few pics for you too - some from Ireland in places which I'm sure you will recognize and one of Guinness and I on our latest walk today!!

Slainte!!!"