Calm Before the Storm #392

There's a calm before the storm. Listen to Irish and Celtic music from Warbelow Range, Flowers of Edinburgh, Sadie and Jay, Dram & Go, West Awake, Ballinloch, Conor Caldwell, Catherine Koehler, The Blarney Rebel Band, Nick Metcalf, The Pikeys, Janette Geri, Journey North, Enda Seery. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:03 "The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow" by Warbelow Range from Warbelow Range

4:18 "High Road to Linton/Spootiskerry/Willafjord" by Flowers of Edinburgh from Attack of the Moon Tigers

7:35 "Publicly Transported" by Sadie and Jay from Rogue Folk

10:18 "Angeline" by Dram & Go from Heads, Tails, and Heart

15:58 "Black Velvet Band" by West Awake from Live at The Dublin Pub

20:38 CELTIC FEEDBACK

22:07 "Ballycroy (Ner Again)" by Ballinloch from Home from the Sea

27:40 "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Charms" by Conor Caldwell from To Belfast...

31:11 "Molly Malone" by Catherine Koehler from Shan-a-Key

38:10 "The Road" by The Blarney Rebel Band from Ever Onward

38:10 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS

39:28 "Reel Blue" by Nick Metcalf/Rick Metcalf from Skyline of Skye

43:47 "The Public House" by The Pikeys from The Sons of War & Whisky

46:11 "Olliebod's Jig" by Janette Geri from Secret of the West Wind

51:04 "Calm Before the Storm" by Journey North from Dance Towards Tomorrow Smiling

59:12 "Loving Hannah" by Enda Seery from Peace of the Countryside

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