Plant Your Boots For Freedom #656

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Tradify, Sorcha, The Gothard Sisters, Altan, Emma Langford, Patsy O'Brien, Poitín, Brother Sea, Gordon McLeod, Beltaine, Banda Gaites Camín de Fierro, Meerrant, The Celtic Kitchen Party, Chance the Arm, Alexander James Adams

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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC

0:07 - Tradify "Neili's Slide, Neili's Polka, Your Mother's Little Pet & Bill Sullivan's" from Take Flight

4:26 - WELCOME

6:12 - Sorcha "Waterman's / Luke Skywalker Walks on Sunshine" from Stomp the Floor

10:23 - The Gothard Sisters "Nightfall" from Dragonfly

14:34 - Altan "The Donegal Selection: An Bóthar Mór/Tommy Peoples' Reel/Is Cuma Liom (Reels)" from Donegal

17:51 - Emma Langford "Sailor's Wife" from Sowing Acorns

20:48 - FEEDBACK

22:55 - Patsy O'Brien "Where The Sunflowers Grow" from Onward

25:40 - Poitín "Aquarius Rhapsody" from One For The Road

31:05 - Brother Sea "Curious Shore" from Brother Sea Ep

34:48 - Gordon McLeod "The Colliers" from Still Fiddlin'

37:59 - Beltaine "Whisky Rye" from Mercy

41:01 - THANKS

43:28 - Banda Gaites Camín de Fierro "Flacos y Ensin Peinar" from Rock & Fierro

47:41 - Meerrant "Sur le Pont" from Fells

51:09 - The Celtic Kitchen Party "Along Came Catherine Snow" from Lobster Tail and Beer

53:25 - Chance the Arm "Cooley's Reel" from The Green Groves of Erin

57:52 - CLOSING

59:01 - Alexander James Adams "With These Boots" from The Blue Rose Rare and Other Faerie Tales

1:03:27 - 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.

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Joe Brown emailed: "I love all you do, and have been a fan since the early shows. Speaking of them, many times I do like to go back and listen to them. I have been in love with the artists you played back then. Poitin, Vicki Swan and Johnnyt Dyer, Wicked Tinkers, Jed Marum, MacTalla Mor, and who could possibly forget Serious Kitchen! Thanks for everything!!"

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