The Fox & The Thrush #661

Brought to you by the Brobdingnagian Bards tour of Ireland where we will go to… Explore Bantry Bay, Bantry Gardens with seven acres of terraced splendour and gothic sculptures and Bantry House's French Armarda center that re-enacts the attempted invasion by Theobald Wolfetone. Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – The Celtic Top Five. – Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers: Whiskers in the Jar – Buy MP3s on CD Baby. – Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. – Bob Tedrow, concertina maker – Join Mage Celtic Music Promotions. – Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland. – Victims of Irish Music Is Now on CDBaby. – Irish and Celtic Music Podcast on Myspace. – Post a review on iTunes. – If you enjoy the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, subscribe to the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This monthly ezine will link you to artists offering free Celtic music downloads. Just visit www.celticmp3s.com to subscribe. We're changing the way you hear Celtic music. Download this week's podcast.       This Week: “The Whistle Blower” The McDades from Bloom “Queenstown” Boston Blackthorn from Better Late than Ever “Salamanca/O'Dowd's Favorite” T.J. Hull and Jeff Ksiazek from Eist “House Carpenter (Child Ballad #243)” Leza Mesiah from The Moor of Dundee “Green Fields of France” Christiane Cargill from Metamorphosis “Month of January” Thyme Awaye from A Collection of Live Recordings Also featured on the new Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation CD “Dulaman” Robbi McMillen from Facade “Lament of the Wolves” Jacie McConnell from Jacie McConnell Demo “Tell Me Dancin' Beggarman Medley” Trinity River Whalers from Dancin' Beggarman “A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go” Jolly Rogues from 14 Miles to Boston “Arthur's Seat” Cristian van Schuerbeck from Celtic Thoughts “Schindig” by Mabon from OK Pewter “T.J.” Ed Walker from The Arran Suite “Raggle Taggle Gypsies (Live)” Shamus O'Blivion and the Megadeath Morrismen from an upcoming CD Next time music we'll have music from FIMM, Ken O'Malley, Answer Hymn, and Allison Girvan. Find out more about the artists in this show and in past shows by visiting us at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there visit the link for our Celtic Music CD Store on CD Baby. And support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. If you have questions or comments, you can also drop me an email at music @ celticmusicpodcast.com with CELTIC PODCAST in the subject line. And please consider adding a link to the podcast. You can find linking suggestions here. THE CELTIC TOP FIVE 5. “Green Grow the Rashes” by Brobdingnagian Bards 4. “No Booze Today” by Emerald Rose 3. “Caitlin Triall (Irish)” by Navan 2. “Mad Jenny” by The Merry Wives of Windsor 1. “Black Fox” Heather Dale from The Road to Santiago

22 Feb 20081h 8min

Irish & Celtic Music from MacTalla Mor, Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder, Navan, Heather Dale, Wicked Tinkers, Emerald Rose, Allison Barber, Ed Miller, FIMM, Thornhill Road, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Jed Marum, Kennedy's Kitchen, Ceann, The Ceili Family, Damh the Bard, Fiddler's Green, The Killdares Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com This Week in Celtic Music "Bagpipe Duet" by MacTalla Mor from The New Colossus "The Cuckoo and The Blackberry" by Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder from Zephyr in the Confetti Factory "Caitlin Triall (Irish)" by Navan from Lowena "Black Fox" by Heather Dale from The Road to Santiago "Toasty" by Wicked Tinkers from Whisky Supper "No Booze Today" by Emerald Rose from Con Suite "Oran Gillean Alasdair Mhoir" by Allison Barber from Traveling Home "Mary Hamilton" by Ed Miller from Never Frae the Mind "Mare's Lament" by FIMM from Rose in the Heather "Christy Barry's Set" by Thornhill Road "Green Grow the Rashes" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Real Men Wear Kilts "An Chóisir/Micho Russell's/Rejected Suitor (Slides)" by Athas from Athas "Mad Jenny" by The Merry Wives of Windsor from Tales From Windsor's Tavern "Miles from Home" by Jed Marum from Miles from Home "A Pocketful of Lint" by Kennedy's Kitchen from A Pocketful of Lint "Pittsburgh Makes Me Drunk" by Ceann from Rave, Rant, Loose Pants "Broad Majestic Shannon" by The Ceili Family from Tooraloo "Song of Awen" by Damh the Bard from Herne's Apprentice "Marie's Wedding" by Fiddler's Green from Drive Me Mad "Farewell to Decorum" by The Killdares from Any Given Element The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather.  Visit our website to subscribe to the podcast and our mailing list. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode. You’ll get access to our Best of this Year Playlist. And you will better connect with your Celtic heritage. The show is supported by our Patrons of the Podcast on Patreon. Visit SongHenge.com to get episodes before regular listeners, music - only episodes, and the opportunity to vote for your favorite song in each episode. You’ll also get a discount on all merch in our store. Finally, please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor. Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/. Notes: - The Celtic Top Five. - Vote in the Austin Music Poll. - Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland. - Scots Gaelic Language Guide. - A Beginner's Guide to Irish Gaelic Pronunciation. - If you enjoy the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, subscribe to the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This monthly ezine will link you to artists offering free Celtic music downloads. Just visit www.celticmp3s.com to subscribe. We're changing the way you hear Celtic music. - Link to the Podcast.

28 Jan 20081h 21min

You voted. I gathered your favorite songs in 2007 into one awesome shows, featuring Celtic music from Navan, Heather Dale, Wicked Tinkers, MacTalla Mor, Emerald Rose, Allison Barber, Ed Miller, Thornhill Road, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder, Brobdingnagian Bards, Jed Marum, Athas, Kennedy's Kitchen, Ceann, Damh the Bard, The Ceili Family, The Killdares, Fiddler's Green, FIMM. Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes - Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. - Vote in the Austin Music Poll - Irish Songs and Lyrics - Victims of Irish Music Is Now on CDBaby - Renaissance Festival Compilation CD - Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on Myspace - Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland - Irish Song and Recitation Festival - If you enjoy the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, subscribe to the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This monthly ezine will link you to artists offering free Celtic music downloads. Just visit www.celticmp3s.com to subscribe. We're changing the way you hear Celtic music. - Link to the Podcast This Week in Celtic Music 0:11 "Ellas Mari (Cornish)" by Navan from Lowena 5:41 "Mordred's Lullaby" by Heather Dale from The Trial of Lancelot also from Secret World of Celtic Rock 8:54 "The Dream Set" by Wicked Tinkers from Whiskey Supper 12;25 "Chi Mi Na Morbheanna" by MacTalla Mor from The New Colossus 18:03 "Danny in the Jar" by Emerald Rose from Con Suite 20:53 "Paddy's Lament/Sporting Paddy" by Allison Barber from Traveling Home 28:58 "The Devil Made Texas" by Ed Miller from The Edinburgh Rambler 33:21 "Mhaire Bhruinneal/Dunmore Lasses" by Thornhill Road 36:12 "Jenny's Story" by The Merry Wives of Windsor from Tales From Windsor's Tavern 38:24 "Paddy, Jenny, And The Boys" by Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder from Zephyr in the Confetti Factory 47:33 "Seven Drunken Nights" by Brobdingnagian Bards from The Holy Grail of Irish Drinking Songs 52:33 "Spancil Hill" by Jed Marum from Lonestar Stout 57:47 "Inion Ni Mhicheal" by Athas from Athas 01:00:42 "Life of a Country Boy" by Kennedy's Kitchen from A Pocketful of Lint 01:04:36 "Last Ones Standing" by Ceann from Rave, Rant, Loose Pants 01:08:16 "The Hills They Are Hollow" by Damh the Bard from The Hills They Are Hollow 01:13:55 "Fall Face First" by The Ceili Family from Tooraloo 01:17:28 "September" by The Killdares from Any Given Element 01:22:10 "The Night Paddy Murphy Died" by Fiddler's Green from Drive Me Mad 01:27:05 "Doherty's (reel)/Fire Dance (klezmer)/White Petticoat (jig)" by FIMM from Rose in the Heather Find out more the artists in this show and in past shows by visiting the shownotes. While you're there visit the link for our Celtic Music CD Store on CD Baby. And support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. If you have questions or comments, you can also drop me an email with CELTIC PODCAST in the subject line. And please consider adding a link to the podcast. You can find linking suggestions in the shownotes.

6 Jan 20081h 31min

Beautiful Celtic Christmas music from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast! Gypsy Soul, Athas, Seamus Kennedy, The Ravens, Cady Finlayson, Celtic Stone, Merry Wives of Windsor, Celeste Howard, Drink Bar, Heather Dale, Coyote Run, The Black House Ceilidh, Arminta, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Gryphon Carolers, Steve and Ruth Smith, Nick Hennessey Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com If you enjoy this podcast, then please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. Then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Subscribe today to download 34 Celtic MP3s for free. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. This Week in Celtic Music "Silent Night" by Gypsy Soul from Sacred "Christmas Day/Dan O'Keefe's" by Athas from Athas "Mrs. Foggarty's Christmas Cake/The Cook in the Kitchen" by Seamus Kennedy from Goodwill to Men "Soltice Carol" by The Ravens from Rise With the Moon "A Midwinter Waltz" by Cady Finlayson from Irish Coffee "I Saw Three Ships" by Celtic Stone from A Light Shall Shine: Music for Christmas "Heigh Ho! The Holly" by Merry Wives of Windsor from Tales from Windsor's Tavern "Greensleeves/What Child Is This?" Celeste Howard from Celtic Blessings "Jingle Bells" by Drink Bar from Drink Bar Demo "The Holly and The Ivy" by Heather Dale from This Endris Night "Somerset Wassail" by Coyote Run from Tend the Fire "Adeste Fideles" by The Black House Ceilidh from Upon a Winter's Eve "In the Winter Time" by Arminta from Forged in the Fire "Little Drummer Boy"by Brobdingnagian Bards from Christmas in Brobdingnag, Vol. 1 "Bundle and Go/God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen/Out on the Ocean" by The Gryphon Carolers from One December Night "Come Before Winter" by Steve and Ruth Smith from Dancin' Cross the Strings Next time music we'll have be back to our regular shows schedule. Find out more at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. Support the artists and buy their CDs. "Sheep Under Snow" by Nick Hennessey from Of Fire, Wind, and Silver Stream The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to our website where you can become a Patron of the Podcast for as little as $1 per episode. Promote Celtic culture through music at celticmusicpodcast.com. Notes: - Looking for CDs for the holidays, try Victims of Irish Music. This compilation CD from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, features some of the best independent instrumental Irish and Celtic music around. Or visit our Celtic Podcast CD Gallery . Looking for Celtic Christmas music? Though I might also suggest Eileen Ivers latest Christmas CD, An Nollaig, An Irish Christmas. - If you enjoy the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast, subscribe to the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This monthly ezine will link you to artists offering free Celtic music downloads. Just visit www.celticmp3s.com to subscribe. We're changing the way you hear Celtic music. - Last year's Celtic Christmas show - Cleveland Celtic Podcast - Christmas Specials - Become a Member of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. - Link to the Podcast. - Comments? Please email me.

16 Des 20071h

We're bringing you the entire album of Jed Marum's newest CD, Lonestar Stout, direct to your ears. Hear it from start to finish. Then decide if you want to own the album yourself. Listen and share this podcast. Download 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Subscribe to the Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your guide to the latest Celtic music and podcast news. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. TODAY'S SHOW IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY 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 it's culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Join the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/   THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC Special feature on Jed Marum from Lonestar Stout 1. Back Home in Derry 2. Risin' of the Moon 3. Grace 4. Foggy Dew 5. Bard of Armaugh 6. Streets of Laredo 7. Saint James Infirmary 8. Red River Valley 9. Black Velvet Band 10. Wild Colonial Boy 11. Spancil Hill 12. Goodbye Mick “Soul of a Wanderer” by Jed Marum from The Soul of a Wanderer This song will appear on the upcoming documentary film, Bloody Dawn: The Lawrence Massacre. The film was made for the PBS and History Channel markets. It will also feature his song, SARAH'S MOUNTAIN TIME and should be out this Fall.   CELTIC PODCAST NEWS Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic Music downloads. About every month, you can download a zip file featuring a CD or two of free Celtic MP3s. Great music is now at your fingertips. Limited lifetime memberships are now available, find out more at http://www.songhenge.com/ Victims of Irish Music Is Now on CDBaby. Get a copy of this instrumental Celtic music album to support the podcast. Comments? Please email me.

20 Nov 200753min

Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Brought to you by the Brobdingnagian Bards tour of Ireland where we will go to… Explore Bantry Bay, Bantry Gardens with seven acres of terraced splendour and gothic sculptures and Bantry House's French Armarda center that re-enacts the attempted invasion by Theobald Wolfetone. Notes: – The Celtic Top Five. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show. – Victims of Irish Music Is Now on CDBaby – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on Myspace – The Shannon O'Neill Memorial Celtic Music – Marc Visits Germany in December. I'm visiting my mom in Germany this December. I'll be Southwest of Frankfurt. I'm looking for a gig or two. If you live in the area and would like to see me perform or better yet, can help me secure a venue, please drop me an email. – Upcoming compilation CDs – Celtic Tribute to The Beatles – Celtic MP3 – Link to the Podcast – Comments? Please email me. Download this week's podcast.       This Week: “Inion Ni Mhicheal” Athas from Athas “For My Grandfathers” Terry Griffith from For My Grandfathers “Come with Me Molly” Kevin Collins from The Collection “The Streams of Bunclody” Sweet Amaryllis from Blossoming “Joy's Jig” Scott Boswell from Jug of Punch “I'm not Drunk” Kenny Klein from Meet Me In The Shade of the Maple Tree “Red Haired Boy/Drowsy Maggie” Keltish from Keltish “The Humours of Whiskey” “Captain Black Jack” Murphy from Pogue Mahone Means Kiss My Arse from Renaissance Festival Podcast Compilation “Some Say the Devil Is Dead Live” Canny Brothers Band from Canny Brothers Band “Doherty's (reel)/Fire Dance (klezmer)/White Petticoat (jig)” FIMM from Rose in the Heather “Paddy's Lament/Sporting Paddy” Allison Barber from Traveling Home “Wild Maggie” Jacie McConnell from Jacie McConnell Demo “Leis a Lurrighan” Ceili Moss from On the Shore “The Night Paddy Murphy Died” Fiddler's Green from Drive Me Mad Next time music we'll have music from Jed Marum's CD Lonestar Stout. Find out more at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. Support the artists and buy their CDs. THE CELTIC TOP FIVE 5. “Paddy, Jenny, And The Boys” by Jamie Laval And Ashley Broder 4. “Spancil Hill” by Jed Marum 3. “Danny in the Jar” by Emerald Rose 2. “Jenny's Story” by The Merry Wives of Windsor “Chi Mi Na Morbheanna” MacTalla Mor from The New Colossus

9 Nov 20071h 5min

Brought to you by Brobdingnagian Bards tour of Ireland where we will go to… Carrowcrory Cottage to sustain the tradition of the fireside ceili complete with a new thatched roof. http://www.thebards.net/ireland/ and Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – The Celtic Top Five. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show. – Help Celtic Music TOP THE CHARTS on October 15th – Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland for 2008 – Return of the Pacific Northwest Celtic Podcast – Syndicated on Mystic Age Radio – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on Myspace – Vote for Us at PodcastAlley or post comments on iTunes – How did Show #38 go? If you are a Celtic band and would like to share your music with the world, drop me an email music at celticmusicpodcast.com and let's see if we can boost your sales too. – Promote the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Email three of your favorite Celtic artists. Tell them about the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, and ask them to submit music. There's a nice handy form that I use to do that at http://www.celticmp3s.com/submit/ . – Link to the Podcast – Celtic Heritage Festival – Serious Kitchen now on CD Baby – Comments? Please email me. Download the Podcast       This Week: “May Morning Dew/Man of the House/Humours of Tulla” Full Gael from Traditional Music with Celtic Roots “Chi Mi Na Morbheanna” MacTalla Mor from The New Colossus “The Irishman Who Doesn't Drink” Brobdingnagian Bards from LIVE: Nex Monoceroti, Per Risibus “Bouree/Dr. O'Neill's Jig” Rowan from Tales Through Time “Devilish Mary” The Whiskey Bards from The Recruiter…Free Rum Ain't Free “The Bold Fenian Men” Seamus Kennedy from Favorite Selections “Sandpipers/Blarney Pilgrim” Darcy Nair from HighStrung “Jenny's Story” The Merry Wives of Windsor from Tales From Windsor's Tavern “His Face (1971)” Claire Roche from Out Of The Ordinary (1971-1999) “Spancil Hill” Jed Marum from Lonestar Stout CELTIC HERITAGE FESTIVAL “I'll Tell My Ma” Tullamore from The O'Malley's Sessions “Lannigan's Ball” Trinity River Whalers from Knotty Tales “One Autumn Day” Catherine Duc from Visions and Dreams “Auld Triangle” Patrick's Head from Arse Biscuits “Hero's Dead” Homeland from We Never Got This Far Alone “Danny in the Jar” Emerald Rose from Con Suite Next time music we'll have music from Kevin Collins, Captain Black Jack Murphy, Red McWilliams, Canny Brothers Band, and FIMM. Find out more at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. Support the artists and buy their CDs. THE CELTIC TOP FIVE 5. “Roger The Shrubber Set” by Kennedy's Kitchen 4. “Fall Face First” by The Ceili Family 3. “The Well Below the Valley” by Circled by Hounds 2. “Blessed in Red” by Jenneth Tollin 1. “Paddy, Jenny, And The Boys” Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder from Zephyr in the Confetti Factory

12 Okt 20071h 21min

Brought to you by Song Henge, the online archive of free and legal Celtic music downloads. Find out more at SongHenge.com Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: – Vote in the The Celtic Top Five – Victims of Irish Music Now on CDBaby – A Tribute to Love – Brobdingnagian Bards Tour of Ireland for 2008 – Webcasted on Highlander Radio – TOP THE CHARTS Report. – Marc Gunn's Irish Songs & More Podcast – Pub Songs Podcast – Irish & Celtic Music Podcast on Myspace – Link to the Podcast – Comments? Please email me. This Week: “Minor Reels” Hugh Morrison from Under a Texas Skye “Maid on the Shore” Three Quarter Ale from Intertwined “The Fairy Dance” Tocando el Aire from En El Bosque Sin Retorno “Blessed in Red” Jenneth Tollin from The Bardic Wyrd “The Well Below the Valley” Circled by Hounds from Chasing Our Tales “Paddy, Jenny, And The Boys” Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder from Zephyr in the Confetti Factory “Cushy McCoy” The Irish Balladeers from The Molly Malones “Roger The Shrubber Set” Kennedy's Kitchen from A Pocketful of Lint “The Poison Dwarf” NeidFyre from Waddles from the Sea “Fall Face First” The Ceili Family from Tooraloo “Tam Linn Set” New Shilling from New Shilling “Liam” In Extremo from Raue Spree “My Father Was A Werewolf” Redhill Rats from Redhill Rats Demo Session Next time music we'll have music from The Whiskey Bards, Patrick's Head, Catherine Duc, and Homeland. Find out more at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. Support the artists and buy their CDs. THE CELTIC TOP FIVE 5. “Transparency” by Strange Woods 4. “Caber Loo” by The Trybe 3. “The Fisherman” by Bow Triplets 2. “Dedication” by Claire Roche 1. “Donald McGillavry” Emerald Rose from Celtic Crescent

26 Sep 20071h 3min