
Irish & Celtic Music #13: Karen Mal, Fardaxu, Seamus Kennedy
Irish & Celtic music from Karen Mal, Fardaxu, Seamus Kennedy, Kevin Behan, Boru's Ghost, The Tea Merchants, Brothers 3, Jed Marum, Thomas "Doc" Grauzer, Queen's Gambit, Empty Hats, The Wicked Tinkers, Canned Haggis, Marc Gunn. 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. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year’s Best Celtic Music 2016 episode. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS * Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. * Special Feature: North Texas Irish Festival * Special Feature: The Circle, a Renaissance Festival compilation CD with a lot of Celtic music. The CD benefits the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief. * SPONSOR - SONG HENGE Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive Background music: "Catch a Cat" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling This Week in Celtic Music 0:05 "Dark-Eyed Sailor" by Karen Mal from Dark-Eyed Sailor 6:09 "El Pericote" by Fardaxu from Revolucion Celta 9:09 "Air-Fa-La-La-Lo" by Seamus Kennedy from Favorite Selections 13:42 "The Lonesome Boatman" by Kevin Behan from Celtic Heart 17:28 "The Pawn" by Boru's Ghost from Rites of Passage 21:51 "High Fiddle Reels" by The Tea Merchants from The Tea Merchants 27:00 "Toss de Feddah" by Brothers 3 from The Journey That Lies Before 32:00 "Drill Ye Tarriers" by Jed Marum from Soul of a Wanderer 34:58 "Farewell to Whisky" by Thomas "Doc" Grauzer from Infernal Harp Racket 40:20 "Johnny Jump Up" by Queen's Gambit from Pawn to King Four 43:45 "The Night Visitor's Song" by Empty Hats from Captured 46:43 "Caber Feidh" by The Wicked Tinkers from Whisky Supper 50:01 "Rosin the Beau" by Canned Haggis from Rough Draft 55:25 "Parting Glass" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
3 Mars 200658min

Irish & Celtic Music #12: Trinity River Whalers, Barleyjuice, The Killdares
Irish & Celtic music from Mrs. Ferris's Pighouse Collection, Barleyjuice, The Killdares, Piper's Creek, Trinity River Whalers, Poor Man's Fortune, The Makem and Spain Brothers, Sarah Dinan, Ed Miller, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Muses, Bedlam Bards, Michael Murphy and The River Shannon Band. http://celticmusicpodcast.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. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year’s Best Celtic Music 2016 episode. Notes * Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. * Celtic Music Podcast Network * Meantime, check out the Cleveland Celtic Podcast * Special Feature: North Texas Irish Festival * Special Feature: The Circle, a Renaissance Festival compilation CD with a lot of Celtic music. The CD benefits the Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina Relief. * SPONSOR - SONG HENGE Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive Background music: "Catch a Cat" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling This Week in Celtic Music 0:05 "Wedding reel / Maid behind the bar / Gravel walk" by Mrs. Ferris's Pighouse Collection 6:25 "All For Me Grog" by Barleyjuice from Barleyjuice 9:05 "September" by The Killdares from Any Given Element 14:23 "Cliffs of Moher/Brest St Marc/Donald Michael Coleman's/Father's Fancy" by Piper's Creek 20:06 "Botany Bay" by Trinity River Whalers from Knotty Tales 22:10 "The Flight Attendant / Tom Billy's / Tommy Peoples" by Poor Man's Fortune from Blow Hard 26:27 "Donegal" by The Makem and Spain Brothers from The Makem and Spain Brothers Live 33:57 "Newry Highwayman" by Sarah Dinan from From the Ashes 37:11 "Gie the Fiddler a Dram" by Ed Miller from Many's the Fine Tale 42:47 "Lily the Pink" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 46:15 "Maiden's Revenge" by The Muses from Passing Time 49:33 "Ballad of Joss" by Bedlam Bards from On the Drift 54:19 "Irish Rover (live)" by Michael Murphy and The River Shannon Band The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
26 Feb 200658min

Irish & Celtic Music #11: Ceann, The Jolly Rogues, The Black Irish
Irish & Celtic music from Seamus Kennedy, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Heather Dale, Switchback, Trinity River Whalers, Paisley Close, Amadan, The Jolly Rogues, Brobdingnagian Bards, Green Tea, Ceann, Wicked Tinkers, Jayah, The Black Irish, Iad Fein. http://celticmusicpodcast.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. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year’s Best Celtic Music 2016 episode. Notes * Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. * The Celtic Music Awards were a tremendous success. I haven't tabulated the results yet, but we had thousands of submissions. So I'm glad I have a month to go! * Celtic MP3s Music Magazine - CD Reviews and Free MP3s * DUBLIN INTRODUCES 'PODCASTS': Dublin Tourism has launched the first in a series of "podcasts" or "iWalks" audio guides which can be downloaded from http://www.visitdublin.com on to an iPod or MP3 player. The "iWalks" tell the story of Dublin as narrated by its author, historian and artist Pat Liddy. * Catherine Tully's Top 10 Celtic CDs of 2005 Celtic Feedback: "Blundered across your podcast in iTunes while searching for 'Peter Gunn'. Don't let that particular search fool ya, I LOVE Celtic Music. How did I miss your site for so long?!?" Mark from Fort Worth SPONSOR - SONG HENGE Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive Background music: "Catch a Cat" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling This Week in Celtic Music 0:06 "Belfast Town" by Seamus Kennedy from Favourite Selections 5:17 "Catch a Cat" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Thumb Twiddling 8:00 "Black Fox" by Heather Dale from The Road to Santiago 11:09 "Banshee's Jigs" Switchback from Bolinree Special Feature: NORTH TEXAS IRISH FESTIVAL 16:20 "Galway Farmer" by Trinity River Whalers from Knotty Tales 20:35 "He Moved Through the Faire" by Paisley Close from All On A Day 28:09 "Smuggler's Run" by Amadan from Hell-Bent 4 Victory 31:22 "The Bonny Ship the Diamond" by The Jolly Rogues from Captain Billy's Privateers 34:24 "Big Strong Man" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of Ireland 37:10 "Rakes Medley" by Green Tea from All Ages 45:47 "We Could Get the Girls" by Ceann from Almost Irish 50:22 "Birds - The Hen's March / The Seagull / The Geese in the Bog" by Wicked Tinkers from Whisky Supper 53;46 "Erin Go Bragh" by Jayah from First Cracked Egg 58:15 "Kerry's Not Irish" by The Black Irish 1:02:23 "Mingulay Boat Song" by Iad Fein from Celtic Song & Story The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
10 Feb 20061h 6min

Irish & Celtic Music #10: Blaggards, Highland Reign, The Patched Hats
Irish & Celtic music from Celtic Stone, Amadan, Stonecircle, Ceann, Brobdingnagian Bards, Serious Kitchen, The Patched Hats, Cluan, Murder the Stout, Highland Reign, Blaggards, Bow Triplets. http://celticmusicpodcast.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. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year’s Best Celtic Music 2016 episode. Notes * Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. * Grab a pint and join me in this week's: "Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And live every day as if it were your last." If you have a favorite toast, please email it to me. * Vicki Swan started a new podcast for the Scottish Smallpipes. If you don't have smallpipes, you can use a highland chanter to start. * Podiobooks.com: Serialized audio books delivered in podcast form. * Pub rock set. Check out Paddy Rock Radio. * Music Marketing and Promotion Tips for Musicians SPONSOR - SONG HENGE Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive Background music: ”Catch a Cat” by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling This Week in Celtic Music 0:07 "Drowsy Maggie" by Celtic Stone from Digital Flashbacks 3:34 "Johnny Cope/Green Groves of Erin" by Amadan from Hell-Bent 4 Victory 7:31 "Martinmass Wind" by Stonecircle from Winter Sky 13:05 "Almost Irish" by Ceann from Almost Irish 20:37 "Tolkien (The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings)" by Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Weddings from A Celtic Renaissance Wedding and from Memories of Middle Earth 23:39 "Seven Little Gypsies" by Serious Kitchen from On the Mash 30:29 "Spancil Hill" by The Patched Hats from Steppin' Large and Laughin' Easy 34:27 "The Galacian Set" by Cluan from The High Road 42:24 "Whiskey in the Jar" by Murder the Stout from Murder the Stout 46:36 "Camden Town" by Highland Reign from My Roots Are Rockin 49:55 "Bog Songs" by Blaggards from Standards 55:41 "Never Too Early" by Heidi, Stef & Bow Triplets from Never Too Earl The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
19 Jan 200659min

How Old Is Your Cat Really? #7
Find out how old your cat is and learn more about my new CD. Cat Music & News Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers Thanks to Cool Cyber Cats.com for information and DuckyWorld Catnip. Pet Photography in Austin Vote for Cats in the Austin Music Poll "How old is your cat really?" Email about Softpaws. I got the following email from Les Howard of The Signal Firefly Podcast regarding SoftPaws from my last podcast: "I have been using softpaws with my cats for around 6 years now. At first, the cat's didn't like them at all and were tearing them off quickly. This required me to check them frequently and replace any missing ones. However, after a few weeks the cats adjusted to them and now they don't seem to mind at all." Cat Pint Glasses have arrived. I want to offer Special Thanks to these Kind Supporters: Reida Riley, Melissa Konigsdorfer Music: The Cat Came Back... The Cat's Perspective The Cat Lovers Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. Subscribe and read the shownotes at CatMusicBlog.com.
17 Jan 200614min

Irish & Celtic Music #9: Tears for Beers, Stonering, Don Grieve
Enjoy awesome indie Irish & Celtic Music from Tears for Beers, Bow Triplets, Ed Miller, Cady Finlayson, Brobdingnagian Bards, Rise, Cluan, Don Grieve, Clandestine, Sligo Rags, Stonering, Fathom, Athas, Carl Peterson. http://celticmusicpodcast.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. And remember to Vote in the Celtic Top 20 to help me create next year’s Best Celtic Music 2016 episode. News · Wanted: Radio Sweeps from bands. · Celtic Stone "Digital Flashbacks" released in January · Support for Nathan Warmack's Right to Wear his Kilt Grab a pint and join me in this week's toast from Jeff Donald. "For every wound, a balm. For every sorrow, cheer. For every storm, a calm. For every thirst, a beer." If you have a favorite toast, please email it to me, marc@thebards.net. Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. SPONSOR - SONG HENGE Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive Background music: ”Catch a Cat” by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling This Week in Celtic Music 0:07 "Ye Jacobites By Name" Tears for Beers from Cracky Bones 7:20 "Here's a Great Night" by Bow Triplets from Never Too Early 9:57 "A Bottle of the Best" by Ed Miller from Generations of Change 13:20 "O'Dowd's Favorite" by Cady Finlayson from Harp and Shamrock 18:42 "Old Dun Cow" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales 22:40 "Cold Glencoe" by Rise from Uncertain Wonders and also from The Secret World of Celtic Rock 27:47 "The Butlers of Glen Avenue" by Cluan from The High Road 31:35 "A Man's A Man For A' That" by Don Grieve from A Drop O'The Best 35:06 "Peggy" by Clandestine from To Anybody At All 38:44 "The Jolly Beggar" by Sligo Rags from The Night Before the Morning After 44:19 "Beer, Beer, Beer" by Stonering from Samhain 48: 26 "Battle of Ballylochlan" by Fathom from Celtic Rocks 52:18 "Dance of the Honeybees" by Athas 59:42 "Auld Lang Syne" by Carl Peterson from There Was A Lad: Songs of Robert Burns The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
30 Dec 20051h 4min

Irish & Celtic Music #8: Flook, The Barley Boys, Pol Mac Adaim
Irish & Celtic Music from Bow Triplets, Niamh Parsons, The Tea Merchants, Amadan, Flook, Willie McCulloch, Avalon Rising, Rimbo, Gan Fidil, The Barley Boys, Pol Mac Adaim, The Elders, Ed Miller. http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ If you love Celtic music, then welcome to Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Each week, you'll receive an hour-long award-winning Celtic radio show featuring some of the best independent Irish & Celtic music, and all 100% FREE! It is one of the top music podcasts on iTunes and receives over 10,000 downloads of each show each and every week. GET 34 FREE CELTIC MP3s! Subscribe for Celtic Music News, weekly updates from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and 34 FREE Celtic MP3s when you sign up today. Join over 3,000 passionate Celtic music fans for the best Celtic music news! Today's Show is Brought to you by SONG HENGE Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive Background music: “Catch a Cat” by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling Notes – Announcing the 1st Annual Celtic Music Awards. Vote for your favorite Celtic music groups. – Thanks to the Irish Culture & Customs Newsletter for spreading the word of the Celtic Music Awards. – Grab a pint and join me in this week’s toast from Paul Stamler. ” Here's to our wives and sweethearts — may they never meet.” Send me your favorite toast. – Inspired by Shadow Cats , a non-profit organization in Austin dedicated to helping stray and feral cats. – Vote for the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast at Yahoo. Currently #39 Highest Rated podcasts in Yahoo’s directory. Vote for the Celtic Music News Podcast, Irish Music Podcast, Renaissance Festival Podcast This week in Celtic Music 0:04 “Walsh's Hornpipe/The Peacock's Feather” by Heidi, Stef & Bow Triplets from One Spot On Earth 5:17 “The Rigs of Rye” by Niamh Parsons from Heart’s Desire 9:36 “Chernobyl” by The Tea Merchants from The Tea Merchants 17:15 “Past & Present” by Amadan from Hell-Bent 4 Victory 26:31 “Pod:Baldy hollow/The Empty Pod” by Flook from Rubai 31:25 “Kylenagranagh” by Willie McCulloch from Auld Tales & New 33:00 “Hunt the Blarney Cat” by Avalon Rising from Storming Heaven 38:49 “My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose” by Rimbo from Rimbosity also from The Secret World of Celtic Rock 41:24 “Bank of Ireland/Up to your Knees/Golden Keyboard (reels)” by Gan Fidil from Gan Fidil 45:01 “Sons of Molly” by The Barley Boys from The Days of Abundence 51:19 “If We Don’t Help Them Now” by Pol Mac Adaim from If We Don’t Help Them Now 55:39 “Men of Erin” by The Elders from American Wake 1:02:26 “The Wide Rio Grand” by Ed Miller from Many’s the Fine Tale The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
16 Dec 20051h 7min

Irish & Celtic Music #7: Sarah Dinan, The Tea Merchants, 3 Pints Gone
Indie Celtic music from The Tea Merchants, Sarah Dinan, Michael Murphy and The River Shannon Band, Cairde na Gael, The Slip, Keltic Kaleidoscope, Emerald Rose, Brothers 3, Rimbo, EJ Jones, Raymond McCullough, Shays Rebellion, Marc Gunn, Cady Finlayson, 3 Pints Gone. http://celticmusicpodcast.com Notes Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. SONG HENGE: Free Celtic Music Downloads Archive. Background music: "Catch a Cat" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, from Thumb Twiddling Grab a pint and join me in this week's toast. "Here's to a long life and a merry one. A quick death and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A cold pint-- and another one!" Send me your favorite toast. I want to hear from you. Your comments and suggestion are important to make this the best quality show this can be. So tell me, what would you like to hear? Why do you love Irish & Celtic music? Do you have a favorite toast? What's your heritage? Send your comments to marc at thebards.net with IRISH CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST in the subject This Week in Celtic Music 0:04 "The High Fiddle Reels" by The Tea Merchants from The Tea Merchants 6:31 "Flower of Magherally 'O" by Sarah Dinan from From the Ashes 9:07 "Rocky Road to Dublin" by Michael Murphy and The River Shannon Band from Michael Murphy and The River Shannon Band 12:56 "Unquiet Grave" by Cairde na Gael from Cairde na Gael 16:09 "The Wedding Reel/Drunken Land" The Slip from free MP3s demos from Croatia 21:00 "Johnny Michael Dew" Keltic Kaleidoscope from Some Keltik Some Knot 22:33 "Irish Heartbeat" by Emerald Rose from Archives of Ages to Come 25:35 "Toss de Feddahs" by Brothers 3 from The Journey That Lies Before 31:53 "The Scotsman Unbound" by Rimbo with Brobdingnagian Bards from Rimbosity 35:14 "The Willow Reels" EJ Jones from The Willow 38:36 "Prayer for Ireland" by Raymond McCullough from Into Jerusalem 44:29 "No Escape" by Shays Rebellion from Uprising 49:22 "The Barrel Song" by Marc Gunn from Soul of a Harper 51:45 "Lannigan's Ball/Rambling Pitchfork/Tar Road to Sligo" by Cady Finlayson from Harp and Shamrock 56:54 "Irish Blessing " by 3 Pints Gone from Health to the Company Produced by Marc Gunn of the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and Submit to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to iTunes or 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.
4 Dec 200558min