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I went digging through my Celtic music archives and picked some of the hottest, on fire Celtic bands, musicians, songs and tunes for an incredible two-hour special thanks to the generosity of the Patrons of the Podcast. You'll hear Celtic music from Crepuscule, Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger, Sisters of Murphy, Doolin', Innisfall, Poitin, The Led Farmers, Socks in the Frying Pan, The Ceili Family, In For A Penny, NUA, The Kilt Lifters, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Colleen Raney, Skeleton McKee, Saor Patrol, Spirited Lads, Paddy's Pig, We Banjo 3, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, The Fretless, Tuatha Dea, LQR, Adamh, Connemara Stone Company, Rachel Hair Trio, Wild Colonial Bhoys, The Gothard Sisters. Do you support Celtic music, 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. Please rate the show on iTunes or your favorite podcatcher. 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Your generous pledge of as little as $1 per episode pays for the production of this podcast as well as my time in producing the show. You get a personal podcast feed where you can listen to the show before regular subscribers, occasional extended editions of the show, and my deepest thanks. When we hit a milestone, you get a 2-hour special. You can help decide the next milestone by becoming a patron. Thanks to our newest patrons: Brad Millar, Deb Green Become a patron today to celebrate Celtic culture through music. A super special thanks to our growing Celtic Superstars: Derek Lineberry, Lynda MacNeil, Peter Tilghman, Steven, Bryan Brake, John Sharkey White II, Theresa Sullivan, John Bilderback, Rian P Kegerreis, Johnny Berry, Shawn Cali * The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast app will be coming soon, for free, to both iOS and Android. That was also part of our last milestone. I'm just trying to get some final graphics for the updated free app. * I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening. Call 678-CELT-POD to leave a voicemail message. That's 678-235-8763. Ray Chatterton posted on Facebook: "My last name is Chatterton and you cannot get much more English than that, but from my father's side of the family I have Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and a wee bit of German mixed in. Thus my love of this music. I found you by accident, but I adhere to the concept that there are no accidents ... there is only some purpose that we haven't yet understood." John Thompson emailed: "Just a quick e-mail after listening to show #279. Another great one! A listener commented on the band Scythian. It's pronounced Sith' ee in. They're from the DC area. The founding band members (two brothers and now a sister) actually have Ukrainian heritage. They play quite an assortment of music including Celtic and folk -- traditional, covers, and original material. A band you really need to see live to fully appreciate the energy they bring to their shows. Old Tin Can I think was their latest studio album but they followed that with a live cd called Old Time Good Time Tour. Give it a listen if you get the chance. Keep up the great work!" Steven Rausch emailed: "You ask what we do when listening to the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Well, I'm in the home stretch of a painting project on my 130-year-old farmhouse. I fire up my headset with your podcast, working my way from the newest to the ones I've enjoyed previously. A great way to work and makes the job go faster and easier. Also, I wanted to highlight a tune by the Elders, "Appalachian Paddy," from a recent podcast. It's a long one but a great story of how the Irish came to my part of the country. Talk about an earworm. Thanks for your work and for making mine go much better." This Week in Celtic Music 0:44 "The Hosting of the Sidhe" by Crepuscule from Horizon 5:44 "Dowd's Favourite" by Spencer Murray & Pipeslinger from Sound & Fury 10:07 "Jack Haggerty" by Sisters of Murphy from Working Stiffs Unite 13:16 "Le Jupon Blanc" by Doolin' from Doolin' 15:58 "My Lagan Love" by Innisfall from Innisfall 20:03 "Twenty Candles on Poitin's Cake" by Poitin from Simple Pleasures 24:42 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 25:37 "Row By Row" by The Led Farmers from Katie 29:15 "The Track for the Craic" by Socks in the Frying Pan from Socks in the Frying Pan 33:40 "Banks of Inishfree" by The Ceili Family from Ministry of Silly Folk 37:38 "Stumblin' Home" by In For A Penny from Every Day 40:22 "Smuggler Cove" by NUA from FLOW 46:16 "Come Out Ye Black and Tans" by The Kilt Lifters from Jack in the Green 50:20 "The Halsway Parade/The Quantock Reel" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Paper of Pins 55:14 "The Boys of Mullaghbawn" by Colleen Raney from Here This Is Home 1:00:13 "Crow's Nest" by Skeleton McKee from Leave the World Laughing 1:03:23 "Spirit of the Planet" by Saor Patrol from Outlander 1:08:30 CELTIC FEEDBACK 1:10:46 "Pirate Smith of Bristol" by Spirited Lads from Spirited Lads 1:13:18 "Dan O'Leary, The Walker" by Paddy's Pig from Rebel Tooth EP 1:17:10 "Shove the Pigs Foot a Little Furter" by We Banjo 3 from Gather the Good 1;20:43 "Tom Malloy" by Old Man Flanagan's Ghost from Sociable 1:24:18 "Airbag (Featuring Ruth Moody)" by The Fretless from The Fretless 1:28:31 "Mavis McGee" by Tuatha Dea from Kith and Kin 1:33:44 PATRONS OF THE PODCAST 1;35:38 "Bully the Bullies" by LQR from 10 Pinter 1:39:43 "Willies aul Trews, Bunch of Keys" by Adamh from Adamh 144:30 "Boys from the Ruhr" by Connemara Stone Company from Back Home 1:48:12 "Angel" by Rachel Hair Trio from Tri 1:51:58 "48 Hours in Belfast" by Wild Colonial Bhoys from On Our Own 1:58:03 "I Courted a Sailor" by The Gothard Sisters from Mountain Rose VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 . 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