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Let's go traveling now that St Patrick's Day is over with some Irish and Celtic music from Black Market Haggis, Patrick Penta, Jim Cope, Battlefield Band, Katherine Nagy, Avery LeVine, Byrne and Kelly, Garry O Meara, Beth Patterson/Patrick O'Flaherty, PaddyGrass, Get Up Jack, COAST, The Prodigals, House of Hamill. Listen. Like. Share. Then 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 the Patrons of the Podcast Every Thursday, you get an hour of awesome Celtic music by some of the best indie Celtic musicians online. Our patrons generously pledge a buck or more per episode to bring these artists into your ears. 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I'm practicing the bodhran while I listen to your podcast" This Week in Celtic Music 0:03 "7 Fig For A Kiss/Olive For a Kiss" by Black Market Haggis from Better Than It Sounds 3:10 "Farewell to Music/Abercairney House/Andrew & His Cutie Gun" by Patrick Penta from When I Was a Young Man 8:56 "Ruffled Drawers/When First Unto This Country" by Jim Cope from King of Ballyhooley 13:08 "Return to Kashmagiro/The Cuddy With the Wooden Leg" by Battlefield Band from The Producer's Choice 16:19 "Traveler's Song" by Katherine Nagy from Gypsy Lady 21:19 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 23:26 "Patsy Hanley's/The Boys of Ballisodare/The Crosses of Annagh" by Avery LeVine from Lonesome City 26:26 "Belfast" by Byrne and Kelly from Echoes 31:01 "Stealth" by Garry O Meara from Pickin' Time 35:06 "Pointe Aux Pins" by Beth Patterson /Patrick O'Flaherty from Caelic 38:30 CELTIC FEEDBACk 39:59 "The Minstrel Boy" by PaddyGrass from PaddyGrass 43:22 "Las Vegas" by Get Up Jack from The Road Home 46:52 "Big Blue Sky" by COAST from Coast 52:05 "Mountain Dew" by The Prodigals from Brothers 55:54 "Nightmare" by House of Hamill from Wide Awake VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 . 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