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Sail on to IrishFest Atlanta to hear a story from Shannon Dunne along with music from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Santiago Molina, Meerrant, Old Blind Dogs, Jared Bogle, Niamh Dunne, Alex Sturbaum, Battlefield Band, Gwilym Morus, Chris Murphy, Clare Sands, SeeD, The Muckers, The Town Pants, The Secret Commonwealth VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2022 This is our way of finding the best songs and artists each year. You can vote for as many songs and tunes that inspire you in each episode. Your vote helps me create next year's Best Celtic music of 2022 episode. Vote Now ! GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Celtic Music Magazine is a quick and easy way to plug yourself into more great Celtic culture. Subscribe and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free . THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:09 - Santiago Molina "Acá y ahora" from Desde un nuevo lugar 3:15 - WELCOME 4:09 - Meerrant "Trois Corbeaux" from Fells 8:12 - Old Blind Dogs "Here We Go Again" from Knucklehead Circus 11:13 - Jared Bogle "The Orphan / The Black Rogue (Jigs)" from The Old Road Home 14:33 - Niamh Dunne "Tales of Old" from Tides 18:09 - FEEDBACK 20:35 - Alex Sturbaum "Lift Me Up John" from River Run Wide 25:16 - Battlefield Band "The St. Louis Stagger / The Ass In The Graveyard / Sandy's New Chanter" from The Producer's Choice 29:34 - Gwilym Morus "What's going on" from Live Performance of Gwilym Morus in Wales 2014 32:32 - Shannon Dunne is an acclaimed sean - nós dancer, concertina player, singer, community organizer, and educator. Her work with master dancers has given her intimate access to the tight - knit sean - nós dance community and has afforded her a place among the top sean - nós dancers in North America. The Washington Post called her dancing, "Playful musicality! Spirited and fun!" Shannon has joined the Phoenix School of Irish Arts as a Dance Instructor. Shannon will teach "set dancing" at IrishFest Atlanta. 33:27 - STORY: SEAN NOS DANCE 38:23 - Chris Murphy "Connemara Ponies" from The Tinker's Dream 41:26 - THANKS 42:45 - Clare Sands "Sail On" from Clare Sands 46:05 - SeeD "We Will Fly" from FAE 50:27 - The Muckers "Castle Kelly" from One More Stout 54:34 - The Town Pants "Eliza Anderson" from Something to Say 59:00 - CLOSING 1:00:00 - The Secret Commonwealth "All These Years" from Last Call The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs . 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. 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