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Happy New Year! It's a Do Over year. We're gonna celebrate our glorious planet by cherishing our Celtic culture through 2-hours of diverse Celtic music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. Tell a friend and subscribe today! The Bookends, Andrew Finn Magill, Roads to Home, Wakefire, Brass Lassie, Brad Tuck, The Celtic Camerata, Emma Langford, Cady Finlayson, Dave Howard Coons, John McLean Allan, Tara, Kathryn Rose, Mary Vanhoozer, Trip McCool, Tor, Martyn Wylde, Siubhail/Tress Maksimuk, Michael Tinker Tierney, Vintage Wildflowers, Saby O', Lorcan Mac Mathuna, Conleth Kane, Brian Haitz, Reilly, Clann An Drumma, The Kilt Lifters, Tuatha de Danann, Scythian, Brother Sea I hope you enjoyed this week's show. If you did, please share the show on social or with a friend. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast is here to build our diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. 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THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - "The Salt Mine" by The Bookends from Chapter One 5:47 - WELCOME 6:36 - "Over the Moor to Maggie" by Andrew Finn Magill from Drive & Lift 10:11 - "Star of the County Down" by Roads to Home from Dark of the Moon 13:51 - "Tam Lin/Johnny Goes to France" by Wakefire from To a Distant Shore 16:12 - "Breton Gavottes "Montagne" by Brass Lassie from Brass Lassie 20:34 - "The Mickey Dam" by Brad Tuck from The Rocky Isle 24:15 - "The Hills of Connemara/The Dawn" by The Celtic Camerata from On the Threshold of a Drink 27:58 - "Birdsong" by Emma Langford from Sowing Acorns 30:47 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 36:07 - "Lavorette/Flowing Tide" by Cady Finlayson from Irish Coffee 39:52 - "Roadways" by Dave Howard Coons from Sea Fever 43:48 - "The Green Hill of Tyrol/ When the Battles O'er/ Lochanside" by John McLean Allan from Family Favourites 48:13 - "I Thank You" by Tara from Single 52:08 - "Galway Shawl" by Kathryn Rose from Origins 58:09 - "Riverside Ceilidh" by Mary Vanhoozer from Bard and Ceilidh 1:01:43 - "Pips and Squeeks" by Trip McCool from Hang Me Out to Dry 1:06:19 - "Ilustración – Muiñeira de La Ilustración, ribeirana de Villanueva e muiñeira picada de Emilio Fernández" by Tor from TOR 1:11:23 - CELTIC FEEDBACK 1:12:41 - "Learning from the Leaves" by Martyn Wylde from Learning from the Leaves 1:15:47 - "Highland Cathedral" by Siubhail/Tress Maksimuk from Siubhail 1:18:16 - "Carrickfergus" by Michael Tinker Tierney from Due Season 1:22:43 - "Westphalia Waltz" by Vintage Wildflowers from Lovely Madness 1:26:05 - "Missing Piece of My Heart" by Saby O' from Lilac Sky 1:30:34 - "Plait agus Domhnaill (Clontarf)" by Lorcan Mac Mathuna from An Bhuatais & The Meaning of Life 1:34:33 - CELTIC PODCAST NEWS 1:38:18 - "Emerald Isle" by Conleth Kane from Liberty 1:42:13 - "Solidarity Jig" by Brian Haitz 1:45:28 - "Resurrection Man" by Reilly from Revelry & Regret 1:48:48 - "Bizzy Lizzy" by Clann An Drumma from Order of the Stag 1:52:14 - "MacPherson's Rant" by The Kilt Lifters from Single 1:56:14 - "Nick Gwerk's Jigs" by Tuatha de Danann from In Nomine Eireann 2:00:25 - "Sail Away Johnny" by Scythian from Roots & Stones 2:04:19 - CLOSING 2:05:59 - "Circadian" by Brother Sea from Single The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs . The show was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts 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 http://celticmusicpodcast.com/ . WELCOME TO CELTIC MUSIC * Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a Celtic musician and podcaster. This show is dedicated to the indie Celtic musicians. Please support these artists. Share the show with your friends. And find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. This episode is brought to you through the generosity of the Patrons of the Podcast. We hit a big milestone a couple months ago. So there was a two hour Christmas show. And now the first show of the year is another two hour special. CELTIC PODCAST NEWS THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out every week. Your generosity funds the creation, promotion and production of the show. It allows us to attract new listeners and to help our community grow. As a patron, you get to hear episodes before regular listeners. When we hit a milestone, you get an extra-long episode. You can pledge a dollar or more per episode and cap how much you want to spend each month over on Patreon. A super special thanks to our newest patrons: Ben, Pamala De Voy, Vaidah Katz, Phyu Kyaw, melsing, Esther Weeks, Hobie Wood, Dan Cook, Laura MacKenzie, Amy StarChild You can become a generous Patron of the Podcast on Patreon at SongHenge.com . TRAVEL WITH 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 its culture, history, and legends. You can join us with an auditory and visual adventure through podcasts and videos. Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/ #celticmusic #irishmusic #celticpodcast 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. Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Nova Fortier sent a beautifully satirical question: "Mark, I've been listening to your podcast on and off for a couple of years. I enjoy most of your podcasts, your updates on where life finds you. But, when you label something 'female' or 'women' on your podcasts, I am just extremely confused as to why you included any male voices on your latest podcast? I mean, truly, now, why must I endure male voices on a titled podcast to showcase female voices? Looking at all the musical recordings and references throughout history, surely the male ego has been adequately stroked to allow for women to, truly, be able to showcase their own musical abilities without treading on the chrystalline male ego? Sure, you, as a master musician in your own right, can do better, to research an entirely female show when it is marked as such? Yes, that was stroking your fragile male ego, because, after listening to you for so long, I've learned that you need such proddings. Simple male, will you never evolve to meet your female sister, ever?" Trip McCool emailed: "Marc, I want to thank you for playing "Gravy In The Grave". Both my wife and I had Grandfathers who fought in WWI and suffered poisoning from Mustard Gas. It was tough time for young Irish men who returned to a world with little to no support for the insanities of war. The ravages of the mind, body and soul. My Grandfather Frederick Michael Dougherty, was one of those who "Let the women do the thinking and the men do the drinking." Add four children, the stock market crash, the great depression and 'the old boy' was off for the greener pastures of the mind. When my father said, "You don't know what growing up tough is." he meant it! "You want gravy with your spuds! Sweet Jesus will give ya Gravy in The Grave." Keep your guard up!" James Martin emailed a photo: "I am frying up some giblet doggy treats while doing some thanksgiving meal prep. Someone in my house is very excited about these treats." Michael Carey emailed a photo: "always enjoy listening to your podcast when I am out walking my wife's sulcatta tortoise. Here is the pic of Groot the tortoise and Iggy the iguana in West Palm Beach Florida"