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Trees are essential for life. But they also bring peace, joy, and love. It's our duty to care for our planet so this week, we celebrate Arbor Day and Earth Month with the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. The McDades, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Heather Dale, IONA, Nick Hennessey, The Haar, Lúnasa, Avon Faire, Brad Reid, Syr, Ockham's Razor, Iarla O'Lionaird, John McLean Allan, Spoil The Dance I hope you enjoy this week's show. If you hear music you love, please share this episode and tag the artist on social media. Include the show time so they can quickly listen and enjoy. 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. Musicians rely on your support so they can keep creating new music. If music in this show inspired you, you can buy their CDs, digital downloads, shirts, pins, and other merch. You can follow them on streaming and see their shows. More and more Celtic musicians are on Patreon, just like this podcast. And of course, I always appreciate it when you drop artists an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. GET CELTIC MUSIC NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The Irish & 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 . 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 ! THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:08 - The McDades "The Oak, Ivy and Ash" from The Empress 5:52 - WELCOME 8:01 - Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer "Button Oak / The Polecat" from Stones on the Ground 11:51 - Heather Dale "Holly, Ivy & Yew" from The Road to Santiago 14:56 - IONA "The Ash Plant/The Bean Sidhe/Brenda Stubbert's Reel/Concertina Reel" from A Celebration of Twenty: New Growth 18:47 - Nick Hennessey "Down in Yon Forest" from Pebble & Bone 23:14 - FEEDBACK 26:11 - The Haar "The Green Fields of Canada" from The Haar 30:24 - Lúnasa "The Dregs Of Birch" from Cas 34:11 - Avon Faire "The Gowans Are Gay" from Tales of Love and Adventure 36:27 - Brad Reid "Braes of Dunvegan" from New Scotland 41:03 - THANKS 43:09 - Syr "Legacy" from Sentinel 47:39 - Ockham's Razor "Mother of the Waters" from Secrets and Silence 52:45 - Iarla O'Lionaird "The Heart Of The World" from Foxlight 57:28 - John McLean Allan "Amazing Grace" from Stand Easy 1:00:42 - CLOSING 1:01:56 - Spoil The Dance "Sheep They Bide" from Returning Home 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. Subscribe through your favorite podcatcher or on 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. I am Marc Gunn. I'm a musician and podcaster. I share my love of Irish and Celtic music from around the globe with you. I want to introduce you to some amazing Celtic bands and musicians. The artists in this show need your support which you can do by buying their music or telling a friend about the band you found. You can find a link to all of the artists, along with show times and chapters for each song when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com. You can also support this podcast on Patreon. I am back from Texas and as you can hear I have no voice. Or rather I only have my sexy voice. Today we are celebrating Earth month. April 22 is Earth Day. April 29 is Arbor Day. So I thought we'd celebrate our planet and trees with this special show. After all, we are stewards of this planet. I want to encourage you to find out what you can do to be a better steward. I found a great article on " 7 Tips to Recycle Better " on the Earth Day website. I learned a lot about what I've been doing wrong and how I can change my behavior to recycle more effectively. I also want to invite you to check out The Carbon Almanac . It's a crowdsourced book and website designed to share easy, small changes that you can do to make a huge impact. It was designed by literally hundreds of people around the world to address climate change. There's even a book that's coming out in June. You can find out more about it at https://thecarbonalmanac.org/ WHAT'S NEW IN IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 Two weeks after the episode is launched, I compile the latest Celtic Top 20 votes to update a playlist on Spotify and Amazon Music. These are the results of your voting. You can help these artists out by following the playlists and adding tracks you love to your playlists. The newest bands added to the playlist: Runa, Emerald Rose Listen on Spotify and Amazon Music . THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST! Because of Your kind and generous support, this show comes out at least four times a month. 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 hear episodes before regular listeners and you get to vote in the Celtic Top 20. Song Hengers get music - only episodes and free MP3s. They also get bonus podcast stories behind the songs. A big thanks to our newest Patrons: Florence S, Rachel Red, Jean W HERE IS YOUR THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST Go to SongHenge.com. That takes you to our Patreon page. Decide how much you want to pledge every week and cap how much you want to spend per month. Keep listening to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast to celebrate Celtic culture through music 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 #celticmusicpodcast 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. What are you doing with your local celtic community? Email a voicemail message to celticpodcast@gmail.com Peter Bengtson emailed: "Hi Mark, I've been neglecting sending you photos and feedback on what your listeners were doing while listening to your podcasts. I listened to these two this afternoon. I've been on my computer using the Arizona Request to Speak (RTS) system to provide my feedback to the state legislature. I'm giving them my views on which are the good bills and bad bills." Jim Whitfield replied on Patreon: "Hey Marc, Thanks as always for running such an awesome podcast! I historically listened to the show while at the gym. Well, COVID really impacted my gym attendance, so with the pandemic waning, I've got a lot of catching up to do (both in podcast listening and in physical health)! I'm upping my pledge, hoping to get access to the shows that are concentrated music. All the best, Jim Answering the favorite song question, well, there are many, and I appreciate how easy it is to vote on Patreon. If I can give one shout - out for a rare jewel, I found Talisk thru the podcast (episode #400 was the first, I think) and now I get to go to their show in Berkeley soon! Yay!"