About this episode
Many blessings to you from the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #647. Seán Heely, Faoileán, Olivia Bradley, Ben Doran, Mànran, Beltaine, Hanneke Cassel, Irishtown Road, Blame Not the Bard, Strings & Things, Brian Quigley, Screaming Orphans, Low Lily 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. Enjoy seven weekly news items for Celtic music and culture online. Subscribe now and get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free . VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20 FOR 2024 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 2024 episode. You have just three weeks to vote this year. Vote Now ! You can follow our playlist on Spotify to listen to those top voted tracks as they are added every 2 - 3 weeks. It also makes it easier for you to add these artists to your own playlists. You can also check out our Irish & Celtic Music Videos THIS WEEK IN CELTIC MUSIC 0:02 - Intro: Emily Huffman 0:10 - Seán Heely "The Dram Circle / Quarantune / The E - B - E Reel" from Dramagical 6:45 - WELCOME 8:26 - Faoileán "The Coalminer" from Far Hills 11:12 - Olivia Bradley "A Gaelic Blessing" from Misty Morning Shore 13:00 - Ben Doran "Medley: i For Ireland, I'll Not Tell Her Name; ii Marbhna Luimni; iii Cradle Song" from Ceol an Chroi II 23:51 - Mànran "Latha Math" from Mànran 27:16 - FEEDBACK 29:10 - Beltaine "I'm A Rover" from Mercy 32:11 - Hanneke Cassel "Lime Hill / Banks of Spey / Lexy McAskill" from Dot the Dragon's Eyes 36:39 - Irishtown Road "Rattlin' Bog" from On the One Road 42:23 - THANKS 44:41 - Blame Not the Bard "My Son John / Follow Me up to Carlow" from Now and Again 55:24 - Strings & Things "Hurtful Souls" from The Unsolicited Dance 59:34 - Brian Quigley "Lilacs in Springtime" from Tales of Distant Shores 1:02:59 - Screaming Orphans "The Limerick Rake" from Paper Daisies 1:06:19 - CLOSING 1:07:28 - Low Lily "Adventurer" from Low Lily (EP) 1:12:21 - CREDITS The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. 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