Put on your walking shoes. Walk out your door and listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #685. Subscribe now!

Dancing With Hobbits, Cherish The Ladies, Jesse Ferguson, Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair, The Friel Sisters, Joseph Carmichael, Dublin Gulch, The Henry Girls, Adria Jackson, Sheridan Rúitín, Skyrie, Socks in the Frying Pan, Old Man Flanagan's Ghost, Kathryn Tickell

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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

6:00 - Dancing With Hobbits "Folk on Foot" from Dancing With Hobbits
Inspired by the Folk on Foot podcast

3:03 - WELCOME

7:02 - Cherish The Ladies "The Portumna Workhouse _ The Hurling Boys Of Portumna" from Heart of the Home

11:53 - Jesse Ferguson "Tramps and Hawkers" from Ten

17:10 - Ruth Keggin & Rachel Hair "Tri Nation Harp Jigs" from LOSSAN

20:57 - The Friel Sisters "Kelvin’s Purling Stream" from Before the Sun

24:44 - FEEDBACK

28:54 - Joseph Carmichael "For Beany" from Desiderium

33:34 - Dublin Gulch "The River and the Road" from Tap 'Er Light

38:53 - The Henry Girls "Honeybee/ Hard Border" from A Time To Grow

44:33 - Adria Jackson "She Moved Through The Fair from Troubadour

47:30 - THANKS

49:58 - Sheridan Rúitín "Wagoner's Lad" from Rebels in the Night

54:03 - Skyrie "The Lambs" from Hunger Road

57:34 - Socks in the Frying Pan "Shoot the Arrow" from Waiting for Inspiration

1:01:46 - Old Man Flanagan's Ghost "Nelson's Blood" from Simple Little Boat

1:04:05 - CLOSING

1:05:05 - Kathryn Tickell "Joan's Jig / Cut the File" from Return to Kielderside

1:08:18 - CREDITS

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and our Patrons on Patreon. The show was edited by Mitchell Petersen with Graphics by Miranda Nelson Designs. Visit our website to follow the show. You’ll find links to all of the artists played in this episode.

Todd Wiley is the editor of the Celtic Music Magazine. Subscribe to get 34 Celtic MP3s for Free. Plus, you’ll get 7 weekly news items about what’s happening with Celtic music and culture online. Best of all, you will connect with your Celtic heritage.

Please tell one friend about this podcast. Word of mouth is the absolute best way to support any creative endeavor.

Finally, remember. Reduce, reuse, recycle, and think about how you can make a positive impact on your environment.

Promote Celtic culture through music at http://celticmusicpodcast.com/.

WELCOME THE IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST

* Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. I am Marc Gunn, Celtic musician and podcaster.

This podcast is for fans of Celtic music. You're gonna hear some amazing artists. Some you’ve heard of. Many you haven’t.

The show is here to build a diverse Celtic community and help the incredible artists who so generously share their music with you. If you hear music you love, please email artists to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Musicians depend on your generosity to keep making music. So please find a way to support them. Buy a CD, Album Pin, Shirt, Digital Download, or join their communities on Patreon.

You can find a link to all of the artists in the shownotes, along with show times, when you visit our website at celticmusicpodcast.com.

Yes. This episode is a tribute to the podcast, Folk on Foot. It's the perfect marriage of travel, culture and music.

Do you do Celtic knotwork? Send me your designs. Perhaps I’ll use it for the 2025 shirt and Album Pin.

If you are a Celtic musician or in a Celtic band, then please submit your band to be played on the podcast. You don’t have to send in music or an EPK. You will get a free eBook called Celtic Musicians Guide to Digital Music and learn how to follow the podcast. It’s 100% free. Just email Email follow@bestcelticmusic and of course, listeners can learn how to subscribe to the podcast and get a free music - only episode.

THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST!

You are amazing. It is because of your generosity that you get to hear so much great Celtic music each and every week.

Your kindness pays for our engineer, graphic designer, Celtic Music Magazine editor, promotion of the podcast, and allows me to buy the music I play here. It also pays for my time creating the show each and every week.

As a patron, you get ad - free episodes before regular listeners, vote in the Celtic Top 20, stand - alone stories, you get a private feed to listen to the show or you can listen through the Patreon app.  All that for as little as $1 per month.

A special thanks to our new and continued Patrons of the Podcast: Yoke, Gershon, P Michael Degan

Patreon made a big change recently. You no longer make a pledge per episode of the podcast. Instead, you can make one set, solid pledge per month.

HERE IS YOUR ALL - NEW THREE STEP PLAN TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST

1. Go to our Patreon page.
2. Decide how much you want to pledge per month, $1, $5, $15, $25.
3. 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.

In 2025, we’re going to the Celtic nation of Galicia in Spain. We’re gonna learn about the history and legends behind the Celts there and experience some amazing Galician Celtic music.

Learn more about the invasion at http://celticinvasion.com/

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I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK

What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? Please email me. I’d love to see a  picture of what you're doing while listening or of a band that you saw recently.

How are you listening to this podcast? I’d love to know that as well. The show is available on a bunch of podcast apps like Apple Podcast, Podcast Addict, iHeartRadio, Player.FM, Pocket Casts, Cast Box, Pandora, Podbean, and my favorite Overcast

Email me at follow@bestcelticmusic.

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Timothy P. Frier messaged: "Hi Mark   I found your podcast about a year ago and started listening from episode 1.  I'm up to episode 338.  The episodes I enjoy the most are the instrumental only shows and anything with bagpipes.  I have recently run into an issue listening to the podcast on Amazon.  It is no longer available.  I did change to a different source as there are several.  What happened??  Thanks"

Mike Bromund messaged: "I'm just exploring Southern Oregon and happened upon the Black Sheep Pub in Ashland. Every Sunday, they host a jam session with amazing musicians from the area. Highly recommended !"