Irish and Celtic Music Podcast

Music from Green Man, Cormant's Fancy, Alison Nolan, Ron Cody, Terry Griffith, Hair of the Dog, FiddleSticks, Bourbon & Shamrocks, Brobdingnagian Bards, Boston Blackthorne, Redhill Rats, Green Tea, Johnsons Motorcar, Nine-8ths Irish. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Stone Mountain Highland Games Stone Mountain Highland Games return October 15-16, 2011 outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  There in Stone Mountain State Park, you will be joined by 500 pipers representing 30 pipe bands from as far away as Texas as well as 114 Scottish Clans and Societies will be in attendance.  The games date back to 1973 and is one of the oldest Scottish festivals in the south. Throughout the weekend will be a number of events including: Scottish Highland Dancing, Children’s Highland Games, competitive piping and drumming, Tossing of the Caber, the Sheaf Toss, the Scottish Hammer Throw and the Stone of Strength.  There's music from Rathkeltair and Atlanta’s own Keltic Kudzu, as well as music from Scotland’s North Sea Gas and Ireland’s Stonewall.  Find out more at www.SMHG.org. Notes: Vote in the Celtic Top 5! New Podcasts: Celtic Indy Podcast and Grinning Beggar's Celtic Podcast Celtic music podcasts playlists Support Indie Celtic music. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. You can become a member too. I'm running a membership special on the website. It's just $27 a year to become a member. You will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of Celtic music downloads. Plus, your membership helps keep this show running. Visit CelticMusicPodcast.com/store/ for more details. This is the only place you can go to take advantage of this discount rate. Thank you for your donations and generous support of this show. Subscribe to the Free Celtic MP3s Podcast from the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. This Week "Toss The Feathers/The Battle Of Auchrim" by Green Man from Green Man "Waves of Kilkee" by Cormant's Fancy from An Evening at the Fairfield Inn "Achindoun" by Alison Nolan from Caterina Francesca "Wesley" by Ron Cody from Talking Rake "Manura Manya" by Terry Griffith from Faire Play "Mountain Dew" by Hair of the Dog from Release the Hounds "Zebe's Girl - Morrison's Jig" by FiddleSticks from Cat and the Fiddle "Nelson's Blood" by Bourbon & Shamrocks from Craic! "Shepherd's Serenade" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Songs of the Muse "September 12, 2001" by Boston Blackthorne from Single PROMO - The FuMP "My Father Was a Werewolf" by Redhill Rats from Some Heroes "Road to Lisdoonvarna" by Green Tea from All Ages "Star of the County Down" by Johnsons Motorcar from Funky Disco Hardcore Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. "Fig For a Kiss/Calliope House" by Nine-8ths Irish from West of Ireland

Music from Donal Clancy, Clandestine, Rambling Sailors, Castlebay, Joe Travers & Adam Alexander, Celtic Stone, Ed Miller, Mary Behan Miller, Dun Aengus, Homeland, The Killdares, Searson, Bad Haggis, Marc Gunn, Keith Hinchliffe. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Sherwood Forest Celtic Festival and Highland Games Come celebrate Celtic Culture with over 14 bands – Beth Patterson, Potcheen, Blaggards, Clandestine and more. Irish Dancing, Workshops, Clan Convention, Bagpipe competitions. Scottish Heavy Athletics with Caber Toss, Hammer throw, Stone-Lifting. September 24th and 25th, just 30 minutes East of Austin. Discount tickets at SherwoodCelticFestival.com. Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Keep thos votes coming for your favorite song in each show. At the end of the year, I will compile all of your favorite songs into a Best of the Year 2-hour long episode. Visit the Celtic Top 5 charts to see the most-popular songs of each show. Support Indie Celtic music. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast!  Special discount of $25 per until Oct 1, 2011. Brobdingnagian Bards New Facebook page Irish & Celtic Music Podcast fan page on Facebook Free Celtic MP3s Podcast from the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine The Celtic MP3s Music Magazine is looking for your Celtic photos. You could get a free copy of one of my Celtic compilation CDs when you submit them. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. This Week "Tommy Coen's Memories/Callaghan's Reels" by Donal Clancy from Close to Home "The Telfer Jigs" by Clandestine from To Anybody At All "Rambles of Spring" by Rambling Sailors from Bright Shining Clear "Give Me Your Hand" by Castlebay from Bards & Blarney "Whistlin' Gypsy" by Joe Travers/Adam Alexander from The Perfect Pint "Rocky Road to Brenham" by Celtic Stone from Digital Flashbacks "At Home with the Exiles" by Ed Miller from Generations of Change "O'Carolan's Draught" by Mary Behan Miller from A Celtic Journey "Johnny Cope" by Dun Aengus from Fortified "Hero's Dead" by Homeland from We Never Got This Far Alone "Everybody Loves a New Beginning" by The Killdares from Any Given Element "Prophecy" by Searson from Live "Bad Haggis" by Bad Haggis from Trip Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. "Everybody Needs a Drinking Song" by Marc Gunn from Don't Go Drinking With Hobbits "Chapel Keithack" by Keith Hinchliffe from Red Scarf Smiler

Music from Whalebone, Colin Farrell, Abby Green, Beer Belly, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Sligo Rags, Poitin, Vintage Wildflowers, Jameson's Revenge, Cu Dubh, Lexington Field, Bill Grogan's Goat, Ellis Island. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Travel the world with Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. See the sites during the day and at night, sing with him. Visit the newsletter for a free newsletter with details about the latest Celtic invasions at CelticInvasion.com. Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Keep those votes coming for your favorite song in each show. At the end of the year, I will compile all of your favorite songs into a Best of the Year 2-hour long episode. Visit the Celtic Top 5 charts to see the most-popular songs of each show. Support Indie Celtic music. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. You can become a member, for just $27 a year. You will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of Celtic music downloads. Plus, your membership helps keep this show running. Visit CelticMusicPodcast.com for more details. And than kyou for your donations and generous support of this show. Join our Facebook page. New podcast feed from Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. This Week "Hooty Mullock" by Whalebone from Three Fires "Soho South: Soho South, Moolah Rouge" by Colin Farrell from On the Move "Fig for a Kiss (Na Ceannabhain Bhana, Gaire Da MBan)" by Abby Green from Fig for a Kiss "GENTLE REEL (PADDY FAHY)" by Beer Belly from King of Bellies "Broken Token" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Stones on the Ground "Katherine Crowley's Song/Katherine Crowley's Reel" by Sligo Rags from Roll Me Down the Mountain "Scholar" by Poitin from Bofiguifluki "False Lady" by Vintage Wildflowers from Lovely Madness PROMO - Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing "Carnlough Bay/The Foxhunter's" by Jameson's Revenge from While yer Up "Ragnarok" by Cu Dubh from Order of the Owl "The Shores of Maine" by Lexington Field from Old Dirt Road "Little Brigid Flynn" by Bill Grogan's Goat from Bill Grogan's Goat Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. "Tippin It Up" by Ellis Island from The Whole Shebang

Music from Giant's Dance, Colin Farrell, Ciara Considine, StoneRing, Colleen Raney, Avalon Rising,Eire & Brimstone, Jimi McRae, Loudwhisper, Danny Carthy, John McGaha, Laura McGhee, Calasaig. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Travel the world with Marc Gunn, The Celtfather and host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. See the sites during the day and at night, sing with him. Visit the newsletter for a free newsletter with details about the latest Celtic invasions at CelticInvasion.com. Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Keep thos votes coming for your favorite song in each show. At the end of the year, I will compile all of your favorite songs into a Best of the Year 2-hour long episode. Visit the Celtic Top 5 charts to see the most-popular songs of each show. Support Indie Celtic music. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. You can become a member, for just $27 a year. You will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of Celtic music downloads. Plus, your membership helps keep this show running. Visit CelticMusicPodcast.com for more details. And than kyou for your donations and generous support of this show. We have Celtic T-Shirts! Show your love of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and get a great conversation piece when when you order your podcast t-shirt. Make a donation, get an Irish & Celtic Music Podcast bumper sticker. Join us on facebook. Of course, if you want to help support the show and don't want to spend any money. There's an easy way to do just that. Head on over to iTunes, Zune or your favorite podcatcher and write a review of the show. Tell others how you found and it why you enjoy it. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. This Week "Grumpy Old Man set" by Giant's Dance from Giant's Dance "Sheelin Side" by Colin Farrell from On the Move "She's Like The Swallow" by Ciara Considine from Beyond the Waves "Morrison's Set" by StoneRing from Samhain "Patrick Street" by Colleen Raney from Lark "Congress Reel/Red Crow" by Avalon Rising from Storming Heaven "Uisca Beatha" by Eire & Brimstone from Uisca Beatha "Dornie Bends" by Jimi McRae from Global Gathering "Jack of the Wood" by Loudwhisper from Jack of the Woodland "Stand Look Around You" by Danny Carthy from Stand Look Around You "Song of the Sidh" by John McGaha from Exodus, An ElectroCelt Journey "Dundee Toon" by Laura McGhee from Green Eyes Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. "The Bonnie Light Horseman" by Calasaig from Merchant's City

Music from Ken O'Malley, Maggie Sansone, Dan Milner, Gerry O'Beirne & Rosie Shipley, Makem and Spain Brothers, Gallowglass Irish Trio, Matthew Gurnsey - The Kilted Man, Salmon's Leap, Cross The Border, The Fighting Jamesons, Johnson's Motorcar, Rathkeltair, Maggie Drennon, Hawp. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Music CD Store No other Celtic CD store is as dedicated to independent Celtic music as the Celtic Music CD Store. In addition to CDs from Mage Records artists like Marc Gunn, Brobdingnagian Bards and top-selling Celtic compilation CDs, the store highlights Celtic artists featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. With CDBaby as its backbone, the Celtic Music CD Store is dedicated to helping indie Celtic musicians be heard. We are changing the way you hear Celtic music. Find out details at www.celticmusic.org . Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. NEW: Irish & Celtic Music Podcast Stickers. Just make a donation to the show.  Order new Celtfather Celtic T-Shirts. This Week "O'Carolan's Concerto" by Ken O'Malley from O'Maille "North Sea Crossing" by Maggie Sansone from Wind Drift: Celtic grooves, Mystic Moods "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" by Dan Milner with Smithsonian Folkways from Tom Glazer A Treasury of Civil War Songs "Tom Billy's" by Gerry O'Beirne & Rosie Shipley from Yesterday I Saw The Earth Beautiful "Crossroads Ceili" by The Makem and Spain Brothers from Up the Stairs "Executioner's Jig" by Gallowglass Irish Trio from All Our Best "Twa Recrutin Sairgeants" by Matthew Gurnsey - The Kilted Man from Kilted Concertina "Eanach Cuain" by Salmon's Leap from Salmon's Leap "Sake Of The Blade" by Cross The Border from Here We Stand "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya" by The Fighting Jamesons from Live at the National "The Masons Apron/The Musical Priest" by Johnson's Motorcar from Funky Disco Hardcore "Hard to be Happy" by Rathkeltair from Scenes From The Dragonfly Eye "Is Fad oBhaile Daithneoinn (Far from Home)" by Maggie Drennon from Just Now Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - Car-ology CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the year in a Best of the Year Podcast. Cast your vote here. "The Fisherman Boy" by Hawp from Storm & Calm

Music from Beyond the Pale, Clandestine, Seamus Stout, The Rogues, Hugh Morrison, Jed Marum, Don Gabbert, Marc Gunn, Tullamore, Ed Miller, Brother, Jiggernaut, The Killdares. Interviews with Ray MacDonald, Hugh Morrison, Jed Marum, Tullamore, Ed Miller, Jiggernaut. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Audible.com Today's show is brought to you by audible.com – get a FREE audiobook download. Over 85,000 titles to choose from for your iPod or mp3 player. Visit celticmusicpodcast.com/audible to take advantage of this special offer. Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. Texas Scottish Festival This Week "Fred Finn's/Father Newman's/Frank's Reel" by Beyond the Pale from Queen of Skye "The Hare Reels" by Clandestine from Red Interview with Ray MacDonald "As I Roved Out" by Seamus Stout from Off the Wagon "Panda (The Other White Meat)" by The Rogues from 3lbs of RAGE "Rigs O'Barley" by Hugh Morrison from Robert Burns Rocks! Interview with Hugh Morrison "Ye Jacobites By Name" by Hugh Morrison from Robert Burns Rocks! "Willie Coleman - Tune Set" by Jed Marum with Hugh Morrison and Mason Brown from Sands of Aberdeen Interview with Jed Marum "Broom of the Cowdenknowes" by Jed Marum from Lonestar Banjo "Red Red Rose" by Don Gabbert from Alone on the Porch "The Sailboat Armada" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure "The Ballad Of Jack Dolan (The Wild Colonial Boy)" by Tullamore from Wild and Wicked Youth Interview with Mark Clavey "The Wild and Wicked Youth" by Tullamore from Wild and Wicked Youth "Braw Lads O' Gala Water" by Ed Miller from Lyrics of Gold Inteview with Ed Miller "Yellow on the Broom" by Ed Miller from Generations of Change "Day Fall Away" by Brother from One Day "Two Minute's Silence" by Jiggernaut from The Well Interview with Jiggernaut "Martyr" by Jiggernaut from The Well Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - Speaking of Beer "Rose de Lay" by The Killdares from Secrets of the Day CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the year in a Best of the Year Podcast. Cast your vote here.

Music from Burning Bridget Cleary, The Flying Toads, FiddleSticks, Mithril, Rambling Sailors, The Shanties, FinTan, Jillian LaDage, Sarah Dinan, Emerald Rose, The Sheridan Band, Jimi McRae And Sam Okoo, COAST, George Papavgeris. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: ALEP 2: There and Back Again Another "Lord of the Rings" Themed Event is in the works! "ALEP 2: There and Back Again" 2011 returns courtesy of the same wonderful people who brought you "A Long Expected Party" held at Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, KY in September of 2008. This exciting event will feature storytelling, music, adventure, languages and lore all inspired by JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels. Come celebrate a reenactment of the great halls of Gondor, the beautiful forested Elven outpost of Rivendell, and the peaceful green hills of The Shire. Join us Sept 28 through October 2nd, 2011 for a weekend you will never forget. Find out more details at www.alep2.us Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Buy the new Irish & Celtic Music Podcast T-Shirt Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. This Week "Where's Pete" by Burning Bridget Cleary from Totes for Goats "Banish the Battering Bog Boys" by The Flying Toads from In Stitches "Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" by FiddleSticks from Ampersand "The Poet Of Tolstoy Park (Henry's Tune)" by Mithril from The Return Home "Rambles of Spring" by Rambling Sailors from Bright Shining Clear "Atwood Way Jigs" by The Shanties from Fear Not "Blackleg Miner" by FinTan from Hooked! "Manzikert" by Jillian LaDage from The Ancestry "Gartan Mother's Lullay" by Sarah Dinan from For A Little One I Love "Four Jacks" by Emerald Rose from That Night in the Garden "Run Around With Me" by The Sheridan Band from Running Wild "Highland Cathedral/The Black Bear" by Jimi McRae And Sam Okoo from Scottish Pipes And African Drums "Big Blue Sky" by COAST from Coast Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - Vampire Diaries Podcast "The Flowers And The Guns" by George Papavgeris from Ordinary Heroes CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the year in a Best of the Year Podcast. Cast your vote here.

Music from SlipJig, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Culchies, The Jolly Rogues, Haggis Rampant, Rising Gael, Con Durham & Maz O'Flaherty, J.J. Sheridan, Whalebone, Heather Alexander, Atlantic Wave, Kindred Spirits, Poitin, Prydein. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: ALEP 2: There and Back Again Another "Lord of the Rings" Themed Event is in the works! "ALEP 2: There and Back Again" 2011 returns courtesy of the same wonderful people who brought you "A Long Expected Party" held at Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, KY in September of 2008. This exciting event will feature storytelling, music, adventure, languages and lore all inspired by JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels. Come celebrate a reenactment of the great halls of Gondor, the beautiful forested Elven outpost of Rivendell, and the peaceful green hills of The Shire. Join us Sept 28 through October 2nd, 2011 for a weekend you will never forget. Find out more details at www.alep2.us Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. One Minute Irish Podcast This Week "Star Above The Garter / Dennis Murphy's / Merrily Kissed The Quaker’s Wife" by SlipJig from So Far... "Traditional" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Scatter Pipes "Tom Sullivan's/Johnny Leary's/Jimmy Keefe's" by Culchies from Bruscar Ban "The Rights of Man" by The Jolly Rogues from Privateers "Angel Sees A Snake/Itchy Fingers/Jackson Reel" by Haggis Rampant from Wee Beastie "Fierce" by Rising Gael from One More Day "Reels: Josie McDermott's, Come West Along The Road, The Dairy Maid" by Con Durham & Maz O'Flaherty from Ar An Slí (On The Way) "Sheebeg and Sheemore" by J.J. Sheridan from The Art of Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) "King of the Faeries" by Whalebone from Rootsy Folky live and Funky "Horsdanz - Macy's Jig - Heather's Hound" by Heather Alexander from Midsummer "Craic'd" by Atlantic Wave from Craic'd "The Grenadier & The Lady" by Kindred Spirits from Dispelling All Woes "Bofiguifluki" by Poitin from Bofiguifluki Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - The Signal Podcast "The Drunken Piper" by Prydein from Heads Up CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the year in a Best of the Year Podcast. Cast your vote here.

Music from In Search of a Rose, Dun Aengus, The Canny Brothers Band, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Marc Gunn, Alizbar & Ann' Sannat, Jasper Coal, Jim Brannigan, Abby Green, Three Mile Stone, John Byrne Band, Pandora Celtica, Nine-8ths Irish, Prydein, Harpnotic, Jack Montgomery, The Flying Toads. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: ALEP 2: There and Back Again Another "Lord of the Rings" Themed Event is in the works! "ALEP 2: There and Back Again" 2011 returns courtesy of the same wonderful people who brought you "A Long Expected Party" held at Shaker Village in Harrodsburg, KY in September of 2008. This exciting event will feature storytelling, music, adventures, languages and lore all inspired by JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels. Come celebrate a reenactment of the great halls of Gondor, the beautiful forested Elven outpost of Rivendell, and the peaceful green hills of The Shire. Join us Sept 28 through October 2nd, 2011 for a weekend you will never forget. Find out more details at www.alep2.us. Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. Enjoy more St. Patrick's Day music with the St. Patrick's Day Podcast and my annual article of "17 St. Patrick's Day Songs that You Can Download for Free" This Week "The Reel Riot Session" by In Search of a Rose from Kind of Green "Siege of Ennis" by Dun Aengus from Fortified "Óró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile" by The Canny Brothers Band from One Drop of Whiskey "Follow Me Home" by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Gleowein "Beer, Beer, Beer" by Marc Gunn from Kilted For Her Pleasure "O'Carolan's Welcome" by Alizbar & Ann' Sannat from Welcome into the Morning "Donald MacGillavry" by Jasper Coal from 1000 Feet Closer to Hell "The Broom o' the Cowdeknowes" by Jim Brannigan from Jim Brannigan's Favourites "Is Trua Gan Peata" by Abby Green from Fig For a Kiss "Brian Montague's/The Noisey Curlew/The Drake's Neck/Free and Easy" by Three Mile Stone from Three Mile Stone "Various Verses" by John Byrne Band from After the Wake "Sister Selkie" by Pandora Celtica from Out of the Box "Men of Worth" by Nine-8ths Irish from Out on the Ocean "Devil's in the Kitchen" by Prydein from Heads Up "Fanny Poer" by Harpnotic from Harpnotic "John Barleycorn" by Jack Montgomery from Everywhere I Look Discover more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. "Trip to Cullenstown" by The Flying Toads from In Stitches CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the year in a Best of the Year Podcast. Cast your vote here.

Music from Round the House, Merry Wives Of Windsor, The Rogues, Locklin Road, Bow Triplets, Battlelegs, Anne Roos, The Blarney Rebel Band, Anton Emery, Oona McOuat & Dream Deep, Albannach, Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer, Holly Kirby, Deep Green Light, Daphne Quigley-Freund & Tom Bradfish, Gaelic Storm, Ennis, Tania Opland & Mike Freeman, Marc Gunn, Poitin, Heidi Talbot, Sligo Rags. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn’t it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture the texture of standing stones, the sounds of Irish fiddle, and the wet taste of Guinness on your lips and you’re just now beginning to understand the magic of the Celtic Invasion of Ireland.  Find all the details when you visit the website at www.celticinvasion.com . Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Providing the best independent Celtic music online since 2000. Marc Gunn, The Celtfather is a Celtic musician and your podcast host. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. NEW! - iTunes changed the term iMix to Playlists. Now you will find a new Celtic Music Playlist for each show.  Each playlist features songs from the latest show, plus a few songs from my compilation CDs AND You can now add your own Celtic song suggestions to my playlists. Get started with my latest playlist--This Week in Celtic Music #100. Wear Your Own Podcast T-Shirt. The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast offers a whole bunch of great shirts and swag thanks to cafepress. Get yours at www.celticmusicpodcast.com/cafepress. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. Southwest Celtic Music Association is a great resource for Celtic musicians and fans looking for Celtic venues as well as musicians around the country. Alabama Celtic Association will be my new local Celtic organization in a few months. They offer links to entertainers and also host the Alabama Celtic Festival on April 9th. What is the URL for your local Celtic organization? Please post your comment in the shownotes. This show features the Best Celtic Artists of 2010 as voted for by you last year. You can find the songs that made them so popular when you listen to the Best Celtic Music of 2010 in show #97. This Week “The Rolling Wave/Jimmy Ward's/Rosewood (jigs)” by Round the House from At This Stage “My Johnny Was A Shoemaker” by Merry Wives Of Windsor from Tales From Windsor’s Tavern “The Deuce” by The Rogues from 3 lbs. of RAGE “Lily of the West” by Locklin Road from Waken the Echoes “Lady Louisa Gordon” by Bow Triplets from Secret Signs “Settlers of Kataan” by Battlelegs from The Soup Mages “Jacky Tar” by Anne Roos from Mermaids & Mariners “The Old High Cross” by The Blarney Rebel Band from Beneath The Surface “Father John of Barra/Sprig of Ivy” by Anton Emery from Noone Lasses “Mystery” by Oona McOuat & Dream Deep from Honey and Holy Water “Mons Graupius March” by Albannach from The Sub-Zero Sessions EP “Time Out” by Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer from Gleowein “She Moved Through the Faire” by Holly Kirby from The Lady and the Past “L'uomo del caffè” by Deep Green Light from L’uomo del caffè “The Spanish Medley” by Daphne Quigley-Freund & Tom Bradfish from Aoibhneas (Bliss) “Rum Runners” by Gaelic Storm from Cabbage “High Up There” by Ennis from Lessons Learned “Merry Blacksmith/Heatehry Cruach/Paddy O'Brien's” by Tania Opland & Mike Freeman from Cut to Rhythm

Music from Gillian Boucher, The Whiskey Boys, Brendan Monaghan, New Time Ensemble, Na-mara, Stanley & Grimm, Embarr, Jerry McLean, The Aspect Band, ACOUSTRA, Culbeag, Ockham's Razor, Tuatha Dea. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Music CD Store No other Celtic CD store is as dedicated to independent Celtic music as the Celtic Music CD Store. In addition to CDs from Mage Records artists like Marc Gunn, Brobdingnagian Bards and top-selling Celtic compilation CDs, the store highlights Celtic artists featured on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast and the Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. With CDBaby as its backbone, the Celtic Music CD Store is dedicated to helping indie Celtic musicians be heard. We are changing the way you hear Celtic music. Find out details at www.celticmusic.org . Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Providing the best independent Celtic music online since 2000. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. Help promote the podcast with these great tips: Post a comment about the show on iTunes. Share the podcast on your favorite Social Network. Rate our Celtic Music Playlist--This Week in Celtic Music. Post your thoughts about the show on our new facebook page at www.facebook.com/celticpodcast. Buy your own Irish & Celtic Music Podcast t-shirt. This Week "Farewell to Muswell Hill" by Gillian Boucher from Elemental "Whiskey Hog" by The Whiskey Boys from Mary Come to Boston "Fa Do Choinne" by Brendan Monaghan from Flicker of Hope "Drowsy Man's Hornpipe" by New Time Ensemble from A Year in Ireland "Nellie Torrance and Jeannie Waldie" by Na-mara from The Bite "Carrickfergus" by Stanley & Grimm from Open the Gate "Reels: The Whiskey Set" by Embarr from Bushes Briars & Figs: Live at the Riviera "Irish All the Way" by Jerry McLean from recording not yet available "Joe Cooley Meets Mr. Crowley" by The Aspect Band from My Hammer Is My Axe "Techno Trad" by ACOUSTRA from The Way It Was "Cuttin' Bracken" by Culbeag from Silk Purse "Galway Races" by Ockham's Razor from Wolves in the Walls Find out more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - GeekCast "Ailien Duinn" by Tuatha Dea from Children of the Gods CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the next podcast. Here are the most-popular songs from the last show.

Music from The Flying Toads, The Crossing, The Shanties, Billfiddle, David Roon, Arlene Faith, Patrick Clifford, Sara Hillis, The Eben Brooks Band, Kilmaine Saints, Mishaped Pearls, Mudmen, Ceann. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn't it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture the texture of standing stones, the sounds of Irish fiddle, and the wet taste of Guinness on your lips and you're just now beginning to understand the magic of the Celtic Invasion of Ireland. Join Marc Gunn, The Celtfather June 13-20, 2011. Find all the details when you visit the website at www.celticinvasion.com . -- Do you download your podcasts by Hand? For shame. Let iTunes do it for you. Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show. See past winners of The Celtic Top 5. Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Providing the best independent Celtic music online since 2000. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Please Rate the New Celtic Music iMix New Irish and Celtic Music Podcast T-Shirt Show #100 is coming up next time. So if you want to send your congrats for 100 episodes, please Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a short voicemail comment telling me your name, where you're from and your congrats. Éist Podcast - a monthly music podcast profiling emerging Irish talent from a wide variety of musical genre. It also features ten minute interviews profiling established Irish artists. Irish & Celtic Music Podcast #18 – Special Feature on Celtic Women Patrick Halloran of the band Ceann passed away on February 2nd. Get their latest album by donation. Visit our Celtic musicians. The Celtic Invasion of Ireland 2011 itinerary is now online. You can download it here. This Week ""Sweeney's Eyes Set" by The Flying Toads from In Stitches "Tribal Pipes" by The Crossing from Baile (Home) "Sally Gardens" by The Shanties from Fear Not "The Green Forest" by Billfiddle from Memories of Scotland "Slam Dance" by David Roon from Skies full of Seas "Jack in the Pulpit" by Arlene Faith from Luna Wings "Sea Fever" by Patrick Clifford from American Wake "Crossing the Bar" by Sara Hillis from The Laurel Tree "Tha mi sgith" by The Eben Brooks Band from Geek Mythology "Saints Are up" by Kilmaine Saints from The Good, The Plaid, and the Ugly "Wind Of The Air" by Mishaped Pearls from Le Puy en Velay "The High Road" by Mudmen from Another Day Find out more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - Tales from the Verse "Last Ones Standing" by Ceann from Last Ones Standing CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the next podcast. Here are the most-popular songs from the last show.

Music from Poitin, Three Mile Stone, Sligo Rags, The Nettles, Jim Brannigan, Brigand's Folie, Alizbar & Ann'Sanat, John Byrne Band, Aisling, Trinity River Whalers, La Unica Irish Band, Ballymun Bootboys, The Kreellers, Keith Hinchliffe. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn't it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture the texture of standing stones, the sounds of Irish fiddle, and the wet taste of Guinness on your lips and you're just now beginning to understand the magic of the Celtic Invasion of Ireland. Join Marc Gunn, The Celtfather June 13-20, 2011. Find all the details when you visit the website at www.celticinvasion.com . Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! This week, you can vote by phone. Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment with the band name, album name OR song title. Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Providing the best independent Celtic music online since 2000. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. All Instrumental Show - Victims of Irish Music Please Rate the New Celtic Music iMix New Irish and Celtic Music Podcast T-Shirt McGinty passes away Celtic Invasion Vacation of Ireland Early-Bird Deadline extended to March 1st Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment about the show. This Week "Emily" by Poitin from Bofiguifluki "I'll Mend Your Pots and Kettles-O/Martin Mulvihill" by Three Mile Stone from Three Mile Stone "McVerry's Men (from Crossmaglen) / St. Anne's Reel / Drowsy Maggie" by Sligo Rags from Roll Me Down the Mountain "Garrat Barry/Indian Point" by The Nettles from The Nettles "Whistling Gypsy Rover" by Jim Brannigan from The Hills of Margaree "Calton Weaver" by Brigand's Folie from Twain "O'Carolan's Welcome" by Alizbar & Ann'Sanat from Welcome Into The Morning "Midnight in Dublin" by John Byrne Band from After the Wake "George Brabazon - The Boys Of Ballysodare - Reaping The Rye" by Aisling from The Pilgrim's Road "Step It Out Mary" by Trinity River Whalers from Both Barrels "Caminante" by La Unica Irish Band from Caminante de Mis Amores "Dear Departing One" by Ballymun Bootboys from Dear Departing One "Johnny Don't Go" by The Kreellers from Saints & Sinners Find out more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic Music CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - Slice of Sci Fi "The Monaghan Jig" by Keith Hinchliffe from Red Scarf Smiler CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. Here are the most-popular songs from the last show.

Music from Round the House, Albannach, Marc Gunn, Bow Triplets, Merry Wives Of Windsor, Anne Roos, The Blarney Rebel Band, Poitin, Locklin Road, Holly Kirby, Battlelegs, Heidi Talbot, Anton Emery, Deep Green Light, Sligo Rags, Ennis, Daphne Quigley-Freund & Tom Bradfish, Tania Opland & Mike Freeman, Oona McOuat & Dream Deep, Gaelic Storm, The Rogues. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn't it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture the texture of standing stones, the sounds of Irish fiddle, and the wet taste of Guinness on your lips and you're just now beginning to understand the magic of the Celtic Invasion of Ireland. Join Marc Gunn, The Celtfather June 13-20, 2011. Find all the details when you visit the website at www.celticinvasion.com . Notes: Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Providing the best independent Celtic music online since 2000. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast! I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $30 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Please Rate the New Celtic Music iMix Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. Sessions from the Shop. Dingle Record Shop has a new podcast. Celtic Top 5 - Best Celtic Music of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast More Celtic Podcasts This Week “Mando Thing/Golden Stud/Evit Gabriel/Morning Dew” by Round the House from At This Stage “The Gael” by Albannach from Eye of the Storm “Peggy Gordon” by Marc Gunn from The Bridge (Celtic and Folk Music) “Raindrops in Whiskey” by Bow Triplets from Fairplay to You “Mad Jenny” by Merry Wives Of Windsor from Tales From Windsor’s Tavern “Craigieburn Wood” by Anne Roos from A Light in the Forest “Stand With Me Boys” by The Blarney Rebel Band from Buy My Soul “The Sea/Planxty Eleanor Plunkett/Planxty Maggie Brown” by Poitin from Jiggery Pokery “Bard of Armagh/Streets of Laredo” by Locklin Road from Waken the Echoes “The Lady and the Past” by Holly Kirby from The Lady and the Past “Johnny” by Battlelegs from The Soup Mages “If You Stay” by Heidi Talbot from In Love + Light “Cloonagroe Reel” by Anton Emery from Noone Lasses “Foggy Dew” by Deep Green Light from L’uomo del caffè “Jackie Tar/Harvest Home/Banish Misfortune” by Sligo Rags from The Night Before the Morning After “Sing You Home” by Ennis from Lessons Learned “Eamonn an Chnoic (Ned of the Hill)” by Daphne Quigley-Freund & Tom Bradfish from Aoibhneas (Bliss) “Cruel Sister” by Tania Opland & Mike Freeman from Choice Fare “Drowsy Maggie” by Oona McOuat & Dream Deep from Honey and Holy Water “Raised on Black and Tans” by Gaelic Storm from Cabbage “Bagpipes on Borbon Street” by The Rogues from RogueTrip Find out more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic Music CD Store. Remember to support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, download their MP3s, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. PROMO - Songs from the Black II “Young Hunting” by Serious Kitchen from Tig CELTIC TOP 5 In every episode of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, I ask you to vote for your favorite song in that podcast. The most-popular song is then featured at the end of the next podcast. Here are the most-popular songs from the last show.

Celtic Christmas Special, Part 2. Music from The AM String Band, Wicked Tinkers, Don Grieve, Samantha Gillogly, Brobdingnagian Bards, The Gothard Sisters, Boston Blackthorne, Jennifer Grassman, Gaêlica, Ron Cody, Oona McOuat, Altan, Angus Mohr, Julia Lane. www.celticmusicpodcast.com Sponsor: Celtic Invasion Vacations Wouldn't it be amazing to walk among the rolling green hills of Ireland? Picture the texture of standing stones, the sounds of Irish fiddle, and the wet taste of Guinness on your lips and you're just now beginning to understand the magic of the Celtic Invasion of Ireland. Join Marc Gunn, The Celtfather June 13-20, 2011. Find all the details when you visit the website at www.celticinvasion.com . Notes: ICMP Wins 2 Years in a Row in the Podcast Awards. Cast Your Vote in The Celtic Top Five. Remember. Cast your vote for your favorite song in this show! Celtic MP3s Music Magazine. Providing the best independent Celtic music online since 2000. Become a Member of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast!  I want to thank all the new and current Members of the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. Your donations and support are always appreciated. If you would like to become a member, for just $20 a year, you will get free access to Song Henge, my exclusive archive of free Celtic music. Visit songhenge.com for details. Please Rate the New Celtic Music iMix Irish and Celtic Music Podcast T-Shirts and Swag Call our Voicemail # and leave your comments at Call 678-CELT-POD. That's 678-235-8763 and leave a voicemail comment. This Week "The Snow Day Waltz" by The AM String Band from Take Root! "Coventry Carol" by Wicked Tinkers from Slainte Happy Holidays! "The Winter Has Passed" by Don Grieve from Tribute To Robbie Burns "Da Day Dawn" by Samantha Gillogly from Triad: 3 Songs for the Winter Solstice "Bog Down in Christmas" by Brobdingnagian Bards from Christmas in Brobdingnag "Little Drummer Girl" by The Gothard Sisters from Christmas "Big Old City" by Boston Blackthorne from County Kerry to Kerry Park "What Child Is This?" by Jennifer Grassman from Serpent Tales & Nightingales "Niño Lindo" by Gaêlica from Peace - A Venezuelan Celtic Christmas "Snow on the Hills/Bobby Casey's" by Ron Cody from The Talking Rake "December Song" by Oona McOuat from December Song Single "The Snowy Pathy" by Altan from Harvest Storm courtesy of Compass Records "Fum Fum Fum" by Angus Mohr from A Christmas Pageant Find out more about the artists in this show at www.celticmusicpodcast.com. While you're there, subscribe to our Celtic MP3s Music Magazine and visit the link for our Celtic Music CD Store. Please support the artists who support this podcast: buy their CDs, see their shows, and drop them an email to let them know you heard them on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. "Away in the Manger" by Julia Lane from Angels We Have Heard (Beloved Music of Yuletide)