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Last week, I released the Celtic Top 20 featuring the best Celtic Music Bands of 2015 as voted by fans of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I want to share with you more about those bands. You can listen to the full Celtic music show here. You can also check out the episode where I […]
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I didn’t actually pick these amazing bands this week. It was a lot more organic than that. This list features the Celtic bands I played most-often on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. I love all of these bands, but there were a few surprises that I didn’t anticipate. Ranked in Order: The Bow Triplets […]
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Last year, I compiled my pick of the Best Celtic Music of 2014. It included some of my favorite artists that I played then. Well, all except for my Top 5 Celtic Rock bands. I’m pleased to say that most of those 20 artists are still getting a lot of attention. Only one seems to […]
I’m back from a fun but exhausting weekend of shows. I wanna kick back and relax. So let’s enjoy some mellow Celtic music on this week’s show featuring Irish Celtic Music from Castlebay, Jennifer Licko Shelton, String Thaw, Jil Chambless & Scooter Muse, Ed Miller, Beat Smash Square, Clandestine, The Blarnacles, The Selkie Girls, Jed Marum, […]
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On July 28, 2005, the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast was born from my love of Celtic music. I had been cultivating that love through my Celtic Music Magazine which featured album reviews and free Celtic MP3 downloads from many of the bands on this podcast. The podcast quickly overtook the magazine in popularity. I […]
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I found this old blog post in html format on my website. I thought I’d reshare it now. It already seems a little out-dated, but oh well. I’m not entirely sure when this podcast was first published.. As you may have realized by my strange pick of instruments, the autoharp, I was late bloomer to […]
I’m still working on next week’s 3-hour special. I needed the work of the weavers to make it happen. That’s why show #203 features Irish Celtic music from Bow Triplets, Embarr, Duncan Cameron, Hugh Morrison, Damh the Bard, Dublin O’Shea, Tullamore, Poitin, Don Gabbert, abuck63, Mishaped Pearls, Finbar Furey with Mary Black, Sprag Session, Celtica Pipes […]
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St Patrick’s Day may be over, but great Celtic music goes all year long. This week, we have some fantastic Irish and Celtic songs and tunes from Duncan Cameron, Hawp, Clandestine, Jameson’s Revenge, Runa, Atlantic Wave, Poitin, Con Durham & Maz O’Flaherty, Sybil and Sorley, The Jolly Rogues, The Indulgers, Lexington Field, Avalon Rising, Beth […]
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Renaissance Festivals offer a huge assortment of Irish Celtic music as we’ll explore in show #186 with music from Clandestine, Empty Hats, Brobdingnagian Bards, Celtic Stone, Craig of Farrington, Albannach, Rambling Sailors, NeidFyre, Merry Mischief, Nancy Daily-Green, New Minstrel Revue, Abby Green, Leah Jorgensen, Thyme Awaye, Haggis Rampant, Merry Wives of Windsor. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you […]
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Irish Celtic music in show #178 features music from Emerald Accents, Clandestine, The Selkie Girls, Cormorant’s Fancy, Smithfield Fair, Roisin and Colm Seoighe, Dr. Rev. Mr. Cheeks, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Pipapelli, The Elders, Sarah Dinan. www.celticmusicpodcast.com If you enjoy this show, then subscribe to our Celtic Music Magazine. This is our free newsletter and your […]
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