#282: Election Day Reprieve

The U.S. presidential election is nearly over. Thank goodness! I’m tired of the horrible Facebook comments. So I decided to have a little satirical fun with Super Tuesday by sharing Celtic music from We Banjo 3, Emerald Rose, Shauna Mullin, Andy Lamy, BOWI, The Beer Mats, Bonnie Rideout, Ed Miller and Robb Sansonetti, Flashpoint, The […]

#271: The Long Road to Dundee

There’s nothing like some awesome Celtic music when you’re on a long road. This week, you’ll get some from Colin Farrell, Socks in the Frying Pan, The Wild Clover, Con Durham & Maz O’Flaherty, Hank Cramer, Emerald Rose, Kosaka Kazuhiko, Carl Peterson, McFlooseys, The Logues, Angus Mohr, Dust Rhinos, Flatfoot 56, Tullamore. celticmusicpodcast.com/271/ If you enjoy […]

#263: Will Castles Stop the Roving Celt?

The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast has one last chance to win Best Music Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Will you help the Celts be victorious? Go vote! Then enjoy another episode of indie Celtic music from Black Market Haggis, Reel Treble Band, Bat Kinane, The Flying Toads, The Black Velvet Band, Emerald Rose, Runa, Martyn […]

#253: Totally Trad Irish Music… April Fools!

We’ve had a wide mix of Celtic music over Irish American Heritage Month. So much so that I think we should play totally Trad Irish Celtic music. Don’t you? So that’s the plan! Awesome, serious, indie Celtic music from Rattle the Boards, SloanWolfe, Sligo Rags, Trinity River Whalers, Ceann, Brobdingnagian Bards, Whirly Jig, Emerald Rose, Stout […]

17 Free Celtic MP3 Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day 2016

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Every St Patrick’s Day for the past eleven years, I’ve published an awesome article called “17 Free Celtic MP3 Downloads for St. Patrick’s Day” (see past issues here). I’m happy to say, “It’s back!” This article is dedicated to the indie Irish and Celtic bands. There is a LOT of great Celtic […]

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

Top 20 Celtic Bands of 2015

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 […]

#233: Workout with Celtic Music

Put on your exercise clothing because you’re gonna get a great workout with this week’s episode featuring non-stop indie Celtic music from Rathkeltair, Bruno’s Boys, John McGaha, Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones, Jonathan Milton, Bourbon & Shamrocks, Emerald Rose, Colin Farrell, Mwnci Nel, Dun Aengus, Beer Belly, Ceann, Jiggernaut, The Canny Brothers Band, The […]

Dragon Con 2015 Review, Emerald Rose, Drinking Songs / CF#43

Dragon Con 2015 Review, Emerald Rose, Drinking Songs / CF#43

I had an amazing time at DragonCon 2015! The Firefly Drinking Songs and Hobbit Drinking Songs concerts were huge and a ton of fun! The Brobdingnagian Bards concerts were fantastic (though a blur), followed by an excellent set with Tom Smith. And thanks to the tremendous help of my Atlanta Street Team, we’ve hit a […]

#223: Traditional Music with Celtic Roots

I’m back with another fantastic episode where I dig into some of the great Celtic music in my archives from the traditional to Celtic rock. It’s gonna be a wild, fun show with music from Full Gael, William Coulter & Friends, Kailyarders, Bonnie Rideout, Linda Connell Studley, Jerry McLean and Blackthorne Aire, Celia Ramsay, Emerald Rose, […]

#221: The White Hare

We’re gonna chase the White Hare of Celtic music in this week’s episode featuring amazing Celtic songs and tunes by Emerald Rose, Bow Triplets, Karan Casey, Claire Roche, The Secret Commonwealth, Heather Dale, Cady Finlayson and Vita Tanga, Jig to a Milestone, Fiddleheads, Chuckawalla Rhythm Kings, Emerald Dawn, Murder the Stout, Mairi Morrison & Alasdair Roberts, […]