I was an interesting interesting mood this week while picking songs for the podcast. So I bring you an extra fun episode that leans towards a little more contemporary Celtic music from Finvarra, John Byrne Band, Jamie Smith's MABON, Cluan, MacTalla Mor, Patrick Penta, Bill Grogan's Goat, John McLean Allan, Poitin, Ockham's Razor, Greenwich Meantime, Sprag Session, Carbon Leaf, Cara Dillon.
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This Week in Celtic Music
0:31 “Kelpie/Cliffs of Moher” by Finvarra from Finvarra
4:43 “A Song With No Words” by John Byrne Band from After the Wake
7:52 “Whiskey Burp Reels” by Jamie Smith's MABON from Windblown
15:50 “Blackwaterside” by Cluan from The High Road
20:53 “New Wave” by MacTalla Mor from The New Colossus
23:42 CELTIC MUSIC NEWS
24:45 “The Honorable John Burke” by Patrick Penta from When I Was a Young Man
26:43 “Greenwood Sidee” by Bill Grogan's Goat from Second Wind
30:50 “Scotland” by John McLean Allan from Stand Easy
34:40 “SaxyJigsies” by Poitin from HOT Days
40:13 CELTIC FEEDBACK
43:09 “The Butcher Boy” by Ockham's Razor from Job's Comforter
48:19 “Celtic Rock Show” by Greenwich Meantime from Proof
52:14 “Dr Hayes” by Sprag Session from Sprag Session
53:39 “The Boxer” by Carbon Leaf from Echo Echo
1:00:18 “Here's A Health” by Cara Dillon from After the Morning
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I love Carbon Leaf, thanks for that! If you don’t have their CD “Ghost Dragon Attacks Castle,” that one has a return to their Celtic sound. As far as Irish love songs, “Grace” is my fave, especially the Fenians’ version.