New Celtic music from West of Mabou, Andrew Finn Magill, Myddle Earth, The Prodigals, Blarney Castle, McDerry, Whalebone, Acoustic Butterfly, O'Craven, Matt Hughes, Screeched Inn, Wild Colonial Bhoys, Titanicdance. Shownotes at celticmusicpodcast.com/291/

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Notes:

* Helping you celebrate Celtic culture through music. My name is Marc Gunn. I am a musician and podcaster. You can share this show and find more episodes at celticmusicpodcast.com. And you can support this show on Patreon.

* CELTIC PODCAST NEWS: You can now listen to the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast in our very own app available for Android AND iOS devices. This was a part of one of our big milestones last month. So this app is now FREE! It was developed by Libsyn and has some nice features which will allow you to easily share the show on social media and contact me as well.

Of course, if you're on Android, you may also have the Marc Gunn Celtic Music app. Mine lacks the sharing features but you can also listen to my other podcasts including the Pub Songs Podcast, Renaissance Festival Podcast and The Celtfather.

* I want to send out a big thanks to the patrons of the podcast. Your generous pledge of as little as $1 per episode pays for the production of this podcast as well as my time in producing the show. You will enjoy a personal podcast feed where you can listen to the show before regular subscribers, occasional extended editions of the show, and my deepest thanks. When we hit a milestone, you get a 2-hour special. We are just $25 away from 2-hours of Scottish music. And of course, next week, we have a 2-hour retrospective coming your way. Thanks to our newest patron: Tony. Become a patron today!

* I WANT YOUR FEEDBACK: What are you doing today while listening to the podcast? You can send a written comment along with a picture of what you're doing while listening, or from one of your trips to one of the Celtic nations. Call 678-CELT-POD to leave a voicemail message. That's 678-235-8763.

Sytze Kamphuis posted in the shownotes: “Hey Marc, there is one Celtic Christmas song that I always play in the winter. It is not just one of the best Celtic Christmas songs I've ever heard, it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, period. Seacht Suailci Na Maighdine Muire by Aoife ni Farragh from her album ‘Aoife'. Hope you get a chance to listen to it and I wish you and your family all the best for 2017.”

Jeffrey Evans emailed a picture: “On the Celtic postcast, you're always asking what were doing when we're listening. Normally, that is difficult for me since I'm either listen to new episodes at work and there is a strict rule about taking pictures inside the plant fence or I'm listening to some favorite episodes that I have permanently downloaded as I'm falling asleep. Not today. It's probably the last decent day of the year for the Ohio Valley. I left work early and just sitting outside, cross stitching a celtic cross as a wedding gift for a friend as episode 154 plays.”

Alex Marling emailed: “Hello Marc I would like to say that I really enjoyed your Irish and Celtic pub songs from your #114th podcast it was great I live in Canada Ontario in a small town called innisfill. We are mostly farming but I am a high school student and whenever I have a bad day I just go and listen to your amazing podcast I also like to say that on YouTube you look like a wooky with long hair and your star wars song makes me laugh every time. Have a good day and keep it up your podcast is incredibly amazing.”

This Week in Celtic Music

0:39 “The Foxhunter” by West of Mabou from West of Mabou

5:35 “Horizons” by Andrew Finn Magill from Branches

9:21 “Raggle Taggle Gypsies” by Myddle Earth from Celtic Jigs & Reels

12:21 “Home to You” by The Prodigals from Brothers

16:42 “Silhouettes Against the Soil” by Blarney Castle from Single

22:16 CELTIC PODCAST NEWS

24:06 “Beeswing” by McDerry from Chandler

29:04 “Anglicana” by Whalebone from Mirabilia

34:27 “Irish Eyes” by Acoustic Butterfly from Whispers EP

39:05 CELTIC FEEDBACK

41:55 “Pint Glass” by O'Craven from Whiskey, Wenches, and Scalleywags

45:03 “Rocky Road to Dublin” by Matt Hughes from Soul of the Common Man

49:08 “I's The B'y” by Screeched Inn from Screeched Inn

51:43 “Terrorist or Dreamer” by Wild Colonial Bhoys from Century

1:00:59 “Boiler Room” by Titanicdance from Music from the Show

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