Come together with great Celtic music from Stonecircle, Solas, Blarney Castle, We Banjo 3, Ed Miller, Burning Bridget Cleary, Chris Murphy, Andrew McKee, Black Market Haggis, Battlegs, Blackstone Cuil, The Brazen Heads, Booze Brothers, The Shanties. Shownotes at celticmusicpodcast.com/293/

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* 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
On March 21st The Rogues will be performing at Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD.

WICKED TINKERS will be performing at Phoenix Scottish Games in Phoenix, AZ on March 4th.

Kilted Kings CD Release is next Thursday, February 2, 2017. Pre-order Name On My Soul on iTunes or Amazon. Details on our website.

* 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 $1 away from the next 2-hours special. Thanks to our newest patrons: Tim Hughes, and our new Celtic Superstar Kevin Long. Thank you all for your generosity! Become a patron today!

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Hank Woodward emailed: “Hi Marc, I'm eagerly anticipating hearing the “Scottish Music” podcast on my lunchtime walk today! 2016 was an eventful year with many ups and downs for me (unplanned job change, my mother's passing, etc.), but I could always count on hearing wonderful music on the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast. My best wishes to you and your family and many thanks again for all you do in bringing the greatest gift of Celtic music to all of us. Slainte'”

This Week in Celtic Music

0:36 “Moped in the Sky” by Stonecircle from Metamorphosis

4;26 “Roarie Bummlers” by Solas from All These Years

8:35 “Her Heart Was Buried” by Blarney Castle from Her Heart Was Buried

12:14 “Island Orchard” by We Banjo 3 from String Theory

16:14 “The Ewe Buchts” by Ed Miller from Come Awa' Wi' Me

22:42 CELTIC POCAST NEWS

24:27 “The Mountain” by Burning Bridget Cleary from These Are the Days

28:28 “Connemara Ponies” by Chris Murphy from The Tinker's Dream

31:30 “Satisfied” by Andrew McKee from The Irish Bard

34:37 “Shandon Bells Set” by Black Market Haggis from upcoming CD

38:41 CELTIC FEEDBACK

41:10 “Barnyards of Delgaty” by Battlegs from Lost My Shoes

43:11 “Blackstone Cuil” by Blackstone Cuil from Blackstone Cuil

48:17 “If I Ever Lived Before” by The Brazen Heads from Who's Your Paddy

52:05 “Elevator” by Booze Brothers from Elevator

56:48 “Sally Gardens” by The Shanties from Fear Not

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