I started a feature on my blog to highlight my local Atlanta Celtic Music community. I'll be honest. I don't know most of these folks. But I'm thrilled to have Catherine Tully writing features on each of them. And as I wind down the most popular of them, I decided, I want to continue these features to help promote my Celtic community in general.

Check this one out. Then let me know. How can I make it better?

KATHLEEN DONOHOE | ATLANTA CELTIC MUSIC

• With a background that includes a rich tradition of Irish music from her earliest childhood days on, Kathleen Donohoe is not only a singer, but someone who promotes a great deal of Irish culture as well.
• Born in Cavan, Ireland where she spent her youth, this artist learned about the magic of music and performance from the ground up—singing and gathering with the locals during all night music fests, referred to as “ceilidhs” in country. There’s little doubt that this time in her life, spent in a rich artistic environment with family and friends, had an impact on her that set the stage for the rest of her life once she left her home country and ventured abroad.

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IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC: BEST OF 2022 PLAYLIST

• Every week, Patrons of the Podcast vote in the Celtic Top 20. Those votes are tabulated two weeks later. The most-popular songs are added to these playlists.
•  You can vote for your favorite by following the link in this week's show.
• New This week: Tuatha de Danann, We Banjo 3, Marc Gunn, Screeched Inn, Doolin'

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ARE YOU MISSING IRELAND TOO?

• Have you ever been away from home and missed it so much it hurt. Dublin songwriter and Commitments pianist Eamonn Flynn shares the story of the home he missed on the next Pub Songs & Stories.

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CAST YOUR VOTE IN THE CELTIC TOP 20

• Every year, I publish the Celtic Top 20. This is your pick of the best, most-popular songs of the year. But to make the show great, I need you to vote for your favorite songs in each episode.
• Just list each of the bands performing those favorite songs to quickly and easily cast your vote.

Vote in the Celtic Top 20.

1 SCOT 1 NOT: CASTLES! LET'S NERD OUT!!

• Join us to nerd out a bit all about CASTLES! Karen teaches Lucy about the different constructions through time, and we learn lots of fun facts like how to trap your enemy, dye cloth blue, and how to go to the toilet in one!!

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THANK YOU PATRONS OF THE PODCAST

The bands you listen to each week rely on your generosity and financial support. Just like this podcast. Your patronage allows us to create a free show for thousands of people week. It only costs you as little as one dollar per episode on Patreon. Join on Patreon now.

THE BEST IRISH PUB IN EVERY US STATE HAS BEEN REVEALED

• A LIST of the best Irish Pub in every US state has been published in the build-up to St Patrick’s Day.

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CELT IN A TWIST FEBRUARY 6, 2022

• Nuanced numbers for a not so subtle musical world. Check interesting adds from Mekons, Sons Of Southern Ulster and Punch Brothers!

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TOP TEN IRISH MOB MOVIES THAT LIT UP THE SCREEN

• The Irish mob is recognized as one of the oldest organized crime gangs in the U.S.
• A sordid past and existence in almost every city across America has resulted in the Irish mob being the source of countless motion pictures..

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IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCAST #544: PLACES SO SACRED

• The Carroll Sisters, One Street Over, Wolf & Clover, Poitin Band, Vintage Wildflowers, The Rogues, The Dustbunnies, Wooden Legs, Hugh Morrison, Rising Gael, Hearthfire, The Ogham Stones, Hot Griselda, Kilmaine Saints, Duncan McLauchlan
• A super special thanks to our Celtic Legends: Dan mcDade, Carol Baril, Miranda Nelson, Nancie Barnett, Kevin Long, Lynda MacNeil, Annie Lorkowski, Travis Senzaki, Shawn Cali

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WHAT ARE YOU DOING WHILE LISTENING?

You can send a comment or a picture of what you're doing. You can also send a photo from one of your trips to a Celtic nation or anywhere around the globe.

Slainte!
Marc Gunn, The Celtfather
February 10, 2022

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